Ariana Food Market

I stumbled into this store since I saw they have bread. Since it was only $4 per piece of bread I asked for a couple. Little did I know they are literally the size of an ironing board! Such a good deal. I ended up having way too much, but it's super fluffy and delicious. Came out warm too.

I know very little about the predominately Afghan food that they stock in the groceries, so I can't really comment much on that stuff. But what I can comment on is the amazing, delicious, soft, warm bread that is made daily by a woman who works there. I walked in, having no idea what I was doing, and she helped me out. She was so kind and now I have a belly full of some amazing bread. I'll have to take my husband back in there to get things for a night of middle eastern cuisine at home!

Yesterday I tasted my first Afghan flatbread. It is delicious! It's also enormous - about 3 feet long and one foot wide. I bought the seeded bread. So far I've enjoyed it by itself, and with hummus, and toasted with cheese melted on top. This is great bread!

Be wary of this place in the day time and which worker you'll get to be cashier because the guy couldn't or didn't bother to calculate the cost of my items. I got 4 packs of jello, 2 packs of chicken masala spices, and 2 cartons of juice, sour cherry and peach nectar. It should have costed less than $15 but the guy said it was over $20. To my surprised I asked again what the price was and he changed the price down by a few cents so I said to take off the two drinks away and he said he'll accept the $20 and give me $5 for change to which I accepted. The other times I've been here was a lady and a man who bothered to calculate the price correctly.

Great bakery. Fresh and so yummy! I've been buying barbari bread from Koreana Plaza but they have been running out so I've been without it! Not happy. My daughter told me about this place so I drove to west Capitol avenue and discovered this gem of a bakery. The drive home was trying as the aroma of the bread was intoxicating and making me drool! The price couldn't be better!