Little India Inc — Local services in Tallahassee

O.k. I have mostly good reviews for this store, but two complaints, which I will get to. The prices are shockingly low, and they have products you are just not going to find anywhere else. Everything is also labeled in an easy to understand way, and the store is very clean.

My complaints are this. First, one day I went there I couldn't be in the store because of the strength of the spices in the air. Seriously, my eyes started watering as I walked through the door and by aisle 2 I actually thought I was going to pass out and had to leave. My husband was having problems too. Before anyone jumps on me for this, I cook both Indian food and Cajun cuisine frequently, so I'm use to strong spices.

My second critique was they did not seem especially friendly, particularly to the fact that I'm not Indian. I very much got that "You're not one of us" vibe when I tried to address them in the Hindi they were using (and yes my Hindi is correct, I speak it with natives IN India daily). Maybe it was just that set of people, but it was very off putting. Most Indians react very favorably when I display knowledge and verse in their culture. So I'm not saying I won't go back, I'm just saying the shopkeep could be a bit...

I dropped into little India because I was headed home to make some lamb and realized I was out of curry. I definitely try to get these types of spices from an international grocery store. While I can say this store has the basics of what you would need to cook an Indian dish (or similar). There are many authentic brands and spices that cannot be found in a local grocery store. There is an extremely small produce section and the produce didn't look fresh at all. In addition to the spices, there are teas, herbs, chutney's, rice, beans and an abundance of frozen items. Although "organized," the store has an extremely old feel to it that can sometimes be viewed as unclean. The gentleman behind the counter (likely the owner) was in his own little world having a videochat with someone possibly in his native language. He responded nicely when I asked him a question. I was the only customer in there and I gauged that this place is never high volume. I wouldn't knock this place off of the list, but it would not...

One of the good Indian stores around. You can get all sorts of indian groceries here. Sona masoori Rice, Kerala matta rice, Basmati rice, Idli rice, wheat flour, rice flour, appam flour, idiyappam flour, sooji rava, maida, biscuits, some ayurvedic products, soap and other indian cosmetics, idli batter, dosa batter, packed food, milk, curd, cookies, instant food items, maggi, lentils, frozen ready to cook food, frozen grated coconut, india famous drinks and juices like fruity, pani poori, rusk, spices like turmeric, cardamom,corriander, tamarind etc. There is ready to eat samosa available in the evening. Vegetable collection is...