Been going here for quite some time now so it's about time I review it properly and give this gem of a restaurant the recognition they deserve! What better way to start of 2022 am I right ?! Norling has some of the best momos Toronto has to offer and their food really does remind me of home. While I can't go visit Calcutta right now I can still hit up Parkdale for a little trip down memory lane for sure! Pictured here is my go to order whenever I visit: - Steamed beef momos - Pan fried chicken momos - Deep fried amdo momos All 3 types are sure to satisfy everyone's preferences, they're all SUPER juicy and delicious! I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for authentic momos. They also have a full Tibetan and Hakka style menu with many other items to try other than their momos, I've tried their gyuma before as well and licked my fingers (no joke). Gyuma is Tibetan style blood sausage and oh so yummy! Their prices are very reasonable and quantity is exceptional, definitely my kind of place. Check them out y'all :) read more

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My second time here, and this time it was because the nearby Himalayan Kitchen was full with at least a 45 minute wait. Unfortunately, Norling was a disappointment. It was relatively quiet - quieter than the last time I was here, which was mid week evening, around the same time (7ish). The yellow laphing was spicy, and tasty, and something we hadn't had before. The beef steamed momos were juicy and really bursting with flavour despite the simplicity. The sizzling chicken plate was really disappointing - bland with rubbery chicken. While the service was pleasant, and the menu felt more authentic than the nearby momo places; it was still disappointing. read more

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The two of us stopped by here during lunch hours and it wasn't as busy so we were seated right away. We ordered the lunch special and some momos, thinking that we will not be full after that. After seen the tingmo (steamed bun) come to the table, we knew we were going to be really full afterwards. And so we did end up being very full as we did try our best to finish the food but there were still some leftovers. Overall, taste was not bad but also not amazingly good. read more

Norling - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Trying out a new cuisine can be really tricky. The knowlege, level of service, and hospitality of the restaurant staff greatly influence the experience of the diner(s). No warm welcome not a smile nor a "hello", just "table for two?" Told the waitress this was our first time and asked for recommendations. Answers were short and dismissive. Ordered: - Beef Chilli (beef soft with a decent sauce and medium spice) which comes with rice and the following: - (Deep) Fried beef momo (dumpling) - outside nice and crisp but inside of dough was soggy and the ground beef tasted off - Tingmo - tastes like a delicious Chinese bao with soft layers that pull apart easily and is perfect to dip in any available sauce. - Coleslaw - good crunch but bland - Hot and sour soup -thin, flavorful and spicy - Chicken Thenthuk soup with hand pulled flat noodles. Chicken soup with soft noodle squares was bland even after adding salt, pepper and chili oil. - Cauliflower Salt and Pepper - they're dusted and deep fried. Great flavor, cauliflower is soft but edges are crispy. Gotta thank all the Yelpers for recommending this one. Once food was dropped off, they didn't come by to check on us. Had to flag them down for the check and then later for to-go containers. Lunch prices are very affordable but entrees are heavy on the carby side. Went to Himalayan Kitchen few doors down for some steamed beef momos and Tibetan tea, prices are similar but the difference in service is vast; Himalayan Kitchen staff are warm, friendly, accommodating and have no problem answering any and all questions. Not sure I'll be back, think I'll try out the many other Himalayan restaurants in the area first. read more

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My wife and I completely randomly landed here after pursuing her Dosa craving and finding a nearby South Indian place closed. In searching for an alternative dinner option, we landed at Norling. We actually ended up ordering a huge feast that we probably shouldn't have ordered but we weren't disappointed. The food here isn't stand-out amazing but there wasn't really a single complaint either. We would probably try this place again one day and even though I gave this place 3 stars, I'd really like to give it 3.5 stars as that would be more accurate. What holds this place back from a higher rating is that you can find better Tibetan food at other places within walking distance. Still, it's a solid place to have on your radar and you shouldn't be disappointed if you find yourself eating here. read more

