Trader Joe’s

I lovelovelove Trader Joe’s. I can’t imagine my life before Trader Joe’s. Staff are usually fairly friendly and pleasant. They always have free samples of their foods (which are amazing!!) and free coffee samples right next to it. Like a lot of people mentioned, it’s like a cheaper and smaller Central Market/​Whole Foods. Their cereals are always classic, and I LOVE their pumpkin chai spice latte mix. The frozen food selections are bomb because they literally have EVERYTHING and anything! Chinese, Indian, Greek, American, Italian – you name it, they have it! I personally love their spanakopitas (Greek pastry filled with cheese and spinach). Their cheese selection is pretty good (not good as Central or Whole Foods, but it does the job and they’re tasty!). In the frozen foods aisle, they have frozen macarons which you’d expect to not be very good, but for the price they’re on point. I wish I could live here, but sadly not possible.

I absolutely love this place. I can go in and get some healthy food at a great price. I am not a fan of frozen food but I tried the Mac and Cheese and it was AWESOME!!! They have plenty of guilt free snacks which is great for someone that likes to snack throughout the day. It is a small store but the customer service is great and they have fresh veggies and sweet fruit.

I love Trader Joe’s and usually go in every other week to grab a few salads for the work week. I usually go to the one in Lower Greenville, but I stopped in Wednesday at this location.
Unfortunately the two salads I grabbed were bad and I had to throw them out. The dates said they were good til 01/​10, so plenty of time left to eat but all of the lettuce was soggy, corn was too and almost looked bad. I’ve never had this happen and maybe it was just bad luck pulling these two salads out, but it’s unfortunate that it was a waste of $ 8+ dollars just for the salads and then another $ 5 for a sandwich at work.
I would still recommend the store to anyone looking to eat healthy on a budget but make sure to double check the salads even if the expiration date is a while out.

This place is awesome. Super friendly cashiers, samples aplenty, and a fantastic, affordable wine selection. Love TJ!

Imagine if you removed all of the processed food from a grocery store? Ok, that is pretty much Trader Joe’s.
The beauty of Trader Joe’s is that it is not your average grocery store. Less is more here. Trader Joe’s is a perfect place to pick up some great wines, beer, cheese, salami, nuts, fresh fruit, or cheeses. In other words, Trader Joe’s is a great spot to pick up food for a wine & cheese party or a small dinner party. We picked up some great cheeses (manchego, creamy gouda, and triple crème) before a dinner party and the cost was under $ 15 (total) for the three cheeses.
The frozen food section is also another great attribute. They have some great frozen meals (lobster ravioli anyone?) and finger-​food appetizers that you won’t find at stores like Tom Thumb.
On top of all that, the employees here are really friendly and seem to enjoy their job and company culture.

Fun place to go. Price to quality is very good. Checkout was quick and efficient. The only thing I have bought that I didn’t like was the siracha sauce, but I think that was more personal preference.

Yay! Trader Joe’s is my favorite place as of right now to do some healthy shopping — the staff are such lovely people and helped me find exactly what I needed. Even the customers that I talked about chia seeds with were super friendly. Love all of the specialty foods that you won’t find in your average grocery store and I’m super excited to try all of it as everything they carry here is fresh and unprocessed. Cannot express in words how great of an experience I had at this location (and every other location to be honest).

I love everything Trader Joe’s has to offer. I came here for the first time in 2013 and have been coming ever since. The best quality food for the best price. I can’t wait to come grocery shop here every week. So many things to try! The produce, meat, cheese, wine selection it is all such great quality at such a great price. The floral department is amazing! I can never leave here without fresh flowers. They always do cute little potted plants per the season, cute mini Christmas trees, tiny potted succulents and cactus. They always have a variety of orchids.
My favorite Items to Nosh on:
Reduced Guilt Chunky Guacamole
Blueberry Vanilla Chevre Goat Cheese
Carne Asada
OJ — NOT from Concentrate
Cilantro Salad Dressing
Wasabi & Nuts mix
Spinach Lasagna
Cuban Style Black Beans
Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla Chips
Wine Country Chicken Salad
And the staff? I don’t know if they train them to be so awesome, or they are just very selective at who they hire and make sure they are awesome. The staff is always, helpful, friendly, laid back and personable. It makes shopping here and a short wait in line that more enjoyable.

