Park ‘N’ Shop

Sewer system fcking stinks. Driving by with the windows down in a car you will still be able to inhale pollution. And security is stupid af, giving people who work in the plaza tickets with their concord park & shop sign on
Dashboard. when the parking lot is full and you have no choice but to park in a 90 minute zone, at 930am the whole back lot was filled already (where they want us to park). they expect to park in the last row facing the street but the last roll is already filled up with other cars, imagine in the afternoon everyone’s out for lunch. No where to park and move when you’re at work. The security guard told me, «it will be okay if you park under a sign with a permit». & I ended up with a ticket. I talked to «Bob» who I highly doubt his name is, stated what I was informed was «bad information». I wouldn’t have parked there if I knew I was gon get a ticket, he suggested I take public transportation. He told me I had until the 7^th of the next month (without a fee) to pay because of their systems. I wasn’t going to pay but I called again to complain about my experience the week after to talk to some bich, she said I HAVE to pay in 27^th or else I’ll get a fee. So two misleading information not from the security but from their office as well. I called twice (dropped call) a few days later a familiar voice changed his name the next call.
Busy weekends sometimes even has me parking at the very end of the pavilion & I have to walk from Saigon bistro to end of rockin crawfish, and i told one of the security guard my situation and he agreed with me on how I felt about it, and told me they don’t expect us to do that. & now I end up with a ticket, really.
– and my other was option that they gave me was to park behind the stores but cars end up getting broken into at night, and sometimes in the day time. And if they are willing to pay for lost/​stolen goods window replacements which I highly doubt they should get their shit together.
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*p.s there’s fucking rats at night time in the back, whaaaaaat the fu! Maybe they should hire some exterminators with all the money theyre making from their poorly trained «bad information» security guards. To me it sounds as if it’s their way of collecting with their practice.

Oh, Park N Shop — not an entirely accurate name. A more accurate name probably wouldn’t fit on any sign. I don’t know, how catchy is ‘Enter N Drive N Dodge N Swerve N Panic N Park N Run N Shop’?
But in the end, it’s part of the experience, because this is a shopping center worth visiting. 99 Cents Only, Ranch 99 Market, Mediterranean, Korea House, Chick’s, King Bagel, Starbucks, UPS, Burger King, etc. etc. and new places opening often! And 3, count ‘em, THREE Chinese restaurants! It’s a multicultural tour, with literally a dining option for everyone, and options for bargains afterward. Fry’s is tucked back here as well, though they do have a separate parking area that is far less precarious.
This shopping center is quintessential Concord, no doubt about it! Ye who enter here, no need to abandon all hope — just be prepared for an adventure. Wear your comfy shoes, park in the boonies, and go explore!

BEWARE! DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AHEAD
I swear almost every time I pull into Park n Shop there is some crazy a$$ driver trying to run every stop sign. Pedestrians looking neither direction and people parking over the lines. It’s a mess!
I remember the Capri Theatre being a popular spot on one side of the plaza many years ago. I think it’s a church now. There are several food spots in here and a couple larger stores for grocery, crafts, etc. I think it’s a fun strip mall. Reminds me a little of the one by the Dome theatre. Though, this one is bigger because it’s not all indoors.
We enjoy taco-​ing here on Tuesdays at Las Montanas, and I used to the the China Wall Buffet before Buffet City opened up the street. Korea House is awesome too! Stop by if youre in the area, but beware of other drivers!
Directory of downtown Concord businesses, including the ones in Park n Shop and Todos Santos:

For what it is, Park and Shop is a great little out door shopping center with a bunch of cheap places to shop, and some great Mexican food located near the middle of the center.
Talking about food there is also a Chinese Buffet, Burger King, McDonald’s, and a Ranch 99.
Now lets talk about the bad part of Park and Shop, which for me is the parking lot, even though park is in the name. Now I can usually find an parking spot that’s not the problem, the problem is all the horrible drivers that always seem to be driving in the parking lot.

Really funky old place. It has the basics of what a strip mall is. Must say the best thing in the strip mall is the Mediterranean which has excellent food.

a strip mall with some ethnic flavor…
Some pretty inexpensive finds at Park n’ Shop, Concord… Korean BBQ/​Chinese Buffet/​Mexican/​and what’s seems to attract a lot of business… Ranch 99

Park N’ Shop is not a typical strip mall. It is chock-​full of restaurants, and only 4 of the 22 are chains. Add to this bounty: cleaners, tailors, a book store and lots of small stores. There is also more than one ethic market. I find Park N’ Shop to be a vibrant strip mall and truly appreciate that it is older and does not have a cookie cutter look and feel that most of the newer ones do.

Man, park n shop is the worst strip mall this side of the mississippi. The shops suck, the «security» has been nothing but a nuisance with extreme wannabe cop power complex. Been chased down for «speeding» in the parking lot, had a customer at Fry’s straight leave the building and not spend almost 10 grand on TVs and computers because the rent-​a-​cops gave him a parking «ticket», almost everything that makes me hate fake cops these douchebags have done.
I’ve seen it all here as a employee of Fry’s. I’ve had someone try to sell me a puppy out of a backpack, had someone try to sell me crack, been almost rundown by a paraplegic with a gay pride flag on the back of his motorized wheelchair, had almost every single type of cheap crappy typical mexican ware try and be sold to me (roses, oranges, etc.). You name it, it has probably happened or has been seen at this crappy strip mall.

In spite of all of the 1 star reviews, you are probably wondering why I am giving it four stars. Easy.
You have to take Park ‘N’ Shop for what it is… and not whine about what it is not…
Park ‘N’ Shop has many cheap, good restaurants. Namaste, The Mediterranean, Korea House, Saigon Bistro, several taquerias… all real good food.
Sure, it is a total hood and a dump in general. So what. As long as Namaste, et al are there, I’ll also be there :)

Seriously. flatten this dump and start over. The only place I ever go is Mimi’s since my parents seem to have some love affair with it. Bland if you ask me… maybe that’s what draws them. At least, they have the good sense to be seperated from the main shopping strip. All you see here is either derelects or bums. I could go to the County Hospital and see the same clientele. I feel sorry for the merchants that have the misfortune of being located here. All I can say is… Hood!

I go to Park Place Cleaners here. Also in the same building block are an Office Max, Starbucks and 99-​cent store. In walking distance are a Jo-​Anns, Burlington Coat Factory and Fry’s. There are some other misc stores, including a Mexican grocery market — got some potatoes there one day and practiced my Spanish. And to round it out are a McDs and Burger King. Who is trying to hang out at Park N Shop? Not me. I don’t think I’d try any of the restaurants here. I’m there for 15 min to drop something off or pick something up and I’m out. The 4-​way stop can be real stupid, but overall it’s easy to get in and out of here.

Despite having a few decent restaurants (Namaste, The Mediterranean, Mimi’s Café), Park ‘N’ Shop is run down and naaa-​aaasty. With all the renovations being done to downtown Concord, I’m really hoping Park ‘N’ Shop will get some attention.
The worse thing about this strip mall? The traffic flow. I have been so close to getting into accidents because people don’t observe the 4-​way stops. Beware!