Norling - Momo's and Sausage - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I love this place and their lunch options are very affordable but their condiments show no attention to cleaning my soya sauce is usually clogged That out of the way, please come 11am to 3pm for a Tibetan cheap eat treat like Thali or other dishes with salad and Tingmo (steamed twisted bread) they are very nice and attentive I sometimes run out of water read more

Norling - Hot and sour soup starter to lunch special - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Yummy Food, clean and decent ambience. We tried Veggie Chilly Garlic Fried Rice, Pan Fried Veggie Momo ( Kothay Momo), Veggie Manchurian. Veggie Manchurian was one of the best dish. read more

Good deals on lunch specials. Unfortunately one of my least favourite chili chicken dinners. Nice interior. read more

Norling - Parkdale - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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This place is definitely a food and not atmosphere kind of place. Came for the lunch special which is probably one of the cheapest things in the city that is still delicious! Ordered the steamed momos (beef dumplings), the manchurian tofu lunch special and some kind of garlic chicken lunch. The steamed dumplings were good, they had a doughey-er wrapper filled with beef. They came with a side chili sauce that was SPICY (and my spice tolerance is quite high). The lunch specials came with a soup (I had chicken corn...DELICIOUS), a fried momo (basically a deep fried bun with beef inside (AMAZING, I'd eat these until I exploded), side of rice and side of salad, and the main dish (the manchurian tofu or the garlic chicken thing...THE TOFU is AMAZING...ORDER THIS MEAL, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT). This has now become one of my go tos and I bring anyone who will come with me here! I will definitely be back to try it all! read more

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Excellent food experience. Very delicious Himalayan/Tibetan food. The buns were huge and yummy, delicious chili fish, momos, soups and mango lassie . Great prices. Food is what makes the place otherwise not too clean, small, staff friendly enough. read more

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There are very few foods I would qualify as crack - but one particular dish at Norling belongs in my personal crack category. We arrived on a Friday evening around 6:30 PM, and the place was filling up. Starving, we ordered right away: a) the beef momos pan fried, b) the beef chilly, c) the tsey khatsa, and d) one butter tea, to try. The beef momos were quite delicious, moist, yet crispy. The beef chilly was decent, with a nice kick to it. The butter tea was a little too oily for my liking - literally, it was like drinking a cup of melted butter. But... the highlight of the meal, the dish that made me sit up and think - whoa, ding ding ding!, yes, I'm coming back here. Imagine deep fried, crispy vegetable pakoras perfectly cooked and drenched in the most delicious sweet and spicy sauce - my friends, I present the Tsey Khatsa. A vegetarian dish worth swooning over; you're doing yourself a disservice by not ordering it when visiting this restaurant. This stuff is magical - a must-try. Overall, we really enjoyed our time here. It looked like they were very short-staffed (one server, and a couple of cooks), so it took almost 40 minutes to even get our bill. But nonetheless, very patient and friendly staff, and an overall delicious meal. We will definitely be back. For two people, with tax, and tip, we paid around $37.00, approximately. Note that street parking in front of the restaurant was around $2.00 an hour. read more

