The Shops at Riverside
Categories: Shopping Department Stores Shopping Fashion Department Stores Shopping Shopping Centers Department Stores, Shopping Centers
Hackensack, NJ 07601(201) 489-0151
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 10 am - 9:30 pm
Sat 10 am - 9 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Garage, Valet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
16 reviews for The Shops at Riverside
16 reviews in English
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Review from Louis R.
8/17/2011
when you put the following terms together in a sentence to describe a mall: upscale, high-end, trendy, uber, valet, korean, and jewish...
...the last terms before the period will always be: I, am, and backrupt
WTF, Beverly Hills moved to Hackensack, NJ? -
Review from Mega M.
Jackson, NJ
12/12/2011
The Rodeo Drive Mall of New Jersey. You can definitely see the noses high in the air as you walk through.
With that being said, they have fabulous restaurants and shops -
Review from Chuck A.
Paterson, NJ
12/13/2011
This is a very high end mall that someone like me usually only goes to for the restaurants or to get a gift for my wife when I have done something wrong. There are good restaurants here and some very upscale stores. The parking situation here is terrible, the spots are on the small size and douchebags with expensive cars play this little game where they try to position their cars by intruding into the space next to them thinking it will lead to others passing on the space. It usually actually results in the exact opposite where someone takes the spot anyway and the douchebag's car as well as the next car over have very little space in between. Word to the wise, if you need to come here make it during the weekdays because Saturdays are terribly busy.
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Review from Stephanie D.
North Bergen, NJ
8/17/2011
I've worked here for several years but can't afford to buy anything from this place.
Riverside should undergo a major face lift just like its loyal customers. There are great restaurants and nice high end/ luxury stores but not enough moderately priced ones. There's somewhat of an imbalance. That's why this mall is never busy. No one can afford to shop at most of these stores.
They offer Jcrew, Gap, Banana, H&M etc. but it's not enough to persuade a middle-class American to shop here. I'd like to think that one day Riverside will be comparable to the mall at Short Hills; accessible to everyone and still classy.
On second thought, maybe I've got it all wrong. Maybe the Simon Property Group wants to keep Riverside upscale & bougie and keep all the blue collars at the dreadful Garden State Plaza..... -
Review from Janelle R.
Princeton, NJ
3/8/2008
I hate malls, but this would be an exception. Unfortunately though, I can't really afford to shop here.
Bloomingdale's
Saks Fifth Avenue
Tiffany & Co.
Louis Vuittone
Movado
Coach
Burberry
Pottery Barn
Williams-Sonoma
and others...
Stores I can afford: Banana, GAP, J. Crew, Barnes and Noble
And for the food: Cheesecake Factory, Houston's, Morton's, PF Changs, Thai Chef, Rosa Mexicano (which I need to try), Maggiano's, and McCormick & Schmick's.
If this is too high end for you (unfortunately, it is for me), check out Garden State Plaza (Paramus), as there's a nice balance of everything in their 300+ stores. -
Review from Maria D.
1/2/2007
Dear person who originally put in this business listing:
Saks Fifith Avenue is not an address.
Anyway, there are basically three malls near my parent's house in Bergenfield and they all correspond to three income levels. There's Garden State Plaza in Paramus which is a great mall because they have such a huge variety and cater to both mallrats & grownups alike, there's Bergen Mall, which is on the lower side of income spectrum and is very depressing as a result, and then there's Riverside Square. This mall is a little more upscale - no Claire's, Hot Topic or pet store (Like in garden state plaza). Instead, there's stuff like Coach, Banana Republic, Talbots & L'Occitane. There's also an actual day spa, not one of those cheap nails salons that most malls have. It's all very stuffy & trophy wife & I never felt comfortable here so I almost never make it to this mall.
I don't think anyone else did either since they are expanding and focusing on opening more restaurants and less old lady stores. There's now a Barnes & Nobles (OPEN SUNDAYS!) and it looks like a PF Chang's, Macaroni Grill and some Mexican chain restaurant I've never heard of will be opening up soon. Honestly though, unless you're super rich or going to eat at Houston's, drive yourself across the street, get on the freeway and drive to Garden State. -
Review from Jessi T.
Coconut Creek, FL
2/20/2007
Clean, spacious and full of trendy, upscale places to shop.
There's Louis Vuitton, Coach, Tiffany, Bloomies, Saks, and more! All under one roof! This place is definitely not for anyone whose annual income (investments included!) is below 6 figures. If you shop here and you have below 6 figures... you must be in debt... so stop shopping here.
Ok, ok I exaggerate... there's a GAP here and Victoria's Secret (probably some other places I'm forgetting)... I suppose middle incomers could come here to shop there w/o risking taking a second mortgage on their home... but tempting places like LV (mmm... Monogram Canvas Speedy 25!), Salvatore Ferragamo, and Movado juuuust might.
If I could actually afford anything in this mall it'd get 5 stars... but when I realize my poor income (non-existent!) and look at the rich ppl w/ their shopping bags... I just get mad at capitalism. -
Review from James L.
Waldwick, NJ
11/21/2008
Riverside Square/Shops At Riverside is similar to The Mall At Short Hills. Amazing array of upscale merchandise with a parking garage full of $50,000 exotic wheels. Recently (Columbus Day) went in to Sak's Fifth to buy some Kiehl's face moisturizer and the mall was totally empty. Women who sell cosmetics at Sak's are straight out of old Playboy centerfolds and on that afternoon, were only to happy to give me lots of advice and schmoosing. One particular woman, with a very strong Easterrn European accent, was gorgeous. She said that overall sales had been slow since mid-August and management didn't expect an increase in traffic until post Thanksgiving.
