We were in town for a short visit but managed to squeeze in a dinner with friends at Tibet Kitchen. They specialize in Nepalese food. You'll find them next door to Bodega Mexican Restaurant and JusFruit.
We dropped in on a slow Monday (around 6:30pm). Service was friendly and appreciated how they brought a whole jug of water for the table.
The menu is split appetizers, soups, Tibetan specialties and main dishes (vegetarian, fried rice, chow mein, pork, seafood, chicken and beef).
- 2x Bhod-jha ($2.50) - Tibetan butter tea. N didn't like this at all and he likes everything butter. Over the top salty.
- Jha ngarmo ($2.50) - Indian sweet chai tea. Standard fare.
- Mango lassi ($5.00)
- Laping(#10) ($10.00) - we were expecting a cold noodle dish but this was completely different. Noodles had a good bite and the filling was tasty. Interesting that they threw in bits of dried instant noodles for some texture. The homemade spicy hot sauce was delicious! Unexpected kick.
- Momo platter (#3) ($16.00 for 8) - we opted for steamed and were given two each of beef, chicken, vegetable and tofu. My favourite from the four was the beef.
- Chicken momo (#19) ($15.00 for 8) - we tried the fried version. Not too deep fried or greasy.
- Sha-bhaley (#24) ($16.00 for 4) - enjoyable but pricey for what you get. At this point, this was a lot of carbs.
- Thenthuk (#26) ($14.00) - broth is simple and basic. Noodles were okay but when you describe it as hand pulled, I expect greatness.
- Shaptak (#51) ($18.00) - we opted for the "gravy" version. Average stir fry fare. Sauce was one-dimensional, mostly leaning to the sweet side.
Stick with the momos at TK. 3.5 stars. read more