Pooja Grocers

I had a guy I was seeing make traditional Indian lentil soup, and now I am hooked. We had basmati rice with ghee and pickles and all week long I craved the rice. (I still do).
It was my first time ever in an Indian grocery store, so finding things were a bit tricky. Within a few minutes, I found everything I was looking for and was on my way to trying to re-​create that rice.
I have been back twice in search of other ingredients for recipes I found.
The salespeople are very helpful and knowledgeable as well.

Love this place! Growing up overseas I am always on the lookout for authentic places such as this! They have any kind of Indian (and beyond) spices. Treats and veggies!

Yup, it’s probably the Indian grocery store with the best stock and prices in town. Someone told me the reason for their low prices is that they’re a distributor. I should have asked what that means because Patel and Namaste both say they get their stock from Chicago. Anyway, I digress.
They have the usual suspects — from frozen vegetables to frozen meals and fast foods. Fresh vegetables that are typically used in Indian cooking as well as odd surprises like avocados and sugar cane. The fresh vegetable section is pretty messy and it can be hard to move with everyone standing trying to shop with their carts in the narrow aisle.
Spices and lentils and grains are better priced here than the other Indian grocery stores. In addition, they have a large selection of biscuits, snacks, namkeens. They also have namkeens in bulk in large wood barrels — the bikaneri bhujiya is the only kind I tried and wasn’t inspired go back for anything else. A large selection of Indian mithai is sure to excite those with a sweet tooth.
One notable exception is fish and meat — they don’t carry any. Patel/​Little India is the go to for these items.
It would be great to see the store cleaner and more organized.

Big fan of this place! While it is somewhat disorganized it is well stocked and the prices are just lovely. Hige bag of cumin for $ 2.29? Lovely. Mustard seeds for $ 3.99? Woot! (co-​op be damned).
I spent 20 minutes there stocking up on all things I needed to cook Indian dishes thanks to a friend and came away with $ 40 worth of ages of back stock.
I recommend it for inexpensive spices and anything you need to cook Indian dishes.
Well worth the trip.

My favorite Indian Grocery store. Everything is organized nicely and prices are great. I like to come here for fresh items such as garlic, ginger, and limes– cheaper here than the big chain grocery stores.

A well stocked selection of Indian and south asian foodstuffs, spices, veggies and more. There is also a small restaurant in the adjoining space. Be warned that if you are sensitive to scents, you may want to keep clear as there is a strong presence of incense and/​or perfumes.
Other than that the only thing to mar this visit was the lack of cashiers. People were backed up at the registers waiting to have their purchases rung up.

This is my go-​to place when I want to get some naan, roti, chutney, packaged Indian foods, and Indian crackers and snacks. According to all my Indian friends, this is where they all shop too, so I guess it’s one of the best Indian groceries in town.
The other nice thing is their location cos they are located in the same strip mall as Dong Yang. It’s like two birds with one stone. two ethnic groceries in one trip. :)

best place to buy indian groceries, sweets, snacks and fresh vegetables

I don’t cook and even if I do, I can’t eat what I cook.
One of the first things I asked my fellow Indians in the TC area is about an Indian grocery store. Found out Pooja is the closest to home. I went there on a Saturday afternoon to buy some frozen curries and snacks which would be my food for a couple of weeks.
The store is pretty big and is located inside a strip mall. Ample parking and there is a Indian fast food place next door (Jalsa) which serves Indian chat items like pav bhaji, chole batura etc. The store has pretty much everything an Indian needs to survive in the US away from home. The prices aren’t that high and the products were fresh with lot of time for expiration.
So, now I have food in my freezer and snacks in my office cabinet and I am good to go for a while.
PS: I was told that Trader Joe’s sells limited Indian groceries too.

This store is quite a bit out of our way, but the quality and availability of items essential in Indian cooking make the trip worthwhile.
Their vegetables are quite a bit better than their competitors nearby.
There’s always a steady stream of people on the weekends & it looks like they’re trying to add on an eatery to the place in the near future.
(Just make sure you don’t park in the 15 minute spots that are directly in front of the store, if you plan on being there longer. I am not sure how diligently they tow!)