Trader Joe’s

I was so happy when they opened this Trader Joe’s at the mail. But, I really have come to dislike it, mainly because of the horrible parking situation. The store is on the 3^rd floor and the parking structure is always full. Also, the elevator is very filthy. They could at least make sure that it looks clean, but they don’t bother.

I went in yesterday and the cashier Lily K is too busy chatting it up with her co workers and of course she charged me twice for the same transaction. What really irritated me was her attitude. She didn’t greet me, ask me how my day was, just kind of gave me an ugly look. I don’t know if it’s because of the color of my skin or what it was but your job is to be friendly and helpful and she was not. Step it up Trader Joes I know your cashiers get paid good money the least they could do is be fake.

Trader Joe est la seule chaîné de supermarchés aux où je vais lorsque je suis aux États-​Unis. On y trouve des produits à peu près mangeables et c’est déjà incroyable en soi vu le reste…

TJ’s is my all-​time favorite grocery store. Plenty of healthy foods, foods with few ingredients, esthetically pleasing, clean, friendly service, yummy (not so healthy if you’re in that zone) snacks, and very reasonable prices. Trader Joe, please never leave me!

Its pricey but I love their stuff. I always come here for their ice cream, mochi, chocolate chip banana muffins, spicy lentil wraps, and/​or a cheap wine.
Today they had an immense amount of client so the wait was a little longer than usual.
The man at the cash register wasnt too friendly though… He was very friendly to the group of girls in front of me but with me he barely forced a «Hello» out of his mouth…
But anyways, love to get their free coffee. So yummy!

This is the first time I have lived this close to a Trader Joe’s and I am super excited! I am not the best at grocery shopping, sometimes I just come out with fruit and almonds, but luckily it is super close — to be fair, the time I came out with just fruit and almonds — I only spent roughly $ 7. I have been there a few times so far in the past few weeks and it pretty much has everything I am looking for at a reasonable price, which I love!

There are two kinds of people in this world: people that shop exclusively at TJs and people that don’t shop exclusively at TJs. I am in the latter camp. While TJs offers unique items that you generally can’t find in a mainstream grocery store, their selection can be lacking. For more details, READ ON.
TJs is the place to go for picnic-​y type foods, cheeses, crackers and wine, etc. What I think lacks at TJs is the fact you only get one choice when selecting an item (namely condiments). For instance, if I want to make tacos, I am resigned to the store brand taco seasoning which is particularly spicy. Same thing with coffee cream, cottage cheese, pickles, pasta sauces, etc. Little selection with these items. However, there ARE items that are exclusively TJs that sometimes I crave: their ready-​made bean & cheese burritos, olive tapanade (jar one rather than the refrigerated one), mini-​chicken tacos.
If I am completely wiped out of food and need to completely restock everything I won’t just go to TJs because of the lack of selection; I’ll usually go in conjunction w/​a trip to Pavilions just down the street on California. A good thing is this location has wide aisles unlike some others I’ve been to that make a trip to TJs like a chaotic bumper car experience (TJs in West LA near National Blvd. comes to mind).
PRO: If you enjoy beer/​cider but can’t decide on a six-​pack, you can make your own! NEWTON’S FOLLY DRAFT CIDER = YUM.
P. S.: FUN FACT: I heard from a pal that grew up in the area the reason this location is awkwardly upstairs is because it was originally supposed to be a movie theater but the real estate deal ended up tanking so the location was snatched up by a TJs and a TJ Maxx.

We kinda accidentally found this location. I thought we were heading to the one across the street from Bevmo.
Pretty standard TJ’s location. Parking is found in the garage below.

