We stopped here to get some fresh flowers and they had these beautiful tulips for sale. They were right by the entrance, so easy to spot. The staff at this Trader Joe's has always been very helpful and friendly. They stay busy as the crowds do not stop buying stuff and going through the checkout lanes. read more

This Trader Joe's is large with plenty of checkout counters and the lowest weekend wait times I've seen compared to the other ones I've been to in the Boston area (there isn't even a place to form a line because you can just walk right up to a checkout counter or stand in line behind one person). It's conveniently located in the Assembly Row shopping area, which has a giant parking lot. They have all the typical Trader Joe's selections and all crew members I interacted with were friendly. read more

Great location with a plentiful wine selection. It's a bit of a mob scene on Sundays so avoid if you can. I really miss when they would open at 8am, it was the best time to shop. Staff is very friendly and helpful. A very welcome addition to Somerville. read more

David is the best! We love Trader Joe's. David spent 15 minutes helping us with our groceries and was so helpful and joyful. We were blessed with an angel in him, and are so immensely grateful. Thank you again! Go Trader Joe's! read more

I don't go here often because some of the more basic items are a bit overpriced. However, this store is excellent for specialty items. It's full of things I didn't even know I needed (organic fruit roll-ups, yuzu flavored ice cream, etc.). The aisles are well stocked and clean. Things are easy to find and seem to me to be higher quality than you might find at an average grocery store, though of course I don't know that. I really love the artwork throughout the store. In particular, there are locally inspired murals along the wall. It makes me want to go to other locations to see if this is something they do nation-wide. The staff were friendly and highly competent. The person who checked us out even checked our eggs, which I appreciate so much. read more

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This Trader joes is a fair size. Has all the essentials plus a whole wine section. Haven't been to any other Trader Joe's in MA that sells wine so this is my go to. This location is easily accessible by public transit or car. Parking lot is busy but big enough to find spots without having to wait too long. read more

I've been shopping at Trader Joe's for more than half my life, starting with the first store at Cambridgeport, and now a solid fan of the one at Assembly Square. Why haven't I written a review? I'm not sure, but probably because it meets all of my expectations, and it seems to be effortless on their part. In a word, they are doing an excellent job at keeping the store well-stocked and presentable; their staff are friendly and helpful, and access to and from (car or carless) is easy. Why review when somebody is doing their job well? Because after 27 year career in food retail (unfortunately not at TJ's), I know how tough it is, and that the art of the business is to make the experience as seamless and stress free for your customers. Many fail at this. Or, perhaps they do an "okay job". The product lines are great. Most of what you need, and plenty of what you may want, is offered, and the prices are excellent across many categories, especially in the dry goods (fruits and nuts); spices and seasonings; oil/vinegar/condiments; and of course, beer and wine. The most pleasant surprise over the last few years is the expansion of their perishable products. Produce is good, and frequently less expensive then the local chain known for value pricing. There may be differences due to their not using scale PLU's, so things like sweet potatoes, bananas, and other things that are usually sold by the pound, may end up costing a bit more. Use your best judgement: if you only need a couple of these sorts of things, pick them up here, and save your time, energy, and gas to head elsewhere. Without getting to wordy, or long, head in, shop around, and also check out YouTube, which has tons of Trader Joe's product reviews to help you edit your buying decisions. Over all, you'll find that it's worth adding it to your weekly shopping excursion. read more

TJs is a candy store disguised as a grocery store. I like to tease that comment because I think it's half true. There is a snacks and treats aisle. There is a whole corner for chocolate covered stuff. And over the entire freezer aisle are treats. So you can grab some tasty snacks while grabbing frozen corn. Now being serious, they sell some things with unmatched prices elsewhere. They also have some nice custom products that are hard to get in other markets (eg vegan pesto and the mochi crunchy snacks), and often have great produce prices (recent eg watermelon). TJ is a solid choice for grocery shopping and you can fill a bag here for short money. read more

This is one of my favorite Trader Joe's locations in the area. They have alcohol available, which some of the other nearby locations don't. They also have a parking lot, which is especially convenient. It's nice to hit Trader Joe's and then spend time at the other stores in the strip mall or around Assembly Square. The layout of the store is great - nothing seems crowded or cramped. I'll have to come back for some more seasonal items! read more

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This is probably my fave TJ's in the Boston area! The aisles are pretty wide, so even if you have a cart, you don't crash into THAT many people. They have a wine & beer shop for all of your inexpensive booze needs (I always stock up on the lambrusco). And they always have a food sample & coffee in the back. So all of the makings of a great Trader Joe's! They do seem to have trouble keeping popular items in stock. Since we tend to go later in the day, I rarely have the chance to get frozen cauliflower gnocchi, and other items like the frozen chocolate lava cakes and the pb-stuffed pretzels have also been out of stock. It seems like they restock overnight, so your best bet is to go earlier in the day. Parking can also be hard to come by, but since Assembly is a large shopping area, you're bound to find a spot if you're willing to walk a bit. We tend to end up by the Christmas Tree Shop. Overall a solid TJ's and my go-to spot to shop for unique grocery items, inexpensive drinks, and party foods! read more

