Trader Joe’s in San Jose is your neighborhood grocery store, offering a variety of gourmet foods, organic products, vegetarian options, and other staples. While a typical grocery store may carry 50,000 items, Trader Joe’s stocks about 4,000 items, 80% of which are under one of its own brand names. Many of the company’s products are also environmentally friendly. The store’s brand name items are usually unique, such as some of the newer additions like Soft Honey Nougat with Almonds, Carrot Cake Spread, and Mini Vegetable Samosas. Trader Joe’s has said its private-label products contain no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives, no colors derived from anything other than naturally available products, no genetically modified ingredients, no partially hydrogenated oils, and no MSG.

Trader Joe’s is known for their friendly and helpful employees who all wear Hawaiian shirts to add to the store’s tiki-nautical theme. The store is also decked out with artistic murals and signs to add to the fun shopping experience. Trader Joe’s is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.