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Himalayan House Restaurant

4.4 (500 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Moderate noise
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Good for kids

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Mango Lassi
Tim Y.

Ordered take out from Himalayan House Restaurant on a recent trip to the San Diego area. Garlic cilantro naan - Finally, a garlic naan with real flavor! Unlike the many others that I've tried in the past that barely hint at garlic, this one was wonderfully garlicky. Just look at the visible pieces of actual garlic in my photo. Saag tofu - Saag tofu is an unusual and welcome option--it's typically saag paneer, a cheese I tend to avoid. They provided a very generous portion, and it paired perfectly with the included basmati rice and the garlicky naan. The Chicken Tikka Tandoori was outstanding! The chicken was flavorful, perfectly charred, and moist, and the portion size was massive. It filled up the entire togo container. Mango Lassi is our standard order, and this one was a winner! It had a wonderful, fresh taste, clearly made in-house rather than poured from a jug or premade. All the food was packed securely, neat, and included utensils for us.

The sizes of what we got. We got daal, chicken tika and I can't remember the other one my husband got.
A J.

The service was not bad. The time it took to receive the food took a while. I was highly disappointed in the serving size. We spent $70 for 3 things! And the sizes were so tiny it was NOT worth the price! I don't think I will be back. It's not worth the prize. It also lacked flavor we asked for medium spice it had no spice and it just needed more flavor the seasonings were off. Don't waste ur time go somewhere else.

Yukari N.

All foods we ordered weee so delicious!! We ordered too much foods. Butter chicken was very creamy and sweet. Himalayan vi was very flavorful and good amount of spices. People work there were nice. They do Military discount which is nice There was a small TV. It showed Indian TV or movie but I didn't hear anything. It may no sound. It is a casual restaurant. I recommend this place.

Paneer Tikka Masala
Shannon M.

Feeling super bummed because I ordered for pick up, came all the way home to Tijuana to find I did not receive the rice that comes with my meal. :( very expensive dinner for just paneer with sauce and garlic naan and not even any rice :( hoping someone can reach out and make it right!

Lamb Saag with Butter Naan plus Lentil Soup
Rhona Cristy L.

While waiting for traffic to abate, loved eating Lamb Saag w/ Butter Naan and Lentil Soup. Well balanced flavors and attentive staff! Loved the calming music in the background too. So nice to find this gem around at the end of a workday.

Goat stew
Steph S.

Family dinner but they didn't want to do family style. Personally, this is a perfect place for family style. Lots of items ordered but pics are of the garlic cilantro naan, sweet naan, goat curry, chai, and mulligatawny soup. They also give you a cup of lentil soup with each main dish. The lentil soup was tasty but on a bit of the watery side. The mulligatawny soup, chicken and lentils, was delicious. I just wish they didn't use precooked chicken from the tandoor oven. The savory naan could've used just a tad more time in the oven. What surprised me was the sweet naan. It made for a nice dessert too at the end of the meal. My hubby put some raita on it and liked that combo. Their chicken monos were nicely seasoned and juicy. They give you some Himalayan sauce to go with it, gave it a nice little tang. My hubby's goat curry was medium spicy and it had a good little kick. The only thing about goat is you are contending with lots of bones. It was a cool evening so I was excited to have their chai. Unfortunately, it was watery and not very spicy at all. I love a real chai with a good kick to it. We will go again and I will probably try a lamb dish next time.

44. Butter Chicken  chicken vindaloo  garlic naan  2. Vegetables Samosa (2 Pieces)

I come here all the time, always so so delicious and fast. They're super consistent. My go to is the samosas, chicken tikka masala and garlic naan. It's the best indian place i've been to in the area. The service is also great, we usually have the same waitress she's super nice! Fantastic place super recommend!!

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Michael B.

Nothing about this place really stood out to me. The location was a 3. The atmosphere was a 2. The service was a 2. The food if it was amazing could have bumped it up but it was barely a 2. I left very unimpressed, hungry, and disappointed. My taste buds were not engaged in any complex flavors. I guess it's "good" because there's not a lot of options in the city. Came here on a Saturday evening around 4pm. It looked like they were cross training someone at the register. But both looked bored and like they didn't want to be there or talking to us. The only greeting I got was "what do you want?" I ordered the Paneer Korma and Mixed Tandoori. Overall. Not impressed with the flavor profile. 2 stars.

44. Butter Chicken 2. Vegetables Samosa (2 Pieces) 8. Mulligatawny Soup

Has a nice ambience and kind employees. I ordered the Butter Chicken and Mulligatawny Soup with a side of garlic naan and it was absolutely delicious and had great taste. We were so hungry we forgot to take a picture before we devoured the meal but I assure you it all looked amazing

Butter chicken

Very good and tasteful food, definitely tastes of high quality, recommend to anyone trying to try south asian cuisine. Definitely a good place to try it. Would love to come back, and I will. Staff very friendly and nice aswell. Seating feels comfortable and cozy, overall recommend this place a l

I left a $20 tip asked for their go to meal, I could care less about the price dude gives me this maybe because he didn't like me.

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The curry is out of this world felt like a god of meals and the rice is nice also the mango chicken is so good it melts

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The food is amazing. Nothing else needs to be said. Only typing now cause yelp has a character requirement.

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3 months ago

First time here and will definitely come back. Great service delicious food.! I had the chicken tiki

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Was my go to place for Nepali food, wish they continued their lunch specials. They still have good food, would recommend

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Always the best Nepalese / Indian cuisine in town with a very reasonable price. My go-to whenever I crave Himalayan dish.

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6 months ago

Friendly staff and delicious food. We had cilantro garlic naan, lamb tikka masala and chicken korma. Very flavorful. Will be back soon

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6 months ago

Excellent food! They also donated to a recent fundraiser at Sweetwater Woman's Club.

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The best indian food we love to get the butter chicken and saag aloo along with the samosas. Never disappoints!!

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1 year ago

Delicious Himalayan food. I order for pick up. Everything is hot and made to perfection. Leftovers are fantastic too.

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Ask the Community - Himalayan House Restaurant

Is there a lunch buffet?

No but they do have good lunch specials.

I came here at 11:30am on Monday 12/13 and the place was locked up no one inside, have you guys closed down?

According to their website (https://www.himalayanrestaurantsd.com/), they are closed on Mondays. The Yelp hours should be updated to reflect this.

Did this restaurant close down? I called today and was told they closed down a month ago?

No. I ordered here today. 6/11/21. They don't pick up there phone it seems though. I ordered online direct through their website for pickup. Food was great as always.

Will they be re-opening indoors since it is allowed as of 8/31?

I called yesterday and they were still offering takeout only. Restaurant did NOT provide estimated date which dine-in would be offered.

Is this open for take-out during the corona virus outbreak or closed? they are not answering their phone. Just found out chula vista is closed for 2 weeks but they have other locations open including la mesa where you can still order.

I called a week and a half ago and they said they were open for delivery but that could have changed since then.

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