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Himalayan Palace Restaurant

4.5 (360 reviews)

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Quiet
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Masala Chai Tea
Clare P.

This place hands the best dhal you will ever find in san diego -Great curry goat and naan is on point! Customer service is outstanding and Mr. Mandal was such a wonderful waiter -I am very pleased with this restaurant I will be returning ps...Get the hot Chai tea -Masala one

Neville S.

This place was fantastic. The indoor decor represents a lot of the culture of Nepal. Playing on a loop on monitors were videos of the landscapes and local towns of Nepal, including Kathmandu. Each booth has its own theme/flavor which makes it even more interesting. Food is delicious. Spicy level is perfect (waiter asked multiple times if we really wanted 8/10 for spicy because nobody ever asks for that kind of heat). Chicken tikka masala was the best. They have some good lunch specials which allows you to sample a variety of different dishes for about $13. Will definitely visit again and I recommend this place to anyone who loves the Asian culture and delicious authentic food!

Indian beer!
Jason B.

I swear I've been here before, but never reviewed this joint. Ordered an Indian beer to start, and then 3 main dishes, which came with rice or naan. Food was great, the chicken tikka masala was my favorite, but the korma and curry were good as well. Ambiance is strip mall supper club, service was prompt and helpful, and prices were slightly above portion size... good joint, I'll be back!

Lentil soup
Jacob N.

Delicious food in a quiet and comfortable setting. Himalayan Palace offers a wonderful lunch special where you can pick two types of curry, with soup, naan and rice pudding for 13.95. A nice treat for those with a bit of a craving for Indian food at lunch.

Lunch Special
Sydni S.

I was looking for a restaurant with a lunch special and came across himalayan palace and I'm so glad I did! the special was a great deal and let me try a few different dishes. they were all really good and the service was great too.

Butter Chicken & Garlic Cilantro Naan
Juliana W.

This was easily the best Indian food I've had in a LONG time. The service was incredible, they were attentive and friendly. The garlic cilantro naan was delicious and paired beautifully with the main dishes. We ordered butter chicken which was rich and robust with flavor - probably the most delicious butter chicken I've had. The lamb curry was complex, flavorful and savory. I cannot wait to go back! The desire was traditional and quaint. Incredibly pleased with the whole dining experience. (I also loved the 7 dollar glasses of house wine)

Himalayan Veggie Samosa
Sheila C.

Went in for an early dinner. I believe we were the only customers in the restaurant when we arrived. The food was good, but the service was super slow and they forgot part of what we ordered. The servers never came back to check on us and we had to wait quite awhile to flag one down.

Chana Masala
Molly G.

This has been my go to spot for Indian food for the past few months. Everything I've tried so far is delicious! I love the chicken masala, it is so creamy and packed with flavor. I live for the naan and will sometimes order two just to have more leftovers. Great place, definitely try it and I'm sure it'll become one of your go tos too!

Eunice H.

Best place to get your Himalayan/Nepalese food fix! We were blown away by how delicious everything was here! We ordered 1) chicken tikka masala- perfectly balanced in its flavors with such a savory, rich base of sauce. We used the naan to soak up the sauce. 2) garlic cilantro naan- amazing. Crispy on the edges, but chewy on the insides. A must get with your meal 3) mixed tandoori- this dish came out sizzling with an assortment of lamb, salmon, chicken atop grilled vegetables. Absolutely loved the marinade on the meat and the veggies soaked up all that yummy flavor. 4) mango lassi- so creamy, smooth, and the mango really popped through the yogurt base. Perfect to wash down the spicy food, a true palate cleanser. 5) 911 hot sauce- loved this bright, punchy, spicy sauce- I added it to everything and it definitely burns in the best way possible! The restaurant itself is super clean and warm with a friendly, helpful staff. Free parking with plenty of available spots!

Caroline Z.

Chicken Momo, Butter Chicken, Butter Naan This was excellent! The butter chicken was flavorful and filling, the chicken super tender. The Naan was classic and great. The chicken momo I quite enjoyed but it didn't amaze me; just a solid dish. I didn't think the sauce that came with the chicken momo was very flavorful, so I dipped the chicken momos in my Butter Chicken sauce instead, and that tasted great.

Chicken Momo
Mara M.

Yum!!! Very solid food here. We ordered takeout and everything was prepared by staff and ready on time, restaurant looked cute and would eat in another time. The garlic naan, chili chicken, chicken tikka masala and momos were all really good! Would definitely recommend and come back!

Mango lassi (free when you check in)
Curt T.

This place was pretty good. The butter chicken sauce was very flavorful and creamy. The paneer chili perfectly spicy. I did add more spice to it but was very delicious. The mango lassi drink that was free in check in was delicious although sweet and sugary. The naan bread was very good. Is be back

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Myphuong L.

