I LOOOOOOVE this Trader Joes location. It's probably one of the best ones in San Diego. They always have items in stock. The staff is genuine. They go above and beyond! As soon as you walk in, you can feel the good energy! It's clean and organized. But again, the best part is their staff! read more

I've been shopping at the Trader Joe's in The Village at Pacific Highland Ranch for years and it's one of my favorite locations. The fresh produce section is always excellent with tons of fruits and veggies in great condition. They also have a really large selection of organic produce. The staff is always friendly and helpful. If something is missing from the shelf, they're happy to check the back for you right away. The store is clean, well stocked, and has that classic Trader Joe's feel with good prices. I keep coming back for a reason! Highly recommend. read more

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This is still my favorite Trader Joe's in San Diego! It's conveniently close to home, has plenty of parking, is less crowded than other locations, and is near my gym and nail salon--basically, it's my weekly go-to. That said, I'm heartbroken over the discontinuation of some of my favorite items: eggplant hummus, freeze-dried rambutan, cauliflower rice, high-protein veggie burger, smoky BBQ coconut aminos, island salsa, brown rice avocado roll, vegan jackfruit cakes, Cuban-style black beans, coconut cashews, mixed nut butter, and several hummus dips. As a vegan, I love the variety TJ's offers, but it's disappointing how quickly some favorites disappear, even when they seem super popular. Current favorites include freeze-dried mangosteen (and all the other varieties), affordable greens and slaws, refrigerated Salsa Especial, organic juice shots, stevia drops with no weird aftertaste, frozen acai and fruits, dried fruits, affordable nuts, seeds, grains, and canned goods. Seasonal items always get me excited, too--fall is pumpkin season, and I'll splurge on anything pumpkin-related (yes, even the scented body butters and candles). Lastly, I have to shout out the employees and customer service here. They're always friendly and genuinely happy, which makes shopping such a joy. It's one of the main reasons I keep coming back. Thanks for keeping my pantry, fridge, and belly happy, TJ's! read more

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This is my first visit to the Pacific Highlands Ranch Trader Joe's. I checked the ice cream aisle to see what the choices were. I was happy to see Root Beer Float Bars. I'd never seen them before. I bought a box to try. This treat is like a 50 50 bar. The outside consists of frozen root beer while the inside is creamy vanilla ice cream. The frozen root beer had a delicious root beer flavor which went well with the sweet vanilla ice cream. Vons has a version which is good but the root beer Trader Joe uses has a bolder flavor. Aldi sometimes in the summer has Barq's root beer float treats but I was unable to find them this year. Trader Joe's has my fav Root Beer Float Bars. Store was clean, well stocked, and had a good selection. Employees were nice. Great shopping experience. read more

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Great selection. Well stocked and clean. Please open a Trader Joe's in Hawaii. This location is within a shopping plaza. read more

I mean how could you go wrong with a Trader Joe's? I went here on vacation and it was very crowded but not to the point where I couldn't go where I needed to go. The cashiers I had were very friendly and recommended their fav snacks at TJ's to me! The place was very clean and well stocked. read more

We love our neighborhood Trader Joe's! The staff is always so friendly, and the store always has great cheeses, wines, and fruits. My daughters like the freeze-dried strawberries, and you will always find me in line for the newest Trader Joe's mini totes. I am also grateful to the donations this TJ store makes for 92130 Cares. Thanks for being such a caring member of our community! read more

Food was okay didn't look super fresh in the produce isles.. service was quick. Ambience was basic.. Parking sucks..

