Manassas Mall

I’ve been coming to Manassas Mall all my life. The mall gets a lot more flak than it deserves. It recently added Walmart and has plans to add several new restaurants and shops including Uptown bowling alley, Kramer burger, autobahn indoor speedway and billy beez. The food court could do better with some new restaurants especially if they brought Chick fil a back. They have a play section for children right outside of the at home store. Not a Tysons or Potomac mills but surely up and coming.

The Mall is super Clean and updated very nicely. Has a couple good stores that I like it there. Food Court is nice. Has lounge areas too. It’s got a game room too. And mall security is around from what I saw. This mall I give 100%, A+. For my 1^st time experience in going there.

My sister in law was defrauded by unethical sales people at the Lionesse Beauty Bar at the Manassas Mall. Under enormous sales pressure she purchased extremely expensive Lionesse products, only to find (after the purchase) that the Kiosk operator (Far Cosmetics LLC) claimed a «no refund» policy which was supposedly displayed on a card on the top of the kiosk. She took a photograph of that card, and it was hidden behind a large drink container. Neither the mall nor the manufacturer of Lionesse products are able to help, so she has gone to the BBB and the Virginia State Attorney General for help. The products may be good, but the sales people and kiosk operator are sleazy and certainly not the kind of people the Manassas Mall should be renting space to.

This is Manassas Mall. It has gone through so many changes in the last 20 years it’s unbelievable. There are so many more stores open now than ever before. It’s a good mall to get shopping done, walk around, and grab a bite.
It’s clean, plenty to do, and good for kids.
Not too much more to say except if you’re expecting Tyson’s, you should go there. This is a rapidly expanding and improving small town mall and for what it is doing in terms of growth, should be applauded.

Manassas Mall. We all know it needs an upgrade/​update/​overhall/​demolition ball. However you want to put it. I guess it can be good for the very young and the very old. I hadn’t visited this mall in a long time.

Tysons Corner it’s not but if you’re waiting around to get your tires changed @ Sears this is not a bad option.
They’ve invested a considerable amount of $‘s to upgrade this place.
Noteworthy is the massive atrium over the food court.
Anchored by Macys Sears & Wal. Mart they’ve recently added an H&M, nice move.
It appears there is going to be another anchor store added soon.

Pretty small Mall. They are still updating this Mall. I walked pretty quickly thru the mall. Not too many stores here. Sunglasses Hut, Spencer’s, Hot Topic, Macy’s, Sears, a hair cutting place, Little Penguin, and a few more. The good thing was the Walmart that is actually attached to the mall. They also had a food court but I didn’t notice which fast food places were there. There was an IHOP attached too.
Plenty of parking here.

Ehh… not to great of a mall. We had to kill time here while waiting for our car to get done. they are planning on updating it which well make it more appealing.

They have nothing special.
The anchors are leaving.
Auntie Anne’s never has anything made.
Skip this mall.
If you can call it a mall.

Came for lunch when right next to us sits a homeless man who smelled bad and looked worse what a dump I guess it is now a homeless shelter

Time to fix the side walks and fresh up the building. Maybe then you can bring in better stores in the mall. Location is good.

Update: Looks like some improvement projects are underway at the mall. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Last time I was in this mall was around 7 years ago; moved away and recently came back to NoVA. Very disappointed to see that the mall has actually gotten worse, even with all other areas around Manassas showing improvement with the population expansion here. Hate to say it, but I wouldn’t plan on the typical mall shopping experience if I were you; this is a «get your stuff and get out» scenario.

As soon as you enter the parking lot of this mall, you will know that this is obviously not a high end mega shopping center. Yes, the mall is a bit dated and the department stores are small; however, there are reasons to shop here. These are few that I have listed:
1) Save gas money by shopping locally
2) Save travel time by not having to sit in traffic congestion on Rte 66 and the beltway
3) Ease of access and parking (everything is on one level and parking is plentiful)
4) Fairly decent mix of national chain retailers (Victoria Secret, Payless, Radio Shack, The Children’s Place, Pac Sun, H&M, Bath and Body Works, Foot Locker, LensCrafters)
5) One stop shopping (were else can you find Macy’s and Wal-​Mart under the same roof ?
6) Shopping locally helps to create jobs and bring revenue to local community.
7) You dont have to dress like you preparing for a fashion show runway to shop here; old jeans and sweats will do !

