This grocery store is by far my favorite. The employees are always cheerful and eager to assist you in any way they can. The produce is significantly cheaper than Jewel and always looks fresh and vibrant. Trader Joe's also offers an amazing selection of coffee, and my kids absolutely love their chocolate croissants and chocolate lava cakes. Keep up the excellent work! read more

If only other customer service reps would be as courteous and as friendly as the Trader Joe's employees. What a wonderful world this would be! read more

I like Trader Joe'ses in general, and this one is typical. Good human customer service, reasonable prices, and much of what they sell is unique because they sell Trader Joe's proprietary label goods. They have some very good dessert choices, which is not good because I'm diabetic. Their frozen goods are very good, and this location does have some nice houseplants and flowers. The cashiers pretend that my dry jokes are funny. Instead of treating everyone equally, they seem to be extra patient and kind to older customers. Big plus in my book. read more

Trader Joe's - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

I'd give it 4.5 if I could, basically because I always feel like I'm going to die in the parking lot. Overall, great Trader Joe's experience, the employees are always friendly and helpful, and they always seem to have what I need in stock, snd then some! If you've never shopped at a Trader Joe's before, the experience can be kind of odd. 95% of what they sell are their own brands. And you can't always find something plain, everything seems a little special. It's a great place to go for meal ideas, and less of a place you go to stock up on basics. I do stock up on their butter, frozen pizzas, WINE, crackers.... Have fun!! read more

Good selection. Not too busy. Employees were friendly. Reasonable prices depending on what you're looking for. read more

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I love Trader Joe's. My wife has 2 out of town guests & I wanted to whip together a quick dinner. I stopped @ Trader Joe's and quickly found the items that I needed so I didn't have to go to a second store. I made a quick simple dinner w/salmon marinated in fresh garlic, ginger, a hot Thai chili pepper mixed w/soy sauce & sesame oil. I added an arugula salad w/avocado, black olives, mushrooms, boiled eggs, carrots & sesame seed dressing. I also had tofu seasoned w/soy sauce, sesame seed oil & 2 types of furikake sprinkled on the tofu. We also got a bottle of moscato (per one of the guests request.). For dessert we had lemon bars. Trader Joe's is such a convenient store that had everything I needed in one location. read more

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This is an older strip mall Trader Joe's. In fact, I guess most Trader Joe's are in some sort of strip mall, but this one has adjacent attached businesses for what that's worth. It looks average to smallish size on the outside but the open layout inside makes it feel bigger and makes for comfortable browsing. As with most Trader Joe's in our experience, there's nice clientele and nice friendly staff here. read more

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wow wow wow this store is a gamechanger trader joes and aldi who needs to go anywhere else!!!! read more

I'm a huge fan of this store and have been shopping here for over 40 years. I used to live in Central California and kind of grew up with TJ's. Later when I moved to Orlando, I was excited to finally welcome them to Florida! The best things there are the wine selection and the great variety of frozen foods. I also love their carrot juice and prepared salads for making life easy. On the whole, Trader Joe's has better prices than many local supermarkets, and a unique and ever changed selection. Also they have the best houseplants and flowers! read more

Trader Joe's - All from TJ's - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

This is my favorite grocery store. Things are priced just right. I prefer getting fresh cut flowers from here because of the price and the quality. The produce is of great quality as well. Do try their salad kits which are delicious. They also have ready to eat meal kits. Some of the favorite things to pick up from this grocery store are juices, coconut water, fresh produce, ready to eat salad kits, frozen Indian food, canned fizzy juices, potted plants. read more

The layout of this shop is so much better than the Naperville or Glen Ellyn stores! Feels more spacious and better decisions as to where things were placed. Same stuff as any other location, but it's high quality, unique products. My least favorite thing to buy at TJs is produce but everything else is good. I was stumped why the clerk asked me "What are you using them for?" when I asked about stickers. (I was buying a half-dozen of their greeting cards.) Never been quizzed like that at another location.... Overall, layout was ideal but customer service a bit off on this experience. read more

