142 E 14th St
(between 4th Ave & Irving Pl)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 529-4612
Made my virgin visit to Trader Joe's in NYC even though I've been living here for years. I prefer to shop at Associated, Morton Williams, or Chinatown for groceries as the prices are just as good or better than Trader Joe's IMHO. Yes, this place carries a small variety versus the larger chain supermarkets and the prices are pretty good but the packaging of several items puzzles me. Produce here is prepackaged in plastic wrap which suffocates the fresh produce and promotes mold and rotting. You'll find a much better price on scallions, ginger, and garlic in Chinatown which has a high turn over rate and thus produce is ALWAYS fresh.
Obnoxiously LONG register lines that go around the store. Good luck trying to find the end of the line as there are several and the frozen fish you have in your basket will be defrosted by the time you get to pay! Many NYU students and locals shop here. Where they have the time to spend 15-30 minutes standing on line to pay for groceries is beyond me. Perhaps the lines are non existent during the morning hours when everyone is in class or at work.
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