I had never had Nepalese food, but I figured if I liked Indian food that I would love this, too. I'm reviewing a couple years later, but it was fantastic. read more

For my first trip to Everest kitchen I ordered two different potato based appetizers. The first was the veggie Samosa with curry. This was my favorite of the two dishes that I ordered the curry added a great level of spiciness and flavor when the fried Samosa was dipped in it. The second appetizer I had was the aloo zira. This dish I really didn't like. The dish consists of potatoes boiled in a broth filled with spices. However, most of the flavor I got came from the coriander which was just excessive. The service was quick and kind. The ambience is not much to speak of as far as physical Appearance, but there is a very great vibe in the restaurant. You'll look around and see families eating meals together. I also feel that the prices were a bit steep for what was offered. However, I will be returning at some point in the future to try some meat based dishes. read more

Everest Kitchen - 13. Aloo Zira - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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so so good. theyre fried Momo and pork sekuwa are my favorite. I get concerned because sometimes pork can be gamey but there's is so fresh and the charcol/smokey taste combined with the spicy tangy taste is amazing. read more

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Really interesting destination. We wanted to try something a little different and decided to check this place out. The menu seems to draw from both Indian and Chinese cuisines, but it's also kind of its own category. The restaurant is in a bit of a run-down strip mall on route 51, which made it somewhat hard to find and get to. That having been said, the staff were very kind and helpful, and the interior space was decorated with some amount of care. We ordered takeout, and the food was well-packaged and delicious. The samosa chaat was really well executed with a pleasant combination of flavors and textures. The steamed momo (dumplings) had a really nice flavor and were paired with a fantastic spicy chile sauce. The daal was more of a thin soup than something thicker, but the seasoning was both unique and tasty. The spinach paneer and vegetable curry were also excellent but felt much more like something you might find at a standard Indian restaurant than something unique. Nothing wrong with that. Overall, this was a nice place to check out and a business that I feel good about supporting. read more

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The food is so delicious! The service was good too and the decorations were so pretty.

This place is usually very good which is why I am giving them 4 stars despite the fact that the chicken chow mein was not nearly as good as it usually is. My main issue is that the chicken was inedible this time, and I am not kidding. It was so dried up and rock hard I don't think a dog would have wanted it. Which is strange because usually the chicken is amazingly delicious. It almost seemed like another dish this time. As you can see, we shared out dishes so neither of us wanted to touch the chicken. They must have either put the chicken under a hot lamp all day without moisture or remicrowaved it several times to get it this dry and hard. It almost seemed like a cruel joke. I wish they asked us how our meals were or talked with us at any point after serving the trays. Which usually they do. Even just replacing it with peanuts would have helped. Which is so strange because all the other times I got this dish it was amazing. I still recommend going here because their food is typically amazing. Maybe just ask how the chicken is that day or avoid the chicken. The noodles with the chicken chow mein were also significantly less fresh and flavorful than they usually are as well. I would be interested in trying the mutton or pork sometime. The chili Momo, however, was amazing. It was just a tad spicy for me but I still Loved loved loved... I DEFINITELY recommend trying the Momo here which is amazing with the caramelized onions! I also loved the feel of the atmosphere and the huge pitcher of water with lemon juice. read more

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The food brought me right back to my time in Nepal. Too many times, you go to a specialty restaurant and find it's been changed to suite the palate of the places it's in. Well, I guess the people here like it the way it's supposed to be. If you're looking for authentic Nepalese cuisine in Pittsburgh, look no further than Everest Kitchen. The flavors and spices used in their dishes are truly unparalleled. I highly recommend the momos (dumplings) and the aloo pokora. The portions are generous and the staff is always friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is cozy and inviting, making it a great spot for a date night or a casual dinner with friends. Don't forget to try their Nepali tea - it's the perfect end to a delicious meal. Overall, Everest Kitchen is a must-visit for anyone. read more

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Delicious Nepalese food and very friendly service. It has a nice atmosphere and a cool large art piece on the wall. The pork sekuwa was my favorite thing I had, but everything was great. read more

