Since 1975, the Indian chain known as Honest has sprouted up all over the subcontinent with its vegetarian fast food. It finally opened its first location in the U.S. in a busy Schaumburg strip mall.

The original Patel Brothers, open since 1974, still stands in the Little India area of the West Rogers Park neighborhood. “We were very small,” said Mafat Patel, co-founder and older brother.

Wandering the aisles of a supermarket in a foreign country is one of the world’s best tourist activities. But you can do this at home, too, in one of New York’s various ethnic markets. So ...

Weekly trips to Patel Brothers are now near-synonymous with the South Asian American experience. ... “They’ll serve you a hot chapati and you’re standing there thinking, ...

Just as Patel Brothers has evolved, so has my mom. She is no longer an immigrant fresh off the plane, trying to adjust to a new home thousands of miles from everything and everyone she knew.

Began in 1974, Patel Brothers is now the largest Indian grocery chain in the United States. They offer authentic Indian groceries and cultural products to communities across the country.