Merkato is an excellent place to get Ethiopian food if you want to get the real deal. Always fresh…read moreand prepared with the right seasoning that melts in your mouth. Service is above and beyond. My favorite restaurant to go to whenever I crave Ethiopian cuisine and I highly recommend it.

The staff is friendly, and the service is great. They provide vegetarian and meat options, and…read moretheir food is absolutely delicious. Highly recommend!

2/21/21 Today we stopped by this store after having g…read morebreakfast at Denny's. My wife wanted to see the store for itself. It wasn't as busy as the last time I was here. The store was more organized this time around, but it wasn't as packed either. The most noticeable thing about this time around is the non odor of fish smell. When we have gone to some Asian stores, the stink of fish is very strong from the moment you enter the store. This store was not the case. Hopefully this is not a one time thing. The store look good.

This grocery store has almost everything you need but it's overpriced. Has foods from almost every…read morecountry like Peru, Bolivia, and china. The workers are friendly most of the times but sometimes they are rude and don't really assist you.

Meat fish and produce so much cheaper than Safeway and Giant. And fresh, particularly good fish…read morecounter. Yes it's not the newest store but who cares

El lugar está muy deteriorado, los carros de compra están muy dañados, y algunos oxidados, y…read moredespués está el supuesto uber q te dan para q lleves tus compras que se tarda mucho tiempo.

Best services and products. Royal customer for over 25 years. Wholesale with reasonable prices…read more Highly recommend it.

A bit hard to find before they made it to google map. This is where we go to get our to go plastic…read morecontainers for the house. They have variety lots of asian veriety of spices, canned goods, vegetables and fruits. They sell things in bulk which is great because not a lot of stores will. The store is a bit messy and hard to find things but staff are always nice and friendly and they will help you find and bring heavy items to your car.

I came across this store in search of several particular South African items (Peck's anchovette,…read morebiltong, droe wors, etc.) Unfortunately, this grocery store caters more to Ethiopian/ West African cuisine. If this is what you are looking for, then this store may be a better fit for you. The store had a wide range of products not found in standard grocery stores, however, was not clean and the staff was not very helpful in finding several items.

Yet another hidden gem of a grocery, tucked away in yet another ethnically thrumming shopping…read morecenter in the West End. I love that these jewels continue to reveal themselves the more we explore the neighborhood, and that my cooking grows ever more adventurous as a result. Husband and I stumbled on African Grocery and Meat Market completely by chance, as we're prone to do in these cases. After a weekly run to Grand Mart, we found ourselves still in need of whole coffee beans for making our morning espressos (sorry, Grand Mart, but Nescafé does not a decent cup of coffee make). We spotted AGaMM as we were loading the car and figured, why not? Africa produces some of the most prized beans in the coffee world, and Ethiopia is generally accepted as the "birthplace of coffee"...perhaps AGaMM would carry a selection. In we went. We were happily welcomed by a woman stocking refrigerators with smoked, dried catfish and tilapia, enrobed in a sheath of smoke from the incense burning near the front door. CDs of world music line the shelves behind the register, and several aisles contain everything from custard powder, cassava, and bulk rice, to enormous, industrial cook pots, plastic laundry baskets, and essential oil diffusers. Everything seemed quite affordably priced, too, like nonstick, double-burner griddles for $16. A gentleman at the back of the store noticed us wandering and asked if he could help. We said we were desperate for coffee, and he apologized saying they don't sell it. He suggested the panaderia a few doors down. As we meandered our way back towards the front of the store, the gentleman called out to us. "Wait, what *kind* of coffee are you looking for? Because this early in the morning I assume you want drip coffee to-go, which we don't sell, but I want to be sure I have given you the right information!" I said we were looking for whole beans. "I have that!" he exclaimed, and led us to the dry goods aisle. Unfortunately, the only beans that AGaMM carries are unroasted Ethiopian coffee "seeds," to be roasted at home, typically in a flat pan over coal for a coffee ceremony, the gentleman informed us. And in that instant, I wanted a flat pan over coal for roasting my own beans. (http://blog.seattlecoffeegear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ethiopian_coffee_ceremony.jpg) Though AGaMM didn't have what we were looking for *that* day, the warmth of the service and reasonable prices will certainly bring me back when I am in the market for allspice, dried chiles, or other African goodies.

The Thai Shop caught our eyes when we were dining in a restaurant across the way. Thai markets…read moreoften have homemade desserts so we stopped by to browse and check out their sweets. We were greeted right away when we entered. The lady asked us if we were looking for anything specific. Desserts we say. She pointed out her array of fresh desserts. This market is clean and well stocked with Thai staples, and the desserts is just the gravy on top. We picked up Lod Chong and a box of taro pastries. I've never bought such a large container of Lod Chong like this, but no worries we got to enjoy it for 3 days in a row. Oh and btw the taro pastries were soooo good. Flaky, soft, taro-y and not too sweet. We had a positive first experience here and will definitely return for more desserts.

This place is outstanding. They have a wide variety of coffee, tea, sodas, rice, fruits,…read morevegetables, spices, and canned items such as sardines and anchovies (canned with Thai spices). They also have fresh sandwiches and salads for sale. The service is very good. If you have never had Thai food before, you need to check this out. The prices are very reasonable. Keep up the excellent work.

I used to come to the other Indian grocery store that was at this location, Shree Krishna Grocery…read more I think they were sold to the India Bazaar location. The renovation lasted over six months as I recall. The updated location has more retail space and less storage space in the back. The renovation was quite extensive. They have a wide array of fruits, vegetables, rice, grains, flour, spices, juices, and frozen entrees (Haldiram's, Vadilal, and Deep). They also have an excellent selection of coffee, tea, and snacks like pakora. The prices are very reasonable. The service is friendly, and the facilities are clean and well maintained. Keep up the excellent work.

This place has a lot of the things that is needed for African cuisines and more. Anything you need,…read morethe owner can get it ordered for you. very responsive and it is my go-to when preparing meals and most importantly the snacks!!!!