"I had an interview at Trader Joe's world HQ two weeks ago..."
Is this still in So Cal? (Monrovia?)
― nickn, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 04:18 (eight years ago) link
btw I'm completely reversing my recommendation of the mexicali salad...I just bought one and it's definitely changed since I last had one a year or so ago, yuck.
― musically, Saturday, 26 September 2015 00:52 (eight years ago) link
Finally found the Green Dragon sauce to be told that they're going to stop having it. So I hope I like it. But not too much.
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 26 September 2015 04:20 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/tsxccnS.jpg ??
― Philip Nunez, Sunday, 27 September 2015 00:27 (eight years ago) link
HOLY SMOKES the black bean and cheese taquitos are AMAAAAZING
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:46 (eight years ago) link
Did they get rid of the vegetarian chili? Motherfuckers.
― si monvmentvm reqvires, pvmpkin spice (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:47 (eight years ago) link
yes that is a baffling move
― Hadrian VIII, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 17:12 (eight years ago) link
I tried the gingerbread latte instant mix and give it two thumbs down. Very odd tasting.
I really want to find an instant latte mix without trans fats that's tasty, this isn't it unfortunately.
― musically, Monday, 16 November 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
dinner last night, all quite good:
steamed chicken soup DUMPLINGS!Korean-inspired pork shoulderAsian vegetables with Beijing style soy sauceOrganic jasmine rice
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Monday, 16 November 2015 20:56 (eight years ago) link
The 2015 Vintage beer from Unibroue has arrived and it's excellent as usual - the biggest bargain in beer.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 16 November 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link
Unibrow? is that beer that makes you look like John Stamos?
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 November 2015 21:35 (eight years ago) link
ooh time to buy the beers
― μpright mammal (mh), Monday, 16 November 2015 22:13 (eight years ago) link
it actually turns you into a Québécois person
Last year (I think) the price jumped a dollar, but still a great deal.
― nickn, Monday, 16 November 2015 22:58 (eight years ago) link
Lemur tea is back.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 17 November 2015 12:53 (eight years ago) link
I'd never had a good frozen mac & cheese so I never tried TJs until I was hungover and shopping for dinner today. Holy shit.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 02:33 (eight years ago) link
you don't like stouffer's? but yeah agreed that tj's mac n cheese is pretty great
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 02:36 (eight years ago) link
i just ate it for lunch last week, still amazing
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:41 (eight years ago) link
sooo good
also shoutout to those little pb&j chocolate bars
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:44 (eight years ago) link
I think it was only $2.99? When you factor in milk and butter and time, I think that's even cheaper than Kraft M&C.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:47 (eight years ago) link
any time i hit up tj's (which isn't super often cuz it's not that near by) i end up buying some of that mac n cheese and some of that $3 chicken fried rice, in theory just to have on hand in the freezer when i don't feel like taking the time to cook but that mac n cheese is always gone in like 48 hours
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
I didn't dig the chicken fried rice the one time I bought it, but a friend suggested replacing their "1 tbsp of oil" with way more ghee or something.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 03:58 (eight years ago) link
it helps that the chinese food options in this town are fucking pitiful and overpriced
― balls, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 04:00 (eight years ago) link
http://luckypeach.com/the-trader-joes-snacks-power-rankings-part-ii/
― just sayin, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 05:34 (eight years ago) link
"One minor problem: the slick, oily residue on the outside of these things. It’s meant to resemble butter coating, but it doesn’t, and it’s not really necessary. It makes the snack a little lardaceous and overwhelming after a while."
And then he ranks it number 1.
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:47 (eight years ago) link
Anyway the blister peanuts clobber all these snacks
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:49 (eight years ago) link
wtf, the everything crackers and the mini cheese sandwiches are AWESOME!!!
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
Love those little cheese sandwich crackers. We get them ostensibly for Ivy and I end up eating more of them than she does.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:15 (eight years ago) link
and they're organic, that means healthy
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
those south african chips are not very good. the ghost pepper ones are fine.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 21:56 (eight years ago) link
the south african chips seem good at first but the appeal wears thin v quickly
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 23:35 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, like a quarter of the way through the bag. They have a kind of odd texture, too, a little liked baked Lay's or something.
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 November 2015 00:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.traderjoes.com/images/fearless-flyer/uploads/article-2186/super-burrito.jpg
thumbs up!
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 November 2015 00:43 (eight years ago) link
I'm interested. What percentage of the filling is kale? Is it frozen?
― Capitalism Is A Death Cult And Science Is A Whore (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 19 November 2015 05:29 (eight years ago) link
I got it from the refrigerated section. It's like 50/50 quinoa and kale, with chunks of sweet potato. Good flavor. The tortilla is spicy.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 19 November 2015 05:53 (eight years ago) link
pour one out for the now-discontinued biltong jerky, damn i loved that
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 19 November 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link
I did not like the South African potato chips but boy am I a big fan of the turkey and stuffing potato chips.
― carl agatha, Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:37 (eight years ago) link
moi aussi!!!
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 19 November 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
xp those turkey chips are the closest this country has come to my beloved nz's chicken-flavoured chips
― just1n3, Thursday, 19 November 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
I tried one of those super burritos & they're pretty good! I wasnt sure at first but def would eat again
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:26 (eight years ago) link
Lamb vindaloo is surprisingly good
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 20 November 2015 03:08 (eight years ago) link
which of these is the most trader joesiest thing:
chocolate raspberry tamales
butternut squash gyoza
OR
gingerbread dog treats
― musically, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link
have you all tried the partially popped popcorn? best new snack 2015
― maura, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:31 (eight years ago) link
omg something lol happened yesterday with a TJs product
i was at a potluck and saw a little bowl full of the gummy tummy penguins. a guy i know took one and bit it in half and the smell was so pungent we could all smell it like 3-4 ft away. he was like "what IS this, it tastes like bitter orange peel" and he said something about a bitter orange from Italy, I forget what they're called. then when i told him that they were gummies from TJs he said "maybe you're right" and I was like dood I know I'm right, I have eaten entire bags of these candies gimme some cred and another woman joined our convo and was like yeah she's right those are gummy penguins from TJs
lol
― La Lechuza (La Lechera), Monday, 14 December 2015 19:32 (eight years ago) link
Ha I am rarely inspired to buy based on delicious free sample, but I did pick up TWO packages of chocolate raspberry tamales the other day
― Hadrian VIII, Monday, 14 December 2015 19:38 (eight years ago) link
Why did I try the Inca Corn? Because now I am addicted to the Inca Corn.
― prickly festive towers (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 14 December 2015 20:14 (eight years ago) link
i would not recommend the butternut squash gyoza, it's exactly the sum of its parts
― intheblanks, Monday, 14 December 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
took a flyer on the packaged grass-fed sirloin. well, that was a waste of $11 and I should have known steak in a box was going to taste way more like cold cuts than it did like an actual yummy cold piece of leftover steak
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 15 December 2015 01:17 (eight years ago) link
Not the lashings of ginger beer you want!
http://laist.com/2015/12/16/trader_joes_ginger_beer_explosions.php
― nickn, Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:17 (eight years ago) link
nooooo
Not sure who they contracted that to, but I wanted to go buy a case
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 17 December 2015 03:18 (eight years ago) link