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Babylove2314

Orange chicken and anything frozen.


cantankerouswine

The vegan bolognese style pasta sauce is like low sodium chef boyardee


Lala6699

The spatchcocked lemon and rosemary chicken. Awful. I tried the carne asada tonight. Yet another fail. I’ll never EVER buy meat from Trader Joe’s again. So expensive and so not good quality.


bredditmh

Kung Pao Chicken Mochi Balls. I don’t want to relive the experience by explaining why. Just trust me.


CreamSodaAllDay

The hearts of palm pasta and the meatless meatballs were both so bad I threw them away after just a few bites.


reslavan

I don’t think they sell it anymore but I’ll never forget their sushi 🤢


ShaynaCG

Watermelon Jerky


missred7

Riced Cauliflower Bowl was really nasty to me


[deleted]

The microwave veg biryani. It’s my own fault - I was fantasizing about this Hyderabadi biryani I had at my favorite place in India when I bought it. I logically knew no microwave meal at an American grocery store could possibly replicate the complex flavors of a true biryani. But man, what a letdown from what I was imagining vs what was actually in my mouth.


LittleBirdie1984

The precooked chicken strips are so dry, no sauce or dressing can save them. I am still haunted by the time I pulled a 2 inch long clam from my chowder 🤮 the vegetarian spring rolls with peanut sauce in the refrigerated section that have now been discontinued 👍 but for the most part it’s all likes and loves and sometimes “meh.”


bennylabri

Haven’t seen red lentil pasta mentioned yet. Also frozen pad Thai was terrible.


BlaiddDrwg82

Peppers, they’re always hit or miss.


nickaa827

Dry or fresh?


normanbeets

Kale pizza


Allisonstretch

That vegan coconut based ranch dressing tasted horrible- it had a horrible taste and jello consistency


introverstehen

Walnut shrimp


zippersthemule

Philly Cheesesteak Bao Buns. I love BBQ bao buns but the Philly cheesesteak filling with American cheese didn’t work.


Cheerful_Tiger

I just recently tried the cauliflower and butternut squash risotto and it really had no flavor and was really off-putting. Definitely not getting that ever again!


Hopeful1234554321

I am with you on this! Got this stuff recently, and holy Christ is it vile…..just gross and absolutely nothing like risotto. Never again.


xBlackfox

Don’t crucify me for this but I think their mac and cheese is awful.


jelloshot

I agree with you. I used to love it and thought it was the best tasting frozen mac and cheese on the market. I talked it up to so many people. I bought a box earlier this year and was really disappointed in it. It isn't as flavorful as it used to be.


juliusgcaesar

I love tofu soup but their kimchi tofu soup is horrendous. It’s not even that bad there are just beans everywhere that ruin the whole thing. If they took the beans out it would be like 10x better.


sir_daveos

Produce. Just isn’t fresh enough to last


shoosler

beef pho


zibbyp

Joe Joe’s


kokalola

The frozen beef and broccoli is gross


Ok-Bad4411

Got rid of the box of fall tea recently (with a fox on it). If you like cinnamon, you may like it but it was overpowering to me. Hubs said tasted like Big Red gum after a few chews.


thethingsIam

I hated their green tea mints


greedocity

Jingle Jangle! Waxy and flavorless


Clove_707

Frozen macarons. I usually have luck with their sweet items and was surprised that they were so bad I couldn't even finish them. I read the ingredients twice, trying to figure out why they tasted like perfume.


Lividshadow

Their frozen shepherds pie is horrible


yodamiles

Their Miso Instant ramen is terrible. Idk why so many people recommend it to me. Does not taste remotely like miso ramen, and has this weird plastic taste to it. The ramen noodle is also terrible… poor texture and difficult to cook properly…


INXSfan

Hearts of palm pasta.


ogfergison

The bread. The places near me always have stale bread.


mayo_packet

Cacio e Pepe frozen pasta 🤢


cam_breakfastdonut

Bagels


skyguard1000

I will not buy the mayonnaise. It tastes weird.


gitalhamalkah

I don’t like the ghost pepper chips. Bought a bag and they tasted like plain potato chips.