Wonderful Trader Joe's location, but to be honest I have never even seen a bad location. Employees are friendly and it is a clean pleasant atmosphere to shop in. The store can get crowded sometimes, but it's not too bad to navigate through. read more

Great selection, friendly staff. And I love that they have some wines out each week so I can check I like something before committing to a bottle. read more

Trader Joe's is hands down my favorite grocery store, and I'm so glad there's one right near my apartment. It stands out from other stores with its great product quality and reasonable prices. The staff at this location is always friendly, helpful, and professional, which makes every shopping trip a pleasure. I can always find everything I need here without wasting time visiting other stores. Trader Joe's is definitely number one on my list of grocery stores! read more

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Shrinkflation has impacted some of my favorites at Trader Joe's. The downsizing of their mineral water was the first. Now the most recently purchased box of organic Mini Peanut Butter sandwiche crackers has just the smallest dab of peanut butter. It's been ruined. You can't taste the peanut butter. I'm feeling disappointed. I'd rather have a price increase rather than have an unacceptable tasting cracker. read more

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Here for the snacks but contemplating flowers too...While you may not find every grocery item you need, you will find some you didn't even have on your list. The snack section and the flower department are on point. My favorite snacks include the Giant Purivian Inca Corn (which is like a corn nut but bigger and not as hard), chocolate covered pretzels (keep them in the freezer and thank me later), and the Rutland Red Leicester Cheese (which is only available in the fall and I wish it was year-round). I actually have several other staple items that I pick up there from dried fruit to dried gnocchi, I usually pick something up from every aisle. The floral department always has a nice plant when you need a quick gift, and flowers that you can mix and match when you want to feel like a florist and make your own creation or premixed bouquets that you can just plop in a vase. The floral prices are always a good deal, just like most of their food pricing. Did you know that Trader Joe's employees rotate jobs around the store? I think that is why they always know where everything is. From what I hear, they treat their employees well with retirement plans even for the part timers. Parking... I have never been to a Trader Joe's that seemed to have enough parking, but you know what? It is worth all of the circling and circling and waiting for a spot. read more

Very busy location. Needs more staff. Friendly staff. Sometimes things are out of stock.

It's a chain/corporation but despite that macro fact it is excellent for urban professionals such as myself See TikTok for try and try nots haha it's a fun journey!!! read more

Something is wrong with their equipment. There is a high-pitched continuous. SQUEEEEEE! blaring throughout their produce and refrigerated sections. Something is wrong with a compressor. I cannot believe people shop here and tolerate this.. I mentioned it to two different employees, and both of them said that it annoys them like crazy. One of them has nightmares about it, but it is less audible by the registers and in the dry goods area. I've decided I will never shop here again, just based on that sound. I was in there less than 10 minutes and felt assaulted by the noise. I will never subject myself to that again. It's a shame that the managers haven't done anything to this noise. read more

You don't know how much something means to you until it's gone. Many moons ago, I moved outside of California, and it was a good lesson in absence makes the heart grow ticked off. You leave the Republic of California, and all of sudden there's a vacuum of three fundamental human rights: good Mexican food (outside of Mexico), In-N-Out, and Trader Joe's. Now, of course, I never take my local Trader Joe's for granted. It's harder to do so when this specific store is centrally located with accessible and plentiful parking, shelved with constantly stocked items, and serviced with friendly and helpful managers and clerks. My Peruvian Inca Corn anecdote is telling. Wife's favorite snacks are these steroid-sized addictive corn nuts that are in-store label. Lo and behold, these normally well-stocked crack snacks were nowhere to be seen. I asked the friendly, Hawaiian shirt-attired manager, and she immediately ordered some through her supply chain. In a couple days, cold sweats from Inca Corn withdrawal were avoided in a nick of time. There isn't a visit that I pine with longing hope that I'd find the infamous unicorn item: the Nduja Spicy Salami Spread. It made it's first appearance in the smoked meats aisle in 2015, never to be seen again. Today, it's fallen in the hallowed halls of Trader Joe's legend as an urban myth. Sometime, Trader Joe's, you can be too cruel. Maybe I'll take my business elsewhere. read more

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Great staff, great selection, great prices. They offer kiddos stickers, which is a fun perk.

