A Flurry of New Stores at Mall, Including 5 Places to Eat

A mini-boom at has five new places to eat opening by the end of the year, as well as a couple other retailers.

A long-awaited Taco Bell will join the food court. Chicken Wow will open Nov. 15 to replace , which is opening a free-standing restaurant across Royalton Road in the Plaza at SouthPark.

is building a parlor outside the Cinemark movie theater. Asian Express & Sushi will also open an eatery.

And the popcorn stand in Center Court, on the first floor under the escalators, has closed and will be replaced by Paciugo Gelato and Caffe.

Westfield SouthPark marketing manager Andy Selesnik said a new Pandora store opened last week. 

Coming soon is Best Buy Mobile and Earthbound Trading Company.

Recently opened stores include the  (a new and upgraded store), Learning Express and Bling Boutique.

In addition, Forever 21 expanded to 17,000 square feet, doubling its size.

Earlier in 2011, new stores joining the mall were Teavana and Bare Escentuals.