A few nights ago I was browsing GrubHub looking for something different than our usual go-to restaurants. I've seen this place on there several times so I finally decided to give it a try. I'm not vegan but I eat that way quite often in an effort to reduce meat consumption and because I just have more energy when I do. They have plenty of vegan options and as far as I could tell without looking at every single menu option, it appears their entire menu is at least vegetarian. I ordered Baingan Bharta and Gobi Manchurian. Both had really great flavors (hence, the four-star rating) but were way too spicy. I'm no stranger to spicy food but this was too spicy for my taste. Any spicier and I don't think I could have eaten it. Also, the Gobi Manchurian could have stood to be less soggy. It's a deep fried cauliflower dish and one expects some crunch to it but what we got were soggy balls of veggies. I am almost always willing to give every place a second try and will give this one as well. read more

In the counter, there was an Indian Punjabi lady or girl, when we entered and her way of talk was so rude and disrespectful. And we just entered and we came back. If you want to run the business then you need to attend the customer first ether she was using her phone she was standing there and she was not doing anything. Very bad experience. Their stuff is expired and two to three things I give it to them and they said sorry. read more

After getting a Togo food order make sure check your items! Most time if they out of any kinda dish they give you something else and charge you same . And there waiting line is always long so order at least 2 hours before. Food is good but service is not professional read more

I waited and waited to order some sweets but the cashier took everyone's order but mine even though I told her I was there before them! I was the only one who wasn't Indian so maybe that's why? I was made to feel very uncomfortable to the point that I put the things I had grabbed back and left. Horrible experience and no sense of customer service! I do not recommend going to this market if you're not familiar with the people in there. read more

Desi Bazaar is grocery mart for Indian produce situated in Greenwood. This place has lot of open parking slots and they have fair amount of Indian food products. They also have a restaurant setup with some decent menu items. Apart from produces they also offer Indian variety of sweets which is a big plus and you can also order to go food from here. Its concient as it's easily accessible. read more

Desi Bazar - Outside of store - International Grocery Near Me - Greenwood, Indiana

The female cashier, she would talk shits about you if you don't speak Hindi.. unfortunately for them, I understood everything!!! Better not come here anymore!! read more

Drove 30 miles just to buy some sweets, I didn't checked the packed sweet box there, When I get get back home I checked the both boxes and what I noticed the Petha was so dried, hard like ice cube even notice some green mold inside one of the piece, I called them and they said bring it back with receipt and they refund it. It was a young girl working not well trained read more

Desi Bazar - petha - International Grocery Near Me - Greenwood, Indiana

My fiancé and I recently found this gem. He being Indian, we were frequently going to Patel brothers. This place is so much closer to our house! They have a great selection of items at very reasonable prices. We started looking forward to this place because of their amazing fresh samosas! They also have a small eating area in the back (like 3 tables). We decided to have lunch there today and were pleasantly surprised at not only how cheap it was, but also delicious! We wanted to eat cheap today. I was going to get the samosa chat and he the parathas, but the guy suggested the thaali. Only 4.99/person! We got two of those and a samosa chat and it was only $13 for such an abundance of food. My only complaint was that the food could have been hotter in temperature, but the price and taste made up for that. read more

Desi Bazar - All of this food for only $13! - International Grocery Near Me - Greenwood, Indiana

Assuming you are in greenwood or indy metro, this is the only place that I have found worth going for Indian junk food. It is really traditional. You either like that or you don't. As a fan, I will explain what I consider to be the advantages. 1) This place, as Indian grocery stores generally are, is very small. Many people find it cramped, but I find it convenient and easy to navigate. 2) They squeezed in a few little booths where you can hang out and nosh. Not typical in grocery stores. 3) They have a ton of in-house prepared treats, the likes of which you would usually have to pick up at the state fair* *If the state fair were Indian. Carbs, deep frying, breads, potatoes, candy coated things; things you probably shouldn't eat, but that taste like pure, unadulterated happiness... such that you tend to forget every calorie you ever counted, or scolding you ever got from your mother. Your insides are smiling. Life is good. They serve the best samosa chat here that I've ever had and you have to ask them to hold the yogurt if you are vegan. I am so hungry just thinking about this place. read more