Everest Kitchen - Art piece - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hi there Yelpers! If you're looking to support a little tasty Nepalese business in the area Everest is wonderful! We read other reviews that mentioned the food coming out cold, and that was not our experience at all! We are at the restaurant and the food came out one by one in regular intervals across an hour and a half. Is it a place for a super fast meal? No, but the food was gosh darn good! We don't usually have much interaction with Nepalese food, but it's like an indo-East asian combination that I think hits the tummy and is yummy (such rhyming skills :p) with a lot less of the bloating. The prices are reasonable and the quantity is good. They are all masked and the space is big enough that you don't feel cramped and at risk of spreading Covid. They also brought out bottles of water so clearly they've been listening to feedback from other reviews. 5/5 we would come here again and I think people should show them some love! A huge meal for 3 people (we ended up with leftovers) ended up being just shy of $100 with tax and tip included. Definitely try the mutton, if you can eat meat because boy gee golly do they do the mutton well!!! They were super nice too :) read more

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This was my first experience with Himalayan food and it was delicious. Spice wise was a combo of Thai and Indian. I went with a friend and we started with vegetarian steamed momo - yummy delicate dumplings with a spicy peanut sauce. She got the thuket and I got the Sudeka. The thuket was similar to pho. Loved the flavor of the broth and the large pieces of veggies. Very filling. The sudeka was dried fried pork which was very tasty and the addition of peas and onions offset the spice level. The service was fantastic. Very patient and answered all of our questions. Super reasonable prices too. read more

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Incredible Himalayan food. This Nepali community and family are so kind and have a delicious menu. We love the chow mein and the Momo's especially. read more

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This was fabulous. We got the chicken momos steamed. They were tasty, but we will try them fried next time. We got the c (chili) momos. OMG. These we soooo good. Mind blowingly tasty. I want to go TODAY and get more. They dialed down the heat a little for us (medium). I think I might be willing to give authentic a go :). We also got the chicken Thali. It was very tasty and a nice showcase. We shared it. The food put me in mind of a cross between Chinese and Indian food (if you're not familiar with the style) So good. The location is a little bit of a dive, but the food is awesome and that's what I'm going for. read more

Everest Kitchen - 19. Chili Momo I ate some before snapping the picture :) - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I just ordered a veg chow noodle to go today. When I got a bag I got strange feeling bc it it was so light. Then I opened the package I looked around. I thought I was on prank tv. Is this a joke? No, it was real. What I saw inside was instant ramen noodle. yes, INSTANT RAMEN NOODLE. It was $6.96. Are you kidding me ??? The taste terrible too. I can make better meal less than $.25. WHAT A RIP OFF! The WORST lunch I have ever had. NEVER Go back! read more

Delicious Momos and very authentic Nepalese dishes. The dried chicken (Sadeko Sukuti) was outstanding. Service is good and they always have a smile on their face.. I'll definitely come back again. read more

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I enjoyed my meal here. I've liked Nepalese food for years, but don't see many around. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this gem. I had a mutton thaali, with a mango lasso. All of it was great. The thaali came with pulse soup, mutton, vegetable curry, basmati rice, papadon, yogurt, and gulab jomun for dessert. All of this with a friendly atmosphere, and good service. read more

Everest Kitchen - Mutton Thaali - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Been wanting to try this place. I am glad I finally got the chance to. Ordered pork momo, mutton thukpa, lamb curry, pork soup, the cheese balls in honey dessert and a milkshake. The flavors were glorious and one of the most authentic I have been able to find. Probably one of the best tasting meals I've had in a long time. I was impressed that the milkshake wasn't overly sweet to fit a more American palate. We had take out and everything was fresh and quickly prepared. Staff was friendly. Why only 4 stars for such amazing food? There simply wasn't enough. The curry portion size was tiny for the price. Not even enough to cover the rice given. The thukpa was slightly lacking in mutton. That said the pork soup and curry were loaded with meat so they may have just been low on mutton. The momo portion was fine. Legit though please give more curry (at least more sauce) for the price. It's too good to skimp on. read more

This is really good. Try a little bit of everything. All well made and tasty. Spicy to cool to sweet. All flavors. Mmmm! read more

