International Village Mall

I like this quirky little «mall» it has unique stores that I always find has something I need.
It’s located right across from Stadium station. Walking distance to Costco & Rogers Arena.
It has a movie theatre (never been but that’s a major attraction, and that’s where the name «Tinseltown» comes from!)
They also have a Rexall drug store, furniture store, a Japanese 2 $ store that should not be missed ! (it has everything you can imagine) misc Asian clothing stores, cheap electronics places, jewlery, a mini food court downstsirs and a larger one upstairs.
Outside they have a Starbucks, McDonald’s, a liquor store, 7 – 11 Ect.
It wouldn’t be recommend coming here to do any serious shopping like for clothing for example, but it’s a great stop for those other little day to day things we all can use or need. Check it out –I bet you will find something !

The stores are great. Great variety of quality stores & services. Great customer service from the stores. It’s the administration for the mall itself I take issue with. 1^st incident-​I was walking my dog near the north east corner building. A strip of those anti-​pigeon nesting spikes plummeted off the roof, missing my dogs and myself by inches! Looking up there was a black bird looking down at me. If a bird could loosen the foot long strip of six inch spikes they weren’t fastened very well! What about the rest of them? Second incident– An uncapped syringe on their property was reported to security and nothing was done about it.

Far from being a competitor of the likes of Metrotown and Pacific Centre, Tinseltown has kind of a small town mall with big city mall dreams vibe going on. Other than the movie theatre and the food court, the 2^nd floor i entirely deserted so all of the shops and foot traffic are concentrated on the ground level.
Someday, once the g-​word takes over the nearby neighbourhoods (gentrification), this mall may become more upscale and force out many of the current, small business tenants and finally realize the dreams of its developers; it was built in order for Chinatown to be able to compete with the likes of Aberdeen in Richmond.

I had high hopes that the village could turn into a very special niche artist community but there doesn’t seem to be consistency or vision.
Good free parking for while watching a movie. Grab a made to order deliciously fresh salad roll from the caf space beforehand! Very very reasonably priced. Yum!

3 stars because this place has a Starbucks and an amazing glasses store.
1 star for everything else.
Don’t be alarmed by many old folk sitting on all the benches around a circle on the main floor, looking at — nothing — not talking, just sitting like zombies.
And don’t be surprised by a little group of Latina beggars complete with ‘donation’ box and guitar, ready to enter any of the shops where you are, and do a song and dance for you — for a fee. We shut them down before they could begin, but after worried that maybe they might kill us.
The stores here for the most part look like someone emptied their basement closet and put it for sale. A few furniture stores, ever changing, thrown into the mix.
There is a great children’s bookstore by the 7 – 11, but it has odd hours and closes whenever they feel like it.
Like I said, the opticians/​glasses store is great.
Also upstairs there is the Tinseltown theatre. I haven’t been in a while, but way back in the day I watched Mean Girls there. Grabbed a bubble tea from the foot court, and put it under my shirt as I walked in, avoiding the ‘no outside food’ rule.
Have fun and remember to not make eye contact with the weirdos or fall into their scams.

this place is paradise for all the scammers, beggars, thieves, and simple homeless folk, who like to prey upon the consciences and valuables of those who are just trying to keep their jobs and homes!
Walk into daiso, and you will find at least 2– 3 would be thieves looking for something quick to grab.
Look at the benches, and you have an odd mixture of dirty, dishevelled folk lounging on one bench, while at an opposite bench is a lady with an open purse, watched by a shifty character looking for an opportunity. The security guards posted look uncertain as to which to respond to first– the radio call from daiso, the need to scare off a thief, or the drug addict heading to the toilets.
I remember when Kingsgate was the meanest of the malls– but this one has a theatre, and designer furniture stores?!

