Trader Joe’s

I have lived on Queen Anne for over 20 years, and I will gladly drive to Ballard to shop at Trader Joe’s over going to the one on Queen Anne. The store is big, there’s parking, BUT the service is terrible. Especially avoid Gordy. Everyone hired after the store moved provide less customer service than at the old location. Maybe the hiring managers should re-​evaluate their criteria.

Out of all the TJ locations in the city of Seattle, this is by far my FAVORITE! It is never super busy or crowded and the staff are so friendly and helpful. One day I was looking for these chocolate honey mints and couldn’t find them, but I NEEDED ;-) them and the nice man spent close to 5 minutes searching the store to help me find them. What great customer service! Other than being easy to get to and having great staff, Trader Joes is such an awesome spot to find bites for entertaining, a nice organic produce selection and all the paleo and foodies items you see people raving about on the web.

Five stars because I simply have no complaints.
Cheapest liquor prices in the state-​seriously. If you live in Queen Anne and will settle for a bottle of bulleit or wild turkey BUY IT HERE.

Love the new location! It is much larger than the last QA store, has free underground parking, and they are now open until 10 pm. There are lots of great vegan options including cookies, ice cream, milk, yogurt, granola, ramen, sushi, and Tofurky (50 cents less than QFC). The produce can be a bit hit or miss, especially the apples. Although it makes it that much more exciting when you find a quality Pink Lady or Opal. There are a few things I wish were carried at this location like vegan spinach wraps and vegan beef strips (which are randomly abundant in the Dublin, OH store). There is a great sample station in the back left hand corner, albeit mostly geared to non-​vegans. The cashiers are always super friendly and the lines move quickly.

It’s Trader Joes, sometimes they have great produce, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes the check out person is friendly, sometimes they’re not. If you like Trader Joes you’ll enjoy this location, if you shop there infrequently then I’m sure they’ll have what you need.maybe.maybe not. The expired items like breads, rolls, etc on the shelf does tend to get old, hopefully they’ll start keeping a better eye on expiration dates.

I come here 1 – 2 times a day, every day. Trader Joe’s has unbeatable prices and the friendly staff always brightens my day!

Compared to the old store, this location is spacious with plenty of space to navigate between aisles. It has all the usual amenities and the fantastic customer service. Wine tasting around 4pm and a delicious selection of salads.

I love shopping at Trader Joe’s. This is a new Trader Joe’s but I am not sure if its because people don’t know about yet. Its not that busy and there are lots of parking in front and as well they also have a underground parkade (entrance at back). Variety is the same as the other TJ. Staff are really friendly.

This is the brand new Trader Joes located in Seattle on Queen Anne Blvd. The store has friendly staff, a great selection of foods (and spirits!) and competitive prices. The check out lines move very quick– the staff is almost immediate to ring the cashier bell once lines start to form and the staff is aware of the slowest moving line and helps that next guest in line.
The store has a great sampling station and staff who know and provides honest feedback about their products (it is great to hear a salesmen tell you they did not like a product when you ask their thoughts and tell you details on why)

Though this isn’t my «regular» TJ’s, this is probably my favorite location in the city. The store is large and roomy and there never seems to be a crowd. You don’t feel like you’re constantly in peoples’ way like at some of the other more crowded locations. The interior is always clean and well-​organized, too. There’s plenty of parking, either on the street or in the garage below the store.
The people working in the shop are always helpful and friendly. At least when I’ve visited, there’s been so few people in the shop that I barely have to wait in line to be checked out. I might have to come here more often when I don’t feel like fighting the crowd.

My favorite place in QA! The new Trader Joes is bigger, airier and continues to have the same great selection.
From vast variety of pasta, alternative grains (quinoa, couscous) to greens to small portioned fruits, they meet my day to day needs pretty well. While their cheese, wine, meats selections are not as wide as some of the other stores, they are actually pretty good and you are sure to walk away with something you love. I do miss not having food seafood selection though. I also find the organic produce selection pretty plentiful for day to today.
Staff is super friendly and the queues are never too long. And they have free coffee and food samples most of the time!

This is not my favorite location even though it is big and bright and new. And it has lots of space and wide aisles. The staff is friendly but it seems like in this location I see folks stocking in aisles less and therefore am asked less frequently if I need help, etc. Parking is also great.
The bad: I’ve noticed that items like packaged bread with an expiration date often has an expiration date of the next day or like in two days. The same thing has happened with packaged/​processed mozzarella. I don’t understand why they can’t get their inventory system to work correctly in terms of what and how much is typically bought so they can re-​stock at the appropriate time. At the very least, these items should be put on a clearance rack. These are processed foods so there is no reason for them to expire so quickly. Sometimes, I get lucky and find one with an expiration date in like 2 weeks.
I’ve also had this same issue with cucumbers. You know, the small persian ones in a plastic container. They always look old and wrinkle-​y whereas if I buy them from another store, they are fresh. Lastly, what’s up with their limes? I know there was a shortage last year but I thought that was over. Their limes look half rotten with brown spots… like every single time I visit. The only good part of this is that they are prices «right» for half rotten limes at 29 cents each.
One last good: I recently discovered TJ’s brand croissants that are frozen and you proof them for 6 – 7 hours and bake them yourself. They are fantastic!

