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vegan-friendly
$$ - average
Nepalese
$$ - average
Nepalese
Nepalese food with some accidentally vegan options
This new Nepalese restaurant in Allston serves several accidentally vegan options, including curries like Tofuko Tarkari (tofu) and Pharsiko Tarkari (pumpkin). All entrees are served with white basmati rice.
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Buffet Sat. & Sun. 11:30-3 (no idea whether this is vegan-friendly or not)
Students receive 10% with valid ID
Directions:
Between Allston and Harvard Ave. on Brighton. A short walk from the 66 bus line or the B line stop at Harvard and Comm Ave.
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Added by ananimalfriendlylife.com on Sep 24 07 (updated Sep 24 07)
Mt. Everest is a surprisingly nice hole in the wall just West of Harvard Ave. on Brighton, right next to an Indian restaurant (Coincidence? Nepal is right next to India, and the food is generally similar).
I felt a tad underdressed for the decor, but we were warmly greeted and served. It was very quiet at this new restaurant, so hopefully the traffic picks up. I want to make sure this place sticks around so I can enjoy delicious entrees like the pharsiko tarkari, which is pumpkin sauteed in vegetable oil, ginger, garlic and spices, and coriander. It reminded me of baby food, but baby was it ever good. I wish I had saved some sukha rooti (whole wheat flat bread, the only vegan rooti from what I understood, as the others have dairy in them). I had finished that all up with the appetizer, which was pretty good, too. We ordered the Alu-dam, which are potatoes slowly cooked with a house tomato sauce, herbs and spices into what they called a "gravy," but don't be fooled - it's not a meat gravy!
I was less enamored with the aloo-taamaa entree, which consisted of bamboo shoots and potatoes cooked with Himalayan spices. I like bamboo, but these were longish strips of bamboo cut along the "grain," so that the stringiness comes through, which I've never noticed with bamboo cut into "coins."
In the middle--good, but not exciting--was the tofuko tarkari, a tofu dish cooked with mixed vegetables, seasoned with soy sauce. A solid entry, but I kept going back for more pharsiko tarkari. With so few options, I'm not sure I'll be back real soon. But, as we head into Fall here, that pumpkin curry is going to tempt me back out, and then I'll try the other 2 or 3 vegan options on the menu.
It's definitely worth your time to check this out if you're going to be in the area and want to try something a little different.