Indo Pak Supermarket — Attraction in Round Rock

This is my first visit to an Indian/Pakistani store. This store is well organized, and makes good use of the space to pack a large store into a small space.

I am a foodie, and I'm frustrated that regular American style grocery stores have reduced their spice selections to the point that they have 100 brands of the same basic spice mixture, eliminating the space that used to be occupied by a wider variety of single ingredient spices. As a result the grocery stores do not have any real selection at all... unless you really need 100 varieties of pre-mixed bbq rubs. I found Indo Pak had a whole isle side dedicated to an easy to shop selection of fresh spices, with long dates on them. Every thing I chose has years of shelf life, and most of the items were in 200 gram (~7 ounces) packages for between $1.29 and $2.49. So for $10.50 I purchased spices that would have cost me at least $60 at normal grocery store prices.

Most of the spices looked like they came in whole or ground versions, but I generally choose whole and grind them myself, so having the choice of whole spices is a big win for me.

There was another item I was looking for, and I walked right to the item as if I knew where it was all along. In general I found the store very easy to find exactly what I came for, so my experience was very efficient.

I was warmly greeted at the checkout, and the service was fast and efficient. I think I have found a new favorite grocery store! I plan to spend more time here in the future, and will be studying the cuisine in more detail as I learn how to make more of the food that I have only enjoyed in...

This place is right next to my house but I will always make the drive to Phonecia from here on out. I excused how tiny, crowded and unorganized this place is, thinking if it's a mom and pop maybe they can't afford more. They definitely don't make a point to clean and the coolers do not seem at correct temp. I would absolutley not purchase meat here, but went ahead with a few canned/packaged goods. I was asked if I found everything, I said almost and named one item I wish they did have. He said nobody likes that. Well, I do. Why ask me and then tell me I'm wrong? Whatever, just take my card. "oh, we don't accept American Express". I pulled out another card that I really didn't want to use but okay fine get me out of here. I said hey man, as a fellow local business owner I have to say I think not taking amex is poor practice. I know the fees are higher but amex customers tend to be quite loyal. In fact, I generally don't go to places that don't take it. swiping my other card, he tells me oh well....if it was your only card then I would accept it. I said wait, so you do take that card? And you just told me you didn't? And he said well no I don't take it unless you don't have another option. I don't want to lose your business if you can't pay with another form of payment. so basically he will tell you that he does not take it and if you say well I'm leaving all of a sudden he can take it. I find that to be dishonest. all in all I would never ever return here and I would encourage everyone to find another store even if...

Went around 3:00 pm on a Thursday for a fish. Guy at front/cashier very nicely told me where to find it. When I picked out the fish and took it to the back to be cut, I found ALL four employees were eating (at the same time). When I asked who can help me, the response was “we are eating lunch.” When asked when are you going to be available, the response was “20 minutes.”

I put the fish back and as I am walking out with my two kids (one is less than two years old), the first guy at the cashiers gave me a “did you find it?” look. I said “all of your guys are eating and I cannot wait 20-minutes.”

Got a “oh well” look. Never an apology.

How about one person be available to customers when the rest eats? Isn’t that the purpose ... to serve customers??

And if your business cannot serve a customer during a certain time, put a sign up OR tell me that when I first inquire!

Shahi on Parmer is my regular stop and I’m never making this mistake again even though these guys are only...