DON C.
Yelp
It's amazing how much they pack into this store!
I have been a huge fan of Trader Joe's and this has to be one of the best locations in the DC area. Trader Joe's is one of the few grocery stores in the city, where you can spend $50 bucks and actually have lots of food (something edible) in your purchase....other than seasonings, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and dishwashing liquid. I mean...have you ever gone to the grocery store, spent a $100 dollars, and left out of there with barely anything edible to last you for a week??!...lol...I have and would be scorned! Oops, sorry...I digress. At any rate, this is not the case at this grocery store. To be such a small store it is the most efficient grocery store that I have ever been to! It is always so well organized, fully stocked and the lines to check out move super fast!...A true time-saver and benchmark that other stores should follow if you ask me. It is like night and day, in comparison to a Giant or Safeway food store where one can be in the checkout lines forever! And, let's not talk about the "first of the month"....if you catch my drift.
The customer service is on point, always friendly and the staff is very knowledgeable pretty much about all the products that are in the store. The produce is always fresh, the selection of items are well-stocked and the meats are quality cuts. Not to mention, the prepared dinners and meals in the frozen section are incredible and some of the best finds around when it comes to looking for a quick-fix to dinner. Honestly, this place has saved me many of nights coming home from work late and not having the time to cook something healthy. You name it...Marsala Chicken, vegetable-shrimp lol mein, duck confit, gourmet pizza, blackened salmon...and the list goes on and on. The place has it all...at prices unheard of for the quality. You are bound to find everything you need here and more. Also, I find that they go out of their way to check their stock or locate just about any item that you're interested in that is missing from the shelf.
The only downside to this location, is the parking. The parking garage at this location can get really bad (tight) and on weekends somewhat congested to enter/exit. But in all, this is one of my favorite grocery chains and store locations to shop for groceries. Not to mention, the "Two Buck Chuck" wines (now $3.60) are the best deal around for keeping the wine cellar stocked for guest and friends popping over!
Thanks Trader Joe's for keeping me on budget, great customer service, offering affordable organic food & groceries and most of all.....not costing me to spend a "WT#%!??...Whole Paycheck!" when I leave...like somewhere else I will not mention here!
Five stars across-the-board!...because shopping for groceries and prepared dinner meals have never been easier!!