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Balaji Indian Groceries
517 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, United States
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Balaji Indian Groceries
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Ke
Review №1

Very convenient. We get almost all items we need from an Indian store. Just sometimes they keep expired items so do check the expiry date of the items you buy (same goes for any indian store in US).

J
Review №2

Good store, run by a good family. Has several items that are hard to find elsewhere. I prefer to support local businesses.

Ad
Review №3

Good store, parking is often a hard part aroumd here but thats not stores fault ofcourse.

Ka
Review №4

This is my favorite Indian store in Malden. Its small, but organized extremely well so I never have a hard time finding what I need. The owners are so kind, and it really makes a difference. Even though its more out of the way, I always do my Indian grocery shopping here.

El
Review №5

Bought some over priced freezer burnt food product from Balaji because it looked like it would be yummy and I wanted to find an Indian market in my neighborhood (I go to Somerville for Indian groceries). Ill be trying the others here in Malden but for now, Im still loyal to my usual store.

Ha
Review №6

I love this shop. The cashier is always helpful and friendly. The spices are always fresh.

Al
Review №7

Watch out - they will try to cheat you. Make sure they charge what the price tag says, because they enjoy jacking up the price on unsuspecting customers. My wife and I caught them doing it to us (my wife even caught them talking about it in Hindi, as she speaks the language). Be careful.

Ni
Review №8

I come here once a month for sure. A shop for true connoisseurs. I come for spices, I really like them.

Ap
Review №9

Worst ghee ever stored...don’t buy anything in this store...always over priced...keep expired products...not sure how he passes the food inspection...ghee was stinkying...jaggery had fungusPart2:Owner responded n asked us to come back to help us out. When we got there, he spoke arrogantly and argued that we should not have posted review. He did not accept that ghee was stinking. Horrible owners n worst store. Your hard earned money should go to honest businesses unlike this.They are cheating people...don’t visit this store ever

sm
Review №10

Had most of the items on my list. Perfect for a neighborhood Indian store.

As
Review №11

You will get things here but choice is limited. All brands are not available here. Price is better than other nearby indian store.

vi
Review №12

Super nice owners and decent variety of Indian goods.Frustrating that employees didnt seem to care about social distancing and were either blocking the passages, it casually brushing past the customers.

Sa
Review №13

We shopped at this store for the first (and hopefully last!) time yesterday. The motichoor laddoo which we purchased was stale and rotten. My wife felt sick after having a bite of the laddoo. The ghee which we purchased from here was probably expired and didnt smell of ghee. Everything is overpriced here. When we confronted the shop owner about the rotten sweets and ghee, he made lots of excuses and said the ghee and laddoo are perfectly fine. We just left both the items at the counter and went away.The sweets at this store can be a possible health hazard.

Sh
Review №14

Lots of variety and prices are very good. The couple running the store are very nice and friendly. A homely place not commercializedWishing them the best

Ti
Review №15

A person at the cash counter ( elder person), has a great personality. Thanks

Ra
Review №16

Careful with older man he will charge you for item you purchased then steal the item from. Your bag at home you will think you didnt get it but the truth is he steal grocery,we have so many people experience the same try to forget your item at his counter then later call him and see what happened very crock people be careful.

Bo
Review №17

Pretty good selection of Indian staples

Mi
Review №18

Cozy place for authentic Indian grocery but very expensive.

Li
Review №19

I live in Malden and I come here often. I have a lot of friends from India and they always tell me this place is very affordable compared to Stores in Boston.The owners are very helpful when I have a question or if I dont know what something is.

Ka
Review №20

This place is for shopping when you need something quick. This place has very few items and choices.

Ne
Review №21

Great store with all necessary items. I had purchased frozen food from them. Checkout was super quick.

ki
Review №22

You may not find all veggies here but rest of the stuff has wide variety and they are way more affordable than other indian store.Plus uncle who sell these stuff is honest and really nice person.

Sr
Review №23

Very good and neat. They are new as of this day but they keep upgrading and increasing the merchandise every week to make the customers happy.I strongly recommend.

Ha
Review №24

Conveniently places indian store. Not very fresh though but it helps when you need to quickly grab something!

Sp
Review №25

I love this place. At this grocery, I get so many spices for extraordinary prices :0

ja
Review №26

Small Indian grocery store. Has most of the things you would need. Dont expect to get things which have less demand. The owner is a sweet elderly man.

Bi
Review №27

Small but good place for variety of Indian food. Has some legacy items that are not available at other indian grocery stores.

Ri
Review №28

I always go there when I need to get Indian spices and dessert barfi very authentic.

Ri
Review №29

Delicious Indian cuisine. Reasonably priced. Got take-out.

ru
Review №30

Love this place

bh
Review №31

Check the expiry date on the product before buying. The atta I bought is expired but they covered the date with extra sticker. Uragdal has worms. Oil quantity significantly differs from one bottle to other not sure if they fill it manually or if its due to leakage . Make sure to get the detailed bill instead of summary as it wont match with the price tag that we see on the product. I wouldnt suggest shopping from this store.

An
Review №32

The owner was super helpful and very nice.

Ru
Review №33

Fresh grocery is doable but daals you need to have good eyes to fetch a insect free packet!

Ca
Review №34

Only wentone wont return to expensive.WARY TO EXPENSIVE

Ku
Review №35

Very rude shop owner. Everything was overpriced.The cashier was very rude.

Sa
Review №36

Very small store. Barely any variety of anything. Disappointed.

