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

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.

Best grocer in town as far as im concerned. Takes EBT usually easy to navigate. Just dont go the…read morefirst 2 weeks

Great produce, prices, and overall product selection throughout the store. The biggest challenge is…read morewaiting in line for 20+ minutes to checkout if you have more than 10 items you can't use self checkout. The self check lady yesterday was very rude and unprofessional as she counted peoples items and kicked them out of line for having more than 10. Only 3 registers open with 7-8 people in each line. When asked if they could get more checkers the customer service person just told me it is what it is. I would rate it lower but I actually like the store overall. I loathe going through checkout here though.

Got My Eclipse Gum & Taylor's Sausage!…read more SITREP A very friendly country store ALMOST in the middle of nowhere (and I say that since the cell phone coverage was almost nonexistent - and without GPS, we got lost, and that's how we found this place - looking for directions!) THE SETUP This is also in the middle of Southern Oregon Wine Country, so there are vast opportunities for people to stop on in here and grab their picnic supplies to do some tailgating or picnicking at a local winery. My friend Alexandra used to shop here with her family when she was a little girl, so it was a kick-in-the-pants to see this spot as a grown up, and to be expected, the place seemed a LOT smaller to her. ITEMS * I needed some gum and I got it. * They specialize in the local Taylor Sausage, so I had to grab a package and throw it in my cooler to take back to California. THE LOWDOWN All in all, a very cute and unexpected stop in a very quaint down town along the Lewis & Clark Trail in Southern Oregon Wine Country.

My husband and I stopped in on July 3rd to buy sausages, buns, and chili for the 4th. While cooking…read morethe next day, we opened the bun bag to find mold covering several of the buns. The date on the package: June 2026. The day after that, we discovered the chili had expired in March 2026. After the holiday weekend, we called the store. The employee who answered the phone told us to come in that week to talk to the owner, Craig. When I went in, the cashier went to speak with the owner, who talked loudly enough for me to overhear him angrily question whether I was local (I said, yes I live here), then he accused me of trying to scam him out of money. His actual words were "SCAM-NEEDS MONEY." He agreed only to replace the items and not offer a refund, since I did not have a receipt. We have been customers here for 4 years and am rarely if ever offered a receipt. When I went to grab replacements off the shelf, every can of that brand of chili had expired in February or March 2026. This was July. I brought the expired cans to the cashier and asked him what to do since they were all expired and he said "I don't care, get a different brand." Many other brands were expired too. I managed to find one can of a different brand expiring this month and took it. Not a single package of hot dog buns had a July date. All of them were from June. The excuse offered: "They were frozen, we add our own stickers with new dates to the back." Except ours grew mold in under 48 hours. We will never shop here again under this ownership and after sharing my experience, it sounds like many locals have had negative experiences and do not shop here. If you choose to shop at the Ruch Country Store, check the dates on everything you buy here, and ask for a receipt. Accusing loyal customers of running a scam while your shelves are stocked with expired food that can make people sick is disgraceful. If just need the bare essentials, the market a few doors down will treat you better. This store is the real scam.

Albertsons continues to show support for the people. This bag was less than $2 and I was happy to…read morefill it with some awesome sauces I found. Thank you Heather, Barb, Trina, Maggie, etc. The people who work have worked here through the store changes and through the Covid pandemic STILL, after all this time, maintain that hometown feeling where they remember to say hi and greet you by name.. no matter the years in between. I also appreciate Albertsons staying open on holidays (most of the time short hours, but nonetheless), as not every one celebrates holidays, but people always need things. I appreciate the wide variety of vegan options as well.

Rebecca in pharmacy was such a pleasure to meet today. She goes out of her way to help customers in…read morean often busy environment. Her smile and attention to detail are much appreciated too. Please recognize her and the value she brings to her team.

WinCo deli is amazing. I ordered 3 party trays, wow! Right on time and they were just beautiful…read more Made our baby shower so easy. Costumer service was great, I will definitely order from them in the future. Thank you so much. Wendy

On Instacart They advertised $3.49 for 50lbs of pork ribs. Now I understand about typos, but you…read moredon't have a typo for three months! Then they wouldn't honor it. Mistakes are one thing lost leader, and false advertising is a different bag of worms. Acknowledging that you made a mistake, honoring your mistake, and then changing the ad immediately after would be a good idea. Refusing to honor it is a very bad idea after it's been running for three months and it's not legal. Shame on grocery outlet.

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!!!

We love their marinated meats, particularly their al pastor. In addition to regular grocery…read moreshopping, we also buy marigolds, sugar skulls, and pan dulce for our ofrenda here every year. They have an amazing restaurant out the back where they make fresh tortillas on site and have incredible tacos and agua frescas. It's busy and small, yes, but they utilize their space to maximize offerings and are a gem in our community.

The bakery and taco stand are good. The bread is pretty good and probably one of the better…read moreMexican bakeries in the valley. The taco stand has a good salsa bar and the tacos have a generous amount of meat. They have specialty type taco meats too. These are good tacos.