Francis Scott Key Mall

I had to kill time her for hours… and actually wound up leaving with multiple bags, because I found a good amount of stores with some cool employees offering good stuff. Clean, well lit, tons of parking, nice location.
I’m not a mall guy, but I like this one!

I know I’m a tad generous to give the mall four stars but 3 ½ wasn’t an option and I felt more than enough people have bashed it a bit TOO much so I stayed on the side of generosity. Considering FredCo has but ONE closed mall – FSK – I wish that other posters gave their opinion a bit more respect of its place in FredCo importance. My two cents worth… PROS: the mall IS pretty clean and anyone who posted otherwise is just plain wrong. Period. There are some good to very good stores – Macy’s, Penney’s, Sears, Bath and Body Works, Gap Kids, Hallmark. There are some «non-​mall» places such as the swimming center and Laser Tag. Parking’s still free there, unlike at MANY other malls. There is a HUGE and varied selection of food literally surrounding the perimeter of the mall. CONS: they need to attract more tenants when smaller places close – it looks crappy to see a freakin’ chain link fence up where Mocha Island Café used to be. Seriously? A fence – ugh. And I do agree with the posters who state their desire/​preference for a food court. In the absence of one, a fast food joint to replace the closed McDonald’s wouldn’t be bad. Going back to the «PROS», though, where food is concerned: Chopsticks Express. That food is delicious if you order it from the Teriyaki side. Seriously good food there. However, for those who work at the mall, you can only eat it so many times in a week so, again, agreeing with the «food court» suggestion. It would also be nice for the anchor stores at least to have two levels. As of this writing, there is a whopping ONE store in all of Frederick County other than a furniture store that has two levels and that is my previously-​reviewed Boscovs. A second level to a store doesn’t «class» it up… but it sounds less lame than to say that all of the other stores are one level or that we don’t have a second level.
All of the afore-​mentioned being written, though, this is OUR mall. It’s what we’ve got. Sure, perk it up a bit or freshen up a few stores but, you know what? I’ve never been in this mall and felt unsafe or felt that it was dirty and, frankly, in this crazy world in which we live with people shooting people pretty much anytime you blink, I feel safe at this mall and there are plenty of close by malls that make me skittish. (Yeah, I’m talking about YOU, Lakeforest Mall!) So, on the basis of peace of mind and the fact that there are stores in there that, while not necessarily the most eye-​popping once, I give our humble little mall 4 stars. Hang in there, FSK!

Better than nothing, but not by much. I’ve lived all over the country, and this is one of the worst. Small, old, in poor repair. The JC Penny’s, in particular, is incredibly musty and moldy, so much so, I had to escape after less than two minutes in. The kiosk vendors are extremely aggressive, yelling and chasing shoppers down the corridors. The Macy’s and the Barnes and Noble are half-​decent. I find most of the stores to be useless and/​or objectionable.
We go to Hagerstown to find better shopping-​and that’s not saying much.

Meh is the best way to explain this place. It’s a great location and I am sure half the traffic is from the Olive Garden across the street.
The stores here have a better selection than most traditional stores, but it’s still a dead place

This mall needs more stores. I have never seen a mall this small and if a mall is small they usually have amazing stores. I suggest adding a Nordstrom, Forever 21 and H&M. Just a few suggestions. Anyway they have a candy store that sells my favorite German candy and that’s why I gave the mall two stars.

This mall is the best mall ever! A pool, an amusement center, laser tag, ice cream, milkshakes, Abercrombie: Where have you been my entire life? You should not come here for shopping; for eating and playing! BTW: One smoothie store had 2 customers ahead of me and the worker said that I had to wait for 30 minutes. –1 star I ended up going to a Dairy Queen.

Mall is old and dated. Lots of empty storefronts, which is never a good sign. A couple of random/​bootleg stores like the As Seen on TV knockoff or the flea market-​like bazaar. Far more cheap shoe stores than one mall needs! No food court, but just a couple sub-​par fast food places. It’s hard to say why this mall is ever busy and no surprise that stores (even big chains) are closing their doors and moving elsewhere.

Check this mall out today for the tax free weekend. They had a lottt going on here today. The mall itself could use a body lift because it is small but it has some good stores in it. Jcpenny, macy’s and sears to name a few. They were giving out prizes and had a fashion show going on today. Definitely will be back to shop in a few of the stores. When they do the body lift that means add a level or two, they need to put in there a food court. What mall doesn’t have a food court. Auuuhh… reallly!!! No one goes to the mall just to shop.

a small shopping mall in a small town with a couple of big stores like SEARS and MACYS. The restaurants they carry are much better than the shops itself. there’s bob evans, applebee’s, five guys, baja fresh, etc

I’ve been coming to FSK since I was little (many years). It is a small mall but would rather go there than deal with a million people at Montgomery or Tysons or Columbia. Only other closeby malls are Lakeforest (which I won’t step foot in anymore) and Columbia which is a bit further or maybe Valley Mall in Hagerstown. One thing that FSK needs desperately is a food court and a grocery store nearby. We live about 10 mins away in Urbana and our Giant is crap. Small and never has what I need and is WAY overpriced. I drive to Wegmans to do my grocery shopping or Giant Eagle.

Uhhhh, not much of a mall. Malls like this are the reason that indoor malls are on the decline. Everything is dated, there is a slight smell of old when you walk in, and there are not very many customers about.
Too bad as there are plenty of local reasons to be here.

A rather small and seemingly unchanging mall, i’ve lived in Frederick for close to 8 years before we moved away. Upon returning many stores remained unchanged, aside from mixing around merchandise and «Gender-​specific» walls in stores the same bland styles and clothing remain a trademark of this mall.

Small mall. Not a lot of choices. Barnes and Noble is great. J. C. Penney was one level and some of the displays (glassware) were dusty. 4 jewelry stores. I was particularly impressed with the expert and friendly customer service at Kay’s

FSK is not the best, but it’s not the worst. As Joe J. wrote, their is a nice selection of stores and it’s pretty clean.
Just wish those hand cream sales people would stop being so aggressive… Had one chase my sister and me halfway down to the Macy’s entrance!
Seems that most of us in the DMV are spoiled by Tysons and Colombia mall. but at least FSK has a DSW!

Always clean and great shops. Oh and to the other girl that got charged $ 7 for a nail color change… That’s not the malls fault that’s yours.

When it comes to crappy malls in the DMV, this one does not disappoint.
Pros: Macy’s, DSW, Dairy Queen
Cons: Why does this mall need two Hallmark stores? Why does any mall need two Hallmark stores?!

Nice mall lots of open stores.

In the same class as the Valley Mall, Buena Park Mall, and Puente Hills Mall.
Oh, and I paid $ 7 for a color change at the nail salon.
Seven freakin’ dollars.