Continental Spices & Grocery — Local services in Seattle

Yikes. If it's under new management, they don't seem to have any better standards than the previous management, based on old reviews. The space is about the size of a corner bodega, so pretty small. Yet half the shelves are empty. I came in looking for tomato pickle and noticed that many of the jars were past expiration. I let the person at the front desk know, he seemed unconcerned. I grabbed a jar that didn't expire until later this year, but when I got home and opened it, it was not in good shape. The top was on loosely, the seal was not broken but pulled inwards, and the top part of the paste was light brown (instead of red) and smelled very stale. I tossed it. Glad I didn't buy anything else there. I already figured not to trust anything refrigerated, but thought jarred stud would be safe....

I saw so many bad reviews here but seems like the management also saw it and made some specific improvements. First, it was a very clean store with clean floors and well organized. Second, there was a sign at the front that said "if you don't see a staff person, ring the bell." So if it was ever as bad as the reviews claim, they have fixed these problems. Third thing was I looked at several dry goods and they were all expiring in 2025 so I didn't see any expired items either.

It's a small store but lots and lots of GOOD price spices. Cheaper than many other places even winco or DK market! When I went on Saturday afternoon they had only a little meat and no fresh produce, but it's fine for their specialty to...

I went here to pick up some fenugreek in a pinch. The owner there does not appear to have many social skills required to operate a customer-facing business. He was rude in terms of greeting. I have had the same experience when calling on the phone looking for curry leaves.

The place seems to be somewhat haphazardly operated with prices which appear to be set randomly. I wish that it were a better run business given their are not many Indian and Pakistani groceries in the vicinity.

If you have an option, do your Indian grocery shopping on the Eastside e.g. Apna Bazaar or...