My mom and I came here after deciding to try out some new traditional Indiana recipes for dinner. Selection of foods is great! Fresh produce and meals from the kitchen available to purchase. We bought tons of samosas and ate on them for a couple days and even bought a package of frozen ones for later. They were the best I've had! Staff was friendly and helpful. read more

Another Indian store in the Greenwood area. Conveniently located right next to Mumbai Grill. Another popular Indian Restaurant famous for their Chicken Seekh Kebabs. Anyway this review is about Desi Bazaar. They have got a plethora of Indian spices, snacks, vegetables and a lot more. This place also has a seated kitchen where they serve hot paratha( aloo, mooli, etc.). They do curries and daals too. Good thing is they have a lot of variety, the not so good thing is that not everything on the menu is available at all times. DoorDash delivers from them so you can actually order good and easy on the pocket Indian food from your home but at a cost of $5.99 delivery fee which I don't mind when I am ordering bulk. The seated dining is a bit unconventional I would say. When you walk in you can't really see where is the seating area but then you take a right and end of the right corner of the store and behind the big Cabinet and voila you have reached where the food magic happens. They serve hot piping food which means every thing is actually fresh. I absolutely love their parathas( stuffed flat breads). I have binged eaten parathas, chole bhature( chick pea currey and unsweetened and unsalted elephant ears/deep fried flat bread) , and wait for it rasmalai. Yes so rasmalai is a traditional milk based Indian dessert, yes they serve Indian Desserts too for those who indulge( Tip- Try white Rasgulla). For a small Mom n Pop shop they got a ton of variety. The food is good but the presentation is meh. Since it's not a traditional restaurant, they also haven't done much on the seating arrangement or the decor so not really a hangout place. The reason why it's only a for me because they could learn a bit of table side etiquette of being nice to their customers. Their service could use some updo and sometimes the lady at the cash register is super rude to you. Her discretion really. Have ordered from here a lot of times so I would say this place will meet your grocery needs and you can enjoy good food too minus the service if you have the time. read more

This is both an Indian grocery and cafe. I found this gem on a road trip, and have bookmarked this spot for future reference and hope to make it a regular stop. The food was great in the cafe, and tasted authentic. I was expecting to find something more like a formal restaurant and buffet on my trip, and was extremely happy when I found this place instead. They gave very generous portions, and gave me a bit of everything, like I would have had at a vegetarian Indian buffet. I found this place to be inexpensive and also picked up a few groceries while I was here. I was very happy finding this place, and came back on my return trip for Indian Chai tea. Everything I had was delicious and my expectations were surpassed by what I expected to find in my travels. read more

Since I work nearby, this has become my go-to place for picking up spices and beans. The prices and selection are right in line with other Indian markets in the city. Whenever I am there I can't resist buying a few alloo tikki, pakoras, or samosas, all of which are tasty, well spiced, and vegan. If you have similar dietary restrictions, just ask questions and the staff will help you. read more

Desi Bazaar is, oddly enough, situated almost directly across the street from the Indian Bazaar store in Greenwood. Unfortunately, it isn't much better in terms of the overall shopping experience. While Desi is a bit larger and doesn't have an unexpected smell to it, its shelves are pretty haphazardly arranged and the display cases holding "fresh sweets" were smudged and kind of hazy looking, which didn't really entice me to pick up some gulab jamun or jalebi. This store was pretty busy when we stopped in, though, so it must not be too bad despite its atmosphere. Again, they did not carry the brand of shelf-stable Indian dishes we were looking for. The staff was nice and offered assistance, but we left without buying anything, preferring instead to make a trip later in the week to Bhaarat read more

Bad customer service. Management don't know how to treat customers. Would give zero rating.

