Ambica Foods

I absolutely love this place. I can find everything I need for great Mediterranean and Indian food prep. You can buy spices and seasonings at great prices and everything is super fresh The produce is amazing. Always fresh and priced right. A large selection of local produce and hard to find items. The rice selections are tremendous as is the frozen and chilled selections of items. The staff is always helpful and very friendly. There is a food area in front that serves hot and cold foods.

Visited this store after many years to give it another chance. Ordered Bhel puri to-go and got back home only to find that there was everything else except bhel in it! 🙏🏻 Picked up an MDH Pani Puri masala box and it was expired. Happily placed it back on the shelf. 🙏🏻 nothing has changed. How are the owners even running it?

I’ve been visiting Ambica for years because their Masala tea is absolutely heavenly! It’s worth a trip to Ambica for the tea alone. The black pepper and mint pack a perfect punch. This ain’t just another chai tea. I LOVE it! Try it! At some point this year, it occurred to me I might be missing something by showing up three days a week just for the tea and maybe some samosas on the weekend. (Their samosas are great too, by the way!) I was a little intimidated and assumed it would all be too spicy for me. I’m vegetarian and I love "restaurant" Indian food. But I had never tried Indian "chaat" or "street food". And here I was staring up at that menu board every week with ALL vegetarian items and I hadn’t tried any of them. So I decided to make it my mission to try everything on the menu. It’s been a few months now, but I’ve pretty much done it. And what a flavorful adventure it has been! I've enjoyed every dish. I started with the Kachori Chaat. Instant classic!! It’s a great place to start for anyone new to Indian chaat. It’s where I started my journey and it has become one of my go-to favorites. Piled atop a kachori pastry are spicy chick peas, green garlicky chutney, sweet tamarind chutney, diced red onions, a bunch of crunchy bits and bobs and then creamy cool yogurt on top (reminds me of sour cream). For me, the sweetness of the red tamarind chutney perfectly compliments the spicy kick of the chickpea backbone of this dish. I won’t go into all the details on every other dish. Not knowing what I was ordering has been part of the excitement of this journey. Every plate of food was a surprise. Just a heads up… A couple of items aren’t available…the dosas are one and maybe the uttapapam. I’ve had dosas and I imagine they’re a complete headache to make. The Undhiyu is only available on January 14th and for a few days following until they run out. I like marking "UNDHIYU!!!" on my schedule and anticipating it like a kid waiting for Christmas. Some more of my favorites include the veggie burger, pav bhaji, and chole bhatura. Enjoy the photos from my adventure!

Best Indian groceries store in KC area. All kind of food, spices and Indian exotic vegetables under one roof. Friendly owner and staff. Small but testy chat restaurant to add flavor while you shop.

One of the best Indian grocery store in KC and one of the few places to offer chaat. However, I would highly recommend to check the expiry dates of the products you are buying.

"I don't want to give this store a 1 star... I bought some sweets there yesterday. the pack packet has expired, the fungus everywhere... The owner should have the same on it for sale..

They are selling expired items. I bought junior horlicks for baby, I missed to notice the date and it was expired 2 years before. Same happend with cerelac and many other items. I told them that there are expired items and no one cares.. Really scary and disappointed.