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Temporary porta-potties are set up outside Fashion Fair mall between JC Penny and the food court while the mall works on restroom renovations, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Additional porta-potties are set up outside the eastern entrance to the mall.<\/p>\n
CRAIG KOHLRUSS<\/p>\n
ckohlruss@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n
A crappy situation is brewing at Fashion Fair Mall.<\/p>\n
The two primary restroom areas at Fashion Fair are closed while undergoing renovations. And construction is not expected to be completed until late September or October.<\/p>\n
So for at least the next four to six weeks, mall visitors who have to use the bathroom will need to go outside, where mall management has provided porta-potties.<\/p>\n
Some porta-potties are by the food court. Others are on the eastern side of the mall where Forever 21 once was located. There are also restrooms inside the mall at the bigger stores, such as Macy\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, some customers who recently shopped at Fashion Fair were not very happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got the worst malls in the country,\u201d Cinque Webb posted on social media. \u201cPorta-potties all at Fashion Fair. SMH.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fashion Fair Mall in Fresno has closed its two main restrooms for renovations, forcing visitors who need to go to go outside and use the porta-potties or visiting one of the bigger stories inside and use its restroom. Screenshot Facebook <\/p>\n
Another recently wrote: \u201cFashion fair only having porta potty\u2019s is so GROSSSSSS. And (they\u2019re) in the SUN!<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t been here in forever and I\u2019m never coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A sign posted at the closed restroom doorway points customers to temporary porta-potties in the parking lot outside the Fashion Fair mall food court on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. The mall is having customers use porta-potties outside the food court as well as on the eastern entrance to the mall while working on restroom renovations. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n
When reached over the phone to further discuss his restroom situation this weekend at Fashion Fair, Webb expressed frustration about walking to three different spots and \u201chalfway across the mall\u201d before locating porta-potties outside, near the food court area.<\/p>\n
Webb said he was in the middle of doing back-to-school shopping at the mall when he realized he had to go. And so did his 12-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, first off, we\u2019re trying to figure out where to go, because the restrooms are all closed,\u201d Webb said. \u201cThen we finally find these porta-potties outside. But we\u2019re carrying all these bags from shopping.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow are we supposed to use the restroom and hold our bags inside a porta-potty? And it\u2019s the summer. It\u2019s hot. It felt like the plastic was melting from inside that thing. For a mall that big and as many people who go shopping there, you can\u2019t give us porta-potties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Webb said his daughter was so uncomfortable that she declined to use the restroom, despite previously expressing to her dad that she needed to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t quite filthy, but it was a mess inside,\u201d Webb said. \u201cLuckily for me, I just had to go No. 1. … My daughter, she was just like … \u2018No, I\u2019m good.\u2019 And held it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Webb and others online questioned why the mall couldn\u2019t provide higher-end, temporary restrooms \u2014 such as the trailer restroom setup used at Sierra Vista theater in Clovis a few years ago when its men\u2019s restroom was out of order.<\/p>\n
Or perhaps stagger the restroom renovations rather than close both of them at the same time.<\/p>\n
When reached Monday, Fashion Fair management did not immediately respond to questions about the restroom situation.<\/p>\n
Management did encourage patrons to use the restrooms located inside department stores and other retailers if they prefer indoor restrooms with air conditioning or need access to baby-changing stations.<\/p>\n
The Fashion Fair mall restroom remodeling is part of a multi-year, phased renovation that eventually will feature upgrades for the Outdoor Village and center-wide improvements (hall walking areas of the mall).<\/p>\n
Among the improvements to come include upgraded landscaping, modern seating area, enhanced lighting, new flooring and remodeled restrooms with contemporary finishes.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the mall\u2019s first restroom renovation since the 1980s.<\/p>\n
Fashion Fair mall, of course, remains open throughout construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis renovation is more than a facelift for the shopping center,\u201d Fashion Fair General Manager Joey Elliott said in a news release last month to announce the construction. \u201cIt\u2019s a reflection of our ongoing commitment to the Fresno community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re creating a space that\u2019s not only beautiful, but also functional, inclusive, and full of energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Temporary porta-potties are set up outside Fashion Fair mall between JC Penny and the food court while the mall works on restroom renovations, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Additional porta-potties are set up outside the eastern entrance to the mall. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com ![\"Temporary](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FRS_FashionFairrestrooms_2.JPG\" "\\"FRS_FashionFairrestrooms_2.JPG\\"")
Temporary porta-potties are set up outside Fashion Fair mall between JC Penny and the food court while the mall works on restroom renovations, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. Additional porta-potties are set up outside the eastern entrance to the mall. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com <\/p>\n
This story was originally published August 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM.<\/p>\n
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