Still a great place to hang out on a rainy Saturday and the mall bars are a wall to wall single scene on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Food is moderate to downright expensive but well prepared from extensive menu selections. -
Review from Chris E.
New York, NY
1/15/2011
The one A-list mall that's not crowded. It's pretty much "upscale-only", with very high-end and attractive stores. The mall finally seems to be on the upswing, with new stores starting to trickle in, but it has plenty of room for more.
If only I could live at that Pottery Barn or the Bloomingdale's home section, I'd be like Louis XIV in Versailles. -
Review from Kevin G.
Little Ferry, NJ
3/1/2009
This mall is not as busy as the other nearby ones (Garden State Plaza, Paramus Park Mall, etc). It doesn't have many stores that would suit my age range. The only reason I ever go here is to hit up Barnes & Noble, Gap or The Cheesecake Factory.
I do enjoy the fact that there is hardly ever anyone at this mall. You can be one of three people in a hallway at a time. Stores are always quiet.
This place is usually full of stuck-up rich snobs from the upper Bergen County area (Saddle River, Old Tappan, Tenafly, etc). The rich bitches that walk around and act like they're better than everyone... those bitches. -
Review from G J.
New York, NY
7/2/2010
The Good:
Comfortable couches great for relaxing, reading or people watching.
Cooking demonstrations at Williams-Sonoma
Manhattan's at Maggiano's. Wines by the glass at Morton's
No kids, tweens or teens.
Occasional celebrity sighting
The Bad -
Review from Carla L.
4/26/2008
I don't know how most of the stores in this mall stay in business as I have never seen more than a handful of people in this mall at any one time. It is always incredibly empty. If you like a solitary shopping experience, this mall is for you. You'll have plenty of attention from all of the salespeople in the various stores because they are all too eager to have a break from the mind-numbing boredom of just standing around waiting for customers.
Yes, it is the high-end mall in the area and caters to a wealthier consumer, and there are a few affordable shops, but who really cares? No one shops here because you can drive a mile or two down the road and be at the Garden State Plaza which is much bigger, has a wider selection of stores, and a larger variety of merchandise for sale.
The restaurants make good business though and are extremely crowded, especially on Friday and Saturday nights. The restaurants are really what draw people to the mall - Cheesecake Factory, Houston's, McCormick & Schmick's being the most popular. The parking lot is always full because everyone is at the restaurants. Perhaps someday, it will just be a whole mall full of restaurants. That would be kinda cool.
There is also a smaller Barnes & Nobles which was a fairly recent addition. This store too makes decent business. The vast majority of the time that I go to this mall, it's to pick something up at Barnes & Nobles, otherwise, it's to have a meal at one of the restaurants. Other than that, the Garden State Plaza offers a much better shopping experience.
They really should rename the complex.... I think The Restaurants At Riverside has a nice ring to it. -
Review from Kristin B.
Westwood, NJ
6/9/2008
This mall is extremely high end. I love going there to pretend I have truckloads of money and get away from the riff raff that generally hang out in other malls in the area. They've rennovated recently and added some new restaurants and a Barnes and Nobles which is nice, and as stated in previous posts, the B&N is open Sundays! (which is a novelty in Bergen County). For the money-conscience consumer (i.e. myself) there is a pretty nice Target and TGIFriday's up the road.
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Review from Tae K.
New York, NY
9/4/2009
Extremely high end, with high end prices. Check out this mall when you get your tax refund or if/when you get your "economic stimulus" check again lol
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Review from A M.
New York, NY
7/14/2009
High End Malls & Boutiques are NEVER dependent on "crowds" of customers for their success. They already KNOW WHO their customers are & their mission is to serve the top 3% of the population in terms of NET worth. A successful boutique can regularly make more than one day's quota on just one huge transaction from one customer. It happens all the time! The sale may very well been transacted over the phone or the purchases are to be delivered. The fact that you don't SEE everything or crowds -like you do at a more average mall means nothing. The people that a mall like this caters to don't want crowds anywhere near them,-ever! They want SERVICE in spades & plenty of space around them!
This can be very puzzling to a general public that always compares the very ordinary malls & stores, large or small, catering to them-where they get little to no personal service-or constantly fighting crowds milling through with many of whom have either no intention or are incapable of buying anything. Not that there's anything wrong with that:),but really, who wants to deal with it if you don't have to! -
Review from Gary B.
NY
11/25/2007
This place is now called The Shops at Riverside, which is the owners way of letting us know its become more upscale. While the GS Plaza is down the street and the biggest mall in the area, Riverside caters to a well heeled shopper who desires many brands that are located on Madison Ave in NYC, but simply wants to hop in her Range or Lex and drive over from Saddle River. A major plus to this mall is its location, its super close to the GW Bridge and of course, its tax free since its Jersey. I've already the Bloomingdale''s here and given its recent expansion, its defintely the store here at Riverside..while Saks has a more boutique like feel. Hermes recently opened here, and Tiffanys is here as well. Louis Vuittion, Ferragamo, Burberry, Brooks Brothers Women help round out the small, but well edited collection of designer shops. Another major draw here is the upscale chain dining options that are here....Houstons, Cheesecake Factory, Mortons, McCormick and Schmick and the newly added PF CHangs and Maggianos (next to the Bloomingdale's extension). This mall never seems crowded (reminds me somewhat of Phipps Plaza in Atlanta) but has everything you need if you are willing to pay top dollar or scout out one of Bloomingdale's great sales.