My wife and I have shopped at a number of Trader Joe's store for decades. This one is one of the newer ones and the staff there are friendly and helpful. The store is well stocked and checking out is a breeze. The only advice that I have is to avoid the store when the nearby school lets out in the afternoon, as the students tend to crowd the store. read more

Been here many times over the past few years and always find it to not be as busy as the other locations throughout San Diego. Parking is easy. Staff are super friendly. Food is always fresh and they have anything and everything in stock. I'll be back for sure when I need me some cheesecake! read more

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Love love love Trader Joe's!!! Great location But they need to open store in Port Saint Lucie soon. Our area is certainly large enough to make the store successful. read more

Trader Joes has been my "outing" since COVID. No really...truth. During this pandemic...I feel most comfortable with TJ's and the way they are handling things. -The line to enter has clear markings where everyone should be standing. -I see them cleaning each cart as they are returned -there is an employee standing at the door to control foot traffic. -In the earlier days, they even controlled foot traffic inside (if an aisle was too crowded they asked us to go a different route and go to that aisle last. -they keep a smile on their face even with some grumpy customers. -they are restocking constantly -checkout line also has clear markings I feel comfortable going here... I always enjoy myself (minus the line). Now the Christmas (and thanksgiving) products are rolling out....I'm going to go have some TJ's fun this week read more

one of the best grocery stores to go to. nice workers, easy to find whatever u need! they have holiday seasonal items for food or plants and more! read more

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came in this morning and the blonde girl who rang me up named savi i think was so kind and personable! she was very bubbly and gave me great recommendations of what to get next time! read more

Prices are not comparable to other similar companies. Trader Joe's is significantly higher in price than their competitors and do not offer a higher level of quality/satisfaction. Pay your employees competitive wages and stop pocketing the extra - Management!! Reward line employees for promoting customer frequency. read more

This location is tucked away in a neighborhood of Carmel Valley. During the pandemic there would frequently be a long line to get in the store on the weekends due to capacity constraints - thankfully those days are gone! The flowers here are consistently very fresh and fairly inexpensive. The store is usually well stocked, except sometimes certain produce items run low. This is the only grocery store in the immediate area and worth a stop. read more

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My go-to spot for local groceries. I always love the environment here and I'm OBSESSED with the TJ's frozen food. My favorite TJ branded items here include: oat milk, organic fruits, garlic naan, chicken tikka masala, elote chip dippers with guac, and MUCH more... the list could go on and on. I also love buying the small plants here that have the cutest pots. The staff and cashiers are so friendly and helpful. Trader Joe's is my safe place and a snack haven. The frozen food genuinely seems healthy (unlike what one would typically think about frozen meals) and keeps me going through the weeks where I don't want to cook. read more

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I'm a huge fan of Trader Joe's and go for weekly groceries so I really hate to leave this review but I have to. I was in the store earlier and since it being a new store to me I needed help locating the blueberries and I kindly found an associate by the name of "Connor" he literally made an audible "ugh" and pointed in some random direction. This all happened without him even looking up from what he was doing. I felt so disrespected I had to report him and lo and behold he is a MANAGER. Lol I will be taking my business elsewhere and so will my friends and family if that's how the managers at the DEL MAR store act. What a shame read more

#ThankYouThursday2021 for being there for us during the pandemic, for your knowledgeable, friendly and helpful associates, and for observing all the COVID-19 mandates while peoviding a pleasant shopping experience. read more

Perfect location for a Traders Joe, plenty of parking and restaurants and shopping nearby, so always is a pleasure going there. My favorite section is the florals. So many nicely arranged bouquets, a large variety of styles and prices that for sure are more competitive than the farmers markets around. read more

Just the nicest group of folks, clean as a whistle store, plenty of parking. Could not be more convenient as it's close to my gym. read more

