Everest on Grand
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$$ - average
Tibetan, Nepalese
Nepalese and Tibetan food
This restaurant is run by a Nepalese family, and also serves some Tibetan dishes. It's a small place, and can often get crowded at night, so be prepared for a short wait.
On weekdays, they offer a lunch buffet which is extremely veg*n friendly, as half the food offered is always vegetarian, and most, if not all, of the vegetarian offerings are vegan.
- Buffet
- Outdoor Seating
Added by Dave Rolsky on Oct 31 02 (updated Jul 27 05)
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The food was very good and the staff was very helpful as far as figuring out what was vegan and whatnot. I ate the veggie momo, veggie pakora, and the kabuli chana. Though the other dishes were good, I found the kabuli chana to be excellent and a little more flavorful.
I needed something to eat on Grand Ave. while doing some Christmas shopping a few weeks ago. I stepped out of the snowy weather and into this little gem, and found myself with excellent tea (Kaalo Chiya) and buffet. I don't recall the names of everything I had. Pakora, a rice dish, potatoes, vegetables, excellent spices. Most of the items on the buffet were vegetarian. We've ordered the vegetable momos from the menu and recommend them highly.
Only drawback is the price. Would have rated it excellent otherwise.
I went here tonight with a few friends, and the four of us had a great vegan meal. We got two full orders of the vegetable momos because they were so delicious! We also ordered the Kabuli chana (garbanzo bean curry), Katahar (jackfruit), and the Ramtoria (Bhindi) (okra). All three were delicious and very well-spiced. We ordered all three with a medium spice level which was perfect, but the okra dish seemed to be spicier than the rest of the dishes. The service was definitely a little slow because the restaurant was full, but I will definitely be back here soon! Yum!
Fantastic!
Service can be a little spotty, but once the food arrives it doesn't really matter. They have carry-out as well. By far the best vegetarian restaurant in St. Paul.
This continues to be my favorite Asian restaurant. There is no comparison to their quality versus most local Indian restaurants. All of the vegetables are fresh - nothing canned or frozen. The weekday brunch is the best in town and for $9 with tax is worth every penny. They always have a vegan soup, appetizer, 3-4 vegan entrees, small salad bar, and achar (chutney). Evenings are good too but more expensive and very busy on weekends.
I meant to write the review last week. I didn't, and since then I've lost a lot of the details. However, I can say that the momos (dumplings) are excellent, and the samosas are really great, too. I got the chau chau (I think) and it was good, although it was a bit spicy. That's probably my own fault, for ordering a "mild+" I like that they have levels between mild and medium and medium and hot, but if you have a tough time with spice, stick to the mild. Don't even try and be tough.
The green jackfruit dish is good - jackfriut is a little sweet with a mushroom-like texture.
I ate here last night. It was really great. We did have to wait for a table, but it was definitely worth the wait. I had the Katahar curry (young jackfruit buds cooked with tomato, onion, and spices) and my dining companion had Ram-toria Bindi curry (fried okra sauteed with potato and herbs). I ordered mine "medium" and my dining companion ordered theirs "mild". Both were really, <i>really</i> good. I can't wait to go back.
The food during dinner is always really really good. I can't remember the names of everything, but I have not eaten anything I did not thoroughly enjoy, and I've been there many times. The spices are just amazing.
I went to the lunch buffet once. While it was nice that they had veggie items available, all of the food was cold or lukewarm. The service was awful, my water glass was empty on the end of the table for a VERY long time, and there were only three other people eating.
But my horrible lunch experience does not outweigh the goodness of the dinners I've had. Lots of interesting dishes. And the staff is very helpful in finding out what is vegan and what is not, and they understand what vegan means.
This place is amazing! I absolutely loved the food. The staff was super friendly. I really like the atmosphere. They have a lot of vegan/vegetarian options.
Good food, and friendly staff. The lunch buffet always has 2 veg dishes + appetizers and salad fixings. Note that the yellow rice with veggies in it (can't remember the name, but they always have it at the buffet) has butter in it. The buffet is a little more than I'd like at $9 ($11 on the weekends), but the food is quite good.
Mmmm Yummy!!! Many, many good things to be found here, even the simplest of thier dishes (daal) is fabulous. Thier menu is interesting and varied enough that even your carnivorous friends will enjoy, however this might not be the place for you if you can't handle a little spice in your food.
As previously said, the lunch buffet is very vegan friendly. The staff is knowledgeable about ingredients and seems genuinely happy to discuss this with you. I eat here at least a couple of times a month.
They keep the water coming but are consistantly slow with the check. So if you're in a rush be sure to just go up to the counter.
The food here is consistently good, and they have a great selection of dishes. Nepalese food is fairly similar to Indian food, and the Nepalese curry dishes on the menu are all delicious. The momo (steamed dumplings) are great appetizers, as are the samosas. They also offer a Tibetan stir-fried noodle dish that is quite tasty as well. The lunch buffet is a great deal, given how vegan-friendly it is.
Very tasty and veg/vegan-friendly as others have stated.
Have been for dinner and it was delish. If you have an eating partner, the COMBO MEAL is a good deal--like 17.80 (or something close to that) and you get 2 vegetarian curries (you pick), daal (a lentil type soup), the potato salad type thing (can't remember what it is called-but it is delicious!), rice, and dessert...enough of everything to have left-overs. The dessert was the only thing that I wouldn't want again, as, although it was tasty, like a funnel cake, it is most obviously not healthy at all--loads of sugar and deep fried! Perhaps this can be substituted, I am going to ask about this next time...
Also, if you like spicy food, they pull it off very well. Don't be brave and go for spicier than you think you can handle because it will probably be too spicy...you can always get hot sauce on the side (which is very tasty but VERY hot) if it isn't spicy enough...but it probably will be.
The momos are amazing too and the naan is good as well. I am not a naan expert (by any means) but this one is sweeter and softer than what I've had before--to add, as you might expect, the naan has milk in it.
Anyway, very good, and if you like this but are closer to the Seward neighborhood, the Himalayan is another delicious Nepalese restaurant!