Great fresh sandwich options at this deli in the back of a cute market. Tried turkey roast beef…read morecombo

I'm not sure what's going on with the deli staff at Nielsen Brothers, but the experience has been…read moreconsistently disappointing. This morning, both employees saw me standing at the counter waiting. One was folding towels, the other was facing me. They made eye contact multiple times, then deliberately looked away without acknowledging me. It was very obvious I needed help with something. I had placed an online order for two sandwiches, which came out to $33.69. For that price, the least I expect is basic acknowledgment. After waiting long enough, I finally asked, "Am I in the wrong area?" Instead of a simple, polite response, I was met with an irritated "What do you need?" from both of them, as if I was inconveniencing them. When I explained I had an online order, I was told, "It's right there," with a dismissive point toward the shelves. No greeting, no guidance, no courtesy. I'm a local resident and work in healthcare. Even on difficult days, I make a conscious effort to treat people with respect and kindness. It's not that hard to acknowledge someone standing right in front of you. This world is already full of enough frustration and rage. A little basic courtesy goes a long way. On a positive note, the hot dog stand guy out front is always super nice and friendly, which makes the contrast even more noticeable. Customer service doesn't require perfection, just basic decency. Unfortunately, that seems to be missing here.

Stopped in today for a few items. Its super clean and they seem to have an attentive staff that is…read morewilling to go out of their way for a customer. Very wll manicured store and easy to find items. Looks like my neighborhood Safeway back at home. What impressed me today is seeing some staff follow a customer to their car to hand them back their money that they dropped. This shopping center has pretty much all you need if you are in Carmel Valley for sure.

Sale Deal Day! Yah! BUT, they don't have the item in Stock?…read more Also, Sandi the CS Mgr, is so unhappy, so unfriendly, she needs a long vacation and a new vocation. Her Long fake nails are highly prone to being unsanitary. Studies show they harbor significantly more bacteria, fungi, and viruses than short, natural nails because the space underneath creates a dark, moist trap that is difficult to clean. Common sense 101: Please be smart and stop the spread of disease. Washing your hands often, especially, after touching the 8 POS computer screens at the express lanes all day? Perhaps, long fake nails should not be allowed in a supermarket to prevent illness? Keep it Clean and Safe is very important now. Make it "easy peasy, lemon squeezy" for All customers. I think I will save some time and the hassles, shop online at Amazon.com, delivered to my door, better prices on my few favorites, unlimited quantities, no door dings from parking. Better safe than sorry...

SCW and I stopped into Jerome's Carmel Valley Market while walking around Carmel post wine tasting…read more The interior is clean and cozy with the produce off to to the right as you enter. The aisles can be a bit small which I could see being a bit of a pain if there are lots of people in the store. You can pretty much find anything you are looking for here. Albeit not necessarily the same volume as a chain grocery store but everything here seems to be good quality. We found lots of good wine as well. Then we got to the deli. It's pretty impressive with standard items like the various prepared salads (chicken, tuna, etc). We wanted to try the sandwiches and for that you'll need to get the order forms from outside near the entrance, then take them to the counter, wait a bit and they'll call you when it's ready. We both got mediterranean sandwiches to go. You can get build your own as well but I figured I'd go with one on the menu. The sandwich was delicious. Fresh ingredients, really good bread, and everything just worked in the sandwich. I really enjoyed it. We also got some butter beans from the deli and those were amazing as well. I highly recommend Jerome's and will be back again.