My personal Opinion of the quality and value of products I bought today …
RIP OFF!
I purchased a Thai Tuna Wrap for 6.25 (used to be 5.95) and it was a very poor quality, thin, oily and not good tasting product … feeling totally ripped off …
I also ordered a steamed milk, tots bill was almost 10.00 for a tall steamed milk which was more than 30% foam …
I stayed away from Starbucks for a long time after being a 10 year client after prices went up and quality in my opinion went down on the drinks I used to order. I recently returned and … what a waste of hard earned money …
Sorry, just my personal feelings after having such a poor lunch at such a high price for a nothing product.
Staff were very pleasant and nice as was the service.

Like Jenna H mentioned, this place has the potential to become a great mall like Aberdeen or Crystal Mall, but falls short. This place is huge. But half of the stores are unoccupied. The occupied stores are well, nothing exciting. The only interesting store is the Japanese store on the first floor, similar to Daiso.
They also have a large food court upstairs. I haven’t tried anything there, but the food looked okay. Typical food court fare.
A lot of homeless people and retired folks hang around here. I was in the food court and some guy was trying to talk to me «Miss, Miss, excuse me, I need your help!» He looked kind of creepy so I scurried off haha.

Worst mall ever. There’s nothing worth coming here for except the movie theater and maybe the food court if you live or work nearby.

In reality it deserves one star. It’s a terrible mall with terrible stores and bad service. The area is just nasty. All the stores have terrible merchandise and high prices for them. One of the stores was selling, get this: USED KITCHEN items. Like plates and stuff. And the people have an attitude that makes you NOT want to spend any money there.

This is a review solely for the food court inside International Village.
I dropped off my dog at a grooming place and wanted a quick bite so I thought it would be a good idea to try the array of Asian food available at the food court on the third floor. Big mistake! this place attracts lots of druggies and homeless! I got a few stares from people who look like they haven’t showered in days which was unappetizing. I quickly chose a Vietnamese food court vendor and paid $ 8 for a lemongrass chicken dish and a jasmine tea which was in a word, terrible. Greasy, cheap and nasty! Dissappointing.
Then a man whose hair was disheveled and his clothes shabby approached me and said «Excuse me miss, I’m not asking for money… I havent eaten for 3 days and wondering if you could get me something to eat? There is a 99 cent taco special right now over there» I think that was a dubious claim because he looked overweight, but I did believe he was hungry nevertheless so I got up and got him a taco. He thanked me, then after 20 minutes or so he started asking another person and used the same lines!
After I finished the meal I went into the bathroom and a lady who looked like she was high was washing her hands non stop. I was creeped out by the overall vibe of this place so glad I got out of there quick. Will not recommend.

Holly molly…
First of all this is the worst Starbucks coffee shop in town…
Why??? I tried many time their UNfamous latte…
And every single time the shot was ”burned”…
What I mean by that??? A very sweet ”Black Apron” at the location Smithe/​Granville explain to me that if you leave the shot getting cold it will taste like ”burned”…
So that mean (and I saw) at the international village Starbucks they leave on the counter couple of shot already made and cold…
Every time I am going there is an homeless or someone asking for money.
I don’t mind but in the mall it’s not the place…
Maybe the security guy should keep an eyes on this instead hanging out…
Last time I went there I found a shoe…
Sadly I found the owner outside of the mall (a poor guy in a wheel chair)…
So I bring-​it back to him… An another guy help me out and put it back on his feet…
Poor him he introduce himself… I did the same but I was feeling so bad for him…
Not the greatest experience…
But I am still going cuz the ”SARIO” Japan store ”Yopo 123 Yaya” rock…
PS: A ”Black Apron” wear a black apron at work. Also it’s a barista very passionate about is job who also made really good coffee (anytime)!!

It’s an OK mall. getting better, but still needs a couple of good stores to anchor the place. The movie theatre does its bit… but a few stores that draw them in would get other stores coming in as well.
We’ll see in another 10 years… it may be a kitchsy place after all.

