The new location is fantastic! The fruits and produce are fresh and the variety is huge. I found so many options for delicious Indian meals. The fresh chapatis are great I have gotten premade chapatis before, but none that still hot and fresh off the stove. The whole plaza is nice. There is a snack shop, a jeweler, a full restaurant, and a boutique. Lots of parking as well!
Foodlover Z.
Place rating: 1 Madison, WI
The only reason I give this store a 1 star is because I was so utterly disappointed and disgusted with the Alphonso mangoes I got from there. I did not even get 1 single good edible mango from the 22 mangoes I bought from there for $ 44. Patel bros: You need to find better providers of these mangoes. I love mangoes and you can imagine my disappointment when I did not get a single edible mango. I could see that they were treated with some chemicals to look ripe.
Anupama R.
Place rating: 5 Newark, DE
Great selection of fresh vegetables. Huge variety of Indian spices, ready-to-eat and frozen meals, snacks and sweets.
Jessie C.
Place rating: 4 Chicago, IL
The store is a bit hectic at times but worth it! I love the fresh nan bread and the Indian sweets. Staff is friendly, but they run out of fresh breads early and won’t make anymore for the day.
Amrutha G.
Place rating: 4 Chicago, IL
Like others mentioned already, this store is 100 times better than the old one. It is huge and has a vast collection of items used in Indian cooking. The produce section never disappoints me, although sometimes I noticed that the vegetables are not fresh about which I can’t complain considering the fact that it is better than not having them at all. Chapatis are made fresh at the back of the store and this alone makes the trip to the store worth it. Now coming to the bad part, the store can get EXTREMELY busy during weekends and it’s chaotic to even move around the store. The aisles are not big enough to fit two carts coming in opposite direction of each other and it can get tricky to maneuver around the store at times. Weekday afternoon is the perfect time to shop around if you have the flexibility. Now the ugly part, MAKESUREYOULOOKATYOURRECEIPT, I was charged for incorrect items during checkout and sometimes that charge is not something small to let it go. For example, I was charged close to $ 5 for garlic when I had NO garlic in my cart, it was after I loaded the bags into my car that I realized this charge and went back to the store to get it corrected.
Barbra F.
Place rating: 5 Lombard, IL
The new location is 100 times better than the last one! There is an Indian pickle bar when you walk in, followed by a great selection of produce. On your way to the back of the store they make their own naan and roti. Gotta love some nice hot bread! This store basically has everything you need to prepare an Indian meal.
Vaishnavi S.
Place rating: 5 Vernon Hills, IL
One of my favorite places to pick fresh produce or Indian groceries in the Schaumburg area! They had a smaller store in a different Schaumburg location but the new one is much more spacious and provides lot more variety! For Indian cooking, one can comfortably complete their entire shopping of fruits, vegetables, groceries, spices, frozen items and short eats at this store entirely. Despite the huge foot fall this place receives, the displays are well maintained. Price points are also reasonable for the quality. Staff are around in case you need any help around the store. A note of caution would be that the weekends can get jam packed but that speaks a lot about the popularity of the place I guess :)
Peter T.
Place rating: 5 Chicago, IL
What an amazing experience. A manageable sized store with fresh, frozen, canned and boxed imports from India, as well as a large selection of the appropriate spices. Vegetables that you won’t find in most conventional groceries, a deep selection of rices, teas, and Indian breads. The store is immaculate and the employees are very friendly and product knowledgeable. Very reasonable prices.
Sandra Y.
Place rating: 5 Chicago, IL
I randomly stopped in here today after being curious about this place for a while. I honestly didn’t even know it was a grocery store until recently. For some reason, I thought it was a furniture store when they were building it. Anyway, everything is fresh and everything is displayed nicely. They have a bakery on the back that’s making fresh breads all day. They have fresh produce, desserts, spices, frozen foods, noodles, etc. There’s sweets and snacks everywhere. It’s awesome. I’m not familiar with a lot of the stuff, but every aisle was labeled and organized so things were easy to find. I got garam masala, along with a couple other things. All the employees there are super nice and helpful. They didn’t look at me all crazy and make me feel out of place, even tho I was a random asian girl walking around amazed at all the stuff. I’m sure I’ll be back soon :) I didn’t take a lot of pics because there were a lot of people and I didn’t want to look like a tourist. Haha.
Kimberly E.
Place rating: 4 Glendale Heights, IL
Nice store… the lunch hour on a weekday is a good time to go. The produce section is lovely, and they have some items you will not find at Jewel(Thai eggplant, banana leaf, etc.). Got some fresh buns and chappati in the back since they are new to me.(Spoiler alert: I’m not familiar with Indian cuisine.) It seemed like they had a lot of workers, but I felt embarrassed to go out of my way to ask how to use certain foods(like the to-go section in front). Wished help was more forthright… guess I’ll have to do some research before I head back! Be careful in the parking lot!
P G.
Place rating: 1 Wheaton, IL
GO, if you want to see how a fish market feels in India. Crazy on weekends, hard to find stuff, people blocking aisles with big carts, long lines for checkout. I would still go if prices were cheap but same or higher than other indian stores. GO at your own risk. Not worth wasting 2 hours to find 10 items.
Neel K.
Place rating: 4 Beloit, WI
The new building is in a great location. The store itself is huge. The selection of vegetables is displayed so much better and the actual assortment of vegetables available is vastly improved. Instead of picking up your Indian groceries is out of cardboard boxes, you feel like instead you are at a real grocery store. There are people in the back making fresh Chappati’s that are sooooooo good. They actually are giving out a free bag of Chappati’s with each purchase. They are warm, soft and actually taste good even a day or two after your shopping. With the much larger store it makes it so much easier to find things which is nice. And you are not plowing each other over in the tiny isles like the old store. I actually found myself being pleasant to the people around me, instead of fighting an old aunty to try to get the«good» okra. I have a few complaints 1. There were not enough check-out people available. They have plenty of staff helping to find things, just not enough people at the registers. 2. There are no places to park the grocery carts outside, so if you have a nice car… park far away to avoid a wandering cart that was left in the parking lot. Also since it is the grand opening of the new store, they are giving 10% off the total purchase! I can’t wait for all the other stores in the Plaza to open up soon.