Pacific Plaza
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Pacific Plaza was an Oriental shopping and food court complex situated in Wembley
, London
. It closed in April 2011. It aimed to be similar to Oriental City
at 399 Edgware Road, but was much smaller and has much fewer facilities and shops.
Pacific Plaza opened on the 5th December 2009 and had numerous restaurants and food court
outlets, with an oriental supermarket
which was due to open in early March 2010 but never opened. The popular Japanese tableware and ceramics store, Utsuwa-no-Yakata, previously at Oriental City
reopened under the new name of Doki Ltd.
The Plaza was situated in Wembley Retail Park, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0EG, which was a short walk away from Wembley Park tube station
.
before it, food at Pacific Plaza consisted of authentic national cuisine from various Asian countries:
Wembley
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, London
London
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. It closed in April 2011. It aimed to be similar to Oriental City
Oriental City
Oriental City was a shopping centre in Colindale, London specialising in various oriental foods and items. It is located on Edgware Road, and the nearest London Underground station is Colindale tube station. It had a dedicated car park, and 2 floors. It is next door to Asda. The complex was...
at 399 Edgware Road, but was much smaller and has much fewer facilities and shops.
Pacific Plaza opened on the 5th December 2009 and had numerous restaurants and food court
Food court
A food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
outlets, with an oriental supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
which was due to open in early March 2010 but never opened. The popular Japanese tableware and ceramics store, Utsuwa-no-Yakata, previously at Oriental City
Oriental City
Oriental City was a shopping centre in Colindale, London specialising in various oriental foods and items. It is located on Edgware Road, and the nearest London Underground station is Colindale tube station. It had a dedicated car park, and 2 floors. It is next door to Asda. The complex was...
reopened under the new name of Doki Ltd.
The Plaza was situated in Wembley Retail Park, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0EG, which was a short walk away from Wembley Park tube station
Wembley Park tube station
Wembley Park tube station is a London Underground station in Wembley Park, north west London. The station is served by the Underground's Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines and is in Travelcard Zone 4...
.
Ground Floor
Several businesses were open on the ground floor.- Doki - this was the Japanese crockery shop which used to trade as Utsuwa-No-Yakata in Oriental City.
- Tetote Factory - a Japanese bakery. It also sold hot drinks.
- O's Beauty - A beauty salon.
- 8am Healthcare Ltd - Acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
- Ceramics shop - Sold products such as large vases.
- Nick Nak shop - Sold a range of products such as bags, hair accessories and other accessories.
Food Court
There were twelve stalls in the Food Court located on the first floor, of which eight opened before closing. Much like Oriental CityOriental City
Oriental City was a shopping centre in Colindale, London specialising in various oriental foods and items. It is located on Edgware Road, and the nearest London Underground station is Colindale tube station. It had a dedicated car park, and 2 floors. It is next door to Asda. The complex was...
before it, food at Pacific Plaza consisted of authentic national cuisine from various Asian countries:
- Spicy Thai - Thai cuisine.
- NP Star Snack Bar - Japanese & Malaysian, specialised in crepes, fried things, takoyaki, and fruit skewers with chocolate dip.
- China House - Chinese/roast meat/dim sum/rice & noodles/Sichuan place.
- Hot Korean - Korean cuisine.
- Shan - Japanese, pan-Asian cuisine, previously Zen at Oriental City.
- Nambu - Japanese Donburi (rice) and udon dishes.
- Seleramu - Malaysian hawker food.
- Darjeeling Momo — specialised in dumplings, but also served rice dishes.