Suvidha Grocery

First time in here was about a year ago the place was a mad house it being close to some kind of holiday. The last few visits I could actually get through the isles and take a good look around. Produce is in the front of the store and as you move around will find personal items, all kinds of packaged heat and eat side dishes and shelf after shelf of packaged spices to make your favorite dishes.
If you are in need of appetizers or meals. you will find them in the freezer cases.
Do you like naan, well you will spend several minutes trying to figure out which one you want. There are tons of choices plain, stuffed or topped with or with out cilantro on it, just throw them in the oven for a few minutes and top with a bit of butter.
Meals can be ordered the prices are very reasonable.
Place your order, pay up front with the rest of your items, come back and present the receipt and dinner will be handed over. All items are made to go as there are no tables available for dinning. I have tried a couple of dishes and both were good even our sister not familiar with Indian food liked them.
Plan on making rice at home the dishes made do not come with rice and when inquiring if rice could bought already prepared was told «no» weird.
Biriayni is sold in the cold case and seems a hefty portion for the money. A coworker (who is Indian) shops here and has said that it is a dish that must be eaten when hot and fresh not kept and sold for later, this is the only reason I’ve not tried it.
Do try the vegetarian samosas they are solid.
*** When purchasing personal items from other countries have found looking it up and the information most helpful/​useful. Always curious to try something new (if it works) may not be a good idea.
Looking around came across an item called Safi. It is supposed to be good for digestion, skin problems, ailments etc. Thank Goodness I looked into it before ingesting it. Health Canada did a study and found «it to contain arsenic levels in excess of 40 times maximum allowable concentration for drugs.» Please read the information (same article) on Lead and Mercury poisoning. This product was quickly put back on the shelf leaving me to wonder how it was able to be sold here in the states?

Just ordered Chilly Chicken and Gobi 65 from Suvidha today. Bot\h were mediocre. They were very tomatro based. Zyka is the best for these dishes. However they are good value for money,

This place is bomb diggity especially for the Indian food. So much cheaper than takeout and wayyyyy more delicious.
I did not shop here for groceries so I cannot comment on that. Definitely will say if you’re not Indian you do feel like a bit of an outsider stepping in.
I will be returning and maybe call ahead, as our wait time was about 25 minutes for two orders of chicken tikka. Will surely try the naan too on our next stop. Nammmmm.

Stopped by on a Sunday around noon, had to get some groceries and was intrigued by feedback from a few friends about the takeaway food counter, and Suvidha was on my way back home.
Grocery Section :
Super crowded and chaotic, maybe it was the Sunday thing, but just stopping and picking up veggies and maneuvering the cart around was a nightmare. The aisles were a bit cramped compared to few other stores the same size, which is a kinda bummer.
Don’t think the prices here are lower than competition around or Cherians which is my regular place, but no too far off either, so if im around the place and need to grab a few things, i will head here.
Takeaway Place:
I ordered for a couple of Samosa’s and a Malai Kofta, and picked up a Chicken Biryani too. Well, the samosas, which my colleagues had been praising quite a bit, were about average on taste, nothing special, but i will give it, they were fresh and hot, and saw a lot of them moving with people streaming in to order them by the dozen. Same case with the pakoras and a few other appetizers they sell.
The Malai Kofta just blew me… for the Qty. it was good enough for like 3 times !! 10 pieces of Kofta in curry for 5.99 !!! This is crazy !! And guess what the taste was damn decent too, i will surely go there to pick up Kofta if i feel like it and even if it is 7 – 8 miles out, compared to the over priced, low on taste places around here. Will surely be getting back to try the other curries and few of the non veg ones soon.
The chicken Birayni is a deal breaker !! Tasteless, spice-​less and what more it had weird tasting chicken and raw curd showing up all over the place. Would never make the mistake of picking any Biryani from here.
Overall, will come back for the takeaway curries and if I’m in the area for Groceries.

I bought Halal goat mixed Meat from here. The meat does not look like goat meat at all. I have sent the sample to lab for verification. I am not sure which meat they sell on the name of Goat meat. I am very disappointed. They dare to do the adulteration in US as well… Why we Indian always become fool.