Good selection of fresh produce, herbs, refrigerated and frozen foods, as well as all the regulate shelf-stable foods. And they have a nice case with variety of fresh sweets and snack. I liked shopping here better than Patel Brothers on Lafayette Road. read more

If you are familiar with Indian grocery stores, this place is not all that bad. You can get much of what an Indian person could expect. The store is of a medium size. Presentation and service are suboptimal, but again, not very much worse than an average Indian grocery. If I did not have a choice, I would go to that place, but as for now I will try the other Indian stores in the Indianapolis area. read more

I'm a novice when it comes to knowing what I want or need here, but whenever I come I end up buying loads of yummy stuff and the staff is always nice when I can't find something. I hosted a bollywood party and was able to get a full Indian feast, some treats, henna, and bollywood dvds here for practically nothing. Always a great choice! read more

Here is an update: I started getting some take-out food from Desi Bazaar. They are willing to work with you, in things like adjusting the amount of salt. Their food is delicious. I have never had North Indian street food in India. Their food is like North Indian street food, I understand. It is very oily though. They said that they use only Canola oil. I am holding back a star only because of health concerns. Perhaps it is unfair to expect street/truck stop food to be healthy. I am South Indian. I am thrilled to see that North Indian food is so tasty. AS for 'the display cases holding "fresh sweets" were smudged and kind of hazy looking', I only looked at the boondi laddu :-) It took me four visits before I found where the booths are. I don't speak their language -- this made things a bit hard. read more

No clear instructions for vegetables and was double charged for some vegetables. I'd stay away from this store.

This review is specifically for the chaat/Indian fast food that is sold at the store. Desi Bazaar is a grocery store which also sells freshly made Indian sweets and Chaat. As a grocery store, it is like many other local indian stores. Selection is ok...not as good as some bigger stores as "Patel" at Indy. However, this store serves the arguably the best samosa chaat in the world.I have tried some other dishes like baigan bharta, cholle and they all were very delicious. The oil content was probably higher than usual but taste was similar to the good road-side dhabas in India. This is no place if you are looking for any kind of ambience. but if you want to eat some good north indian chaat, this is the place. read more

Expired products and the roaches in the eating place. I ordered chole and it had bugs in it. The owner offered to remake my food. Needless to say I never went in this location again. read more

If I had option for 'No star I would prefer to give that. This is the first time I went to this Indian store to buy my grocery I usually go to the patel brothers and India bazaar one of the best places .. But this time just came here me and my friend. My friend she bought a small Ganesh idol ( gods idol) for her car and we asked the manager or owner who was on the register. It was small two sided tape which they supposed to give to put it at the bottom of the Ganesh (lord's) idol and than she can stick it on the dashboard of the car . He gave it to us and sticked on the idol and than we found the idol had some crakes we asked him to Change it. He got so much freaked out on us without any respect and also abused us in Hindi language thinking that we don't understand Hindi language ' he said BEWAKUFFF Kahiki'- this is really a abusive word in India and he said in loud voice and in high pitch said why u told me to put on this then .. My lords swear I was so mad and upset and my friend too we were shocked it just a piece of paper it doesn't even cost a penny and we asked him to change and told him plz give us extra we are going to pay for it ... He shouted as if we he is giving us free. I thought to create an issue but than thought ' The person who is illiterate or don't knw how to speak to ladies or girls it's not useful to waste my words and my time .. But we both were so upset that our parents never shout at us this way and this guy I think he was the owner how can he even say such a abusive word and that too if we ask something ... I will never come to this grocery store ever and I would tell all my family members and all my friends not to go there too ..and if you are buying the frozen food from there be careful we found so many items expired worst place ever ... And this manager or the owner don't know who he is but he should be given a proper education to learn -how to speak to women's or girls in respectful manner and not abuse ... read more

I love this place! I went there for the first time today. They have lots of food and religious items for a reasonable price. The people there are also very helpful and friendly. read more