Apna Bazar

Good place to get all your Indian groceries. I like that they sell organic lentils. They also have some healthy offerings like brown rice dosa batter and oats dosa batter, which I haven’t found in some other Indian stores. They get fresh veggies on Thursdays.

This store does offer variety of Indian products right from veggies to frozen Roti’s/naans and any seasonal specials.
Includes masala varieties from MTR to Aachi brands, some maharashtrain brands too. However the important point to note is most of India these masala packets are expired ones! I experienced this twice with these folks. They are selling expired or close to expiry (1 month left etc) products. Worse still most condiments sold here don’t carry a mfg date and hence no expiry labels. So be sure to check your stuff before putting them on your cart.
Has some Indian medicines and cosmetic creams too. Indian snacks and sweets are also found albeit varieties are not too much.

Just came here now hoping vegetables are fresher here but no. Also the cashier almost threw the cc and the receipt. She was rude and not friendly. Absolutely unacceptable. Next time I will just go and try again Mayuri grocery store.

They often sell expired goods. Vegetables are stale and can create health hazards.
Staff is rude and refuse to help.

TL;DR — Inspect the items in Apna Bazar very carefully for expiry and staleness before purchasing and retain the receipt. Many people have had experiences where they bought the stuff which later turned to be rotten or expired. A lot of items don’t even carry the best before/​sell by date. Try India Super market instead which is very close to this place.
Below is my very recent experience with this place after which I am going to stay clear from this place and would advise same to others.
I had bought a packet of yellow lentils (Toor Daal, Brand: SriRam or something similar) from Apna Bazar a week ago and I didn’t retain the purchase receipt. On one of the weekday last week, I opened the package and transferred the lentils into a container, only to see that it was infested with bugs. To avoid any infestation at home, I immediately dumped the content into the trash for disposal. Luckily there were a few lentils and bugs remaining in the original packaging so I sealed it with the tape to show it at the store and return it. Since I didn’t have the receipt, I was not very sure if they would exchange it and I was not planning on insisting for refund anyway but thought of giving it a try in case they can also lookup product by barcode. I explained the problem to the manager and gave him the sealed packaging. Upon seeing the packaging, it seemed as if it flipped or offended him in some way. He inquired about the receipt to which I told I don’t have one. Then he asked in a rude way where is the rest of the lentils? I was surprised a bit but answered that I had to throw away the rest of it. His next question was not something I was prepared for. He asked aggressively — «What would you do if you were the owner?. We sell thousands of products…». I was taken aback at this mockery of customer service and couldn’t really comprehend an answer so just repeated that I had to throw the lentils away. And he repeated the same question again. At that point it started to feel like a scene so I told him that you can keep the package and don’t have to give a refund and I left.
Not really sure why was he insisting on rest of the lentils, unless he thought I have already consumed it and was trying to cheat him of $ 3 or he wanted to resell that. Regardless, it was a very unpleasant experience overall. I would have happily accepted the denial of the refund, had it been in a polite way but his behavior was completely unprofessional and rude.

I stopped going there after I noticed that These guys sell expired items like wheat flour, Horlicks, coffee powder… I complained about that couple of times and they didn’t bother. May be some other items which don’t have any tracking dates on them are like that.

Be ready to play «The price is right». They don’t have prices listed on most of the items in the store. Isn’t that illegal in the state of Washington?
Basically you have no idea what you are paying for your items when they are on the shelf. Plenty of times I assumed the prices based on previous purchases at the store and then saw higher prices at the cash register. This is bad business practice and must stop.
We and many of our friends have voted with our wallets and have stopped shopping at Apna Bazaar because of this deceptive practice.

This is our go-​to store for all of our Indian grocery needs (outside of meat). They recently renovated the store and it looks great.