The chicken tikka Masala is lovely with the freshly made garlic naan. …soooo fresh! I bought their Masala Chai tea and tea biscuits and all I can say is Delicious !!!

NAMASTE
I have passed by this grocer several times and always wanted to stop. Tonight I did. It was like stepping into India with the Indian music playing in the background and tons of people crowding around. It was quite busy tonight so I would suggest that you come early in the morning.
This store was well stocked with fruits and vegetables, tons of packaged and frozen foods. They even had a little hot food bar that sold samosas, chicken, sandwiches and other Indian foods. They also have a Halal meat market as well. My husband purchased the vegetable samosas.
I always love to pick up produce and fresh bread if it is available. I am always willing to try something new and tonight was no different. Tonight I took home an ice cream treat that was super rich, (nuttin but cream baby!), overly sweet and seasoned with Indian spices. It was very definitely unique, slightly enjoyable but something that I am unlikely to try again because of the richness.
Sometimes it nice to step out of your comfort zone.
Customer service was very warm and friendly.
Edited 4÷24÷15 Those samosas were so good that we went back for more tonight. Still not enough and I had to promise my daughter that I will be picking up more tomorrow. Tonight, I tried the pistachio version of that rich ice cream treat, I had last night. This time, I liked it. It wasn’t as rich and had a nice taste, the perfect palate cleanser after those deliciously spicy samosas. Yum Yum!

Showed the manager a bunch of expired spice mixes. He didn’t bother to remove them from the shelf. Decent selection of Indian groceries though.
Won’t make a mistake going past Cherians again.

What? this is not chicken Biriyani. This is tomato rice. And where are my chicken pieces?

The place is well stocked with fresh vegetables and other Indian groceries. One can always find a wide variety of fresh produce.
The veg samosas that they make in their in house bakery are one of the best I have had in Atlanta. The bakery closes at 8 PM while the store closes at 9 PM so just keep that in mind.
The layout of the place is pathetic. The section with the veggies and fruits is always crowded but the area with the groceries has been allocated the most amount floor space. Its quite chaotic during weekends.

Decatur used to be the only place where you could find one-​stop Indian groceries. But that has changed in last years, with more and more Indian families settling down in Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Suwanee and Cumming. Now we have more and more Indian restaurants and groceries opening in these neighborhoods. Even Cherians, a big Indian grocery who has been around in Decatur, specializing in Kerala food items opened their second location in Cumming. To that trend, Suvidha is another Indian grocery and food mart.
Suvidha is located right next door from ‘Myzenes’, one of my favorite Indian restaurants. In fact, that’s how I noticed Suvidha myself. From outside Suvidha doesn’t look like much, but it’s actually decent sized Indian grocery Inside. Of course, it is not as big as Cherians-​Decatur and Patel Brothers. But I find it having lot of necessary Indian grocery Items, similarly priced like bigger groceries. They also have most of the vegetables we use in Indian cooking — I even spotted the elusive ‘Moringa’ and ‘Gongura leaves’ once. Also Okra is usually only $ 1.29 to $ 1.50 — that’s the usual price at any Indian groceries.
Other items they have are Indian snacks (not as much as Patel brothers), Pooja items (items for worshiping), variety of Indian Incense that can fill the room with nice smell, Indian biscuits, Gingely oil, desserts and also Dosa & Idly batters in various sized containers.
They also have a small food mart that sells Indian curries and biriyani for take-​outs. I ordered one chicken biriyani for just $ 6.99, for my partner and he said the portion size was very generous that he ate it for three meals. I had a quick taste and I liked it too — it was hardly the best biriyani I have tasted but definitely good. I mean, there are times you just don’t want to cook anything and don’t have patience to order and pick up at Indian restaurants — you can just swing by Suvidha and pick up one of those pre-​packed biriyanis. And it’s cheap.
Overall I’m impressed with Suvidha on how much they carry inside that shop and with their prices. If you are living around here or visiting, it’s worth visiting Suvidha for groceries and quick dinner take-​out.
4 stars.

Great Indian grocery. Spend $ 50 and get a free Bollywood movie. They have takeout food that rocks, especially the Biryani.