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**Adding an extra star because my friends overall were satisfied with the food, and the restaurant followed up with me and apologized for the service. Though I was not impressed, I feel it's important to always note how my party felt (though they should be writing their own reviews and sharing their perspective!) I am not going to sit here and pretend to know about Tibetan and Indian Hakka cuisine, but being a lover of food in general, I was game to try Norling when a friend suggested it on Halloween night 2015. Specifically, Norling is a small restaurant located in Parkdale, and their menu consists of Tibetan and Indian Hakka cuisine. Most dishes are under $10 (items with seafood cost around $13), and the menu is pretty broad and split into the following sections: Appetizers Soup Beef Chicken Pork Seafood Vegetable Rice & Noodles Tibetan Specialties Momo Lunch Specialties Thukpa There were several dishes on the menu that I knew about absolutely nothing about, so let me tell you a bit about them (according to my trusted friend Wiki). Momo - is a type of dumpling native to Tibet, traditionally filled with yak meat (long-haired animal found in the Himalaya region of southern Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia) and eaten with a variety of sauces. It is similar to Chinese bao and jiaozi (dumpling), Mongolian buuz, Japanese gyoza, Turkic mantu and Korean mandu. In Nepal and bordering regions of India, momos are typically filled with ground and seasoned water buffalo meat. Momos are served hot with tomato and sesame sauce usually seasoned with ground peanut, Sichuan pepper (timur), and cilantro. Thukpa - is a Tibetan noodle soup. It originated in the eastern part of Tibet. Gyuma - is a blood sausage made with yak or sheep's blood in Tibetan cuisine. Rice or roasted barley flour can be added as a filler. The sausage uses natural yak or sheep casing (intestine). Okay, so now that we have that out of the way, let me tell you about my experience... My friends and I arrived at around 6PM and there were several tables available. We sat down and were given menus. We browsed the menu and had questions about several items, but staff seemed too busy to come by and check-in with us. The restaurant was not full so we did not understand why we had to wait so long. Once someone finally came over to take our orders (my friend had to waive down a waitress), I found it difficult to get answers to our questions. So I played it safe and ordered the chili chicken without the sauce (as you know, I hate onions and the sauce was inundated with them). The other items that we ordered were: Momo (beef) Gyuma Chili Chicken w/ Sauce Hot & Sour Soup Langsha Shamo (beef with mushrooms) Verdict... I was not impressed. Chili Chicken - My dish came with rice - period. I did like the spice on the chicken, but other than that, there was nothing special about it. I tried a piece of chicken with the sauce, and it did not help the dish to me - I preferred it dry because this way the spices were not hidden or overshadowed by the sauce. I really wanted to try the tingmo (steamed bread) but after trying to get our waitress' attention for 10 minutes, I scrapped that plan. Momo - one friend used to eat momos in India on a regular basis and was excited to try the momos here, and was sadly disappointed. After receiving the momos she was patiently waiting for them to bring out the sauce that one is generally supposed to have with momos, and after 10 minutes of radio silence, she called our waitress and she admitted to having forgotten the sauce. Once she brought out the sauce my friend told me not to even bother trying it since it was all wrong. I was not planning on trying a momo anyway because as everyone points out, I am the only person they know that hates onions with a passion - and the stuffing in momos has onions. The friend that was trying momos for the first time enjoyed them - but he had no terms of reference to use for comparison. Langsha Shamo - We all tried the langsha shamo, and again, nothing special. I only had a couple of bites and found it bland, chewy, and boring. Gyuma - the blood sausage was a hit among my friends. Who knew?! They found it to be full of flavor and not dry as it looked. Hot & Sour Soup - just confirmed with my friend and he described it as, "quite flavorful." In Sum... To be perfectly honest, writing this review was difficult for me because I had a hard time remembering the meal. All that kept crossing my mind as I thought back to that evening were the words "boring" and "average." And that is an unusual feeling for a cuisine I have never tried before. Generally with cuisine that I don't indulge in often, I either love it or hate it. Almost never falls in the middle. Sad to say that I have no plans on ever going back to Norling. Though this experience was not ideal, I do plan to give Tibetan and Indian Hakka cuisine another shot sometime soon. read more

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We ate momos, tingpo which is steamed bun, and gyenthuk. Momos and tingpo was really good but gyenthuk which is noodle soup was very bad. I have had gyenthuk at other Tibetian restaurants on queen st and this was the worst. It was watery and the only thing I could taste was sesame oil. read more

A good restaurant with good food, mostly good prices, almost the right amount of people, the wait time being not too long, the service a little bit bad, but the snacks are tasty! Located in a good place/location, with pretty much kind hearted workers. I would recommend you step in if passing by. read more

