Of course I decided to come this TJ during the wrong time, Easter weekend. Let alone a Saturday afternoon. First off, parking is an issue with any Trader Joes. This particular location is off one of the busiest street in Los Angeles. The corner of La Brea and Third Street. Parking situation is always a big issue. There's a small lot that's part of the store but they also utilize the parking lot next door during the weekend. Entrance is also a crazy situation. You're either entering in from La Brea or the alleyway. It's alway busy both ways and it's pretty tight with parking. Besides that, they alway have whatever I need. Had to pick up a couple bottles of wine and some beer for the holiday weekend. The shelves were still fully stocked which I was surprised. They alway have a good selection of wine from all different price point. Affordable bottles to some that's a little higher end but still pretty affordable. It's alway going to be busy regardless what time of day you come. The only thing with a lot of the TJ is the parking situation. Most of the time whenever I visit here, I try to just park along the street around the corner. But there's times when they do have parking in the lot. Staffs are alway very friendly and sweet. Helpful in anyway if you need something. read more

This has to be one of the most unpleasant Trader Joe's locations I've ever visited. The parking lot feels like a real-life game of Tetris, the aisles are so cramped you're basically participating in a slow-motion bumper car ride with everyone else's carts and baskets, and shopping here somehow manages to be stressful before you even reach the checkout. To be fair, I've encountered a few genuinely pleasant and helpful employees. Unfortunately, they're the exception. Most of the time, the staff seem far more interested in chatting with each other as if they're hanging out at happy hour on someone else's dime than paying attention to customers. The moment you interrupt the conversation to ask for assistance, you're met with the kind of expression usually reserved for someone requesting a kidney. What really amused me was realizing I had the exact same experience another reviewer described. If I'm remembering correctly, the cashier was Patrick (the gentleman with the long black hair). He scanned everything, took payment, silently handed me the receipt, and that was it. No greeting. No "thank you." No "have a nice day." It felt less like checking out at a grocery store and more like accidentally interrupting someone's vow of silence. Management might want to spend a little more time hiring people who actually want to interact with customers. If someone clearly despises every second of customer service, there are plenty of jobs behind the scenes where they can happily scrub floors, unload trucks, or commune with the inventory instead of treating shoppers like an inconvenience. Everyone wins. read more

This is probably the worst customer service I've encountered at a Trader Joe's. This isn't my usual location, I typically shop at the West Hollywood store near Santa Monica and La Brea, where the employees are consistently friendly and welcoming. I stopped by this location while I was in the area and unfortunately won't be returning. The employee working the first checkout lane this morning around 10:50 AM (wearing a purple hoodie and purple sneakers, receipt says Patrick (?)) was incredibly cold and disengaged. There was no greeting, no conversation (which is fine), but I wasn't even asked whether I needed a bag. After ringing up my items, he simply handed me the receipt without saying anything. The experience felt very different from what I've come to expect at Trader Joe's, where friendly customer service is usually part of the culture. read more

Hospitality wasn't friendly here much at all. You have to pay 15 cents per bag. And I bought ginger shots and they charge you $2 which is the price but for each bottle they want to charge you an additional 0.15 cents for plastic charge... PER BOTTLE! Vegas doesn't do that at all.. weird how some locations are so different read more

I'm writing Rosanna a review because she a outstanding Employee. She never fails to give you a warm welcome goes out of her way to make you safe. She's an Asset to Trader Joe's She not a pointer she drop what she doing and will take you to the item. She a 10 star that the reason I keep coming back. CC Collins read more

Is it me or do all Trader Joe's like to make the parking as hectic, tight, and unreasonable for majority of their locations? I mean, it's fun right? Let's do a one way, roundabout style parking, with one way entrances and cause chaos?! No, but really, who doesn't love Trader's. I like to come in at 8am, right when they open. Do my 20 mins shopping. And get out before the chaos happens, which surprisingly does start early. The staff and team here tho and perhaps the nicest. I always find what I want. I wish I would have gotten the team members name who helped me check out (will look for her next time) but she was so sweet and kind! Def made my morning. read more

