About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a little girl entered Taj Mahal Asian Groceries with her mother. As they walked down the aisles, she stopped suddenly, pointing at an unfamiliar spice packet. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, wide-eyed, ‘what’s that smell? It smells like someone’s baking cookies in here!’ Their mom smiled and gently explained it was just a special herb used for making curries. The little girl wrinkled her nose, then giggled, saying, 'But Mommy, I thought only cookies could make such yummy smells!' They both laughed as they continued their shopping adventure through Taj Mahal's magical aisles.
2. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Taj Mahal Asian Groceries. Suddenly, he heard an eerie humming sound coming from inside the empty store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a shadowy figure moving among the shelves. Turned out it was just an old man rearranging cans of coconut milk—apparently, he did that every Wednesday morning. The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, thinking, ‘Another regular with their own routine.’
3. In the late afternoon, a neighborhood cat began appearing in front of Taj Mahal Asian Groceries every day. It would sit on the steps, purring softly and staring intently at the shelves of exotic spices. One day, a delivery driver noticed that the cat had mysteriously disappeared from its usual spot. Curious, he peeked inside and found it sound asleep atop a pile of freshly unpacked boxes of Thai chili paste. When he gently nudged it awake, the cat yawned and stretched before sauntering off with a mischievous look, leaving behind a cloud of dust and a puzzled smile on the driver’s face.
4. In the middle of the night, someone left a mysterious package on the grocery store’s loading dock. A delivery driver noticed it first thing in the morning and couldn’t believe what he saw inside. Inside was a giant jar of pickled everything—gherkins, carrots, daikon radishes—and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Try not to eat them all before opening hours.’ The delivery driver laughed and thought, ‘Someone must be pulling a prank,’ but when he opened the jar later that day, everyone in the neighborhood lined up for free samples.’