Sodo Shopping Plaza

What a fun place to stroll around! Visited this place for the first time, thanks to Yelp for their Wine Festival! Parking is free and the garage is not too far from the shopping plaza. We checked in at the tent, and off we went with our Yelp wine cups! Got to try more than 25 wines, and we were able to hit all the 12 stations. Never thought I'd get the chance to try wine from Georgia (the country), and we did!

All the vendors were super friendly, and my boyfriend and I received a lot of swag and freebies. We also took advantage and went inside the Super Target for mini grocery shopping. What we didn't know was that there was going to be local vendors, food trucks and music! It was like the cherry on top with all the free wine. Thank you Yelp and SoDo District for this event! Definitely going back next year - and we're bringing company!

Such a cute area South of the downtown area. There are multiple businesses for Christmas shopping and about every type of restaurant you could want. There's a large Target department store nearby and a free parking garage if you don't like to park on the street.

We attended the "12 Wines of Cheer Light Up SoDo VIP Sip & Stroll " and it was a spectacular experience! The festive vibes of Light Up SoDo added a magical touch to the evening. The event featured a diverse selection of wines, expertly curated by Melissa McAvoy from Swirlery, offering a delightful tasting journey through red, rosé, and white wines across numerous locations. The addition of Santa and Mrs. Claus brought extra cheer and created a perfect holiday atmosphere. A special shoutout to Swirlery and the new sponsors for making this inaugural wine walk a memorable one. Also, the SODO District Resident Membership included with the ticket purchase, offering insider perks and special invitations, is a fantastic bonus. This event is a must-visit for wine lovers and those looking to kick off the holiday season in style

Attended the Sodo District Light Up holiday event today and got to experience their 12 Wines of Cheer Sip & Stroll too. I had such an amazing time. The wine was a perfect way to cheer up the holidays and all the festive sight seeing was fun on the eyes. Cheers to Melissa McAvoy for putting it on and thinking it through. We got a cute map of all the 12 spots to visit to chat for a quick pour of either rose, red, or white wine to send it away. I felt like I was at a holiday winery. They also had a few food trucks for purchase to pair your wine with or if not food dine in locations open. Taking the kiddos was a must too because they had a blast with the bouncy house, face painting, and holiday singing throughout. We got some great picture memories with Santa, Santa Elves, and even me with the Christmas Yeti! Also, comes with some cool useful goodies in our bags. Kind thanks, this holiday event threw me back to feeling like a kid again. All smiles.

While parking can be somewhat a challenge at times, this is a cool little oasis just south of downtown Orlando to do some shopping or grab something to eat.

The shopping plaza was built to serve the apartments that are all around here. Located just south of downtown Orlando, Florida (hence the designation of the term SoDo, it stands for SOuth of DOwntown), this neighborhood has certainly grown and is now much more than just the area where one of Orlando's hospitals were.

This shopping strip, I would not call it a shopping plaza, but rather a side street with a bunch of restaurants and other businesses lining it. As I had said, parking can be a problem, but it is what it is.

All in all, it is a cool little street of businesses just off of Orange Avenue.

All in all, I will give this place five stars.

I recently discovered the Sodo Shopping Plaza and love it. Bao's Castle brought me into the area and TJ Maxx and target kept me there for a few hours of shopping. I returned a couple more times and spent just as much time out and about.

The TJ Maxx is large and stuffed with tons of holiday cheer. I walked in with the intention of poking around and walked out struggling to carry several bags of merchandise to the parking garage.

I agree with Stacy F. that you should park in the Target parking lot and take the escalators down to the street. The parking garage stairway and elevators have a HORRIBLE smell of urine.

This shopping has a lot to offer for both shops and restaurants. Gators Dockside, Massage Envy, Super Target, TJ Maxx, and more. There are some spaces that could still be filled and the parking situation is interesting.

Park in the Super Target garage and use the escalators or elevators to get to the shopping plaza and avoid the parking head ache. It is also located right next to a hospital so be on the look out for emergency vehicles.

Overall: B+
Good shopping center, park in garage.

You'd think the fact that I'm here a few times a week would mean I'd give this place a better rating but no, SODO plaza just doesn't wow me.

Sure, it's got a Target and a couple of decent places to eat but I feel that for such a popular area there should be more to offer. Target, SODO Sushi, Smoothie Room, and the nail salon are the main contenders here. Everything else is meh.

Besides that, parking is a huge headache here! There is very limited street parking for the store fronts. The parking garage behind orlando orthopedic center is always packed, you're lucky if you find a spot on the top floor. The Target garage had plenty of parking but it is a bit of a walk to the other stores in the plaza.

189/100 in 2016 challenge

Who doesn't love Sodo. This few blocks are amazing. Everything you could ask for. The hubby and I usually drive here to go to Jason's Deli on the corner. Love that place. After visiting Jason's and filling up we have to walk around Target and T J Maxx. If you can't find what you are looking for in this target it's because they don't make it. This Target carries everything ever made. Love how clean the store is and how well organized. The smoothie room a few doors down from Jason's is yummo and worth the money. Good refreshing smoothies.This Gators is one of the nicest ones there is. Worth the trip to go walk around and see all the different stores and what Sodo has to offer. Many doctors offices also in the area. Nice girlfriend place to go get a massage at Massage Envy and then eat at one of the many different restaurants. Good street parking as we have never parked in the garage.

So I'm just going to throw this out there and say that I have been to this Plaza so many times that it would not be possible to count them all. I'm a little ashamed to admit that it never occurred to me that you could actually check into this Plaza before my wife said something, hahaha.

The main places that I can remember off the top of my head here are:

Target
TJ Maxx
Soto sushi
Orlando Orthopaedic office
Massage Envy Spa
Gator's Dockside

In addition to this, there is also a medical supply store, a boutique cake shop, a couple Boutique clothing stores, and an electronics repair shop. All in all, it's a pretty decent array of places for such a small Plaza. There are also several other fast food restaurants nearby that are within walking distance if you are so inclined.

This is a shared spacing Plaza, so on top of many of the shops are Apartment Homes. Traffic can be a little busy at times, but we've never had trouble finding parking here inside the garage by Target.