Love shopping here. It's where I get all of my food for preparing Indian dishes. Lovely employees and great selection, especially in the frozen food section for Porrata and dosa. read more

It looks like an condemned building from the outside. The widows are all either bricked, boarded, or papered up. The inside looks grubby too. As of this writing there is a $10 credit card minimum. Signs for that are not posted at the register. The usual products you would expect from a small Indian grocery store. The cashiers ( two college aged kids ) seemed kind of rude, but that could have been my perception only. read more

One of my favorite places to shop for Indian grocery items. This place has almost everything you need to Indian delicacies. Although smaller than other patel brothers but I don't have any complaints when it comes to buying regular Indian stuff. This is the closest you can find in the DC area. About 20 minutes drive from my place. Parking is easy to find. They have their own parking so thats good and it's free. read more

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Very nice selection, with the added benefit of some freshly made food and drinks. We had some pani puri (good!), And juices. We also found several items we wanted. They have a nice selection of fresh bread dishes, including various chapatis and parathas. read more

Shittiest Patel Brothers ever, and a disgrace to their brand. They have not bothered to invest in their store at all compared to other Patel Brothers. Their selection is pathetic compared to other locations and now they close at 7:30 pm past Covid. I hope another Indian grocery stores comes up in the general area to give them some competition read more

I shop here a lot, particularly for dosa batter, and curry leaves. It tends to have a vigorous flow of customers. produce varies in freshness as does their other stuff. But it's still my go to place. read more

Good selection of fresh vegetables, South Asian spices, and many ethnic foods. They also have a gold and music section in the back of the store. Their ready-to-go snacks are also a quick yummy treat including samosas, burger patties and green-chilli fritters. read more

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WHAT what..!! I dont have a review for this place yet?! Back when I was a broke grad student living in College Park, I made a weekly trip to this place in the bus - yes, I changed 3 freaking buses to get my weekly indian fix. Think Maggi, frozen paranthas, bunches of methi, instant rava idli mix and samosas! I have never known myself to say no to someone making a trip to Patel's - even if just to get a snack, lol!! So, the place itself - admittedly is not the prettiest. It is pretty old (and maybe a little dirty), the neighborhood is shady and the customer service is not great (UNLESS you show up every week and then you get to call the proprietor 'Uncle' and be best buddies with him :p) Their produce is mostly fresh - I only get the veggies you would'nt get as easily at a whole foods/ Giants - Karela, ghia and methi primarily. So yeah, I love this place - they usually always carry anything my Indian self might need - right from the tea brand I love to the atta I need - hah! read more

At Patel brothers they do not itemize things on the bill properly. And the prices are entered by hand. And I have been overcharged on at least two occasions. I'm not sure if its intentional or accidental but I'm always forced to check the bill afterwards and look for wrong charges. I never went back and fought with them because I am lazy to do so. The people have been nice to me and stock is pretty good. Location is in a shady area but it's quite close to where I live. I try to go there while there's day light or go with friends in a group. read more

Patel Brothers - I bought 2 of the same beeji Ka paneer. I was charged 4.49(correct price) for one and 4.99 for the other. - International Grocery Near Me - Adelphi, Maryland

Don't let the outside appearance or location fool you. Nice variety of food items inside and surprisingly clean.

Wow! Amazingly foreign and filled with the spices you need for your own creations. Traffics terrible. Parking terrible. Selection is great! So put up with the drama so your curry as spicy as possible. The green chilis and egg plant where my best pics... read more

Delicious vegetarian samosas for .75 cents!!! This place is AMAZING! Too bad they don't have chutney to accompany the samosas. If you are in the area, I recommend coming here for some food and then visiting the thrift store next door! read more

