The store looks like it has a extensive inventory of exotic goods you can't find at the every day…read moremarket, but I haven't had the opportunity to look through every aisle. I usually go straight to the Samosas hehe. Food: A Samosas....another craving that needs to be quench every now and then. The ones they offer here hits the spot. If u got a buck or two and in need of a filling snack, they got u. The only downside is the sauce they offer isn't the one that you usually get. Kinda need the red and green sauces to complete the experience tho. - John

I came in to buy some red dal and the owner (older gentleman) was really rude when I asked if they…read morehad it in stock. He yelled "Why can't you just look for it?!?!" I was surprised and offended enough to leave. It's your store, and it's not unreasonable to ask where an item is during the season. If you want to be that rude then don't run a business. Don't go here, they won't treat you with basic human decency.

Small convenient location in Santa Clara midtown. I was in the mood for Injera. Purchased 5 pieces…read morefor $8.00. This is a big jump in price with fewer number of pieces. Nonetheless, quality is fresh and delicious. Service was quick and easy.

Me and my family have been coming here for over a decade service is amazing always the kindest…read morefriendliest people who run the shop. Injera is always fresh, and quickly first come first serve. Thank you for always being great.

Unique Market is a great store with a large variety of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern products…read more They have many spices, teas, cheeses, rice, frozen foods, sweets, and Persian items. I was impressed by the variety of stuff they carry. The store is clean and organized, and the staff are friendly and helpful. I recommend this place if you want authentic and unique foods.

Great new Middle Eastern store adjacent to a Persian bakery/restaurant/coffeeshop. In fact, you…read morehave to enter via the coffeeshop to access the store. Then is a surprise as is not that small as one would think. I did not see an sign identifying the store, the way I found this place is because I was craving assortment of olives marinated in different ways and especially the Middle Eastern ways and did a search for that and found that the Unique International Market had already one review...well, now it has 2! I found tons of cool products, like the sugar infused with saffron that I have not had for long time. Got a variety of very thin high quality rice similar to Basmati but not the same (tastes so good and earthy). Of course I found olives galore. Mostly canned/glass products, not a place to find vegetables or fruits. Interesting for any foodie around.

This shop has old expired/ close to expiring items on shelves. I didn't pay attention and bought an…read moreexpired condensed milk. The Lakshmi 10lb rice bags ponni raw as well as idly rice had rice mites. Idly rice had bad odor. I don't see rice mites often when bought at other stores. If the shopkeeper keeps those rice for few more weeks and sell, the customer would be paying for the rice mites instead of the rice itself. I don't have time to drive all the way to this store to get my refund. I wouldn't recommend this store to anyone.

So clean and simple. I will happily pay more here vs going to other stores. The packed fresh…read morevegetables were terrific and lasted a whole week of Indian cooking.

This place is a hidden gem with a great selection of Middle Eastern and East African groceries. The…read morewoman running the store when I visited was extremely kind and went above and beyond to help me find what I was looking for, even though the store likely wasn't carrying it at the time. I'd recommend checking it out especially if you're looking for fresh, quality spices or tea.

Really appreciate the kind people at Selam Market. They always have fresh injera (unless it's…read moreEthiopian Christmas so be sure to order ahead for pickup) and other spices, coffee, etc. available. Both young lady and man who work the counter when I stop by are very kind. Quick personal anecdote: once when I stopped by and the Bay Area was experiencing large scale credit card issues, they just wrote down what I owed them and let me come by and pay later (which I did ; ). Please visit and support this business.

The food was absolutely incredible. We got the Egg plant dish and the combo dish…read more The egg plant was some of the best I ever had. The meat was insanely tender and deliciously seasoned. It came with some sort of bread and it was hot and fresh. It was clean and the service was great. I will 100% be returning.

This is a wonderful family run middle east grocery store with excellent and fresh products and…read morebutcher meats. Staff are great with wonderful attitudes. I highly recommend their products and services.