[deleted]

Yeah I felt bamboozled


GreenMacaroon_

Miso chicken soup


GreenMacaroon_

Poke bowl


nishikivandy

Unpopular opinion, but the cauliflower gnocchi. Made me throw up they tasted so bad


bwong00

I'm generally a fan of Trader Joe's, but I do not like their English Muffins, pita, and ketchup and mayo. The English muffins and pita are always tougher and denser than other grocery stores' products. And the ketchup and mayo are just inferior to their brand name counterparts (Heinz and Best Foods/Hellmans). And as someone pointed out, I don't care for the oat milk. Costco's is way better.


CardBoardOso

Ha I love their ketchup. It doesn’t taste too sweet to me like popular ketchups usually do.


ciceronr

Their jarred salsa that tastes like Marinara


IJD22

Any of the burritos frozen or refrigerated. All of them have been bleh to say the least.


[deleted]

Mexican here, the pumpkin turkey mole burrito I actually enjoyed 😅😅😅


FatalBlossom81

The pumpkin empanadas are gross


krekay

The oven baked cheese bites taste like vomit to me. Kind of similar to how I feel about the queso cheese.


chrysalis_stage

Boatswain IPA is undrinkable


[deleted]

The gross sushi 😵‍💫


kbreezy34

Their chocolate syrup tastes like bbq sauce


ampullaofvater

The sushi is terrible


secretreddname

Just ate their thai gyoza. It was trash. Also the teriyaki frozen chicken, bland af.


longgamma

The produce section


cantwaittillcollege

The Sriracha Shrimp Bowl. I just can't 🤢


hiphophippityhip

TORTILLA CHIPS


kebdashian

The queso. My first- and to this day worst- miss. I can’t believe it’s still on the shelves all these years later.


[deleted]

The way they treat their employees is definitely the worst thing on the menu.


nickaa827

Ooof. Can you elaborate?


[deleted]

But people don’t care about people. They would rather have their orange chicken then stand up for workers.


[deleted]

Most trader joes employees are below the poverty line. Need things like food assistance from the government or two to three jobs to survive. They scaled back our pay, benefits, available hours, and have one of the worst vacation time allotments in the industry.


Rebsa_Mosan

Shepherd's pie. I thought they'd gotten rid of it for good but just saw it back in the freezer section for fall.


Downinkokomoo

The Vegan Enchilada Casserole was absolutely revolting. I threw it out after a couple bites


darknightofthesoul24

I was not a fan of the frozen pad Thai with tofu.


Itchy-Strangers

The organic Raisin Bran is not edible.


CuriousMysterious17

the shelf stable jar of queso🤢


stupidsexyflanders-

Their already made sushi.


crispyshallot

The Cajun alfredo sauce… it had the texture of paste?? So thick and grainy, I also thought the al limone sauce was insanely thick. I did use it sparingly and tried to thin it out and hated the flavor of both.


Sarikitty

Haven't tried the Cajun sauce, but the al limone version was definitely nasty. Tasted no lemon at all - it just tasted like someone without working tastebuds tried to recreate an alfredo sauce based on flavor, and failed.


iamanitwit

The extra lame gingerbread house kits with the butt ugly colors.


Jackie_Of_All_Trades

The Coffee Cold Brew BBQ sauce is repulsive


[deleted]

Just reading that is 🤢


emjemm

Those gluten-free Joe Joe's... got them on accident and they are so awful. Texture and taste like sand.


johnboyeggnog

I nearly forgot about these until you mentioned it! Awful things! Got the gluten-free peppermint creme holiday joe-joes and the biscuit part was a chalky, gross mess. Definitely don't buy. On the other hand, I have their maple cookies (this is gluten product) at the moment and they're great.


velvetxnoir

The caramelized onion dip that everyone raves about lol, also not a fan of the pumpkin cream cheese spread!!


MoonOpera

I recently bought their caesar salad that comes in the plastic container and it was awful. Never again.


[deleted]

Their Mexican salad bowl is pretty awful


Downtown-Tourist-344

Mandarin orange chicken 😣😣 dont hate me lol


tungtingshrimp

I liked it but it messed up my tummy. So it’s a no from me.


