Trader Joe’s

I frequent this Trader Joe’s often because it’s the one closest to my home. On my last visit, I declined when the cashier asked if I would need bags. He scoffed and said, «OHKAAAAAY.» He then proceeded to ask three more times before finally letting us go, «You sure you don’t want to pay for some bags?»

I don’t know how they do it. Their frozen and refrigerated food selection is expansive. So far, I love Trader Joe’s Uncured Pepperoni Pizza, T. Joe’s Fully Cooked Uncured Bacon, T. Joe’s Mahi Mahi Burgers with T. Joe’s Island Salsa, T. Joe’s Turkey Chili with Beans, T. Joe’s Sweet Potato Bisque, their Pineapple Juice, any of their premium ice cream, frozen Shitake Mushroom Chicken, Japanese Style Fried Rice, Turkey Bolognese, orange chicken, any frozen burrito, and tons more.
Furthermore, their prices are reasonable and the cashiers are upbeat. I love them all. I highly recommend visiting the sample lady at the back of the store. She always has good food and the all you can drink free coffee is awesome!

I will always love trader joes. Always a must for groceries and specialty items. Can’t wait for them to move to the new building. They always have yummy food and drinks. Make sure to try the yogurt, salads, pub cheese, grapefruit juice… oh who am I kidding there are to many good things to list… go check it out for yourself.

Good Trader Joe’s with a lot of different food selections! Accommodating employees :)

I love Trader Joe’s! Staff is always friendly and helpful and produce is always fresh.

As with most Trader Joe’s, customer service is top notch. The always helpful, never unfriendly staff are at your beckon call. They aim to please, are knowledgeable of all products, and can assist with pretty much everything.
This TJ’s in particular, is my least favorite of the bunch in our area. The parking is terrible, only slightly better than the one on Arroyo Parkway.
It always feels chaotic inside. Overly crowded or the layout just doesn’t seem to flow right, not sure which of the two is responsible for people breathing down your neck as your try to shop.
Of course their selection is wonderful, and products go unsurpassed. If you are in the area, head up Rosemead and shop at the Hastings Ranch TJ’s… it’s like a breath of fresh air and is only about 10min away.

This is my absolute favorite location of all time! Why you ask? WHY NOT.
This place gets five stars because the workers are awesome. The cashiers are always extra friendly and look like they’re loving life, which in turns makes my day a lot better because I feel like they truly care about my well being even though they might not ever see me again.
My mom comes here all the time and if she knew what Unilocal was, I’m sure she’d give a five star review as well!
Even though they share a parking lot with other businesses and it looks small, parking is never hard for me to find.
It’s a small Trader Joe’s but hey, great things come in small packages. Sometimes.
They also have the best frozen mac n’ cheese I’ve ever had in my entire life.
Please don’t change locations down the street!!! You’re good where you are :(

Staff is always friendly. Richard always has a great attitude. Love the selection and variety of product that’s available. Can be a little on the pricey side on some items but you can’t argue with the quality.
Really the only downside is the parking lot. It’s small and hard to find parking. Sometimes you have to circle the lot several times to find parking.

This trader joes is small and parking can be a pain when it is busy. Despite that, the cashiers are the friendliest I have met and are always enthusiastic.

This is my top grocery store because …
#1. I live right next door
#2. Prices and food here are all awesome!
I can walk here in 5 minutes if I wanted to. This is next to Petco & Salathai. It’s so convenient because if I need groceries, want to eat thai food & need to pick up more dog food for my dog then I can do it all here!
Parking — it can get a little hectic during peak hours (5 – 7 PM) on weekdays & even more hectic during weekends. This is when people get off work and I guess they get their groceries before heading home which is reasonable! Come around lunch time or before they close & you’ll avoid the parking difficulty. Even though it might take a while to find parking, it won’t take longer than several minutes. More than ½ of the people parked in the lot comes for Trader Joes so there’s constantly people coming and going. You can park in that area next to Petco on Huntington because there’s always parking there!
Inside the store — Always very neat. There’s always workers organizing, restocking and making sure everything is in it’s right place even though it gets so busy in the store at times. It’s easy to navigate because it’s so clean and everything is in it’s place.
Selection — Like I said, they’re always restocking so it’s not too often they completely run out of items. There were times they have ran out but it comes back in stock quickly or because they just stopped making the item.
Checking out — Even at peak busy hours it’s not too long of a wait to check out. When it gets busy they open all the cashiers (there’s 6 I think?). So it’s a pretty quick check out!
Staff/​workers — always very friendly. Always ask me how my day is during check out or what I’ve been up to. Several encounters include them asking me what else I’ve planned for the day, when I start school & just commenting on groceries I buy (because they like it too so I guess I make good selections HAHA).
My top recommendations for foods here is
1. Almond Butter. It’s made of only 3 ingredients and doesn’t include all those nasty chemicals and trans fat. The naturally separation of oil on top is what makes it real almond butter!
2. Peanut Butter — Same as above. Made of only 2 ingredients, natural oil separation and a very clean nut butter.
3. Edamame Hummus or Eggplant hummus — So delicious! Eat it with flatbread/​pita or carrots!
4. Mediterranean Whole Wheat Flatbread — it’s in the bread section & it’s soo good! It’s perfect with either hummus I mentioned above.
5. Edamame — There’s 2 kinds. I get the one that’s already cooked. It’s so good & salted to perfection.
They also started selling Questbars here about 2 months ago! Only 2.39 compared to GNC which is 2.99. They only have 3 flavors though. Cookies and cream, chocolate chip cookie dough & mint chocolate chip. They also have Larabars, KIND Bars, Thinkthin bars, Clif bars, etc.
They’re moving on January 2016 to where HOWS market use to be on Huntington.