Pros:
1. Close to bus stop and fred meyer, this way you can complete your grocery shopping at the same time
2. As compared to Swagat & Food Bazar — Here we get fresh vegetables with good variety. e.g. They sell two types of Okra one is packed and one is loose.
3. Staff is friendly and very honest
Cons:
1. They don’t keep Haldiram’s Paneer, Amul Ghee, Swad’s products, Kurkure namkeen
2. Couldn’t find Mother brand’s green chilly pickle
3. Green chilly they are selling are not at all spicy (thai and regular)

This is a fairly large, and well laid out Indian grocery store for the area. The vegetables are fresh, and the staff is very helpful if you need something and don’t see it. They went to the back and found me some very fresh curry leaves. I appreciate that they made the extra effort. I also love that they have a white board where you can write down items that you wish they carried.
It’s worth it to me to drive here from Redmond. I think it must have improve a lot over the past few years.

Made the trip out to Bellevue from Seattle to go to this gem. Found the Apna to be a nice, organized place with a great selection of food stuffs for good prices. Had an amazing bulk spice section that I spent a good fifteen minutes in. Can’t find bulk spices at these prices anywhere in Seattle! Also spent a good chunk of time trying to decide on what roti to get, very good roti/​naan selection. Staff was friendly and helpful.

definitely a great location. I go there once a month since I live far away from here. Clean store and crowded every single time I have been there. Can find almost every INDIAN spice/​ingredient. Sigh!!! I wish I could move to Bellevue, WA

All things Indian at this grocery place. I come all the way here to get my biweekly stock Dosa batter.
And there is always a good Bollywood song in the background.

Impressive selection of Indian culinary supplies including: spices, grains, fresh and frozen fruits/​vegetables, packaged foods, nuts, snacks, fresh paneer, yogurt, naan, teas, cooking oils and much more in bulk as well. Also, a small variety of soaps, hair oils, incense and household items.
***Prices are not always listed so be prepared to ask or scan item. The other Indian grocer, Mayuri, has a similar system which can seem off-​putting but seems to work all the same. The fact that I got two bags full of exotic treasures for less than $ 30 bucks wiped away any fears of being cheated. The clerk was very kind and friendly. Oh, the frozen stuffed parantha was delicious. The fresh paneer was something else when coated with seasonings and fried until golden brown. The black onion seeds are surprisingly aromatic when cooked in basmati rice. Go… explore!

Not so bad for an Indian grocery store. A bit small, but their produce was fresh and reasonably priced. Their dal and frozen naan was a little expensive, compared to other places. Limited selection of fresh produce and no meat. Overall clean store, and will go again.

Overall: A decent selection of Asian specialty items as well as other worldly goods
I’ve been putting off visiting Apna Bazar for quite a while. Why? Because I was afraid of being disappointed, and sadly I was. It’s not bad, but it doesn’t compare to the Asian stores that I’ve frequently visited within the UK.
The good thing about this place is that they have Patak’s curry pastes (although not the ones I wanted), Alphonso mango purée/​pulp, and a small selection of Indian sweets (from Punjab sweets, Kent).
The store has a decent selection of Indian groceries, cooking equipment, spices, flours, packet mixes, sauces, confections, curry pastes, pastries, frozen/​chilled items as well as fresh produce, dvds/​videos and an odd aisle with items such as olive oil, olives and vine leaves etc.
No matter how hard I tried to like this store, it just didn’t do it for me. I don’t know why, but it just didn’t, sorry…

Honestly, I have always thought this place was a little sketchy. It’s a slightly chaotic Indian restaurant full of Indian food and trinkets. The weird thing is that inside the store, off to the side, is an exotic meat shop that is only open during the day. Nevertheless, I go here from time to time and pick up random pastries, sunflower oil, and will even rent a film from India despite the fact I don’t speak any of the languages from the Indian subcontinent. I’m not hip enough to ride the Darjeeling Limited so don’t knock my Thursday night Indian pastries, cheap beer, and chaotic Indian film fest. I highly recommend Ishk Vishk… sort of like Grease, but based in India and very Bollywood.

Good selection of Indian specialty and prepared foods: rices, flours, spices, produce, bulk, sauces, confections, and snacks. Pricing is sometimes kind of hard to follow, as not all packages have price tags. We didn’t get burned, but can see how someone might. Saturday mid-​day was jammed.
Smelled the asafoetida before we saw it, as it should be.
Decent Indian chow with buffet just next door.