LOVE this Trader Joe's - used to come all the way out here when I was at Northeastern b/c it's super spacious, lots of selection, they started doing free samples too recently, staff are so friendly. Assembly is also such a fun spot! My fav thing to do is go spin at CycleBar then go to TJ after. However, their bathrooms could def be cleaner. It's also pretty much always packed hahah so chances are you'll most likely not have everything you need or certain things will be out. read more

I don't know why I haven't found Trader Joe's equal to the other organic food stores but that changed when I went here. While the selection of organic is not as wide and varied it was ridiculously cheaper than the other options. I'd rather see fresh organic kale unpackaged but the time of year I understand. Overall very pleased with prices. I don't buy a lot of frozen or processed foods but .25 per banana for organic has me going back. Not to mention TJ commitment to supporting the community. I feel good shopping here, my dollar and where I shop make a difference. Happy to return to TJs. read more

This store is my favorite place to go food shopping. The staff here is very friendly and they are always smiling and offering to help you find something. Although the store is very crowded, it is always fully stocked. Checkout goes very quickly as well. They have a huge wine selection with very low priced wines. There are some unique beers too. Everything here is good! I've never tried anything that I didn't like. read more

Trader Joe's - Grocery Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Absolutely love this Trader Joe's location! The staff is incredibly friendly and they have some great produce and meat. They also have an amazing frozen food section, with some really unique dishes. They have lots of fun international cheeses - I always end up leaving with more than I need! The prices are really low as well. As of June 2021, they are not requiring masks any more if you are vaccinated. read more

Great store in a wonderful European style. I strongly recommend the "not so cheap wines" which are extremely great value. If you dare to ask, the staff is super helpful. If you don't ask, how they are supposed to know? Give them a chance and ask. They will most certainly help you beyond expectations! read more

I don't think I know one Trader Joe's I'm not obsessed with -- I've never known a friendlier staff or had a list of 20 items I buy time and time again. This particular one is top notch. Great grocery selections aside, they're doing a great job given the whole safety and sanitation needs right now. With COVID safety, at this location, I've seen them be especially vigilant with cleaning and limiting numbers of people inside the store at once. You never feel remotely crowded and have ample space between you and other customers shopping. I've even been here where someone offers to hand sanitize spray your hands upon entry. For comparison's sake, I've been inside Walmarts during this time that have given me so much anxiety I literally want to buy a plastic bubble to roll myself around and shop in. All the customers without masks, staff without masks, weirdos who completely ignore distance markers on the ground and want to stand 8 inches away from you as if chummy was an optional thing right now. So cheers to TJ's, you've set the benchmark high for looking after your customers, staff, and community. Virtual high fives all around. read more

Always on point. The folks working there are ALWAYS helpful, exhibiting a culture of inclusion. The choices are good would like more wine selection. read more

Had to write this review because my cashier today at Trader Joe's was so exceptionally friendly and happy it was a pleasure to be served by her! I love me some Trader Joe's and had not been to this location before so I'm super glad I tried it out. It was not packed at all, was really large compared to others and as mentioned the service was exceptional. read more

My favorite Trader Joes to visit has the booze, space, and awesome customer service to make every trip here enjoyable and painless. They are almost always well stocked and often have seasonal items that are harder to find elsewhere. You can usually find parking around the strip mall though I do find parking to be more challenging during the weekends when everyone is trying to stock up on their favorite goods. read more

How this Trader Joe's handle a pandemic is amazing. I'm sure other locations do so too, but I only ever been to this one and the one in Allston (both are great!). Don't been intimidated by the line, it goes by fast and it's for our own safety to limit the people inside. They also wipe down all the carts before you go in. On top of all of that, they offer hand sanitizer and had them offer people in line free cold water while waiting in line (it was raining too!). I only have good things to talk about this location and always happy to visit here. read more

This place is great! The new location has so much space inside, easy parking available, and carries wine! They carry fresh basil, rosemary and other herbs in the front and they are absolutely great to have in the house. I've purchased the basil plant and even replanted it into another small pot so I am rake in the extra for the $! read more

Newly opened Trader Joe's. It replaces AC more in Assembly marketplace. This one is nice as it is spacier than the Cambridge and Brookline one. The choices seem to be the same as other stores. The crowd was ok even though it was first opening day. Hopefully this can be another good store in Assembly area. read more

