text: Trader Joes is a typical Caliinfluenced grocery store I fell in love with them on the West Coast then found myself going less and less when we got locations back in my hometown in Texas Now I barely go but when I do it is for specific TJ itemsnnFor starters I love their floral section by the entry they usually have good pricing Today was no exception tulip bouquets for Score Need to keep this place in mind when I need flowersnnProduce can be very hit or miss I find them to be pretty overpricednFrozen section has a lot of scores for people who do not really know how to cook or who want some help for their side dishes their chicken potstickers are a steal at bag and they are super easy to heat and eat They also have a chicken gorgonzola dish that is pretty bombnnRecently they have added a fresh juice section today I grabbed a bottle of carrot juice also available in organic for about a buck more I may have to go back and stock upnnLots of snackable foods in the rest of the store from crackercut cheeses and goat cheese samplers in dairy to more varieties of tortilla and pita chips than you can shake a stick at including the pumpkin seed and cranberry variety that I love Refrigerated cases have just about every hummus under the sun eggplant is my favorite and of course there is the wine section as wellnnTJs three buck Chuck in the Cab is good but I do not think I have ever gone wrong blindly picking from the aisles either There is a sparkling red that is good too I think it is by Romano vinyards No clue but it is delish and which might narrow down your search It has a champagnetype cork and is on the last aisle by the chipsnnService is stellar too Crew members are stocking shelves and stopping to answer questions without seeming bothered cashiers open up as soon as they notice a line and they are without a doubt the friendliest and bestcompensated in terms of pay and benefits grocery workers I have encountered compared to any other chainnnSide note I still have not tried the cookie butter but the regular crunchy and cocoa were all in stock this afternoon