Kings Gourmet Food
“They have any nut, dried fruit, tea, turkish pastry you would want to find at a Turkish spot.”
“Similar to a middle eastern store with more Turkish items.”
“Halal meat for the ones who wonder.”
Kings Gourmet Food
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Similar to a middle eastern store with more Turkish items. Place is well organized and very clean! I came recently to buy halal meat and I got ground beef. It was some incredible high quality meat that was low in fat. Made the best burgers out of it.
Also I got simmit bread (2 for 3) – it's like the Turkish version of a sesame bagel – also they got fresh olives. The olives are fresh and delicious. They have other Turkish items and baklava too – I will try that next time.
Habits are habits. When you grew up eating the same kind of cheese, meat, olives, rice, beans, basically anything, you miss it. It is not like you are going for a vacation to an exotic country for a week but you live here in New York and it is your legal right to miss local things of your home country 🙂 Kings Gourmet is one of the life saving stores around at that sense. I just bought lentil and cheese the previous day. The store is just like I left 2 years ago, might even have larger selection on olives 🙂
Located right under the Kings Highway subway station, very convenient to shop. Halal meat for the ones who wonder. It also counts Kosher. Dried fruits and nuts good too.
I serendipitously found this amazing grocery store after getting off the Kings Highway stop on the Q train. It was over 90 degrees, I felt lightheaded and went into the first store that I could find. (I was in the area in order to buy something off of Craigslist).
So, I will admit to my false assumptions here. I have been to the Sheepshead Bay area of Brooklyn before and I assumed it was a Russian enclave. So, I was a little confused at first, because when I walked around the store the fruit/nuts/goods were reminiscent of a Turkish bazaar.
[Side note: I adore Istanbul, it's my favorite international city… I try to go back whenever I can.]
But when I saw Kashkaval cheese, all sorts of Halvas, borek, I thought to myself this *must* be a Turkish store. I then confirmed this at the front counter.
I purchased some of the dry papaya (with no sugar added!). It is simply amazing. Still full of juice. I am doing my best to not finish it, by savoring each piece at home. I have not been able to find this in the states.
I then saw Apricot Paste (think healthy fruit roll ups) and felt a nostalgic lump in my stomach. My immigrant parents used to buy this exact middle eastern treat in bulk from Toronto during my childhood and we would transport it home over the border, since we couldn't find it in the states in the '80s.
The choices of raisins, nuts, dates is pretty amazing for a small grocery store in this part of town.
A small store with mainly delicious Turkish goods.
Everything from olives to eggs to candies to biscuits can be found in this gem of a place. They also sell meats and fish at the back of the store, which seems out of place, but whatever.
Staff is friendly.
Excellent gourmet Turkish grocery (with some Russian thrown in for good measure). I come here for my feta (they have multiple kinds, including domestic and imported), lebneh, ayran, various shelled nuts, baklava, and other goodies. My favorite, though, is the olive station, which offers ~10 different kinds of olives, some stuff with peppers/garlic. You can try as many as you like and spit your pit into the plastic containers they leave out for this purpose. And the shelled peanuts, which used to be $1.99/lb. until they realized they were giving it away, is still a great value.
Kings Gourmet Food is simply Awesome….! It took me a while to walk in, as I'd walking by it for months, simply because i wasn't sure what was in store for me inside… From the moment you walk in, you feel as if you've just been instantly transported to Turkey, with countless products lining the floors to the celling.
Simply put, the store has it all… From dried fruits to nuts, from an assortment of olive varieties to fresh baked breads pipping hot in plastic bag (labeled from Crystal Bakery and are labeled as Kosher), so fresh that you could eat it on the spot. Also, in the back of the store, there is raw fish and meat (marinated as well) available, thus making it a one-stop shopping experience. Also, this place can be considered a mini sweet tooth heaven with the sweets/chocolate/ Halwa (Turkish Delight) varieties.
They also teas, coffee, and a variety of baklava, as well as an assortment of patties and baked goods. In the refrigerated section, one can find Turkish drinks (Cola Turka, etc), cold cuts (halal), as well as several cheese varieties.
Overall, the place is almost always busy because it caters well to the community with great product choices at fair and competitive prices. And, the staff is friendly and thus make the visit pleasurable.