Shahi Foods

Great samosa, good prices and section on grocery items. Will have to come back again before j give 5 stars, but it’s off to a great start.

Customer service is terrible. Only reason it has almost 4 stars is because the owners wrote some positive reviews themselves — it’s a sham business. Expired products on the shelves… I don’t understand how this business is still running.
A lot of people keep going back, because they don’t know about other similar grocery stores, try KP Indian grocer right across the st (better customer service) or world food and halal market down the st. They are way better than this sham.

Whenever I go to international stores I am aware of expiration dates on packages. Although I buy selectively one of the cereals I recently choose had bugs in. I did not go back to return, but most likely I won’t go back as a customer. Small local business: I can not expect great service or claim damaged merchandise.

They gave me lamb instead of Goat meat. i will not go to this store again

This grocery store has been around for quite a while and I continue shopping with them for a reason. Even though Shahi Foods has gained quite a bit of competition (the competitors may be a tad cheaper, but i have caught them being dishonest in prices and quality, and im not down with that) in the last few years, this indo European grocery market gets all the credit. Besides Phoenicia, this is the only place in Austin with such a huuuge variety of spices, teas, pickled vegetables, grains, etc. Honestly, no one in Austin sells imports like Shahi does.
Don’t forget to check out their new café; its super cute and the food is delicious and priced just right.

I am never go to shahi again he the owner is the rudest person on earth.
Also check the food he is selling old expired food. and when we try to take it back he was so rude and telling us no refund.
I rather drive out of my way to get my product I need

We stopped by their new additional to the market; which is now a café within the store. Great authentic Mediterranean dishes and highly recommend to any one looking for something more exciting than just plain boring food.
While you’re vising the restaurant pick up some spices and grocers for your next Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and South Asian dishes.
Excited to live just walking distance from such a great place.

I am somewhat ignorant as to what everything in the grocery section was. Not everything was perfectly clear on the label, but the employees are more than happy to provide an explanation.
My main reason for stopping in was the café’. I got 3 plates, lamb, beef, and chicken. All of which were so good, as a family we decided to share a little bit of each with each other. I am a tabouli lover and this, the tabouli was by far the best I’ve ever had. Generous portions were provided as well. I will most certainly be back in again.

We went here only to get goat meat and fish that we usually get in India. The man at the meat counter helped me with the goat meat and chopped the meat according to my instructions however, he was totally clueless about the fish. He simply asked me to open the freezers near the meat counter and check the fish.
The frozen fish is brought in from New Jersey and the owner said, the shipments come in every other week or sometimes monthly. I got the king fish steaks and a pomfret. I asked for ice but the owner refused and said, I would have to get it at the nearby gas station. I’m not sure how much a little ice would’ve cost him. The fish are frozen solid so should last a drive of 30 – 40 minutes so I didn’t care much.
The store’s ambiance is not exactly pleasant and there were several empty shelves. The Whole Foods samosas are better than the ones you get here at the counter although this place is supposed to be a Bangladeshi/​Bangla speciality.
Anyway, if you want to go in straight to the meat counter and the freezers containing the fish, you should be fine. I wish someone would help out with identifying the fish for someone who wouldn’t otherwise know. The fish and the meat turned out good. I wouldn’t recommend anything else there.
PS. You have to pay cash if you buy stuff less than $ 5, which is strange for a grocery store. Surely, your margins are high enough to make up for credit card fees.

1) always check date of manufacture of products sold here. never ever forget. generally they are expired 2 – 3 yrs ago
2) always check your bill amount and printed rates on products. its their habit to make errors in bill amounts. they always will charge 1−2−3 $ extra to you

Up until today this was my go to store for Indian food. I love the Tandori Masala spice mix. I put that isht on just about everything. It is best on fried potatoes. I popped in really quick this am to pick some up. While there I snapped a couple pics and would you know the owner got all in my face. He was like no, no, I don’t like pictures! I said hey man, I’m Unilocaling you. It’s for your benefit, not mine. He goes «no Unilocal». Don’t take pictures, my competitors will get my prices! I shot a double look and so wanted to explain to this paranoid man that his competitors most likely know his store better than he does. Nonetheless, I apologized and purchased my can of Tandori Masala for $ 3.99, no tax. I thought the whole experience was strange. Makes me wonder if he’s an honest businessman. I will try the store on Lamar and Braker next time.

