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| - I am stuck between a 3 and a 4 for this place... I now see all the bad reviews on here and I did not have a bad experience at all. Shopping at Costco or Superstore threatens me with anxiety - I just want to get out of those places. I feel rushed and I dislike waiting in line for 40 minutes.
This Basha store on the other hand was spacious, clean, no carts clogging any aisles, no lineups and I just felt like I could breathe! Shop and breathe!
I had no idea it was here or even if it would be open on a holiday Monday but we were grabbing a coffee at the Tim's on the same lot and thought we would go in and check it out. Open until 930pm!
I found it quite clean even though it was 'stocking shelves time' and there were some boxes here and there on the floor.
The produce section is one of the things that won me over here - I like to cook International dishes and if you are looking for some things not normally found at most grocers', come and check this place out.
Plantains, big juicy mangoes, Serrano peppers, yucca, garlic Naan bread and jarred spicy olives are among some things we bought.
I did see some items close to expiry and some things that had had their lids pried off sitting on the shelves - that is the not so good.
The owner did come up to us, introduced himself and seemed to take great pride in his store and his employees. He stated that the store used to be an Office Depot. Many of his goods are imported directly from Lebanon.
Sam gave us little samples in his bakery area and he advised that going in at 11am was the best time when everything comes out fresh (the REALLY good stuff sells out fast).
I was also impressed with the meat section. No fresh fish (some frozen) but everything else you could think of was there. Lamb heart, testicles, liver, tripe, tongue. Nice looking ground beef, some steak, samosas, etc, etc.
There is even a housewares aisle here in this store with some nifty little gadgets.
In my opinion, this store is worth taking a look at especially to get some hard to find, interesting items. I will be back!
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