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Aditi Spice Depot
Categories: Food Grocery Shopping Wholesale Stores Grocery, Wholesale Stores [Edit]
409 Maple Ave EVienna, VA 22180
(703) 938-3400
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 9 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
6 reviews for Aditi Spice Depot
6 reviews in English
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Review from Rowan J.
Omaha, NE
2/16/2009
One of the most dependable Indian grocery stores in the northern virginia area.
If it's Indian and you want it, they got it or they can get it for you.
They are now called Aditi Spice Depot which bumps up the aditi chain to 3 establishments: The Spice Depot, the Video place & the Bistro.
Just stopped by yesterday after writing this review and noticed they have curries in the cooler at the back of the store by the veggies. The ones I saw were Chilli Chicken, Fish Masala, Bhindi Masala and one more that I cannot remember.
I bought the Chicken, just so I could report back to you guys here. At almost $4, it's quite expensive for the quantity & the quality isn't that good either. I wish I'd gotten the Bhindi instead :(Listed in: My Neighborhood
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Review from Vishal S.
9/20/2010 13 Check-ins Here
I am from India and have been going to this store off and on for Indian grocery. But thanks to all my Korean brothers for carrying almost everything one would need from an Indian grocery store!
I almost shudder at the thought of coming to Aditi to buy Indian groceries :( I ONLY come here for stuff that I will not get at H-Mart - things like rotis, paneer, etc.
First thing - concept of service is non-existent, aisle as narrow and littered with stuff. Many a times I have seen shelves stocked with spices way past the expiration date. The store looks worse than my grandma's attic (sorry grandma)!
Store employees don't care of providing a good shopping experience. May a times I waited in line while the person behind the counter has been yapping on the phone attending to some personal business!
And the icing on the cake for bad service is their insistence on cash for purchases less than $10! Is that not illegal???
The last time I was at this store was yesterday - my wife wanted to get 3 things and not go to H-Mart. So we picked up the 3 things my wife wanted and proceeded to the checkout counter. As usual the person behind the counter was on his cell phone! Our total came out to $5.28 and when I gave him I debit card (I never carry cash), back came the request to pay cash for less than $10. I did not buy the stuff on principle even though my wife had about $7 in cash on her!
So we drove to H-Mart and bought $50 worth of Indian groceries from them that even the Indian grocery store does not carry! -
Review from Manasi K.
7/4/2007
This is one of my favorite Indian grocery shops. It's small & cramped but they keep a great variety of spices & Indian produce. There's also a good variety of South Indian groceries (tamarind paste, sambar powder, MTR mixes & the lot). Also to be found here are several varieties of rice.
The racks at the back is where you'll find the garam masalas & spices (whole & ground).
They also keep keep good "mixtures" or "chevdas" & Indian munchies.
They have a limited variety of Indian breads but they've always been fresh (always check the expiry date).
I like the green chillies here - small & screaming hot. They're the ones I grew up eating in India.
For those of you who've never been here - it's in the complex diagonally opposite Amma's Kitchen on Maple. -
Review from Beth L.
1/8/2009
Dig this store! Stopped by after grubbing down at Aditi Bistro next door. They have big and small jars of garlic-ginger paste, lots of different brands of pickles and relishes (my fave is Patak's garlic relish), fresh paneer, fresh and frozen chapati, indian snack mixes, a large variety of frozen prepared meals, and more. I also saw some interesting looking Indian sweets. Wonderful selection of dry spices (I got a bag of cinnamon sticks for a bit over a buck), garam masala, etc. and a good selection of lentils. They have a bit of produce, too.
Listed in: Fairfax, VA (ish) Finds
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Review from Stuti G.
Reston, VA
6/29/2011
I used to live in Vienna and I absolutely loved this store. The employees are great, very helpul and courteous. I moved to Reston now and continue to go to the Herndon Branch. I highly recommend this place. Dinesh is the best!!
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Review from s m.
Arlington, VA
3/25/2009
Decent selection of spices. I would suggest you keep your eyes open at the register though. I caught the guy trying to charge more than once at the same time. I do go back here because it is the closest and you can't go wrong with Frozen rotis.
