Trader Joe’s

denise d is an ignorant fake psycho
she threw my change on the floor and purposefully gave me a ripped bag

Great staff, always helpful and cheerful I wish the parking lot wasn’t such a mess, but you can’t have everything.

Amazing Grocery store. Tiny. Yet really, really good.
It’s convenient, not super crowded, has a no overall good selection (yet everything is gourmet), and the prices aren’t much more than other nearby stores. Comparable or less than Roche Bros or Sudbury Farms. Jean (a cashier), and Steve (it looked like he was a manager), were both very friendly and very knowledgable about their store and other nearby Trader Joes stores. Will definitely return.

Having embarked on a healthier eating style at home we now require fresh organic ingredients for both staple foods and special recipes. While the selection is not expansive, Trader Joe’s always seems to have exactly what we need in a the format that we need it. They do not carry thousands of obscure items however for the items they do stock several variations are frequently offered. Prices are reasonable given the high quality and freshness. I especially value the lightning fast checkout process, with friendly high energy staff and plenty of registers open. I never seem to have to wait more than a moment to get back on the road. A minor consideration but important to me: there’s always a huge stack of hand baskets adjacent to the front door. I’ve never been made to search.
Parking can be a challenge. This is a popular store. Unless you get there early spaces can be tight. Pro tip: skip the first lanes and proceed directly to the back of the lot for slightly wider spaces against the back fence. Do not under any circumstances yield to temptation and park in adjacent clearly marked lots. (Historical maps marked unexplored oceans as «Here be dragons.» Same concept.) If you strike out in the parking lot there are metered street spaces on the other side of the pharmacy across the lot. If you;re eating this well already you won’t mind a few extra steps for good looking fresh produce.

An old school Trader Joe’s, not too big, not too small, that has everything you need at the prices you expect. This location is set aside by its super helpful and friendly staff. (My theory is that TJs knew that people in the future would be self absorbed jerks, so their CEO put a bunch of friendly people from the 1950s into cryogenic freeze back in the day and has been thawing them out as needed ever since). No liquor here. Shoebox parking lot from hell that you may want to avoid at peak times. Worth the hassle, though.

I live much closer to the Trader Joe’s located in Brookline but I prefer to travel to this location. It offers a much better parking situation and usually has everything I need in stock. The staff is super friendly! This is my favorite place to shop for groceries.

Love it ! Highly recommend it for just about everything, great customer service. Fresh fruits and veggies and a huge variety of goodies !

I love would drive out of my way to come to this trader over the brookline or newton location. The parking is easy and the staff is wonderful. I recently purchased a loaf of bread that got moldy the next day. Brought it back to the store without a receipt and got a new loaf and a apology! Doesn’t get better than that!

The Best Customer Service in the area. Wonderful Manager and lovely workers. As good as it gets. One time we had a problem with a bread went bad too quickly and manager quickly offered to give us new loaf free of charge. TJ really stands out with the quality service and kind employees!
Thank you Trader Joe!

I LOVE Trader Joe’s food in general and this location is terrific. Staff is great. Unfortunately it doesn’t sell wine but fortunately a wine store is opening up rigtht next door. Very convenient!

Excellent grocery store. I can get an entire cart full of groceries at whole foods and spend a fortune. The same products and quality here a I can’t believe how cheap it is. Friendly staff great products. Parking is tough here.

Now expanded!

I went into Trader’s today to get a few things for my grandparents and cannot express how wonderful the staff is. As I was checking out I asked about the green tea mints sitting by the checkout– just wondering for a future visit. We were having a nice chat, discussing new products and on my way out, the cashier ran after me with a tin of the mints I had mentioned. I have never experienced such a warm gesture at a grocery store and was really touched.

I really enjoy shopping at this Trader Joe’s. It is small so you do not feel overwhelmed. But the selection is very good. I particularly enjoy the Trader Joe brand items. The frozen food selection is especially good. You are able to find many organic items not available elsewhere. And the prices are very reasonable — always a plus!

The produce here is terrible.
I have just thrown out a bag of moldy potatoes that were not even a week old. This is typical of what you get here. I’ve had experiences where I’ve bought 4 avocados and every one was black inside. I’ve had beautiful appearing strawberries go moldy in a day.
Other stuff is fine, and by fine I mean typical Trader Joe’s fare, and reasonably priced compared to the other extortionate shops in the area. But because they consistently disappoint when it comes to produce I do no shop here as my main supermarket. I really wish this would improve.

One of my favorite TJ’s locations. It is a decent size and has very consistent inventory (unlike some of the TJ’s I’ve been to). Staff is über friendly and helpful. They have a great selection of frozen food as well as fresh meats and cheeses. Produce section is minuscule, but TJ’s produce isnt very good anyways.
I, of course, didnt knock stars off for this but one this that really bugs me is people who go into TJ’s and talk about how awesome and authentic their ‘sushi’ is. No. Just no.

Wow, maybe this is just the day before Thanksgiving talking but this TJ’s is kind of insane. Parking is weirdly set up so the whole lot is congested. The actual store is small and set up in a weird square. Their quantities of products are limited because of the size of the store. They seem to have everything, just a lot less of it. The area around the checkout is small and pretty clustered. The staff is super nice though. Probably wouldn’t rush back to this TJ’s since I live right near the Alewife and Arlington stores which are much bigger and have better parking.

I make a trip to TJ’s about once a month… I’m a big fan of the frozen food section (the eggplant cutlets are great) and I often buy cheese and fruit here as well.
This location is pretty good as far as selection goes. The parking lot for the store can be a bit crazy and tight but I’ve never been unable to find a spot. Actually, scratch that, I did have to park on the street once but that was on a Sunday afternoon.
The staff, particularly the cashiers, are super friendly and always encourage me to enter the raffle (not really sure what it’s for but one day I’ll win and find out).

I’ve been to a few Trader Joe’s around. This one is the best! The staff is fantastic and very helpful. They know their stuff. Shout out to Crewman Bobby for his great work!
The food is excellent. This store is great about making sure supply meets demand. If you want something, they’ll get it for you fast.
They have a great selection of food, too! I highly recommend all of the India Fare Indian food medleys. They are great! Check out the frozen section: chicken tikka masala, naan, potstickers, etc. They are all fantastic, not too bad for you, and cheap! You can’t go wrong here!
Their samplers are great, too. That’s actually how I discovered their potstickers. Oh! Put the potstickers with Trader Joe’s soyaki sauce. Wonderful!!! :-). One of my favorite meals!
Oh, how could I forget? Trader Joe’s pumpkin bread mix is the best!!!

Like Merrill, this was also my first trader joe’s experience ever… so it holds a special place in MY heart!
I have never been to a trader’s joe’s that I didn’t like but this one seems especially fabulous… less crowded and the staff is super friendly and helpful…
The frozen whip-​up-​in-​no-​time-​but still-​be-​healthy meals are one of my faves here… fast food doesn’t always have to be dripping in trans fats!!!