Trader Joe's - Love an early morning shopping run when it's empty - Grocery Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Decided to make a trip just for the flower bar selection! Anytime I'm at Trader Joe's I have to stop by the flower and plant selection of course and see what goodies they have available!! My favorite part is seeing what seasonal options they have. Service is consistently great here employees are always welcoming and attentive and the store is usually ran pretty smoothly, everything is always stocked neatly. Most of the time you should be able to go in and find what you're looking for but I would advise it is a busy location and has a tight parking section by the entrance. A quick note is when driving into the parking area they'll be another parking structure to the left to save the trouble! read more

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The customer service here is consistently good and fair. The availability of some items isn't as reliable as at other Trader Joe's, but that's expected due to it being a smaller store. My review is for something I wanted to let go, but really bothered me the more I thought about it. Today, January 19, is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day. It's a day to acknowledge his life and legacy, especially as a civil rights activist in America. It's a day for all Americans to celebrate and appreciate, but it's especially sacred for Black Americans and the Black activists who pushed to make it a federal holiday. It feels like a slap in the face... it feels passive aggressive to walk into a busy diverse Trader Joe's on King's day and hear exclusively Mexican music playing over the store speakers. It's quite tone deaf. Like someone intentionally switched from the regular store radio channel to one that only played mariachi music... on King's day. King's day is not a Mexican holiday. And while some might want to co-opt it to acknowledge their own civil rights during times when ICE is raiding neighborhoods and kidnapping Latinos, it's still a holiday rooted in the Black American community. As a Black American shopping and hearing another culture appropriate and seemingly trample over the King's day holiday with their own culture and agenda felt disrespectful. At the very least, more appropriate for a private bar-b-que and not a public grocery store. As other people of color, please don't make the same mistakes that some whites have made with y'all in belittling, marginalizing, appropriating, and gentrifying Black culture, Black resistance, and Black federal holidays. I don't want to hear mariachi music playing all day if I walk into a Trader Joe's on Juneteenth. No one is above criticism. No one is above accountability, including Brown people themselves. read more

Small, but I like this TJ's. Flowers here are of a better quality than the one on 3rd Street which is surprising or maybe I was just not lucky there! Other than that, staff is your typical TJ peeps: smiling, helpful and professional. Fresh produce could better, for sure. I don't think they gave the best fresh produce, it's wilting quickly so I skip that. Other than that the selection is always good. What annoys mem though, is that TJ discontinues products frequently. That's nothing to do with the staff, but just a thing I've seen over the years. Other than that: I'm a regular. read more

this was my Trader Joe's I always went to. After my experience tonight I will not be returning here. Amy who i assume is a manager was rude and created the worst experience. This is not the first time she is short, rude and just plain. awful. I will be contacting corporate as well and will not be returning to this one. i have been shopping here not only for my family but also for the work for years. her sour disposition and rude manner is enough to not return despite her other amazing crew. read more

I will track back to this location even if I am near another because of the staff. I have been going here for many years and feel so comfortable like going home or to see friends in the neighborhood. They are genuine not corporate "someone coached me to nice." Jimmy D. helped me this week and has in the past as well. He recommended to strawberry ice cream. It was so good he was right. He suggests things to me and they are never a miss. Patient, kind and sincere folks are hard to find these days. In a capitalist country where you spend your money is your voice. Cheers so worth it to support this store and the people who work here. read more

Trader Joe's is honestly the GOAT. It has everything you actually need--great quality food, unique products you can't find anywhere else, and prices that don't make you question your life choices at checkout. The selection is thoughtfully curated, the store is easy to shop, and everything feels fresh and well-made. Whether it's snacks, meals, or staples, you know you're getting solid quality without overpaying. Affordable, reliable, and always a good experience--Trader Joe's never disappoints. read more

Uggghhh no. I don't know why corporate TJs doesn't invest in locations with good parking. This isn't the first one I've been too with none. Everyone already hates each other in the parking lot. And it's also LA making matters worse. Finally I get in the store and guess what. It's the same as every other TJs in the whole city selling the same bland, semi racist products (Trader Cho's anyone) for slightly too much money for the amount I get. No it's not organic. It's just handmade by our friend Trader Joe. And hey look there's a Ralph's across the street, why don't we just go there *everyone circling the parking lot.* This place is not that great and it's not like it just came out like Nike's. Y'all should've figured it out this stuff is just regular groceries by now. read more

Good store , clean and well stocked. Parking is always available. It's right opposite the farmers market and next to sidecar donuts and Mendocino farms read more

Alright, time to rate my local TJ's and this one gets three stars. It's dirty, compact and often times out of things. Shelves are picked empty and a lot of riff raff but it is LA. Parking is better than the Grove location though! read more

