Trader Joe’s

This place has been a real lifesaver to me!
I live in Honolulu where unfortunately we don’t have a TJs, but I’m here in Portland for 7 months. Basically vacationing in my favorite city while my husband is on deployment, because island fever is real. We had a financial emergency back in August, husband spent a lot more than he should have getting supplies for his deployment. I was already in Portland and left BROKE. I’m used to shopping at Whole Foods, but I had to wait a week for next payday and didn’t know how I was going to eat.
Checked out Trader Joes, and I stretched that money out! I was shocked by how affordable everything was. It all tasted great too, and was free of questionable ingredients. I ate well that week!
I’ve been shopping here on a regular basis ever since. I’m going to be so sad to leave this store when I go back home. I’d say they have 90% of what I need, even stuff like paper towels and heavenly smelling lavender dryer bags. Then I get other things from Fred Meyer & Whole Paycheck, as it’s called by many.
Everyone here is super nice too, and my son loves the stickers they give out in the checkout lane.

This Trader Joes is closest to my house and my favorite in the city and suburbs. Best part is that they are open till 10pm. All the people who I have met who work here have been super helpful and super friendly. I love their tandoori burger patty and their pizza doughs. Of course when you talk about Trader Joes you can’t miss the vast choice of snacks. I like to try one every time I go. I bought their basil plant a couple of months ago and it’s thriving in my little patio garden. I also like the cheap wines though some cheap wines are actually bad tasting so I try to steer clear of them! My only gripe with trader jokes though is that they have a pretty tiny beer selection. At least Portland’s Trader Joes should have a good beer collection!
Other than that this still remains my close to heart Trader Joes!

This Trader Joe’s in the Alphabet District is fantastic as usual. They have a vast selection of products, offering some wide variety. Going here is not just grocery shopping, rather it is an adventure.
I walked around here to get something that isn’t too many calories. What I settled on was a small chocolate bar with caramel. It was less than a dollar at a quality which far exceeds the bars usually sold at that price.
This Trader Joe’s is definetly worth visiting if you happen to be in the neighborhood.

This store was a great addition to the area. Lots of unusual groceries, great cheeses, great snacks at usually fair prices.
The problem is they get you to fall in love with an item and then discontinue it!
Parking here is difficult but in this neighborhood any parking is unusual so that is a plus in my book.
It is usually busy here with lots of people but they are staffed for it so the lines move fast.
My favorite things here:
The cheese!
Flowers!
Treats like cookies and Macaroons.
Spiced cider for the winter!
Discovering new things!

Great products and helpful staff.

This TJ’s frustrates me. They always seem to be out of condiments and salad mixes. When I was checking out, the cashier asked me if I found everything I wanted. I said «no» and he shrugged and said «oh». What? Oh, never mind!

Products and customer service are dynamite! Beware: Parking can get scary on weekends!

Seriously, there’s nothing bad I can say about this place. It’s Whole Foods without the high prices. $ 4.00 for a decent Bordeaux?! Say what? It’s true! I wish we had Trader Joe’s in Canada to give Whole Foods a run for their money.

good store serving the NW community.
I’m sure everyone knows what Tjs is so i’ll just focus my review on this specific location.
it’s good, open late. parking can be annoying at times– but, at least they have like 25 parking spaces.

I was here last week to pick up a few bottles of Willamette wines. Always, during the many frequented trips to this store, I have found their prices so much better than new Seasons.
On average, their inventory runs about $ 4 – 6 less than New Seasons.
Wine tasting is free in the afternoon. All they had was beer that day— pass, thx.
Nice bottle of Adelsheim Pinot and an Eola white, without breaking the bank!

A very strange mix of very confused people shop at this store for confused persons. This is a very minimalist, pseudo-​healthy franchise that sells low quality produce, a small selection of meat, and a wide selection of its house branded snacks and cheap wines. There is nothing good or particularly high qualtiy about any of this stuff. It’s a store that allows classless people to pretend to have some sort of class, all while keeping a Hawaiian theme.
I go here for the free coffee and samples.

I really love Trader Joes and so wish they would come to Hawaii (even a shipping markup on products would still make it reasonable).
This TJs is spacious and clean with all of your favorites you’d find at other TJ’s. They have a small parking lot on the side of the store.

Truffle infused olive oil is back, apparently a one time a year, now, product to stock up upon. And they also have an insane truffle infused dry salami. Both keep and ship.

