Trader Joe’s

I really like getting the free samples that they have in the back (varies from chips to wine and cheese), and also love the varying types of food that is available for purchasing there. They also have a good wine selection. Their at-​home dinners are really good, too.
The only problem I have with it is their prices for certain things that shouldn’t cost so much (types of chips, pickles, fruits, etc.). Either way, I do a bit of shopping here, once in a while.

I always love shopping here with my BF. It’s the best. Great service from the cashiers and the stickers are always there to help when you have questions.
We love trying new products from Trader Joe’s each time we visit. There’s a lot of great selections. The frozen foods have all tasty foods from around the globe so have an open mind and try all types.
We will be back once a week Friday after work!
I forgot to mention that the staff here are very happy. I’m sure that their boss treat them really well. Great job to everyone.

In my long quest for a decent grocery store since moving to Boston a billion years ago, I have to say that this place is the creepiest yet. As soon as I saw the Aloha shirts on the staff, I knew I was dealing with some sort of crypto-​cult that is trying to pull something on you, like any cult. They promote their store as a health food store, but the three main ingredients of their products are cholesterol, sugar, and alcohol. Just about everything is pre-​made in some warehouse in China or some other country with dubious quality control. And no, the cashiers are not nice, they are slimy. The whole staff is slimy. If you want fresh produce, go out behind the store and pick dandelion greens. The bread is horrible, not fresh. But they do sell wine (thus the extra star). And why do they use military designations in referring to their management? Is it because the store is owned by two German brothers (two of the richest in the world) with a Nazi past? Aldis, the parent store, is at least honest with no frills (Germans usually wear a paper bag over their head while shopping there.)

Fav store! Booze and wine found! Everything neatly shelved, easy to find what I want to buy. Food is fresh and love the organic fruits. Cashier packs my items with care, very friendly.

This is a great Trader Joe’s with great service. I’ve never had to wait long in line here. It can get pretty crowded, but the staff is efficient. They have a pretty good flower selection in the front and have pumpkins around this time of year.
I tend to stick to some usual favorites at TJ’s. The produce selection isn’t always great, but there bagged greens are usually pretty good and reasonably priced. I’m also a fan of their cheeses, pizza dough, rosemary crackers, chocolate cats (like teddy grahams), spices and frozen naan. They have wine and beer for reasonable prices which is always nice.

Awful Check-​out experience: Rude and incompetent check-​out agent
I am a regular food and wine shopper at Trader Joe’s in Cambridge and have to say that my check-​out experience with H**n*h was just awful.
In addition to food items I had purchased 36 bottles of wine and accordingly I brought 3 spare paper cases with different sized spaces, because I have observed that some wider bottles do not fit well in narrower boxes.
When I put the cases on the check-​out counter, H**n*h told me to place my empty boxes on the cart itself. I therefore explained to her that I was happy to box my wine, given that I had bought so many varietals. She therefore twisted her mouth angrily and continued to ring the items. Although I had placed similar bottles of wine together in the cart, she angrily pulled our random bottles and rang them through, while I was trying to box them appropriately. When she finished ringing, she insisted that I immediately swipe my card to complete the transaction. Long story short, even before I had packed all the items away, she handed over my receipts to me and started ringing the next customer’s items, laying them on top of my purchased items!
H**n*h epitomizes the rudeness and incompetence that people associate with the city of Boston. Efforts to call the store and speak with the store’s manager have gone unfulfilled: despite being told that the General Manager would be in the store on certain days and times, when I call I am told that he has left for the day
This is 2015, shouldn’t the management be willing to listen to how their crew are performing?

Fantastic customer service! Called up to inquire if the sell champagne or prosecco (they sell both!) and how much it usually goes for –the gentleman on the phone went to personally check for me (starts at $ 5.99 and $ 6.99 respectively). Although a seemingly simple favor, it was very nice for someone to take the time to help. I’ll be buying a few bottles :)

This place has booze and wine.
Nice location in Cambridge so there’s plenty of space for parking…
Nice staff and all but just like Boylston, this place does run out of groceries at times.

Great location and fantastic staff for a Trader Joe’s. We all go here for various reasons, but this location has the added benefit of beer and wine! Great prices for food and drink and what make me happy to always come back here. This is the best place to grab a good/​healthy snack for a low price.
The only negatives I encountered were the produce and no liquor sales. The produce is not top notch and spoils quickly. I’d suggest getting your fruit somewhere else. No hard liquor sales is also a bummer, as I know of a couple TJ’s in mass that do sell liquor and the prices are a steal!
All in all, the fantastic staff, low prices, and good selection of food is well worth it. I’ve always met a smiling face with TJ’s staff. Their food is great, and there is a reason while I’ve shopped here for years and keep coming back.

