2022.03.19 I had a loft of fried foods this week so I was hungry for a vegetarian meal and I saw a bright red sign reading VEGETARIAN on the door of the Indian Bazaar Milwaukee on South 27th Street. I am not familiar with East Indian food, but fortunately, like most Asian establishments, there was a picture menu on the wall. I ordered the Vegetable Biriyani (#4 of the rice specialties). This place forked over a hearty serving for a hungry person. The store has many East Indian cultural food products throughout and also religious knick-knacks under the register desk. I will try more items whenever I am in that part of town. read more

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We love coming to Indian Bazaar for groceries and indian food. Precovid we would order the food in the front register and wait by the seating area for food to be ready. Someone would call out your order and you can go pick up from the small window in the seating area. During Covid times we simply order in the front register or over phone and pick it up there itself. The grocery story is one of the few places where you get truely fresh indian vegetables. These are not something you can find in other regular stores like Whole Foods, pick n save or metro market, so we like to come here to enjoy some of that. Coming back to the food - it is delicious!!! I won't say it's the healthiest but definitely amazing for your tastebuds. The taste is quite authentic to indian cuisine you will find in some parts of India. If you are in the area, do check it out! read more

I like the market. It's tight but packed with stuffs and spices you need, for craving. Idk about authentic dishes ingredients. They have really good samosa too. They ran out of stuffs too so go as early as ... whenever you can. And for only 99 cents. I will come back to try the curry soon. I tried the samosa chaat, not the best but very big portion, so still worth trying. read more

Indian Bazaar - Samosa chaat - Grocery Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Very small grocery and even smaller "restaurant area", but I like stopping in here for occasional Indian cooking ingredients, and have had their food a few times. Order your restaurant food at the front register, then pick up in the restaurant area. It's a bit disheveled, mildly dirty, nothing to write home about. Some guy will open up a small window from the kitchen and out comes your food. The food is delicious! And probably earned them another star because of it. I asked for my food medium spicy, and they got it just right. Certainly not a destination stop, but great if you're in the area, and know what you're getting into. read more

The Dosa are amazing. I discovered this gem through a coworker, and she swears by them for the authenticity. I agree with the other reviewers that they have plenty of Indian street food and great prices. I've sampled 6 or 7 menu items, and loved them all. It's fun to do a food trip with someone familiar with the fare. Highly recommend the garlic chili dosa if you like spicy, or another dosa if not. Also, the samosa are great here. It's a good thing this place isn't downtown or I'd be there far too often. read more

Indian Bazaar - Garlic Chili Dosa to go - Grocery Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Needed some specific ingredients and wanted to spy their restaurant for future. They had everything we needed and I did grab a couple of things I didn't ...BUT, during mask ordinance for covid, the only other customers (2) AND the guy working the counter did not have masks on. He did put one on when we went to check out. If we could have easily found those spices elsewhere we would have left. Got in and out fast and won't be back. read more

Their online order does not work more than half the time. We order and the amount gets deducted and when we go for pick up they say they did not on their online system yet or that they did not get the order and we have to wait for additional 20 to 30 mins, what is the point of ordering before online if I need to wait for such a long time.Why should they even say that they can order online. No respect for others time. read more

This grocery is very tight and claustrophobic, but pretty clean and well organized. Good combination of South Asian ingredients, spices, produce, canned jarred and frozen goods. It's also a little veg "fast" Indian food place with some different dishes than the usual Indian restaurant in America fare. They seem to specialize in Southern Indian, the Chief of Staff and I were pleasantly surprised to find a very authentic tasting Chettinad vegetable curry. Around the turn of the last century into mid 20th century the Chettinars of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu made little personal fortunes in finance and trade, they were a merchant clan-caste. Now scattered far from their homeland, the fascinating and beautiful Hindu-Tamil-Art-Deco architecture of their mansions make for a sad but still impressive ghost town. Their cuisine lives on, it's not spicy hot but rather sweet as the result of influence from the French in Pondicherry and spices indigenous to Southern India (chili peppers actually came from the New World, the Tainos who were killed by Columbus, so there's an ironic Indian connection). Too much information? Can't help it, I'm a sociology professor. So unlike the somewhat inconsistent version at Maharaja, you can get a pretty Chettinad Chettinad curry here. Don't expect fancy, the dining area reminds me of Southern India (less insects, cleaner), I don't mind eating here, but you might want to get it to go. Actually they also sell Indian tiffin here, you might have fun taking it home in an actual Indian lunch box. read more