This may be the best Tibetan food in Parkdale! I discovered this place when another Tibetan restaurant in the area recommended that I go here to try the deep-fried momos. Yay, Tibetan camaraderie! The deep fried momos were OK, but I think I liked the steamed ones better. The spicy cauliflower appetizer and spicy potato fries were AMAZING! The fries were like Tibetan poutine, in the best sauce you can imagine. The cauliflower was just lightly fried and the perfect texture, with fantastic spices. Oh my GOD, this food. The Norling chicken, my main, was good but out-shined by the apps. I will be back! The total came to $60 for three apps, one shared main, and four glasses of wine, including tax and a decent tip. There were leftovers that I brought home to a fellow momo lover. read more

I have been meaning to try one of the Tibet restaurants in this area. Took me years to finally find an opportunity to come to the area. I was not disappointed. This place serves up some unique dishes. You know it is unique when I have to study the menu and look up Google to know what some of the dishes look like. There are a lot of Tibetan specialties here but for my first visit I mostly stuck with the safer options. Next time I'd definitely go a bit more adventurous. We ordered 1 order of deep fried momo (8 pcs), 1 order of steamed chicken momo (I think it was 8 or 10 pcs), 1 chill chicken, 1 crispy beef in honey chili, and 1 Gyuma to be adventurous. It was for takeout although the place is open for dine in. I really recommend the deep fried momo for dine in. They lost a bit of heat and texture by the time we got it home. I'm sure it tastes better if you eat it fresh. The steamed momo were my favourite. There's some nice herbal fragrance in there that I don't usually detect in Chinese dumplings. Each order comes with a small but potent spicy sauce. Looks like piri piri sauce. It was very fragrant but might be too spicy for some people. Apply in tiny amounts. The gyuma was a little too exotic for me. The chili chicken and the beef were "ok". The beef certainly wasn't crispy. I really have to highlight the momo here. I'd totally go order more momo and try some of the Tibetan specialties like beef stew. Prices were extremely reasonable and portions were generous. Highly recommended for the momo and will come back again some day. read more

I really only ordered for take out(I was craving so hard) lol. My usual Momo place was closed at the hour I drove down so I decided to try this place. The atmosphere inside was quite dark, but because I was there for take out I wasn't too bothered and I didn't examine further to see if they purposely didn't have lights in because it was day time outside or what. The place is cute and small but still looks like they would be able to accommodate a small group of people. Now the Momos, these dumplings were delicious. I took them for take out and drive home was about 30mins, so when I got home they were still nice and warm and still succulent and juicy. The portions were good and their hot sauce was tasty(just watery). I would like to actually go back but sit in the restaurant and try other items, and once I do, I will update my review. read more

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Had an amazing time again at this restaurant. Owner was special nice greeting our group and recommended a variety of dishes. We enjoyed a variety of momos and beef patties that we tried previously. Then we started to be adventurous and ordered the Norling special noodles plus the mixed sizzling plate. If you plan to come to the restaurant, make sure you make reservation via Yelp Seat Me. The owner reserved the usual tables for our party of 8. He was aware that some of us did not eat spicy and adjusted accordingly with recommendation. He also noted that some dishes were similar and pointed it out before we ordered. Definitely will be back but recommend you go as a group of 4 or 8 so you can try everything with the perfect portions to share. read more

If i'm in this neighbourhood, this is where I go for lunch. they have the best lunch specials!... soup (hot & sour or corn your choice), plus spring roll or deep fried beef momo (your choice), your meal (6 or 7 things to choose from) which include tingmo (steamed bun) plus rice. It's filling and will satisfy anyone with an appetite. I've been at dinner but the lunch deals are so good. I usually only do lunch and it's where the 5 stars come in. Value at dinner is a lot less even though the food is still very good. read more

