Salam Market and Bakery

My husband is from Jordan and this used to be where we went for absolutely everything Middle Eastern. The previous owners were amazing. A couple of months ago they sold unfortunately and the new owners are awfu. The store is an unorganized embarrassment. All of the prices have been jacked sky high (not that imported goods aren't high enough) and then they have now decided thy are going to add a "surcharge" of 4-20% whatever they feel like at the time to all credit card transactions regardless of how much you spend. I prefer to shop small but honestly with business practices like this I'd rather get my products from the international section at Meijer. Save yourself a trip and go elsewhere. Oh and big brother if you are reading they have some counterfeit Jordan's you might be interested in.

Great little Middle Eastern market. We came in because we needed some Christmas cookies, oddly, and this said "bakery." We knew we wouldn't find run of the mill stuff, but hoped for sweet treats for the kids. And there were several to choose from. We ended up with a baklava sampler, and a small package of mixed cookies. Most of the store is dry goods, a large selection of interesting stuff. In the back is the butcher counter and bakery counter. We found what we wanted, and I noticed some things that looked like pasties. I became more intrigued as the owner explained them to another customer, in another language. I asked what was in them, and he ran them down: veggies, chicken, yogurt, lamb, etc. I got a lamb one since I had not eaten anything solid that day, and ate it in the car. Still warm, and full of essentially lamb stew: meat, potatoes, carrots, etc., in a slightly zippy curry sauce. Very good, very portable. We haven't tried the sweets yet but they look good, and if the kids don't like them, well, more for me. Service was very friendly and helpful. Prices are good. Selection is good. I will keep this place in mind.

Solid import store. They have a pretty wide selection of Arabic and Middle Eastern foods, spices, breads, and treats. I wandered the store looking for unique items and walked away with camel's milk, spreadable cheese, date cookies, marinated eggplant (canned), and when the owner saw my selection, he insisted I have some bread (which he threw in for free). Everything I bought was quality, the bread was fresh, fluffy, and went perfectly with the eggplant and cheese.Cant say that I had a fully encompassing experience, but what I had I enjoyed. Certainly worth a stop, especially if you are looking for some off the beaten path fare, whether that be raw ingredients or canned/preserved/premade.

The best place to shop and the best customer service ever! Their Arabian delights are always fresh and their bakery makes delicious bread!

I have mixed feelings about this place, and unfortunately it's not really close enough to warrant me going back several times to change my review, which is a mix of the grocery and the prepared pies/pastries in the back (emphasis on the latter).First off, the grocery itself is pretty cool. Lots of ethnic food that you'd likely be hard pressed to find easily elsewhere. I'm not middle eastern so I'm not sure if they have all the supplies a typical middle eastern cook would want. But it seems like they have some unique items I haven't ever seen elsewhere. My experience is mostly with Asian groceries, which this place loses to for spices. Sure, there's a great selection here of seemingly fresh ground spices (since it's not in processed, national brand packages), but price/lb for the spices seem pretty expensive. Granted I didn't open an packages to smell them so I can't say you're not getting a superior product *shrug*. But still, Id feel like I'm overpaying for the spices. Other stuff mostly seemed reasonable. The pitas in the back were well priced. Between a large package of house made pita (seems that way in the nondescript generic plastic bag) and an imported dark chocolate kitkat, I paid $3.The prepared food in the back is where I unfortunately give my somewhat lower rating. There's about 9 different types of pies. I got a chicken kabob, shawarma beef, and a spinach pie. I thought the last one was spinach and cheese but misunderstood the guy due to his slightly heavy accent. I was standing in the back at the counter for several minutes though before I was even acknowledged. There were two people there, one being a butcher actively cutting meat for another lady and another gentlemen preparing the bread who looked at me several times and said nothing. The pies themselves were ehhhh ok. The shawarma one was definitely the best tasting, but it was kinda dry. The chicken was not dry but lacking salt and a good flavor kick. The spinach didn't have enough flavor besides sour marination, sorta vinegary. The bread was kinda plain but had a good texture. Three pastries came out $8. A bit too expensive for what I got I feel.

I don't usually post bad reviews but this place took the cake!Highly doubtful i would ever return as the cost for one Shawarma package is 44$! (And the meat was frostbitten)!Quite a shock!The so called prepared kafta is just them mixing beef, lamb, onions and parsley!No spices! Nothing else! And they charge 17$ for 3 lbs!Only went as my husband wanted to try it out! Will never do it again!

A real discovery, provided by the Alt Eats Tour of Columbus Food Adventures. The great variety of pies were delicious! They made an assortment of open-faced pies (like small pizzas) with the various fillings they use in their pies so we could see. I'm going to buy a batch for my next cocktail party: intriguing, different, and very tasty! Home made pita breads looked really fresh. Bethia Woolf said the falafel (available only when Papa comes to cook) are wonderful.

The owner was really helpful during my first trip here based on a YELP email. I purchased a kebab stuffed pita as well as a falalfel stuffed pita...both were delicious and reheated well. The price was very reasonable and the pita's are absolutely craveable. The butcher was also very friendly...the next time I need fresh lamb for a meal, I'm going to travel to this store...and buy a stuffed pita while I'm at it!!!

Store is very clean. It is easy to find items, and they boast a variety of them. The bakery offers freshly made pastries. The staff are friendly, and very helpful.

After seeing Christina's review I thought I'd pop over myself since I'm pretty close to the shopping center. At first I thought this was African but it turned out to be middle eastern which I'd have known if i'd have read a little further. To be honest I didn't see anything that turned me on except for the pastries. I bought one that had a very spicy meat filling in it. And I stood around for a few minutes watching the butcher cut up some lamb. Anyway, this was probably my first and last trip. Not bad but nothing to write home about either.