Bende Inc

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  Bende's is a Hungarian grocery & deli. This may be the cleanest grocery I've ever seen. You could eat off the floor. Heck, you could eat off the asphalt in the parking lot! Pristine. Spotless. Sparkling.
  
  We come to Bende's for the delcious smoked meats & sausages (you MUST try the pork loin!), the best price on authentic Prosciutto di Parma (sliced to order) & the lowest case prices on San Pellegrino water. We also like to buy Guylian Belgian chocolate fruits de mer, Jules Destrooper cookies and whatever else strikes our fancy. It's fun to explore the tidy shelves for new-to-us European snacks & products. Check out the selection of beers too.
  
  You've probably driven by this location on Roosevelt Road a million times. You really should stop in and explore.

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  Posted on 07.29.12 Deanna D.

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  This is a complete specialty store.  It is Hungarian and they sell many things that you can't find at too many places in the US.  My wife is Hungarian, so we stop up here every couple of months (we live 2 1/2 hrs away) and stock up on the a few things.  Definitely recommend the salami and sausages.  They also have a nice selection of beer and spirits that you won't find elsewhere.  Definitely not cheap, but where else can you find this stuff?

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  Posted on 07.03.12 Richard F.

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  I mostly buy sweets here, though they have a very meat-heavy deli and a good alcohol selection from various interesting places.  Italian groceries are available too (various types of canned/jarred olives, roasted peppers, etc.), in addition to French jams and a wide selection of Haribo gummi items.  There's a small HBA section with European shampoos, soaps, etc.  They have slices of bakery cakes (an excellent moist Opera cake), and I didn't expect to find Armenian brandy, well, anywhere...
  
  It's the holidays, so they have spekuloos, the addictive Belgian spice cookies.  Hurray.  And don't miss the selection of fruit syrups; raspberry syrup is less than $5 a bottle, which is my buy price.

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  Posted on 11.12.10 Ruth F.

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  Bende is a Hungarian grocery store and deli.  That being said, I go there for the German food and beverages; which seems to be most of what they carry.  I guess Hungary is not an industrial or agricultural powerhouse yet...
  In any case, Bende is great for European groceries, has a great deli, and a nice selection of wine and liquor.  Plus the place is breathtakingly clean.  Seriously - you could perform brain surgery on the restroom floors.
  It is not cheap, but has good service, is clean, and carries a European (primarily German, Czech, and Hungarian) selection you will not find elsewhere in the Glen Ellyn area.

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  Posted on 10.02.10 Erik H.

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  A very clean and very European market/deli. No fresh produce, so it isn't a one-stop-shopping event but their deli is amazing. Crisply friendly service too.
  Oh and did I mention clean? It is breathtakingly orderly. Check it out.

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  Posted on 03.15.10 Jesse K.

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