Very casual and homey Nepalese place on the quiet side of Queen st. W. I was intrigued by this place, expecting it to be a "hidden gem." Comfort food, very fresh + friendly service + reasonable price = might drop by again if I am in the area... but not worth to make a special trip Tried: steamed beef and chicken momo, chili chicken, steamed rice A bowl of steamed rice was a bit dry. Complementary pickled veggies was a nice touch as everything else was very heavy and dense. Overall, I was happy to try something new (never had Nepalese before) and it was nothing too unfamiliar to me. I don't see myself craving for it though.There was no life-changing moment during the meal. Overall, if you are in the area and looking for a casual, cheap, comforting food, this place will do. read more

Norling - Steamed beef + chicken momos and chili chicken - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

They really have the best lunch specials. Everything is always fresh. The Gyuma sausage is really tasty and Phingsha is my favourite! I was really new to Tibetan food but now it's my favourite. Highly recommend this place!! read more

Loved the veggie momos and the vegetable manchurian. Try the fried cauliflower too! Friendly place and true comfort food. read more

I had been looking forward to checking this place out for a while, as its always had such great reviews and I'm not one to shy away from Tibetan or Nepalese food. Unfortunately, the experience was not what I expected. We gorged on a lot of food, which to its fair point was reasonably priced and nothing was bad (thus the 3 star review). But admittedly we were not overly enthused about much either. The Details: We stuck to the white meat mains, which were the Chili Garlic Chicken which was admittedly bland and more garlic in flavour than anything else. Note for the future: order the dark meat chili chicken without the garlic. The Chicken and Vegetables were somewhat boring but good for vegetable content which was otherwise missing from our plates. Vegetarian Hakka Noodle were super plain. For some reason I expected more vegetables to be included, so being such a plain bowl of noodles, I suggest paying the extra $1 for to include meat in it. The good news is that the simplicity in the Chicken & Vegetables mixed quite nicely with the Hakka Noodle to become the hit of the meal. Also our chicken pakoras were super dry, and oddly came out last. Beer selection is terrible, with only domestic options like bottles of Blue, Canadian, Keiths, and international beers Stella and Heineken. Their menu listed Kingfisher, but they didn't have any of it or any other more regionally appropriate options which was disappointing. Wine was cheap but apparently not very good. And to top if off, make sure you aren't on a timeline when coming here. To the defense of the one waitress, she wasn't standing around wasting time... But having one server for an entire room on a weekend night speaks to the fact that the service won't be attentive, and it took a long time for our food to come out, so go in with tempered expectations on that front. read more

Delicious, Hakka and Tibetian influenced cuisine. We ordered chef's special chowmein, chilli chicken and momos! Oh those momos! So yummy! Just the right amount of meat and filling and dough! Then we got these sumo- sized momos which were also so good. The staff is pretty nice and while Parkdale isn't the hip area of the city, this place is easy to find just east of Roncy. Go and check it out. It's not too pricey and a real delight when you crave some good Hakka. read more

I came here for my birthday dinner with a group of friends this past weekend. It was really effortless to book my group in (6 of us), and to confirm/change the reservation by text message. This was my first time (and actually every single person in my group's first time) trying Tibetan/Nepalese cuisine. We were largely impressed! The man who took our orders (he might have been the owner?) was very patient in describing to us what dishes had in them, and what he recommended. We liked just about everything we ordered. These were the apps we all shared: 1) Vegetable pakoras: soo good! Perfectly fried and not oily at all -- a bright shade of red but not spicy, seasoned well. 2) Tripe: this had a curry flavour to it, and a good amount of spice. As a big fan of tripe in dim sum, I liked this a lot. 3) Blood sausage: very unique! It had a deep reddish-brownish colour and lots of spices and heat. We didn't quite know what to expect but everyone really liked it. 4) Beef momos: so much like Chinese dumplings! They even came in a dim sum steamer basket. It came with a plate of coleslaw-like cabbage and two sauces (one kind of like sriracha) for dipping. Really good filling-to-wrapper ratio :) 5) Cauliflower: lightly fried and spicy, this was one of my favourite appetizers and something we wouldn't have ordered if it hadn't been suggested to us. Restaurants need to make more cauliflower dishes!! And then people ordered individual mains, which ranged from hakka food (e.g. chow mein) to chili chicken + rice, which reminded me of Chinese sweet and sour pork. We were all pretty happy with our choices and liked trying something so different. The service was really great, too, and they split the bill for us at the end with no problems. read more

