We have heard such good things about this international grocery store and had been planning to visit the store at Castleton. We were pleasantly surprised that there was a store much closer to us on the Southside. Of course we went inside to explore. They have so many international food but we were told this is the smallest store of there 3 locations. Parking was at a premium and as expected they had many shoppers on a weekday morning. The produce was beautiful and they had many varieties also. There is a fresh fish area and a meat area as well as a small restaurant in the back of the store. The employees were friendly and quite helpful in locating some items that we wanted. There is a large selection of fresh, frozen and canned items. You should check this place out if you are in the area. read more

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Nice variety of foreign produce and accessories. I love the Asian section and they have unique fruit, plus international food court! I wish the owners bring in organic produce, it would make it a one stop shopping experience. Right now hard to find quality and I like to lead healthy life! read more

Big big BIG fan of this grocery store for sure. They carry kimchi, seasoned seaweed, a lot of my Korean food staples, & so much more. If you're into bulgogi which I SOOO am ;), this place has a delightful marinade in a bottle. Yippee! Alls you gotta do, is follow the directions on the bottle for a quick meal. I betcha the marinade may be used as a dipping sauce too. How fun is that? A lot! This particular location is smaller than the one on Lafayette Road/38th street. Both places have amazing things that you can't find in a typical Kroger sort of store. Staff is always helpful tho you'll need to possess some patience, they're always busy. Fresh vegetables are very fabulous too. The bestest part is that the employees still adhere to the CDC recommendations in terms of masks. I was just there today & it is what I witnessed. Hope you give them an opportunity! read more

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This location is smaller than the one on the west side. But their fruits and vegetables are good quality and there's a lot of things packed into a small space. Got some okra and it was the best quality, straight and no bruises or spoiled bits. Pretty good prices and lots of selection. If I'm in the area again I would definitely swing by. read more

I have been to the other two Saragas and that somewhat colors my opinion. This one is much smaller,more cramped and has less selection. Not that it's bad, just not as good as the others. Right now you could not pay me to drive to Castleton with all the road construction, so this will have to do read more

If you haven't been here before, be prepared to have such a unique experience. I really enjoy shopping here and found a lot of things I have been looking for that I wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. I also think the quality is amazing for the price however some things can be overpriced. I also would like to have seen things a little more clean up like the layout but other than that I would totally suggest trying to shop here sometime for people wanting to try new things! read more

Extremely spacious with a large food court, bakery, and bubble tea place. Fresh seafood and wide selection of meat and fresh produce. Lots of frozen food. Comprehensive selection of authentic Asian groceries. Price is fair. read more

A nice international grocery store! They have: MEAT -live tilapia - live crabs - great assortment of frozen fish and other meat - fresh meat from goats, lamb, beef, chicken, etc; as well as some cuts of meat you wouldn't see at a Kroger DRINKS -fruit drinks you can't get at Kroger - wide variety of Asian teas and coffees NOODLES -all the noodles! Representing many different cultures! FROZEN -Goya products - great naan and chapati at great prices - frozen Indian meals - frozen dumplings - so much more SPICES AND SAUCES - many varieties of fish oil - basically everything. Including seasoning for lo mein noodles PRODUCE - avocados, yuca, and so much more. DRY GOODS - dried fruits, boxed food, candies, biscuits/cookies Overall, a lot of food represents Asian culture but there's a lot of Latino food as well read more

