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| - A Thursday night adventure at a fairly quiet Subba for our first taste of Nepalese cuisine involved the #4 MOMOS (chicken-filled) and #41 LAMB THALI, with a HOT N SOUR SOUP and MASALA CHAI.
The food was a delicious blend of East and South Asian flavors, with the meaty momos and their tangy curry dipping sauce being a favorite. The momos were nicely filled and the wrappers not too thick, though the consistency seemed factory-, not handmade. The dish could be improved if the accompanying sauce weren't served chilled, as it put a slight damper on the warm momos, but that could be personal preference.
The "Nepalese food" platters are a great choice for first-time diners looking to try a bit of everything. I wasn't a big fan of the pickles or the dal, but everything else had great flavor. The stir-fried veggies in particular were great--a mix of zucchini, carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, etc. covered in a delicious curry. The saag curiously tasted like lettuce instead of spinach but was delicious nonetheless. I suppose my biggest takeaway of the evening was that you can cover pretty much anything in curry and I'll like it. The main lamb dish was a bit disappointing--the bowl was much more sauce than meat, and the chunks of lamb themselves were way chewy and overcooked. They were also just noticeably low quality cuts of meat, with lots of grisselly bits. Normally, I wouldn't be so picky, but for the amount that we received (only 5ish small pieces in the bowl), I would at least expected chunks of tender meat at least.
If I'm being honest though, the part of my meal I enjoyed the most was the chai--the small but wonderfully spiced and lightly sweet cup of milky, creamy goodness was the perfect kick-off to my dinner. I tried to sip it slowly but its deliciousness did not leave self control as an option. The hot and sour soup I ordered as a comforting side was great as well, with your typical thick, cornstarchy restaurant consistency and packed full of veggies and swirls of egg. It was super salty, perhaps too much so for most, but I'm a salt fiend and didn't mind one bit.
Don't a grand ambiance at Subba--it's your typical, bare-boned Asian eatery, and our one server took care of the entire, sparsely populated, dining room, but the food does come out quickly and satisfies a curry craving. Not sure it's a repeat for me, but worth a try for something off the beaten path in Pittsburgh.
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