Firstly, the store is open to the public. I looked for some signs, but there was nothing posted,…read morebut ask and the answer was a resounding yes. I give five stars to any place that convinces me I need that bit of kitchen equipment. Not just replacements or duplicates, I mean stuff that does not exist in my kitchen. I have limited space in my kitchen and I do my best to avoid nonessentials. And there are not too many holes in my kitchen inventory. Since this is a restaurant supply store, I figured most of the equipment would be inappropriate for a home kitchen. And mostly it was. I really don't need paper napkins 5000 at a time. But every now and then I saw something that you don't normally see for the home cook. Now the restaurant size woks and pots were to be expected. What I didn't expect was the equipment that's clearly meant to cook individual size portions. Literally these were the cutest little woks I've ever seen. These were also the only woks where I had even the faintest chance of executing that professional chefs flip. I gave it a whirl and no luck. It's still too heavy for me. They did have some items that were on clearance. Now these prices are perfectly in line with other stores, possibly even lower. But way too late, I already have those. What a bummer. There's some stuff that automatically incited lust. But I already know this type of equipment should never be installed in a residential kitchen. For example, they had gas burners for restaurants. I seriously doubt anyone would run the gas pipes that you need to fuel these burners. I think they would violate most residential building codes. Nevertheless, they're awesome kitchen porn. I found the mix of kitchen equipment very interesting. The percentage of items that were clearly of Asian origin was very large. Here are all the missing doodads that *some* Asian markets should be stocking... Have you ever been frustrated purchasing equipment, where the plastic bits like the lids keep breaking and you can't find the replacements? Take a look at this place, the containers are standardized and so are the lids. Finally. I ran across some truly unexpected items. A lot of them were things you never think of like replacement knobs for pots, replacement wooden handles for woks. And you know those traditional brushes that your mom insist is the only way to clean a wok properly? They had it. They had it in the extra extra extra large size, but they had it. And sometimes it was just little things like the kitchen gloves that look like they would survive a tornado. Unfortunately, they were all latex and I'm allergic to latex. Oh well. Of course, there are the bits of equipment that are only useful in the home kitchen and obviously they are completely missing. Sometimes professionalism is too big of price to pay for giving up traditional cookware. If you're just glancing at the prices, they seem awfully high. But take the time to pull out the item and hold it in your hands. There is no doubt it will be heavier and probably has some interesting features that you won't find for the home version. Let's just say the wire racks will hold your cookies even if they're made of lead. And just to make my point, there was no nonstick anything anywhere that I could spot. For those of you who are looking for kitchen items that are a little bit out of the way or need something heavier duty than average. This is a great place to shop. On the other hand, many of these items are going to be too large to store easily or even to use if the dimensions of your kitchen equipment don't match. The Customer Service in the store was simply fantastic. They left you alone if you wanted to browse, and there was certainly plenty to browse. If you had questions or if you were getting serious about a purchase, they were happy to answer questions and make recommendations. 100% recommend if you are a kitchen equipment geek. You'll have fun even if you can't use any of it. 50-50 if you are looking for something unusual. Most items are only stocked if they are used in a restaurant kitchen. There's nothing that specifically aimed at home kitchens. For example, there are no kitchen appliances. Inventory fluctuates. I was delighted to find a silicone baking mat, but it only came in the half sheet size. My hopes for a domed wok cover rose high when I saw the display of Asian kitchen utensils. But the only wok covers I saw were clearly meant for the industrial size version and not for my puny home kitchen. I would say the store is not for everyone. If you love kitchen equipment, you'll enjoy browsing here and snagging cookware that you can't find anywhere else. For everyone else, most likely you find it disappointing since most of the equipment can be found in your regular department store except these are heavy duty. you may not want to pay the higher expense for an item that's going to outlive you. Or maybe we should all buy here instead of caving to our culture of consumption.

We went to Restaurant City to look for something specific we needed. We were looking for a splash…read moreguard to use while cooking, but they didn't have any here. We asked an employee, but he didn't know what it was, showed him a picture and he said they don't sell any here. So, overall just a solid 3. They didn't have what we needed.

Very good food. I was never disappointed with anything I tried. Their Idli/Sambhar is great too.read more

I wanted to like this spot more than I did. It's very clean and seems well organized. But the main…read morereason I went there was to sample their prepared hot food. There was no hot food prepared and no explanation as to why or when it would return. That could be just the day I chose, but my bigger problem is that virtually nothing is priced in the entire store! There's stuff out on tables, no price tag anywhere, no nothing. For some things in the cold case there is a piece of paper stuck on the side and if you can match up your item to the paper, you're in luck. But there are things on the shelf that aren't on the paper. My philosophy on this is "If you can't be bothered to price it, I can't be bothered to buy it." I refuse to go find someone to ask a price on every single item I might want to buy. I'll leave instead. When asking the friendly staff member at the register about the lack of hot foods, there was a prepared item there that looked good so I broke my own rule and asked. His accent made me believe it was one price, so I decided to get it, only to find out it was twice what I thought I'd heard! I bought it anyway, a package of four aloo paratha, which was really tasty but much spicier than I had expected. I may go back to see if the hot foods return (there is a digital menu above with prices already) but unless things on shelves are priced, I won't be shopping the rest of the store.