Himalayan Restaurant
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$$ - average
Nepalese
A Nepalese restaurant in the Seward neighborhood
Himalayan Restaurant is a Nepalese restaurant on Franklin Avenue. The menu includes appetizers such as veggie dumplings, pakora lentil pancakes, and samosas. They also have soups, salads, bread, desserts, and a section of vegetarian entrees.
Almost all of the vegetarian entrees are vegan, except for those with cheese.
They offer a lunch buffet from 11-2:30 each day which is mostly vegan.
Use exit 235A from 94, turn south on 25th Ave. Turn right (West) on Franklin Avenue and it's just two blocks! Look for the red awning.
- Buffet
- Quiet
Added by bethany88 on Jun 2 (updated Jul 6)
Reviews
The momos are really good!
This restaurant is not only delicious but very vegetarian, in particular vegan, friendly. Try the veg momos for an appetizer, you will be very happy you did...Also, the owner and staff are wonderfully nice and very helpful.
There are no more words needed for this place...it is simply spectacular. It is still somewhat new so I def. recommend supporting it so it can stay in business--it would be a tragedy to lose this place.
I love this restaurant! I asked them right away about vegan options and they were very understanding and helpful. I have since brought many of my friends and family to the restaurant and even the most picky eaters have enjoyed it. One of the servers remembers me by name every time I go back, which is great. Once, when a spice intolerant friend felt her curry was too hot, they brought her a new dish immediately at no charge.
I have so far enjoyed both of their soups, their fried veggies, and a few of their curries. The naan is also good.
I just ate here for the first time and really enjoyed it. We tried the pakora, kothe (fried dumplings) and some curry dishes. All of them were very good, especially the kothe.
My wife got the buffet, which she really enjoyed.
The servers were quite helpful and seemed to know what vegan meant, which made ordering simple. They also mentioned that they've just updated their menu to add a few new vegan options.
I went here for the first time yesterday. I loved the kothe (fried dumplings), which were delicious, especially with the tomato-cilantro sauce on the side. Our main courses, bhanta aaloo (eggplant curry) and kataar aaloo (jackfruit curry) were both delicious---the sauces were light, fresh and not oily, and the addition of fresh tomatoes and green onions made the flavors come alive.
The kitchen also accommodated our request for tandoori roti (which is not on the menu, but is a vegan version of naan).
I was especially pleased to see jackfruit curry on the menu, which is a rare and unusual item---jackfruit looks similar to chicken and has an airy texture; but it's light and absorbs the flavors around it like tofu. It's a natural, unprocessed mockmeat, in a way. I've only eaten jackfruit on rare occasions in India, so it was a surprise and delight to see it on a menu in the Twin Cities!
Portion sizes were large and excellent for the price (most dishes are around $10). Namaste Cafe on Hennepin offers similar food at the same prices, but they have much smaller portions than Himalayan.
Service was friendly, but the wait for the food was long. That said, the quality of the meal was high. If Himalayan adds a few more vegan dishes and also creates a large, fresh chai menu like Namaste, I'll have a new favorite Nepalese restaurant in town.