Jimbo’s Naturally

I love Jimbo’s Naurally for many reasons. As a vegan, I can find products there I can’t get anywhere else and their in-​house bakery and deli have a wide variety of delicious offerings.
The main reason I love Jimbo’s so much, however, is their employees are so kind and friendly. From the supplement section all the way to check-​out, the employees make me feel like I am at home rather than a grocery store.

I was directed here after not finding certain items at Trader Joe’s. This place has a wider selection of organic & vegan options. Plus, they have a deli section too!

Wanted to thank Jimbos and Michele, in the bakery and Collette! I ordered a big vegan carrot cake with particular writing and I was so pleased with the resulting tasty beautiful cake! It was enjoyed by all my friends and made my 86^th birthday bash a hit!
Thanks Jimbos!
Posted for my friend, Jeanne Jennay
Cc: Carol Peet

I’m not sure why it took me so long to get to this location, but wow I’m glad I did. I’ve been three times in the last two weeks, so I’m going to write about all of the visits.
Everyone we dealt with in the store was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about the products. They were patient with us as we made our decisions about eating as well.
My girlfriend and I were looking for a healthy meal and I had always wanted to try this place, but my family can be a little picky at times. This was the perfect chance.
We tried the Pastrami Reuben $ 7.95. It had natural turkey pastrami on toasted rye bread, organic stone ground mustard, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and organic 1000 Island dressing. Awesome sandwich and it tasted wonderful. All the flavors made up the perfect Reuben for me.
She got the Very Veggie Stuffed $ 5.95. It contained fresh organic avocado, organic lettuce, organic shredded carrots, organic tomato, sprouts, and Jimbo’s organic herbal egg-​less mayonnaise on 6-​grain bread. Really awesome for veggie lovers, and even though I’m not the best at going meatless, I liked it. Very earthy too with the sprouts.
We also tried the Berry Green Smoothie $ 5.95/$ 6.95 (12oz/​16oz) with organic banana, organic raspberries, organic strawberries, organic blueberry blend juice, organic spinach, and organic kale. Sweet, but not overly and a great way to get greens.
Our final drink was the Flu Fighter $ 6.95/$ 7.95 with organic carrot, organic celery, organic cucumber, organic spinach, organic parsley, organic beet, organic tomato, organic lemon, organic ginger, organic onion, organic garlic, and organic jalapeño peppers. Wow, this had a kick to it, but I loved it. I felt energized after this one.
For great food, smoothies or juices, this is the place to try!

A tree hugging, health nut’s paradise, this place has everything you need for a paleo meal… and other healthy meals too. The food selection is non-​GMO, super healthy, with a meat section and an awesome salad bar. They also have a juice center that makes shakes, smoothies, coffee, and of course juice.
The store itself is very neat and tidy with plenty of employees ready and willing to help you out. This guy will definitely be coming back for some yummy HEALTHY goodness.

Without Jimbo’s I would starve at work most of the time. My guesstimation would be that they are 97% organic if not more. Jimbo’s… Naturally! You cannot find an organic selection like that at Sprouts or Trader Joes. I’m all about making my own breakfast, dinner, and baking I’m especially fond of! For some reason I have a hard time grasping the whole making my own lunch for work thing. I’d rather just pack it with pre made goods. Bad use of money, but no one’s perfect!
Jimbo’s oils, vitamins, and just general health section is always a large portion of the store. Which to me says that they care about your health and what you’re putting in your body. They have a bakery with deserts that I try to to make eye contact with. Oh so delicious and healthy, like their carrot coconut macaroons! They have a freshly squeezed juice menu and sandwich menu for your desires. The cost you’re paying for an item comes from the good stuff that’s put in it. You get what you pay for and they do have some fair bargain prices. I usually get away with meals for a work week for $ 35. Which is basically 2 meals eating out and not knowing what I’m putting in my body.

I’ve only visited the juice bar
At this location. Juice was tasty
And the service was great. Thank u!

Great organic healthy grocer with reasonable prices and fresh produce but without the people you’ll typically see at Whole Foods that sometime annoy the crap out of me
I got some great products there — a bag of organic oranges that are ridiculously juicy and sweet, some scrumptious crunchy roasted and salted pistachios in bulk, a refreshing cup of freshly squeezed berry smoothie, some $ 16.99/lb passion fruits that are alright but at least they carry it, some crispy sweet gala apples, etc.
The prices are of course still a bit higher than your regular grocer like Ralph’s or Von’s, but their produce quality is really better. You’re not just paying extra for the organic stickers.
Staff were quite friendly and the lines were short. The store wasn’t too busy when I was there on a weekday evening. The place wasn’t too hard to find and there was ample parking spaces.
Love it!

