Foothills Mall

This may not be the best mall in Tucson, but I still enjoy going to some of the stores, such as Ross or Barnes and Noble. I also like going to the theater in this mall. A lot of the stores seem to be closing, which is sad. Hopefully the other stores remain open.

We took our kids to see the Easter bunny here. We paid for the pictures to be put on a CD so we could send them to our families. The kids took the perfect picture! However, when we got home, the CD we were given was blank! $ 15 wasted on a blank CD-​R, and our families won’t see the picture.

Sad to say but, this mall is dying a slow and painful death. The last 15 years, the selection of stores have have been sucky to say the least. Not only are they still sucky but, most are leaving and moving to an outlet mall over in marana. Where does this leave Foothills? Well it leaves the mall heading into El Con territory. Remember El Con? The original mall in tucson? Now it’s an abandoned hall of empty stores and an abandoned food court. This place has alot of potential but it seems as if stores have no faith in this place at all. It’s never changed much. It smells like funky shoe leather from Mexico and has portions of the original Saltillo tile that was here when it opened 35 years ago. It was always known for tripping women with high heals. Barnes and Noble is good, Ross is good but that Sak’s off 5^th store isn’t worth a damn. You’d think it would be given it has «Sak’s» in the name. It’s nothing more than a clearence store. You can get better stuff at Ross. Sad.

Love this mall because it’s next to my place and get a lot of my errands done with Walmart next door. I can go shopping for my hats at lids get my sports on at just sports and catch a movie and a bite to eat.

Basically a dead mall. Lots of store have moved away. Seems like only a few stores are at this mall mainly Barnes and the movie theather. But its like a ghost town.

Today greed won over happiness.
I took my family of 5 to this mall today to introduce my toddler to Santa and to let my children tell him what they wanted for Christmas.
We walked up and got in line. After about 30 minutes of waiting, the guy at the booth asked what pictures we wanted. We told him none. We did the same thing last year with no problem.
This year, however, he said okay and kind of had a look about him like he knew something was going to happen. I let it go, maybe I’m paranoid.
After we started our turn, as we were putting our kids on Santa’s lap, the man directing everyone said «okay 2 shots». I didn’t even really recognize he spoke. He had spoken to us at least 3 times before this, each of which after he knew we weren’t buying pictures.
I snapped a couple of pics with my phone. They were blurry. So I started taking a few more. He stopped us and told us to leave. He said I had already gotten my pictures. We hadn’t even put our toddler down yet.
He stopped short of touching my daughter because I made it clear he would eat the floor if he did. I pulled my daughter, who was mid-​hug, buried about 8 inches in Santa beard and belly, away from Santa and we were directed away from Santa.
My daughter is crying in the back seat of the car now because she thinks she hurt Santa. How the **** do I explain that to a 5 year old?
Please, work with me in trying to stop this greed. My children’s Christmas is not ruined, but they won’t forget today. Don’t let your children experience the same. If you don’t want to buy their $ 30 pictures, don’t go to foothills mall to see Santa.
Spread the word. Kids should not be ushered away from Santa Claus at Christmas.

Foothills is the closest mall to my house so I come hear often… Mostly for Barnes and Noble and Ross. It’s an OK mall in a good location but it seems to be lacking a little.

Nike outlet always has deals, great place to find deals on kids clothing with carters and children’s place. Stores are limited for adults and the food court is very boring and limited choices. There’s a sushi garden, melting pot and thunder canyon on the outer complex, I would suggest going there instead of the food courts.

Not the best mall around. It’s not crowded, but that’s because its outdated. There aren’t any high end stores so if you’re trying to save some money this mall might be better suited for you. I’d personally go to the Tucson Mall instead.

I loved the movie theatre and the shops in the mall!

This looked like it’s more of a outlet mall than an actual mall. There aren’t anything good to do in Tucson but shopping, but still, not that many interesting stores to shop at. I just drove by because I was searching for a place to have some lunch before heading back to Phoenix. I think I’ll stay in Phoenix from now on if I want to do some shopping.