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Remember the Fisher Price grocery store play set for toddlers where you had to pretend to love the plastic salami your nephew sold you? Well that store grew up to be Trader Joes: an impression of a grocery store by someone wildly unqualified to sell food. Do they have broccoli? Yeah, it's black. Do they have kale? Sure do. It's already wilted in the bag. Do they have seitan? Tempheh? Any vegan friendly proteins? lol No, why would a grocery store carry food? Do they have that thing you buy at every other grocery store that's not a rust belt general store? Yeah, maybe. But you're not going to like their impression of it. It's trash, dude. It's Savers with a bakery. It's Bradlees with a sushi counter. These are the perishables they're too embarrassed to sell at Dollar Tree repackaged with a Hawaiian shirt. read more

GUYS BE CAREFUL!! I brought this salad and I found this animal in it . This is ridiculous and so upsetting. This comes to show that TraderJoes isn't careful about food sanitation. This could be harmful read more

Trader Joe's - Animal in my salad - Grocery Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

I really like this place. I find it great that this store has friendly employees and a wide selection of great food that is never stocked out. At checkout, I'm always greeted by a friendly face and I rarely have to wait for a cash register to open up, despite the crowds in this place at times. I'm a fan. read more

Hooray for a Trader Joe's opening 10 min away from my temporary home! Being in Union Square, the nearest Trader Joe's used to be on Memorial Drive. It didn't take *too* long to get there, but it was a somewhat cramped location and traffic could be volatile depending on time of day. Now, with the Assembly Square location, grocery trips are both quick and easy. This location is definitely more spacious than most city Trader Joe's I've been to, and stock is usually well-filled. Like all of the Trader Joe's I've visited since my temporary relocation from the west coast, I often get bummed out by the lack of some produce that was always available in California (or bummed by the fact the produce goes bad in a quarter of the time it used to). But that's really no fault of Trader Joe's and apparently something I'll have to deal with for a minute. read more

Warning: Trader Joe's shopping carts will lock up when taken beyond the parking lot perimeter, or at least that's what the warnings on the carts say. Tonight, I had first hand experience with just how dangerous this feature makes these carts to unsuspecting shoppers like me. I was pushing a TJ's cart INSIDE the parking lot when it suddenly stopped dead and I banged my shin bone HARD into the horizontal bar across the back of the cart. My leg really hurts and is throbbing painfully as I type this. I complained to Manager Mike and he apologized, but did very little else, not even asking a very simple and decent, "Are you ok?". I pointed out the cart was INSIDE the parking lot vicinity and it actually moved a little before locking up. Mike admitted this was strange but again, did very little about it. My husband suggested they pick up the carts more efficiently so they're not all over the lot blocking cars, but the carts were still where we had left them when we left: dangerous accidents just waiting to happen to the next unsuspecting customers. Just off the top of my head, I can think of a few solutions to this hazardous situation: make the carts safer for customers in the event of a lock up, broaden the lock-up boundaries to actually be beyond the parking lot boundaries as per warning signage and/or increasing signage at the store exits and make cart signage double-sided. Protecting customer safety should take precedence over protecting company assets but I do not feel this is the case at this particular TJ's. read more

This Trader Joe's is very average. I'll definitely update my review after all the covid stuff is done but here we go for now. I waited in line for about 30 minutes. When you get to the front the guy calls you up when you can proceed and sprays your hands down with alcohol. The cleaned carts are right there, very nice of them to clean the carts for you. I walked in and there was like no one else in there. No wonder you have to wait so long. Anyways, there were some things I was looking for that they didn't have in stock. The check out is confusing because of all the tape on the floor. The cashier was really nice he put all my stuff in the cart and sent me on my way. I was just a little disappointed with the bare shelves and wait time. read more

I love Assembly Row's new addition of Trader Joe's. I actually never been to one before this! I'm truly obsessed. I'm doing "IIFYM" so I love walking down all the aisles to see what I can fit in my macros. This place is always clean and stocked. I never have to wait in line more than five minutes. There are plenty of registers and cashiers holler you over if they see you waiting. I usually park at Christmas tree shop and walk over because Assembly gets very busy and everyone is looking for a spot. Here are a few things that are always in my freezer. read more

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This is the best TJs location, hands down. We've been coming here for the past four years. The staff are so kind, they've always got our favorites and are always happy to help us out! My kiddo had a pretty significant speech delay, but the woman who was usually in the fruit section always took her time to listen and talk with him. They would give him a banana or apple to eat while we shopped. Later during the pandemic, they went above and beyond to make the store (and us) feel safe and taken care of. Just recently I was having the worst day, so when it started pouring as I was parking I was not even surprised. Once inside I was able to find everything I needed quickly and easily, and while I was checking out I had a great conversation with the fellow bagging my groceries. He had me laughing and chatting, even though i felt like garbage. He even ran to grab some gluten free chicken nuggets for my kids, when I realized I'd forgotten them. On the way back he snagged me some gluten free muffins to try, on the house! He said they were his favorites and we just had to try them. It may not seem like much but simple kindness and going above and beyond, really turned my day around. I'll go out of my way to come to this location, any day. Thanks TJs! read more