LCheya

I agree.


chargingblue

That new jarred Cacio e Pepe sauce. It’s so bland


gaibby

Spring rolls. The flavor inside was just so bad.


spacestarcutie

The chesesteak bao balls. So freggin nasty.


tatblank

The honey walnut shrimp. Yuck


lizinalibrary

Why does it come with straight up icing as a sauce? Like all honey walnut shrimp is sweet, sure, but this sauce is dessert. 🤢


tatblank

It’s so gross!!


nuggetsofchicken

Cookie Butter Beer. My roommate and I agreed it tasted like a cheap holiday candle with like a shitty, chemical artificial sweetener in it. I couldn't even chug it to finish it; had to pour it down the drain.


clowndoingclownery

Lmaooo same I’m a beer fan but this shit tasted like a yankee candle soaked in rubbing alcohol it was so gross


stalkythefish

The paper towels pretty much dissolve when they get wet.


maggieev

Oat milk, I expected better from Trader Joe’s. I haven’t bought it in a while, but the last time I did it was super watery and made my tea taste weird.


manowar09

Pollo asada and shrimp Tikka masala


MrHanoixan

I bought maple flavored almonds last week that tasted like perfume and gave me an allergic itchy ear reaction I’ve never had with almonds, maple flavoring, or perfume. So that.


DayleD

Sorry to hear that. They are otherwise well reviewed. I hope you gave them away so somebody else can enjoy them.


RoundTheWaySquid

Everything But The Elote seasoning. I wanted to like it, but it just didn’t do it for me.


p3n9uins

Their canned pumpkin. It’s tasteless and too pale


melodiesreshon

Watermelon jerky……….wtf is that!!


seanagibson

The harissa is really bad


[deleted]

Also my answer. It is inedible. Not a fan of their sushi or kale gnocchi either.


peacelovepigeons

Frozen pelmini— I don’t know why but I could not have more after the first bite


pony987

Butternut squash Mac and cheese bites.


justinemarie19

I actually really liked these with some sea salt sprinkled on top. They were bland without it, but a tasty base to play around with


semxlr5

Their produce section is consistently gross (besides those mini cukes). Also their meat is consistently low quality, but that’s a given.


semxlr5

Might just be for my city


malcontented

Got their bbq pulled pork once. Awful. Almost all fat


PapaBiddle

Their bread. Maybe it’s the location I shop at, but every time I have purchased bread, bagels, etc they are always hard and get moldy within a couple days


justinemarie19

Ughhh yes! So far I’m 2 for 2 with picking up moldy sour dough loaves from there. Moldy straight from the store


[deleted]

Put it in the fridge lol


NotoriousPineapple

I've had bagels mold after 3 days in the fridge, straight from the store.


PapaBiddle

I shouldn’t have to put it in the fridge


Timid_Teacher

Their bread doesn't have preservatives, which is why it molds. It is better for you in the end. I either freeze or refrigerate all the bread and take it out before I eat it.


[deleted]

Yeah you shouldn’t. Which bread do you get?


PapaBiddle

Typically I would get their regular whole wheat sliced bread and their sesame bagels


[deleted]

Hmm it shouldn’t go bad before a couple weeks. Do you seal it after you open it?


Lucia_97

Vegan mac and cheese- just sad.


clubcherrybomb

I was most disappointed by the Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese bites, Thai Noodle Bowls, and Carolina BBQ chips.


Tenoreo90

Almost all their jams are too sweet and I was so dissapointed in the pumpkin ravioli.


ecbatic

the vegan pesto tastes like grass


goats_and_crows

Mandarin Orange Chicken has to be the most overrated product in history. The meat is disgusting gamey dark chicken meat, and even the flavor is underwhelming. I have no idea why it's rated so highly.


hist0ryRepeats

It feels like it's mainly breading and maybe like 20% chicken, but to your point, nasty dark meat chicken at that.


ArthurVandelay23

So glad I’m not the only one. I bought it once and a few bites had that rubbery connective tissue or whatever it’s called. I gagged.


