Mini Super Pars

Everything here is over priced. And this is not the worst part of it.
All of these experiences that I am going to explain has been numerously repeated for me and my friends.
They do not give you a detail receipt, and will just show you the total. When you add everything together yourself, 90% of time you will realize they are overcharging.
They charge tax for food items that are tax free (e.g. Bread). If you tell them why you did it, They always apologize and say it was a mistake. But this mistake happened just for me 5 time in a row.
Lots of items on their shelf is expired. I showed an expired jar of pickles to the owner and his response was, the expiry date has no meaning for pickles. They will get better with time !!! I hope no body calls health Canada on them.
One of my friends went there and after check out they gave him a bottle of canola oil as gift. Surprise surprise, the oil was expired 6 month ago !!!, I am pretty sure sooner or later they will kill somebody,
I was looking for fava beans, and realized he is selling the Chinese store fava bean just 100% more expensive.
Overall, I rather go to Afghan groceries or as a matter of fact any other grocery store to shop for my ethnic food items.
BTW, if you have a chance to travel to Calgary, Vancouver or Toronto. Please visit any Iranian store to find out how bad this place is and how a decent Persian grocery store should look like.

Loved the feeling of the store. There were tons of dried beans and stuff, a myriad of cookies and treats. The best thing I saw there was Fried Okra! I bought a container and everyone just loved the taste. The person at the counter — a lady was very personable and nice.
Missed out on the tea though. Will try it next time.

The cup of tea offered to me by the very personable owner set the scene for a very nice experience in this store. I chatted with her a few minutes before moving on into the retail space.
One of my best friends is Persian and I have visited many a Persian ‘corner’ store. This place isn’t too big, but there’s quite a bit of sundries stuffed in to a small place. I thought I’d grab myself a drink to go and since I haven’t really found a Doogh (yogurt based drink) that I’ve liked, I decided to grab an Istak (malty goodness). They also have Mast o Musir which is a Persian yogurt and shallot mix. It’s very good.
One thing that is common with all the Persian stores I have visited is the rack of fresh breads which this store did have, but they were very low so I don’t know how good the selection is. All in all, this store is well stacked with Persian items and I don’t imagine I could ever walk out without buying something.

I’m not Persian, I’m just kind of a mountain girl, grew up in the suburbs of Denver, but my very favorite comfort food is vegetarian ghormeh sabzi, which is an herb stew made with parsley, coriander and fenugreek, topped with red beans. Oh man, I love this dish. OK, I know for sure I’m not going to find vegetarian ghormeh sabzi at a restaurant, I never have found the veggie version of this dish anywhere, ever, though I’ve seen traditional (with lamb) at Sabzi on Whyte. So I make vegetarian ghormeh sabzi at home, but my favorite part of the dish is the dried limes. Where in Edmonton does one find dried limes? Just as I was about to order dried limes over the internet for $ 35 — $ 5 for the limes, $ 30 for shipping, I discovered Super Pars, and a nice big bag of dried limes for $ 4.95. The shop is conveniently located on 34^th Avenue just east of 99^th Street (at 93^rd). They also have saffron-​scented pistachios, rosewater, pomegranate syrup, and the smoked rice I spent years searching for when I lived in Los Angeles. Such beautiful foods.
Very helpful folks down there, too. Persian food is never spicy, and I find it odd that I love this cuisine so much, given that I like my food pretty spicy. It’s healthy, hearty food with flavors that are quite delicate and refined.
All of the stuff you need for this incredible cuisine can be found at Super Pars. The owner (I think he’s the owner) will give you menu recommendations and tips on how to make a lovely Persian dinner.

Mini Super Pars is a small, family-​run Iranian (Persian) grocery store with a charming feel to it. Entering the store, one first notices the convenience store kinda size of it, with three aisles formed haphazardly by random cabinets aligned side-​by-​side. A warm pot of tea is always brewing which is awesome (it’s free) and very Persian in taste.
After equipping yourself with a cup of tea, you begin to navigate the maze of Persian things that are available here. From the traditional stone-​baked thin breads (packaged in plastic, which is fine, from what I’ve heard), to saffron infused crystalline sugar, spices, sweets, yogurt drinks, pulses, grains and so on. Even a full cabinet of «Persian» tea and a couple of cabinets with lots of different canned items, some of which could be procured from any supermarket, but many of which are strangely unique in their use in Persian food.
I liked the grocery store. They also have prepared sweets, including baklava. If I’m not mistaken though, I think the Persian baklava is made with rose water and sugar syrup (as opposed to honey and syrup). It might be worth trying, in that case!
The shop owner was approachable and friendly. I like that they have tea brewing (and it’s tasty — try it!) through the day. Very inviting feel.