Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace
“I usually get the steamed chicken momos with the hot sauce & yellow sauce (epic kick to it when mixed)..”
“The chow mein wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was a good version of a dish I don't regularly eat.”
“The veggie momos take 10 minutes to steam and I like my food fast when I'm starving off the train.”
Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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So I came here by chance, I was really hungry coming from Greenpoint and saw this place was open. I figured since the F train is on a Sunday schedule, I'd be able to order something quick and hop back to the station. So I went in, first impression was that it was small and low key. Now for the food. I had the chicken momo and a order of beef chow mein. They were good, not as savory as I thought it would be but it hit the spot for me and got rid of the taste of the watered down Pabst Blue Ribbon I had earlier. The sauces helped to kick it up a notch. Service was quick and the people were very friendly. The fact that it's open so late is a plus, and I would come back to give them a second try.
Momos for beginners, that's how I refer to Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace. It took me awhile to find this stall, to brave past the Tandoori chicken and chaos. For an outsider who is used to everything so formulated in the restaurant business, it can be daunting to step inside the Merit Kebab and Dumpling Palace. People are shouting all over the place, the line is scattered, and the people are so engrossed in their food you will wonder how to break through that barrier and become one of them sinking your fingers into a plate of colorful orange, yellow, and hot pink rice.
All the way in the back is Nepalese/Tibetan food. I like to buy their momos. They come eight pieces in a Styrofoam container. I started out with beef. Once, I watched the juice of the momos quickly coagulate. I now shy away from the beef fat and have moved on to the chicken momos. The veggie momos take 10 minutes to steam and I like my food fast when I'm starving off the train. I have yet to try the healthiest option of momos. The beef and chicken ones are just always readily available.
There are two dipping sauces that come with the momos- a buttery sweet Tamarind one or the put your mouth on fire tomato chutney one. I like to get both and switch back and forth.
A lot of people say that the momos at Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace are not the best but I like them. They are a nice introduction to momos and to me they most resemble a Chinese dumpling, plump and crescent shaped. The dough is not too thick. The wrapped is strong enough to hold the filling and hearty enough to warm the belly. I eat them like a meal.
On cold days I like to buy the chicken soups with Thukpa thin noodles almost like spaghetti or Thentuk hand pulled thick noodles. The soup tastes homemade and are quite substantial. I like to put the soy based sauce into it with the peppers. It gives it a nice spicy, sour, vinegarish flavor.
If you pay in cash, they charge $1 cheaper. The steam table looks good with lots of potatoes and chicken. You won't run out of options with Namaste Tashi Delek Momo Dumpling Palace. You just gotta be a little adventurous.
So after having some not-so-appetizing momos this weekend, I wanted to try another place so I could finally stop craving them.
I remembered this place because I thought it was strange that it was inside of another restaurant called Merit. There were multiple people getting plates full of these dumplings, so I decided to give it a shot.
And I'm glad I did. I got the chicken momos (they were 8 pieces for $5). The previous momos I had tasted like they were cooked after having been removed from a frozen, pre-packaged container. These, however, tasted fresh. The meat inside was mixed what tasted like cilantro and some other spice which made them really delicious. The best part was the hot sauce with which it was served.
I think I've found my new guilty pleasure!
I cant understand why this place has so many positive reviews…
The place is literally a small little stand in the back of Merit Kebab Palace; the new influx of Tibetan/Nepalese immigrants has led to many of these small shops opening in Jackson Heights. However this is probably one of the worst choices for momos and Tibetan/Nepalese foods.
In fact the momos I had here were terribly wrapped and they fall apart when you bite into them. For those who have had good momos they are often well wrapped with not too much dough but the highlight is the juiciness of the dumplings. When you bite into them there is an explosion of flavor and sauce/soup. Biting into these you will only give you a sense of disappointment and regret for not going to the other spots.
The only good thing about this shop is that it is open 24 hours and because it is located at the back of another store there is a variety of different foods you can have when you decide to visit.
Stopped by just to pick up 2 orders of momos (dumplings) on my way home. I got 1 order of chicken momos and 1 order of beef momos. Both were pretty good. The chicken was lighter in flavor and the beef was very meaty tasting. My only complaint was that the skin on the momos are too thick. I like the skin to be thinner. The momos come with 2 sauces (1 mild and 1 very spicy) for dipping.
Prices were pretty cheap – for takeout:
8 chicken momos for $5 – yelp.com/biz_photos/TFE8…
7 beef momos for $5 – yelp.com/biz_photos/TFE8…
They are open 24/7.
They also deliver (10 block radius) and requires a $20 minimum order.
They are located right by the entrance to the 7 train on 74th Street in Jackson Heights.
Overall, dumplings were good as expected. I could imagine these dumplings to hit the spot after a night out on the town!
Maybe i was expecting something better.. i thought the hot sauces were great. The beef in the dumplings had a strange consistency… maybe the indian buffet turned me off….
Not sure but not happy with dumpings
Buried in the back of the popular Merit Kebab Palace yelp.com/biz/merit-kabab…), Namaste Tashik Delek provides a much needed variety of Himalayan / Tibetan / Nepalese fare for all hungry and curious mouths 24 hours a day.
I've often found myself here when taco and arepa carts just weren't doing it for me and when Kabab King (yelp.com/biz/kabab-king-…) looked like it was having a Black Friday sale. Late night momos have been a stellar source of post 4AM cravings that is a nod to unique variety as it is about simple tastes. The momos here are good, perhaps not as good as Potala Fresh Food (yelp.com/biz/potala-fres…), but still decent. I find the skin is a big doughy at times, but it still has a fresh inkling of momo juice with every bite. I personally believe they're best during the day time, when it's more crowded, and the momos are cranked out by the dozens.
Momos are what they do best here, but I've also sampled some of their balep korkun, a type of flatbread they heat up on a skillet or frying pan, as well as some of their chowmin (chow mein). Whenever I get the flatbread they serve it with this chili sauce that gets some good heat. The chowmin noodles are fluffy without being too oily, but perhaps my tastebuds show my preference to the Chinese variant, since this was a bit on the bland side. Usually I keep it real simple and go for a $5 order of momos and call it a meal.
I've eaten at Merit so many times that I can't believe I missed this back counter where Tashi Delek sells their goods. It only took a few late night encounters for me to warm up to it, but I'm quite glad I did. And I'm even more thankful they're open 24 hours a day.