Patel Brothers

This is by far, the cleanest, most complete ethnic grocery store I have ever been to. And I have been to dozens.

I love my little Indian tastes of home and enjoy trying out new Asian stores and I’m honestly thoroughly impressed with this store as the prices are excellent, the parking is generous and inside it is very spacious, well-​lit and nicely laid out.
As you enter the doors and take a left into the store, you face the fresh pickles, chutneys and sauces laid out buffet-​style for you to scoop into a container to take home to add to your own dishes.
Next they have a very nice fruit & vegetable section laid out with a very good range of options, with the prices quite competitive with the larger supermarkets. They also stock a few of the slightly more elusive items (such as Thai eggplants) that you won’t find in your standard store.
Beside the fruit & vegetables is a refrigerated cabinet stocking imported sodas and fruit juices, chilled dairy products and a wide range of Indian Sweets (including my beloved gulab jamuns *self high five*).
Running along the back of the store from left to right is the frozen food section with a fairly decent range of options.
In the main body of the store after the fruit & veg are rows of neatly laid out shelves containing everything from dried noodles, prepared curry sauces, cookies and cakes, canned goods, beauty products and, to my delight, a section of British goods beloved by Indians (such as PG tips tea, bourbon biscuits (cookies to you Americans) and so on).
At the end of the store on the far right are a couple of rows holding a wide range of rice choices in varying sized bags as well as wooden bins holding lots of crunchy Indian snacks made from rice flour, lentils and so on.
The staff are all deeply polite, friendly and helpful, and the store attracts a wide range of customers, which for me is always a solid selling point as it shows that the good feedback about the store is spreading far and wide.
I’m thrilled that this store is such a superb find as it now just happens to be one of the nearest Indian grocery stores to my house so I no longer need to travel so far when I need to stock up on items.
Worth a visit if you’ve never stepped inside an Indian grocery store before as the lovely staff will take fantastic care of you and you will be surprised at how many new and delicious foods you will enjoy introducing your taste buds to.

This one is located near the intersection of old baymeadows and Baymeadows rd and the dilapidated parking doesn’t give a nice first impression but all is good as you step in.
This is one of the cleanest Patel Brothers stores I’ve visited but the smallest one too, so it’s probably easy to maintain a small store.
Anyway, the selection of produce and fruits are modest, fresh for most of the items. Scales are fitted around loose produce items for easy measurement. Didn’t see much choices in dry spices and and packaged lentils. Aisles are organized
They do, however, have great varieties of aachars and boxes of dry snacks items to satisfy all your spice cravings. They do have a washroom, which is something novel and pleasant to have.
Overall, a decent place to do you Indian food items shopping and friendly staffs.

it’s bigger than I thought! and clean !
I enjoyed buying ready to cook spice mixes. they make it easy to make curries you like. Just add meat and water basically! I was amazed that shelves are packed with all good stuff! indian cosmetics, snacks, spices, snacks… etc and frozen isles were full of naan bread, frozen dinner, chapati, roti and all! I need to go back for Samosa!

Recently my roommate and I went there at 8:50pm, hoping to quickly get in and out before they closed. The sign however said they closed at 8:30pm that night. The manager saw us, and he greeted and welcomed us in… this is even a few months after they opened. So their customer service went way above and beyond. They have the largest snack selection i’ve ever seen. Generally, they probably have the largest selection I’ve seen of all of their products, compared to the other small Indian stores. I kinda feel bad going there now though, because the other close-​by Indian store (locally owned) has a lot less business now. But that «other» store used to be so packed and they had the opportunity to grow and relocate to a bigger storefront but they didn’t while they had the chance.
They have an indian pickle bar. I didnt buy any because I already have a lot of indian pickled stuff at home. I didn’t really see anything on there, that you can’t get in a jar… and I assume it’s not freshly made. So i don’t see much point to the bar. But… still an option.
Their produce selection is way better than the other Indian stores. Sometimes I often go to an American store after the indian store for produce, but their produce selection might stop the need a trip to both stores.
The only thing I would change about this store, is the samosas that are sold at the front. They are past the cash register area, so you don’t see them until after you’ve already paid and picked up your bags. They also seem strangely sitting there, I think on a windowsill.
I don’t think this place has a minimum purchase limit like a lot of other international stores have… but I might be wrong.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this Indian grocery store. I wasn’t sure what to expect and I didn’t even know they were open but apparently they have been for about two months now. The store upon entering is clean and very organized. And organization is extremely important especially when your in a hurry. Their prices are very good. I just bought some snacks and drinks for my 3 year old that were all 50cents or less. Their produce prices looked very competitive with apples ranging at $ 1.50/lb or less so you can get an idea. Their frozen food section is smaller than a typical big grocery store but it fits perfectly with the size of the store. The employees were extremely friendly and even mentioned they love working there so that’s good to know that they treat the employees well. Check out was a breeze but the cashier had a very flat affect but I didn’t bother me any. I’m certain I’ll be back and this place definitely warrants a visit at least once.