Great service! Nice environment and really love the chicken mono!!! The price is also decent, all main course less than 10 dollars. Haven't try lunch special but looking forward to it! read more

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Wow. My husband and I went here on a whim because we needed somewhere close to take some visiting family members before they left town. Singularly the best whim I've ever had. We'd tried momos before but that was the extent of our familiarity with Tibetan food so ordering was an adventure. We started with Gyuma, which was a moderately spicy, intensely seasoned Tibetan sausage dish. We were picking stray bits of onions off the dish when the actual sausage had all been eaten just to get more of that ridiculously delicious sauce. At $6.49 it was very reasonably priced and made a nice teaser for the four of us. We then ordered four dishes to share (Please do this! You're cheating yourself if you only try one dish!). We ordered beef momos ($7.99) because we knew we'd like those. The seasoning was much more complex than others we'd tried. They were moist without being excessively greasy and generally a pleasure to eat. That said, they were the least memorable bit of the meal. The Phing-sha (8.99) -- oh what fun we had trying to pronounce these dishes, fortunately our server was a great sport -- managed to feel familiar and brand new all at once. A beef stew with large chunks of potatoes, on the surface it's not far from the meat and potatoes I grew up on, but the black fungus, glass noodles and intense sesame flavour was a far cry from anything I had as a child in Atlantic Canada. Who knew a brand new dish could be a comfort food? This is not spicy, just richly flavorful. If you're fond of Chinese dishes that are heavy on the sesame you'll probably enjoy this as well. We all loved it. The Chilly Beef (I can't find this on the takeout menu I snagged, but it was in the Tibetan section under mains if you want to try it) was an adventure. Tender pieces of beef in a rich and moderately spicy sauce -- I'm tempted to call it a gravy -- that was loaded with hot, hot, hot green chillis. Our server warned us that the chillis were hot and he was right to do so. It's a great dish because they're easily avoided for the less heat inclined members of your party, but if you like it spicy they're there for the taking. Again, at 8.99 this was a steal and worth every penny. Finally, my favorite dish. Tsey Khatsa (8.99). Honestly, we had no idea what we were ordering. Described as 'Spicy fried vegetables in chef's special sauce' this was mainly us trying to be adults and eat our vegetables. I've never been so pleased to be responsible. This can best be described as vegetable fritters in a thick, lightly spicy sauce. I've never had a vegetable dish that was so incredibly rich and flavorful, every bite was a treat. I'm already looking for an excuse to go back and eat this again and again. We stuck to the Tibetan portion of the menu, but if I have my way I'll worth through every dish there. The food was impeccable from start to finish, and fussy, fussy girl that I am, I don't say that very often. The only part of the evening that wasn't perfect was a very long wait for our food, but we received an unprompted explanation, an apology, and a discount. I have no reason to think a long wait is typical or that it will happen again, and honestly, the food was so good it wouldn't stop me from returning. read more

Absolutely amazing value! Don't let the low price throw you off, the food here is excellent. The best lunch combo I've had in the Parkdale area so far. I came here with a group of friends on a recommendation and I'll be back. I had a vegetable lunch combo. It came with a soup (I chose sweet and sour), 1 vegetable momo (Fried dumpling), these fried vegetable balls in a sauce, a side of rice, and a small salad. You can also choose if you want to have steamed buns instead of rice. The service is fast, and the place is really clean and cute! Totally recommend this for families and friends. read more

