Seema Indian-Pakistan Groceries

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14238 Manchester Rd
Ballwin, MO 63011

History

Established in 1978 For more than two decades, Ashwin Patel has been bringing Indian and Pakistani grains and spices -- as well as the latest Bollywood movies -- to St. Louis through Seema Enterprises, his grocery business. Inside his stores, customers can find a couple of dozen types of rice -- parboiled, kerala, ponni, Basmati and so on. It's also one of the only places St. Louisans can find gongura and methi leaves, lychee and green mango juices, Indian-style frozen hot pockets, henna, toothpaste made with neem herbs, and shelves full of teas from the region. Patel immigrated to the United States from India in 1978. In 1985, he and his wife, Raksha, took over Seema Enterprises after the store's former owner passed away. The Page store, which first opened in 1977, was one of the first Indian groceries in the Midwest, according to Patel. In 1991, he expanded to a second location to Manchester Road, wanting to be closer to the nearby Hindu temple and the growing South Asian populati

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Indian-Pakistani Groceries, spices, herbal products,henna,ready to eat Indian frozen food, rice,fresh vegetables, lentils,snacks & more We being your motherland to your door step

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3.510 reviews
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Sunil T.
4/11/2021

A nice small "desi" grocery outpost of the larger Seema store. I was surprised to find this store while waiting for my food orders at Bawarchi (located in the same strip mall). The smell...

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Manish P.
1/20/2024

expired food store. 14238 Manchester road mo. 63011. they have most of the expired date food. Bad service and frozen food also expired earlier i seen it. I told on desk they says i'll check. after...

Gurpreet G.
4/29/2021

I was very happy ....I'm new here ..the couple were very kind and helpful ..I work as a Make-up-Artist so she helped with few contacts too

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Stephanie O.
3/24/2009

So I loved my first henna treatment so much that I decided to bite the bullet and come back to Seema for a few more boxes of the stuff. This time I brought my boyfriend with me. I'm a chicken, I...

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Douglas S.
3/1/2015

They have an extensive inventory of Indian food. In fact, it is the only Indian grocery store in West County were I have found matar paneer. The staff at Seema is pleasant and helpful - they...

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