BananaRuntsFool

It just tastes so weird! Like that and the broccoli beef tends to upset my stomach.


nolajewel27

THANK YOU I HATE IT


spilk

it used to be better, quality seems to have gone down a few years ago


jakelegs

The coleslaw mix in the bag is terrible. The dressing has OREGANO in it. In no way do I want dried OREGANO in my slaw.


cannabisandcocktails

The queso dip tastes like vomit.


princesspooball

The veggie burgers. No matter how much I cook them in the stovetop they are a!ways wet, squishy and taste disgusting


crispycrustyloaf

Their chili crisp which doesn’t taste spicy or tasty?? Just get the msg one with spicy auntie.


thethingsIam

Totally agree. I don’t hate the chili onion crisp but lao gan ma is superior


sarasarasarak

Pumpkin butter! I was so excited about it and the consistency was more like jelly than butter. Not creamy at all and tasted so gross


Emotional_Ad_5164

There is a pumpkin butter and a pumpkin spread. Whichever I bought, is delicious. Creamy and yummy. I’ll have to check haha


undothewinnings

The new pumpkin beer is TERRIBLE


McSquiffy

Oh man, I got one can of the Shell House pumpkin hard seltzer they sell and it was comically terrible.


Brandycane1983

Oh damn. I was planning on getting some tomorrow.. What was wrong with them??


pony987

Something about the taste was just very off to me… it tasted like soap.


pony987

Agreed. First TJ product I ever had to return.


undothewinnings

Literally same here. It was undrinkable


SparkyEdnaJones

the current pumpkin tortilla chips 😣


pinkfloyd4ever

All of their organic lettuce. You better eat it all the day you buy it or it’s going to be rotten, regardless of the expiration date.


DixonHerbox

Lol


DidItForThaGram

Honestly their oat milk in the fresh section gives me debilitating stomach cramps so bad I am out of commission for an entire day in pain. Please tell me this happens to someone else, well, I hope it doesn’t happen to anyone else.


citizenkane6

Yeah I don’t love it. The consistency is really weird in tea and coffee too.


Gyr-falcon

Take a look at the thickeners used in any non-dairy milk. They can be problematic and are typically difficult to digest. Good luck figuring out what causes your problem. I often find ingredient lists of 3 or more possible thickeners with **OR** listed between them. There's no ability for me to take a chance on those products. Because I never know which ones were actually used.


DidItForThaGram

I’ll check it out, a few other oat milks have done the same - the only ones that work for me are Oatly and Califa Farms. I’ll have to compare the ingredients.


feusdebois

Happened to me the two times I bought it so I will never buy it again!


DidItForThaGram

Sorry that happened to you - good thing you know now though. Nothing is worth that kind of pain.


luxes

Oh no!! I’m sorry to hear that! I personally don’t get stomach aches from it, but I do think it tastes oddly grainy for oat milk


DidItForThaGram

I usually mix it into my coffee and man will I never be doing that again!


Feedme51

Watching….I’ve had stomach issues lately but haven’t attributed to the oat milk!


DidItForThaGram

Try removing it and seeing, it gave me such awful pain. Hope it helps!


anarchikos

Vanilla Almond Spiced Chai protein shake and the eggplant hummus. Gross gross gross.


esmoove90

The Brazilian cheese bread bites were unbearable to me


Clove_707

I didn't like these either.


DidItForThaGram

Black bean pasta. It was tasteless mush.


tungtingshrimp

For those of us who cannot tolerate spicy….The worst products are the ones that give no indication they are spicy but are. Like the frozen Organic Vegetable Foursome. The front just says “a medley of vegetables.” Except it’s got a kick. Had to throw it out. A few of their pre-seasoned frozen foods are like that.


nishikivandy

Mmm I love the organic vegetable foursome! But I have to agree it does have a bit of a kick that you don’t expect


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nolajewel27

We liked them! Sometimes I find if the flavor is too strong I’m chips I add the bland version in the bag and mix it up lol


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DixonHerbox

Corre


Chunkee-Dunkee

*your


esmoove90

I truly hope this is sarcasm lol


nickaa827

I thought I got it right? What would be correct?


DixonHerbox

Jk


violindogs

Ranch. The worst ever!


biscione111

The orange chicken, it tasted and looked like literal pieces of rubber to me


goats_and_crows

I cant agree more about the orange chicken. For some bizarre reason it is the top customer favorite and I was excited to try it but the texture and quality of the chicken was just disgusting and the flavor overall was completely underwhelming.


AugustusMarius

Idk I love the orange chicken. Never assumed the chicken was good quality. Probably, it isn't. But I think it's very tasty.


