Trader Joe’s

I used to frequent this grocery store a lot more, but it is really out of the way for me. That being said, lately I have been on an Indian food kick and their frozen Indian entrees are BOMB. And all are in the 300 — 400 calorie range, which works great for me. If I were to go to an Indian buffet for lunch I could easily eat my weight in samosas alone, so these let me feel like I am indulging without the inevitable subsequent self-​hatred.
Their stores have their own brand of almost all of your basic grocery items PLUS their liquor area is pretty low price. They do however need to work on their craft beer selection. And being a smaller store, they have pretty limited selections on everything. But what they do have is quality.

Today I went to Trader Joes to pick up some lunch. With a time constraint I had to pick something up quick so I can get back to work. Normally I have a positive experience coming to this store, however today was not the case. As I was heading towards the register to purchase my items, I find a register with a short line. I place my items on the register and wait for the cashier to finish up ringing out the customer before me. The cashier was a white older female who looked to be in her late 50’s /60’s with brown hair. As I stand there waiting all of a sudden she leaves the register. Before I know it she is bringing a cart over full of items as she is talking to another customer. She begins to pick up items from the cart and brings them towards the register. There I am confused, as I am the next customer to be rung up. She looks at me and says, «Oh didn’t see you there» and continues to ring up the cart. The lady whose cart it belonged even looked confused and said, «Oh wasn’t she next?» The lady at the register just shrugs and continues to ring up her items. I literally had four items and could not understand why the cashier couldn’t just quickly ring up my items before she began the other customers items. Now, I have to wait even longer to purchase my things and hurry back to work! When it was finally my turn the cashier said nothing to me and continued to talk with fellow co workers! What the hell is going on?! What is the point of waiting in line if employees are just going to pick and choose who they want to ring up?! Sorry Trader Joes, but your hiring department did a horrible job in hiring this rude, incompetent lady. She has definitely ruined my Trader Joes experience.

Customer service experience today was unacceptable.
Rude, impertinent employee and he was a manager. Wow!
This is a first and hopefully the last bad experience. He needs help in how to be respectful, and how not to bully people.
If you have a similar experience post it here on Unilocal,don’t be bullied or intimidated, then maybe Trader Joes will take notice and get this handle.

You know, I’m a frequent Trader Joe’s shopper for a long time since I began my TJ days since 2013, and this Elk Grove location never disappoints! The Elk Grove Trader Joe’s delivers one of the most outstanding groceries that most shoppers really enjoyed the most from produce to the finest selections of wines & beers. As I entered their doors, the atmosphere and the concept remain the same as most Trader Joe’s locations does across the United States plus the friendliest environment too.
The employees inside Trader Joe’s EG are doing a fantastic job here because this service never slows down! No cons at all!
Every items in this store are totally arranged; very clean and tidy, so I can find some great products on what I want to buy. Additionally, there’s also have a free sampling center where you can try their food and drinks before you buy! What a great idea to have a sampling center!
There’s plenty of parking available, so you can park anywhere you want near or far. No complaints about the parking because everything went smoothly.
In the end, Trader Joe’s in Elk Grove is the finest national grocery store that I always continue to shop their endless grocery items every day! A well, worthy visit! My rating: 4 solid stars.

At first I thought it would be silly to review this grocery store since EVERYONE knows Trader Joe’s I’m sure, but I realized I need to declare my undying love for this place.
Trader Joe’s I’m obsessed with you. I saw a BuzzFeed «listacle» about recipes from Trader Joe’s that you should try and I figured I’d try it some out because I needed easy meals to make. I am now HOOKED on this place. First I tried their masala simmer sauce and omg so good! I just recently tried Indian food too but I love this sauce now. I just recently tried the naan bread and that paired perfectly with the masala. A lot of their international foods are so great and they taste basically like going to a restaurant (i.e. the Thai red curry mixed with the coconut cream… SO GOOD). The frozen food section is awesome and everything basically cooks in less than 15 minutes. I have to force myself not to want to go everyday because it’s a little further from my house than I’d like.
The prices at Trader Joe’s are AMAZING too. You can buy everything for a dinner for 2 under like $ 15 (I’m being very liberal with the pricing… I haven’t actually calculated the costs for some of our meals yet). I’ve bought so much stuff there because I just want to try everything. Today’s haul was dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds and dark chocolate covered edamame. Random stuff but all delightful.
Trader Joe’s I love you.

My favorite store, by far. Love trader joes, love this location. Clean and friendly staff.