We came on Christmas Day observed. It wasn't our first choice. It was the only one opened after checking out three other locations in the area. So we're thankful that this place opened and the food was pretty good. Just wished their spice level matched their hotness. -Vegetable momo (10 for $10.95) - steamed dumplings served with Himalayan sauce. This sauce is so good! -Vegetable samosa (2 for $6.95) - large deep fried puff pastry with tamarind. -Vegetable pakora ($5.95) - deep fried potatoes, spinach, vegetables served with mint chutney. -Navaratma korma ($15.95) - vegetable korma. Really good and creamy spices. -Veg Thali (($18.95) - This came with a plate of everything even dessert. Rice, tarka daal which is a lentil curry, mixed vegetable curry, raita which is like a yogurt mix as a salad or a dip, and pudding for dessert. Also dal soup. Overall, food was great and so was service except the veg thali came with butter naan and we never received it. We had ordered cilantro garlic naan and didn't noticed until I was boxing the left overs. They no longer serve All You Can Eat.

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Great food after a long hike! We had tandoori salmon, sag panner and okra. Thanks Mandal for being a great server!

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service is excellent thanks to Mandal for making me feel welcome. The food is amazing and served very quickly. I will come back for sure.

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Daily Lunch special, is that for Saturdays and Sundays as well?

Yes

Is the buffet open? FYI Chinese buffet restaurants are open :(

No. Even indoor dining can be spotty particularly with Indian cuisine. When I inquired the various owners say that they need more employees to open indoor. Perhaps on June 15th. We'll see. Until then get it to go like I do.

Does their lunch buffet have tandoori chicken?

It did when we went, but a few other dishes did change so you may wish to ask them directly for a given day.

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Taste of the Himalayas

Taste of the Himalayas

3.9(514 reviews)
3.7 mi•Hillcrest
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We were stumbling around in the mind boggling LaJolla Village traffic and happened upon this strip…read moremall, thank goodness, which held a number of good looking options for our dinner. Taste of the Himalays with its South Indian food won our discussion of where to go. The place has an inviting aroma of spices. We sat on the sunset-glazed patio instead of in the very dark dining room. Our dinner arrived quickly and so many takeout clients' delivery people indicated the popularity of the food. My aloo paratha, a potato-stuffed bread was so delicious alongside a flavorful chicken biryani. It was just what I needed! Having lived in India for three years a long time ago, this cuisine is most definitely my favorite. My husband chose a beautiful shrimp vindaloo which was served with rice, and he loved the samosas which are quite large. We split a Taj Mahal beer- a perfect outdoor experience. Be sure to visit between 3-5 pm for we also had happy hour discounts as promised taken from the bill. Should we find ourselves here in the future, we'd love to try more delicious creations!!

Great variety of dishes. I love that they ask your spiciness preference. Hint: zero means zero…read moreand dishes with zero were really bland. I don't like my food hot at all and 3 to 4 was very good for me. Decor is really nice with brick walls and a nice patio. Service was very slow for the place being not busy at all. Plenty of parking on the front and back street.

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Taste of the Himalayas - View of the bar / front desk

View of the bar / front desk

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Taste of the Himalayas - Wine

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Bhojan Griha - 58. Lamb Kadai

Bhojan Griha

4.6(410 reviews)
1.4 mi•Old Town
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I did a pick up order of the Chicken Butter Momo and the Cilantro Naan and it was delicious. Next…read moretime I will go straight for a regular order of Chicken Butter because the sauces is absolutely flavorful. Pick up was super quick and the lady who checked me out was friendly. I will definitely come again with friends and sit in their patio. My photo is half the order, I plated my leftovers :)

The ambiance was instantly noticed, it seems very local and it felt like I was back in India but…read morealso had Nepal parts, it smelled like incense when we were in there and the place was built with this clay look The service was quick to get seated, there was only one lady there but there was only one other couple there, the food took 20 minutes for a lot of food, so cannot complain at all The lentil soup is really good, it's not whole lentils they're like ground and uneven texture which i love, very rich and flavorful The Chana masala is reallly good, incredibly flavorful, the onions are soft and there is potato mixed in with it, amazing surprise I love potato curry this made me incredibly happy- I also got spice level 9/10 because I love spice and it actually was a good level of spice This was my first time trying momo, we got the vegetable but it was an interesting flavor jump from the Chana masala, the inside of the dumpling was soft veggies and it was alright, not very flavorful and the sauce was what carried it, but not in a great way at least for me, very bright like a cilantro citrus zest but different, my family also did not like it The murgh curry was interesting, again mixed with potatoes but the curry taste was a tiny bit bland, still good but when in comparison to the Chana masala. This could be because it didn't have the same spice though, it wasn't sweet nor spicy. The chicken was very tender and no complaints there. The chicken tikka masala was great, not sweet at all not super spicy but a great level honestly, everything was at spice level 9 and I think it was all good but Chana masala had a bit of kick The paneer was veryyy creamy and quite sweet, I honestly did not really like it it was a weird sweet to me but it depends on your taste, my dad liked it and my mom did not Overall I would come back knowing exactly what dishes I want now, maybe I am bias because I am Indian and the dishes that had more Nepal influence or weren't like exactly Indian food did not taste as good to me, but normally I am not that picky of an eater.

