I went here just after lunch and the crowd wasn't so bad for Friday. It definitely is a welcomed addition to Mississauga. It's owned by Metro (I think 55% owned by them) and I think they did a great job on the renovation. The old Metro there was sad, dim, and not great.
I LOVE the fresh cheese section. The labneh is incredibly smooth. The fresh brined goat soft cheese reminds me of the ones I got in Dubai. The veggies are all good quality but prices are reflective of that. They have a huge butcher and fishmonger area (halal meat too). I didn't buy any but they all look fantastic. I would say the prices are in line with Michangelos and not as affordable (cheap?) as T&T.
They have a huge bakery and take out food section. The spanokopita was amazing. They did not spare any goat cheese or spinach in these. The phyllo pastry was crispy. They were saying they made them this morning and just baked them. You can really tell. They also had tons of other Mediterranean salads and kabobs as well.
I finally found my beloved Turkish Coffee here! The cardamom flavour was perfectly balanced with the coffee. They also sold fresh dates from Iran! Incredibly succulent. They also had Iranian pistachios (they're so much better than anything here) in their sectioned off bulk section. Like in Dubai, they have these huge bins that are only accessible to employees. You just point and they scoop things for you. They had cashews about 3/4 the size of my thumbs and these really great candied pecans.
In the bakery area, they had mountains of fresh baklava. Compared to baklava king and patisserie royale, this is almost as good but considerably cheaper. I know both bakeries charge $27-$29/kg. The most expensive item in that bakery area was only $22/kg and that was with huge chunks of fresh big dates and pistachios in it.
I really love this Middle Eastern grocery store. Thanks for letting me know it opened!
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