Namaste Spiceland

In Pasadena, Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks, this Indian grocery store and takeout joint is a locals' one-stop shop for South Asian staple ingredients as well a rotating daily selection of affordable homestyle dishes that might include a Mysore masala dosa or bhalla papdi chaat—a crunchy afternoon snack that combines both sweet and tangy chutneys with papdi (fried crackers) and crushed peanuts. You can pick and choose to make up your own combination plate ($7.99–10.99) or order à la carte, but don't skip out on Namaste Spiceland's dessert selection—the gulab jamun is especially enticing.