Tarzian West For Housewares

This store is literally packed to the max with all things for the kitchen & bathroom. Narrow aisles and shelves stacked to the ceiling with seriously everything from baking pans to shower curtains. For me though, Tarzian was a bit toooo crowded — I’ve never been so overwhelmed by so many items. Probably great for picking up that random kitchen item you thought you had but didn’t… but I can’t imagine spending a ton of time in there shopping for gifts and such.

Amazing kitchen supply store in Park Slope. It is packed to the gills with amazing kitchenware. The staff is exceedingly nice and helpful. When I told them I had just found someone’s wallet in the park and that I was returning it to the owner, they gave me a 15% discount for my good deed!!! How cool is that!!! I came specifically for some nice glassware (which they had exactly what I needed), but I saw so much amazing stuff here. They have a great selection of copper cookware, chef knives, and every type of gadget or utensil you can imagine. If I only had a better job, I could come to Tarzian and stock my kitchen right! This is a great spot, it’s pricey but you’re getting high quality wares for your money. If I’m in need of something specific for the kitchen this is my go to place from now on.

This store has a good selection, and I’ve spent good money here over the years. However, after a bad experience with attempting to exchange a shower curtain (wrong size) today, I will never go back. I did remove the shower curtain from the package when I got it home to see if it was the correct size. I later realized that my receipt stated that they don’t take back shower curtains if the package has been opened. My issue is not so much that they wouldn’t exchange it (although that would’ve been nice considering that I have been a good customer), but rather that the women behind the counter were so ungracious and unwilling to even consider an exchange. The more senior woman said to me that it was unsanitary and attempted to make me feel guilty for attempting to exchange it. It was neatly folded and re-​packaged and certainly had not been used. I have worked in retail for 30 years, and in my experience, the customer is always right. I will no longer recommend this store to my friends and neighbors in Park Slope. It’s rather a shame that the store has forfeited my good will and future recommendations — all for a $ 15 shower curtain.

Excellent inventory in stock, prices, and staff helps. AND, Tarzian HardWare is just across the street, is equally great!

Really great housewares store. They have absolutely everything. It’s an adventure shopping here (in a good way). Some might call it cramped but I love it. And I guess it’s expensive because they sell quality items. I looked up some of the items online and found the same price on amazon — some things I couldn’t even find online — like their great selection of european imports that are hard to find elsewhere. I wouldn’t do all of my housewares shopping here, but they are great if you need something fast, or you need something of quality.
Return policy is what it is. It’s a small business. Makes sense. Be sure before you buy.

Pure joy! Everything you need, and a genuinely nice staff that is super educated and helpful. What’s more, this place is a refreshing oasis from the usual snobbery of 7 ave shops.

I love cooking stores. What I don’t love is tiny cramped stores because of the fear I will knock a row of wine glasses. Yup, that nearly happened here and I got the stink eye from one of the employees.
Nevertheless, for such a teeny store, this place will just about have everything and anything you need. I walked in needing a new french press and voila, two shelves full of choices. Reading other reviews for this place, people seem to complain about prices but my Bodum French press was the same price as the one I saw in Target so stfu people. Cooking stores in general are not cheap and hey, when it comes to stuff in the kitchen, you want to invest in good quality stuff.

You’d have to be an idiot to shop here. 15 bucks for a plain shower curtain? Go to hell! The park slope morons eat it up though

What’s bad:
1. «Return» policy. Actually, they don’t take returns. They keep your money. They will do exchanges. But nothing, even un-​opened items, can be returned for your money back.
2. Expensive. Everything is overpriced. If money is no object for you, then this may be the place for your.
3. Customer service. Not much of that. But there was a little bit of attitude, if you like that.
What’s good: a lot of stuff in a small space.
Note: This is not related (anymore) to the Tarzian hardware store across the street, which I like very much.

This place has EVERYTHING!
While the prices are definitely more expensive than Amazon (sometimes even double), sometimes, you need a mini-​donut silicon pan IMMEDIATELY and you can not wait for next day shipping:)
The staff is super informative and nice. This is an amazing place for impulse buys and kitchen inspiration.

I’m obsessed with this place. Every time I walk by, I ogle in the window for a very long time and if I have time and money to burn (okay, this never happens but sometimes I convince myself I can burn cash on fancy housewares), I come inside. I have gotten really adorable stuff here including a le creuset maple syrup mini-​pitcher and lovely popsicle molds. It’s very tiny and crowded inside, with merchandise stacked to the ceiling, but I love it.