On our last pilgrimage to Patel Brothers in Rockville, the cashier told us that there was a Patel closer to our house - in Hyattsville. We were elated- we'd no longer drive thirty minutes to load up on masalas, coriander chutney, and frozen samosas and idlis- so the day after Thanksgiving, we hopped in the car and drove off to Hyattsville. Describing this Patel Brothers as depressing would be an understatement - it's dingy (when you park your car in the tiny lot, you'll notice that the stores blinds are mangled and caked in brown muck- when you go inside, you'll discover this is because there are shelves in front of the blinds and so the blinds have collected years of grime. Not a nice first impression), dirty (the floors look like they have seen better days), depressing, and it has a lot less merchandise than its Rockville cousin. True- shopping here was a breeze, since it's only two aisles. We were in and out in five minutes. And true- they have the basics covered (though as Janet R. mentioned, you might be surprised by what they don't have). But we only do our Indian shopping maybe once every two months - and dammit, we like it to be fun - at Rockville, we always order two of those oversized decadent samosas and we eat them as soon as we get home. It's our reward for the long drive. The Hyattsville version of fresh samosas were as sad looking as the store itself. And the produce, oh, the produce - what a nightmare. So much of it was too old. No one wants antique okra or aged eggplants (the only plus was that they had beautiful huge bunches of fresh cilantro for 79cents). Next time, I'll drive the fifteen extra minutes to Rockville- this Patel Brothers just makes me feel depressed. read more

The physical location is terrible and the place itself is not exactly spotless, nor is it expansive. But it is well stocked with an enormous amount of wonderful things that are hard to find anywhere else. Vegetarianism has inclined me towards Indian food, which seems to me divided into two propositions. You can get premade, frozen dals and masalas, which are in my opinion perhaps the best deliciousness-per-unit-cost proposition of any other food. They are cheap, fast, easy, quite tasty/filling, and often relatively healthy -- can you think of anything else for which the same could be said? In any case, PB has a great variety of these, moreso than Trader Joe's and the like for sure. Another approach to Indian food is much more delicious but requires enormously more effort. Making your own authentic Indian meal seems to be an all-day affair, involving dump trucks of spices and filling your home with eye-watering aromas. You can get everything you need for this adventure at PB, including bulk spices at what appear to me to be great prices. The produce is not as impressive as the packaged goods at this location, but I've been able to find everything I was after. Many people will be put off by PB's location and the rather 'unrefined' appearance. I can get past this, but if you can't, I would stay away. But if you're looking for a place that can broaden your experience with Indian food on several levels, PB can definitely do the trick. read more

This is so much better than buying spices from an American grocery store! They sell good size bags of spices for 1.50-2$! Not bad at all. They have a selection of fresh produce I think is meant for Indian cooking- some beans and things I've never seen before. There are a lot of Indian people going in and out of the place and I hear good things from people. So far I've only bought okra, spices and a box of snacks. I will come back for ethnic items whenever I need it. read more

Patel Brothers - Picked these up for the fiancé. - International Grocery Near Me - Adelphi, Maryland

Patel Brothers store is good. but donot buy their swad malaysian parata. this is the worst parata anybody can make. this is cheap unhealthy crap. Donot buy it. its on sale this week. donot buy it. you will regret. read more

Patel Brothers is a fairly big Indian Grocery store in MD and there are multiple locations Patel's have their stores. There are a good verities of food and goods here. The items are almost always fresh and not expired and prices are fair as well. read more

Patel Brothers is definitely an upgrade from Halal Meat & Grocery (http://www.yelp.com/biz/halal-meat-market-takoma-park) that's located down the street! The last time I had been to the Halal Meat & Grocery store, I vowed if it were up to me, I wouldn't return there ever again. And I am so glad I made the shift to Patel Brothers. Everything in Patel Brothers is kept neat, clean, and tidy. Everything (that I needed) was fully stocked. And I was just super happy with my experience. The one downside is that Patel Brothers is closed on Mondays. read more

Patel Brothers - Decorations hanging from the ceiling; this is the view from the entrance. - International Grocery Near Me - Adelphi, Maryland