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Such a great trader joes. This location is always well stocked. The staff as re always nice and friendly and always willing to help. And also a lot of staff as well. I also think they have a bigger selection of flowers than others I've been to. They also have a nice rotation of featured foods and new foods coming in. And everything I've tried so far from frozen food to bakery items are amazing. I always love coming here. read more

Bought the uncooked chicken tenders. They were horrible No chicken tastes although a roll them in bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Not a fan read more

The people that work at TJ's are absolutely awesome! I have never come across one that wasn't smiling and saying "hi". The different items in the frozen aisle are so unique and there seems to be something new all the time. I truly enjoy shopping there. read more

I LOVE Trader Joe's and I HATE Trader Joe's. Like many people, I never have enough time so popping into TJs is always rushed. I frequently run in to get our staples, grab a few new things and get out as fast as I can. This normally works well until we get to the cashier. It ALWAYS takes forever to check out. They empty the basket and then start ringing, ask me how I am and take forever to bag the groceries, they offer their reviews on my products and heaven help me if I've forgotten my bags because that's a whole another level of Trader Joe's hell with double bagging etc. if Trader Joe's would just accept my help in bagging my own groceries and increase bagging efficiency and productivity I would be such a happier customer. Or better yet....self checkout! Having said all of that, the haricot vert, frozen cherries, candied pecans, gluten free oats, a variety of cheese, tofu, ginger beer, keep me coming back for more read more

Love this place - more variety than many of the other TJ's. Always well curated and fresh.

I want read online that Trader Joe's is actually affiliated with Aldi's I had to venture for my normal stores to get some organic produce and also some hard-to-find items and I definitely didn't want to spend the Whole Foods grocery store prices To my surprise they did have several things I was looking for like wild rice hemp seeds and I even found some hemp seed protein shake mix Just when I was about to say something negative about the customer service cuz the employees that I encounter was not friendly or forthcoming to offer assistance I ran into the most polite sweet helpful and energetic salesperson she help me find several things and then came back around to make sure that I didn't need anything else Prices are pretty good not cheaper than all these but definitely not as expensive as Whole Foods this location is a smaller location in my opinion but I got several things that I definitely did need and I was pleased read more

Trader Joe's - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

Maggie is the most pleasant and really had us talking today about how great the staff is in this store. Always a great experience. Love the food selection, personal products, plants, the cleanliness, music and staff. read more

Trader Joe's is a great place to shop for interesting quality food and wine. They always have coffee to sample and I haven't had one I didn't like. Anything from flowers to nuts to produce to dog food. Most items are extremely reasonable for the quality. The only complaint is produce isn't sold by the lb and meat is expensive. Their jarred "Trader Giotto" marinara and pizza sauce is AWESOME! And I never think jarred anything is as good as homemade ( until now ). They also have an Italian truffle cheese as good as expensive cheese at half the price. Of course try their house wine and several other exclusive wines, especially nice as gifts. read more

This is a great Trader Joe's. The layout and select is very good. You can feed a family of 4 for $10-12 with the Chinese frozen dinners and rice. I like their salads and they have great ginger beer. I always get the big bag of shredded Parmesan. I like to go to Aldi before going here and it's right down the car park to save a little $ read more

One of the best Trader Joe's I've been to in the area. Bigger than most, clean, and wasn't too busy. Went on an early Sunday afternoon.

This location is great! I feel like it has either more of a selection than other Trader Joe's, or the store is just arranged in a way that makes it seem bigger. The employees were super helpful, kind, and friendly. Love it! read more

I spent 45 minutes in the store today, went to the restroom, and then found that a crew member had restocked everything in my shopping cart. This person wasted my time and neither apologized nor offered to give me any kind of concession. After about one trip per week for nine years, I will never shop at this location again and I will only go to farther away TJ's sparingly and purchase only new products that look really promising - no more speculative purchases, which historically have turned out to be good, in terms of quality and price, about 75% of the time. Absolutely terrible customer service, which is absolutely inexcusable. read more

