Tibetan Dumpling Cafe

Food was pretty darn good! Having a second waitress or waiter would have been great though. It was a Wednesday for lunch, and they weren’t slammed, but between take out orders and the dining room, the waitress was literally running around.
Dumplings were very different, very good. But when they tell you that something is «just a little bit spicy», beware!

Brought my family here for my birthday that was paid for by my dear mother. I always try to be considerate when picking restaurants to whomever is paying since I have a large family. Well, this restaurant met that requirement and, more importantly, served one of the best Asian cuisines I have ever tasted. Their homemade dumplings and noodles served with savory broths and spices are amazing. Everyone at our table was quiet except for a few «mmmm» and «wow». Truly a great and low key kind of place that I highly recommend. Don’t expect anything fancy, just great food and good service. :)

If you have yet to discover Tibetan/​Nepali food, I urge you to come to this spot! Located a couple blocks off the 46^th St stop on the 7 train, it’s very easy to find. For a small spot, there are surprisingly a good number of tables inside. It accommodated our party of 20 and still had several tables for their other customers.
While the momos are supposed to be the star of the show (we had beef, chicken, and veggie– all good), I was more impressed with the entrees. Other orders included veggie springs rolls (also good), and aloo dum (potatoes –tasty), beef sukuti (dried beef salted with onion, garlic, tomatoes, ginger and spices– DELICIOUS), and panghu bhutan chicken (chicken gizzard pan fried with Nepali herbs and spices– also surprisingly yummy.) These were our apps. It was a great start to this meal.
Next came the Traditional Tibetan Shaptak which is stir fried sliced beef, onions, green and red peppers with Tibetan spices. It was served with a side of steamed Tibetan bread– tingmo. We had the goat curry (my favorite) with a side of rice, and Tibetan Style Cheley Khatsa–
Stir fried beef tongue, green and red pepper with special sauce. (That was ok.) There were also several orders of tripe going around that my dinner companions loved. (I’m just not a tripe-​girl.) If that wasn’t enough food, we also had several orders of the shrimp chowmein, which was fine, but nothing extraordinary. It very much resembles your neighborhood Chinese take-​out lomein.
I was a first timer experiencing the fine cuisine of Tibet. I was not disappointed, and cannot wait to go back. Their service is friendly, fast, and they handled our large party without a problem. Food came out quickly without any problems.

The taste of different spices accompany puffy breads and meat. A unique fare that’s affordable. Did not disappoint.

I’m a fan of momos.
So of course, I had Tibetan Dumpling Café bookmarked on my Unilocal account for months. I finally got to come to the café. I came for the momos, and so I ordered the veg momos.
Unfortunately, I didn’t like them! The dough was thick and the innards were unremarkable. But! The paneer chilli is amazing. Get it with the funky spongy bread Tingmo. I think it’s rice-​based. It taste like the outside of a steamed bun. It soaks the chilli very nicely. The thali is great for people who want to try more than one dish. You get about five dishes in a silver platter. It’s a Nepalese version of a Japanese bento box.
Come here for your Nepalese fix and try the Tingmo. Everything is very inexpensive so your wallet will be happy you came here too.

Great momos!

Having tried many different foods must say Tibetan is one of the best especially at this place. Good quality food all around especially the momos a must try beef or vegetable with some hot sauce here is delicious. Full of flavor with a friendly staff to go with it. The pan fried noodles here are also great. The meat entrees here are served with generous portions for you and a guest or even friends to share. I enjoy coming here and sure you will too. Parking is a little bit on the difficult side in the day but at night after 7 there are plenty may have to walk a block or two though.

Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff, great food! I had aloo dum (potatoes), tingmo (giant steamed bun), and veggie momos (Tibetan dumplings) — all healthy portions and good flavor.

