Pros:
A good limited collection of groceries, snacks, and frozen foods. They carried brands that are not usually available in other Indian stores in the state. They also carry a limited section of Indian dresses.
Vegetable section is quite good. I liked the way the curry leaves were loosely packed and they were quite fresh.
The religious section carried pictures of Hindu gods, small idol face plates, clothes (veshti?), homam items, havan and prayer books.
They had a collection of millets, such as, Varagu (Kodo Millet), Samai (Small Millet), Thinai (Foxtail Millet). I don't think other Indian groceries carry them.
Cons:
A disadvantage is most of them don't carry price tags. You can't see the prices of the items until you get the receipt in hand. The itemized bill do list the name of the items but you don't see the prices, even when the cashier is ringing it up in the register. I didn't pick up some of the items, since I was not sure of the prices and I did not want to take each item to the cashier for a price check.
Fried snacks were not good. They had the smell of old oil still in them, indicating the items were out-dated, especially the Aabhiruchi brand from Chicago.
After trying the fried snack foods in most of the Indian grocery shops, I must say that they are neither good nor healthy. In most of them, the fried oil has degraded and developed off-odors and off-flavors. They are poorly packed allowing for degradation by light and air. So, my suggestion is to totally stay off them. DIY at home!
Items are not organized well. Some are still in the boxes and some are out of reach in the top of the shelves. Lots of boxes lying around in the back taking up much space and giving a cluttered look. The shop is relatively new on the scene (2016?). Maybe, in time, they will get their organization right.
I will visit again for a limited shopping. If they want more of my money, they need to make it more customer friendly (at least by putting up appropriate...
Read moreI have a regular dinner night with my friends and I thought I'd make saag paneer for the first time since we love Indian food. I've seen this grocery store often but I'd never been inside.
It's a big store with a wide selection (to me) of a little bit of everything. Fresh produce, frozen produce, ready-made meals, as well as two whole aisles of ingredients to cook fresh. There was even a little beauty section and plenty of snacks that I'm excited to try.
The store is clean and well organized. The cashier was very friendly and gave me a small discount for being a first time customer. He mentioned that his friend bought the store 6 months ago, so it's under new management. I plan to go back and recommend it to anyone who is interested in cooking Indian food or trying new snacks. The only thing I would recommend is that the spice section have smaller sizes available. Everything is reasonably priced, but it would be hard for me to use a entire bag of whole...
Read moreIt is a good neighbourhood Indian store. You get all the basic things you need. Indian curd, amul butter , parle-g biscuits, aashirvad Aata, haldiram namkeen, Indian vegetables, pooja related stuff and many more things. Simply putting you won't miss India at least from the food point of view.
Few things which they can improve like Keep fresh vegetables A suggestion - You can build a group to inform willing customers when new stocks comes in.
Pricing of few items are high or rather higher than competitors.
Store should be proactive to clear things which are near exp date. Trust is very important & very difficult to build. You may have a good return policy but no one has time to return stuffs...
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