covert my ass, that's why I go there
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Friday, 16 July 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
Covert junk food itt
― calstars, Friday, July 16, 2021 12:35 AM (fifty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
incredible observation
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 16 July 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
Silby otm. TJs is exclusively where I go for junk (except chips. Their chip selection is shitty)
I googled kettle corn and that sounds close enough
― just1n3, Friday, 16 July 2021 02:11 (two years ago) link
i ride hard for
Organic Stone Ground Blue Corn Tortilla Chips with Sprouted Amaranth, Quinoa & Chia Seeds
+
Salsa Autentica (refrigerated)
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 16 July 2021 02:17 (two years ago) link
it sounds healthy but it's actually junk food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! zomg can't believe no one has noticed this
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 16 July 2021 02:18 (two years ago) link
i am drinking their evenus port desert wine right now. it's pretty good.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 16 July 2021 02:23 (two years ago) link
multiple xpThink Cracker Jacks with no nuts and dye in the syrupy coating.
― nickn, Friday, 16 July 2021 04:25 (two years ago) link
The Carolina bbq chips are really really good. They’re sort of a cross between vinegar and paprika flavored chips
Frozen chicken chow menu sucks
Frozen chicken fried rice isn’t as good as the bulgogi fried rice but it’s a decent meal base if you dress it up
― just1n3, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 12:39 (two years ago) link
Its possible to get pretty good chips and salsa at TJs. I like the organic yellow-corn rounds. Not quite as good as organic Tostitos, but better than most other organic tortilla chips I've tried. They nearly nail the perfect thickness. Organic tortilla chips tend to be either so thick and hard that you worry about cracking a tooth, or else thin and flavorless, but these have good flavor and are crispy without requiring jaws of steel. The Salsa Autentica is not quite as good as Pace Picante but a very acceptable substitute.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 13:21 (two years ago) link
We live in a place where we can get local, fresh tortillas and tortilla chips almost anywhere we shop, so the TJs tortilla chips don't do much for us. We do like their salsas, though, and, oddly enough, their actual tortillas, particularly the homemade flour, wheat-and-corn, and habenero lime.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 13:43 (two years ago) link
I didn't mind them, but for some reason my family didn't like the handmade flour tortillas from TJs. I'm curious about the wheat and corn ones, if I can overcome the family skepticism maybe will try them sometime.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 13:55 (two years ago) link
The wheat and corn ones are thicker than regular tortillas, so in that regard they do a great job staying together no matter what you wrap in them. Plus I presume they're healthier than standard corn or flour tortillas, but that's pretty relative.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
the refrigerated salsas are decent at TJ’s with the ghost pepper one being my favenearly all of their chips suck, though
― mh, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 17:09 (two years ago) link
Tortilla chips. Their potato chips rule.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 August 2021 17:23 (two years ago) link
the flaxseed tortilla chips are good imho
― scampos sacra fames (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 18 August 2021 21:11 (two years ago) link
Really enjoying the everything and the elote yogurt dip
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Sunday, 12 September 2021 19:00 (two years ago) link
Parody product, surely?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 12 September 2021 20:24 (two years ago) link
Frozen Focaccia entree was a significant disappointment -- both too salty and underseasoned.
― Carte Blanchett (Leee), Sunday, 12 September 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
xp
It may be, but still tastes good with chips
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Sunday, 12 September 2021 20:57 (two years ago) link
kettle cooked chicken soup + lemon squeeze + ricotta lemon zest ravioli = good quick weekday dinner.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
a gem of a meal where my incredible laziness, my desire to eat something at least a little tasty, and my sw0le diet are all reasonably addressed
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
The Peri-Peri sauce that's pretty new is quite good, especially as a marinade for chicken. I mix two or three tablespoons of it with two tablespoons of water and two tablespoons of greek yogurt, mix it well, then let the chicken soak in that for a few hours. really tasty grilled or baked!
― I'm a sovereign jazz citizen (the table is the table), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:08 (two years ago) link
I'm enjoying the frozen rainbow trout filets, defrosted and baked in tinfoil with a sprinkle of salt and some lemon slices
― Dan S, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
all of those sound good.
think i'm on my 6th or 7th hazelnut milk chocolate bar in 2 months
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Thursday, 21 October 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
Trader Joe's Atlantic Salmon filets in the frozen food section are also really good. Today I made a risotto with preserved lemons and salmon that I liked a lot.
