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    Trader Joe's

    4.1 (135 reviews)
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    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Mike V.

    I am addicted to Trader Joe's they have some amazing stuff here and I love their quality meats! I'm here at least twice a month!!!

    My current orchid. I've repotted it twice now because its gotten o big and its still blooming like Day One! I love orchids!

    I love Trader Joe's! I buy an orchid every few months and they are so lovely, healthy and beautiful. I love their fresh bagged nuts, especially the unsalted varieties. Their produce like broccoli and edamame are delicious. But most of all the staff are helpful, courteous and service-minded, something you don't often get at other grocery stores. Just being in the store feels good with the all the fresh flowers, colorful displays and fast check out lines. If you've never been here, now is the time!

    Super Sunday Oscar Day Crowd getting ready to PARTY
    Jim C.

    I have shopped TJ's since early 1980's - Drove all the way from Hermosa Beach to Pasadena - the only location I was aware of back then. Great staff, decent prices & now a quicker drive - Morro Bay to San Luis Obispo

    Anna B.

    My favorite grocery shop in San Luis Obispo! It has pre-made items to make life easier, it has fresh and organic produce, it has seasonal items to make things fun during certain holidays, a fun beer and wine selection, yummy snacks that can be pretty healthy, and awesome cards for different occasions! I typically made salads for lunch and all my ingredients are from Trader Joe's, and even my dinners are normally made my Trader Joe's items. The cards are only 99 cents, I've gotten birthday, thank you, congratulatory, just because and holiday cards- they change up their designs all the time too! Try to avoid 5-6pm on weekdays because most people are shopping then during work. The entire town is at Trader Joe's on Sundays and Monday nights- most of their items are depleted!

    Screw top heaven
    David K.

    After a day of a wine tour and expensive pours and bottles purchased. I thought why not go to the local TJs and ask for the local Trader Joe's wine person to help us on an economical mission. Have that person pick a handful of local wines they highly recommended with $$ as a limiter and their taste as a decider. The guy I think was named Dave. But he and my Fiancé connected on wines and ended up with 10 plus bottles!! We are excited to try them all. Again service and knowledge was fun and we will probably skip a pro tour for a TJ curated tour!?

    Jon S.

    Another poor experience. Thought I would give them some time after last visit. The are stiill complete assholes. Staff is awful. Still up to their communist ways. But the company claims it o be mask free. Not this location. I will never return. Tried to give them several chances to change. I dont need their junk

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    Great employees!!! Decent selections! Great wine selections and the lines move quickly. Parking can be tough

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    Great place to shop quality products and great service . It's expensive thought as it costs over $100 for a weekly groceries of people of 4.

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    Extremely crowded, but good choices of food. I think I will avoid this SLO store on a Sunday in the future

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    Whole Foods Market

    Whole Foods Market

    2.7
    (157 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$$

    We had a last minute scheduling glitch and happily wound up inviting relatives for a last minute…read moreThanksgiving dinner. We decided to go with Whole Foods catering now that SLO Provisions is gone. It was a bit tricky to find the site online, but we finally struck gold. I also found a Youtube that described the dishes, and showed how they were packaged. The catering department has lots of selections and you can buy the entire Thanksgiving meal, or build one by picking the items you want. We opted for the turkey breast meal for 89.99, which comes with mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, stuffing, green beans, and cranberry sauce. We also chose Hawaiian rolls and a premade apple pie to have as desert. We got in line at the hospitality desk, and only had to wait about 10 minutes for the meal to come out. All the food was there, but there were no general directions, and only the mashed potatoes and gravy had times or instructions for reheating. We did find instructions online, The online directions were to reheat the turkey breast for 24-30 minutes at 375, but the skin looked raw, and it needed a butter basting. We decided to cook it the day ahead, and it took 1 1/2 hours at 375 to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees, which is safe to eat. We figure it must have been frozen and the very middle would not heat as fast. I roasted it in a big pan, using forks as a rack, and added carrots, celery and a chopped onion to some chicken broth basting liquid. The green beans were nice and fresh, but only parboiled, so we boiled them, and I turned them into the green bean casserole with mushroom soup, and mushrooms, using grated parmesan and crispy onion bits to top it. We heated the mashed potatoes and gravy on the stove, adding butter to the mashed potatoes. I added a sweet potato and pineapple casserole which uses maple syrup as the sweetener and topped it with tiny marshmallows for the kids. We the turkey in the oven 15 minutes before the green bean casserole, the sweet potato casserole, stuffing, and the carrots, then added the food for 30 more minutes at 375. We checked everything for 165, took it out , then heated the roles for about 5 minutes, and put the marshmallows on top of the sweet potato casserole to brown. The result was that everything was perfectly cooked and piping hot at the same time! The turkey and mashed potatoes were great! Moist cooked turkey with great flavor from the butter and additional herbs. The transformed green beans were tasty, and the stuffing was good. The only miss was the cranberry relish, which had a weird, gooey consistency and was more like cranberry butter, then relish, but we had a can in the pantry and used that instead. All in all great value, but a lot of labor to boost the flavor!!