We were walking along the very Western edge of Queen W, looking for a place to eat a late lunch, when it dawned on us that we were in the middle of a Tibetan area. Hurrah for Tibetan food! We decided to stop in to Norling, just because it looked good. And were we ever glad we did! The staff working were very friendly, and answered our questions about the menu. We ordered a noodle dish and a beef dish that came with rice, that was a perfect amount of food for two people with good appetites. The portions were generous and tasty, and I would love to come back with a bunch of friends to be able to share lots of dishes. The prices were more than fair. Bonus points: the bathrooms are pretty nice. Which is a good thing when you've been walking around all afternoon. read more

First off I loved trying Tibetan food. I lived in China for many years and on contrary to Chinese turkestan food that is extememly popular on east coast and major cities, Tibetan food is never common. I was ignorant about the fact that there is quite a few Tibetan restaurants in parkdale. To me the Hukka part of the menu is great. Beautiful flavors. The momos, I have only tried the beef ones, however are tbh a little disappointing. But do note I was a well traveled foodie in China where dumplings and steam buns are so common and established part of food culture and as a result I have extremely high bars for them. Beef as stuffing itself is quite unusual (but not as unusual as chicken) because you always do better with lamb and pork as they have more fat. The beef dumplings is seasoned way too simplistically, not able to cover the unpleasant smell of the beef. And since the beef was quite lean, the results was very dry and bland meatballs inside the momo wrap. Maybe this is how momo is supposed to be, but in any case I have had much much better. My story with there momo do not in any way take away the pleasure I had dining there. The waitress was lovely, the price was awesome (lunch special was 8 or 9 dollars a full tray of assorted items such as mutton, lentil soup, salad, rice and desert). And it was just cool! Will definitely go back. read more

Delicious food and super friendly staff. Since I am not familiar with this type of food, the server took her time to explain to me some of the items on the menu. I ordered the chicken manchurian combo. It came with momo(Loooved it!!), steamed bun, rice, salad and soup(I chose seeet corn -- it was ok). The chicken was flavourful, very spicy(I wanted really spicy). Definitely coming back for more momo!!! read more

Norling - Chicken Manchurian combo - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is definitely the go to place if you like Tibetan or Hakka cuisine. It is not only the tastiest of many of the similar restaurants that I've been to, but it is surprisingly very reasonably priced :) I really want to try everything on the menu but I have a slight addiction to their delicious momos and their Hakka chow mien noodles. (I wish I had some left overs from last night) The restaurant itself is very clean with a traditional Tibetan feel. Even the washrooms are kept clean and comfortable(which is not always the case in parkdale). The service is impeccable and it is very obvious that the food is cooked in a way that emanates quality and care. If I could add a sixth star I would ****** I've been there about 8 times now and have nothing negative to say. Enjoy :) read more

my first Hakka experience, WoW Food was flavorful and fresh, service was great and the decor suited the price range and the cuisine (it wasnt bad but this is not a resto that focuses on decor, they focus on food!). Had the manchurian veg., chili chicken and the cauliflower to start, was impressed with all the dishes, especially the vegetarian dish. Chopped cabbage, carrots and other vegetables formed into deliciously moist balls and sauteed in a wonderful spicy sauce. food is great, i look forward to coming back , perhaps witha bigger group so we can order a wide variety of dishes to share. this is a great place to get lots to try, have a few beers and talk the night away with great friends. read more

This place is the bee's knees! I've been craving momos forever and finally got my fix. Came on a Thursday evening and there was only two other parties inside. We were able to get street parking right in front, which made it easy for me with my crutches. The decor is very minimalistic, and not much to brag home about, but that's not why I go. We pretty much already knew what we wanted, and ordered right away. The only thing I would say I'm not a fan of, is that they bring everything out at once. We ordered the chicken corn soup, chicken steamed momos, pan fried beef momos, chili garlic noodles, chili chicken, and tea. The steamed momos were delicious, and were complimented well by the sauces they provide. Momos I find to be more stickier than Chinese dumplings. The soup hit the spot for such a cold night, and with some hot sauce inside, it was a party for my tastebuds. The chili chicken threw me off at first because it was in a gravy, but it was still delicious and went well with the noodles. I don't find them to be spicy at all, but more so flavorful. For everything it came up to just under 50 bucks, plus tip. It was a lot of food for the two of us, but great leftovers for the next day. read more

