Edison's Indian Grocery Boom: Go-Pal Opens as House of Bombay Closes After Fire
Edison, New Jersey is seeing major shifts in its South Asian food landscape as the new Go-Pal Supermarket prepares for its grand opening at a former Stop & Shop location on Inman Avenue, bringing a full-service Indian grocery store to the township. Meanwhile, House of Bombay, the Indian restaurant that replaced the beloved Menlo Park Diner on Route 1, has shut indefinitely following a fire at the premises, leaving a gap in the local dining scene.
🍛 Go-Pal Supermarket Holds Grand Opening October 9 at Former Stop & Shop on Inman Avenue
The Go-Pal Supermarket is scheduled to hold its grand opening ceremony on Friday, October 9, at 1125 Inman Avenue in Edison — the location previously occupied by a Stop & Shop before that chain closed the site in October 2024. The new store is designed specifically to serve Edison's large South Asian community, offering a broad range of Indian groceries alongside general provisions. According to the Go-Pal website, the store will carry atta and specialty flours, rice and grains, dals and pulses, spices and masalas, traditional snacks and namkeens, Indian sweets and mithai, pickles and chutneys, ghee, oils, paneer, chai, tea, and other beverages. Beyond Indian staples, Go-Pal will also stock locally sourced fresh produce and operate an in-house bakery and a full-service meat and seafood counter. Curbside pickup will be available for added convenience. The supermarket plans to remain open daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, giving Edison residents generous hours for their shopping needs. The shopping center itself changed ownership in June 2025 when Oak Grove Associates sold the Inman Avenue property to Levin Management for approximately $24 million. [1]
🏢 Inman Grove Shopping Center Names Go-Pal as New Anchor Tenant
Levin Management, which operates the Inman Grove Shopping Center at the corner of Grove and Inman avenues in Edison, has named Go-Pal Supermarkets as the new anchor tenant for the 113,000 square foot space vacated by Stop & Shop nearly two years ago. Patch reported in September 2026 that hiring for the new store was already underway ahead of the planned opening. Levin Management describes Go-Pal as an Indian grocer, signaling a significant shift in the character of the shopping center's anchor offering. The center's existing tenants include Taco Bell, Wells Fargo, Ivy Rehab, Planet Wings, Allstate, Dunkin, CSL Plasma, Subway, UPS Store, Verizon, Kumon, Dairy Queen, Discovery Christian Montessori School, and Vino Sandro Liquors. Go-Pal's arrival as anchor tenant reflects growing retail confidence in Edison's South Asian consumer market, which has driven demand for specialty grocery and food retail throughout the township. The store's opening is expected to draw shoppers from across central New Jersey's Desi community, which has long made Edison a hub for South Asian commerce and culture. [3]
House of Bombay Closes Indefinitely on Route 1 Following Unexpected Fire
House of Bombay, the Indian restaurant that moved into the longtime location of the beloved Menlo Park Diner on Route 1 in Edison, has announced it is closing until further notice after an unexpected fire struck the premises. The restaurant posted on social media that the closure was directly due to the fire incident and confirmed that no guests or staff were present in the building at the time of the blaze. The Menlo Park Diner had been a Route 1 institution, operating around the clock for roughly three decades before finally closing its doors, and House of Bombay had taken over the space to bring Indian cuisine to that prominent location. The sudden fire-related closure represents a significant disruption for the restaurant, which had been working to establish itself at a site deeply embedded in local memory. Patch reported the closure in September 2026, noting the business had paused all operations while assessing the fire damage and determining next steps for reopening. The Route 1 corridor remains a key commercial artery for Edison's food scene, and the House of Bombay closure leaves a notable vacancy in its Indian dining options. [5]