When you live on the Monterey Peninsula, one of the things you figure out quickly is where to go…read morefor the best food sources when you're when you're the one doing the cooking. There's always Whole Foods Safeway, etc. but a hidden gem in Carmel Valley Village is Jerome's. It's not one of these huge Safeway Whole Foods warehouse size stores. It's actually small and terribly efficient in a good way. He has his own butchers and they actually butcher. Nothing comes prepackaged in cellophane packages. Excellent meat, fish, poultry. A very nice selection of produce local providers lot of organics and a homey feeling. This is definitely a local spot. It's about 12 miles from Highway one and a nice ride through the valley to get to the Village. Jerome has some great wines at reasonable prices and as you might guess a fairly good uniqueness to his French offerings. The same could be said for local SLH/Monterey vintages again at reasonable prices I found some price less than the wineries. Look it's not the size of total wine, but it doesn't have to be. It just has to be good stuff at the right price that you can enjoy when you're making dinner at home. And I always seem to managed to buy a few bottles when I'm in there. Today was a 2021 Pisoni reserve Pinot--yum. They do a really good job each day preparing certain foods that you can have for dinner. There's prime rib night. There's pork chops. There's spareribs chicken all cooked fresh that day. Want a sandwich no problem. They've got a crew that makes what just about whatever you want. Bottom line they do with the big guys can't do.-- high-quality really good service and staff that seems to always smile. Enjoy yourself.

I love Trader Joe's! This store is located in Monterey, it has its own parking lot and is walking…read moredistance to many other shops and restaurants. The store is large, clean, bright and full of fresh delicious produce, fresh ready made salads, frozen foods, baked goods and so much more! I loved my salad and cinnamon rolls! The food here is always top of the line. Staff is friendly, they have reusable bags for sale. Definitely get your groceries here!

So the great thing about TJs is you have a pretty standard experience no matter where you are in…read morethe country. This one is no exception. The great thing is it's big (for a Trader Joe's) with plenty of room to move around. The parking lot is "big" as well. However it's shared with other places so it fills quickly. However I didn't have time finding parking the few times we went. It's close to some Inns as well as the transit center. It's well stocked and the staff are friendly.

Clean, clean-smelling grocery store with great speciality shops, e.g., bakery, meat/poultry/ fish…read moreand hot prepared and made-to-order "deli" sections. Service in all areas was excellent!

I've had strange experiences with service. At the bakery counter I wanted to buy several 'S'mores…read morecupcakes and the unpleasant person who decided to assist me didn't like that I asked for a box that wouldn't mess up the toasted swirl on top of each cupcake. Rather than understand that I wanted to keep the attractiveness in tact, she decided to take exception to my request. Then another employee walking past made some nasty comments about we don't even have those kind of containers. So I pointed them out in a nearby display of baking goods. Then after a lot of sneering and snideness a man came up from behind the counter to gruffly inform me that they are out of those containers and I will have to take they have. The girl knew, because I told her, that I wanted the cupcakes to remain attractive. So as she boxed them up I watched and she made a point of damaging a few. I should have told her shove them! What the hell is not understandable about wanting your carefully decorated baked goods to not get smear in the box?! Why was that so hard to understand? I have a photo of the cupcakes-- the only undamaged one in front. I'm reluctant to make any more purchases because they made it an unpleasant experience for no good reason

Loved this place! We were heading to the beach and looking for quick and healthy ready made food to…read moretake with us. It reminded me of a smaller Whole Foods in a way. We ended up getting some salami, bread, fruit, grilled salmon, shrimp, rice, carne asada burrito, and a goat cheese salad with chicken. Everything was so delicious! The salmon was perfectly grilled and not dry at all. The apricots we got were some of the sweetest apricots we've ever had. The chicken in the salad was a bit dry but mixed into the salad was better. It had arugula, goat cheese, dried apricots, pistachios, and a balsamic vinaigrette. The service was also great and every single person we interacted with was lovely. Such a great find for us :)