    Stopped by for lunch based on our past experience that the food was pretty decent. Gotta say the…read morepizza is not what it used to be, the crust was heavy. But the boxed salad was good.

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    Grocery Outlet

    Grocery Outlet

    4.4
    (52 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $

    I love a bargain! I always like to shop at Grocery Outlet Bargain Center. There used to be a…read moresmall one in Morro Bay and I would shop for all the small parties I gave in my classroom each year! This large store in San Luis is located in the Laguna Lake shopping center just off the Los Osos Valley Road, so it's a little trafficy to get in but there's plenty of free parking and even shaded spaces available. There's even a special veterans parking space right near the front door. We made a visit the other day so I could get spices to cook some turkey Tikka Masala with the leftover Thanksgiving turkey. This is the only place I've found recently that has individual spices. They still sell them by the individual spice like oregano or thyme or majoram, Most places now have one spice called Italian seasoning or pumpkin spice or barbecue spice and you don't know what the combination is. Since I actually cook things from scratch, I want individual spices and this store has them at bargains prices. Today I got chili, turmeric, oregano, and more cinnamon since it's the cinnamon season! I also enjoy the display of little seasonal gifts that they have available. I got a couple of cute soft socks for my secret Santa pals and scouted out a lot of little stocking stuffers for my grandkids.. When I was a student )appreciated the small sizes of gourmet cheeses and could offer a very nice cheese plate for a lower price than I would've had to pay at other stores. They also have all kinds of crackers,, snacks, and fresh produce, right when you walk in. Paper plates and party supplies are also plentiful, so it is a good place to visit to prepare for those holiday parties. I also got a large size of fresh crumbled feta cheese as well as a plain low-fat yogurt, which has a wonderful homemade tangy flavor. This place is perfect if you do your cooking from scratch because it has all the basics at affordable prices!

    Grocery Outlet (all locations I've visited) has changed in recent years. Some staples have gone up…read morein price, costing more than at Food4Less or Trader Joe's. Some are now the sane price as at F4L or Tj's. Some are still bargains. You have to really compare prices first. The fresh produce often spoils quickly, especially items like fruit and avocados that seemed to be on the edge -- if they're a bargain and you will use them right away, fine. Again, be careful. GO still has good prices on closeout items, so it's worth an occasional visit. But for me at least it's no longer part of my weekly shopping rounds.

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    Smart & Final Extra!

    Smart & Final Extra!

    2.8
    (72 reviews)
    0.5 mi
    $

    We've not been frequent shoppers of Smart & Final. I had always assumed folks shopped here because…read morethe prices were lower. After we grabbed our cart and started looking at prices, I assumed the "HIGH" prices were because this was California! Smart & Final frequently mentions no store membership. Are they referring to Kroger type stores where everyone with a phone already has a membership? No idea but our next stop was down the road at Von's. I wished we had stopped there first. We would have saved money. We found the folks friendly and the store clean. It was just much more expensive than what we had expected. At least now we know.

    The store got a new oven for the rotisserie chickens, however,…read morethey didn't quite know how to work it, and it was taking longer than expected to cook the chickens. I decided to wait because I saw the timer on the oven said 11 minutes. Well, after about 20 minutes of waiting, Dawn came to check on them and stated that they weren't ready yet. She said it was likely because one of the larger chickens isn't cooked through. She offered to check the internal temp of one of the smaller chickens and pull it out for me if it was done. This worked out and I was able to take the chicken home for a family dinner. While preparing a casserole with the chicken my Dad kept steeling bits of the chicken because it was so good. This happened two weeks ago and tonight during family dinner my Dad brought up how good that chicken was. Thank you Dawn for going above and beyond!

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    California Fresh Market - SLO

    California Fresh Market - SLO

    3.6
    (98 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Free parking

    Incredibly disappointed in the customer service. I've been coming here solely since 2021 and…read morerecommending clients here since then. This last weekend, we went to take milk back (it's a specially processed $12 gallon of milk) because it went sour. It was purchased just 5 days before it went bad and the expiration date wasn't until May. Of course, we got about 3 cups out of it when it was opened once and then two days later, reopened it and it was sour & would not froth. One of the managers refused to take it back and said "well it's halfway gone." Well yeah? We used it for a recipe the day we got it AND it wasn't supposed to expire until May. It was just 5 days later that it went sour. No issues with improper temperature in fridge. It was NOT left out. No contamination issues. It's not about the money. It's about not only a health hazard but the way it was handled. No refund, no solution to the issue. The manager shrugged and sent me on my way. I will no longer shop here and suggest others don't either. So disappointed.

    This is a bit hard to see set back off the street where there are a million signs, but I am here to…read moresay it is the spot to go get stuff you need. College dorm room needs, hospital patient non hospital food, beach trip snacks and all the things are located here. Parents dropping off kids to Poly, go here. They have fresh deli stuff, salads, healthy fresh food. They have a lot of cashiers to get you in and out quick. I can ask someone where something is located and they take you to the item rather than just say isle 7. I think the prices compare to other markets pretty closely. It is just a bit hard to find unless you have a good eye for sign and navigating traffic.

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