Everest Kitchen - Noodles, potato bites, dumplings, lamb and rice, sweet ball deserts. - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Amazing! There are 4 Nepalese restaurants in a 3 mile radius - I've been to every one numerous times now and while they are all very good, I can confidently say that this one is the best in my opinion. Their chef is very talented, everything is fresh, spiced to perfection, and just all around good. Prices are reasonable. Even getting take-out it's amazing. My fav dishes are the samosa chaat, the momo (all varieties), the thukpa, and the aloo pakora. Their dipping sauce is so good that I scrape the container. Totally recommend, 10 stars! read more

Boy, where do I start? I ordered Pork Sekuwa (mild). Each piece of meat had a small center that was edible. The problem was to one side of that edible part was a large piece of fat and to the other side was a large piece of gristle. The spice combination was awful. I've done the Atomic Triple Hot Wings challenge at a nearby place and they have nothing on you. Done correctly, though, spices can enhance the meal. It tasted like a sweaty man smells. Absolutely awful. read more

I came here, not familiar with the restaurant or Himalayan food in general, I eat and cook Indian food. Saying that I had veg Samosas, momos and the Mutton curry with rice. It was great. Although the food took some time, it was well worth the wait. Everything was awesome and they let you byo beer. read more

I came in here twice over a one week period. Tried a few different things because I'm somewhat unfamiliar with the food. Both times the service was the same. Not anything spectacular but the waiter dude was nice and both times the cook came out and asked us if the food was good. They were pleasant and there is a slight language barrier but not a big deal (I'm the one that doesn't speak their language, after all). The only real complaint here is the water they give you doesn't have ice cubes in it. But besides that, no real complaints about the service. First time I came in and got the Samosa Chat and Chicken Chau Chau. Samosas are what I would say the Himalayan version of an Egg Roll. Potatoes, carrots, peas mashed up inside an egg roll wrapper with curry spices and deep fried. Samosa Chat means they put plain yogurt and some veggies and chickpeas on it. Its surprisingly filling and delicious. The yogurt has a sour cream-esque thing going on. Quite nice. The Chau Chau is basically not much more than a pack of Ramen Noodles all doctored up with a few veggies and some pieces of Chicken. I was disappointed with this and wouldn't get it again. Second time I came in with my SO. We got the Veggie Appetizer Plattter, Veggie Chow Mein and Chicken Pikora. The Appetizer Platter was good. You get a variety of yummy deep fried things. A samosa, some momos (veggie wontons), onion pakora (their version of onion rings/bloomin' onion), aloo pakora (deep fried curry potato patty). Everything was hot, flavorful, fresh and crispy. I asked for everything to be made "Spicy AF" and, sadly, the heat was not amped up. They did give me a little dish of mashed up red chilis. It added some warmth but not as much as I'd like. Veggie Chow Mein was great. My SO liked this the most. Sort of like what you would get at a Chinese spot just with South Asian spices (Curry). The serving size was a bit small but this was a great, tasty dish. Chicken Pikora was basically their version of Chicken Nuggets. The batter was quite delicious. The dipping sauce was tasty though not spicy-hot. But I liked this one most of all the stuff we got. Second time I went, we got some bottled Coke and didn't touch our water. Can't wait to go another time and check a few more things out on the menu. read more

What a disappointment! Have eaten Himalayan food before and this was just not up to any standard of quality. The best item we had was the Veg Chili MO:MO. Very spicy. Vegetables were good. My partner had Chicken Thukpa. It sure did not look anything like the photo. No egg. Just broth, chunks of chicken, (1 inch square. Never have seen chicken that looks like that before) and a ton of plain ramen noodles. There was a small container of some dried stuff that could have been the cilantro. There was no discernible cabbage, carrot, and spinach. The most disappointing dish was Mutton Chow Chow. If you count a couple of dried peas as vegetables, it had vegetables. The mutton came with large pieces of gristle and bone shards. The rest of it was a package of ramen noodles that you can get 10/$10. Won't be going back there! read more

When you walk in it isn't a double door so inside is mostly cold, thanks to all the people walking in and out. When the food arrives at the table it's quite cold. Though it takes a while for the food to come the table it doesn't taste that fresh. The customer service isn't all that great either. We must pour the water ourselves, the place isn't even THAT clean. We had to arrange the tables ourselves and the waiters didn't even offer to help. When they bring the food they were telling us to move plates even tit's their job to do so. read more