Indian Bazaar - There's a little vegetarian restaurant, Indian style (cleaner). - Grocery Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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No longer the only place in Milwaukee that makes authentic Indian street-style food but prices are great and the food is well-made. Very delicious. The Dosas are special here, they make the real thing and do it well. I love the paper dosa and the delicious coconut chutney. I am also a fan of the Chat specials or the Dal Makhani but my favorite dish is the Chole Batura. The baturas are puffed up perfectly, crispy and hot and super soft and fluffy inside. Yum. You will not find any chicken tikka masala here.. and that is a good thing. This is not a fancy place (it is a little diner in the back of a grocery store). It is closer to a street stall in India than a nice sit-down restaurant but the food is first rate. read more

Oh how I love me some Indian food and this place was mentioned to me to go and check out, so we did. Unfortunately, we chose to go on an evening that they don't have the kitchen open...but were lucky that the owner said he could make us anything, with the exception of any of the dosas dishes. Drat. that was the one thing we wanted to try specifically. Regardless, I didn't want to give up on trying a new place out, so we ordered Samosa Chat and Mirchi Bhaji (stuffed green chili fritter) appetizer, which was greasy, but tasted amazing. For our main entrees we ordered Aloo Gobi, that was served with rice and Aloo Palak. Both of these dishes were very good (a little heavy on grease) and chalked full of ingredients. The dining area isn't pretty, but the food impressed. The samosa chat was really, really good. I will go back in hopes that they have their Dosa dishes available. read more

Indian Bazaar - two plates of food on a tray - Grocery Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I shop here for Indian snacks, homemade sweets and other hard to find grocery items. The prices are great and they've got a huge selection. The restaurant is bare bones, but who cares when the food is this good. I like Maharaja for buffet, but when I'm in the mood to buy a bunch of takeout, this is where I go. Most of the time we eat part of the meal in the dining room and take the rest home. My favorite is the Special Rava Masala Dosa. There are cashews in the batter for the dosa. I've never seen this on the menu anywhere else. The Mushroom Vindaloo is also very good, and the samosas are very tasty. I usually grab a coconut juice from the cooler to wash it down, but they also serve drinks from the kitchen. Staff here is very friendly and helpful. Always a pleasant visit. read more

I've had the dosas and the chohle bhature here several times and have enjoyed my food every single time. However, it's important to note that these items are meant to be eaten hot and right away, so carry out may not 've a good option for these items. As for the Gujarati appetizers like bhel puri and such, I've found them to be quite mediocre. It's self-service and at the back of a grocery store, so don't expect anything fancy. read more

The chefs have changed. I tried Idli and sambar. The idli was stale and awful - one star. The sambar also was bad. 1 star! The reason I am keeping this at 3 star is because I am guessing that they probably have some good food, which I have not tried (and don't plan to do so!). Years ago, they had south indian chefs, who were excellent - for dosa, idli, sambar etc. Now, they have a north Indian cook - perhaps he might be good at norh Indian dishes? I have not tried any. They had amazing rava dosa - I hope that has not changed.. Their pani puri is just amazing! Totally 5 star! That's why, over all, I am giving this 3 stars. read more

Sag paneer is a saucy spinach and cheese dish. This was the best creamed spinach that I had ever eaten. There was a delicious lentil dish which was like a thick soup and that too, was delicious. Homemade naan and roti breads and fluffy basmati rice were perfection. I pigged out and had samosas and pakora. The pakora had a lot of vegetables. The food was good, fresh and cheap. The restaurant is in the back of a grocery store/mini mart type of place. Very authentic and not too spicy. read more

A very affordable, no-nonsense Indian food joint inside an Indian grocery store. Very good South Indian food - dosas and uttapams. Chhole bhature are pretty good too. Also recommend chilli paneer. I have been doing takeouts almost weekly. The food is not as good anymore as it used to be but still pretty good. read more

Restaurant recently went under new ownership and its went downhill from there. Food quality is way down. New owners arent bad but the chef needs to go. read more

I had the dosa and it was awful. Tasted like rubber. Maybe it was just a bad day...but I would not recommend.

The restaurant is a few tables in the back of the store. You look at the menu and order at the checkout & pickup the food at the rear counter. The prices are reasonable & I ordered several items which were excellent. read more