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I'm always on the hunt for good international groceries. I want to know where the best place is for each kind of cuisine. I'm a regular at Viet Hua and One World. I kept hearing about Saraga so we went to the south side to give it a try. Saraga is trying to be a little bit of something for everyone, and as a result it's not a deep selection for anyone. However, it does have a good set of basics. It spans many different cuisines including several African and Middle Eastern staples (lots of types of flour on hand that I have not seen in other stores), some Northeast Asian (Chinese/Japanese/Korean), Mexican, and Southeast Asian. Where it shines is produce, and some staples like flours. I saw lots of fresh produce including items like Thai eggplants, Taiwanese okra, and lots of greens. Everything looked fresh and high quality. I also saw some staple pantry foods such as specialty flours and dried beans that I have not seen in any other international markets in Indy. If it's hard to find, Saraga might have it. For other things, you'll find the basics and staples but probably not the top-shelf ingredients or more obscure items from that cuisine. For example, they did have some frozen Chinese dumplings, but not as many varieties as Viet Hua. I will still choose One World and Viet Hua for my regular shopping, since I mostly cook Northeast Asian foods at home. However, Saraga is worth a visit if you live on the south side, need African/Middle Eastern staples, or just enjoy shopping at different international markets. I did check expiration dates (always an issue at international groceries!!) and they seem better than Viet Hua about removing expired items. read more

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Variety of food available. Acceptable prices and service so far. Standard ambience for all the products and produce.

My typical diet consists mostly of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean food. Saraga International Market helps me find what I want. I buy mostly packaged or dry foods. The store has these in abundance. They also have a wide range of sauces, oils, and marinades. As they are an international grocery, they have everything from Asian to Middle Eastern to German to Hispanic foods. They also have fish, meat, and produce. I find their ramen, udon, somen, and soba noodle selection to be a wide variety of products and brands from all over Asia. They also have Japanese and some Korean gyoza, otherwise known as potstickers in English. The store carries some frozen Thai soups and Chinese and Japanese frozen entrees that are quite good. At my request, they started to carry bagged, ready-to-heat Indian entrees. These are not likely as good as a home-cooked meal in an Indian household but an Indian friend finds them quite good, as he doesn't cook, and I agree. If there are negative things to mention, it's mostly that the store inventory is inconsistent, especially with drinks like Japanese tea and coffee. Besides products being inconsistent, I'm not sure about their equipment in the freezer section. During one visit, they had no frozen food at all and all the freezers seemed to be in need of repair. I like the store and the staff are busy but friendly and helpful. read more

WOW it's like a new store, they've completely gutted the fish Dept THE SMELL IS GONE! Thank the Stars! Whatever restaurant (tiny, maybe 2 tables) is in the place, had served somebody a HUGE Bowl of soup I'm going back for. Sad news 38 St Lafayette Square IndyGo no longer pulls up in their parking lot, you have to take the 37 instead, big hassle for someone in a wheelchair! read more

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I thoroughly enjoy walking the isle here. Sure, I have no clue what I'm looking at and how to eat it, but that is the fun! They have live fish in tanks in the meat and seafood department. If you are cooking and need a special ingredient the chances of finding it here are extremely high. read more

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It is smaller and may not have as much as the other location, but it still has plenty and you should be able to get most, if not all, of what you need. I also find them to be reasonably priced. Just a couple of warnings: The produce is not always very fresh, and it seems like the fish may not be either. And some of the frozen stuff is freezer burnt. Also, make sure to check the dates on dry products, you will find that some things have expired well past their date. But other than those problems you should be able to find a lot of basics/staples there (just check dates) and they also have a nice selection of snacks and beverages. They also have a selection of cookware, dinnerware and other products. The location is also very convenient for those of us on the South side. Just a quick edit to mention that they made their freezer section larger, a lot more items there now, including a decent ice cream selection. read more

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Always friendly. Love the selection of items that are hard to find in all other grocery stores. Found the perfect items to make authentic word food! read more

This place is disgusting. The vegetables have been sitting there forever. Potatoes have spuds in them citrus with soft spots! Just nasty. The staff is nit helpful at all so this made the entire shopping experience pretty frustrating. I also saw a bottle of RAID near the vegetables on my way out. They just need to close down because the store is nasty and so are there attitudes. read more

This is a nice market more international Asian market than world market. I enjoyed my shopping experience and will return for supplies .