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Bhojan Griha - Restaurant

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Bhojan Griha - Appa 1. Fresh Vegetable Samosa; Red Wine

Appa 1. Fresh Vegetable Samosa; Red Wine

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Mango lassi

Taste Of The Himalayas -Point Loma - Vegetable Coconut Curry

Taste Of The Himalayas -Point Loma

4.0(1.4k reviews)
0.6 mi•Midway
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The good: We…read morearrived on Friday evening around 6:45. The dining room was quite busy. We waited for a few moments by the entrance, and then we were seated at a two top next to the raised tables on the carpet. We ordered samosas, Naan, Chicken Saag & Mango Chicken. Dal: We were gifted two small cups of dal (lentil soup) with fresh cilantro. It was not as flavorful as it has been in the past, so we added salt and pepper, and that brought it to life. Samosas: Delicious! They were on the smaller side, but the tamarind sauce was delightful. - $4.99 Garlic & Cilantro Naan: Great and reasonably priced - $3.99 Chicken Saag - Spice level 4 - pretty hot, very tasty. Chicken and spinach in a rich sauce. - $15.99 Mango Chicken - Spice 4 - pretty hot, slightly sweet sauce and very flavorful chicken. - $15.99 Basmati rice: fine :) Glass bottles of water were placed on the table immediately, and when we finished one, another one was brought over right away. We appreciated this! There is plenty of parking in the lot. The could-be-better: The service was rather uneven today because there were only two waiters for the whole dining room and they had to seat folks, bus tables, handle to-go orders, and wait on tables. They definitely need more staff on weekends. As a result, the service came across as a bit gruff and harried. Our table near the carpeted seating areas was a little too small for all of the dishes, and when our used dishes were not taken off of the table, it was quite crowded. Additionally, when families arrived who needed to sit at the tables on the carpet, we were surrounded by people taking their shoes off, and it felt awkward and uncomfortable for a few minutes. We were just about done with our food when the families arrived, so we left shortly afterward, but it could be a bit much if we were there longer. There should be a "please wait to be seated" sign by the front door so customers don't walk into the restaurant and stand around by the desk, and crowd the folks who are already seated in the dining room, or worse, pounce on a table that someone else is waiting for. Overall: The food here is good and reasonably priced. I will probably opt for take out more often than I dine in going forward (just to avoid the crowds), but I will be back. This restaurant feels authentic and genuine, and I like supporting family-owned businesses whenever possible. Mahalo!

Came here on a weekday evening , it was not busy with only one other group dining at that time…read more Looks like there's 2 dining areas with one side being closed. Food was just okay. Flavors were actually quite mild overall. We also ordered cheese naan, but there was hardly any cheese in it. Prices were comparable to other similar restaurants, but my family and I were a bit underwhelmed. One man doing everything in the dining area, taking orders, serving, pick up orders. He definitely got busy with people left waiting.

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Taste Of The Himalayas -Point Loma - Other dining room Mar 17, 2025

Other dining room Mar 17, 2025

Taste Of The Himalayas -Point Loma - Vindaloo and Tiki Masala

Vindaloo and Tiki Masala

Taste Of The Himalayas -Point Loma - Nice inside Mar 2025

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Nice inside Mar 2025

Himalayan Yak & Yeti - Chicken Korma - @rayz

Himalayan Yak & Yeti

4.5(402 reviews)
9.6 mi
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My boyfriend and I have been coming to this restaurant for months now because it's our favorite…read moreIndian food in the area. Honestly, I don't know what changed, but whoever was the opening kitchen shift today (August 13th), you need to know that it was the BEST meal we've received from Y&Y. So much so that I actually had to come to Yelp and leave a review, it was that good. Usually our dishes would come with so much oil that we would have to drain off the excess; not today. Today's dishes were not only cooked beautifully with spices in it that I had never even tasted in the dish before, but there was no layer of oil that our food would have been swimming in. It was wonderful I usually get the vegan chana masala and sometimes in the past it would taste like there may have been some sort of butter in it (or perhaps ghee) and maybe whoever was cooking it didn't know not to use it, but this time around it didn't give me that taste and actually tasted dairy-free, which put my mind at ease. All-in-all, we will be coming back and hoping we get this cook again because it was just so so good

I ordered to go so can't rate the dining experience, only the food I ordered. I got the mutter…read morepaneer and veggie samosas which came with rice. My husband got the chicken tikka masala, with garlic naan and a mango lassi. The mutter paneer tasted under seasoned with no distinct flavor, the paneer felt like didn't absorb any seasonings at all. So not bad but not something I would reorder. The samosas were good. I tasted the curry sauce from the chicken tikka masala and that had much better flavor. Both were heavy (butter/heavy cream based). The mango lassi was surprisingly the most balanced I ever had. They are usually over sweet but this one was just right. If I return I would order something different.

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Himalayan Yak & Yeti - Inside

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Himalayan Yak & Yeti - Lamb Tikka Masala - very good - @rayz

Lamb Tikka Masala - very good - @rayz

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Chicken Tandoori Tray

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