So for the best Indian, Pakistan & Bangladesh grocery store in Austin.
Clean, very organized, variety of items and halal meats…

If you are searching for a place in North-​Central Austin that sells European, Asian and Middle-​Eastern ingredients, well, you found it. This hole in the wall grocery store carries Bulgarian Feta (yummy), Persian Yoghurt Drinks, German Milka chocolate, Italian Kinder chocolate, Bounty Coconut bars, Sodjuk dry salame, and a whole series of the famous with true foodies «Zergut» brand (baked peper spreads, marinated eggplant, Avjar spreads, Grape & Sauerkraut leaves for «sarmi», etc. etc.). All this is in addition to the Indian /​Pakistani ingredients, and some grocery items like fruits & veggies…
This shop needs quite some work in order to bring it up to the expected standards of a normal US grocery store. Especially as far as getting some stench out (I recommend mopping the floors every once in a while, with strong chlorox bleach hopefully… cus now it feels like they have never been washed before). But hey, other than that, it is good to have you in the neighborhood, Shahi Foods. All the best– and please expand + grow your selection.

Wandered in here today on my way home. Always wondered what kinds of ingredients and food I could find in here. Ended up without any groceries, but bought a few delicious vegetarian homemade SAMOSAS as a snack for 99 cents each. The samosas were perfect — just the right amount of filling and the perfect amount of spicy! Mmmmm a wonderful afternoon snack! Will definitely go back!

So let’s say you need to make sub-​continent Indian food and don’t want to drive all over town looking for a hundred different and previously unheard of ingredient, spice, etc. OR say you need King Fish or mutton and that almost sounds unreal and you start questioning how much food out there you really haven’t tried.
Well, ENTER Shahi. And a regal entrance too. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a fancy place by any means but I am a fan of efficient shopping. Also, it may not be in the most convenient of locations if you live in South Austin as I do. Up until now, I have not regretted the drive to the ends of Lamar because Shahi has ALWAYS helped me find everything I needed under one roof.
Every single time I have cracked open an Indian/​Pakistani or in some cases, even an African cookbook — Shahi has been able to deliver most of the ingredients. It’s not a gigantic store and some of the items are seasonal so make sure you have an iota of a clue as to what you are getting yourself into and if it is indeed available.
Because i’m a list maniac; here’s why I HIGHLY endorse Shahi Foods.
1 — Good, clean, well-​lit store with decently organized aisles.
2 — Prices on MANY items beat out any other big stores that claim they carry everything.
3 — There’s a butcher towards the back of the store that will cut your meat, poultry or fish to YOUR specifications and you can breath down the glass until they get it JUST right.
4 — The Bangladeshi owner will do his best to help you find what you need and yes, he speaks a modestly comprehensible English.
5 — The fresh mint there is a helluva lot cheaper than the mint sold at Central Market or Whole Foods — you get more and it’s cheaper — who can beat that? Guess that’s point 2 all over again, but please heed the emphasis.
6 — If you are sick of Hollywood and want to jump continents, they have an area in the back lefttside with a decent selection of «Bollywood» Indian movies.
7 — And say you are walking around the store and you start getting thirsty considering all the various Indian food combinations you start mentally concocting — well, there is an area with cool beverages like Cold Yogurt drink and Brasilian Guarana Antarctica, coconut water, mango juice, vimto… you name it. Why not try something new?
8 — Now that your thirst is quenched, say you need to finish off with a few vegetables. Their vegetable selection is not great but if you need to throw in a couple of tomatos and onions, the selection will probably be enough to save you that extra trip to H-​E-​B or Sun Harvest.
I could probably go on but what use would I be if I ruined the fun aspect of exotic food shopping. Now you know another place to go so that you can cook up a mean and exotic meal. And then you can tell your friends and family you discovered this particular herb or this cut of meat that makes a killer [fill in the blank]. Your cuisine is yours to conquer and Shahi will help you do just that without breaking your bank or killing the mileage on your car from roundabout shopping runs.