Any trader joes in the city is going to be busy 24:7, so you'll be waiting for available products every now and then, that's a given. This review is mainly for the people that work at this location. I've never had a bad experience here. Everyone is happy and helpful. Calling out two specific employees: I've run into Angel a few times and he always gets me what I need from the back, and if he can't get it because it's out of stock, he'll help me find alternatives. Also calling out Ben who brought my coffee I forgot at the register out to me at my car so I didn't leave it behind. Such a kind gesture that made my day. Everyone always goes above and beyond. Only critique: the parking situation can be a nightmare here. Don't come to this location if you're in a rush during the weekend. Best time to shop here is midday midweek. read more

Was here with my service animal and was ignorantly questioned about a bark. A singular one may I add. Service animals provide alert calm barks to their owners to signal a need to take medication for drop in blood sugar, he's also medical and drug related in the context of that as well as sniffing out drugs such a marijuana narcotics etc. Management questioned in bewilderment when I said medical and drug related as if that's not a thing, and asked me multiple times if he was ADA compliant which I answered coherently right away yes. Hey how about you don't discriminate because disabilities are not just physical! Educate yourself first, as he was completely in control and insinuated he was not, and said he was sniffing too much. Haha that was a first! Won't be back to this location, Hollywood much friendlier, cooperative, and informed. :) read more

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This Trader Joes doesn't have the same vibes as some of the others. It feels hectic inside and it's organized a bit different. Something about it feels weird. read more

First time at this location. I stopped in at around 10 am and it was not crowded. This store is laid out a little differently than the other locations. For an LA location, it does have ample parking. The cashier was really friendly ( most of them usually are). This cashier however made me laugh and offered me a complimentary bottle of water to go with the sandwich I purchased. read more

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This location is frequently out of items. Somehow the location on 3rd and Fairfax never has this problem. I've contacted TJ's via their website and complained about this to no avail. The staff are frequently not friendly. Just today I said "hi" to the clerk while checking out and he didn't say anything. That guy has been there for YEARS! It's not unusual to get rotting vegetables. Thankfully, I'm mostly carnivore so this isn't much of an inconvenience as it would be for the local grass eaters. I think I'm going to start going to the 3rd and Fairfax location more often. It's larger and more impressive. The staff are always friendly and the shelves are well stocked. read more

I like this Trader Joes in the area. Another place id shop at right next to Ralphs when i worked out here years ago. Nice sized organized store with everything i like when i shop at Trader Joes. Nice and helpful staff are help when you need it. Fresh meats and produce. Place is always clean. I will continue to shop and visit when in the area. read more

I recently discovered a great frozen dessert at Trader Joe's called "The Dozen Sweet Bites". They are these little cakes that come in three different flavors, and each box contains four individual pieces of each flavor. I think they're the most underrated dessert in the grocery store! They're perfect for a dinner party or even just as a mid-week treat. The raspberry cake is my personal favorite, but the chocolate & coffee "Opera"-style cake and the chocolate & caramel layer cake are also delicious. What I love about these sweet bites is that each slice is just the right size and richness for a bite, and they're much more affordable than most pre-made desserts you find at the grocery bakery. read more

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Parking is terrible! It's so hard to get in and out of this TJ's and the lot is always full. For the location you would expect a little bit more especially since in a good location read more

Just left this store...Unfriendly male worker in the produce section with no holiday spirit. There was a bag of potatoes on the ground that I did not see, and did not even hit them with my cart. He started screaming my at me that I walked all over them and should have picked them up. First of all he doesn't know I have a really bad back problem and second, I didn't drop these potatoes lol. Very embarrassing and just gave a bad taste in my mouth about Trader Joe's. read more

I love shopping at Trader Joe's and the main reason is people works there are sooo freaking friendly which is lacking in most of the groceries / supermarkets in LA these days! Ok now their products...like any other establishments, a lot of their items are really good and some not so much, always very crowded & pricing competitively a little bit higher than your local groceries but the friendly staff members and their quality products makes it worth it! read more

everyone is really really nice except the person whose name is irish if i could able to pronounce his name correctly just wanna let you know , he's one of the worst person with the worst customer service and also really unhelpful and unprofessional , i've ever seen in whole trader's joe in the whole america. whenever he's in the branch of la brea, even we will not to go inside for grocery shopping because of his bad experience a few times gave to all our family. read more

great service all employees knew what any answer to a question I would ask I don't normally shop here but they have a great selection of healthy choices in all types of organic food read more

