All I can say is when can I buy your Hot Bacon online?!!! . Your candy is exceptionalread more

This is such a hidden gem! And just down the street from my mom's... so I am now extra excited! And…read morehave a reason to visit home more often... With the downtown location closed (queue the sad violin music... with flashbacks to my childhood), this beats going to the Wharf or Broadwalk! They have all the basics... the salt water taffy... the FUDGE... the ice cream... the drink menu... the candy... Did I mention the FUDGE???

Along with the ocean breeze, perfect weather, and super surfers, Capitola-by-the Sea also offers…read morethe always popular Trader Joes! In an area of very expensive everything... TJs is a welcome sight. The Santa Cruz area is saturated with grocery choices. From quality, high-end (New Leaf, Delux Market, Shoppers Corner) to the usual suspects (Safeway, Nob Hill). Prices are steep. Away from home, I always hit up TJs for the basics. Breakfast items, fruits, cheeses, snacks, and alcohol. The joy of familiarity is wonderful. And this TJs location is a standout. Super clean, organized and the untraditional store layout which gives a spacious feel so rare in 99.9 percent of TJ stores. The amount of shoppers must be immense... locals and the never ending migration of tourists. Yet the store maintains a fully-stocked inventory and helpful employees. Yes!!! So other than a Piña Colada by the pool, having such an awesome Trader Joe's down the street and around the corner on vacay is priceless! Cheers!

A few weeks ago, I brought to the cash register at the Capitola store my shopping cart including 2…read morebottles of Lambrusco wine. A senior woman cashier asked me for my ID card. I told her I was and looked 88 years old, and that I never was asked for my ID card at any Trader Joe's stores before. She insisted, claiming "It was the law!" I refused, mainly for privacy. The manager was called and he agreed with the cashier. So I left leaving my full shopping cart at the register. I got my wine at the Santa Cruz store without my ID. Keep in mind that ours is one of the states that does NOT want to see your ID card to vote.

This was a lovely store that had so much to offer. This cute shop was packed full of clothing, home…read moredecor, and other wonderful items. After reading previous review reviews, I was a little apprehensive, walking in knowing what many others had experienced with their customer service. I will say when I walked in there was somebody who promptly greeted me and my husband, when we walked in and made some small talk. As we peruse the store, I did experience a little of what other people were saying as the employee seemed to keep popping up to chat with us as we per the store. I can understand why some customers may think that it may come off as the employees are watching you while you shop. I don't think that was what was happening at all. I think they were trying to definitely just be more friendly and welcoming, but I think they do need to tone down how many times they pop up while you are walking around the store. All of the items they have to offer are a fabulous quality and definitely a great spot to pick up gifts for others. When I'm in the area, I will definitely pop in and shop again.

I was disappointed when I came in to the store on Friday evening 9/4. When I walked through the…read moredoors the two workers were walking side by side, looked right at me, and walked past with no acknowledgement or verbal greeting. Throughout my time in the store that remained the same with no offer of help or welcome. It was off putting and unfortunate that this was the service in a beautiful store.

Solid froyo with a wide assortment of toppings. The service was really friendly. Tables were a…read morelittle sticky but otherwise the restaurant was clean and bright.

Super disappointed in the yogurt places I go with no samples…read more I'm a fan of trying ones to know what I want. The kids in front of me were having to put it on the side so that way we could try to lick it out and taste it. Thankfully, the caramel apple was hanging down a little bit, so I was able to taste some of that which was so delicious but with it be the holiday season? I would've never known that I liked it otherwise. I wanted to try the peppermint mocha I was not able to and one other One of my favorite yogurt places remains the place that lets us get samples. I don't overdo it. I just like to taste one that I may not have tasted before to add to my yogurt. The other thing is, I don't like having somebody else put my hot fudge or anything else on my yogurt. I am very big on hygiene. I don't know this area. I'm here from out of town. I don't know if they've had troubles with the teens or anything like that but from the last few days of being here in the area seems nice enough that I don't understand why you can't have a sample or put on your own toppings, meaning the hot fudge caramel, etc.

Lola was incredible we happen to go in when the Wi-Fi was down and no orders were taken via the app…read moreand in store orders were not able to tie to points or print receipts. She was apologetic friendly and patient through it all , a line formed in the chaos and she carried on friendly kind and positive! You don't see that type of service especially when her WiFi/ system was not working . Not to mention how great the Bundt cakes were

Very, very un-friendly service 9/25 in the afternoon. No…read moreHello may I help you. I asked for a fork, "we don't have any". My 3 cake order was placed in a small brown paper bag, that was too small to accommodate order. Cake always good, service sucks.

Stopped by for some quick dessert and was pleasantly surprised…read more There is plenty of parking, it is clean, and the staff were quick and helpful. I'm very indecisive and the staff helping were very patient and provided me with some samples too. I tried their beach day ice cream which was amazing!! Will have to go back before they remove that flavor.

Baskin Robbins in Watsonville reopening their doors today 6/26/23 under new ownership. It's a…read morebeautiful store. Go visit today

Great wine selection-helpful staff-the prices are great! on just about everything. Good selection…read moreof frozen meals.

Yoselin is very unprofessional she gives dirty looks to customers. She followed me around and out…read morethe store harassing me. I do not recommend shopping here unless you are okay with being discriminated.

The ice cream has to be really bad for me to give anything less than five stars :-) I'm just…read moresaying... lol. Reading the local Yelp reviews, Bruster's Real Ice Cream keeps popping up. So driving through the Aptos "hood" yesterday there it was right in front of me. It must have been a sign:-). Luckily for me most of the memorial weekend crowd/ tourists were at the beach a couple of miles away because the place was relatively quiet. So this is a to-go type of ice cream stop. And by that I mean you can order at three different windows which may or may not all be open depending upon the crowd size. There was only one window open today. This is manned by kids. High school kids it looks like. They are doing a relatively good job and are working so who can complain about that. You cannot go inside because there is no inside for customers. However after you order there are a few tables. If there was a large crowd it is first come first "sit". According to the information and signage... batches of the most popular ice creams are made daily right here. I ordered two scoops for $10... a Sea Salt Caramel and a Banana Chocolate Chip. Both were very good. Thick, creamy and went down easy :-). If you are in the neighborhood, I recommend this for a delicious stop! There is plenty of parking because it is located in a large shopping complex. Oh and by the way... if you are shorter than 40 inches you get a free ice cream cone! I tried my hardest but 5 feet 2 inches did not cut it. :)

My absolute next dessert obsession! I always have ordered just plain Jane type of desserts; no whip…read morecream, no frosting, no cherry, no nuts, no cheesecake, etc. but when I do order I like it simple. Vanilla ice cream & fudge, nothing else... but boy oh boy do they make the best vanilla ice cream around, in the USA, & get it with the chocolate dipped waffle cone & today ordered it with the medium size waffle cone & just realized they don't have that sized in dipped chocolate. Sadly... but still worth ordering it! Their fudge is to die for & highly recommend! Have not been in person, & if it had not been for DoorDash I would have not ever known about this place!Pray this place stays in business for decades upon decades! I'll be in the store soon to check it out in person!