High quality food for low prices and friendly staff. Biggest downside is the limited variety of… everything. Ok, that’s not exactly true. There’re plenty of delicious junk food that I can’t stop buying.
It’s also pretty chilly in here, especially near the registers, in the winter because of the automatic doors that keep opening.

Great place, large variety of fruits, veggies, pastas, pretty much anything you can name.
Staff is super helpful and nice! I don’t think I’ve ever received so much attention in any other Trader Joes.
This is my go to place when I am in need of fresh flowers, fruits, dairy products, and veggies. Many organic products. They sometimes have free samples around which is really nice.
Another bonus about this place is PARKING! I live closer to the Copley location but there isn’t parking so instead I come to this location.

I absolutely love and miss this TJ’s–
All you need to know is:
They sell booze
There’s always plenty of parking
Super convenient locations
Everyone I ever encountered working there was kind and helpful
The horrifying Brookline TJ patrons don’t shop here
My cashier was wearing a «NIGHTMAN» name tag, and joined me in a spontaneous rendition of DayMan from Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Trader joe’s is one of my ultimate grocery stores. I’ve been shopping from them over 25 years. I move around all the time and I rate a neighborhood according to how close there is a TJ by it.
They have all the essentials I need for my everyday needs. Love their tofu and all the fresh vegetables. They bring it in fresh so I get it fresh from them almost every two days. This location is one of the better one in the area. It’s not hard to find parking space, the staff are very friendly and the store is always clean. They also have great samples most of the time.

The cashiers I have had here are top notch! Always have customer service on point. They’re warm, friendly, helpful. I had a blonde, slender woman give me great service this morning, 3÷120÷15, at 9:00am. A great chaser to the dumpy, RBF-​mugged rude cashier I had at Whole Foods not even 1 hr previous. Keep it up, Trader Joe’s staff!

This is one of my favorite trader joes in the area. They are almost always well stocked and parking is fast and easy. Prices are good like all other trader joes. I only have two complaints:
1. Their free samples are rarely vegetarian friendly.
2. The painting they have on their wall is ugly and a huge eye sore whenever I drive up.

This is a tiny Trader’s, and sadly doesn’t carry beer or wine, but it’s so convenient when you need a staple, such as nuts, cereal, bread, cheese, salad mix, etc. .. and the staff are so friendly and helpful. The lines here can be long at times, but they usually move quickly.

I’ve written a few reviews for Trader Joe’s so I’m only limiting this review to their wine selection.
I love all Tj’s however this location has wine for sale. On one occasion they were providing samples of champagne. Now that how I like to shop!
I usually come here when I need to get a gift for someone and you never go wrong with a nice inexpensive bottle of wine for $ 5.99. I especially love that there are a few experts that will help you select the appropriate wine based on the gift receiver’s demographic. Cheers!
Other notes:
Daily wine samplings
Large parking lot
Next to Starbucks

This is the best part about living in Cambridgeport.
The weekly specials. The wine deals. The tastings.
Always new and innovative products. Even with a «small» selection, it never gets old.
A++++

The Trader Joe’s in Cambridge is like a playground for adults ages 21+. They manage to make grocery shopping fun again! How?!
Well kids, it’s quite simple actually they follow Newton’s 4^th law: the law of the almighty dollar bill. It’s your one-​stop shop for everything from a $ 1.99 box of Trader O’s – that’s Trader Joe’s version of Cheerios – to $ 4.99 sauvignon blanc or $ 2.99 Rose. No, I did not forget leading 1’s, those are REAL prices.
Do yourself a favor and put TJ’s on your shortlist anytime you’re in need of groceries and plentiful libations to go along with them!

I was going to start my review with «who doesn’t love trader joes»…but someone beat me to it. This TJs has a smaller food
selection than the alewife brook pkwy TJs, but has the ever elusive wine and beer sales!!! As is true with most TJs, the staff is incredibly friendly and generally willing to cha. Oh, and since who really likes chatting with strangers aside from me, they’re also amazingly helpful. I’ll add that I got my entire thanksgiving dinner including turkey and 6 bottles of wine, to feed 13 people… for $ 150. THATS INCREDIBLE!!!