I adore Trader Joe’s, and I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed this one yet as it’s the one we tend to go to. The one in Sacramento is probably closer but that parking lot is the worst!
This parking lot is decently big as it’s in a shopping center, but it can get pretty packed. My boyfriend and I try to go during «down times» but I’ve started going after work. Grab a cart and start shopping! I generally start by grabbing some $ 3.99 flowers, located right next to the entrance. The produce section is big and that is my next stop; they have lots of different produce, including chopped up butternut squash which is so convenient, along with bagged broccoli, spinach, etc for ease. Sometimes I have noticed their produce can be a bit moldy, so just look carefully. It’s rare but happens.
In the produce area is also tempeh and tofu which we tend to grab. They have cheap tofu here! There is also tons of different cheeses, their shredded cheese is a pretty good price and they have lots of different, fun cheeses such as Unexpected Cheddar and a very good brie which label I can’t recall.
We rarely buy meat, but they have pretty good breakfast sausage here in various flavors. Next stop tends to be bread and tortillas; make sure to check the expiration dates as they generally have dates expiring a few days after. Guess that’s good, less preservatives? Obviously grab a sample and some coffee while you’re here!
They have good eggs and decently cheap Greek yogurt; the plain one is great for many different uses. Salted, European butter — yes! Good OJ, and cheaper than usual vegan butter (Earth Balance).
Frozen section is wonderful, lots of ready to go meals. Their frozen pizzas are yummy, and we always get their hash brown patties and the vegetarian sausage. They also have interesting ice creams, as well as different chocolates and other treats in this aisle. Try the s’mores and mint chocolates!
Next aisle over is general items: flour, pasta ($ 0.99), tomato sauce, beans, etc. And COOKIE BUTTER! After that snack aisle: chips, popcorn (herb popcorn is the best!), and so on. They recently switched the store up so maybe my little mental map is incorrect!
Then, the alcohol. I love their wines! Such good prices for many different kinds of wine including imported ones. Beer and liquor is cheaper here too I believe, if you are a whiskey drinker go here for Scotch and such.
The cashiers are friendly and always helpful. I love the Trader Joe’s flyers and always want to buy every single thing in it. Currently I have my eye on some wines listed in the latest edition.
Why four stars instead of five? Tends to be packed, though admittedly not their fault, and they don’t carry everything we usually need (bulk items for example). Overall, great store as you can see by reading this ridiculously long review.

The Elk Grove Trader Joe’s is one of the better options in the Sacramento region. They are located in the southern part of Laguna on Bruceville and Elk Grove Blvd. This location seems larger than others, but they still carry the same selection of items found in other stores.
Parking and access for this location are some of the best around. This location seems to be less busy than others, but it probably heats up during peak times. I do not travel to Elk Grove much, but this location is well stocked and usually is good to pick up a few items heading home.

I’ve heard a lot about this store thru the years from people, mainly people I worked with. I have never made time to ever come here and today I came with my friend and low and behold. This store is amazing and I was so surprise about their prices. I hate I don’t live near these stores. The flowers and plants out front were so cheap @ $ 3.99 and $ 5.99. Theses are great prices for flowers, especially if you like them.
I can’t believe all these years I’ve never come to this store. I didn’t even know that they had one in Elk Grove. The store is clean and the staff was so nice and friendly. Great customers service. Something that is hard to find now and days. I didn’t buy anything I just looked around and the things they had.
The store was very busy and I understood why, their prices weren’t bad at all. I like their fruit and vegetables section. And I definitely like the coffee section. We got some of the beef jerky which was $ 5.89, but I had been complaining a few days prior how it had gone up everywhere, but the package got smaller. This bag here was actually a bigger bag well worth the price. I love beef jerky, but just refused to pay those ridiculous prices.
I am so glad I came here to this store today and I know I will be back again. Without a doubt. I really wished I lived closer to this store. I would be a regular here.

Every single time I come I leave with something
Last haul:
cookie butter cookies
Coconut crisps
Mango yogurt gummy bears
Pesto pasta
And of course Charles shaw wine

Always great service and customer satisfaction here! I complained about my Alfredo and pesto sauce getting moldy after just a few days (very inconvenient!) but they assured that if it happens to let them know and they’ll replace it. I guess it’s good knowing for sure they don’t put preservatives right?
Pizza dough is super good and can make two small pizzas or one very large!
It’s also a go-​to place for me to buy bananas, flowers and orchids.

Love Trader Joe’s! I feel like there’s this misconception that it is expensive, but it really isn’t. I’d say they have a lot of quality products at an affordable price, especially compared to other stores. My personal fave is their cake mixes!

Stopped at trader Joe’s for a lunch time snack and they did not disappoint. I got some alomonds and beef jerky. I got a pound of almonds individually packed stay fresh packages, awesome. The jerky was flavorful and soft will be getting more soon. All in all good experience.

