Ishtar Ethnic Food — Local services in West Bloomfield Township

Iv been shopping here for 2 years now but the past year I have been very disappointed, the fruits always seem ok but rotten when you cut into them . It started with watermelon, then peaches and the list goes on. I also bought their ribs at some point kept in fridge for a day , tried to cook them and discovered they were off. The smell was so bad I can’t eat ribs anymore to date. Im a Chef! So I know when food is off. I keep going back hoping for better,..Bought some liver, was so much bile even when cooked the meat was sour. It keeps getting worse. They buy old stock and just don’t care. Today I bought rice and it has a terrible smell. Basmati ! I mean have you ever heard of such, just as I’m recovering from the rice , I open my chocolate and discover the taste is just not right, I realise AGAIN it’s off! Expired . This place has just...

Very disappointing. The first store I’ve shopped at anywhere in the US in years — and I travel constantly — that unapologetically demanded a $10 minimum in order to use a credit card. Who carries cash these days? If they are more concerned with nickel and dining me by not paying a standard cost of doing business, credit fees, than with the convenience of their potential customers and don’t want my $7 purchase unless I carry cash, there are numerous other middle eastern stores on my travel path that are similarly stocked and will gladly take my cards. Also, even if they had taken credit cards, the garlic spread I bought had a distinct, unpleasant aftertaste and I wouldn’t...

I tried the place a few times and some neighbors said the Iraqi bread was good. When I went to buy it for the first time I was looking for bags and the young man at the bakery rudely pointed towards where it was and waved his hands and seriously shook his head and waved his hands in a demeaning way. I told him it wasn’t something to get angry over since it’s my first time buying bread from there and he said “oh ok” as he didn’t care. I left and let the cashier know of my experience and I still have the feeling I should’ve belittled him in front of everyone.

Although it’s the closest grocery store home there’s no compelling need for me to go...