I had a great experience here about a month ago. I made the mistake of coming here on a Saturday at 2/3pm (not recommended) and had to park in the overflow lot past Kmart. I had to stock up for a party I was throwing and had two carts full of groceries. The cashier got help and between the three of us I was perfectly bagged and even got assistance out to my car. Which was far away enough to apparently engage the locks on the carriage wheels so thank heavens I had the assistance. I don't know why there are so many reviews of bad service from the cashiers. I've only had nice people, but then again everyone has an off day. The staff around the store is not as eagerly friendly as in other TJ stores (I've been to Cambridge and Saugus). But frankly, I find that annoying. Be nice at checkout and the food sampling person ought to be nice too. Other than that I'd like to be left alone. read more

The price are really affordable. Even on a Sunday, it want too busy. The cashier was polite and worked efficiently, even with a cast. 5/5, would come again. read more

Love Trader Joe's and love this location! People are great, food is great, it's always a pleasure to be in here! Parking lot can be a bit of a shitshow due to idiot drivers but no fault of TJs!! Love you guys read more

Trader Joe's is an exceptional grocery store that's almost always well-stocked, clean, and full of friendly workers. It's very conveniently located near Assembly row so it's a quick stop by the train station as well as a bunch of other small stores and restaurants if you want to walk around and shop before or after grocery shopping. Prices aren't too steep and theres a wide variety of semi off-brand items that I would never have gotten or even thought about at other grocery stores like Wal-mart. Like cheddar cheese with caramelized onions? To die for. Also, theres free samples to test out for items you would never think to try. Who doesn't love free samples? Finally, Cashiers are always helpful and seem very happy to work there as well to make for an all around nice experience to shop there. read more

I've been a Trader Joe's customer for over 30 years. I go back all the way from California with them. Love the product they carry, love their return policy and best of all their prices. This location is new, it makes a lot of sense to have a Trader Joe's at assembly square. It's nicely stocked and today was my third visit here even though I don't live near it. They lost one star for their not so friendly associate. Going to Trader Joe's always makes one feel like you have gone to a family business to shop, but the 3 times I've been here I've only come across very rude sales person. The one today was packing my goods all wrong. Putting tofu which is soft in the bottom of bag and the 3 bags of my apples on top. Then packing my almost ripped bananas in the bottom with bottles of water on top. I had her redo my bag, instead of apologizing she threw my purchase on the counter and rudely said "just finish it yourself". The manager did take a note but still no apology! Won't even go to the poor service I was given the other two times. Hope they can bring in some of the crew from their other locations to teach these new employees how to treat customers. read more

Trader Joe's - Love the way these persimmons are displayed. The price is just right too. - Grocery Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

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I just wanted to give a big THANK YOU to all of the employees that have been helping during the Coronavirus. This is the only grocery store that I can go to and still feel safe. The fact that the employees take the time to sanitize each cart and offer sanitizer at the door as well as monitor who comes in & comes out is beyond comforting. I will never forget the great customer service that TJ provides during this crisis and will always be grateful to the employees for their great work! read more

First thing I noticed: this place is super roomy! Even when it gets crowded, there's plenty of room for everyone. It looked like they were fully stocked with the usual stuff. The only thing I didn't find was strawberry or green tea mochi. They only had mocha mochi :( Not sure if it was out of stock or not stocked (didn't see a sign for the other mochi). Hopefully they have it next time I stop by. There's also a good selection of cards by the sample/dairy section. I love that they sell wine at this location. No more driving to the TJ in Memorial Plaza! All the TJ staff were super friendly. I look forward to coming back! read more

Huge Trader Joe's right in Assembly Square. Great location with a big selection to choose from. Staff were super friendly like at all Trader Joe's and the store itself was immaculately clean and organized. Not too much to say but that I can't wait to come back! read more

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Soooo spacious* -- makes for a much more pleasant shopping experience than Boylston or Cambridgeport. A few items needed to be restocked but I'll cut them a break as they opened about a week ago. I look forward to becoming a regular here. So glad to have an alternative to Stop & Shop here in East Somerville! *As I was standing in line to check out, I was watching people as they entered the store and every single one of them started to smile. Well done, TJs!!! read more

Love this place! This location in particular is great because the staff are so friendly and helpful. The cashier I had took so much time out of his day to hold on conversations with every person he checked out! I also spilled my coffee by accident and immediately there was a staff member coming over to help me clean it up. It is also very organized and they have a large selection of produce and wine. read more