Desi Outlet

"The owner is friendly and the produce are of good quality. I go there for fresh okra, bitter melon, and sometimes, Indian snacks, desserts, and spices."

"Had an awesome experience here today! My wife loves Indian food so I decided to try and cook her an Indian dish for dinner (chicken Korma) and I knew that some spices and ingredients wouldn’t be easy to find so I looked to see if there was a local Indian store. This place popped up in my google search so I headed there. The gentleman behind the counter whose name I did not catch was extremely helpful. He pointed me to everything I asked for and was very polite. I will be returning for all my south Asian food needs!"

"It pains me to leave a 3-star review on a South Asian (Desi) owned small business and fellow neighbors Deol-ji and Daljit-ji. I included my sales receipt from August 20, 2022 as proof of purchase, authenticity and genuine/honest review for Desi Outlet. They started charging 0.30 cents for horrible quality plastic bags. That's a demerit. During the 2020 lockdowns, they started charging no-cash fees on all transactions without any minimum spending. Although the solution has been fixed via full refund, I have experienced several purchased products from Desi Outlet passing Sell By or Best Before dates! It's unacceptable and illegal. On August 20, 2022, I purchased Nanak-brand khoya (mawa) which is frozen milk solids. I was planning on using in my Awadhi cooking soon. I didn't bother checking the "Best Before Date." The Best Before Date was April 2022, which is 4 months overdue. I called Deol-ji on today the August 21 to see, if I could exchange for another with a non-expired item of the name Nanak-brand. I stopped by store and I spoke with Daljit-ji, Deol-ji's wife and she told me no problem to check. I did and all the Nanak Khoya are all expired with dates of either March 2022 or April 2022!!! I let Daljit-ji know and asked for refund of $7.59, which was given—no questions asked. This is the 3rd time I have ran into buying product(s) from Desi Outlet with expired dates beyond reason. First: Expired Dabur-brand Kewra Water. You literally could see a "cloudy/milky substance" at the bottom start to swirl when the bottle is agitated/shaken. Solution: I told Deol-ji and Daljit-ji to keep my money and work on improving their stocking and quality checks. Second: Patak Curry Paste. Expired for 2 weeks past sell by date. Not detrimental, since it was a fully sealed bottle and I was going to use it that day. Third: This khoya incident. Expired for 4 months. This is simply inexcusable. As they say, three strikes and you're out! I think this will be the last time I will use Desi Outlet for general Indian grocery needs, unless there is last minute or "emergency" Indian grocery item I need, e.g. kari patte (curry leaves). They stock and sell good quality kari patte. Daljit-ji and Deol-ji are wonderful people. I just wish they would take their store more seriously with quality stocking of products and not selling expired items. I still encourage anyone in Vacaville to use Desi Outlet for your Indian grocery needs—ALWAYS—ALWAYS—CHECK THE SELL BY AND/OR BEST BEFORE DATES!!!"

"I was looking for a place to buy a variety of spices and figured that the Desi Outlet might be a good place to find what I was looking for. Upon entry I was greeted in a friendly way by a man who I'm assuming is the owner. After greeting me, he said to let him know if I have any questions. As it turns out, checking this place out for spices was a good move. while picking up spice after spice after spice, the man noticed that my hands were getting full and he brought me a basket. Being that this is my only experience here, I can't comment on other owners/employees that other reviewers have, by my experience was great. I'll be back."

"Store location is very convenient. Owners are very helpful and store is very well stocked for most of our Indian grocery needs. It is very clean, well maintained and organized store. Glad to have an Indian grocery store in Vacaville. Saturdays samosas, fresh vegetable, frozen food, beverages, Indian/Fiji grocery and Indian jewelry are just amazing and well priced. I wish the owners all the success in coming months and years."