Our Trader Joe's here in Medford is one of the very best in which I have ever shopped. (The other…read moreone was in Santa Fe.). But, honestly, I think ours is the very best. In a time of both "shrinkflation" and inflation, Trader Joe's does a great job of providing top notch products with competitive prices. I buy a lot of things here, including pasture-raised eggs, half-and-half, whipping cream, organic butter, large 72% dark Belgian chocolate bars that I use in cooking, potatoes, organic produce of various kinds, ground, turkey, ground lamb, turkey at Thanksgiving, prime rib at Christmas, artisan cheese, Australian, red shrimp, the best beef bone broth, as well as chicken and turkey bone broth that I have ever purchased, and many seasonal items. I thoroughly enjoy how sweet, happy -- and knowledgable -- all of the employees are. It is such a pleasure to go there. It's sort of like attending a party with friends while grocery shopping!!! I would give our Trader Joe's 1000 stars if I could. Thank you for all that you do for Southern Oregon.

I'm not particularly a Trader Joe's fan. I take issue with the very large percentage of Trader…read moreJoe's items being pre-packed in plastic. Putting this aside , this is a great Trader Joe's. However, I am taking one star off because most of the golden berry containers contained some moldy fruit at the bottom. I'm severely allergic to mold so this is definitely a pet peeve of mine. Now for the good! The store was very clean, including the bathrooms that were sparkling clean. There was abundant staff around, so I could always find help; including when I brought attention to the moldy golden berries. In the produce area, there were at least two employees if not three. I asked about the strawberry plums. One of the produce workers shared that the strawberry plums are wonderful, and because of strawberry flavor, the plums are ready when firm. I had been hesitant to buy them because they all seemed quite hard... but she was definitely right and that container of plums did not last very long with us at all... so good! Checking out was easy Peezy with each checkout stand having an employee present and the employee I was helped by was super friendly, packed everything up efficiently and well. 2026 #12

I was tasked with finding a few food items while in town. I happened upon Ray's and found them to…read morebe just what I needed. As a visitor to the area, I didn't know much from one food store to the next. Ray's fit the bill, I was in and out in no time. The employees were friendly, the store was neat and well organized. I won't hesitate to stop in again when visiting next time.

What a great community orientated neighborhood store. The Rays team is always so helpful. The BBQ…read moreand smoker is often going and makes your mouth waster just walking pass. The produce section is great. They carry many local items which supports keeping $$$ in the CP economy. Deli services and the meat counter all provide a great service with any selections. The bakery always has many tasty treats ready to go. No pharmacy, but there is another option just a block away. The alcohol selection is good supporting local flavors.

The customer service was nonexistent. And they will refuse…read moreyou service if you're joyful and cordial. I guess customers are not the priority at that store and treated as a nuisance by the staff. In their defense I did go in after a dirty and laborious day of manual labor for a steno pad and a six pack of beer . I'm not their target demographic I guess. It's simple enough I will take my business elsewhere. Never that store again! Thank You, Avery (store manager)

This is a very good store. It was clean and there were plenty of people to make sure you are ready…read moreto check out.

I love this store! Great products (natural and organic) and great prices!…read more This will definitely be a main go-to grocery store for me!

