Overall Desert Ridge Marketplace offers convenience for for the surrounding area all tucked into one giant area off the 101 and Tatum. I can tell you that it's nice to have a Super Target, Grocery store, a few good places to eat plus some bars all located at one place.
I will say there are few things that are annoying about Desert Ridge: crowded, hard to find parking, too many of the same type of bars, and it wouldn't hurt to open a few restaurants that were NOT chains! I'm sick of eating at chains, but this mall is so close to where we live.