Gourmet Bazaar

This Mediterranean food store has everything you could ever want!I came here only to buy date syrup for a baked chicken dish, and let me tell you how difficult is to find this product in local stores. I found at least 8 different brands here for a reasonable price and ended up walking out with so many more things! Their fresh made Nazook pastry and Gata pastry filled with walnuts and cardamom is divine. Perfect with coffee or tea! Lots off fresh flat breads to choose from, pickles and olives galore! You can choose from a large assortment of cookies, nuts and dried fruit. I really like that the fresh cookies are packaged and nuts/dried fruits are behind a closed counter - NOT out in the open like some other area stores in which I've seen other customers dirty hands going in to sample the nuts. I haven't tried the hot prepared foods, but it must be popular because there are a lot of people putting in orders. I did try some things from the cold prepared food case. I have to sadly say that the vegetable patties were dry, under seasoned and spongy. The Kashk-e bademjan eggplant dip, was delicious and prepared in-store. This would be a great place to go if you're having company and need to grab some nice appetizers and casual sweets. Don't forget to look in the glass jar appetizer section where you'll find lots of eggplant dips and appetizers. I also have to say that the store is the cleanest & brightest I've ever seen in my life! They're incredibly well stocked with every type of canned, jarred, and fresh Mediterranean food you would ever want. Lots of brands and types of food you would only find overseas. They also carry an abundance of Kosher products for those that may be in need of. This is the type of store you walk in only to buy one or two things and walk out with $90 worth of groceries! LOL. As soon as you walk in, your eyes will light up with all the choices. All I can say is wow! The employees were incredibly helpful and so nice explaining what some of the items were and gave suggestions. I loved the store and had a great experience. Will definitely be back! many more times.

Last time I came, they didn't have the double chocolate cake as pictured in my previous review but I still got another chocolate cake and it was still good, (but the double one is fantastic, can't beat that). I finally ordered from the deli and I ordered their chicken kabob and it was really good! I'm only giving 4/5 stars just because I have higher standards for chicken kabob and while here it was good, it wasn't the best I've had (personally speaking). It is still worth it to try though as my place in mind doesn't have charred vegetables as this place does, which is a nice and delicious touch. I also just appreciate the detail in making everything look so presentable and nice, even for take out.

Ahhhhhhh!!!! So I freaking love coming here!!! Literally many times after church I let husband know let's go see Mona and say hiii and get food from Gourmet BazaarMona has been so amazing us the first time we walked into the grocery store. She is so kind and such a beautiful welcoming owner. She even let us sample food since it was our first time. She always greeted us everytime we came and made us feel so welcomed. Mona made our day every time we come. She greets you with such a sweet motherly voice and she is someone with a big and beautiful heart to her customers. My husband and I always get so much food everytime we go. The kabobs, rice entrees, curries, appetizers, cutlets, salads, deserts!!! Oh my gosh everything is delicious!! Please please please support this business!! They are so kind and the service is top notch!! They go out of their way with their food, with their service. Efrain served us today and he was so kind explaining the dishes and food items. He also shared what goes best with certain things. He packaged our food so beautifully. Efrain and Mona are very polite, professional, kind, and welcoming. The grocery store is soo beautiful and soooo clean!! It's very organized!! The Hot bar food is my favorite it's sooooooo ahhhhhhhhhhhhhmazing!!! You can't walk out without trying something. Thank you Efrain and Mona for always making it sooooo special for me and my husband!!! You guys ROCK!!!! We will be back to try something new

Came here with friends to get some saffron ice cream, but they were out. Picked up some yummy baklava though which was fire. Didn't know they had hot food here, so gotta come back for kebabs soon.

It is a great Persian supermarket with great service, we tried their food. Sosis Bandari (spicy hotdogs mixed with potatoes) and Sambose and Gheymeh. Hot dogs and Sambose were not that good but i liked the Gheymeh, it also comes in a very neat looking to-go package which was nice. We also tried their Saffron cone Ice cream which wasn't that great. If i go there again i would definitely try the Ghormeh sabzi this time.

Good food choices. Kotlet sandwich was delicious. Convenient location. Good customer service

Great selection of all types of Persian foods and great customer service. I'd given 5 stars if they would improve their Parking spot.

We were curious about Gourmet Bazaar as Rich eats a lot of Mediterranean style lunches. We had an errant in Rockville to perfect time to visit Gourmet Bazaar. Apparently they used to be in a smaller location but have moved into a much larger space on Rockville Pike across from Marlo Furniture and near the Roy Rogers. As you enter the market there is a small section with fresh fruit and vegetables. We picked up a bag of spinach. There were a lot of sauces, spices and teas, many with labels in other languages that I couldn't read. I picked up a bag of lentil dry soup mix. It was delicious. Unfortunately the same brand's mushroom and tomato mixes were pretty dismal but I will definitely go back and pick up more of the lentil mix. Rich loves Zatar so we added that to our cart. From the refrigerator and freezer cases came feta triangles and stuffed grape leaves. In the snack aisle we had to try some candies and corn nuts. A sign in the window of the Bazaar says "House of Kabobs". I thought it was a separate entrance but we finally figured out it was the carry-out area in the back of the market. We ordered a chicken kabob with rice and a Greek salad. This turned out to be probably the most impressive carry out order I've ever seen. The rice and kabob were in a reusable container. There was a separate container of pickled vegetables and one of sauce. These items were all tucked into a heavy cardboard open box. The portions were very generous and the Greek salad was huge. We got 5 meals out of our carry out. We are looking forward to going back again.

Well organized and clean displays. I love the choices for Turkish delights, teas, honeycomb honey, breads, juices and jams. Nice selections- especially from Türkiye. Authentic produce and calming ambiance.

I just have to say, I've been a Persian in moco most of my life, and we've had some babgerstas restaurants...but when I first had gourmet bazaar my dad had brought it to me and I was absolutely taken by their presentation alone, AND the food was PHENOM?! I was truly wowed. So I have gone to the establishment to order a couple more times and saw it was like yekta, a food cart out place and store with foods, cheeses, Persian spices and breads. Yum! But my fav part- the meal options, they are traditional grandma meals, not just kabob. And each and everyone truly tastes phenomenal. I think ghaimeh and ghorma sabzi prob being a couple most populars! But if I'm the mood for sandwich, try kotlet or the infamous Iranian chicken salad sa which, oolvia (pronounced oolvieh).My last recommendations are to not forget to stop by the ice cream (in the freezer room with bread). Our traditional Iranian gelato ice cream and traditional rice noodle refreshing ice treat, mmm mmm mmmmm!!! Both are essentials! I truly never write reviews this long but I have been wanting to leave this for a while, as I always make sure to tell friends and family how great it is! These pics don't do it justice!