As
Review №37

Excellent place to get all the Indian or Indian subcontinental groceries here. All the vegetables, spices, frozen items, items you need for prayers, typical Indian utensils, even Pani Puri (Gol gappe). If you are missing the Maggie too much, you can get it here! If you missing Sweets, Jalebi. Even you can get all Patanjali products. Good collection of Haldiram, MTR like Dhokla, Masala Idli, Paneer, Samosas etc.

Ya
Review №38

Good Indian foods

Ve
Review №39

Not big though. Can be useful for small grocery shopping needs

Ke
Review №40

One stop place for Indians. I could find ready to eat gulab jamuns. Which made my day 😁

Ru
Review №41

Its ok for emergencies. I have got daal packets with insects in it every time I tried buying daals from here.

Pr
Review №42

Reasonable price for all products. Provide help if asked.

me
Review №43

Good serviceVery cleanMostly we shop from here.

Su
Review №44

If I could give them 0 stars I would. They are unethical. In my first experience they charged me twice the total bill amount. I had to take my bank statement to make them acknowledge their mistake. I did not mind this too much and went shopping the 2nd time. This time it was a pack of green chilli peppers that the shopkeeper replaced with an older bag in spite of my telling him twice which one I wanted. He weighed the one I insisted for but put the other one in my bag. I only saw this after coming back home. Another observation was a pack of maya rice with black worms kept in the shop for selling. I would definitely not go back again.

Su
Review №45

Nice..happy new year2019

Su
Review №46

Balaji Indian groceries is a tad better than India Bazar Malden. Prices are not as competitive as Patel brothers in Waltham. I havent seen mice droppings or mice bitten packages here like I did at India bazar down the street. The produce is good, but sometimes you can find old batch of vegetables, so have to be careful. Lot of items dont have manufactured date or best by date. Some times you will find expired items too. You will be taken for a ride if you are not a smart shopper.Updated - FRAUD ALERT. Shady Billing Practice. Especially when you charge your credit card. They will pad the final bill by at least $5 by ringing the same items multiple times. Happened to me more than a couple times. Make your own total before you head to the cashier. Else you will be ripped off! Beware!!!!If I could I would leave zero star.

So
Review №47

Nothing extravagant. Just a regular Indian grocery store with few western things. They dont have mehendi if youre looking for that.

Ru
Review №48

Doesnt have much vegetables. Would be good if they keep more.

Ka
Review №49

Reasonable price compared to other Indian stores in Boston

Ar
Review №50

Has most of things we need, but some are hard to find.. owners r very helpful though

Su
Review №51

Good collection of day to day grocery items

Ha
Review №52

Take care while buying things. Check expiry date. Check rice before cooking.

Is
Review №53

Comparatively good, but not better than India Bazar. Person sitting on reception is rude and doesnt have manner to talk to customers. He is always busy talking over phone. He doesnt care about customers. He feels he is king of America.

Ap
Review №54

Will get all sort of Indian groceries in one place.. they do home delivery also..

Ar
Review №55

Pretty awesome Indian store with great people

Sa
Review №56

Cant expect a good service. but you get most of basics and to use credit card you should shop minimum $10 else have to cash.

su
Review №57

Conveniently located in Malden. Enough basic ingredients from India.

Sr
Review №58

Nice store... friendly people...

Ba
Review №59

Very bad experience with this store . I never checked the receipt to match the product price while buying some goods from this store .one day I just checked the receipt with product price, I got shocked how he use to cheated to customer .he entered the unwanted price and multiplying the items with prices . I got $7 difference in total bill of $30 .Next day, I went to store and talked to him about price difference, but he refuse to re-totaling .

De
Review №60

Owner was very helpful and intuitive

Ta
Review №61

I like it

As
Review №62

Good place to buy Indian groceries

Ke
Review №63

The prices are on higher side, but many Indian items available here.

Bh
Review №64

You can find most of the Indian groceries including vegetables here

ir
Review №65

Almost fresh

Go
Review №66

Shop for Indian goods. spices and more.

Dh
Review №67

Good place to get Indian Groceries !!

De
Review №68

Slightly limited selection but folks running this place are friendly.

Pr
Review №69

Far too expensive

ra
Review №70

Small shop with all Indian goods.

Ph
Review №71

Poor service

Er
Review №72

OK variety of Indian spices

Sh
Review №73

Very helpful and friendly

Sy
Review №74

Limited stock but staff is friendly...

Ma
Review №75

Not good

Pr
Review №76

Good Indian market

An
Review №77

Great spices

vi
Review №78

Gets indian stuff

Vi
Review №79

Small and no trolly

Ni
Review №80

Normal Indian store.

Si
Review №81

Quality Indian grocery and ready foods

ma
Review №82

Good for Indian Groceries.

Vi
Review №83

Not much variety

Sa
Review №84

Most of the Indian groceries are available

Ak
Review №85

Clean store, friendly staff

Ma
Review №86

Moderate..

nd
Review №87

Mediocre

Review №88

Delicious

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3.7 Rating
  • Address:517 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, United States
  • Site:https://balajigroceries.com/
  • Phone:+1 781-322-0270
Categories
  • Indian grocery store
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–10PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–10PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–10PM
  • Thursday:9AM–10PM
  • Friday:9AM–10PM
  • Saturday:9AM–10PM
  • Sunday:9AM–10PM
Service options
  • In-store shopping:Yes
  • Same-day delivery:Yes
Offerings
  • Organic products:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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