I bit overpriced, but if you need qualiity kitchen wares then this is where you can get your impulse buy satisfied

It’s amazing how much (neat) stuff is crammed into this store. As others have indicated, the space constraints are somewhat problematic (and today is a Saturday, too). However, the store’s selection of housewares is really great and they have lots of items in beautifully bright colors. In terms of the prices, perhaps I wasn’t looking at the same types of items as some other reviewers — but I thought the prices were actually reasonable.
There was a nice young guy working there and he answered some questions I had, plus an older man near the cash register was also helpful.

Great stuff. Difficult to find things since it’s so crowded and items are stacked way high.
I went into the store while I was doing laundry on 7^th Ave and 1^st street and a guy kept following me around like I was going to steal something. Dude, I used to shop there but don’t profile me just because I’m not dressed like I’m going for Sunday brunch.

Love & Other Buts…
I love that this kitchen store is filled to the brim with both cool and useful gadgets and gizmos.
But…
1. Layout and organization. Sure, the place has everything under the sun, but I swear I spend twice as long in here finding what I need and getting out. Someone should hang some labels up from the ceiling to help you navigate.
But…
2. Return Policy. Store credit or exchange seriously blows. When I went to return something and found out, I wasn’t so happy. They may have «won» my money forever, but they haven’t won my loyalty.

Everything here is so darn adorable, I always end up buying some ridiculous mashing tool or pot holder in the shape of an animal or person.
We recently got a gift card as a housewarming present and two bottle openers, both from Tarzian and both über adorable. A robot wine cork screw and a penguin, and I have a feeling they’re one of the reasons people drink when they’re over.

This place is overwhelmingly packed with covetable things for folks who cook and entertain at home. The aisles are so narrow that patrons are forced to play human Tetris, where one person recedes into a nook before the other can settle in to look at the glass tumblers and cocktail accoutrements. Somehow, it works. But I’m still amazed that I didn’t maul a display with my grocery tote.
At any rate, if you ever want to surprise me, my preferred colors are teal and lime. And I’m partial to Le Creuset, even though I didn’t see any in those colors. (I think the lime is called «Lemongrass» and is only available through Williams Sonoma. Sigh.)
Tarzian also stocks Sodastream Carbonators in both sizes! That’s what brought me in. You get $ 10 off for turning in an empty carbonator of either size, and Sodastream has increased the capacity of the larger carbonators from 110L to 130L. SWEET. So for $ 27, I have one canister that’s the equivalent of 65 2 Liter bottles of soda water. That’s a lot of stuff that I don’t have to carry up my stairs.
Nice, helpful staff. And innovative too — they have walkie talkies to prevent themselves from having to play that slow game of people-​Tetris with customers.

I’m kind of obsessed with this store. I have to hold myself back from entering this store every single time I walk by it. It’s pretty bad.
They have everything here from Le Creuset items to rice cookers to shower curtains to kitchen gadgets to wine stoppers to bento boxes to dishtowels to spice jars… need I continue?
Clothing drying rack, pitchers and tupperware, wheeled bags for multiple trips to Tarzian West, cookie sheets, kids cooking/​cleaning items, photo boxes, knives, food scales, water bottles…
I only regret that my kitchen is not large enough to hold all the things I want to get from there…
Tight spaces, but so packed that it can still take me an hour to just browse the place (not always buy — see previous sentence…).
Love.

Yes high prices, as others have said but, IMO, commensurate with quality and selection. Frugal shoppers should go to Tarzian, then compare elsewhere. I had been looking for a stainless steel, dripless, covered olive oil decanter for a long time. Bed Bath & Beyond and similar stores had other types but not what I was looking for. I found a few online but very expensive, and I wouldn’t take a chance on quality without actually seeing it. So when I found the perfect one for $ 20 at Tarzian I knew it was a pretty good deal.

I like this little place. They have a ton of kitchen gadgets, housewares and more packed into a tiny space floor to ceiling, almost to a fault as it’s difficult to move around in here, especially if it’s crowded. Kudos to them though, for trying to fit so much inventory into a little space, nothing saddens me more than a store that isn’t selling anything.
I’ve got a tiny kitchen, which forces me to be really thoughtful about which gadgets I really need and which are gonna hog vital counter real estate. Having said that, I have managed to pick up several of those essentials here, that were out of stock elsewhere-​and they’ve served me well so far. Their prices are a bit on the high side but not ridiculously marked up, but hey they’re in the neighborhood so there is a convenience factor there.
Leave your backpack or messenger bag home if you decide to pay Tarzian’s a visit, or you may end up taking out the Le Creuset display.