Store definitely has an amazing selection!! Especially in the produce section. But the place is stinky!!!!! And now something in my refrigerator has the same smell read more

I'm not a grocery store snob: what matters to me more than anything is price, closely followed by quality and selection. SELECTION: Saraga has a wide range of specialty ingredients for a wide range of Asian cooking; you'll have lots of variety to choose from, and you'll definitely find things you can't find in Kroger. If you want to stock up on fish sauce, good soy sauce, cooking wine, spices, all sorts of noodles, etc., this is a good place. PRICE: The prices aren't great, especially for those items that can be found in the chain stores (like chicken bouillon, tahini, canned beans/chickpeas, etc.) For example, I paid about $8.50 for a big canister of Knorr chicken bouillon that I later saw in a Kroger for around $5. QUALITY: The produce section was pretty lackluster: not cheap, and not the freshest. I didn't check out the meat or fish sections. ATMOSPHERE: The aisles are so narrow that two carts can't pass each other in one, so be prepared to do some backing up or get into a stand-off :-P Disclaimer: I lived in Los Angeles for seven years, where the selection of ethnic grocery stores is top notch, wide-ranging (separate huge markets for Mexican, Thai, Korean, Filipino, Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, etc.), and where produce and canned goods in ethnic stores tend to be significantly cheaper than in the major chains. So my standards might be higher than someone else's! read more

I needed some items for some Japanese-style soup that I was making for dinner. I was surprised to find Saraga Supermarket on the Southside of Indy, which offered food items representing most Far East, South East, South Asian as well Middle Eastern and African cultures. The store is spacious compared to most of its Asian market competition and offered a good selection of dry goods, produce, fresh meat and seafood. I found the ingredients I needed without a problem. While it still pales in comparison to the Asian markets found in Northern Virginia where I live, Indianapolis doesn't have a large Asian community. That said, the under 15,000 Asians living in Indianapolis especially those living on the Southside are well served by Saraga Supermarket. read more

Very disappointed. Employees are rude and they turn the lights off before the store was closed. I couldn't see much and didn't know where the things were. There's a big sign saying 99c for cantaloupes, but it turned out they are 99c/lb so you buy one cantaloupe weighing 3.1 lb, you end up paying for 4lb price. Very misleading sign! read more

I brought my 3 year old daughter in to use the restroom and get a drink perhaps and I was utterly disgusted. On the way to the bathroom there were just piles of junk on the floor everywhere. Also, the bathroom was disgusting There was a worker who came out right before us and I was just flabbergasted she walked out without a warning. I walked in and the seat was up. When I pulled it down, there was feces on it and splashes of gross fluid all over the toilet seat. I had to layer the seat with tons of toilet paper to protect my daughter's booty. The toilet paper was just sitting on top of the baby changing table, as well as whatever paper towels they had. When the toilet was flushed, it leaked out the back. There was a plant in the bathroom that was so dusty it was gray. Underneath, it looked like nobody had ever moved the plant stand to clean under it. There was a pile of gunk and dirt at its base. There was a container of soap on the pedestal sink that I had to touch unfortunately in order to get soap out of it. I told my daughter to touch nothing!!! We escaped the bathroom with just disgusting memories and I now feel like the rest of the store was most likely also just germ infested and probably would make us sick. I didn't dare touch anything else and I definitely didn't buy anything. I'm just disgusted writing this. Gross!!! Someone needs to learn how to clean....or everyone there. read more

Do glad they are here on the Southside. It may not be as big as the 38th street location, but you can find everythingyou need on a daily basis. I only need to go up north for a larger selection of live seafood. Awesome spot :-) read more

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My husband and I have shopped here for a long time for our international foods. My husband went to grab a bag from the checkout and dropped it. The glass jar inside the bag broke on the floor. The checkout person and the store manager refused to replace it. They do not understand customer service at all. We will not be going back. They lost a loyal customer. We will get our international food online now. read more

