Trader Joe’s

There is a love hate relationship with this supermarket.
Love: customer service. employees are always helpful. Convenient location.
Hate: limited variety of items. Especially, their produce and vegetable selection. I always find myself wishing I didn’t have to travel to another supermarket to finish my shopping. Secondly, the Parking entrance is often congested and frustrating when someone is waiting to park at the storefront. The backlog can deter me from waiting to turn into the lot and proceed elsewhere to shop.

Trader Joe’s is my favorite supermarket and this is my favorite Trader Joe’s. Never knew there could be a relaxing grocery shopping experience until I started coming here. Everyone is so nice and helpful and polite. I literally saw a blind man walk in once and one of the staff immediately attended to him to assist him in shopping. I love this place. the food is the best. The prices are good and they are helpful.

I love to buy groceries and suplements at trader *Joes! Everything is so fresh plus you can get ideas what to cook since they always have a variation of imported merchandise and they teach you how to combine different kind of dishes and the personal is very helpful always! I really love to go to traderJoes, I always get ideas what to cook! Everything is good quality and delicious! A lot of healthy food to eat!

I love Trader Joes and am so happy to have one conveniently in my neighborhood. The prices are great and the products are delicious. I come here for most of my groceries and while the place can get crowded (like most TJ’s) the wonderful employees know how to keep the lines moving and create an amazing atmosphere. The employees are always helpful and cheerful with awesome recommendations. I love the number of variety and options available and whenever I try something new I’m pleasantly surprised. The only con that I have is that the parking is a nightmare and parents seem to think that TJ’s is a playground/​day care center but other than that if you go at the right time of day (or night) you won’t have to deal with the crowded parking lot or unruly screaming children.

I’ve been there about 6 – 7 times over the past 3 months and always a great experience. Awesome selection of organic products. Staff is very friendly.

This is my favorite grocery store in Stamford! Though it can get busy during prime shopping days and is a little on the small side, they always have the freshest produce and the most reasonable prices. Additionally, the workers and friendly, knowledgable, and always willing to help. The setup is also nicer than the Darien location!

Trader Joe’s makes grocery shopping enjoyable! I have been a TJ’s fan for years but the staff here is amazing! Friendly, nice and geniune!

Love TJ. And this one could easily be the best one in the area, if they would only have more parking spaces. But once you parked, great shopping experience begin.
The products: fresh, beautifully arranged, and always keep bringing new products which is fun to try.
The prices: some products more expensive than other not TJ places. But for the unique products there is nothing to compare.
The staff: the best! You can tell that they work and happy to come to work. The only place I saw people happy to serve and who enjoy their job is at some apple stores.
Happy to come here, happy when I leave.

Welcome to Happyland. I’ve never met happier workers in my life. Have gone a few times, and now I always stop in on the way from NY to CT to get my happy fix. One lady there who is the manager — seriously I have never met a nicer, more bubbly person in my life. It was unbelievable to be around. I’ve never worked with people even close to this. I want to know the secret. How does one remain so happy working on their feet long hours?
Aisles are more spacious than other TJ’s, samples are the most of any TJ’s, their new products are always fun to try, though hit or miss but I’m upping to 5 stars for the happy factor.
One day was particularly bad for me. I stopped in, had a free sample equivalent to a lunch, downed some free coffee, talked with the beyond happy cashier, walked out with skipping kids holding balloons and lollipops… and actually left there… happy.

TJ’s is just the best grocery store ever. This new Stamford store is just over a year old and is a big one. The healthy unique items are excellent.

Love Trader Joe’s but don’t like the parking at this particular location. Check out the Darien store for easy in/​out.

Still a nice space, never too cramped. Only the freezer aisles get tight during busy hours.
They get some of the newer products before other stores I’ve noticed and carry a lot of gluten free options (pancake mix and stuffing have been the newest additions) The beer selection isn’t that great., but offers something for everyone They should do away with the KBC and stock more NY brews.
The parking can be entertaining especially at the entry. People have to stop trying to get those front spaces that just jam up the traffice getting in and out. Parking on the side behind the plaza is best.

Shout out to the employees… Staff is super friendly, helpful and seem to really enjoy working there. That’s refreshing. Pretty good location! Grew up with a TJ’s that was really big and had probably the same selection. Has almost everything we need and prices are right. Mrs. Green’s across the street is very expensive and we can find a few of the substitutes for less at TJ’s.
Parking lot is a bit of a mess– the flow is terrible.

Thanks for coming to Stamford, Trader Joes.
I am a big TJs fan — I love the unique freezer food, dips, cheese, and meats. This location always has samples, so it’s a fun outing when I know I will get to snack on something while shopping. The people are very friendly too, and love to push your cart up to the register for you and do all the bagging.
But, please, do you think you can add wine to your beer aisle?

I’m not sure which one is better, this location or Darien — but I give credit to both establishments for having great customer service and affordable prices. Their organic food choices are comparable to whole foods and other much more expensive food shops for much less. Although they might have less options (meat, etc) they have mostly everything I need to get through the week. It’d be awesome if someone opened up a butcher next door…
They have great soaps and skin care products as well. It can get very crowded easily after 5 so it’s best to go later in the evening or early afternoon.

