Germantown Halal Meat and Grocery is hands-down one of the best halal butchers in the area. The…read moreshop is always clean, well-organized, and welcoming, with a warm and friendly staff that's eager to help. They offer an impressive selection of halal meats, including organic chicken, lamb, and beef -- all of which are fresh, high-quality, and far superior in taste compared to the pre-packed options you'd find at chain grocery stores. We especially come here for lamb. The flavor is richer, and the cuts are handled with care. The staff will cut meat to order, which is a rare find these days. On several occasions, I've asked for specific cuts -- and Peter, one of their expert butchers, always delivers. He's not only skilled but also takes the time to understand exactly what you're looking for. Last time, I asked about beef ribs, and he literally brought out a whole side of beef and had me point to the section I wanted. That level of personal service is unmatched. Peter is a key reason we keep coming back. He knows how to prepare cuts for different cooking styles, including American-style BBQ. When he's there, I know I'll get exactly what I need for smoking -- especially brisket, which they keep fresh and trimmed just right for the smoker. On the rare occasion Peter isn't around, it's harder to get what I'm looking for, especially for specialty cuts. Unfortunately, you just can't get this kind of service at big box grocery stores anymore. Most of them no longer have skilled butchers on staff, and even simple requests -- like a whole lamb shoulder -- are met with a shrug. Everything comes pre-packaged in plastic, often frozen or cryovaced, with no flexibility or personal touch. If you care about quality meat, halal options, and personalized service, Germantown Halal Meat and Grocery is absolutely worth the visit. Ask for Peter -- and thank me later.

Told me $29.99 over the phone for ribeye steak. Then charge me $34.99 per lb when I get there. I…read morehad some muslim guests so I had to make arrangements for them. Aside from the lie on price, are most muslims millionaires? How the hell do yall afford to pay $35 for a lb of meat? Well God bless you and Allah is lucky to have some faithful worshipers. If I had to pay $35 for a meal, sorry Allah, I am going to stick to Costco or Sam's.

I got some excellent baby lamb shoulder here this week. Very tender and flavorful! Will come back…read morefor more lamb and oxtail.

The guy said I don't know what's Halal, how someone can trust such a place for a halal productread more

Today (3/14/25), I bought items shown below at Dana Bazar in Rockville: 1) Tamarind date chutney…read morejar, 2) Pani puri big packet 3) Five red onions, 4) Ginger 3 pieces, 5) Deep Jumbo Punjabi samosa box, 6) Mathura peda box and 7) Deep Mango pulp can. They charged me $47.01. They don't mark items with price. and did not give me itemized receipt, they only gave credit card receipt showing total amount. I went back and asked them price of each item I had purchased and total came to $39.92+tax. Please watch what they charge and ask for itemized receipt.

great place for Indian groceries! stuff is fresh, available all the time and very easy to find.read more

I was surprised by how much I loved my falafel wrap at Zam Zam Market. This was the first wrap I…read morehave had in Maryland that reminded me of Israel. Zam Zam Market has a wide variety of Middle Eastern grocery items and pastries. Space is very cramped inside as they have fit racks of groceries tightly in the store. To order a hot and ready item, you can order at the register. Behind the register is a menu so you can see the food options. I ordered a falafel wrap and asked for it to be made dairy free. The wrap was made in 5 minutes. They made sure to not put sauce on the wrap, and instead but the dairy sauce on the side. I do wish the wrap had a sauce option that was vegan like hummus or a spicy red sauce. It was a little dry with nothing. That falafel though made this wrap totally worth ordering The falafel was so light and perfectly flavored. Finally a falafel ball that is not burnt on the outside, dried out, or just tastes like parsley. This falafel was everything I could have dreamed of, and I will certainly order it again. Next time I visit Zam Zam not only will I bring a shopping bag to grocery shop, but I also look forward to another authentic falafel wrap. I would give this spot 5 stars if they could provide a vegan sauce for the falafel. Then my experience would be perfect.

I've been shopping at Zam Zam store for many years. Always good food, and the last catering ordered…read morefood for 20 people and the quality of the food was great and the price was very reasonable.

The beef gyro is without a doubt the best I have ever eaten. Friendly and helpful staff. Store is…read morebeautifully stocked and immaculately clean.

All I can say is WOW!! From the moment I walked through the door, the beautiful fragrances brought…read moreme back to the Spice Market in Istanbul. Then visually, everything spoke to me, from the displays of imported products, to the cases of nuts in copper bowls, to the freshly prepared take home hot & cold foods at the food order counter to all the varieties of any kind of Mediterranean foods you can think of stocked within all the aisles. And did I mention the pastry counter? OMG, I was in heaven & how did I not know about this place? We came to order a take home dinner after a class we were taking and wanted to try the chicken kabob dinner. We found our way to the order counter despite my obvious distraction of everything around me. Everything on the menu looked SO good and the items in the display case were looking yummy. They had many varieties of Pinsa on display & they were tempting, but we were there for kabobs first. Judging the store/takeout by this simple dish, but very important. They have everything from traditional Persian meals, but also flatbread "pizza" called Pinsa, cheesesteaks etc. I also have been searching for Fesenjan as my usual stop has disappointedly changed the recipe. I inquired if they have it and they DO! The wonderful counter lady offered me a sample & I quickly said, Yes and it was YUMMY!! Just with that, I grew more excited. We decided to also purchase 3 different Baklava from the pastry counter (2 walnut types & 1 Pistachio). When our food was ready, we were handed this HUGE bag, for 2 dinners? 2 almost pizza boxes were in the bag and it was heavy. I kept telling my husband, are you sure this is ours? When we got home I couldn't wait to see what's inside the box. I have NEVER seen such a well packaged take home set up. Food was perfectly presented within the box as well as once we opened the lids, nothing moved. I'm still in awe & appreciate the high level of care in creating the packaging. Shows care for the food & customers. What I didn't expect & great surprise was receiving Shirazi salad and Mast-O-Khiar with our entree order. ALL the food was EXCELLENT, good portion value. I will say the Pistachio baklava was my favorite, but the other walnut baklava was also very good, I would even say THE BEST I've ever had and I've had many from almost everywhere my entire life. Please note that store hours are hour longer than kitchen hours. We just made it before kitchen closed at 8p, which we did not realize. The store looked clean, nicely stocked, very friendly staff and what I could see of the kitchen also clean & orderly. Truly a fantastic experience.