I like that the mall is not crowded but I have got to guess that is not very good for business. The mall has improved over the last few years. I frequent the Walmart but do not always go inside the rest of the mall. My grandson enjoys the small children’s play area and the food court is standard and seems to be improving. The Walmart and Macy’s anchor stores are the best things going for the mall and most of the shops have been filled. It’s seems to be safe although you will occasionally see some harmless vagrants from the nearby homeless camp sitting on the benches near the entrance/​exit doors.

We had to run in to Sears to pick up something while in the Manassas area. All I can say is never again. This mall is outdated, not well maintained and frankly quite dirty. Scott H is absolutely right in his comment about a funky odor that seems to permeate the place.
The selection of stores is typical of what you would find in a lower end shopping center with the anchors being Sears, Macy’s, JC Penney and Walmart. I thought the addition of Target and Old Navy to the malls was a disappointment, but Walmart?
Selection of food is disappointing, but I don’t think I would ever be tempted to stay here long enough to eat anyway. This is a place to run in quickly to pick up a needed item, not a place for a leisurely shopping experience. You are better served to make the drive to Tyson’s, Fair Oaks or even Potomac Mills. No thank you Manassas Mall!

Yikes! We sure do have a crappy mall in M-​town, don’t we? I went here for the first time when I moved to Manassas about 5 years ago and noted to my wife that it smelled like the 1970’s inside. It’s hard to explain — it had that musty, funky odor that smelled like old disco sweat. Since then I’ll say it has improved a little bit … but it’s still a big fat MEH.
That’s not to say that there aren’t some good things. It seems cleaner now and the store selection has improved somewhat. The Macy’s is actually pretty good, and the mall frequently advertises that its the top grossing Macy’s in the area. (Probably because most malls in the area have two Macy’s) The JCP and Wal-​Mart are both OK, although I prefer the Wal-​Mart on Liberia now that they’ve «superized» it. The Target closed, but everyone hated that Target anyway, and there’s a much better one like 5 minutes away.
But let’s face it … this place is freakin’ depressing. The Food Court is a joke — McDonald’s, Subway, Sbarro, Crappy Generic Japanese Place, Crappy Generic Chinese Place … Grill Kabob is the only place worth going to. I know they aren’t trying to compete with the swanky malls like Tysons or Dulles, but when your ONLY restaurant is IHOP … well that’s just sad.
Manassas deserves better. They’ve done a great job giving the Old Town area a facelift, it’s about time somebody does the same for the mall.

I went back & forth between deciding on a 2 or 3 star rating. It is an A-​OK establishment, for what it is. But I’ve experienced waaaay better in the area. I finally decided on a 2 star rating simply because it was so hard for me to even explain or decide. This is never a problem for me.
From the beginning, let’s get one thing straight. This mall is in NO WAY comparable to Tyson’s. But it does provide a wide-​range of stores for everyone. Nowadays, I would compare it to an old Fair Oaks Mall (although now, Fair Oaks is attempting to be more like Tyson’s… go figure). When I first moved to the NoVa area, I heard this place was awful. I think over the past few years, it has improved — in the area of stores offered. In no other way.
In another aspect, the place has absolutely not improved at all: cleanliness/​being kept up-​to-​date. Restrooms aren’t the cleanest & I would not eat at the food court.
I think this mall would suffice if you lived in the immediate area & you needed a quick-​stop-​shop option. If you have the time, Fair Oaks or Tyson’s would probably be a better option.
Cool point: there’s a connecting Wal-​Mart.
Not Cool point: there USED TO BE a connecting Target. That’s now closed.

Yikes! This mall is super yucky. Not the best selection of stores. I usually only ran in this mall if it was an emergency and I needed something and I didn’t feel like driving to another mall. I did sometime hit this Target, until they opened the one at Sowder Village which is much nicer. Anyway, I doubt I will EVER step foot in this mall again since I am now living closest to another mall in the NOVA area.

Heh — I am going to be the only person who has given Manassas Mall a favorable rating. But here’s why.
First of all — there is no disputing that this is lower down on the food chain compared to other Malls — in terms of quality and ambiance.
However, having said that, there are a number of businesses here that I frequent — and all of them have been high quality retail experiences. I’ve shopped at JCPenney, Macy’s (I found this Macy’s to be clean, well organized, and well staffed), Spencers, Bath & Body Works, and Fashion Time.

YUCK!