Norling - Corn soup - Himalayan/Nepalese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I was disappointed after my visit given the great reviews on here. Service Great. Friendly. Location Lots of parking. Clean place. Food Cheap but not cheery. Had the chili chicken...but no chilli taste and so boring. No flavor. Needs salt or something. The beef momo was okay but not amazing. The blood sausage was nice and spicy. Overall I wasnt really impressed. The chili chicken, i had two bites. They need to revamp that dish. read more

As a fan of Tibetan/Himalayan food, I really enjoyed my first visit to Norling a few months ago, so I took my friend there last night. I will admit that this second visit was not as good as the first, but I still enjoyed most of the food. The service was a little lacking, one water glass was not clean and it was sometimes hard to get the server's attention, but it had gotten very busy by then. The decor was very nice, a little fancier than other Tibetan places I have been to in Parkdale. We had deep-fried beef momos, Phing-sha beef stew and chicken Thenthuk. The crispy momos were very good, especially with a little chili sauce. The stew was also very good; it had potatoes, vermicelli noodles and fungus (a black mushroom which my friend was very hesitant about, but at least tasted) with a bowl of rice on the side. The thenthuk was okay, it was basically a light chicken noodle broth, but nothing special. We finished with fried banana with ice cream, which was very sweet and tasty, and I had a cup of Tibetan butter tea as I always do. They also have a lot of Hakka dishes on the menu. Overall the food was quite good, and only totalled about $35 for 2 people, and I was able to take home a little stew and a few momos. I would definitely recommend and return to try other dishes. read more

We actually came here after waiting 25 minutes at Tibet Kitchen down the street where we didn't even get asked our food order - 25 min wait! Crazy. So this experience was so lovely in comparison!!! First off, we were greeted right away and seated instantly. Menu's and waters came to our table maybe 30 seconds later. The waitress came to take our order maybe another 1-2 minutes later. She brought us a plate of complimentary shrimp chips which were quite yummy. Our food came quick. Momos, chili chicken and the Norling Special noodles. Food was 3/5. I'd recommend the chili chicken and momos. Pricing was 4/5 - fair. Service was 5/5 - our waitress was great! Atmosphere - 4/5 - nice, quiet, clean - simple. and they had AC! Thanks for making our night better! read more

I'm at a loss as to how this place has 5 stars. I feel bad writing this as I want to support small businesses in the area, but I feel extremely ripped off by this restaurant. We ordered stir fried vegetables, chicken moms and chili fried rice. I know, not the best dishes to get a full range of flavors from a restaurant, but these are hard dishes to mess up. The chili friend rice, had no spice and to be frank no flavor. Besides a few peas, a speck of egg and carrots there was nothing else in here. We actually had to cook up an onion and doctor it ourselves to make it have any bit of flavor. The vegetable dish was an embarrassing portion. This would be fine if these dishes were cheap, but they were both $10 plus. I'll never order from here again. read more

Guys , We were customers of this restaurant for the last four years but not anymore you may wanna think 100 times before going to Norling . We had very bad experience today. My family and 3 other families were there for momo. The first round was delicious. However, the last two plates had rotten meat. All of us almost had a puke. When we complained to the owner lady, she told us that we were full and making it . We even asked her to eat one piece from the main pot. She was still in denial. She charged us for two last rotten plates including service charge. She was rude and did not apologize . Most interesting thing is when we told her that we will not come back ; she bluntly told us not to come. We had couple of take out momos too for our kids . Those were rotten too. I suggest City of Toronto to raid the store. read more

Love there food..and laphing is amazing.. and I can eat all of there menu.. every food is taste amazing.