Last Thanksgiving my husband and I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 15 people. I ordered the best…read moreorganic free-range turkey that Natural Grocer sells. I think I was the first person to place my order that year. I ordered a 16 pound turkey. I intended to cook it in my Oster Roaster, which yields a very moist, almost rotisserie - style result. I was one of the first people to get to Natural Grocers to pick up my turkey. When I got there the person bringing the turkeys out from the back brought out a huge 22+ pound turkey and said this was all she had left. I protested that I had reserved a 16 pound bird and that I didn't need a 22 pound turkey. She looked at me in a very un-compassionate way and said, "This is all we've got. Take it or leave it." I took it because I had to feed 15 people on Thanksgiving and they wanted turkey and dressing!!! My husband and I brined it in the 24 hours before Thanksgiving. It's a good thing that we did because a 22 pound turkey was far too large for our Oster Roaster. The lid would not close!!! OMGosh. Michael and I just looked at each other in horror. We knew all the sides that we had planned to prepare and cook partly in our oven while the turkey was roasting in the Oster. We put it in the oven to roast and within an hour the skin had turned dark black. Michael asked, "What are we going to do?" I said "Cook the dang bird. Then we'll take the skin off and pray that it is moist underneath." In the meantime we got to work in the kitchen on all the sides. Now bear in mind, an Oster Roaster cooks a perfectly tender, moist turkey in far less time than roasting it in a convection oven. We had no idea if that turkey was going to be done by the time our guests started arriving. We just persevered. What else could we do? I will admit that we considered serving them steaks, which we would've had to defrost but we decided that somehow we would pull a rabbit out of the hat. In this case, an edible turkey. When our probe timer told us the internal temperature was where it needed to be, we removed our totally black turkey from the oven. Michael said to me, "I'll handle this. You finish the sides." I gave him a huge platter, at his request, and carving knives and -- with immense relief -- continued to work on everything else, all of which were completed right on time. Our guests began to arrive and I plyed them with good wine, which made them very happy. I said nothing about what we had gone through that day and, in a few minutes, Michael walked in from the outer kitchen with the huge turkey platter arranged perfectly. My brilliant husband had removed all the skin and arranged the white meat on 3/4 of the platter and the dark meat on the remaining 1/4 just like a caterer. It was PERFECT!!! I told the guests to help themselves and I went to my room, shut the door, and collapsed. I didn't know it but Michael did the same thing. We had been under so much stress that neither of us could eat a single bite. One of our guests was Matt Sheehan, a gifted local chiropractor (Family Chiropractic). He came to my room and worked on me for about 30 minutes and I was restored. (Did I mention he is gifted?) When I came out everyone was raving about the food. Michael and I were both very relieved about that but the stress we had been under because of the turkey was awful. We made our minds up right then that we would never buy another turkey from Natural Grocers ever again. If you can't trust them to honor the advance reservation that you make for a turkey for such an important day ... well, you can't trust them at all. This year I bought a beautiful fresh Mary's organic turkey for $2.99 per pound at ShopNCart in Ashland with no stress at all, I am very pleased to report. A friend of ours is going to smoke it for us and, believe me, he is a world class smoker. When one door closes, another opens!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Always been very helpful. I find the people very friendly! I have been using that store over 20…read moreyears!

Update review: Just…read moregot a custom 6 inch cake (total $22.98) at the Walmart bakery for the first time. Very satisfied with the way it turned out. Is it the best tasting cake with organic ingredients? No. However, for the design, it's a great value. We used the online site, placed the order about 2 weeks out, and pickup was ready an hour before we requested. I wouldn't get the $3 up charge for the strawberry filling again though. No real strawberries in there. I hear that the quality of designs are really dependent on who is working in the bakery. So, I wouldn't say that all Walmart locations would yield the same results (or even the same Walmart). Despite that, we will be placing another custom order for preschool graduation cupcakes. Super excited! Also, they had some hedgehogs cups and mini carnations. So, the kiddo got those for Mother's Day gifts as well. Really one stop shop and affordable.

They ALLOW in their eating area:…read more Bad behavior and lies from other customers about YOU who do NOT know you. And, they have a 1 hour policy to sit and eat or they throw you out ! BOTH ARE BAD MANAGEMENT !

We ordered an arranged Christmas dinner from M of C. We to bake the roast, but it was a PERFECT…read moreensemble of a meal! We had mashed potatoes, a colorful carrot medley, butter flake rolls, and Porchetta roast! It was the most delicious, brilliantly arranged, meal I've had in years! With the help of my awesome wife, of course! She had to cook it! I did offer to help everyone. Thanks M of C for a wonderful experience!

In the last couple of months I have had occasion to special order 3 legs of lamb for different…read moredinner parties that my husband and I were giving. Without exception, the quality of the lamb we received was excellent. In addition, the manager in the meat department is very knowledgeable + is very warm and friendly, a great combination which we appreciate. We used to purchase lengua here but the price became so exorbitant that we stopped doing so. We often buy our organic SMART chicken thighs here because their prices are consistently the best in Southern Oregon. They sell out quickly so we have to be on our toes! We don't purchase much else at this store because it's primarily conventional and we eat organic. The folks that work here are very nice, which we really appreciate. We like doing business with nice people!

Water dispensing machine is disgusting, they buy the cheapest produce in bulk that is falling apart…read moreand the meat section smells rotten that it has made my stomach churn. Sherms was and could do better.