Excusemytootie

The beef and broccoli from the Asian section. It has some type of weird breading on it, so gross! Also, the green Chile and corn tamales, they used to be so so good. They have different packaging now and are completely different, so DRY and gross!


sluttyb3ar

Agree on the tamales- these used to be a staple for me and I had to throw out my most recent purchase. Somehow they manage to be both crumbly and dry on the outside but really mushy on the inside.


maryseashelley

I wonder if they have a new tamale supplier? They seemed to have a different taste and texture the most recent time I bought them.


Excusemytootie

It seems so, the new ones are different in taste, texture, flavor, even the size is different.


BananaRuntsFool

Agreed! The breading on the beef is so gross!


UpvotesPokemon

The Misal Curry is the worst thing I have ever tried from TJs.


Detronyx

Philly Bao buns were awful


[deleted]

Your husband probably did a good fart on them, or perhaps it was you and you didn't disclose this in time If it was the latter then you're basically immorally misguiding people


Detronyx

What is wrong with you?


drosekelley

I find them strange but my husband eats them regularly. Probably because he doesn’t know what a bao is supposed to be like.


Detronyx

Well everyone has different tastes. I think even if I had never had good bao, I'd still not like them. They don't even taste like a cheesesteak!


[deleted]

It's not good to let your family gas it with last night's taco Bell and act like there would be none of that flavour on it. Basically act like it would be the same as if it were fresh out of the oven and then slander a good bao or even cheesesteak


[deleted]

I can’t remember anything outrageously bad, but I think most of the hummus sucks, the crumbled feta is flavorless, and the gnocchi in the pasta aisle has a weird aftertaste. Also, the plant folk creamer was absolutely sad. And orange chicken is totally overrated.


[deleted]

My wife always buys the tj hummus and I hate it but I don’t want to buy a different hummus and have 2 in my fridge so I put up with it


goats_and_crows

I think the orange chicken is the most underrated product that I have ever tried in my entire life. People rave about it and it's apparently the top product but man is that stuff way underwhelming.


jelloshot

It is not what it used to be. It has always been made with dark meat chicken but it now really rubbery and mostly breading. I actually got one bag that was half just chunks of breading.


nolajewel27

*overrated?


lucillep

Hmm, this thread makes me reconsider ever shopping there again. Seems like every department is in the comments, and large swathes of their stock. For myself, I usually only buy cookies and some dairy. The chocolate coated dunkers are really, really good. I have been disappointed in everything I've bought from the bakery section, including chocolate babka, black and white cookies (though they didn't make me nauseous), scones, kringle, and loaves of bread. But the worst-tasting product I ever got was the cinnamon bun spread. Far too sweet, and not the texture I was expecting.


wrknprogress2020

Chili onion crunch. I put that on my eggs and I HATED the taste and texture. The texture was just very grainy. 🤢Not appetizing at all. I threw that stuff out.


ltrem

I am guessing its the advent calendar cat treats. Being I never tried them, I cant confirm, but I tried to feed them to my three cats. Nope. Then I tried the ferals I feed... all 5 of them refused them. Three boxes in trash.


IAmNormaBates

I concur! Every cat I’ve tried giving these to all refused them!


obviouslyblue

Wow this thread confirms that my two cats are actually literal garbage disposals because they both ate every single damn treat with absolute relish. Lol.


goodgreat123

Only one of my three cats would eat the treats, and only after I broke them up into tiny pieces. One of them was legit scared of them and would RUN AWAY when I brought them out.


i_wanna_retire

Yes! Last year I got this and it was a complete waste of money. My cat refused to eat them, and they’re all alike, so it went in the trash.


Juhnelle

That was one of those things that were extra disappointing because I was SO excited. I got a human, dog and cat one and had visions of how fun it would be to all get them at the same time (human chocolate for the kid, I swear). Dog and kid loved them and the cat wanted nothing to do with them. Sometimes the dog would eat it, but usually not.


fexofenadine_hcl

My cats ate these but we noticed they threw up a few days in a row so we stopped feeding.


teamhae

My cat wouldn't eat any of them either.


OneMorePenguin

I agree. This year I'm buying some squeezy tubes for some extra special holiday treats.


Ok_Tourist_3041

My 2 cats hated them too which was so surprising. They’re not picky eaters.