Was super looking forward to the Tibetan meal of my existence! Unfortunately my meal fell short of my high expectations and was altogether just OK. The very sour note was when I checked into Tibet Kitchen on Yelp, was rewarded -10% off for being among the first 10 to check in, showed the waiter who happily said he'd apply the discount with a smile, only to be served our bill by another waiter without the discount. When asked about the discount, he grunted that it applied to lunch only regardless of the our server agreeing to apply it and though we checked in on Yelp during dinner hours. I was not fishing for a deal but the server answered us like he was so bothered by us, paying guests in their restaurant. I brushed it off but the situation had me leave with a negative last impression.
Our order:
- Chilli fries: plate of red, crispy, sticky-sweet fries garnished with cilantro. Low spice level. Pretty good. 3.5/5
- Chicken pakora: bright red, crisp and tender seasoned chicken. Best of the order. Made only better with a generous sprinkling of lime! Ordered a side of white rice for better flavor distribution. 4/5
- Beef Lhasa momos (dumplings): 8 pieces of steamed beef dumplings. Very different from other styles of Chinese dumplings you're used to. Very photogenic but cannot say much about the cooked meat inside... it's tough, chewy with no other flavor but that of steamed beef. Didn't pick up other flavors, each bite had to be accompanied with the dip that tasted like tomato. Not bad but can't rave about it. 3/5
Adventurous eat in the Parkdale neighborhood but will definitely try other Tibetan cuisines before returning. 3/5