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I love this store, I come here to get my pupulu and pugua (pan and pepper leaf). Always tastes fresh. The pugua isn't what im used to, but it works just the same. Friendly service and easy to navigate store. The location isn't too ideal for some, but works fine for me. read more

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I've been shopping at Patel Brothers Langley Park since the early 90's. It's not all that convenient, but I go. I needed a new tube of Vicco. Family always bring a bag-full from India, but finally the last of them ran out, and no more trips are scheduled yet. So I went to Patel Brothers last night and looked all around the store, but couldn't find it. Three times I went to the counter to ask the clerk there, but he would not even acknowledge me. He was busy jabbering -- about nonsense really; football and daughters and singers -- to the husband of the pair he was checking-out. Three times I stood, looked him in the face -- very clearly showing every sign that I had a question -- and waited, patiently, for an opening to ask. But without response. He went on jabbering. So I walked away to try again on my own. Finally, I found the Vicco in an odd corner of the store, next to agarbhati, and off on shelves near mountainous sacks of rice. Who would think to find toothpaste next to a stand of incense? So, I got a tube and went quickly round gathering other things to take home to make the trip worthwhile. I took it all to the counter and laid it down. The clerk was finally just in that moment free, and man who had entranced all his loving attention was just leaving. Someone had laid other things on the counter as if they were checking out, but no one was there but me. The clerk started to ring two of the items that were previously laid on the counter. I held up some of mine and said, "I only have these..." He replied to me, "Oh, he was here first." But there was no one! Moments after, a man with a big curled mustache came to the counter from the center of the store. He had a half-filled basket at the counter and was still in the process of throwing things into it, quite evidently having gone back to get more. That, in my mind, and in practice in these United States, is not the same as being in the queue ahead of someone else. But the clerk continued to ring up the goods the other man had left there. Looking at me holding my things aloft, the other man said, "It's okay; Please..." that I should please go ahead. He's kind and also knows what is correct practice. But then the clerk said to him -- not acknowledging me -- "I've already started with yours." to which I replied aloud, "Okay. Well then..." and put the things back on the counter and left. After shopping there more than 20 years, our relationship is at an end. Maybe the clerk is a racist, but it's easier to come home and order the things on Amazon. And that is what I did. There is nothing I need so badly that I must go to Patel Brothers, and be treated rudely like I'm invisible, to get it. read more

Beware of over-billing !! I have been living close to this indian store for 8 years now... and being an Indian I HAVE to go there sometimes to get some indian items as they are not sold in Halal Groceries or any other stores nearby. Most of the time, they have over-billed for my purchases- which is very hard to detect unless you go over the receipt item-wise. The receipt itself is unclear as they don't NAME the items, and only write GROCERIES !!! so it takes a while to trace which charged are extra ( things you have not bought).It is inconvenient to do so in the store, because of the clumsy layout of the check-out area. Even today I got overbilled by 5.99$. SHAME on this INDIAN STORE!!! No wonder, it is less crowded (almost empty during daytime), these days. read more

Prices aren't bad. For DC I think they are reasonable prices. Compared to the Halal store down the street, the prices are a little bit more expensive though. Had Indian sweets as well. They are not fresh sweets though which was disappointing. read more

I just uploaded few receipt from store so no one should have complain about names of item read more

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I'm not an expert in what should be in an Indian grocery but I like this one! I bought some spices. I should have looked more at the refrigerated items because I missed the paneer the first time around. They have lots of vegetables, too. i've already made two dishes twice each in the last week since i went there. I'll be back! read more

