This was a very hard rating to address. While this new market carries many of the food products for Iranian/Afghani food, I feel an immense amount of guilt shopping with them.
Backstory: I've been shopping at another market just a few yards down the street, where the family has been incredibly friendly and carry Iranian groceries. When they opened, they called their small market Star Bazaar and the female owner was always so incredibly kind. Although she's not Iranian, she would always joke with me and help me practice Farsi while I shopped for food to make my partner. She was always curious about what I was cooking and shared tips and tricks.
Fast forward to this month, and I realized she had fewer products and very little business. I was told a new market opened down the street, and not only is her customer base switching there, they basically took their business name!
I had to investigate, so I drove seconds down the street to this business, Super Star Bazaar. Now, while I will mention this market is new, recently remodeled, and carries many of the same products...it definitely doesn't carry the same level of customer service or friendliness that I experience at Star Bazaar. There wasn't an attempt to speak to me although we were the only ones in the store, and the products were priced higher than the items I buy down the street at Star Bazaar.
Overall, I was able to find a product I really needed for a dish I was making today and I did purchase it, but felt guilt in the process. They do carry Sadaf Brand and hard to find items.
Owners, please consider changing your store name. There are dozens of options. read more