Yay for this Trader Joe’s! It’s smaller than the Trader Joe’s locations I’ve been to in other states (haven’t been to any other ones around DFW, so no comparison there), but it carries all of my essentials and is conveniently located right along my way back from work.
I’m seeing a couple of reviews complaining about all the frozen food. Well, if you only wanted freshly cooked, freshly baked, freshly picked everything you should be at the farmers market, not Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is about providing affordable, delicious, and responsibly sourced food in convenient packages. Why come to a store that does what it’s set out to do and complain about it??? Don’t buy a Macbook and gripe about how it doesn’t run on Windows.
With that said, most of their frozen food is actually amazing. For the price, you will see that most of their frozen or packaged food score pretty high on the authenticity and freshness. I have my staples in pretty much every category from breakfast items to appetizers to sweets. If you like light pasta try the clam/​garlic linguine in a yellow bag. The garlic is really strong, but overall the whole thing tastes very fresh and well-​cooked, without the lingering taste of MSG. Some of their pizza items are a bit too salty but the organic pesto pizza is awesome. Don’t forget to try the small mint tins at the cash register. The MYNTZ! one in the vanilla flavor is my favorite. It’s sugar free so it doesn’t stink up your breath while trying to freshen it.
If you have extra dry skin in winter, try the body butter. Incredibly moisturizing, and smells great to boot. Their shampoos and soaps are amazing, too. Their foaming liquids are sulfate free and solid soaps are vegetable based. Many people like the small tee tree and/​or honey oatmeal soap that come in 2/​pkg, but my favorite is actually the big oatmeal soap. I love the texture of the lather and the smell. Their shea butter hand cream is an absolute must in winter; it performs MUCH better than more expensive hand creams.
The employees here have been some of the friendliest I’ve experienced. They’re very helpful in offering their input on new food items or going the extra mile to locate what I am looking for (if they don’t have it in stock, they will look it up and tell you when it will be in). In fact I always make sure to park my used cart in one of the designated spots instead of leaving it roughly around the store or parking area (out of other cars’ way of course), just because I appreciate how chill and friendly the employees are. The store atmosphere reminds me of some of the more progressive, liberal cities I’ve lived in, which I very much enjoy.
Anyway, despite the small size, this is a fantastic place to visit and stock up on your staples. If you don’t feel like cooking or need to find healthy food that won’t break your bank, definitely pay a visit!

Oh, how I wish Trader Joe’s was located in Las Colinas! Joe, if I beg, will you come here? If I build it, will you come?!
For anyone who has not been in a TJ, think of it being a Whole Foods in the infant years. All of the stores are small. Friendly staff who look like they stepped out a time machine from the 60’s, very Granola and cool. Love it!
They have a nice variety of frozen veg options. Their Madras veggie burgers were phenomenal, and shockingly low in price. And what about their 2 Buck Chuck? Well, it’s not anymore 2 bucks (see, I have been an avid customer for a long time) but it is still cheap Charles Shaw wine for a think $ 4 now– inflation, you know. Usually cheap wine sucks, but Joe comes through again with high quality and low prices.
Good job, Joe, good job. I heart u

One of my favorite locations in the NATION.
Great selection, always well stocked.
Superior customer service — specifically Andre. He is awesome & super friendly. I always wait in his line (even if it’s longer) because he goes above & beyond in being friendly & courteous! He’s also great at remembering people. He seems to know almost EVERY customer he checks out, or at least makes it seem that personal. He always THANKS everyone for their business & all around just makes you feel good about shopping here! So big thanks to Andre!!!
Plus, who doesn’t love TJ’s?

I really enjoy the simple layout of this store. I recently moved from PA and occasionally shopped at the Trader Joe’s not far from home. I passed the one off of Preston while visiting a friend and it made me happy to see TX had one. Made me feel a little like I was back in PA again. My favorite thing about this place is their fresh flowers are always beautiful and inexpensive. I also enjoy looking for unique foods to try out that I haven’t seen before. It’s always an experience each visit as I’m growing to LOVE this store! The Cowboy Caviar is my go to salsa:-)

Love, love, love Trader Joes! By far one of my absolute favorite grocery stores. This location is located right next to REI and Old Navy.
The store itself was well kept and fully stocked. Their produce is of the best quality. The best part about Trader Joes is their amazing wine collection. After discovering their amazing collection I do not shop for wine anywhere else, unless I am in an actual winery.
This is one of my favorite places to shop for groceries. Less expensive than Whole Foods, more ready-​to-​go items than Sprouts, but still a good selections of items I need most of the time. I have never been disappointed with the quality of the food. The staff is friendly and enthusiastic.
If you are in the area, try this store, trust me you will love it. I know I love it, and please believe that I will go back as I frequently as I can.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers!

I truly have jumped on the Trader Joe’s bandwagon. I didn’t get it at first, but once I actually went into one and experienced it first hand, I realized what I had been missing out on!
In all honesty, all people care about are the prices – and TJ’s has the best ones in my opinion. For the high quality of food that you are receiving, you aren’t paying very much for them. I am impressed with the variety of foods while at the same time its simplicity in nature as a store.
The staff are helpful. True, the crowds can get rough at times simply because so many people are attracted to such a great store, but that is typical of any grocery store (for the most part).
~Carpe Diem~

Okay, so Trader Joe’s is supposedly super awesome in its selection of vegan, gluten-​free, organic, or whatever healthy delicious thing there could possibly be. I don’t doubt that. (See all other reviews extolling these virtues for Trader Joe’s)
BUT Y’ALL. Let’s be real. All you really need to come for is COOKIE BUTTER. Think peanut butter, but infinitely more awesome. Spread it over bread, ice cream, crackers… you get the idea. It comes in three types: smooth, crunchy, and cocoa mix. Personal fave? Crunchy. Because then you can get all the chunks of speculoos cookie in your cookie butter!
And then you think, «but I want more cookie butter.» Y’all, there are VARIANTS of cookie butter too!!! Think cookie butter ice cream, cookie butter sandwich cookies… and you can even go straight to the source because Trader Joe’s also sells speculoos cookies by the box!
No joke. You can have everything for like $ 3-​$ 4 each, which is ridiculously cheap to satisfy a sweet tooth. Only con I can think of for Trader Joe’s is how COOOOLD it is inside, so bring a jacket for your next cookie butter run!

