SARAGA INTERNATIONAL GROCERY - former Lucky's location

I stopped by there earlier today as they hustle to get ready for the grand opening tomorrow. I spoke to the manager who let me in for a stroll.

The place is huge and has about anything you can imagine. The owner bought the whole complex. So Tous Les Jours and the Korean Cafe are both at the corner going towards Brasserie Provence instead of sharing the same store space with the store. They are not open yet.

This place will have an impact on area ethnic stores. But the city is big and there are a lot of other great offerings.

Thanks for the info! Looking forward to visiting.

Speaking of ethnic stores, I saw last week that Patel Brothers farther down Hurstbourne is in the midst of expanding next door into the much larger space vacated a while back by Party Paradise or whatever it was called.

That's good news about Patel Bros.

By the way, I went back on opening day (yesterday). There were tons of people. I would say mainly Asians on the ethnic side, while a lot of curious American-born folks. They had some Korean companies offering free tastings outside to promote some products. There is quite a bit of space outside. So I can imagine during good weather periods that there will be things going on outside.

Pretty much Jungle Jim's without the "American" stuff.

[Robin Garr]

Looking at the initial post in this thread, it seems it took almost a full two years to get from conception to birth. Looks like it might have been worth the wait!