Delhi Bazar — Local services in Fairfield

UPDATE 4: October 31, 2024 [Head over to Spices 4 Less] I hope everything is OK with the store and staff. Today, I stopped by around 10:30 AM. The store is locked and closed. A few weeks prior, same thing (closed and locked during operating business hours). Calling the number published on the website keeps ringing and then the call drops.

UPDATE 3: November 7, 2022. My 5-STAR review of Delhi Bazar—even with new ownership—still stands. I included a picture of my sale receipt from a prior visit as proof of my legitimate and authentic review.

With the new ownership, the sir and ma'am owners have told me that they DON'T CHARGE any extra fees for transactions. There are no penalties for your subtotal below 10 USD. There are no "No Cash Fees." One of the reasons why I drive out to Delhi Bazar from Vacaville, is because my local Desi Outlet grocery store charge "No Cash Fees." Can you believe that? What this means is that even if I purchase more than 10 USD, I would still pay extra fees for not using cash!

Delhi Bazar doesn't do this. I am super happy.

UPDATE 2: November 5, 2022. I don't get the negativity the new owners are getting. The sir and ma'am ji were both helpful to me. They were out of javitri (whole) and aunty ma'am said she would try to stock it on my next visit. The saying goes that, "Treat others the you want to be treated." It's one thing if the owners downright ignore you and rude. It's another that you were demanding?

To show my appreciation, I showed aunty-ji a printout of "Delhi Bazar" statements on my credit card going back to July 2, 2020 filling up 2 pages from my statement history. Delhi Bazar is a grocery store with a fast food chicken in the back. You're not shopping at Louis Vuitton or Chanel on Rodeo Drive in the Beverly Hills, where store staff will hand you champagne while you shop luxury.

UPDATED 1: August 28, 2022: I found out from today's visit that Neelam-ji has sold Delhi Bazaar to new owners. I met the new owners on the 28th and both ji and aunty-ji are nice. I reassured them both that I will continue to support Delhi Bazaar each time I am in the area (I am a resident of Vacaville).

Neelam-ji were amazing, when I visited their Delhi Bazar on July 2, 2020 to procure items to create a super masala called "Lazzat-e-Taam" to authentically make Galawati Kebabs. Driving from Vacaville to obtain patthar ke phool / dagad phool (black stone flower), sukhe gulab ki pankhudi (dried rose petals), and kabab chini (allspice) was worthwhile. I will definitely return, when my masalas are all used up. I wholeheartedly recommend Delhi Bazar to the aspiring cook/chef of...

They have a crunch franchise inside the store. I went to get some chicken strips, 8 to be exact. The worker gave me one ranch for 8 chicken strips and the strips are nice size. Not one time did he ask what sauce I wanted. I asked for a BBQ sauce he said .75 cents I said are you serious, now it wasn't the money for me it was the option that I didn't get. Then he through it in my bag like here dog. I took a deep breath and left the store. The worker didn't say thank you or good bye. The lady in the front of the store greeted me and said good bye. I get to the car and pulled out the parking lot and opened the box of strips and they where cold and hard. This was a disappointment and I won't return...

This is the worst place in so many levels. I usually don’t write reviews but my recent visit and bad experiences made me feel i should put this out to warn everyone else. Here’s few things that went wrong in our visit:

There’s an old guy (probably the owner), who racially profiles the customers. He’s very unprofessional, nosey and unhygienic(he had a bad breath when he started talking to me).

He was pressuring me to buy additional items after i politely denied his suggestions multiple times.

Some items on his shelves were expired and had signs of relabelling/repacking.

I would suggest everyone to avoid this place...