Seriously, if it weren’t for Trader Joe’s I’d probably never prepare anything requiring produce. Or prepare homemade meals. I’m so lazy. Those pre-​chopped bags of vegetables were made for people like me — so I can feel good about making a stir fry without spending time chopping too many things. Those pre-​made salads are one of the main reasons why I eat salad for lunch. My favorite is the Mega Crunchy Salad — that cilantro dressing is delicious! Of course, I always end up getting a bunch of other items that look delicious. Frozen foods are my savior when I need something quick and not a bar, and their selection is great. And that wine selection — I once went to a wine tasting party of wines from trader joe’s that were under $ 8. That was a good night. The only thing I really don’t like that I’ve tried are their cold pressed juices — they are not good, fyi.
Everyone, as always, is super friendly. Parking can be a bit of a cluster, especially if you try to drive all the way up to TJs. I usually find parking on the ground level and walk up the side stairs, it’s less of a headache this way and you get some steps in!

This is my second favorite TJ’s ! I like the convenient location on South Lake. Very organized and clean store with the usual friendly crew. This store is in my rotation for groceries quite often.

Much better parking than the one on Mission Street! It’s connected to a parking structure, which you can drive all the way to the top to park in front of the entrance or park in the first spot you see and take the stairs (exercise and avoid annoying speed bumps). Happy, friendly staff all the time for all the years I’ve frequented this location. Some different variety from the trader joes in Rosemead as well. Don’t forget to bring your own recyclable tote!

There are many TJs. I think a town hasn’t really hit the map until they have a TJs. I like this particular location because of the easy parking (three stories), wide isles, fast lines and not too crowded. I can pick up a salad and drink for lunch or something to take home for supper.
Love the chicken curry salad, Greek salad, frozen green beans, chicken tamales. Did not like the shrimp spring rolls, rolled too loose and filling falling out.

I haven’t been to this Trader Joe’s location except to the one near Bevmo. Is this a recent location? Anyways…
Parked in the garage below, took elevator up and walked in.
It’s a medium sized Trader Joe’s compared to the ones I’ve been to. We were looking for ingredients to make my pâté but I didn’t find all of the spices needed. Sad kitty face.
This location definitely has the standard things but is missing a few others like a wide variety of spices etc.
Bought some wine though. Not bad. I’ll probably end up going to the one nearby across from the Bevmo just in case I want wine with whatever I’m buying from Trader Joe’s.

I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed this Trader Joes location, it’s the one we hit most weekends. It’s pretty amazing when you can say you go to Trader Joes about 7 days a week and sometimes to more than one location each day. I guess that being said, I’m a fan!
This location often has what we are looking for, but since it’s the one I find myself in on the weekend I don’t know the staff and the faces aren’t as familiar as the Hollywood location I’m in Monday — Friday, so it doesn’t qualify as my «home» store and they don’t recognize when they’ve missed me if I haven’t been in.
I don’t care much for their flower selection here but other than that it’s a great store, similar to most other locations.
They carried my favorite wine up until it was sold out so that scores them major points. Not all Trader Joes locations had this certain bottle.
Like all Trader Joes, you really can’t beat the quality, freshness and value. I rarely if ever find myself doing any type of major grocery shopping from other stores when Trader Joes is an option.
They may even be beating Target out as my most favorite store ever!

This is by far my favorite Trader Joe’s location in the area! Only sucky part of it is that you have to drive up a structure to park. I pass by at least 4 speed bumps — no bueno! And these aren’t the ease-​over-​bump kind of speed bumps, these are the OMG-​what-​hit-​my-​car kind of speed bumps, the kinds that feel like it could pop a tire!
Besides the gnarly speed bumps you gotta pass to get up to the third level, I love the samples provided here! They always seem to have the best samples of the TJ’s in the area. It’s because of the sample station that I’ve found my new favorite salad — broccoli and kale slaw! During the summer, the morning samples seemed to consistently be watermelon.
The workers here are always out of this world! Super friendly, as if their main priority during the 8 hours they are there, is to help us shoppers out. I’ve never encountered an unhappy employee there!
Each check-​out aisle has a miniature street sign with all the notable streets of Pasadena. So cute! So very small-​town-​pride-​ish.
Only downside is that their items come and go. I was ready to serve up a basic italien dinner, and was looking for garlic bread, but they didn’t carry it at the time :(But it isn’t something that would deter me from shopping here, ever!
PS. I was on the hunt for Cookie Butter Ice Cream… and I finally found it!!! It’s in stock, everyone, go stock up! Ice cream in the wintertime is the best: D