When I moved to Elk Grove, I was overjoyed to find that I was close to Trader Joe’s and Sprouts again. YAY! There are so many things that I can only get at Trader Joe’s and having to make a 30 minute trip one way to get these items on a weekly basis was getting to be a pain.
In general, I have always found the service at all Trader Joe’s to be superb. Staff are available, knowledgeable and accommodating. While TJs may not have a huge selection, I feel that what they offer is high quality enough that I don’t need 20 varieties of an item for me to choose from. I am always able to find a staff person if I’m unable to locate something. Unlike other stores, they will actually walk me to where it is and locate it for me. I think this should be the norm, but sadly it’s not.
One time I was trying to find wheat bread that wasn’t too dry. I have never liked the texture of most wheat breads and after buying (and throwing out) 6 different brands, I had a staff member tell me that if I didn’t like an item, I could get a refund or exchange it for something else. WHAT?! Holy cow! After telling her of my 6 failed attempts (not all at TJ’s), she took a loaf and opened it and let me sample it. I was so impressed with this level of service. And what do you know, I found a brand that I really liked.
Lately, I’ve been way too busy to cook so I go to TJs specifically for their prepared or frozen food. They have a great variety of heat and serve items such as pot roast, pork carnitas, pork riblets, turkey dinner (complete with incredible mashed potatoes and gravy), chicken picatta, and chicken tikka masalla. My personal fave is curried chicken medallions. I will serve this with the heat and serve brown rice for a restaurant quality dinner. Other great, easy to prepare items are their quiches, Thai noodle boxes and single serve frozen pasta. If you don’t like to cook or are just short on time, TJ’s is the place to go.

I’ve been a Trade Joe’s shopper for years. I remember way back being excited to get the Fearless Flyer in the mail outlining all the new offerings and seasonal items. Back when many the items they carried were not available at super markets. Times have changed and markets now offer a reasonable variety of items beyond the blue collar american palate. Even at that Trader Joe’s continues to bring on new and unusual items that lead to fun discoveries nearly every trip.
The thing I like most about Trader Joe’s is the cheese selection. They always have a nice variety and the packaging size is such that it’s always at an affordable price. The cheese selection at this store has declined over the last few years but I still continue coming back so it can’t be that bad right? I’ve asked about some of the cheese that went away and was told if the demand isn’t there it just ins;t restocked. I think the selection at the Folsom Blvd. store is better so I try to stop there if I am in the area (Hello Corti Brothers!). Talk about a cheese tangent.
I’m not a big fan of prepared foods which is a big part of the Trader Joe’s offering. The Masala patties are an exception for sure. They are delicious! The frozen fish variety has declined over the years but they still tend to have several as opposed to 5 or 6 a few years back.

TJ’s makes grocery shopping fun! Their products and produce are of quality and you can certainly get more bang for your buck. I can’t forget to mention that they have an awesome selection of desserts and reasonably priced bouquets (great when you’re rushing to put a dinner party together).

I love shopping here. Every time I go to kohls next door, i make sure I drop by. They carry such cool variety of items which are hard to find everywhere else. Good price too… not too high not too low.
I am a big fan of their Horseradish n Cheddar potato chips. They are sooooo good. I buy atleast 3 or 4 packets at a time :)
The workers are indeed very helpful. I was looking for Matcha powder and upon their recommendation, I tried the Matcha Green Tea Latte Mix and was I happy for my purchase. I love the latte mix… not as strong as Starbucks but very yummy.

I love you Trader Joes but I had to take away a star primarily due to my encounter with mold growing on some of the fruits and vegetables in the store. The other day, I was buying grapes and saw thick fuzzy white patches of mold in quite a few of the containers. Beware.

Every one loves Trader Joes! So fortunate to have them so close to my house. They are so convenient for quick items such as milk, eggs, bacon, plus our other T.J. favorites such as their orange chicken, wine, fresh produce, instant coffee, macaroni and cheese, steel cut oatmeal, and many others. Best of all prices are so affordable!
The workers are very friendly, hard working, and efficient. They are usually giving out samples of a variety of food items that make you want to buy the item of course. The store is clean, colorful, and easy to get around. I don’t know if I could ever move to another neighborhood that didn’t have a local T.J.

We had to come here for specific items like their pistachios, barbecue potato chips & pumpkin cereal.
I like this particular store as their checkers are always pleasant. The guy that checked us out asked us what our plans were today & we said we were going out for breakfast. I said let’s go but of course he’s got to work!
I used to come here for their hummus, salads, frozen items like veggies & chicken. Sometimes we even pick up their frozen desserts. A little while there we were picking up flowers for the cemetery as my father & brother have passed on.
There has been times I have shopped here & they have food samples in the back area where they prepare it.
My husband did help himself to some complimentary coffee.
Shop here when you need to because you will always find what you need!