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So basically I had to convince my family to be spontaneous and try a different Tibetan restaurant other than our beloved Shangrila. Queen st. West is filled with Nepali/Tibetan/Himalayan restaurants, all with very similar menu options. So I searched for a place that served thali's, since that's my new addiction from these cuisine's.
Himalayan Kitchen was definitely more busy than Shangrila but we luckily got the last table. We started off with one vegan momo, which consisted of tofu, and a vegetable momo. We also ordered a small corn soup to share, since it was freezing both outside and inside the restaurant. For mains I got the vegetarian thali, which comes with chickpea curry, we also ordered the mutton thali, vegetable chowmein noodles, and the honey chilli fries.
We asked for the momo's and soup to be served first. For a small size soup, the serving was pretty huge and fed the whole table-very delicious. The momo's took pretty long to arrive compared to shangrila. They were served on a plate rather than a steam basket and was accompanied by a sauce that was not comparable to the amazing hot sauce from Shangrila. The momo's were okay, but again, not as good as Shangrila. One reason was because the dough was too thick imo.
My thali was AMAZING! The dhal was creamy and so flavourful, they added a tiny but of clarified butter into the rice, which gave the rice such good flavour, the potato curry and greens on the side were a large serving size, and the chickpea curry was also so creamy and delicious. My dad has an obsession with Shangrila's mutton curry, and he said that this mutton curry was as good. The noodles were great too. However, my brother wasn't that crazy about the fries. He thought they weren't spicy or anything special.
So the reason for my dilemma:
Now, in order to satisfy my momo craving and my brother's spicy fries craving we'll have to go to Shangrila. Then to satisfy my thali craving we'll need to hit this place up. Good thing they're right next to each other...so I guess something can be arranged.
Overall, everything was truly delicious and service was great too. This review was just a comparison to the only other similar restaurant that I have tried. but without comparing it, i'd say that Himalayan Restaurant is a gem worth visiting.
Tip: try the mango flavoured Cheetah beer. So good!
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