Dangerous. This place is very dangerous. I came in for Candy Cane Joe-Joe's and left with 2 boxes of Candy Cane Joe-Joe's, 1 seasoned Lamb Chop roast, 1 jar of Speculoos Cookie Butter, 3 types of Gyoza, 1 box of Pork Shu Mai, 1 Speculoos Cookie Butter Cheesecake, 1 jar of Soy Sauce, 1 Greeting Card, 1 container of Marinated Mozzarella, and 1 Shells and Brie with Asparagus frozen entrée. I blame my friend Kourtney for sending me a picture of the Joe-Joe's with a sign for Gyoza below. That was the impetus for this shopping spree. My fiancé says he'll be sending her the bill. I've pretty much only come here for the occasional box of Joe-Joe's or Cookie Butter, so this was a special treat. I do not like this Trader Joe's as much as others. The layout is different than the one in Glen Ellyn, so I was a bit turned around and felt their positioning of products wasn't as intuitive as the others. Still, I was able to get help when I needed. I've been to this location a couple times and it's taken me awhile to get my bearings, but I've always found what I was looking for and then some. The employees seem to genuinely like working there and are very talkative. I'm happy to say that I've been quite pleased with the Pork Shu Mai, the Shells and Brie with Asparagus, and the Soy Sauce. I get a little kick out of seeing all the silly names they are packaged under, too (Chinese is Trader Ming's, French is Trader Jacques'). I will say that the lamb left something to be desired. If you aren't comfortable cooking that type of meat, this is a good option. It will do the trick. If you have any type of kitchen knowledge, you're better off baking your own rack. It will turn out better. I will probably not purchase another container of the Marinated Mozzarella either. I like the one offered at Jewel-Osco more. read more

Trader Joe's - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

Lots of fun unique options at Trader Joes! A few favorites include their produce- great organic banana and apple options. Macaroons -2 flavored and you get 12 per box. Let sit for a few mins and they are amazing! Great alcohol options and meat. You can put together one hell of a party at this spot not doubt. It won't break the budget either. Now one thing about this place is its never an easy in or out. Checking out always takes time and I never walk right up. read more

Trader Joe's - My freezer is happy!! - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

S'mores Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich. Do I really need to write any more? Okay, hows 'bout, I was walking through the store today and a fine young gentleman employee asked me if I wanted to try something. Not an unusual question for strangers to ask me, I said 'Sure!'. And he unearthed a box of s'mores ice cream cookie sandwiches under the regular choco chip cookie sandwiches, opened the box, took an individually wrapped sandwiched, tossed it over to me, and walked away... like some sorta Hawaiian shirt wearin' ice cream angel. A few moments later, I take a bite- it feels like a giant flash of light, then I feel nothing, weightless, hovering, more light, I'm going towards it, I think I see golden gates, and then... some lady rams we with her cart while bending over to grab green tea mochi and brought back down to Earth. This is the greatest food ever invented. Now, I'm not normally a very religious person, but Trader Joe, you're my God now. And Amen Halle-whatever for the free in store sammie! read more

Oh Trader Joe's, how do I love thee. Let me count the ways. From your Avacado's Number Guac., to your awesome grade B maple syrup... from your chili spiced mango to your blue Stilton cheese, you really hit the right marks for me. Check the prices on nuts here - among the best you'll find and not at all lacking in quality. You were my first TJ, so you get extra marks for nostalgia, fairly or not. This particular Trader Joe's is certainly not the largest or fanciest one that I've been to, but it's laid out in an organized fashion and nothing in the store is far enough from the front door to be considered exercise after you've reached it. I think the smallish nature of the store gives it an intimate feel, and the staff are correspondingly warm and friendly. You'll occasionally hear the clang of a bell from the front - of which I cannot discern its meaning, but it somehow adds to the ambiance. I think I've heard this at other TJs but I cannot say for sure. Maybe it goes off automatically when a product comparable to mainstream grocery stores is 25% less. Who knows. read more

Really have enjoyed every experience I have had at Trader Joe's. They definitely take pride in their business and only hire the friendliest of employees. Some of my favorite things from here are the fig bars and the field fresh chopped salad (I actually almost eat this every day). Pricing is extremely fair and there are a lot of unique products. This location in particular has everything I like in stock. Would recommend to anyone! read more

