Rose International Market

No extra fees or surcharges. Thank you for the honest, inclusive menu pricing and please stay fee-free. You can get a delicious hot meal here for a great price, particularly the daily specials. They have kebabs, sandwiches/wraps, rice plates, and other mezzes. The daily special when I went was Loubia Polo. I ordered it for $8 and it was a huge rice plate that was good for two meals for me. You can get a kebab for as little as $5-6 and it will come with lavash bread, parsley, and onions to make your own kebab wrap. You go inside to order food - the outside window is only for grill order pickups. Sandwiches/wraps, rice plates, and mezzes are ordered and picked up at the deli counter. Kebabs and other grill items are ordered at the register; you receive a number and then pick up your order from the outside window when your number is called. Outdoor seating: There are a few tables on the sidewalk in front of Rose International Market and its neighboring business, Mr. Sun Tea. The tables in front of Rose International Market get a little bit of shade from trees, while the ones by Mr. Sun Tea are sheltered by the building roof. In addition, there is bench seating in front of Mr. Sun Tea and also around the corner, along Castro Street.

This review is for the Fesenjan ready to eat dish. I got their smallest container for which I paid $7.37, but when I opened it at home I saw 3️⃣ pieces 2x2 inches and the rest was the sauce. The price is unreasonably high for what I got. If they’d fill that small container with more pieces of chicken, perhaps it wouldn’t be so disappointing. I’m not going to drink the sauce. The Fesenjan was very tasty as I tried it for the first time, but I won’t be buying more. Overall prices in the store are kind of high in comparison to trader joe for example. ********************** Added comment after owner's response to me: As a customer, I understand the need to account for high-quality ingredients and the labor involved in preparing menu items. However, in this particular case, the small portion of just 3 chicken pieces, even with the specialty sauce, did not quite align with the pricing. P.S not everyone wants to eat this with the rice.

The best Persian food, Deli and Kabobs! They do catering and I highly recommend them. The Tahdig is so good! Same with all the stews. If you get a kabob ask for it to be juicy. Otherwise they serve it well done.

This is going to be a bad review, but I hope the management improves the quality. I used to have good experiences with the Rose Market, but recently it hasn't been as good. The meat quality is pretty bad; it's brown for some reason. My guess is they mix old meat with the new. 80% of the shelled walnuts are moldy and decayed inside. The pickles are clearly stale and wilted. Unfortunately, I’m going to switch my default Mediterranean store to something else despite the good memories.

Nice small grocery store. Definitely no Safeway or whole foods though. Decent for if you're in a pinch and need something small.