Tibetan Kitchen

07/07/08

Ok Experience

by papasmirk

My girlfriend and I were walking down 3rd Ave trying to find a place to have dinner. We saw the Tibetan Kitchen and decided to try the place. Her mother is vegetarian and figured it would be a nice place to taste test.

As a few people mentioned. The food wasn't too memorable. As Erik F. mentioned, we found it to be bland. The dumplings were good and with the added pepper sauce made it tasty.

I got the lamb curry and my girlfriend got the beef noodles. Once again we had to add some pepper sauce for additional flavor. We didn't have dessert because nothing really stood out.

We went there on a Friday night and the place was filled. There were a couple of large groups there that took up a lot of the staff's time. We felt a little ignored at times. Waiting awhile for our order to be taken. At one point a woman from another table went to the bar to refill her glass with water.

The staff was friendly but didn't have too much time because of the large groups. The food wasn't all that special. If you're vegetarian, this might be the place for you.

• Pros: Friendly Atmosphere, Neighborhood Restaurant
• Cons: Bland Food

05/23/08

Delicious, healthy fare

by west50s

I love this place because the the food has always been delicious no matter what we've tried, the decor is sumptuous and inviiting, and the service is attentive but not intrusive. Also, the menu is vegetarian friendly. Dishes that we've enjoyed are the glass noodles, curries and momos (dumplings). The juice drinks are also very refreshing (beet/apple/carrot, etc.). It's a great place to go if you live in the neighborhood or just want a casual, good value place to go with friends.

• Pros: Good food, good value, pleasing decor
• Cons: Not the place for you if you're looking for greasy comfort food

08/27/07

NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL

by anting

My friend and I went on a Sunday night and being unfamiliar with Tibetan cuisine, ordered the waitress's recommendations for the "tastiest dishes on the menu." The food was terrible! Both the beef and the chicken were overcooked -- surely that's not part of traditional Tibetan cuisine.

I shudder to think what the rest of the menu must be like if those are their best dishes.

• Pros: A/C on high
• Cons: The food

06/01/06

I love it.

by aguatriste

I feel so fortunate to have the Tibetan Kitchen in my neighborhood. I have always loved it from the first time I went there. I can only surmise that the people who have complained about the food / service in the other reviews do not really understand Tibetan food or Tibetan culture. The renovation is impeccable and the decorative painting is phenomenal. It only made a successful restaurant even better. The Dalai Lama oversees all from a small but focal shrine in the wall.

I am particularly fond of the Tibetan "stews". So simple, clean and pure. Not at all what someone who ordered a stew might expect. Open you mind and your taste buds. We have all been overstimulated and this is just the place to go to return to the basics of taste.

• Pros: food, service, atmosphere
• Cons: none

05/20/06

Authentic Tibetan food IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLEND

by yvetto

I don't understand people who say food is disgusting because it's blend. Tibetan food is supposed to be that way! That's the beauty of it. If your taste buds are used to General Tso's Chicken and Samosas this is not the place for you.

I live near by this place and stopped by several times. I have to admit at first when I tried their momo dumplings (thinking that I'd get something like Shanghainese juicy dumplings) I was very dissapointed. But then again, tibetan food is not supposed to be indian nor chinese. It's a whoe diff realm! My second time I found my favorite dish and I stick to it. Sometimes it's hard to stay open minded after one dissapointing meal, but it's worth the shot. For those of you who thought the meal was so blend, please go back and try their spicey chicken dishes. It's awesome.

• Pros: Food, Renovated place