Run! Run away!
Good grief, this place is nasty. Despite the strong anchors (movie theatre, Starbucks, Rexall), the mall is almost always devoid of shoppers buying things. People will occasionally mill about, but that’s it. It feels like a ghost town — and a haunted one at that.
I worked in malls for many years, and IV can take a couple of pointers from policies other more prosperous malls (Pac Centre, Metrotown, Oakridge) have, namely:
–businesses must open when the mall opens
–businesses must remain open while the mall is open
–bathrooms must be cleaned regularly
–mall administration must have at least one person in the office at all times.
I’ve gone out of my way twice to see EnviroLED and they were closed. No signage, no nothing. It’s frustrating as all hell when a specific store is closed — and even more frustrating that the mall allows this. Defeats the purpose of the mall, WTF.
Need help from mall administration? They’re nowhere to be found. Security guard? They don’t know what’s happening either. And the bathrooms are disgusting.

This mall is dope cause it’s partially abandoned but yet still kinda functioning. They got the movies, yokoyaya123!!!, sevy elevy, gamer’s cave, ETC!
Also, for those who are cheapos and don’t want to pay for parking, there’s free underground parking — take advantage ya’ll. I love this mall dearly it reminds me of my family — how is it still happening? Inner strength and a tacky exterior. GO TINSELTOWN!

Yikes.
Everytime i come here, I always get this creepy vibe. It’s a nearly empty place (like Henderson Place in Coquitlam!) and when you walk around in the mall, there’s that uncomfortableness. There aren’t a lot of redeeming factors here sadly. Even having a movie theater, a Starbucks, McD, Yokoyaya, and a food court don’t do anything to really salvage the place.
I hate hate hate the bathrooms here. They stink all the time and the toilets are disgusting.
There aren’t a lot of shops that will tickle your fancy. Really, you’re better off taking the skytrain and go to either Crystal Mall or Aberdeen Centre.

First off, this mall isn’t much to look at. I cannot even say with confidence that it passes for a «mall».
Secondly, the bums love to bum around this area, so don’t be too surprised if you rub shoulders with them.
Thirdly, the shops in this mall are… well… they just don’t interest me. Most of them are neither open nor closed, if that makes any sense.
On the flip side:
The HIGHLIGHT of this mall has got to be Bubble Tea kiosk in the food court! I can’t remember its name but it’s the only Bubble Tea kiosk there. That lady uses FRESH PAPAYAS! Hallelujah!
Next, the fact that they have a functioning cinema is awesome! In fact, it’s my current favourite. I hate crowds, so this lovely little cinema tucked away in a boring mall is perfect for me!

Classy — see my photo from the men’s washroom — it says it all
sh*t hole mall, lol. man these guys know how to have a party in the men’s restroom hommie. Classy.
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Tinseltown. You certainly have changed since you were a lonely empty mall.
The neighbours around you are abundant and there is life inside of you.
What great joy it is to see you thrive after all these years. After all, you were lonely and now, you’re a part of the growing community.
With the likes of Starbucks, the theatre and Yoko yaya to name afew. I have to say you have to come down and check it out now. Sure there are still some empty stalls, but it’s happy and vibrant and it has a purpose to now exist with flavour.
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It is too bad that this place is so striving for business, and yet so big in square footage, with no foot traffic on normal days. A great location, on the edge of downtown Vancouver, but with many random stores, and many of them seem to go out of business, or just never look to be open. This mall has some good spots to mention, like a cinema on the upper levels called Tinseltown. They have Yoyoyaya123 (Daiso’s other store) downstairs. They have a big Rexall, and a very comfortable Starbucks. I must admit there have been some improvements to the mall and area over the years, by adding a drinking spot on the side, a private liquor store, and a new noodle restaurant. The McDonald’s here is always busy, but the other places here are lacking something.
Most of the time there is more people at the T&T across the street. Hopefully with all the new condos that are being raised in the neighborhood the business will increase, and the types of businesses in the mall will improve as well.
The only times this mall is packed with people are probably during Chinese New Year, when they practically throw a fair with booths along the hallways of this mall.