A significant lineup change is coming to The District shopping center in Tustin.
The inside-out retail hub — known for its jam of parking lots surrounded by a ring of retailers including Costco, Lowe’s, Home Goods, Whole Foods and Petsmart — has a new tenant for the shuttered retail Aki Home.
Barnes & Noble is claiming the 30,000-square-foot space, opening Wednesday, Oct. 18.
In a major coup for the center and Orange County, Fluffy Fluffy, a division of Fuwa Fuwa Pancakes, is bringing its Japanese-style souffle pancakes to The District at Tustin Legacy, its very first location in California. The extra-tall, fluffy pancakes became a viral rage thanks to social media posts on Instagram and TikTok. Fluffy Fluffy should open by late fall.
Also joining the tenant lineup is Prime Hot Pot, which is going into the former JT Schmidt’s location. The high-end Wagyu hot pot restaurant should open in late fall.
And the new stuff at the District keeps coming as some longtime spots are refreshed with new names …
Coming to the former Union Market Space are Shiki Shima Japanese BBQ, Pho N Mor with its soups and other Vietnamese cuisine and V Show Party K, a karaoke lounge and bar.
Relatively new to the center and already open is Thee Candle Lab, a candle-making experience right inside the store. Customers wear lab coats and choose from an array of glass containers and upcycled wine bottles and then concoct a candle from 30 house fragrances.
The longtime tenant Ritz Nails is expanding into a new, larger space near AMC Tustin 14. The new location will have private rooms to host group events.
The retail center also hosts a weekly Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays and District Nights Sip & Stroll on the third Thursday of every month. The stroll includes family activities, live music, local artisans and the OC Tap Beer Truck.
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