I made extra risotto so I could refrigerate it overnight to try making arancini (which should be and maybe is a NYTs spelling bee word) tomorrow. The recipe sounds difficult, so I only expect half a success. I've already made some meat sauce and bought mozzarella for the stuffing
― Dan S, Thursday, 21 October 2021 02:22 (two years ago) link
Horseradish chips are back - the taste even better mixed with honey roasted peanuts
― just1n3, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
Bruschetta spread: fine as a last minute type of thing (if buoyed by mozz and pesto etc) but nothing great
― just1n3, Wednesday, 1 December 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link
The jollof rice mix is punishingly bad — I don’t normally buy rice mixes but I figured I’d try it for a weeknight dinner bc I’ve been working nights. Inedible with only 1/4 tsp salt, only marginally better after more salt, hot sauce, gandules, corn, peas. Do not buy it.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
Trader Joe's Large Brown Pasture Raised eggs now look exactly like Vital Farms', and they are $1-2 cheaper per dozen.
― Ssäm Sauce | Martha Stewart (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 8 January 2022 17:30 (two years ago) link
Most eggs look pretty similar though, don't they? A recent discovery is the Chili Onion Crunch. Compares to the Momofuku Chili Crunch. Great on eggs, stir fry, or anything that could use a bit of spicing up.
― o. nate, Saturday, 8 January 2022 23:31 (two years ago) link
One of the vital farms selling points has been the darker yolks. They were supposedly from a better pasture diet, indicating more nutritional value in the egg -- vitamins, etc. TJ's pasture raised eggs have had paler yolks in the past. Good tip on the chili onion crunch. I will look for it on the next trip.
― Ssäm Sauce | Martha Stewart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 January 2022 02:28 (two years ago) link
I saw a lot of packages of eggs today at Trader Joe's, but didn't see those in particular
― Dan S, Sunday, 9 January 2022 02:34 (two years ago) link
They have a bluish carton. The graphic design definitely steals from the vital farms stuff, which also feels like a recent change. I am generally overwhelmed by the variety of eggs at TJs.
― Ssäm Sauce | Martha Stewart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 9 January 2022 03:30 (two years ago) link
Banana bread biscotti recommended
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 16:24 (two years ago) link
It doesn't just taste like stale banana bread?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 16:32 (two years ago) link
yes!
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 16:43 (two years ago) link
My local TJ's has abruptly dropped all forms of sherry - fino, amontillado, and cream (oloroso). I may be the only person in town that ever buys it but I'm not gonna drink goddamn four dollar marsala, bring back the sherry
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link
my local TJ’s only has beer and wine😔
― mh, Thursday, 17 March 2022 22:38 (two years ago) link
I have been going back weekly for the last couple of months to Trader Joe's for their Meyer lemons (a cross between lemon and mandarin orange). They come 3-to-4 per bag. They have been incredibly good! They grow really well locally (if SF had an official fruit tree it would be Meyer lemon), but I don't know where these are from.
They also make the best preserved lemons because they have a soft rind and spicy flavor
― Dan S, Thursday, 17 March 2022 22:43 (two years ago) link
my favorite hot sauce has been discontinued :(
https://hotsaucefever.com/images/sauces/438/trader_joes_jalapeno_pepper_sauce.jpg
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 17 March 2022 23:09 (two years ago) link
Do they still have kabocha squash and Japanese sweet potatoes in the northeast U.S.? Do they still require masks and have lines for entry? Do they still ration items? If you live in SF or the Bay Area in CA, do they have Acme Bread for you?
― youn, Friday, 18 March 2022 10:43 (two years ago) link
Do they have large quantities of asparagus that are not prepackaged but sold as normal produce?
― youn, Friday, 18 March 2022 11:02 (two years ago) link
Dunno.
Not here. Mask optional is recent, no entry lines for months/years.
Do you mean like toilet paper and stuff? No.
N/A
Maybe seasonally?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 March 2022 11:15 (two years ago) link
THanks, Josh! The mask requirement is fine as long as they don't have lines. (This might be the weekend I finally go back to Trader Joe's to recharge my car battery for one thing. Hopefully it has not died yet; fingers crossed. Recycled toilet paper may be the product that I've bought most consistently over the years. They had great fat green asparagus one year. It wasn't in water but still had not turned purple and white on the ends. I think Trader Joe's locations with good bagels sourced locally might be a good location indicator for living. I haven't tried the ones here; they are huge and the savory seasoned ones tend to overwhelm the presence of all the others, which I hate.)
― youn, Friday, 18 March 2022 11:38 (two years ago) link
I live in SF and they haven't had lines since I think the vaccines were widely available. I'm going later today so I'll keep an eye out for asparagus and Acme Bread.
― Justice League: Picard (Leee), Friday, 18 March 2022 15:46 (two years ago) link
They had fresh asparagus at the local one this morning.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 18 March 2022 17:34 (two years ago) link
smelly pee
― Andy the Grasshopper, Friday, 18 March 2022 17:37 (two years ago) link
to be clear, it's TJ's house-branded smelly pee, featuring 19th century public domain rotogravure illustrations with twee-joeky thought bubbles added
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 18 March 2022 18:19 (two years ago) link
Coffee Bean Mini -Hold the Cone- Ice Cream Cones are the best
― Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 19 March 2022 05:44 (two years ago) link