Pacific East Mall

We ended up coming here because there were a lot of good options for a late night eats and I was pleasantly surprised. This mall has tons of food options, including Hot pot, sushi, desserts and multiple Chinese restaurants. You can get groceries at ranch 99 or fresh baked goods at the bakery next door. You can bank here, get a massage, I mean it's really a one-stop shop and that's just what you see from the outside there are a lot more shops inside. We were able to get exactly what we needed. My only issue was that we came just after sunset and the parking lot, although reasonably sized, is incredibly tight. They should pretty much label every space "compact". They do offer EV charging , but some of the overhead lighting was out, or going out, and I didn't exactly get a safe vibe. Hopefully we get a chance to come back during the day and explore more of the options available here.

This spot has several nice places to eat. Most are somewhat inexpensive. I have eaten at this center several times over the years and was only dissatisfied once. That place closed.

There is a large Asian themed grocery and several small shops as well

The only negative about this mall is the public restroom. The Men's restroom is usually a bit filthy with an unflushed toilet and a broken seat or two.
They may need to hire a punk patrol officer to help the maintenance people stay on top of the riffraff.

Unsafe mall. Useless security. If you park a car there, expect it to be broken into. I suspect security may be involved with the thefts. Assure your car has no valuables whatsoever if you are leaving it unattended. It may still be broken into. And if it is, don't expect any helpful assistance. Now, on to the bathrooms. I went in there once many years ago... Never again. Unsanitary beyond belief. This could be a much nicer mall if the owners took care of the property.

Great restaurant! And nice PLaza! Plenty of Chinese restaurant choices! Im glad we have HK cafe in Richmond....

Wow. It seems the pandemic has really affected the businesses in this mall. I had not been in a loooong time, so I was not too surprised to find some of the restaurants had gone.

Ten Ren is shut. They had been there like forever and I would treat myself with a milk green tea with boba after shopping at 99 Ranch Market where I shop for much of my Asian pantry. Well, at least I can get their green tea from the market.

Asian Pearl (dim sum), Kingstone Bookstore, Sheng Kee Bakery, Pho Saigon II, the ginseng shop, and Cathay Bank are still there. Lots of signs that new businesses are coming soon but for now, it seems pretty empty.

If you're looking for a healthy dose of 80s/90s mall nostalgia look no further. A hidden, run down gem loaded with a number of Asian restaurants. The twin sister of Toronto's Dufferin Mall. Will be back to try the food! The restaurants look great.

Please fix the guest wifi network and get Verizon to expand service into the mall. What's the point of free WiFi if it doesn't work?

has a big asian market inside plus lots of food spots, even a massage place. There's a couple boba spots that are really good inside too, worth the visit

Saturday, 3/20/2021 - Enjoying some time at Pacific East Mall, Richmond, CA for the first time.

Checked out this little mall. 99 Ranch Market is in here too. But there's restaurants, dessert stores, bakery stores, drink stores, etc. Just like a tiny mall. There is a women's and men's bathroom. The women's bathroom was really clean and it smelled really good. The restaurant we went to called Pho Saigon II, smelled clean and light scent of bleach smell. Food was good. Server was nice. They really do keep this mall clean. At 99 Ranch in this mall, they had a security guy sanitize every basket before a customer takes it. Everyone wore masks.

We tried Hong Kong Snack House and I almost got ripped off. Tried to order two orders of the 2 item crepes for $4.95 each and 1 order of the 5 item crepe for $6.95 and I was charged $7.10 for each crepe with an additional 1 charge of $0.60 and 1 more charge of $0.10 that totaled $22.00. I had to ask for my receipt TWICE before he gave it to me. I kept going back to him to ask why 3 crepe was so expensive because when I did the math, it's not $22.00. He told me it doesn't matter what crepe you order, they are all the same price. They are $7.10 each. Even with or without ice cream, they are still $7.10. When he brought me my the order of crepes, I asked him to please explain to me why it's $22.00 when his sign clearly showed the price on there. He said he made me an extra 2 sided crepe for free. Hahahaha... I didn't want an extra 2 item crepe. But figured their business must be hurting for him to try to rip me off and took the extra crepe he made me.

We tried Sheng Kee Bakery and they were good.

The boboa line for drinks was too long so we skipped it. Must be good to have a long line.

Plenty of parking.

Over all, try this little mall if you haven't. I like this place.

This review is mostly about Ranch 99, their anchor store. The rest of the mall is OK. It's small. I've gone into some of the stores. I bought a hello kitty umbrella for my niece when she was 7 because I knew that they had them. I used to try this Thai place that had prepared food to go, but they are gone too. I've gone to a couple of restaurants there and liked them OK. But that part of EC is not my spot, which is why I hung out when going to Ranch 99.

There was a place across from the entrance where I used to get fried crispy, crunchy things. But I can't because I can't eat gluten. But still, my husband goes by and buys things there for himself, which is fine, but it's a mall. And most of the stores are filled, unlike Hilltop.