Oh my gosh the chicken momos are sooooo delicious!
I ordered the vegetali and it came with a bit of very thing and the momo I ordered pan fried.
The momos: you could taste the seasoning in the chicken. The cilantro and lime and garlic…
The dhal, veg paneer, and some other vegan sides were so tasty! I didn’t quite know what to expect and I devoured every morsel!
I am looking forward to more!

A quiet place with very welcoming staff. Even on a Saturday evening the place was half empty.
I’m sorry to disappoint you, but I was not wowed by the sauce of the special C-​momos: the dumplings are very good, and the sauce very garlicky; however, the sweetness of it is a little off putting… kinda like ketchup.
Chicken gizzards: okish.
Pork chili: rather flavorful, but kinda plain.
Overall, nothing stood up to be fantastic, but for what they charge the food is decent.

Great selection of Tibetan food at extremely reasonable prices. I would recommend the special momo for something a bit different. The chicken momo were a bit doughy but still very good. Excellent butter tea as well.

Feeling particularly adventurous, the husband and I decided to try Tibetan food for the first time. While outside and peering into the restaurant, we were initially reluctant as it was empty (aside from one person waiting for takeout) at prime lunch hour on a beautiful weekend, as compared to the neighboring Filipino restaurant which was packed. We went in anyway. The first table we walked by was a designated cellphone charging station for the staff with 3 – 4 cellphones charging away. I cannot say I was not taken aback as I found it to be very weird, uninviting, and unprofessional, but the waitresses were mostly young girls so I can see why. We were seated immediately and served cold water.
We ordered a mango lassi, chicken lollipop, special c-​momo, and the beef thenthuk. I liked the mango lassi with its strong yogurt and mild mango flavors, not sweet at all. It can be heavy and filling, however. The chicken lollipop really wasn’t anything special, just your typical fried chicken served with sweet chili sauce. The winner here for me was the special c-​momo. It isn’t exactly #foodporn worthy since it was smothered with red sauce, looking all gross, but it was pretty good. The sauce appears to be tomato-​based and is not as overwhelming in taste as it may look. In fact, I thought special c-​momo really had a homemade feel to them and the beef had strong beef flavors which I appreciate. I was not fond of the beef thenthuk we ordered. The noodles appeared to be hand pulled and had a great texture to it which I enjoyed. However, the broth was very bland and the beef was tough and overcooked. We had to put a spoonful of chili peppers to make it somewhat more pleasing.
Overall I thought the food was decent enough that I would not give up on Tibetan cuisine just yet. Who knows, maybe I just ordered the wrong things. Either way I would not come back here, but I would definitely want to try other Tibetan restaurants.
More like 2.5 stars.

The aroma from the kitchen is quite intoxicating. Tasty and spicy. I like this place a lot. The momo are great. The pan fried noodles are super tasty. The service is friend but it’s also nice and simple. The location is probably the draw. Its just a little further the central business area. So the foot traffic comes a bit to a halt. I think they would do better if they were a bit closer. They have good spiciness to their food.

Step 1: Come here.
Step 2: Order lots of deliciousness, such as the «pork chilli» (stir-​fry of pork belly and crisp veggies with red chili pepper) and the «special c-​momo» (chicken or beef dumplings in a savory tomato stew).
Step 3: Make sure they give you the awesome «tingmo bread» — a steamed pull-​apart loaf that’s like a huge bao bun — for cradling and sopping up the previously described deliciousness.
Step 4: Pay your unbelievably small bill and leave.
Step 5: Once hungry again, repeat steps 1 – 4.

Two words: Delicious food! When I first came here, I didn’t know what to expect. I never tasted Tibetan food before so I don’t have a baseline to compare it with. Upon tasting the vegetable momos, I thought it tasted terrific.
I drew up a list of what I found amazing:
Vegetable pan fried noodles. It contained all the vegetables that I absolutely love: bok choy, carrots, broccoli, and snow peas.
The Aloo Gobi tasted fabulous.
I like the fact the prices didn’t break the bank.
The décor looked quaint.
The service rates an A+. I find the staff warm and friendly.
While eating lunch here, I noticed a steady stream of people coming in. The look like regular customers.
I highly recommend this place.

