Trader Joe's could be coming to New Orleans, a source close to the development disclosed last week. And that news had many fans of the California-based grocery store chain celebrating.
Trader Joe's, the California-based grocery chain with a cult-like following, is planning to open a store on Tulane Avenue late next year, acco…
It would be the store's first location in the New Orleans city limits, but not the first in the metro area; the Metairie location has been open since 2016.
Trader Joe's is known for its smaller stores with a curated selection of unique products -- from snacks to frozen foods -- that are not available anywhere else. And those unique products are a big part of what the chain's fans love about it.
The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com asked readers on social media to share what they like the most about Trader Joe's.
Best Trader Joe's snacks, according to readers
Below are the top 10 responses from readers on the best snacks at Trader Joe's.
Chunky guacamole is a favored snack from Trader Joe's including Donielle Ruth Orgeron who submitted this photo.
- Dark chocolate orange sticks
- Crispy crunchy mochi rice nuggets
- Chunky guacamole
- Little ice cream cookie sandwiches
- Cookie butter
- Jerk-style plantain chips
- Dried mangoes
- Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
- Tahini sauce
- Sour jelly beans
Many readers also said they are fans of the store's wine section. And several other readers chimed in to say that the flowers that greet visitors when they enter the store are worth checking out.
"They have the perfect flowers," mykaylajalacia said on Instagram.
Few locations in Louisiana
With the addition of the New Orleans location, Louisiana's count of Trader Joe's locations is at three.
Times-Picayune readers called for more locations to be added in other parts of the state.
"We need one in north Louisiana 🙏🙏🙏🙏," jodi.b.thompson wrote on instagram.
The grocery store chain does allow for people to submit a request for a store in their city, but Trader Joe's warns that, "there are no guarantees, but being wanted matters to us."