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I was very please with this Trader Joe's with their quality fair priced products and super friendly service. I picked a number of items such as avocados, pistachios, organic round tortilla chips, and fingerling potatoes, not to mention an inexpensive bottle of Malbec. I was happy that they offer pistachios that have 50% less salt, and that they offered a lot of good quality Hass avocados for a reasonable price. I usually get netted bags with four avocados. The registers were busy but they quickly open new lanes to allow purchased to be completed more quickly. The lady at the register was quite friendly and chatty, but in a good way. read more

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I love Trader Joe's. This one is no exception. They have wine sampling along the far right side of the wall. If you plan to go in this area, you will need to be of age. The section for sampling food or nonalcoholic drinks aka the tasting area is in the back left corner of the store. This location has room with wider aisles and is well stocked. In fact if your looking to feel like your at happy hour, hang here. You'll also find limited items still on the shelves here. read more

Trader Joe's - Guess the deal is too good for flowers. - Grocery Near Me - San Diego, California

I've been shopping at TJs for over 10 years, today was the first time I regret going thanks to Dawson. From the moment I approached Dawson's register I felt unwelcome. He didn't acknowledge me, only my groceries. I could tell he wasn't happy about working in Super Bowl Sunday because he kept asking his workers about the score, but that's NOT MY PROBLEM! Dawson, if you're reading this: Grow up and do your job! Manager, if you're reading this: Please have a chat with Dawson! read more

I've been Shopping at Trader Joe's since I relocated to San Diego 23 years ago. I've been shopping at this particular Trader Joe's at least 1 to 3 times a week since it opened five years ago. Each time it's been a pleasant enough experience. For the first time ever, I had to return something last night. . Wow. Such a hassle and the manager was so extremely rude about it. After Interrogating me he did me a massive one time favor (his words) and returned my item, warning me that he will not do this for me again. read more

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My favorite store! Always a large selection of fresh flowers, goods are divided into groups very conveniently. Large selection of prepared food. Excellent vegetables and fruits. Favorite dairy products. Definitely recommend to visit and buy! read more

Trader Joe's - Grocery Near Me - San Diego, California

Love Trader Joe's! Their staff is always friendly, they carry quality products at a fair price, and their stores are always clean. This location is right off the Ted Williams Highway in the Pacific Highland Ranch shopping center. There is plenty of parking, so you shouldn't have any problem. With every Trader Joe's trip we always check out the fresh reasonably priced flowers, fresh produce, free samples bar, and beer/wine selection. Our staples here include: bananas, seasonal produce, frozen fruits, almond butter, spices, dried fruit, plantain chips, and beer/wine. love that they have mini carts for kids, my son enjoys being able to push our cart around for us while shopping. read more

Who doesn't love TJ's? Scott, one of the staff at TJ's, pointed me to this wine (Oakville Bench, Cabernet Sauvignon). I went in for milk and eggs, but came out with milk, eggs, and a bottle of wine. It was so good, I went back for 7 cases of it!! What a great find! So many hidden gems at TJ's! I am always on the look out for good value wine! LMK if you know any good ones at TJs! read more

My favorite place to go on the way home from work. Even better if there was no traffic. I have gone here a few times to pick up a little something for my snacking urges (when not sick) and usually go in and out of the store pretty quickly. Floral arrangements are on your left when you walk in, cashiers on your right. Walking straight along the floral arrangements - you'll eventually emerge into the veggie, fruit, and juice areas. Plus there is a sample area in the back. Towards the back of the store will be the milk area. Within the aisles, there's frozen food, kitchen or bathroom necessities, animal food, snacks, and a wine section. Staff's been nice every time I check out. Never had a problem. Parking lot is a bit cramped - but if you go on a non-rush hour day, it's not too bad. read more

I have never once been disappointed by Trader Joe's! The service has always been good, the staff friendly, and the products amazing! I've stopped by to buy salads and wraps for a quick, affordable lunch (and it is so worth it). Everything has always been amazing! The ambiance is always cheerful and friendly! read more