The mall was intended to be an outlet mall but there isn’t a large selection plus stores come and go. If you are shopping for children’s or baby clothes, though, there are a lot of choices with Gymboree, Children’s Place, Carters and Buy Buy Baby as well as some things at Ross. The Barnes and Noble is a large store with two stories and a lot of books and music as well as a Starbucks. In the food court, there are several options such as American Burger, Panda Express, Sbarro, Arby’s and Taco Bell. There are a couple of sit-​down restaurants such as Thunder Canyon and Sushi Garden with other restaurants bordering the mall and other stores bordering the mall. There is an Old Navy outlet that has a pretty good selection. The stores I have mentioned often have sales and a good value. A map of the mall is at this address:
but do be aware that some stores don’t last too long. There is a movie theater also. The nice thing about the mall is that there usually is not a crowd and you can get waited on easily but it gets more crowded when school is not in session. There is a good amount of seating at the food court and there is a play area there which is great if you have young kids but noisy at times if you don’t. During the holiday season, there are more kiosks and stores-​Toys R Us opens an express store that has a variety of toys. It closes after the holidays. Depending what you are looking for, you might find a good deal in a low stress environment but no main department stores. There is ample parking all around the mall.

If you like a quiet shopping experience without the crowds, this mall is the place for you.

Foothills Mall is a cute little shopping mall, without any major anchors or department store chains.
It’s an Outlet Mall with very few Outlets and a shopping Mall with no retail anchors
The closes we found was Off 5^th Ave, a Saks outlet operations. There is a large Barnes & Nobles too. Even though Foothills bills itself as an outlet, the stores don’t seem to be in on it.
Prices and discounts all seem to be in 20% to 30% off discontinued or clearance sale items. This the same as you would find at the regular mall.
The only oddity was the upscale dinning establishment The Melting Pot, which serves fondue. Now how did they find there way here?

Go here for old navy. Outlet stores are great for deals. Their sales have higher percentage off and there tax is 10 cents lower than other stores.
The taco bell, in the food court, is better than the Taco Bells that I have been to, around town. Love the huge Barnes and Nobles.
This place is great for childrens clothing. There are several children’s stores with great deals.

This is where I liked to spend a sunny afternoon. its quiet and not to crowded. plenty to eat if you get hungry and the movie theater is just right there

This mall doesn’t have much, I guess since it’s a outlet mall, but even for that it doesn’t have much. The outlets at Arizona Mills in Phoenix are way better, but at least the Foothills mall has a Nike store that is really nice. Honestly me and the wife come only for the Nike store and Ross, but at least they’re pretty good in terms of size and product.

They deserve the stars solely on these reasonings (in my opinion):
Barnes and Nobles
— It was quite huge! There was an upstairs dedicated to children and when we went there they were showing «How to train your dragon». As soon as we entered we were greeted with popcorn and lemonade. How neat!
The Levi’s Outlet store
Tons of cute and inexpensive clothing for you and the man in your life. Definitely check them out!
Mrs. Fields Cookies
— I haven’t seen Mrs. Fields in quite a while and they offer Chocolate Chip Cookies with Walnuts. If you’re a chocoholic, I highly recommend checking this store out in the food court.
However, their play area is tiny (with 4 kids in there I felt like it was already crammed) so if you plan to come here to have your children burn off some energy then I would suggest going a different route.

Really nice mall with Thunder Canyon Brewery inside mall. Lots of parking and other restaurants in the area.

Is this an outlet mall or what? It’s not clearly defined. Discount stores, middle spectrum retail… I’m not sure what this mall is trying to convey. To me it needs focus. The mall is surrounded by chain restaurants if that’s your preference. This isn’t a destination spot for me. After walking around a couple times I’ve decided to move on. This place just doesn’t have the major anchors I’m interested in.