Small and nice place.
Most of the products are organics, so the price is so reasonable for the quality.
There are beautiful bouquets, and plants, also organics.
And the most important: they haver their own vines!

I’ve waited a long time to be able to shop at a Trader Joe’s as I’ve heard so much about it. However, it’s a lot smaller than I imagined but there’s a lot packed into that little building and you have to virtually look around everywhere. The West meets the East, That’s what I call Trader Joe’s. From Trader Joe’s Cultured Coconut Milk or I like to call these yummy little cups of heaven to Trader Joe’s Kale Chips, all Woohoo. It is almost like a Whole Foods for less money. Most of their groceries are organic in a very fair price. The best quality for the best price, organic and very good products. So I think Trader Joe is a good fit for not a professional shopper like me. I be able to find 75% of things I am looking for in a fair price.

LOVE THIS PLACE!
The customer service is awesome. Everyone is so friendly. TJ’s also lets you try any item before buying it. I’ve yet to be disappointed by anything that I’ve bought at Trader Joe’s. Everything is so diverse! :)

I love TJ’s and I was beyond excited when I heard they were coming to TX. I’ve been to the two locations in Houston and now I shop at this location. I never feel guilty about putting anything in my cart because I feel that their products are mostly healthy and a cheaper alternative to Whole Foods albeit much smaller with limited options and no deli/​hot food section.
Before I started shopping at TJ’s I actually researched what items to buy. So far, I haven’t had a bad experience with any of the items I’ve purchased at TJ’s except that one time our bread got moldy only after purchasing it 3 days ago.
Some of my favorite must-​have items I buy here include:
*Fresh fruits and veggies, especially the 19 cents each bananas. They have the cheapest price for bananas… and I love eating bananas.
*dried fruits and nuts (they have some of the best selection here)
*Olive oil (comes with a spout for easy pour)
* Ravioli with mushroom and truffle sauce (frozen section)
*palak paneer (frozen section)
*frozen fruit bars
*Garlic hummus
*marinara sauce (one of my favs is the TJ’s brand)
*all natural foaming facial cleanser
*if you’re a wino, the wine here is CHEEEEAAAAPPPPP.
*boxed tea bags
*live basil plant ($ 2.99, pretty big size, located outside… I get this for my herb garden)
*also, I hear their cookie butter is delish, but way too sweet for me.
Lines aren’t usually that long here and they buy their products/​foods direct to pass the savings on to the consumer. Everything here is affordable and half the price (if not more) compared to Whole Foods. Although this place is small it’s still a great place to get your staple ingredients. The frozen foods here aren’t bad. I don’t eat much of frozen foods, but the ravioli and palak paneer are my favorite non-​meat items. It sure beats frozen fish any day of the week. =)

FIRST OFF!!! t!!! If anyone knows Trader Joes, you know only good things! Am Imma bout to add to the list of good things! For starers, how do I know of TJ. I lived in LA for 6 years which is how I first found out about this wonderful grocery store.
So when I heard that they were putting a TJ’s in Plano, I was like, I wonder if its going to be the same as the locations in Cali. Also I was worried about pricing and quality. I mean, the standards of TJ’s is pretty high for me.
Well here I am, pumping my mom up about how great this place is! We are both excited. As this will be her first time ever shopping in this place.
And what do you know $.19!!! What do you think this is!!! Well for all of us TJ fans, that is the price of their bananas! All day everyday. And low and behold they are $.19 in LA too! Yay, as the store lay out is just as I remember it being back in Cali!!! I mean I was so happy.
Down to even customer service is awesome! I’m so impressed. Of course they sample out daily items and serve coffee/​juice to sip while you shop!
The store is clean, neat, and organized. All staff is there to help if you need any assistance.
The wine selection is TRULY the best. Why do I say this, Because its true. And please take a look for yourself. As they have wines from all over the place and wines at every ones price points.
We all kinds of grains, fruits, veggies, meats and more, the selections can not get any better. And did I mention, the price is fair & square!
Love TJ’s bagging experience. As each bag is always double bagged. The quality of nothing is lost here. Normally there are two people always checking you out.
Also amazing FLOWERS here. They are fresh and very affordable.
Now the parking lot is just what is.
And I must say, normally people that shop at TJ’s are very friendly. So stay pleasant when you arrive.
Loyal
i heart TJ’s
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