Trader Joe's has some real strengths, the affordable prices awesome products, and a fun shopping vibe. Well, I appreciated the unique food and season items. The inconsistency with their stock is frustrating. I fell in love with an ice cream product. These mango bars that are no longer offered. They used to carry a grappa that is also no longer there. The produce can be hit or miss sometimes super fresh, and sometimes it spoils in the same day. Solid place for certain items, but I am getting tired of trying new different things when my favorites are getting taken off the shelves. read more

Fantastic service great fresh items love their frozen vegetables wonderful variety of olive oil's seasonings wild canned tuna we we're greeted by The beautiful Ms. Yasmin we truly appreciate the beautiful long stem roses you gifted us in the store what a loving jester of Trader Joe's l love my neighborhood store outstanding customer service they have everything you want in addition to the lines always moving quickly it everyone treat you like family thanks again for the beautiful long stem roses Trader Joe's family appreciate all of you especially management amazing read more

Trader Joe's - How wonderful they gifted us both with long stem roses thank you beautiful Yasmin - Grocery Near Me - Los Angeles, California

EVERYTHING went well. Amazing food selection, quality products. Kind, friendly and knowledgeable staff. A+++++

A good percentage of the staff need a damn reality check. This staff had some of the venomous/stank attitudes. Even the security staff was unwelcoming. By far the worst one I've been to. Luckily, the only person who wasn't a stuck up a$$ was the cashier. The only person saving this location from a 1 star. read more

Fully stocked TJ's with an AWESOME alcohol section. Tons of beer wine and liquor to choose from - at amazing prices. The produce is a little pricey - but the quality is always great. It's also never too crowded, so you can always find a parking spot and get through the check out pretty fast! read more

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Great TJ's. The here staff is top notch and the store is always clean and COVID compliant. My newest food discovery is riced cauliflower. It makes fantastic faux fried rice, even better and more nutritious than actual fried rice. There are numerous RCFFR recipes on YouTube, just be sure you have a Ron Jeremy-sized jug of olive oil and some minced garlic. But two notes of riced cauliflower caution: 1. Riced cauliflower fades way before the expiration date, like James Dean (sorry, Jimbo). And rotting riced cauliflower smells particularly foul. Imagine Joy Behar's linen hamper in July. 2. No matter how careful you are, RC is the glitter of food: it gets ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE! Once you open the bag it senses freedom and gravitates to all the inaccessible regions of your stove and floors. Sure, riced cauliflower is great, but plan on an hour of postprandial vacuuming and scrubbing, and even then, you still won't apprehend all the escapees. read more

This is by far the worst Trader Joe's on the planet. Don't even waste your time shopping at this location. Parking is an absolute nightmare and even if you are lucky enough to find parking after an exhaustive battle with crazy drivers there is NOTHING in the store EVER. It's always like Armageddon in there. In 2024 somehow this is the only store that can't seem to grasp the concept of supply and demand. It's really shocking just how empty the shelves always are and how truly awful the entire shopping process is at this location. read more

