Trader Joe’s

Best TJ I’ve ever visited, not because of the store but because they had lots of parking. It is a typical TJ, always crowded, especially so the day before Super Bowl 50. Long lines at the registers but cashiers were on top of it and the lines moved quickly.

Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite shopping hangouts and there’s plenty of parking, free coffee and food samples as well as reasonable prices for produce and staple items. Bananas are only 19 cents a piece which can’t be beat especially if you buy the bigger sized bananas. And avocados are 99 cents each but most of the time you have to let it ripen. Don’t buy the extra hard avocados as they do not seem to ripen on their own very quickly. I like to buy ones that are ripe and ready to eat. Greeting cards are only 99 cents as well.

I have always loved Trader Joe’s. They have tons of yummy options. The flowers are always beautiful and the staff is equally helpful at every location I have shopped in this far. Just love it. I enjoy the gluten free cupcakes and the best gluten free sandwich bread I have found. I also like they’re dairy free cheese selection and selection of dark and sugar free chocolates.

Definite fan of the Alameda location! Great customer service. Organized. Lines can get a bit long depending on what day/​time you come in, but the employees really do their best to get you in-​and-​out as fast as possible and have always been super helpful whenever I needed any questions answered or couldn’t find an item. Compared to other Trader Joe locations, this particular location had way more registers open than I was accustomed and I never felt overly cramped at this location.
Since my college years, Trader Joe’s has been my go-​to for various veggies, snacks, eggs, milk, and various other goodies! Also, can’t help but love their little station where you can try some of their featured products for that week. The employees here were all super friendly and helped me whenever I couldn’t find something (because it takes me a minute or so to get used to the layout of a new TJ Ha-​ha) and the cashier even sparked up a convo with me and my dad so that’s a definite plus! Loving your customer service South Shore Trader Joe’s!
Parking definitely shouldn’t be a problem since it’s located in the South Shore Shopping Center, so there’s plenty of spaces!
I will definitely be back to this location to fulfill my grocery and snack shopping needs!

I love having this Trader Joe’s in our city. I find this place constantly bush, with customers and always restocking. Don’t hesitate asking a worker if they have a missing item or something out of stock because they don’t hesitate on double checking for you. Don’t think you can make a quick stop tho during the weekend or weekday night… you’ll be in a long line.

I wish they had ORGANIC CORN TORTILLAS. Not the ones mixed with wheat.

I like TJs in general however some of the employees at this location make shopping here very unpleasant. Unfortunately despite the recent city ordinance outlawing smoking in outdoor shopping areas, some of the staff routinely smoke in the immediate vicinity. You can’t walk near the store without getting facefulls of smoke. It’s a very unpleasant place.

It’s Trader Joe’s. By definition it’s wonderful. A postcard from DHC Cosmetics, the purveyor of the creams, unguents and lotions I use, brought me to the South Shore Shopping Center for the first time. They have a popup store here through the end of January. The card wasn’t specific about the location of the shop w/​in the shopping center, so I drove around the perimeter w/​o finding it, starting and ending in front of Trader Joe’s. I parked in front of TJ’s and walked beside it down one of several interior passageways lined w/​stores. I found the DHC popup w/​the help of Security. On my way back to the car I rewarded myself w/​a stop in TJ’s. I had noticed this morning we were getting low on eggs, so I picked up a dozen and a couple of other items. The store is larger than the El Cerrito store. It’s clean and well stocked, although they didn’t have any freesias in the flower section. They had lots of other things but I limited myself. No wine, no chocolates. Just the (sort of) necessities. I’m unlikely to shop here much, as it’s out of my way and there are at least three stores closer, but it’s a lovely store.

I genuinely appreciate this, and all trader Joes grocers. I’ve had nothing but good experiences all these years-​until last night. I Walked up to pay for my groceries and mentioned to the cashier that I would be needing bags. She reached under the counter, handed me several bags, and told me I could started. What?!? Serious–
I travel enough to know, that this practice is exclusive to California locations, and even then, not all of them. It’s my understanding that helping the cashier bag your groceries, is not mandatory, unless I’ve missed something. Which perhaps I have. Love TJ’s the employees are great, and the culture is great too. But telling folks to bag their own-​NOT so great.

This Trader Joe’s is popular for young families, so you will surely see lots of kiddos here. The store is set up in a roomier way than the Emeryville and Lakeshore locations. It still overcrowded, but I feel like you get that at every Trader Joe’s.

Was there yesterday, and cannot believed the management would place a complete unfriendly cashier at the express lane. The guy do not acknowledges you, does not ask if you were able to find everything, nor offers weather you like a bag or not. He was more like a zombie, just pushing the groceries trough the scanner. He even accused me of trying to take one of the baskets out side of the store. Obviously, this guy is more concern with what you are taking out of the store in stead of what you are buying.

