Taaza Mart

I read the reviews of others and understand immediately why few people called the food "Spicy" in the cafe area. Please understand that the target audience for the cafe are the "Indian Sub-Continent" resident who are craving authentic South Indian food OR who have immigrated to Tampa quite recently. The food HAS to be spicy. We don't like it any other way.I started coming to Taaza Mart because of Indian Grocery items. Which they have in great variety. The produce are fresh and the butcher (Mustafa) is great and very friendly.We were pleasantly surprised by the cafe and the roti area. Every week we get couple of roti packets and couple of curries from the cafe. If my wife plans to cook, she picks up meat or produce. They also have a robust return policy.If you want to experience authentic South Indian food, give them a whirl. But please be warned, the food will be spicy.

I would give ZERO STARS if possible: I had an extremely disappointing experience today. We had gone at 1pm to specifically eat dosas (my son was home from college & was craving it) and were told the "dosa is not ready" and will be ready in maybe 30 minutes. We repeatedly kept checking, asking and were told it will be ready in 15 minutes, then 20 minutes, the staff is eating & will make after ... then after 2 HOURS of waiting & thousand excuses, we were told that there are catering orders & the kitchen staff is too busy so no dosas until evening (if that). We just left, what a colossal waste of time!Why couldn't the staff just say that in the beginning instead of playing games? They have big signs posted everywhere saying no carts in the cafe, couldn't they have posted signs saying "SORRY, KITCHEN IS CLOSED TODAY." Absolutely ridiculous & unprofessional. We're done with Taaza Mart now .... #TaazaMartFLSUCKS

This Indian grocery store is one of the best in the region, offering a wide variety of Indian groceries and kitchen essentials. It is always busy with people buying everything from masalas and vegetables to Puja materials. The store is clean and well-stocked with all the necessary items for the kitchen.In addition to the grocery store, Taaza Mart also has a café where customers can purchase Indian food such as Samosas and Chicken 65, as well as other lunch and dinner options. It's an amazing store with a variety of options to choose from.

It was my first time driving 20 miles to try Taaza and I totally enjoyed it. It's more spacious and organized than Patel Bros but I think I made a mistake coming at 5pm on a Saturday. It was totally packed! I parked very far away but I like to walk. I also got the second to last available shopping cart!I found every ingredient we needed for our first attempt to make daal! We also tried prepared veggie samosas, veggie biryani, some other triangular veggie appetizer thingies, chicken biryani and some interesting daal. Everything was very well seasoned and delicious and very affordable!Best of all, since I was clearly out of place and a bit lost, several kind shoppers went out of their way to help. Plus, all the staff were helpful and several asked if I was enjoying the shopping experience. I did!We have a ton of food tonight and everything came with chutney, raita and other sauces that are delicious but I don't know the name!Life is good with amazing Indian food both prepared and homemade!

Wow, envision yourself in a supermarket in Bombay, and your right there in the TM.Every type of snack, canned good, cookie, frozen food, and produce that comes from India can be found in this store, I loaded up on some frozen appetizers that I like, some great cashew cookies, and bags of snacks that I enjoy. They also have a cafeteria style restaurant, and fresh bakery. The only real downside is when it is crowded (like when I was there) the only way to get to the check out counter is a incredibly long line that snakes all the way past the frozen food area which also makes it very hard to get to the items in the cases, since people are standing with their shopping carts in front of them.

This is a very well stocked Indian Grocery store, all kinds of Indian vegetables, spices, etc. Their meat section has fresh cut chicken and baby goat meat. There were a lot of Indian cooking utensils, etc. Their feeezer section was well stocked with all kinds of items, sweets etc. it is a huge store with several aisles of stocked all items.

Ran in to grab a Masala Dosa. I was excited to finally try it out. Every employee ignored me as I stood in line. As it was my turn to order the employee walked away and the other at the register had to call someone to take me as 3 more people joined me on line. I placed my order as the employee didn't say one word to me. I paid and he flipped the screen so fast that they didn't even give me an option to tip. I waited over 20 mins for my number to be called. I watched another order from in front of me her their Dosa and I was excited to receive mine. Their Dosa was huge and looked like it had tons of food in it. I got mine to go as I needed to rush home so not sure if they barely gave me any food because it was an to go order or if it was because they didn't like my face. When I got home and opened my food I was floored at how little food I actually got. The Masala Dosa was delicious had great flavor and I wish that I would have actually gotten a right amount to my food. I am glad that I got to try it but I am disappointed in the experience and the lack of food in my Dosa. I'm glad that I didn't advice my spouse that we would share this for dinner because we would have been starving. I did take a picture because my friend didn't believe me when I told her it was like 1/4 cup of potatoes in my Dosa only.

The inside was very spacious and stocked with never ending goodies. There was a good variety of the basic offerings of spices, frozen foods, rice, teas, etc. The prices were pretty good too I look forward to returning. I was asked if I needed assistance by one of the workers when I was exploring the aisles. My favorite part was the cafe area! There were fresh dessert selections, a hot bar, and a menu to order off of. They have the full breakfast spread and the masala dosa was delicious! It was huge! More than half of it was sticking out the bag since I took it to go, I ordered it crispy which I didn't realize meant it would be deep fried. I wasn't used to or expecting that texture but it was still very good. The sambar was good but the chutney was a little off for me. The food came out quickly and was fresh, there's plenty of seating inside if you choose to dine in. There is fresh bread available for purchase too.

Food is not good here .greasy,tooo spicy and expensive .Staff is arrogant ,not well trained.

Horrendous is the only was to describe my experience as the restaurant staff and the roti station is ridiculous. These people landed in the US and never left India it seems as manners and customer service as definitely not their forte. This coupled with the arrogance of the owners and restricting how much bread "roti" you can purchase is absolutely a nail in the coffin for these idiots. Honestly, I question their hygiene on everything in this store, especially the kitchen and the roti making area as the staff looks clueless on what "hygiene" really means. STAY AWAY If you DON'T food borne illness as this type of practice may be the norm in India but here in the US, its is against the rule of law.