One of the great gems of Pasadena! Their Paneer, Samosa, Naan, and Poori always taste great and consistent. The servings are generous and you can always add extra sauces. I go here for to-go food. The line moves fast if there's one but very rare.

We had a great experience at Namaste Spiceland in Pasadena! Affordable prices for delicious food. The staff were very friendly. Free parking lot. Bathrooms available. Indoor and outdoor seating. It's half restaurant half grocery store, so you can get some shopping done after your meal. I ordered the Do #2 combo, which comes with 3 veggies, your choice or mint or white rice, a samosa, chapati or poori (chapati is similar to naan bread but a bit thinner), papadum ( a thin, crispy, almost chip like texture), and pickled vegetables & raita (yogurt). For the veg options I got the chana masala (chickpea), the paneer tikka, and the mixed veg korma. All of these were hot and flavorful!!! We both got a Mango Lassi to sweeten the meal. It's a lot of food! We left feeling so full and happy. Thank you for a fantastic lunch!

The place is like going to Panda Express the food is there for you to choose and how many items. Don't ask if it is chicken everything here is vegetarian. Honestly indict know why I got but the cheese one was really a delight. I like the texture and flavor profile. The lemon was rice was good but I honestly did not taste the lemon. I would have liked more sauce. Next time. The best was the garlic naan!!! They grilled on the garlic paste. So yummy yum yum! It's also a market with so many variety of items here. Parking is convenient. You can bring your own water even though I bought mines.

Went inside to check the grocery. Great selection of spices and Indian products. The stuff was helpful when I asked for price check on a couple of times. Afterwards me and my better half shared Masala Dosa which I loved but was a bit too much for her. And Chai which we both loved. Great place. Can't wait to the rest of the menu

Finding it: easy to get to, but be careful when approaching from the north (fwy) SERVICE: Super friendly staff will help you through tough decisions about what food to order today. Also helpful for grocery questions. SEATING: Simple tables. Clean. comfortable. Inside and outside. This is not a "restaurant" setting, but an area you can sit and eat inside the store. Very casual. Great smells of spices while you eat. FOOD: This was all good. Good price. The Mongolian Gobi - cauliflower was a little hard (?) (in a dried out way) - but the Paneer was DELICIOUS. All of the spices were so well balanced in both dishes. Not too oily. I hope to see some very spicy curries or saag on the menu some day. Plain rice was well made and delicious. I would definitely order both main veg dishes again, but I want to try the entire menu at some point. Naan - Got the plain naan. It's oil grilled instead of oven baked. Dense. Nice. I still used a spoon for the last of the sauces tho. Chai. Nothing fancy. Simple, but low price. Worth it! Shopping: I bought so many jars of chutney and pickle. Instant prepared spices for marinades too. And enough McVities and Hobnobs to fill an entire bag.

#Patels AMAZING!!! The best home cooked vegetarian Indian food from a restaurant!!! I got the combo with 2 vegetarian dishes with rice, chapati, samosa, yogurt, and rasmalai. The shaak was aloo bhindi and saag paneer. Honestly, there was enough food for 2 people. I also ordered the mango lassi. The green chutney and tamarind sauces are amazing too. Best samosa I've ever had!

Grocery store, restaurant, market and deli, whatever you want to call it, Namaste Spiceland has been an anchor of mine since moving to the area a few years back. In fact, we picked up food from Namaste the very first night we moved to Pasadena, and I've never looked back. It's solid, good food. I love that they've got stellar Indian vegetarian and vegan cuisine plus a grocery store. I can place an order and shop around while my fresh naan is in the works. Yes, they have tables to dine-in, but this is mainly a quick food eatery. I'd guess most orders are to go. You know the type, all the food options are already made on a hot bar, and you just need to make some choices. Pick a combo, pick your rice, pick your dishes, pick your bread, and you are minutes away from a hearty, satisfying meal. You don't have to go the combo route, items can be à la carte. Plus, they have samosas, pakora, and a hell of a lot more. Vegan mango lassi, you say? Yep. They make the most wonderful Indian pickles, in house daily, that come with the combos. I buy extra because they are fantastic with just about everything. One observation worth mentioning is that the food isn't always consistent. It's always tasty, but I think the chefs have their own interpretations. Sometimes I'll get the green bean dish and it's nothing but savory, comforting, and mellow. Then the next week, the same dish might be so spicy I'm sweating my ass off on the couch while eating it. Again, both are good, but wildly different. Some chefs are a little heavier on the salt too, which I'm not a fan of, but that's rare. Ask for a quick taste of anything you're not sure about unless they're crazy busy. Even the pickles are different every time, but I'd never turn those down. Namaste Spiceland is just one of those go-to spots that every neighborhood needs. It's not fancy, it's not going to win awards for innovating the next generation of Indian cuisine. But the food is damn good, and it packs flavor into every single bite.

The Vegan/Vegetarian hot food section here looks amazing! During lunch and dinner time it's packed. However, I occasionally stop by Namaste Spiceland for fresh herbs, peppers, coconuts, mangoes (green and ripe ones) and dried spices. I wanted to make Thai Massamun curry and this market had all the dry spices I was looking for to make it from scratch. Prices are pretty reasonable, but for some stuff a tad overpriced compared to other Indian markets I been to. Overall I find Namaste Spiceland well stocked on spices and condiments. It's always clean when I shop here. Parking is available and street parking on Locust Street vs Hill St is available when the lot is full.