I remember the Momo Spot when they were only a pop up business and would occasionally pop up at Good Eats (when Good Eats was still on Albert St before they moved to Bell St North). I had wanted to try their Momos but was never able to make it out to their pop ups. Then they started selling at the Farmers' Market at Lansdowne Park and I finally got to try their momos. I tried the chicken ones and they were good. They were $10 for 8 back then. That was around 2018. (They are $12 for 6 now in 2022).
I was really happy for them when I discovered that towards the end of 2021 they opened up a brick and mortar restaurant on Holland Ave, where The Foolish Chicken used to be (The Foolish Chicken has since moved to Preston St). Although it took me until June of 2022 to finally visit their restaurant.
My husband and I were in the area and we wanted a little snack as we walked home. I had originally planned on getting momos but when I looked at their menu and saw Chili Chicken ($9.99), I opted for that instead. It's listed as an appetizer, so it's fairly small, but what it lacked in size and quantity, it made up for in flavour. The chicken pieces are really tiny, but the spices they used packed a punch. It had a nice fiery kick. I liked how it had 2 slices of cucumber to cut the heat. It also had some bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots and onions.
The Momo Spot is a Nepalese restaurant. It was my first time having Nepalese Chili Chicken. I found it similar to both the dry Chili Chicken served at Indian-Chinese fusion restaurants (not the one with gravy) and to the Indian Chicken 65 dish. I love both these dishes so it's no surprise that I loved the Momo Spot's Chili Chicken.
Service was courteous and efficient. I liked that the takeout container was cardboard and not styrofoam.
Street parking only.
I would love to return to try their Thukpa (Tibetan Noodle Soup) sometime. It wasn't available during my visit (and not exactly something you can eat while walking like the chili chicken or momo, lol, so I wouldn't have gotten it at my visit even if it was available).
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