Meh. I'm not crazy about this location, I live close so this is the one that gets most of my bidness. If you're in the market for fish, vegetables, and anything refrigerated it's a crap shoot, I've bought coconuts here several times and they've been hit and miss. Anything packaged, canned or drinks seem to be ok, going down the center aisles anything english/indian you're probably fine, some of the asian aisle seems to be outdated old product. As others have noted, yeah cleanliness and clientele leave a little to be desired, hey I love everyone but some are shadier than others. This place looks/smells not up to spec. I get some things here that I can't find elsewhere but that's about it. read more

This is the amazing place! Most stunningly beautiful wife and her and I loved going here I'm sorry to say but this joint has a fantastic arrangement of beautiful ingredients and excellent brands! I have two disagree with some of the other reviews because, being from South Florida and knowing the kinds of stores we had which were fantastic. This place is just as great as the best if not better. It may be true for some people that they don't have every brand for that individual, but I have to say these brands are great try am out there fabulous we love international food markets and know a great one! I have to tell you this place is clean, excellent qualities and the prices are really below what I would've expected for a store with this many options! We will be back here a lot because when I need stuff that is super super good I will have now a place to find it and use it! By the way, the staff here though it is sparse, is friendly answers questions easily, and it gives you a great knowledge of what things are at the same time. This store rates five stars because of the wonderful array of products that they provide us. If they don't have Something you need, just tell them in though get it for you no problem! Happy to recommend it! When you want to have some different types of things, check this place out you'll be happy you did! read more

Let's cook up a recipe. 3 eggplant stir fry with pork belly. Garnish with sambel oelek, fresh bamboo and gai-lan. Cooked properly this can be one mean dish. All the ingredients are here. The produce is as fresh as it can be. Real yams, garlic and ginger are cheaper than every other grocer. read more

Let me begin by saying I'm a generally positive person, because I know this review is going to make me seem like a grump. So, we are new to the area and have scoped out grocers all around Indy. This one was the most disappointing of them all so far. The produce is less than fresh. Wilted beans and greens all over. We bought a pre-cut dragon fruit (pricey stuff) only to find the underside was moldy. We headed straight back inside, but there are "no refunds on fresh goods." Also, the person I spoke to didn't appreciate the irony I pointed out about the dragon fruit not being fresh... While in on the subject of freshness.... check dates before you buy!! We bought 2 bags of frozen buns and both expired in 2014. Gross. Just. Gross. Aisles were blocked by stockers... In order to shop the aisles, I had to carry my baby and leave my cart behind, then drag a few items back and forth to the cart. I finally gave up. I had said excuse me, but the man pointed at the boxes he was emptying onto the shelf and shurugged. I imagine this meant not moving, I'm busy? The store had a pungent aroma. I'm not sure what it was. I do know my older kids were acting like fools holding their noses and saying rude things about how nothing from this store could possibly be edible. disappointing mothering moment. We will work on more open minds. Didn't help that I bought them $10 worth of moldy dragon fruit, though. All in all, I *really* wanted to like this store and end my search for a grocery with a good assortment of Asian foods. But I cannot. It's dirty, has expired and moldy product on shelves, and customer service is non-existent. I will trudge on... read more

A friend of ours had mentioned Saraga but we never get to this part of town. But as it happened we drove by so I made us go in. So glad I did. They have a ton of different foods from different Asian nations. I happily picked up some Indian Chai as I just returned from Bombay on a business trip. We will be back even though it is a drive for us. read more

I will never buy anything here unless it's dry. I have try many times thinking it was just a mistake. It never proves me wrong the bread and pork bun always has mold. The place need state to come in and clean the place up! The place is dirty,rude,untrained worker over all bad. read more

This place needs some work. At the very least, they need to clean up the place, arrange the shelves better, and take care of the fresh vegetables so they do not get too dry. Sadly, right now it is kinda dingy and dirty. read more

I have been a customer occasionally, and shopped at this location in my neighborhood ever since it opened. I am extremely disappointed with the disorganization and cleanliness of this store, and the employees are not friendly and do not ask customers if they need help. On my visit there Monday 10/6 they had NO fresh mint. It is difficult to find what you want there and even other customers are unfriendly. read more