Trader Joe's - Fig Bars - Grocery Near Me - Downers Grove, Illinois

I usually abhor going to do any sort of grocery shopping on a Sunday afternoon, Traders Joes being no exception. My palms were beginning to sweat, and I could feel the tension building as I saw the massive amounts of cars in the parking lot. I could have saved myself a bunch of stress, because this was the most mellow Sunday shopping experience of my life. Although small and crowded, every shopper was mellow and content, and no one was getting in a fight over the last package of Applewood smoked chicken sausage, because the employees were keeping everything stocked and running smoothly. Located in a strip mall set back from Ogden, you may drive past this place without blinking an eye. Not as extensive as other locations, but you can easily stock up on your TJ's basics here. read more

My 1st TRADER-TRIP. I COULD have bought 2 of everything! Store is stocked to the RAFTERS with so much good for you/great tasting food it was almost like being in Disney World for the first time!(sm.exaggeration)It was especially fun just before Xmas,getting all the stuff I recall from childhood. From the plain to exotic,Trader's is WONDERFULLY FUN & shopper friendly! read more

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This is not my usual Trader Joe's location. But I'll hit this location when I'm looking for those popular items that seem to run out quickly (Cookie Butter and the seasonal bad-ass cookie--Peppermint Jo-Jo's). This layout is larger than my usual TJ's in Glen Ellyn, more spacious but more fluorescent. Bright lights in this TJ City for sure. But it still has all my favorite goods--prepared foods, great wine selection, chips, cheese, dairy, produce. I don't think there is an item I've gotten from TJ's that I didn't like. And like I said, they seem to stock more of the seasonal or popular items than my usual TJ's. Super friendly service and fun shopping atmosphere. read more

Particular things (in no specific order!) that I enjoy purchasing at TJ's: - Great selection of wines at very low prices! You can get a great bottle of wine for less than $8 here. I specifically enjoy the Sebeka shiraz, or any of their South African wines. The Zarafa Pinotage, at 5.99 a bottle is seriously a great everyday wine! -Chocolate covered sunflower seeds- need I say more? -Thai style frozen green beans - spicy and delicious. -Rice Biryani - I could eat this stuff till I blow up! -Cilantro salad dressing (found in the refrigerated area near the salad) - a low calorie but high in taste delight for us cilantro lovers! -Healthy "raw" chocolate chip cookies - My new find at TJ's. They are only heated to 70 degrees to preserve important enzymes - they are made with fruit and vegetable juices and contain tomatoes, so there is lycopene in them; then they are dehydrated. So crunchy and crispy with a unique tang at the end, and they are only 40 calories each. -Pineapple salsa - throw this over a piece of salmon and bake in the oven - you've got yourself a quick and easy gourmet healthy meal in minutes. -Daffodils at $1.49 a bunch to bring spring indoors! Finally, have you ever noticed the music they play here? A mix of old 70's and 80's disco and pop, interspersed with some great 60's motown - I'm usually dancing around in the aisles as I shop for more treasures! And it's cheap too, so you can splurge and save money at the same time. read more

Good location of this wonderful chain, friendly staff and great prices for good ole pantry standbys can't be beat! Very healthful all around, and I can't stop eating their no-hydrogenated oil oreo knock offs, they're so good they melt in your mouth. Great house brand items such as their hand soap and soy milk are good quality and very good price. Beware lunchtime shopping excursions as the parking lot is almost full and drivers aren't the most cautious kind. If you use one of their paper or cloth bags when you come back, you get a chance to enter a raffle to win free groceries. read more