We absolutely love it here. We recently moved to Portland from Boston and the Trader Joe’s on the East Coast just don’t compare!
The TJ’s in the Northwest is conveniently located and has a great selection of products. Their produce section is also plentiful, which I hear is rare for Trader Joe’s. Be sure to check out their samples counter in the back for yummy treats and free dixie cups of coffee at anytime of the day. You also can’t beat the price of shopping at Trader Joe’s — it’s cheaper than Fred Meyers!
Overall this is a wonderful location with great food, friendly staff, and cheap prices.

Good food, but a little pricey. Located in a residential area of Portland. Good selection. Didn’t interact with anyone but the cashier. I have heard that Trader Joe’s has amazing and personal customer service. I didn’t experience that. But, it was all fine.

As a visitor to the States, I don’t know the history behind Wholefoods and Trader Joe’s
My perception is that Wholefoods has a slightly dodgy corporate image with the public here while Trader Joe’s retains a trendy anti-​establisment reputation. This is despite the prices being high in both supermarkets
This branch of TJ is located in the chic alphabet district of Portland. It’s spacious, clean and bright
Staff were helpful and friendly. When I enquired what baked pea crispies tasted of, one employee opened a whole bag for me to try
I enjoyed the small tub of watermelon spears but it cost $ 3.49

I’ve been coming to this Trader Joe’s for nearly 10 years and have never once had a bad experience. The employees are exceptionally nice and helpful, the prices are incredibly fair and the food is obviously delicious. I hear parking can be bad but I live just a couple blocks away and always walk, so I have no tales of woe relating to parking mishaps. All I’ll say is the entire NW neighborhood is known for being slim on parking spaces. it’s not something exclusive to Trader Joe’s.
This is a great place to go once you hit up Safeway and Freddies for your essentials. It’s like a grocery store that sells nothing but goodies/​treats/​stoner delights. It’s all wonderful, but the orange chicken and dark chocolate covered marshmallows might be my favorite.

Be still my heart! There’s a Trader Joe’s down the street from where I was staying in Portland?! Amazing.
The staff here maintains the friendliness that is a key feature of all Trader Joe’s employees that I’ve ever had the pleasure of interacting with. But the friendliness of the employees here go even beyond the TJ-​friendly I’m used to at home! When Boyfriend and I told the cashier that we were looking forward to visiting some of the local breweries, he launched into a passionate explanation of a local brewery that brews beer and donates all the proceeds to a local non-​profit! He waxed so eloquently that Boyfriend and I were massively intrigued.
As we thanked him and got ready to leave, I realized we were missing one key piece of information. «What’s the name of that non-​profit brewery?» I asked, hoping to look the place up as we walked away with our groceries.
I swear, it was like telling a kid that Santa didn’t actually exist — that’s how fast the cashier’s face fell when he realized that he honestly couldn’t recall the name to save his life. He was so apologetic that I’m sure other people probably thought he’d absolutely ruined our day when he was just being overly nice.
But still, overall, a wonderfully pleasant experience as always. Thanks, TJ’s!

This is a good TJ’s all around. Clean, with good professional and friendly staff. This place is on par with all the rest of the TJ’s in the area, which is generally quite good.
BUT…(and its a big butt)
But…I hate getting INTO this location. For one thing– Parking can be a real sonofabeetch here. There is a very small lot and not a lot of street parking available.
But once you’ve sorted your parking out, you have to run the gauntlet through the assorted homeless camp that sets up outside the door here. EVERY SINGLE TIME I’ve walked in here I have to tell someone (s) outside the TJ’s door that I’m not interested. I’m interested in shopping for groceries, not the begging that takes place outside.
I’m not sure why this behavior at this location is so tolerated.
It makes me actively try to avoid this otherwise fine store.

My love affair with Trader Joe’s began with humble roots in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. As I adopted the guise of adulthood and moved into Philly, I went out of my way to grab groceries from the TJ’s in center city. I didn’t think that things could get much better between us. The long walks down produce aisles, the tempting arrays of cheese, quick flirtations with cute employees…
And then I met you, NW Portland TJs. You are better than I could have imagined. Mostly because you stock straight up alcohol like all grocery stores should (seriously, Pennsylvania!), and your employees rock. I also love that you’re precisely 0.6 miles from my place. I have a feeling that this is going to be a long-​term relationship.