Came with friends for lunch on ⁶⁄₇. Service is friendly, albeit a little slow. No alcohol, but that is to be expected. Many different families, couples, friends, in a convivial environment. But how much do you care about that? I didn’t think so.
Momos — The chicken is more Chinese dumpling than Tibetan momo, wrapper-​wise, but perfectly acceptable. The fried beef was a much more interesting texture than most fried dumplings — think empanada more than dumpling, and piping (PIPING) hot. But the C-​momo is where it’s at. While the sauce could have been spicier, it’s very flavorful, peppery and tomatoey, and is really the only option you need, whether you go with beef or chicken.
Bread — you need bread. You always need bread, and the soft pillowy dough is great for mopping up your curry or extra c-​momo sauce.
Potato Curry — possibly the best dish we ordered. The potatoes were perfectly cooked, and the curry was JUST spicy enough to want to do oodles of bread mopping.
Paneer Curry — the paneer was a little out of place, rather over cooked (can paneer be too squeaky?), but the curry itself was good.
Chow Mein — needed more mein. Lots more mein. I want mein, not bean sprouts with a few noodles. GIMME DAT MEIN!
In all, a much needed Tibetan joint in Sunnyside (do not let the address fool you. It’s about 10 feet into Woodside), and roughly on par with the momo joints in JH and woodside. Great lunch spot.

While I would never claim to be fluent in or even know any words in the Tibetan language, I am pretty certain that «Momo «translates into «delicious dumplings «
I ordered two different kinds of Momo, one chicken and one beef. The beef Momo has a slightly thicker dumpling shell and has a delicious mixture of beef and spices inside the warm Chewy doughy shell.
The chicken Momo has a much thinner casing and is filled with ground chicken with notes of cumin and Curry.
Both are served with a spicy hot pepper dipping sauce. Can’t wait to go back and try some of the other menu items

One weekend morning, my party of three rolled into the Tibetan Dumpling Café with some pretty serious appetites) — we left feeling pretty stuffed and content and I felt pretty smug that this place was mere blocks from my home.
We had a bunch of different dishes, and I’d say, individually, that they ranged from three to five stars. If you don’t like very doughy dumplings, the momo is probably not for you (nor should you order any of the side breads/​rolls — tingmo and bhaklep), but trust me, the Special C Momo is hangover cure supreme and makes for a super filling meal. We did suspect that a large part of the sauce was comprised of ketchup, which made the dish very sweet, but it was a flavor I enjoyed. We also ordered the laphing (which seemed to me like a Sichuan dish I like but didn’t quite hit the mark), fried rice, the beef shapthak (yes! get this!), the gyathuk soup (not as flavorful as I would have liked), and the chicken lollipops; personally, I’d stick to the Tibetan/​Indian style things and not venture too far into the items that veer Chinese.
The front of house staff here is comprised of effortlessly cool teenagers who are also very friendly, attentive, and happy to explain things on the menu. I feel very #blest to live in a neighborhood with such an array of Himalayan food options, and I’ll definitely be back here for a fortifying meal again!