it's the night of May 21 2025, 10pm. This review isn't about this Trader Joe's location itself but about one employee there named Rich with the ultra inflated Ego. And I am not writing this because "i didn't get my way" so to speak. I am writing this, again, because of the egregious inflated ego of this guy, RICH. I live close to this trader joes and had a sweet tooth and rushed there before closing to literally grab just some milk and cookies/cakes. I specifically wanted this box of tea cakes that only TJ's has - and - they are located right by the door, so is the milk. I know this because I shop at this location a lot! So I ran a few red lights, rushing to get there on time, but IN my rush, listening to music and what not, i actually passed 3rd st, lol. by a mile! So i turned around and rushed some more to get there. I pull up AT, 9pm, not 9:01, not 9:05, but AT 9pm and the doors were still open. I RUSHED in, yes, past the security lady, past everyone to get inside the door WHILE IT WAS STILL OPEN. Somebody said something to me, but I ignored it! because I knew what i needed was right by the door and i would grab it and be in line and gone before some of the other shoppers with carts who were still in there walking the aisles. I was rushing BECAUSE I had empathy for the employees and wanted to get IN AND OUT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, so i wasn't listening to anything. IF only they had seen me blow those three red lights to get there! lol. That wasn't good enough though. So i go in and this man, RICH, started lecturing me about whatever he was saying. how they are closing and what not. So I stopped, spending MORE time, to tell him how I understood all of that and i told him all of what i said above, i just wanted one thing and its right here by the door and i will be gone in two seconds etc, and he said yes but STILL! and I said something like But Still, what? Are you going to sit here and lecture me like i'm a child dude? because I will not listen to you lecture me. BESIDES, me sitting here listening to you bitch at me about something thats already done is taking more time than it is for me to get my items and get out of here. And he says no , Im not going to lecture you - then proceeds to continue to LECTURE ME lol. He totally starts ranting to me and berating my character. Causing a scene, Talking talking talking. telling me that I was disrespectful because I didnt listen to the security guard ( i told him youre right, i didnt listen to her I will say something to her on the way out because I didnt mean to be mean), he told me that i was disrespectful because i should have been respectful and arrived before 9pm ( i told him i ran red lights to get here, i was trying to get here on time geez, i just made a wrong turn) he told me again i was mean to the security guard by not listening to her and she is there to protect their SAFETY ( i said wow, yeah, because i look so threatening, a woman with a wallet and keys in her hand in a rush. that was insulting that he said that, all of his talking was) So this guy never shut up, causing a scene as i started looking for my tea cakes regardless of his lecturing. He told me i cant make my own rules, i told him i make my own rules everyday. he told me okay well you are banned from shopping here, i just laughed. all the time he is talking i am searching the shelves for the tea cakes I wanted and they didnt have them anyway. I thought about grabbing the milk anyway while i was there, but his abusive lecturing to me made me think otherwise. I did not want to spend any money that night with them after dealing with this man and his ridiculous, overreactive, abuse. like who is he? the trader joes hall monitor/punisher? anyway. I get it. i rushed in AT 9pm, but i would have been in and out. I would have had to stand in LINE, thats how many shoppers were still there. so imo, RICH, needs to definitely get a life, and stop taking innocent, minor, things so seriously. I wasnt there to disrespect or abuse any one OR to waste time. I was there to SHOP. I was there to simply grab some milk and tea cakes at the last minute, and thats it thats all. He made a big huge deal out of it all and berated my entire personality and character over nothing. Over the fact that i wasnt bowing down to him and what he was saying. I told him F him at the end of it all, AFTER trying to reason with him, and I said that because he EARNED that. I said that because he doesn't know me and doesn't know if i am a disrespectful person or not. And how dare he call me that after all of the fair responses I gave him and his blah blah blah inquires and talking. So i told him F him and I left. And on my way out, Like i said i would, I spoke directly to the security lady while i was leaving, her name is Nani, she was cool as a fan. We shook hands and she understood me and what I was saying. RICH and his EGO on the other hand, did not. I hope someone (Rich and his Ego) i hope they see this. Thanks for your time. read more

I want to give Trader Joe's some love and recognition of the way they treat their customers in this uncertain situation. Filling my heart with respect ,compassion and community sense. Thank you for all the simple and touching signs and effort to keep positive and higher vibrations in this challenge times. Be safe Be kind Be present read more

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I love Trader Joe's ,good quality, good prices , everything is good even the people that works there

I was pick pocketed at this location just now and my iPhone was stolen and when I tried to talk to security nothing was done. There were multiple employees standing around and they all just stared at me and no one offered any assistance other than "you could try find your Iphone??" No one offered to check the cameras or anything. Thanks. read more

Probably the worst Trader Joe's I've been to.. staff isn't friendly. They seemed rush and didn't smile like other TJs workers. They just didn't look happy. Store is smaller too and pretty crowded with the aisles very narrow. Parking is also a pain here. read more

Trader Joe's has a phony mask requirement. They allow patrons to NOT wear masks. Many businesses dutifully boot patrons who violate their mask requirements -- because they care about the health of their patrons and their communities. When I brought up the fact that a patron couple at TJ's was brazenly defying the mask "requirement," the TJ's manager confessed, "We don't police that requirement..." "Police" it? Then 1) it's not a requirement, actually, and 2) I wasn't asking that it be "policed," merely that they approach the reckless and selfish customer and remind them of the mask requirement. TJ's willingly exposes its customers to easily avoidable health threats simply to make more money. This is shameful. read more