Patel Brothers

Based on a recommendation from a friend of mine very knowledgeable in Indian cuisine I went to Patel Bros. and it has been a great place to shop. The selection is vast and even if you don’t have a clue on how to prepare one of your favorite dishes there’s a great chance they have it in their freezer section. Any Indian spice you can think of is here and the sweets or desserts are here as well.
Now the customer service is suspect and if you don’t know what you’re looking for you may not have anyone to help you. I usually ask the store manager and they are able to assist me. The cashiers don’t speak with any sincerity so I don’t bother striking up a conversation. Mostly for me it’s get in and get out because I have my routine and pretty much know what I’m looking for.
The store isn’t as clean as I would like it, you find that the floors need mopping or the produce section needs some cleaning sanitizer. So I generally will clean and re clean any produce I get. Patel Bros is worth the trip just as long as you don’t set your expectations too high and know exactly what you need.

Nice grocery store in Charlotte
Price wise bit expensive than other city grocery store (I am coming from NJ) so can’t compare.
But it has all required items a desi needs!

It’s a great place to get hard to find ethnic food products or household items. Has a huge selection of currys, beans, rice and rotis. Vegetables are inexpensive here. Went here on a weekday evening and the place was semi empty. Weekends are always packed.

Not worth risking your life! They don’t practice hygienic nor safe storage of perishable and frozen foods. I have purchased frozen entrees that have been previously thawed and opened. You won’t find out until ready to eat. They sell foods past their expiration date all the time, since you won’t likely go back to return or exchange. I will never shop there again

I’m a curry slut and I feel no shame in saying so. Cruising in my bad ass whip, with my eye searingly sexy girlfriend the words «Damn baby, I needs me a curry.» spilled from my godlike, and naughty thought inspiring mouth. So it was on like Donkey Kong sister.
If that place didn’t have automatic doors I would have kicked them in like some sort of bad-​ass cowboy… but I just kind of walked in like the guy in front of me. Weak Patel bros… get saloon doors, Ill come back at least twice a week.
Kid in a candy store type stuff was going on as I walked around this place. Clean organized and a huge selection. Reasonable prices and a friendly staff. One side note though, I kept asking the staff if they were all brothers. They said no. No matter how many times I asked they said no. Finally the manager told me that I needed to stop harassing his staff. A little rude if you ask me. After some quiet weeping and a hug from my boneshatteringly saucy girlfriend, I got over the managers verbal assault and bought a bunch of stuff, brought it home and jammed it into my face. Yum with a capital UM!

I think this store is best option over Charlotte area for indian grocery. I have been other stores also on this place but all are very expensive. I would definitely recommend Patel brothers.

So happy to find Patel Brothers here. As a devotee of Patel Brothers in NY, I was overjoyed to see a location in my new town. Because I am gluten-​free, it can be challenging to find inexpensive gluten-​free items. Also, I just love Indian and ethnic food. I get my coconut, sorghum, chickpea, and rice flour from here, as well as various nuts and dried fruits. Spices are inexpensive and can be bought in bulk.
I typically do not buy prepared foods, produce, or snacks from here, so cannot comment on the quality of those items. Most of the items I buy are high-​turnover staples, so I don’t worry too much about time on the shelf.
Indian produce can be found at the Charlotte Regional Farmer’s Market, so if I need something I usually find it there.
Highly recommended: D

I was very pleased to find an Indian Store that has almost about everything from back home. Not too pricy love it. I just wish they would have Wai Wai and Himalaya beauty products

Yuck found stone in the snack item brought from Patel Brothers. great I found before gulping or breaking my tooth with such a big chunk of stone. Took couple of pictures which I am attaching with this review.

this place is amazing. This is my first visit to an indian grocery store and I ended up just walking up and down the isle’s for half an hour looking at the amazing array of products.
I came here to buy the spices required for a shrimp vindaloo recipe. My indian cooking skills require a lot more work, but I was happy with the spices that I purchased here. The prices of the spices seemed a LOT cheaper than harris teeter.
I’ll definately be back to this grocery.

I really loved this store. I was sitting at lunch and my co-​worker shared some great Mother’s Recipe Carrot and Chilli Pickle… and it was so so good. She said I had to go to Patel’s to get it. So… traveling south… was surprised to see the store as soon as I exited 485. It was in a building once occupied by another store that I loved… Pier 1 imports. The store is so loaded with great fresh items. Lentils,…papad…pickles…and more. I cannot wait to go spend a few hours just walking the isles looking at all the products and especially the spices in bulk!!!

I view Patel Brothers as the same-​old Indian grocery store, but with a really convenient location. PB is a chain, with distributors all over the country (and world). For this reason, they sometimes have products that are sitting on shelves for months and months. I definitely agree with people that choose this place over Harris Teeter; after all, the vegetable selection is fresher, more affordable, and WAY more diverse.
However, this place gets a 3-​star rating because of the overall operation and atmosphere of the store. The workers definitely don’t enjoy being there, and Farmers Markets (as well as other Indian grocers) offer better prices for fresh produce. In the end, the Pineville location is what redeems this place, and will ensure it being packed on the regular.

This is the big Indian store in Pineville, the pulses are comparatively less price than the other stores in Charlotte. You can fresh vegetables, frozen vegetables, fruits, pulses, powders, ice cream, yogurt, sweets, snacks, large collection of biryani masala, ready to eat curry’s, instant dessert and breakfast mix.

Love to come here to buy my rice & spices in bulk. Plus the naan is always good. I can always find something new to try.

Like Nilay, this is my favorite Indian grocery store in Charlotte as well. I lived in North Charlotte for a number of years before moving to Ballantyne, so was forced to shop at Gandhi and another place in the area. This store is pretty big compared to both North Charlotte Indian stores and has a huge selection of fresh vegetables, frozen foods, masalas, snacks, etc.
Love that I can buy crates of juicy mangoes here during the summer months. Cheap too.
Oh I should mention this too — the owners seem to be really involved with the day to day activities as well and stay out of the way of customers unless you ask him a question, price quote, etc. Maybe a typical Gujarati owner mentality, but I like an engaged owner like that.

This Indo-​Pak grocery store is one of my favorite grocery store in Charlotte. This location is very easy to get in and out from 485. The store is pretty big compare to other Indian grocery store in the area. They have huge selection of fresh Indian snacks, frozen ready made food, frozen vegetables, huge selection of Indian fresh vegetables and Mangos in summer time.
Whenever my mom ask me to get anything from the store, I have to ask the employee to locate that item in the store and every time they walked with me to locate that item for me so their customer service is awesome.
Once, I was there to pick up few items during my lunch break and electricity went out in whole Pineville/​Ballantyne area. They had back up generators running their check out registers and lights so that people can shop even when lights are out. I didn’t expected that from Indian grocery store.