Authentic, flavorful, quality ingredients. This is a well deserved 5 stars. The chicken tikka masala was the winner, but everything we tried was delicious. I hope people will go out of their way to support this unique spot. read more

Stopped in for lunch today and I am so glad that I did. The space itself is less than inspiring and the location is not great. It's not a 'charming' area; however, it's all about authentic Nepalese food served by some of the friendliest staff I have had in quite some time. I ordered the Mo Mo's which are dumplings. I had the veg mo mo = freaking awesome. The dipping sauce is a spicy tomato based affair and is awesome. I also ordered a vegetarian Nepalese soup called thukpa. It was a delightful noodle bowl w/ mixed veggies in a spicy veggie broth. It was the perfect meal for a snowy day in January. I cannot wait to go back and try more items on the menu. I should say that the two friends I was with had meat based dishes and they were equally blown away. One had pork mo mo and a mutton soup. The other had some chicken rice dish that he loved. All out win. read more

The food was so amazing!!! Just don't expect to get it all at the same time. Get the pork mo mos!!

Be ready for a flavor adventure. Curries, cilantro and noodles, oh my! We shared several dishes and loved each one. Every dish was fresh, we could hear them chopping vegetables in the kitchen. Chicken Tika Masala, Pork Thukpa soup, Mutton Chau Chau, Samosa. Will def be back when we come back to this side of town. read more

We had no idea of the thriving Himalayan culture here in the South Hills. We had steamed chicken mo-mos and both had the Thaali Set (chicken and mutton). Simply gorgeous food, service, and experience. Definitely feels like you have left southwestern PA. read more

Everest Kitchen - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I ordered take out food for a dinner party and it was the hit of the party. We got momo, samosas and my favorite onion pakora. The best food ever! I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

My husband and I have been dying to try Himalayan food in Pittsburgh, so when we were nearby, we were so excited to finally try Everest Kitchen! We ordered a bunch of different vegetarian items, including vegetable momos, aloo zira, samosa chaat, vegetable chow menu, saag paneer. Everything was so fresh, flavorful and delicious! I can't believe we waited so long to try it. Can't wait to go back! read more

Great food. Lovely people. We had chicken momos (steamed) and pork momos (fried) and they were tasty and savory. A little disappointed that the beef momos on the menu are no longer available since they were our go-to dumplings when we lived around the corner from a Tibetan place in Manhattan. The lo mein was just lo mein, but it was really good lo mein. Same goes for the fried rice. The crowing glory was the mutton chow chow - drenched in a delicious sauce. Will certainly go back (hungry) and try many more dishes. It appeared that waiting tables is a family affair and everyone was friendly and genuinely interested in pleasing us. read more

This is probably the best Nepali restaurant i have ever been to. Their service was impressive. The mutton sekuwa and the chicken thaali was outstanding. I am gonna go visit them again. read more

So I have had a recent interest in Nepalese food, and have been going to many many new restaurants because of this. Let me start by saying the food isn't terrible. I always order a lot so I can compare the taste of other places I have been. Maybe I didn't go at the right time, but all of our main courses were cold and the rice was over cooked. I actually coughed when I ate my first spoonful of chicken curry, it was the saltiest curry I have ever had.. The chicken was cooked well, I liked it but it was destroyed with salt. I also had a Chili Mo Mo, I took this at a very high heat, an 8. However, the dumplings in the Chili Mo Mo are fried, so I expected them to have a tougher outer shell. However, we also ordered a Steamed Pork Mo Mo and the dumplings were clearly not fresh. They were cool and the pastry was very hard, its like what I would expect when they were frozen or refrigerated for a long time or not cooked properly.. The Vegetable platter appetizer I enjoyed. I had worked up a 40 dollar tab but wished I didn't have to pay it because I wasn't satisfied with the food quality at all. I will stick with the other Nepalese restaurant just down the road. Unfortunately they aren't open on Wednesday, and found my self here. I may give this place a second change but won't spend nearly as much I case I do not like it. read more