Chino Spectrum Marketplace

The Chino Spectrum, which was here long before the Shoppes of Chino Hills arrived on scene. This was the place to go when we were all young –okay fine, in the 2000s. There are a lot of different places here –places that have closed down as well. It takes a lot of time to try and figure out where places are– heck, even I do as well! And I’ve been coming and going for ten years at least!
To try and get people less confused? I guess.
Enter through ROSWELL if you want to try: California Noodle and Grill, Chase, Old Navy, and Petco.
If you are heading EAST on Grand Avenue, coming from SR-​71/​Chino Hills and you make a left onto Spectrum West,(Mimi’s Café) your first right will lead you to where most of the food places are: Pieology Pizza, JJ Bakery, Lees’ Sandwiches, Juice It Up, and more.
You will hit a bump, then another intersection.
The left will take you to Carl’s Jr. The right takes you to Grandma Puccis Ice Cream, Hometown Buffet, and the health/​beauty places I don’t know much about.
If you go all the way to the end, Bath and Body Works is to your left, and to your right is the wonderful Target.
Still heading East on Grand, and you want to make a left onto Spectrum East (you will see Islands. You get the rest of the stores surrounding it, On your right, if I remember correctly, Staples, Food 4 Less, Michaels’.
Straight, TJ Maxx and Ross (I don’t shop much here so I don’t really think much about it)
Plan your trip:
On the OTHER SIDE, if you are heading EAST on Grand and make a right, it spans all the way from Eucalyptus & Pipeline to Grand & Chino Spectrum West. It is really a HUGE place to shop. Borders’ was here once. The building still stands if I remember correctly. Best Buy, Walmart, (IN N OUT is next to SPECTRUM EAST), Wang Cho, Nordstrom Rack, Pier 1, Sam’s Club, and all the way end is Kohl’s.
There are some places that I forget (Cost PLus World Market is on the right side), along with the HK Express/​Frostbites)
You just need to spend your time and HAVE FUN.
Only negative is that this is not one giant indoor mall.

My wife and I went in to grab a few things and we was shocked how dirty and messy everything was. It was a Sunday morning (8÷10÷14). For a minute we thought we walked into Walmart. Very dirty through whole store especially at the entrance. Trash everywhere, shopping carts full of trash.

i barely found out about this place. Awesome place. It’s better than driving all the way to victoria gardens and without all those people that go there.

I like this place a lot more than the Shoppes because it has so much more to offer. I’m only using it four stars because I haven’t explored most of it and I don’t like it better than some other malls. I went to the In-​N-​Out, Walmart, Target, and Kohl’s.

I love coming here to shop. There is a good variety to shop: Walmart, Nordstrom Rack, Ulta, In-​n-​out etc. Parking is fairly easy to find. The only bad part about this place is all the trees. The trees make it hard to see all the businesses in the plaza. Also do not exit near In-​n-​out because it is always packed

Even though I’m from the OTHER SIDE of the freeway, the Spectrum is WAAAAAY better than The Shoppes. Remember those times are school when everyone would kick it at the Spectrum and troll at the Krikorian?! Haha.
The Spectrum has the better stores and restaurants all in one. It’s so big there’s a Spectrum then a Market Place across the way.
TIP: ALWAYS avoid turning at the light right where In-​N-​Out is, it’s a nightmare! There’s like 5 other exits from the Market Place to get out of.

I am literally here every wkend. It has everything I need. Kaya Threading, Target & Walmart, Ulta, Kohls, Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Sally’s, In-​N-​Out, California Thai, Sprint, Staples, and Dicks!!!

theres an in n out so thats fantastic =]

#390 It’s big and a terrible place to get some «quick shopping» done. It’s so incredibly expansive that it would take more than a day’s trip to go to each store. But, if you know exactly which store you want to go to, then you’re fine. I’ve only been to the Wal-​Mart once. But, the Spectrum has always been a great place to meet up with friends at a restaurant. There’s a wide variety, so you can always settle on a place everybody is happy with. I’ve been to Carino’s, Red Robin, and the In-​N-​Out. Mimi’s is also right across the street, so that’s always an option. Oh, the Starbucks here is also a favorite. The employees are always nice and I’ve spent hours here catching up with old friends without anyone trying to push us out the door. I’m not sure what they’ve done with Borders’ old unit, though I’m hoping it’s not just sitting empty.

