Oriental Bakery & Grocery Co — Restaurant in Miami

The name said Oriental Market. I was in need of some soy sauce for my Chinese food. The Yelp reviews were favorable, although I will admit they were suspiciously free of soy sauce. But it was the only thing I found nearby that seemed even vaguely close.

So I went, and sure enough, the place is all middle eastern food! So this big, broad guy appeared and welcomed me kindly to his store. He had the best attitude of any grocer I've ever met. He was welcoming. Charming. And so I was apologetic.

"I know you probably don't have this ..."

"Please, ask away, anything I can do for you as a customer"

"but do you have any soy sauce, being an oriental market and all?"

The poor chap was crestfallen. Alas, no, he did not. But, he brightened up, I can tell you how to get to the only one nearby. He rattled off an intimidating set of directions, but because I always forget directions the moment I hear them, I asked him for the name. "Pekin restaurant," he said, letting the name go with a tinge of sadness. I could tell he felt that he was passing me, his valued customer and friend, to an institution that would probably not live up to my expectations.

As a consolation prize I ordered some baklava. It was only $1.50 a piece, and was as delicious as any I have ever had. (I am enjoying the last of it as I write this.)

I went to the Pekin market. You will find my review of it elsewhere. But the experience I will never forget is the one I had here at Oriental Bakery.

I guarantee I will come back, for the Baklava if nothing else.

I received five-star treatment here, but I have to deduct one for it being the Oriental Market that, well, wasn't actually...

Interesting store/restaurant. I saw this place from across the street and it sparked a curiosity and so I came. The store is located at a corner of a street so you can not miss it. This store has it's own parking garage. It's not very big. It's located right behind the store. There is some street parking also. I saw interesting things here. This place has big barrels of olives and diferent kinds of feta cheese. I saw so many different things here that I want to try . As you first walk in to the right they have a dessert counter. Everything looks so yummy. I had not seen dessert like this before and so I bought some. Phyllo dough in most of the desserts here and a sweet honey like syrup. What I had tasted great. It had a good crunch that comes from a fresh pastry. I liked it. I liked the taste and adventure of it. The back of the store has a small restaurant. The menu is limited. There are some tables and chairs for dining in. I saw some yummy things behind the counter. I wish it had a sign with the name of what it was. I ordered the lamb kabobs. It comes as a dinner with 2 sides or just alone. They cooked it to my taste. It was very good. It tasted great I enjoyed it. I bought the pita bread. This pita had a type of topping to it like herb like. I don't know what it was but it tasted diferent good. The workers here where friendly and helpful. I had a good food adventure today and finding this place...

BEWARE!! If you are buying grocery items from this store, I suggest you consider somewhere else. My wife and mother in law (of Middle East descent) were in the store and got RIPPED OFF. A lot of their products do not have prices on them and no employees know how much they cost, then you take them to the register and encounter things like $12 lb Feta (for what they said was the cheapest kind), $5 labne, etc....etc... when the owner chimes in. I'm sure it's a different price for different people. This compares to what would be $3 lb and $1.50 for labne where my Mother-In-Law buys it all the time in Los Angeles. We will definitely NEVER be going back here again. Also, the receipt is not itemized, just one fat amount so you don't know what you were charged for, how many, etc... pay close...