For my first time eating Tibetan Cuisine, I have to say try this place out for sure. The menu is quite extensive and had some of my favorite types of food.
a. Dining in — The place is rather small with about seating for 20 or so. If you go at peak times, be prepared to wait. We went at about 8:00 pm on a Saturday night when it rained all day, so there was a few spaces left. Expect a constant crowd.
b. Service — The service here is great. iF you are a first time Tibetan diner, just ask a ton of questions as they are very pleasant and very helpful!
c. Food — There was just two of us, so we had to be careful and at the same time, we had some really good stuff!
Chicken Lollipop — I always love this. Chicken wings where the meat and all is pushed up from the bottom of the bone to over the top part of the bone. Makes for an interesting way to eat chicken wings, all the meat is centered at the top and the taste is concentrated there too. Nice slight asian flavor, tangy and with a bit of spice. I enjoyed it and you get 5 pieces in the order.
Panghu Bhutan — What attracted me to this dish was that it was chicken gizzards pan fried with herbs and spices! I really enjoyed this and enjoy gizzards, so this was a win. Nice taste, texture and we ordered this spicy and it was totally not too bad!
Goat Curry — If you every had Rogan Josh, the goat had the consistency like this dish. The curry was much darker. Overall it was good and all the goat meat is on the bone, just the way I like it.
Special C Momo — Momo is their steamed dumpling. I wanted to order the basic steamed beef dumpling and the waitress commented that the Special C was steamed and then after that was sautéed in with vegetables. They give you lots of dumplings so this was a filling dish. I found that being sautéed was nice, however, I would have probably enjoyed the simpler steam version as it was better.
Bhaklep — This is a large pan fried bread, kind of thick that is cut up and used to sop up all the sauces and curry. I highly suggest you save room for this. Not too much in taste, but absorbs all the flavors very well. I enjoyed it very much.
GK says, check this place out for sure!

Yum yum yum! My bf and I went to this place for my birthday dinner and it was my first time having Tibetan food so I didn’t know what to expect. We ordered beef sukuti, pan-​fried chicken momos (Kothey), steamed beef momos, beef thenthuk, and beef chow mein.
The beef sukuti was deliciously spicy. From what I could tell and from what the menu said, this dish consisted of dried beef (almost like jerky), peppers, onions, and some Tibetan spices. Absolutely delish! (Though probably not for the spice-​intolerant since it had my bf a bit spiced out. I loved it though!)
The momos were great though I ended up preferring the steamed beef momos even though I was the one who ordered the pan-​fried ones; The beef filling was just much more flavorful than the chicken. The chicken filling tasted somewhat like Vietnamese spring rolls, probably because they mixed in some basil, cilantro, or celery. Without soy sauce, the chicken momos just weren’t seasoned enough; Aromatic, yes, but not savory enough. The beef momos, though, were perfect. The filling had the texture of ground beef but you could taste a multitude of flavors in the mix, probably some mushrooms and herbs and spices. Next time, I’m definitely getting pan-​fried beef momos.
The beef thenthuk was a soup noodle dish with hand-​pulled noodles, spinach, tomatoes, cilantro, mushrooms, and beef. The noodles were perfect! Just the right amount of chewiness while still being surprisingly thin (whoever the noodle-​pulling chef was, he/she’s talented!). The other ingredients were fresh and worked exceptionally well together. The broth was well-​seasoned and complex in flavor (not drowned in soy sauce or msg like most broths at Chinese restaurants). My only complaint is that the beef was a bit overcooked but that seems to be a general trend here so perhaps it’s the Tibetan way of cooking beef? I don’t know.
Finally, the beef chow mein: It was a mouthful of joy! Not too salty, not too oily, and so so much more than just one note, like most fried noodle dishes are, especially when they’re listed as «chow mein.» The vegetables all tasted fresh and perfectly cooked, not overcooked and wilted or charred. The beef was a bit overcooked but very flavorful. Whatever spices and oils they used in this dish, I want in my kitchen pantry! The only thing that made me sad about this dish was its name. When I think of «chow mein,» I think of fake chinese food. Granted, they probably dubbed this dish «chow mein» to avoid confusion among Westerners since «chow mein» has sadly come to mean «fried noodles» in America, but I still wish they would’ve named this dish properly.
Food: ⁴⁄₅ — Delicious! If you’re looking to try Tibetan food, you can’t go wrong with this place.
Service: ⁴⁄₅ — Attentive and friendly
Atmosphere: ⁴⁄₅ — Cozy, clean, intimate
Overall: ⁴⁄₅ — YUM!