The scent upon entering was delightful and homey, and healthy and exotic… You know what I am talking about…
Really needed to come here after so many years. I shopped at the old North Park store, Helped to open the Del Mar store. and have now been to the one here. just so nice inside, and full of a huge offering of freshly made foods.
I worked at Peoples in OB too. and visited there as well. and while I preferred peoples then. I really prefer Jimbo’s now. the deli looked chaotic at People’s, and we could not really get interested in the selection of foods. NOTHING like it was when I was deli manager there. we rocked that place in the early 90s!
Both are fine. but I will be going to Jimbo’s on my next visit. if we could only get the prices down a bit. ouch!

Today was my first time shopping at Jimbo’s after hearing about it from a friend.
The store was neatly set up with several employees around to offer help if needed.
Produce seemed fresh, the yellow peppers looked a little wilty but they seem to be in other stores too. I bought enough food to last me a few days and paid $ 25(no complaints here). The checker (David?)seemed friendly and helpful.
Overall, they have good stock, reasonable prices and friendly faces.
I’ll definitely be back.

I try to have my patients shop locally and for healthy fresh produce — and this is one of those places!

I’m sitting in front of subway and this crowd of youth finally made a buck comes up before writing this. Mobb was seen around 830pm
True statement-​Subway Eat Fresh is competing with Jimbos deli. Jimbos suck at advertising deli hours maybe even deli day specials. I mean at least a bolder sign.

In the past I gave Jimbos a 4 star due to the fact that every time I spent 100 bucks on groceries they all fit in one bag. However, in the last few years the prices of groceries have gone up everywhere. Jimbos prices while still above average are justifiably so. They really do have great selections of organic and whatever other health trend is in foods.
I also love their food and juice bar, I go almost every day and rarely am disappointed. I do miss the salmon, tired of tilapia. A drink and lunch usually cost about $ 16. Not cheap, but it’s delicious and healthy.
The people who work here are also super nice and it always a pleasure to share a few moments of conversation.

I feel the customer service here is very lacking.
I shopped at Jimbo’s on 30^th street — when it was small and quaint in the early days.
What is the emotional problem of the woman who works in the beauty product area? What a Biotch. The few times I had to wince after asking her a question. ENOUGH and I won’t shop here any more.
I spend a boat load of money at Major Market– and Trader Joes, but, no more at this Jimbo’s. Their hot and cold foods are lame and they are way over priced WAAAAY OVER PRICED and shopping here is not like the experience at Whole Foods– where there is a great vibe– people who care and the employees have an attention span to both answer your questions… and better yet, listen to what your needs are.
Jimbos– you need a serious training program for some of your arrogant staff members.

I don’t shop here because it’s 3 dollar signs, but I do come here for water. Second cheapest place I’ve found in Esco to fill up 5 gallons of water, then proceed to lug it around like a weakling. I like this refill station because the machine is well kempt and the water looks pure. Most importantly, the machine is indoors, which is safer than the liquor store next to our apartment AND it means you can pay $ 1.50 with credit or debit if you so wish. Win win win.
PS. First place in Esco I’ve seen to sell Julian apple pie. Still hesitant to buy it because I don’t want to botch it, but good to know. I crave it every time I walk by!

I am a fan of the Jimbo’s in Del Mar Heights and the one in Escondido.
TIP: Lone Star Sandwich at the deli is top notch. But tell them to go light on the sprouts, otherwise the dirt taste of the sprouts overwhelms the entire sandwich. Yuck.
For a small chain with a great selection of unique products, Jimbo’s actually has pretty good prices. I’ve always been greeted by their friendly and colorful staff, and I have never left Jimbo’s feeling like I didn’t get what I needed.
That said, call ahead for the deli counter. They are SLOW.

I love their smoothies, vitamins, and tea. There is never a long wait at check out and the cashiers are really nice. My only gripe was on my recent trip at the juice bar, the workers were just staring from afar behind their counter at deli and not helping me till 5 – 10 minutes later. I typically would have left at that point as they were staring at me and my brother not doing anything. like they did not want to help us just because they had an hour till close? I don’t know. I hope this doesn’t happen again.

«I was gonna take you home for later, but life’s too short — I ate you now, lol.»
Great place for all things organic and healthy.
Most people forget that they carry amazing desserts and other perfectly fantastic pick me ups like vegan linzertorte!
Dare you not to try one…

I come here almost daily for there kombucha. This is where I go to be healthy. Everything is organic with no GMOs or pesticides.
So much good healthy stuff to choose from with a great salad bar. With all kinds of hot and cold lunch/​dinner options.
Full vitamin section as well as regular groceries =) A gem, check it out!
Happy eating!

Finally an organic grocer without the all hipster staffers and patrons.
Lots of great local produce from «Be Wise Ranch» on sale here. The organic kale at sprouts is garbage that’s why I take an extra trip to Jimbo’s just to pick up the good stuff. Same price 1.99 as sprouts too.
–They sell black label Kombucha in a special case in the back. This is the higher alcohol stuff so you will be carded if you buy it.
— Great quality meat and prepared meals in the cases. Nobody ever mans the dessert case, which is unfortunate.