Now, I have to admit I am _very_ late to this whole Trader Joe lovefest. I only discovered it over the summer out of necessity, stuck in California with Trader Joe's being in walking distance of work and home and on the way back from the train station. But man, where have you been all my life, TJs??? I love, love, love the frozen foods. Seriously. If you cranked up portions and served them on china, I could believe that they came from a restaurant's catering division. Yes. That good. I am a particular fan of the Indian cuisine (butter chicken, chicken tikka masala) but their potstickers, french onion soup and countless other items are great too. Basically, if it looks good, grab it- it probably tastes just as good! I recently have taken a liking to the fresh produce too. I recently purchased a peppercorn garlic pork loin. So simple to make. And even with a klutz like me in the kitchen, it was DELICIOUS! Seriously, I can't wait to pick up another. The service at TJs is probably the best part of the whole experience. Can't find something? Talk to an associate- they are cheery and know the store like the back of their hand. Need an idea for dinner? They can help. Bored and want to strike up small talk? Yup they'll do that too. I've even seen them offer to personally take down a customer's contact info to call her when a backordered seasonal item came back to the store. When is the last time you saw that....well, anywhere? I also love that everything I buy at TJ's, while not wal-mart cheap, will not break the bank. I love paying for quality and that's what you get here. I cannot recommend Trader Joe's highly enough. It has changed the way I eat and shop. read more

Great TJ's location!! I remember when this branch opened in Downers Grove - it was very exciting! I had never heard of the chain, but I'm really glad it moved in. This place employed a lot of my friends in high school, which was always fun. Food selection is great and the prices, as usual, are always reasonable. I LOVE that they have samples of food, wine and other items so you can try something if you're unsure. They also offer recipes using their items, which is convenient and fun for someone who isn't always familiar with all of their produce or spices. Great place to shop and it's ag reat addition to the neighborhood. All of the staff are very friendly and they know people when they come into the store. They're always helpful and excited to help you when you need it. read more

Shopping at Trader Joe's is a strange amalgam of going to Costco, Aldi and being on some island too all at the same time. The music nearly always impresses me with its randomness and coolness. The other day I was in there and they jumped from "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" by Smashmouth to "Tell Mama" by Etta James. Interestingly enough, both of those songs are in my Spotify, but TJ's has no idea about that, do they?? :) As for the store, it offers great fresh fruit and veggies. They seem to turnover their stock almost daily. Their nuts and dried fruit section is superb. Highly recommend the coconut cashews. And their frozen pizza section features pizza actually made in Italy. The star of the show for me though is their frozen fish. The assortment of wild caught, flash frozen fish is staggering. Swai, salmon, shrimp, snapper and mahi mahi makes my mouth water. The prices are reasonable, they give you your money back if you don't like something and they let you try the product in the store if you wish. The people that work there are happy, helpful and love food and drink. Oh yeah: Check out their wine and beer section too. It's pretty sweet. read more

Everyone here is so very nice and helpful. I been going here for years. I usually always find what I am looking for and having to be on a special diet I can eat a decent amount here and I make trips here once a week because Indiana doesn't have any and since Illinois isn't far rather drive to get groceries at a place I love. read more

We stopped in today for our weekly groceries, and as always, were greeted by a friendly cashier when we went to check out. Danny helped us today and he was exceptional. We had mentioned that we got married the day before and he gave us a LOVELY bouquet of flowers, free of charge. It truly brightened me and my husband's day. read more

I LOVE Trader Joe's!! The Downers Grove location is a little smaller then some other ones but it is still a GREAT store. I love so many things here. Great helpers, great food and cheap wine. :) They carry my favorite pumpkin granola, awesome frozen asparagus, Edamame, great ice cream sandwiches, good low sugar cereals, pretty flowers and SOOO much more. I would say they are close to Whole Foods but better prices. Def one of my favorite grocery spots! read more

Smaller than I expected but what a GREAT store. They have a lot of frozen Asian items that I would love to try for dinner some time. I wasn't really feeling the frozen Mexican section. I couldn't believe that their Cage Free eggs where around $2!! I get them at Jewel for twice the price. Unbelievable. They have lots of Gluten Free items, a decent nut section, lot and lots of organic items and things that you wouldn't find at a normal grocery store i.e. coconut water. Hmmm that sounds good. Definitely would not come to Trader Joe's for produce though. You can sign up on their website, www.traderjoes.com, to get their frequent flyer. They have great specials on there and some info on their new products. read more