Alameda should have one of the enviable locations of Trader Joe’s. Nearly all incarnations of food, but few inedible items can be found here. The location in a shopping center provides for plenty of parking.
I went to get some food during a visit. As usual, the selection is wonderful beyond mere words. They do lack raclette cheese, a Trader Joe’s masterpiece, but the frozen aisle was to die for.
Doing your shopping here is most certainly advisable.

Cookie butter. Great prices. Beautiful men that work there. Consistently fresh food. I love this place. They have always been helpful to me if u ever had an issue. I’ve never had an issue at any TJ’s but this is my local one, so I will place my review here.

Our go-​to store. We come here weekly, because they have a good selection of veggies, fruits, meats, cheeses, snacks, beers and wines. Not to mention the staff is really friendly and the store is well kept (compared to Safeway next door where things are all over the place).
It’s not pricey and it’s convenient since you have a big parking place and many other stores around (in case you can’t get everything here). Sometimes they don’t have certain things cause they are changing the labels or getting in something new from someone else, but if you ask they might find something in the back or just tell you the date when they’re getting it back on their shelves.
The only downside is that perishable things tend to go bad before their expiration date (salads and fruit I’m looking at you) and we do put them in the fridge and take all the necessary precautions.
The lines are not too long because the staff makes sure there’s a sufficient number of check-​outs open (again compared to Safeway where you have two registers and 20 people). But if you want to avoid the place being too crowded come in right after they open.
I don’t care much for the samples they have, but I was told they are also good.
Would highly recommend you to come here instead of going into Safeway next door.

Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies are amazing and I would rate a 5 Star. There are so many good food at Trader Joes so I’m picking the best. Have you try these Cookie Butter sandwich cookies? It comes in a 10 oz bag and often out by weekend.
Let’s see if we can wrap our head around this one… First we take Speculoos cookies, grind them up and make a spread out of them called Cookie Butter. Then you make butter cookies (real butter this time) and make a sandwich with the cookie butter between two butter cookies. What you have is a delicious combination of butter cookies and cookie butter spread. Is that too much butter for you! Also, did I mention they were healthy for you? Not! But who cares! Try it next time you’re at Trader Joes.

My go-​to location for all my usual TJ’s pickups. I’m usually here weekly and try to avoid coming in later on Sunday’s because it can get really busy and jam-​packed (parking too). My favorite buys:
–Prepared salads
–Wine and beers
–Triple ginger snaps
–Cookie butter
–Organic corn chips
Overall it’s cheap, catchy, yummy and convenient. I’ll continue to do a majority of my shopping here or in Emeryville.

Yes!
Trader Joes is Fabu! Especially this one.
I buy ²⁄₃ of all my groceries here.
Thank you for stocking all the healthy choices!
No shortage of cuties either.
Props!

This one of the better Trader Joe’s in the area, they have tons of parking, friendly staff members, and a huge inventory at affordable prices. I personally like to come here for their awesome beer selection, this is one of the only places that I can get a high alcohol craft beer for under $ 5 in a 22oz size. After you are done grabbing some brew, be sure to stop by the snack/​chip aisle, they have plenty of munchies to soak up their high octane beer and everything is pretty reasonably priced.

Outstanding customer service? YES!
Offer a variety of healthy goods? YES!
Samples consistent? YES!
Reasonable prices? YES!
Fast check-​out lines? YES!
Ample parking? YES!
Super friendly staff? YES!
Safeway next door? YES!

Trader Joe’s I like you guys,
Your have eclectic food from TV dinners, cookies and pies
What I can’t get a safeway, I can get from you
But put you guys together, you’re a dynamic two
I also like your salad
A lunch composed of your food is a fine ballad
I like you fine and I like what you do
Your stuff rocks, and kicks butt like kung-​fu
Trader Joe’s, I mean what can I say, they’re like safeway but a way cooler and hip safeway. You don’t have boring food, you guys have a great selection of everything, you feel a little smaller, but that’s fine, it adds to your «feel». It’s not too huge, not too corporate, feels down to earth, you get my drift. I really like your vanilla ice cream coupled with your pear tarts. Lastly, your BBQ Chicken salad is bomb. I also don’t go near your snacks section… I don’t have enough money for all that I’d want to try.

Meine Ktegorisierung Reformhaus stimmt nicht wirklich, ist aber der nächst-​passende Begriff.
Für die, die es nicht kennen: Trader Joe’s ist ein Supermarkt in den USA, in dem die Amis den Weg von der fettsüchtigen Burger– und Donut-​Gesellschaft zu vernünftiger Ernährung fnden können. Der Markt in Alameda ist dabei einer der am besten paßt, da Califormia, vor allem die Bay Area da deutlich weiter ist und natürlich auch viele eingewanderte Europäer dort leben.
Die Lebensmittel sind auch wirklich gut, wenn auch nicht echt biodynamisch. Die Auswahl ist superklasse!
Was mich immer dort, aber eigentlich überall in den USA beeindruckt ist daß selbst die Kassenaushilfe nach 12 Stunden durcharbeiten und 30 Anschissen vom Chef noch immer superfreundlich zu den Kunden sind.