Sona Sari Palace

Bought an expensive sari and had 3 blouses made here. None of them fit properly and the seam stitching to prevent fraying was more off the fabric than on the seam.

Just bought a fancy punjabi salwar kameez suit here for my cousin’s wedding. My sister and I walked in and were immediately pounced on by a sales girl. She asked what I was looking for and my size (34) and I told her and she pulled some pieces. After looking at a few I saw a nice yellow-​orange and pink one and asked her the price. She said 300 and I said ok but wanted to look across the street. After making a move to leave, she almost pleaded «ok you name a price, you name a price!» I honestly told her I was not looking to spend over 100 (as the suit is just for one of the smaller parties) and I didn’t want to embarrass her so we were going to go look around a bit. As luck would have it, the owner walked in right then and the girl relayed the information. The owner of course responded with «beta ji, that’s too much, asking for this much discount is not not right, you should understand.» At this point I was very ready to leave, and he says, «ok you are the last customer, so I’ll give it to you at my cost-​135. I said I appreciated it but I needed to go get something altered so I would be back. By his face I could tell he thought I wasn’t telling the truth. I really did end up coming back and asking to see it again. I tried it on and was absolutely swimming! I checked the size and sure enough, 36. They, trying to close the deal assured me it looked fine, and wait, they could have it altered for me. I asked them to show me what they had in my actual size and after much hemming and hawing, they showed me and they were all younger styles. This is not their fault, I’m a kid’s size, so it’s fair they would only have kid’s styles. With this in mind, and the fact that my sister loved the colors, I decided to buy. Now on to the alternation, which is the main reason I am giving 2 stars. If this had gone well, even after all this I definitely would have given at least 3. It was a nice, older punjabi lady who took my measurements (reminded me of my grandma) and just marked them with chalk, no pins or anything. 10 for my alteration, and 15 for another kameez my sister brought to be altered to her size. I said ok, can’t really argue with a lady my grandmas age. I just went today to pick them up and my sister was still swimming in her «altered» top. I excitedly tried on my suit and my top portion (ahem.bust) was totally squashed. The waist was ok but because it was brought in so much, you can tell it used to be a lot bigger. I had her let out the bust and now the straps are falling off my shoulders. She had customers waiting for her and I didn’t want to be a brat, so I said it was fine. I sew by hand so I’m sure I’ll be able to make it look ok, but for 145 I shouldn’t have to put in stitches by myself. Alright I bought from here once, but won’t be going back. Not recommended

I went to Sona Sari Palace today and had a wonderful experience. I went to 12 stores before I went there and although the clerks at the other stores were kind I felt at home at Sona’s. They treated me like family even though I am American. I could not ask for more… Plus the prices are great! I’ll be shopping here for years to come.

Don’t bother, especially with so many other options available along Pioneer Blvd. As other reviewers have stated, this shop may spark your interest as they do offer decent pricing for some items, but their customer service is the worst on the strip. While showing us lehengas:
«Are you here to look or here to buy?»
Which was pretty rude, literally 5 minutes into talking to her
she promptly turned away and said doesnt have time to talk to people who arent buying, they need to focus on paying customers not people who are just shopping around (no one else was in the shop, on a saturday, besides us…)
I told her «that’s why there’s no one coming to your store» and left

Excellent pricing and beautiful inventory but temperamental store clerks.
Artesia, Ca has virtually a desi strip mall that puts the one in Berkley to Shame. Of all the stores this one particularly caught my eye. With amazing inventory and reasonable prices my breath slipped out from under me a few times. I even found a a dress reasonably priced at $ 95 dollars which was regularly $ 315.
I was this close || to buying it but due to some logistical issue with the alteration timing the clerks were unable to close the deal… hey lady, you don’t have to slam things on the counter. Its hard to keep business if the customers want out of the store ASAP and never want to come back.
This place is great but be careful who you upset!
Recommend at your own risk.

My mom took a few pieces to Sona Sari Palace for some alterations and the finished product was not at all professionally done. The stitching was jagged and uneven, ruining one of her nice punjabis. They charged $ 15 to alter her punjabi and $ 10 to add a little bit of fabric to a blouse that was a little too low cut for her. The blouse was beautiful, brick colored silk, and the fabric they added was a rough, cheap, mismatched cotton, and she asked for 1 inch extra coverage, and they sewed in about 4 inches of this ugly fabric.
Now, she cannot wear either piece. Very unprofessional work.

I was here with my aunt because she wanted to make curtains and pillows. Sari fabric is sold by the yard. The long cloth is beautiful when it floats on a breeze. There are thin metal bracelets sold by the entrance. You can also choose a dress from the rack but saris are usually made to measure.