I keep wondering what they have to offer at this Halal meats grocery store. Sometimes small markets…read moreare sparsely stocked... but not this place. The shelves are jam-packed with Middle Eastern foods including dates, Turkish apricots, baklava, halva, and other dried fruits, nuts and pastries. The canned goods are plentiful from tuna, sardines, pickled fruits and vegetables, hot sauces, spices and so much more. There's a good selection of cold drinks, yogurts, mango lassi, juices and cheeses. There are coffees and teas, and even a frozen food area with meat dishes, flatbreads, pitas and more.
The highlight of this market were the two men working there. When we first walked in we stopped at the meat deli case which features chicken, beef, lamb and goat. The prices are very reasonable compared to the grocery stores. T-bone steaks for 7.99 per pound, Ribeyes 9.99 and filet mignon for 12.99. We weren't there for more than 10 seconds when the man says, "we've got the freshest meat in Winston-Salem. Come, follow me!" He took me through their kitchen/meat butchering area to the walk in cooler where they have sides of beef and lamb hanging in the cooler. It was nice to get a behind the scenes tour and the place was very clean as well.
The other man at the register seemed less confident in his English, but when checking out, I picked up what looked like a stick in a clear package. Not knowing what it was, I put it down. He picked it up, cut it open, began shaving the bark off the outside and handed it to me. He said "My God says, use to clean teeth. Toothbrush." And he gave it to me. Obviously I had to hop on Google to find out it's name: The miswak (miswaak, siwak, sewak, Arabic: سواك or مسواك) is a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree (known as arāk, أراك, in Arabic). It is reputed to have been used over 7,000 years ago.
Yeah, they have those there too. If you find joy in wandering through Super G Mart, Super Compare Foods or any international foods market, you'll like this place like I did. I just wish they had fresh made foods for a quick lunch.