It’s almost an oasis in the middle of no where. The shopping center offers a nice array of shopping options, but the surrounding areas and city’s leave a great deal to desire. It’s some where to go if you want to jump in the car for a drive. Outside of the shopping areas, there isn’t much to appeal most people. It does seem like they have tried to offer some of those inland empire people a ladder out of the dungeon by creating a nice little city for shopping.

Not Much In This Shopping Center…

Love this local shopping area… Everything is spread out and its not like the shoppes but it offers the amenities i love like a Ross, Target and a Walmart (whoohoo), Lee’s Sandwiches, Ulta, In-​n-​Out, and Payless. This shopping center is split into two sections located across from each other. One with Target is the older section and the one across with Walmart came later.
It’s not the best place to go for walking and shopping unless you don’t mind doing a lot of hiking but i love that they put the Walmart and Target so close together. They have music on the courtyard where the Lees sandwich is on the weekend. The much eye-​pleasing «food court» is across the way with Starbucks, Subway, and el gran burrito. They have these fire torches (like the Olympics) and a nicer fountain. During Xmas, they have this great beautiful tree here. Parking on either side is ok, great on weekdays.
Stop by here if you haven’t for your amenities and for some cardio shopping ;)

Umm… this is a fairly nice shopping center with a lot of stores. My problem is that almost all of them are chain stores that you can find anywhere else. It’s nice but it’s never been a place I go to unless there’s something specific I’m looking for at one of the places there.

Lots of things and plenty of parking

What can I say, this shopping center keeps the City of Chino in business because of the sales tax it receives. Thank you neighboring residents for visiting the Chino Spectrum.
With anchor stores like Walmart, Target, Old Navy, Ross, Kohl’s, Sam’s Club, Nordstrom Rack people drive from far away to shop here.
Plenty of food to chow on; In-​n-​Out, Subway, Carino’s, Philly’s Best, Red Robin, Wabi Sabi, Zendejas, Applebee’s, Islands, Lee’s Sandwiches, Mimi’s Café, Señor Baja and the list goes on.
You can find the Chino Spectrum next to the 71 freeway just south of the 60 freeway. If you are in my neighborhood, and need to do some shopping, stop by and spend some money in my city.

I’ve seen this huge shopping center’s commercial on ETTV (a local Taiwanese TV station), but never visited. I recently had to visit the center a few times for business and realized it offers much more than it shows on TV. It is the première shopping destination for Chino located just off the Chino Valley Freeway (71). CS really consists of the Maketplace and the Town Center. It must have more than one or two million square ft of shopping space combined. In addition to the normal retail shops, like Michaels, Old Navy, Target, TJ Maxx n More, Borders Books and Music, Nordstrom Rack, LA Fitness, Cost Plus World Market and Sam’s Club, it has a lot of specialty shops and restaurants. There are even Lee’s Sandwich, San Sai Sushi, and La Ceperie there.
The management Vestar Realty does a good job keeping the place clean and fun. Every Saturday night, there is live music. They have events from time to time. The Taiwanese owner is a low profile and cool guy. I agree with Joshua’s four stars. The only problem is that the place is too big. If you are visiting for the first time, you need to drive around in the lots to find the store. Also, I got confused between the Marketplace and the Town Center. I’m sure others are as well.

This particular shopping center is one of the first outdoor mall type centers built in the area. Since I worked at Free-​Wheeling in this shopping center from it’s beginning days, I’ve seen the area develop from mud/​grass fields to what it is today.
Overall, even though the shopping center is quite old, they’ve always seemed to keep a good variety of stores and restaurants interested in staying around, the grounds are always kept up, and they still have live music sponsored by Seattle’s Best Coffee in their food court. Take my word for it, the music is awesome!
Restaurants include: Islands, Applebee’s, Mimi’s Café, Black Angus, Carl’s Jr., and Louie’s Chicken Café to name the best.
The other great thing about this shopping center is the parking lot. Although the parking lot in the food court area can be quite crowded, the overall openness of the parking lots in front of stores is tremendous. You definitely don’t feel like you’re boxed in to a certain route on your way to visit your favorite store. Even still, getting in and out of the front of the shopping center can be tricky (packed) at times because of the design.