The guy at the the cash counter (I guess the owner) did not want to insert my credit card in chip slot instead swiped it. He said that customers did not want to use chip because it takes longer for card approval than swiping. I said but it was important for security of our private information, and that is why US banks have introduced chip, but he repeated the same sentence. Now, who does that in the USA? Mr. Patel will you jeopardize people's private information for your own hurry and comfort? It makes me think that an Indian will always be an Indian no matter in India or in the USA. Let me tell you one thing; if my personal information is stolen, I will direct authorities to you because so far no on in this country has ever forced me to swipe instead of inserting in chip slot. I will tell them that it was you who ignored my request to use my card in chip slot. read more

The worst Patel Brothers ever!!! Their receipt is so hard to understand as everything is described as GROCERY.. and for the n-th time I have been cheated by overbilling. Due to the confusing receipt, I am never able to match up item with price, but this time after coming back home and thoroughly going through the groceries, I realized they charged me over 30$ for nothing!.. There were multiple "GROCERY" items listed in the range of 1.99$-5.99$ which I couldn't match with anything I bought. I don't know if there is anywhere to report this now. I don't think I am going back there again and if I do, it will be for only a few handful of items so that I can keep track of the billing during checkout. -- UPDATE: they re-checked the receipt and refunded the extra price with apologies. So I will continue doing business with them. read more

Almost everything that an Indian store should be. I have been both to the Hyattsville and Catonsville branches. Spices are reasonable prices and in good condition. Good assortment of grains and beans and nuts --- a bit more expensive than I am used to paying from elsewhere, but I figure that is the going rate in Maryland. The full assortment of Swad products (which I believe is affiliated with Patel Brothers) including the 99 cent boxed curries. I didn't see curry leaves, and I haven't looked for the Desi brand yogurt, and the produce that I have seen has been a bit sad-looking. For instance, the ginger looked a bit dried out and wrinkly and old. They don't have good prices on most canned goods. But who goes to an Indian grocery for canned goods --- you go for the prepared food, the dry beans, the flours, the spices, maybe some yogurt, and Patel Brothers has all of those. One caution: I almost bought a bag of whole grain sorghum, but I saw in the bottom of the bag a ton of little dots that could have been moth eggs. It's a normal thing, and it's not a sign that they are unhygienic, and it's not something to freak out about, but it is something to be cautious about. Plenty of clean, beautiful, yuppie stores have moth eggs in their grain products (e.g., it's common at the organic food coop in Cambridge, MA) especially unusual grains like amaranth (low turnover?). I have no idea what those dots were, I have never seen anything that looked like moth eggs at Patel Brothers before, and I have never had problems with beans or flours from Patel brothers before. I definitely didn't buy that whole grain sorghum, and when I got home, I put the rice and sorghum flours and spices especially chili pepper (moths love to eat chili pepper) in the freezer for two weeks, which will kill eggs, just in case there are any. In Chicago, which has the largest population of South Asian people outside South Asia, Patel Brothers is not the best Indian supermarket. In Chicago, Patel is a bit more expensive and harder to navigate and has less good selection and worse produce than other stores in the area. And if there were other Indian stores in Maryland, maybe I'd say that about this Patel Brothers too. But in Maryland, Patel Brothers is the best Indian supermarket that I've found. read more

OK, ok, so the place looks like a dump on the outside and is pretty bare-bones decor inside. I can still find just about everything I need to prepare Indian-style meals. Can get much better deals on spices and herbs here than I get at my local chain supermarket, also a good variety of dried lentils, etc. Also have lots of spice blends for your Indian faves (butter chicken, tandoori, and so on). Worth stopping in, if you're in the area. read more

This shop as mentioned by previous reviewer sucks. The shop is located in untidy location. When you enter the shop, there are snacks spread over a table which are too many and makes difficult to move the cart from one location to the other. There is always some huge loud music which is a pain. Most importantly, there is no transparancy in billing. In overall, a bad experience! read more

They have what I want, but the place looks soooo ugly from outside. the blinds are completely broken and I don't know how anyone can keep them up there. Please fix them. I can not recommend anyone to go there. Watch out, health department may look at your store. It does not attract anyone to come inside the store. read more