Elroys health store is for sale indicating theres something wrong with how it is being run and this…read moreis a direct message to management. Employees receive a generous 25% off on everything in the store. You would genuinely appreciate the heavy discount and the savings you benefit from working there- as i do really appreciate there services. However they dont value there job. This is a direct message and management doesn't value there job either. Why would they its not there store. Poor service is really unacceptable when the prices are soaring. I like the convenience today friday afternoon was busy. The grass finished steaks were not stocked- indicating that they arnt keeping a close eye on there inventory. The raw milk has been out of stock for 3 days and will sell to a restaurant knowing that they wont get another delivery for a week when the supplier is located in salinas Raw keefer same thing. They should limit the milk when there not even a wholesale entity what an inconvenience And this isnt the first time. They employees rotate often- are let go- or just dont show up. There organic apples are delicious have you tried one yet? Buy two for $4.25 so cheap And when you get home theres only one in your bag that you supplied. Upon calling the store the gal said just come back sorry. Bring your receipt and that brings me to the complaint. When i asked the owner if this market was for sale she was quickly offended and replied no and its never been. Of course. I appreciate the service but the fake smiles are an indication that theres something deeper goin on here. When the man asked if id like a receipt i said absolutely not- remember this is supposed to be a fine health store-but alot of misleading surgery ingredients and the receipts are thermal paper but they will respond no we dont use that here. If rubbing a coin or finger nail firmly on the surface leaves a dark grey or black streak it is thermal paper. Mmh perhaps the store is in big trouble like a law suit and that would be a reason why the owner was dismissive with its never has been

Just alot of variety, huge store. I buy low carb bread there in freezer section. The young men who…read moredo the carts outside can be a little rude though

I have mixed feelings about this store. Today, I went there with my senior parents at around 3 pm…read more I left them to shop as I looked at other things. I found that the staff were very helpful when I asked them to check on the price of a shirt that I found that was missing its price. I am always glad with the soda selection especially Walmart's own brand of Dr. Thunder that virtually tastes exactly like Dr. Pepper. It is always a great to buy their brand of soda and the flavor is so close to the popular brands that I barely can tell the difference. However, when I meant up to my parents, my mom was very upset and was anxious to leave. Apparently, there was uninvolved parents who were so into themselves that they did not care that their children were running around and making items fall on purpose. Those parents were not watching their children. Now, some people may think what do I expect?!? This is Walmart! This is where the "wild life" ill mannered customers blend in with the mature civilized customers. Yes, I am clearly saying that is what you may expect- people with their children who do not know how to supervise their children or act in public. But then, you would not see this in say Trader Joes. Perhaps the types of customers are kind of different. It seems that way. Although, some stores also appreciate customers who tell staff about unruly customers and would be willing to go on the intercom to tell parents to supervise their children and that any broken items they will be required to pay for. Or at least have a staff person confront the customer with their unruly children to tell them to supervise their children. I never see any Walmart that does this and clearly Walmart is not a playground. I am also aware that they deal with property loss as I keep up with the news. If one of those kids ran into one of my parents who are unsteady on their feet or one of those items they dropped, one of my parents would trip on and they fell down getting hurt, I would be very upset and I would not ignore it or look the other way. The law clearly states if a customer informs a clerk that there are unruly unsupervised children, and they do nothing about it, then an elderly customer gets hurt, not only are the parents held accountable but also the store. This is because the staff were warned and still did not intervene to prevent a tragedy. Of course, I am aware that it is to the store's advantage not to do anything and hope no tragedy happens and if it does the person won't take legal action. It is better then for the store to look the other way and being that it is Walmart, it is a huge corporation. A corporation I am all to familiar with as I read at least 3 books about this successful company that was started by a determined and extremely compulsive founder Sam Walton who started the mega company by modest means. But I also know that there is such a thing as making the shopping experience for everyone to be pleasant and welcoming. That means informing people to watch their children and not allow them to misbehave. Let me suggest a recording through the intercom that comes on upon every hour that would state, parents need to supervise their children at all times and are expected to pick up any items their children drop. If any item becomes broken, then the parents will be required to pay for it. Or at least perhaps staff should take customers concerns especially those who are seniors seriously. We all hope someday we will live into old age (although we may not be looking forward to it) but it is little things like respect that matter.

This is the greatest TJ's-super big and it has everything. I'm used to ones in the Sacramento area,…read moreand this was a lot bigger (and less crowded). We noticed everything was in stock so we got everything we needed-and more!

I do love Trader Joe's and this location does not disappoint. Like most of these stores, the…read moreparking lot is cna get hectic. Especially here, because the entrance point from Forest Ave. is not intuitive so people tend to go the wrong way and cause gridlock. They do have a nice produce section and the quality is always good. They also have a lot of alcohol at this particular location. Overall a good TJs in my opinion just drive slowly in the parking lot.