Nepali Kitchen and Bar

Stopped on our way back to NYC from Ithaca. Everything was incredibly tasty. It’s a little bar/restaurant within a convenience store. If I lived nearby I’d come for cheap drinks and momo on the regular.

I've been here once and would like to visit again soon. It was a very interesting experience with some tasty food, though kind of awkward. This restaurant is actually inside of a little bodega. There's a bar in a side room that's prettysmall (but kinda cozy) and a small dining room in the back. You order your food at the checkout register of the store, which feels a little weird. The person manning the register was very nice, but because of the convoluted setup and maybe language barrier, I'm not entirely sure I understood everything he said. I'd highly recommend checking out the menu online so you know what you want ahead of time, though it seems that the actual menu is a bit larger than the one listed on Google Maps. There's not a lot of explanation of what everything is, so looking it up before visiting helped a bit. I ate in the dining room. Very cold, dimly lit, some of those legal gambling machines. I didn't exactly hate it, but I could see how it could put someone off. I'd rather sit at the bar next time. Also, though the store sells a good variety of canned and bottled beer, Pennsylvania's Kafkaesque alcohol laws mean you can't just buy a beer and have it with your food in the dining room: you'd either have to eat at the bar and drink from a limited selection or just get your food as takeout and drink your beer at home. The food itself was pretty good. I had the momo and some sort of soup. The momo are a little like the potsticker dumplings you'd find at a Chinese restaurant, but the dipping sauce was a spicy, sort of creamy sauce instead of the soy sauce-based dip you'd find at a Chinese place. The soup was also pretty good, though I would've preferred eating it with chopsticks rather than a fork and spoon. I have a couple criticisms. More signage could help people understand what's going on with the ordering and seating situation. More menus (I only saw two and there were three of us) with maybe some explanations on them would be nice. The food also took a bit longer to come out than I expected. I felt like my food got cold too fast because of the chilly ambient temperature in the dining room. That's a decent amount of criticism, but I really do recommend people check the place out, especially if you can do takeout (or maybe if you visit during the warmer months).

The food was great. If anyone is interested in either trying out an authentic Nepalese food for the first time or get that homemade Nepalese food taste, then please drop by to have your palates excited. You will definitely not regret at all if you are a foodie like me .

I found this place on google maps looking for new Restaurants to try since it had great reviews I went ahead and order !! the pork momo was really good and the barbecue pork as well of the pork lo mein but the rice was not my favorite but that it’s just me I can eat too spicy food it was hot 🥵 I was not ready …it didn’t taste bad it just I can’t handle the heat 🤦🏻‍♀️ the location it’s really clean and staff it’s really friendly they also have a great parking area very easy to find this place I will try again!!!!

Great experience! Food was delicious and prepared in good time, the women who work there know what they are doing! We had the pork momos, and chicken thupka and pork thupka- wonderful, fresh, and hearty! The drinks were nice too. The owner Karna was very friendly and generous. Definitely recommend, and will return!