Al-Asalah Food Pantry — Local services in Milwaukee

If nothing else, go there for their freshly made pita bread, other Middle Eastern breads, desserts and hummus. Fresh halal meats and fresh produce. Nice stock of spices, spice blends/mix for your favorite Mediterranean dishes. Great selection of rice varieties, teas, coffees, canned goods groceries etc (including some hard to find items). Utensils and kitchen supplies, too. Service is not perfect but adequate. When you do get the attention of someone on the staff, they are very helpful. Some people seem to be complaining about high prices, but in my experience, they have fair prices, much better than Amazon or other mail order place. I'll be...

Kudos for mastering Arabic pita unlike anyone else in Milwaukee, or even Chicago, where we used to drive for our bread. Your bread is our family's absolute favorite. In addition to the traditional pita, I'm a fan of the variety with part whole wheat (not sure what it's called) - it's perfect textured for dipping. We freeze the bread and pop into the toaster oven for fresh-baked taste and texture.

Thanks also for your friendly, warm and inviting atmosphere in your store. So glad and grateful to have you in...

Place is great. This Mediterranean grocery store has everything you could want. I purchased halva, a huge gigantic jar of extra virgin olive oil in a glass bottle, and one of those pots for making Turkish coffee, stainless steel. On the way in a guy down the mall said, "Come by for a haircut."...