Trader Joe's — Local services in Hoover

First time shopping at this location! Overall it was great. I think it might be a bit smaller than the Summit location, but still has friendly staff and is well stocked. It’s located right across the street from the Galleria mall, so traffic can be heavy. Luckily we came on a Sunday morning, so there weren’t too many people in the store at first. By the time we left it was very busy. Because this store is smaller it gets a bit congested in the aisles when it’s busy. I also think they might have had a freezer issue at some that week. A lot of the boxes in the freezer section were soggy and ice had formed and frozen some things to the freezers. The best thing that came from this trip is I bought some focaccia for the first time; and used the canned calamari to make pizzas for dinner. The focaccia...

This location is new but by far the best. It’s clean, fully stocked and not as busy as other locations. The staff is friendly and attentive! So much so that when I was having car trouble, two managers came out to help me figure out the issue. They spent about 20 minutes with me and even pushed my car back into a parking spot so I could call a tow truck. They brought us out cold water bottles in the meantime. When we came back an hour later for the tow truck, another employee offered us water again. The customer service is superior and cannot be beat. I am so grateful for those employees- I wish I got...

Wonderful, wonderful - why can’t we get a TJ in Auburn AL?!? In the mean time we will continue to visit the Birmingham, AL stores. My kids have been bringing us the round sourdough loves when they visit! Oooh cannot forget the1lb Belgian chocolate bars, I had looked online and saw three versions - so when the kids went there to buy for us I casually asked for one of each variety… little did I know there were 7 different varieties! Seven lbs of chocolate - doesn’t that sound...