I’ve always liked TJs and am glad to have one nearby, now.
I have to agree that the parking lot leaves a lot to be desired (no pun intended). It has way too few parking spots for the audience and leaves many people stopping in front of the store and blocking access. The parking is not their fault, but it is a problem for this location.
The food selection is pretty similar to other TJs I’ve shopped in, and I love the staff at this store. They are friendly, exceptionally helpful, and follow the tradition of Trader Joe’s everywhere.
I have the same problem as another reviewer, in that Trader Joe’s, although priced well and great selection of special goodies, always seems to leave me having to stop at another store for something. This is not particular to this Trader Joe’s location, though. They ALL have a strange mix of absolutely wonderful items, but don’t have some of the staples I need to stop off for all the time.

4 stars for the food selection, customer service & overall vibe inside the store including the Hawaiian shirts…
Minus 20 stars for what may be the worst parking lot in Fairfield county. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say the guy who designed the Norwalk Costco parking lot (see my review) let his son have a shot at creating this epic failure. What a nightmare. It’s a bottleneck to get in or out… often compounded by buses or large cars dropping people off at the curb. Once you get past that hurdle, welcome yourself to a tiny, tiny lot with small spaces on a slant and a steep grade. It can often be a nightmare (such as on a Friday around 4:30PM as incoming cars pile up and spill out onto High Ridge Road… great, now we have a traffic problem to boot)
I love the stop-​gap solution: «Use the adjacent lot». What kind of crappy advice is that? Why should we be subjected to… aahhhhh I lost my train of thought.
I’d say the best choice is to go on foot, but even that is a terrible option, because the sidewalk comes to an awkward ending, and you are forced to walk on the parking lot and avoid getting hit by incoming cars.
Before launching into a few positive notes, I’d like to say that I am in no way into anything organic, free range, fair trade, gluten-​free or sustainable. I am however, a champion of the cheap, and there’s plenty of deals to be had at Trader Joe’s. On that note, Mrs Greens can kiss my ass with their overpriced, high-​falootin’ healthy fare. $ 4 for a can of soup? You must be *smoking* the saw palmetto.
The good:
— Candy Cane Joe Joes. (Why can’t you sell them all year round?) Oooooooh, have you ever seen the holiday pack of the decadent ones that are dipped in chocolate and (I think) sprinkled with crack? They cost like $ 8, worth every dollar. If Mr. Burns were real, these would be the cookies he would eat.
— Great beer, sold by the bottle. Off topic: you ever see a true alcoholic who buys one bottle of beer & a nip at the liquor store after work? That’s hardcore! Well, you can’t get the airplane bottle of vodka, but you can get a loosey beer at TJ’s. (Not to be confused with a loosey B.J. at Tiernan’s)
— I like the Indian TV dinners.
— And the PB&J chocolate bars!
In closing, I’d like to say that Trader Joe’s is leaving money on the table by NOT charging for coffee. Instead, they hand out free (but tiny) Dixie cups at their «do-​it-​yourself» sample counter. Like most filthy rich Fairfield Countians (County-​ites?) I would prefer to fork over money for goods & services. However, I think I’m going to start filling up my commuter mug and save the $ 2 I’d spend at Donut Delight.
Another 45 minutes of my life wasted writing this garbage. Unilocal

AMAZEBALLS. I’m elated that there’s finally a market in the area that is both reasonably priced AND has fresh, quality products. I haven’t purchased anything that I haven’t loved including some fresh sea scallops, which to be honest I was rather skeptical of at first. The employees are helpful, friendly, and competent.
Also, I brought the TJ’s herbed brie dip to Thanksgiving as an appetizer along with some cut up veggies and it got rave reviews. Children even ate broccoli when it was dipped in that velvety, delicious, cheesy goodness.

I typically shop at the UWS Trader Joe’s, but I was in Stamford at my in-​laws for the weekend and decided to do my weekly shopping while there. This location is brand new… and awesome. I was expecting that there would be lines out the door at 11am on Sunday, as they would be in NYC, but the place was totally calm and organized. It looks like any other suburban Trader Joe’s. The layout is manageable with wide aisles and logical placement of items. I was a bit disappointed that the TJ’s brand cornbread and coconut water were not available, but I won’t hold that against them. World’s friendliest employees are par for the course. The cart collector helped us load the groceries and asked if we’d had a good shopping experience. Wow.
Love this place and I plan to do my shopping at this location whenever possible!

By far the best Trader Joe’s I have been to. Despite lines of cars waiting to get in (hint pull into /​park in next parking lot over), I had no issues wandering the store and finding everything I needed.
Aisles are much wider than most and all cashiers appeared competent and speedy.
Joe’s frozen mac and cheese puts all others to shame. It’s pretty awesome.
Other frozen favorites include tamales, shu mai, potstickers, wide range of Indian dishes, mochi, and virtually every dish I’ve tried.
Good assortment of dairy products. Meat selection is impressive for a store this size. Good variety in the bakery section as well.
Joe’s products tend to be more health-​conscious (e.g., no preservatives, non-​GMO, organic, etc) but full of flavor with proper portion sizes.
Prices can actually be less than major grocery stores and far less than Whole Foods or Fairway. For $ 30 I left with two large bags nearly overflowing. I brought home half as much food from Stop & Shop with that budget. However, I didn’t price compare any specific item. Quite frankly, I’ve always found Joe’s to be a bargain for the quality and quantity you receive.