I heart TJ stores. This location is especially a pleasure to walk into on any given day or night. The staff here works well together and it is clear that everyone plays their role on the team. I’m cooking Thanksgiving lunner for my cousin and her husband — new to Seattle — and it’ll be my first Tgiving meal I’m preparing all on my own (albeit as a pescatarian — I’m not cooking a turkey.) The somewhat daunting task of shopping for this feast was made a breeze by the simple layout and great customer service at this TJs. They have a parking garage, but as of yet I have always found street parking right in front of the store. I was in and out of there in 10 minutes with everything needed for this endeavor. The bill for everything? $ 45. Not bad for an epic feast, pie ingredients, two kinds of cider, and all. Now for the actual meal prep…

This new Trader Joe’s in Queen Anne is great. It’s alot bigger than the old location. There’s street parking or an underground parking garage available. Shelves are fully stock and there’s always someone stocking if not. Aisles seems bigger than before so alot easier to pass by. They also had a wine tasting event that day to promote some of the bottles they sell

I am definitely a fan of this new Trade Joes in QA. It is a located in the main area of upper QA. This location has more room than the previous one down the road, with bigger aisles, more selection and even a free large parking garage underneath with easy access to the store. I usually go on a Sunday or Monday and have never had to wait in the checkout line for more than 5 minutes which is nice.
They have a great selection of pre-​packaged meals for lunches or even frozen options for nights you don’t want to cook dinner. I love their to-​go salads, great selection and a decent price. I am also a huge fan of the fresh rosemary bread loaf. And by fan I mean I have been eating way too much bread because it is so delicious. They also have a great selection of desserts and snack items as well.
The store is organized well and has many great items you can only get shopping at a Trader Joes (cookie butter anyone?!).

I was so excited to check out their new location! Especially compared to the other store, this one is quite spacious, has nice wide aisles, and there’s plenty of space to navigate. It has all the usual TJ’s amenities, and they were well-​staffed for a busy sunday afternoon. Good work, TJ’s!

After an appointment in lower Queen Anne, I was ready to hit up the nearest TJ’s. Imagine my surprise when the Unilocal app directed me to a spanking new TJ’s on Upper Queen Anne! Yes, folks — TJ’s has finally conquered the QA neighborhood with a spacious store that has as many parking spaces as my thighs have dimples of cellulite. And just like my thighs, the parking spaces in the TJ lot are W-​I-​D-​E.
Of course, there’s also FREE backed in angled street parking right in front of the store for us Seattlelites who are always up for an enraging traffic challenge of flesh-​jiggling proportions. Not that Queen Anne Avenue doesn’t already have a plethora of shops, slow moving pedestrians and streets with STOP signs, instead of lights — the powers that be decided to back up the street traffic some more, so that people driving cars the size of boats can try half a dozen times to back into a spot that’s meant for parking a baby’s crib.
The store is large. The spaces between shelves appeared wider than the long pregnant pauses I might have on a blind date with a guy who brings his imaginary friend, Fifi, as a chaperone. All of the TJ favorites are there, and on a weekday early afternoon the store was only moderately full. Service is great, as always. The larger store space also makes me think this location is up for more expansion/​products in the future.

I LOVE this new Trader Joe’s. It’s such an upgrade from the previous Queen Anne location. Big, spacious, and clean with ample parking in the garage makes this a much better option than the dark and gloomy Safeway next door.
Since the new location is huge, it brings in more selection and variety of food. Their organic produce selection is much more diverse now and I’m guaranteed to always leave with something I haven’t tried before. Also love their fresh flower selection. They have the best orchid selection out of all the TJ’s I’ve been to. Absolutely love it!

The old store was just a little too far of a reach for me to go there on my lunch break and now they have moved Trader Joes to a bigger and better location. I am really excited to have another option for lunch. They really make it convenient for me to walk straight through to the pre-​made food section grab it quick and go.
The other great part of this store is the candy and snacks galore right above the frozen foods. I swear I stand and ponder which sweet treat I should grab first… the chocolate covered marshmallows or the little stroopie waffles. By the time I walk back and forth several times my hand basket becomes full. Later, I realize that i didn’t even grab actual groceries and produce for dinner –_​–
It just reminds me that the next day I should not walk through the snack and candy aisle and avoid the center aisle of snacks galore like the plague.
Trader Joes please bring back your vegetable lasagna. I love it equally as much as the mac and cheeeeeeeese!
Thank you Trader Joes for giving me good quick food without breaking my bank :)

Trader Joe’s just closed down their old, sad storefront on W. Galer Street and moved it into the center of the action on Queen Anne Avenue AND they brought all their AWESOME friendly staff members with them!
My husband and I went to the old store frequently, and this new, bigger store is a breath of fresh air. We pulled into the parking garage, which was nice and big (and I love the new building smell). It was easy to maneuver to the elevator, but the elevator was so old and creaky and dingy for being a BRAND NEW building that I’d recommend taking the stairs. Regardless, you need to actually go outside to enter TJ’s from the front. At least, I didn’t easily find any ways directly into TJ’s from the parking garage.
We went in and they have all the traditional beloved TJ’s products PLUS MORE because it’s a bigger store. We were impressed with how «sterile and clean» everything felt in comparison to the old store that was just. .. old.
Let me tell you why you should go to Trader Joe’s on Queen Anne Avenue.
VODKA OF THE GODS.
I’m 99% sure they didn’t carry liquor at the W. Galer TJ’s, and now the QA TJ’s is a full service wine, beer, and spirit section.
The staff, albeit day 1 of the new store, was upbeat and friendly. Many of the newer fresh faces were on the cash registers and some of them were very excited about the new store. The more established staff was walking around helping customers find things and good ol’ jolly ma’am who works at the free samples section was in her rightful place. The theme with her same section in the new TJ’s is exactly what you’d expect: BIGGER AND BETTER.
Whereas in the old store it was easy to ignore the free samples by walking right by them, instead you walk directly to the back of the store and the first thing you see is her smiley friendly face. She has worked there for years and is VERY pleasant and passionate about Trader Joe’s.
I recommend using this store now due to it’s cleanliness, large array of products, efficient staff, and accessible parking garage.
Thank’s TJ’s!