Eat while you shop

You can shop for spices and exotic ingredients at the India Emporium, the international grocery at 3743 N. Rock Road. And now, you also can eat lunch there when you’re finished. Owner Zaheer Nazir said that he opened his restaurant-within-a-store, called the Pita Deli, several months ago. He serves Mediterranean items such as falafel, hummus, gyro, schwarma and more from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. (The India Emporium sells Middle Eastern ingredients, too.) He has seating for about 15 people in the back of the store, where the deli is set up. For more information, call 316-315-0370.