Apni Mandi Farmers Market

We love it here so much - where else can you get delicious samosas (and other great dishes) at 2 in the morning?? Granted, we have not yet been that late, but I love that it's an option. We have been at different times of the day and night and even though the line for the hot food can get full, it always moves pretty fast. We always get the dinner combo meals and it's enough for leftovers the next day. We also always get extra red and green sauces because they are just that good. We are grateful to them for being patient with us for stumbling over the items while ordering since we don't always know what's what :)Also, yay for free chai!!

Samosa -2/5 ( not tasty) Mini samosa- 1/5 (not good) Paneer makhni - 1.5/5 (no flavor)Palak paneer -1/5 (not good)Aloo Gobi -3.5/5 (decent)Chole bhature -3/5 (average)Aloo paratha - 3/4 (average)Gulab jamun -5/5 (delicious)Not going to order anything from the kitchen here.

Right off the bat I will say this market is opened 24 hours and at any time of the day anyone can come in and get a cup of free hot chai and no 1 will harass you that you didn't buy anything so no free chai for you! And, if you're hungry at 3 am and can't sleep, come to Apni for freshly prepared food at very reasonable prices from the food stall inside. This is what I love about this market. I have gone to the Apni Mandi in the Irvington district of Fremont but did not care about that market. For starters, no free hot chai on these cold days. That's not okay, so I happily come to this location.

I love love the samosas here! I have had some bad experiences with the staff but its been a long time I dont shop here often except when there is an emergency or if I want to eat the samosa. Their kitchen is open 24 hours which is great. And dont forget the free chai.Lately their samosa size has been decreasing very much. It is supposed to be a LARGE SAMOSA and they charge you accordingly for a LARGE. But the size is almost like a normal samosa sometimes even smaller. The paneer has disappeared too.I still love the taste though. Enough about samosas for today.

The vibes here are always really nice and lively and the food is pretty affordable. Sometimes they do skimp out on the portions but it's okay because it's pretty reasonably priced. The line can get long and parking is always a mess, but worth it to come here.

Paan here is fresh, juicy, filling. They have so many fancy varieties. One is enough.

They changed the Indian grocery market business forever by bringing in 24/7 hours of operation and a whole new level of customer service.

Woahhh I'm shocked this place has only 3 stars (at the time of this review). Everything I've had here is wonderful!! Then again, it is a food counter in a grocery store so you probably wouldn't get the service you'd expect at a restaurant. But I LOVE everything here except the palak paneer but that's because I simply don't vibe with palak or any saag dishes, it's just a personal preference. Love their chole bature, paneer kulcha, Chili paneer, kadhi, samosas, all chaats, gajar halwa. I especially love how affordable this place is. You can get a DELICIOUS 3 item thali for under $10 and it also comes with 2 rotis and rice. Solid deal.Oh and they have free delicious chai, I mean, come on. Five stars all the way for me.

Their food from the kitchen is pretty awesome. A big fan of their Amritsari Kulcha and Chole. The service is good and pretty friendly staff. And the fact that it's open long hours makes it easy to go and pick when the store is not crowded. I accidently stopped by here for a quick chaat but then fell in love with all items in the kitchen. Good quantity, reasonable prices and delicious food.

Vada pav does not have Garlic chutney (lasoon dry chutney) which is an essential component of vada pav. Anywhere else you order vada pav, it comes with the chutney already spread on the bun. Here it's a plain bun with a fried aloo bonda inside. They toss a couple of containers of green chutney and sweet chutney (the same one provided with samosas) into your Togo bag (for which you get charged 10 cents) but the flavors are missing. Don't have vada pav here! Dahi puri, sev puri and chai are all good.