My experience here is limited to getting tahini for hummus and sticky rice. Found choices and that works for me. Overall the place seems like it could be a little cleaner and the people (shoppers) there always seem to be working over the fresh produce pretty hard trying to find good quality. You could wait in line for a while because there is usually only one cashier. Overall I think it's a neat place, perhaps the competition and standard is lower on the south side for now. read more

It's so good to have an option to shop for asian/international groceries without driving the west side or the two options on the far north side. This place is not as big as their store on Lafayette road but it has a small fish market in the back that is kind of separate from the rest of the store and that helps with the smells too. They have a little less of everything but it does the job when you are looking for the staples. read more

Shop here for ingredients that I'm not able to find in regular grocery stores. Love the variety and the fact that there is so much to choose from. A huge assortment of teas and sweet snacks. The produce is good. I always pick up a mango or 2 as well as lemongrass stalks. If you are in need of something local grocery stores do not have - try here - they will probably have it. read more

There's quite a bit of Latin and Asian-inspired foods here, but I went in here looking for some European foods. Forget it. This location simply doesn't compared to the variety of international foods at the Saraga International Market on 30th and Lafayette Road. The produce and meat selections are ok, but it felt a little depleted when I was last there. I hope that they get a larger location soon because this spot is pretty tightly packed, and it's tight for customers. Plus, a larger location will bring more variety to the Southside residents who can't go to Lafayette Road for some special ingredients. read more

We stopped at Saraga and did some browsing for our first visit. We'd been warned that this location doesn't quite match-up to the Lafayette Road location but we wanted to check it out anyway. I really don't know what to make of this store. A lot of interesting produce but so much of it seemed to be old, limp and way past it's prime. Also, a lot of the frozen items that are in see-through packaging seemed to look oddly freezer-burned. And, the fresh fish department tucked-in a back room of the store had some really sad-looking fish with murky glazed-over eyes and a definite non-fresh odor. But, on the other hand, there were some really good looking fresh meats that seemed reasonably priced. The fresh beef and chicken and some of the lamb looked great. They also carried goat meat which I found interesting. But, if you want to stick with packaged items like canned goods, sauces, etc there are a lot of really unique foodstuffs to check out. read more

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I go to this place frequently. Though it's not a clean n organized place, I find everything here. They carry all Indian grocery, vegetables and frozen items. Their prices are same as any other Indian store. If you can shop in a not very clean environment with little help from staff, it's a place for you. read more

My son and have been shopping here for quite some time. We have been very been quite pleased with most everything, and we really enjoyed getting the tiger shrimp. However, in the past 3-4 weeks, the quality of the shrimp has gone downhill in our honest opinion. We literally had to throw away 1 1/2 lbs of shrimp 2 weeks ago and again went there this evening and the shrimp was Headon Tiger Shrimp, but is NOT the same ---anywhere close---to the quality we were getting. Very dissapointed and feel it needs to be brought to their attention. read more

If you're an "all american" type of person.. This store will most likely scare the crap out of you. I don't see any reviews about the smell so I just have to comment.. The smell is horrid. It's like walking into a spice explosion. It doesn't mean this place is super dirty.. It's just an international smell combination. You will also smell fish once near the meat section. I honestly love this place. I see people commenting about how they're mad that they didn't have specific ingredients.. Well that may be true in some cases but believe me you might find something you like better.. Don't be afraid to try something completely weird looking here. A good thing about this place is that in some cases you can buy in bulk.. Like a 5 gallon bucket of Soy sauce kind of bulk. They don't just have food. They have candy and cookware and drinks and gadgets. Their prices aren't jacked up like you would see in the international isle of an American grocery store. Heck I say it's worth the visit even if you don't buy anything. If you have children.. BRING THEM. It's a great experience for them to see foods from other cultures.(: I love love love MOCHI. Saraga is the only place I've been able to find it since I moved back to the states from my time in Japan. It's an Asian desert.. I recommend you give it a try. read more