I needed a steak for my son's birthday dinner. A good steak. At the same time, DC is freaking out…read moreover a coming storm. Supermarket shelves are emptied. But Butchers Alley was fully stocked. Great meats. Awesome cheeses. Prepared meals. Wines. The butcher was awesome. The cheesemonger incredibly helpful. I love this store. It makes me feel like shopping in Europe.

I got a subpar chuck roast that they charged me $22/lb for. Insane amounts of fat (ratio was way…read moreoff, to the point I probably paid for a lb of fat), and the meat itself was meh. Whole Foods charged $12/lb and it was noticeably better. Same story with the short rib I got last month...almost half the price at Whole Foods and experienced better or the same quality. The funniest is the stock bones...$15 for a small pack. You'd need two to make any volume of stock, (so $30), and the same amount of bones would be $10 at the farmers market. I love supporting local places, especially high-quality butchers/groceries. I really do. But there comes a point when you have to ask if you're getting ripped off. With meats DOUBLE the price of another grocer that itself has a reputation for being expensive, it starts feeling like you're being taken advantage of. For what it's worth, the little old lady in front of me almost had a panic attack when they rang her up. I would've bought her groceries for her, but I suddenly realized that me buying a couple pounds of chuck roast and 10 marrow BONES to make stock with would already have me above $100. I saw another person put back cookies because after tax they were $7 each. Sorry, guys, but I'm out.

I took my children to Bombay Bistro, many times two decades ago, and I decided to revisit it. I…read moreordered a vegetarian thali. The food was very nice, slightly under spiced, and the assortment was very good, with paneer saag, Chana, masala, Dahl mahkni, and two onion bhaji. The bread was good. The bhaji were delicious! The service was very nice.

Pretty good local Indian restaurant. I've read they changed ownership as of October 1, 2025. I…read morewish the previous owners a happy retirement. I know one of their sons is part of the ownership group at Rasa. I see they brought back their very popular lunch buffet during the weekends, so I will need to give that a try. We went during lunch on a Friday, and wanted to try something new, so I got the Masala Grilled Rockfish. It's reasonably priced at $24 and includes two rockfish filets and two pieces of shrimp with broccoli, cauliflower, peas and carrots. I liked this dish a lot. It does have some heat to it. My wife is a big fan of Chicken Biriyani, and this was pretty good though the chicken was a little dry. Will have to try some of the staple dishes I enjoy next time I am back.

This is a great spot for authentic karahi from Pakistan. While I don't know my karahi all that…read morewell (being from India), having been around the DMV area, I have been disappointed with the chicken-version of karahi. Even the recently opened and popular Karahi Boys in Sterling, VA made a somewhat disappointing chicken karahi (although their goat karahi was on-point). Not here though. This place offers three karahi options or styles- makhani/butter, Shinwari, and Butt- with chicken or goat meat. My wife and I picked the chicken Butt karahi and a side of the Lahori chana/chickpeas. The order took around 25 min to fulfill, but it was well worth the wait. The karahi was wonderful with a wonderfully coated thick gravy that clung very well onto the chicken, with the ubiquitousness of warming savory peppery spice in each bite, hiding a slight hint of sour-sweet note that would come at the back end, and made us forget about the disappointing ones we'd eaten previously. The Lahori chana, like many of the chickpea preparations in Northern India and Pakistan, was perfectly spiced with that effervescent note of the baking soda in which the chickpeas were cooked. All in all, a wonderful afternoon meal at a spot that is highly likely to be very frequented by us often. The goat karahi, charga, and rest of their BBQ menu will definitely be on our agenda next. If there was something to rue about, it was the lack of clientele when we went around 1:30-ish pm on a Saturday- not exactly lunch hour but we'd have expected to see more people there (although people were coming in sporadically for pick-up orders). I will highly recommend this place to people to go and try some wonderful Pakistani cuisine and keep the place in business. I, however, will advise against ordering any of the typical North Indian/British Indian staples, like butter chicken or tikka masala even if they're on the menu. Ask the wait staff for recommendations and focus on the Pakistani BBQ and karahi, which is what they're famous for and you'll have a much better experience.

I know they're known for their Indian/Pakistani food but they make a solid burger too. My mom…read morealways orders food from here (even when it was eastern kebab) and it's always been good. I ordered for takeout and it was ready in 20 mins. Plenty of parking outside too.