I am grateful that Trader Joe’s is so close to my workplace. On my break I would buy salads, wraps, drinks, and snacks. Everything is so healthy here! The service is friendly and speedy here.
I was in a hurry to buy some flowers for an event. So, I purchased some flowers here and it was a steal. The flowers were so cheap and pretty! I used them as my centerpieces and I got a lot of compliments.

Can always find what I need here. Has a good selection of fruits, veggies, snacks, salads and wines. Their prices are very reasonable and this location always has ample stock. I’ve become obsessed with their products like everyone else. Can’t get enough cookie butter and inner peas! Always pick up 2 – 3 bags at a time. I try to hit this market in the early mornings as this location can get pretty packed especially during the weekends. Staff is always helpful and friendly. Like this location a lot better than the one on Arroyo Parkway. This one is a lot bigger, has more parking and always has what I need.

I LOVE this Trader Joes! Obviously the parking lot sucks (I feel like that’s a requirement for TJs though).
This is a huge TJs and super organized! I think I went in a less busy time but still!

I come to this TJs pretty frequently but it’s def an odd store. The easiest way to find the entrance is to go into the parking structure on del mar and drive to the very top… Makes me dizzy! The good news is when you do get up there, you’ll usually be able to find a spot pretty easily. Although, lots of people park on the lower levels and take the elevator but I find it painfull slow and kinda scary being in a rickety ice-​chest-​looking elevator.
This store also doesn’t seem to carry much, if any, organic produce. The last time I came by all they had was strawberries… I was looking for veggies so ended up leaving empty handed. The store on arroyo has a much larger selection of organic fruit n veggies.
Organic produce aside, it’s still a decent place to stop by and pick up all of my fav TJ branded goodies! :)

This location is nice because there is plenty of parking (unlike the Arroyo location). Make sure to park on the 3^rd floor since that is where Trader Joe’s is located. (You can, however, park on a different floor and lug your groceries there.)
I have two complaints about this location. First, the prices can be misleading because they don’t always place the right price next to items. I read in an article that grocery stores intentionally do this so be careful. For example, I bought sprouted bread and the price right under it read $ 3 but when I checked out, it was $ 4. I went to double check the price and the price was indeed $ 4 but that price was under a different type of bread. So just be sure to double check the tags for the prices.
Second, some of the bags of tortilla chips were only half full whereas others were ¾ full. I guess there is not the same amount of product so watch out for that as well.
Otherwise, this is a lovely location. It is clean and fairly big. It is also located next to several other stores, including a Macy’s.

For the past 2.4 years, this has been my go-​to TJ’s. Before then it was TJ’s #2 in la crescenta, which sadly closed just about a year ago. Nonetheless, this one is a 6 minute walk from home and whenever I do come in via automobile, parking is a snap.
What can I say that no one else has said yet about TJ’s??! I don’t know, but I know I CANNOT live without it. TJ’s is my life, my air, blood in my veins… Truly, I do 94% of my grocery shopping here and I’m here at least twice, and easily three times a week…
One of the things i love about this store is that they keep coming up with new products as if they had read my wish list! They have a shelf of new items and i never fail to check this section whenever i visit. Fabulous and genius products… Truffle Salt for $ 4.99, Speculoos Cookies for $ 1.99, Black Truffle Olive Oil $ 4.99, Coffee (Keurig) Cups $ 2.99… these prices are unheard of! Don’t think about it for one second, whether you need to go to Vons, Pavilions, Ralphs… there’s no need to think! TJ’s is the BEST!
Friendly service, wholesome and well-​thought out products, quality you can depend on, freshness, great values… what more can you ask for?