Kohli's Indian Imports

Come for the Indian groceries... stay for the samosas. I've been a fan of this place since I was in undergrad... over 10 years ago :O. As a broke college student, I was a huge fan of the samosas for $1. Where else could you get something so tasty for so cheap?! I went back recently as I haven't been in so long. The samosas are now $1.50... still cheap and still DELICIOUS. I have never purchased anything else in here, but will return soon for some groceries... and another samosa- YUM.

Nice Indian grocery store! Fairly well organized. They even have spice boxes (masala dabba). I was able to find everything I need. They have fresh samosas too.

Super helpful staff which is knowledgeable about their products and can offer advice on how to use ingredients. They stock a lot of spices and rices. You can also pick up specialty ingredients such as tamarind and Indian desserts. Kohli also sells some hot foods to go such as samosas.

They were right opposite to my college. They have a lot of ready to make gits type of items.Their lunch is also filling.

This place has gone completely downhill since my last review. They do not provide good quality food items anymore. I purchased basmati rice that had little creatures living in it as soon as I opened the bag!! What is worse, they DO NOT sell you items at their advertised website rate. I pointed this out to the owner and basically said that he didn't care. How awful of a business owner are you? You advertise one rate and then tell the customer that you won't give that rate!! I am never coming back here again.

This is an Indian grocery I frequent regularly because of its proximity to the CMU campus. I go there solely for their selection of spicy nuts. Very little else there appeals to me. On the last two occasions I have not been able to locate the spicy cashews, my favorite. The service at the cash register was spotty at best and often the service staff is preoccupied and slow. The service has improved some as of late. This shop caters to the campuses.

A great place to shop or grab a snack, I've purchased many a samosa while walking by. The great selection of Indian imports is truly impressive, especially given the cramped space in which they operate (which admittedly limits selection and shopping comfort, but not as much as I would have thought).Oh, and if you've never tried masala flavored potato chips, then you haven't tried potatoes the way Vishnu intended.

INSANELY EXPENSIVE. DO NOT BUY. 1 small frozen meal was $10. Trader Joe's sells the same size meals for only $3 or $4, and while I understand that this is a small business, a 300% upcharge from chain grocery stores is ridiculous. Further, the price was not indicated on any of the boxes or the freezer so you are left in the dark until check out. This is extremely dishonorable and wrongly places the blame on the consumer for a burden that a business should bear. It was also almost $2 for a single samosa and, while the taste is fine, the quality fails to match the pricing. This is a classic case of poorly managed businesses hoping to take financial advantage of college students.

I've been a customer of Kohli's for more than 20 years. The original proprietor introduced me to Indian food as an undergraduate at Pitt at his restaurant on one of the side streets. It therefore is with quite a bit of disappointment that I have to say the lunch specials have degraded so badly in the past 5 or so years. Wherein once one could be certain they'd be distributed _hot_, this is no longer the case, where tepid is the norm. The last two lunches I had seemed not to be Indian food at all. It might have been Hungarian, or perhaps bar food... shocking. The samosas seemed overcooked and were not tender, instead having a room temperature crusty hardness. Don't know what to say. I'm sorry.

Pretty soon Kohli's will have to invest in a sign: "sorry, we're open." I went to Kohl's under its original owner. The lunches were:1. There on time (starting about 1130 am) and2. Warm (not tepid as they are now)