I love coming to Trader Joe’s to grab snacks. There is a good variety of dried fruits. My dried mangoes didn’t last the car ride home. I have been wanting to try the cookie butter ice cream ever since I heard of it’s existence.
Employees are all extremely nice and products are pretty cheap. Only $ 3.49 for a quart of ice cream.

I’m never disappointed when I go to any trader joes! I walk in and I’m like a child grabbing everything I see in sight! I’m in heaven! I usually go to trader joes to get fage Greek yogurt! It’s my favorite and trader joes has the best flavors hands down! I usually get the one with acai blueberry and vanilla bean. All of their groceries and food are organic and taste great! They have a great organic/​soy ice cream selection too! I’ve tried the vanilla ice cream sandwhich with soy and it’s delicious! The ice cream is different because it’s healthier/​weight watching. I’ve also tried the cookie butter ice cream and it’s so good!!! It’s a little sweet though so beware! During holidays it’s super packed because they have great selection of the traditional foods usually eaten. They also have samples you can try and most of the time it’s always delicious! ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would go again and recommend! :)

Great service. Healthy food. What more can you ask for? This is the closest Trader Joe’s location to me and it is only 5 – 10 minutes away from where I live. My family has been coming here since I can remember and now my sisters and I do too. I love their ready to go packed foods because it is quick and easy, and delicious.

Careful with the parking here. Small lot shared by other stores and restaurants, and hungry grocery shoppers can be cranky/​drive crazy.
The store itself is also small, though they offer most if not all of the same goods offered and other TJ locations. The employees are also friendly, and always have smiles on their faces. I don’t have much to say except that your experience here mainly depends on how crowded it gets in the store and how many devil children/​grumpy ppl happen to cross your path that day.

I came here Sunday expecting the store to be closed, but found it’s open at 8:00 daily! We were going to the cemetery, and I needed to get a boat-​load of flowers at a reasonable price. I found a lot of bouquets from between $ 5 and $ 10, which is super reasonable, especially since we’re so close to Mother’s Day. The clerks at all the Trader Joe’s I’ve ever been to are super nice and go out of their way to make you smile, or at least feel better than you came in. Customer Service is apparently one of the attributes Trader Joe’s shines! Now, about that two-​buck chuck…

Came here earlier this evening with my husband.
Very disappointed in their service. It’s very hectic at this Trader Joe’s and the person who was checking us out, David V. was VERY unhelpful and lazy.
I had a gift card and he swiped it a few times. It did not go thru and he made the quick assumption that I did not have any money inside of the card. I did. After a few times of swiping he kept insisting that we throw away my gift card because «it doesnt have any money.» Turns out it was a technical issue with the cash register and my card DID have money in it.
Utilizing the money inside my card is my RIGHT and not at all a privilege. It was a gift from someone (a student of mine) and YES I have my right to use the card and the amount of money it entails.
He had a very negative energy about him. For the amount of money Trader joe’s charge, I would expect better attitudes. I usually come here on the weekdays and the workers are WAY nicer. We ended up calling the manager to come and fix the situation…
Management please train your workers better for the weekends.

The overall market is small, but most trader joes I have been to are relatively small. The market is clean well stocked, and organized.
There is ample amount of parking anytime I come. The lot is relatively big and parking is not hard to find unless it is a holiday, from my experience.
The staff is friendly, asking if they can help find something, giving samples at their sample station as well as sampling any products you are hesitant about, as part of their store policy.
Prices are not too high, many things I buy here are expensive at major chain markets and cheaper to buy here. They often have booklets in the front that show highlight items with recipes and stories.

Trader Joes located in the city of San Gabriel is a small super market that sells some organic products and a whole lot of liquor, especially wines. If you are looking to try something different or maybe even an organic wine, it isn’t super expensive and you won’t break the bank.
The parking lot is shared by a few other stores like Petco next to it. Sometimes it does get busy but it isn’t that bad. The lines here do go by pretty quickly but don’t forget that they will charge you 10 cents per bag. So if you are going shopping at the market don’t forget to bring some bags from home!
The things I like to buy from this super market is the ready packed meals for one person to eat. I love how easy it is and also they do have a large selection of frozen dessert treats. Also they have some frozen fish as well that you can stock up.
I think the only thing or flaw this store has is that they don’t really have a lot of bakery goods. They have it but it isn’t super big or large it’s just a small selection of things which compared to Whole Foods it doesn’t compare.

I remember when I was young, I used to get the mail and see the Trader Joe’s ads. I used to read them, wondering where a Trader Joe’s was, since their ads were so neat to read (I was a weird kid, ok, I’m still weird today).
Of course, now, Trader Joe’s is a staple store for almost everyone I know. Their prices are good. They «make» you go green by charging you for paper bags (this bag thing has just started to go into effect here). This is a good thing, since I bought a ton of reusable bags when I thought that you got $ 1.00 off each time you used a reusable bag at the army commissary. Turned out that you got $ 1 off the bag, not groceries.
Anyhow, I think that this Trader Joe’s is a bit small compared to some, but still has all the things that we normally want to find at Trader Joe’s anyway.

The parking here an get a bit hectic especially during rush hour but I still continue to come here 2 – 3 times a week. I love salad variety here. My favorite salad is the Harvest Salad and I pair it with sesame crackers.
People here are always so friendly and eager to help. I can’t wait to go back again!