Patel Brothers

I’m very grateful for a Unilocal search which found this nice family owned grocery off Lafayette Rd. It’s a very clean, very well lit Indian grocery but for a smaller building it sure has a lot to offer. Upon entering you see they have a really good fresh produce section. It was my first time in an Indian store so I loved seeing the various new to me fruits & veggies. A small section toward the front has several different personal care products, jewelry & some large boxes of a variety of incense I’d like to buy the next time I’m there.
If you do much Indian cooking or would like to experiment with a new cuisine this grocery would make an excellent stop.

Probably the best stocked Indian grocery store in town. Unlike the India plaza across the street the inventory moves at a quicker rate.
However they do break the law by selling Indian products not marked for export. For example they are peddling coconut oil (for hair and skin use) that is meant to be sold in India. The maximum retail price converted to usd is less than $ 1. They are selling it for $ 2.99!
So I knocked off 2 stars for their unethical and likely illegal conduct. If someone knows someone or knows where to report this please let me know.

I cook a lot of Indian food and have been looking for a good spot to stock up on spices and other necessary items. Definitely found it and more with Patel Brothers today. Tara M. summarized my thoughts exactly regarding the general layout of the store. Something else I would add, Patel Brothers was extremely well lit which isn’t typically the case with family owned markets. I also felt like the store was adequately staffed and I didn’t need to wait long to check out. I will definitely be going back to shop at Patel Brothers, especially since Spice Nation is across the street.

Fantastic Indian grocery on the near-​northwest side of Indy, off of 38^th Street.
Patel Brothers is a big enough store that you will find everything that you need, but not so big that you will be overwhelmed.
As a quasi-​newbie to Indian cooking, my first visit was slightly overwhelming. However, I was able to pick out some awesome spice mixes — for example, mixes to make my own Chicken Tikka Masala and Chicken Curry — in addition to stocking up on Naan, Indian sweets, and frozen samosas.
The prices are fantastic as well. My last stop in Patel Brothers ended up with three stuffed-​full bags of delightful groceries — and I only spent $ 18.00.
If you are at all interested in Indian cooking, or just want a new place to stock up on unique and affordable produce, check this place out!

My first trip here was because one of my friends from Bloomington requested I make a stop for him. It ended up being a great discovery. I went on a Friday night at around 630pm. The line had several people, but it moved fairly quickly. It’s a well lit, clean, and organized Indian Grocery that I will definitely frequent in the near future!

My father is originally from India, and I remember going to the local Indian stores with my mother as a kid. They all had the same curry smell; most of the time they were extremely dusty; and they were usually jam-​packed and very disorganized. But it was a small price to pay to get goodies like mango pickle, lentils, and samosas in suburban Boston at that time.
Which brings me to Patel Brothers, a spacious, clean, well-​stocked and well-​organized store where I can get all of the familiar staples and treats — and more — at very decent prices. Fried spicy snack mixture. Big sacks of rice and lentils. Ziplocs full of freshly-​rolled chapatis. Spices of all kinds in packets of all sizes. Tasty frozen versions of all of my favorites — chana masala, aloo parathas, and saag paneer. And even Bollywood bootlegs — the latest films are available on DVD for just $ 1.50 each!

Patel Brothers is a small Indian grocery store, but it had everything I needed. Lines are long and slow, and they have a decent selection of produce. If you’ve ever been to another Indian store anywhere ever, it’s not much different from that, so I’ll keep this review short.