Southgate, Hayward

This is a very urban neighborhood. I went to the southgate mall with my family. My kids loved it because they got to ride in a toy train that went in a loop inside the mall. I didn't mind it because it had a pretty good food court with local specialties, and not as many known franchises. There was even a sit-down noodle restaurant inside the mall. My wife hated it because the lines were long, and the stores (mostly penney's) was not very organized, and everything was piled like a yard sale. There was alot of people with a heavy hispanic population. Parking was difficult to find. All in all, not our favorite mall.