roasted soybean mixed with spices, onion, green chilli and drop of lemon juice
Chiura Tareko
$3.95
beaten rice fried with soya beans, potato chips and spices
Samayabajee
traditional nepali snack platter with radish pickle, potato pickle, mildly fried soybeans (green chillies), beaten rice, marinated and grilled choice of meat and sautéed goat (liver, heart and intestine)
$7.95
Vegetable$7.95
Chicken$8.95
Buff$8.95
Choila
fresh boneless chicken or buff grilled and marinated with onion, garlic, ginger and himalayan spices
Chicken$5.95
Buff$6.95
Goat Bhuttan
$6.50
goat intestine (liver, heart and stomach) stir-fried with butter, green chilies, onions, tomatoes and nepali herbs
Sukuti Beef
$6.50
dried beef meat sautéed with onion, garlic, tomato, ginger and spices
Sekuwa
marinated char grilled choice of meat or mushroom in a skewer
$5.50
Chicken$5.50
Lamb$6.50
Mushroom$5.50
Shrimp With Pickle
$7.95
cooked shrimp in turmeric, salt, mixed with popular nepali radish pickle
Chicken Lollipop
$5.95
mildly deep fried chicken drumstick marinated with ginger, chicken broth garlic, eggs and spices (5pcs.)
Macha Tareko
$6.95
deep fried fish marinated in mixed house spices
Sandeko Bandel
$5.95
sliced roasted wild boar served with lemon sauce and sichuan pepper
Pakora
choice of vegetable or paneer (cottage cheese) marinated in a lightly spiced batter and crisp fried
$5.50
Vegetable$5.50
Paneer$6.50
Papad Masala
$4.95
chick peas mixed with tomatoes, potatoes, papad, onion, peppers, cilantro served in a papad bowl
Main
Daal Bhat Tarkari (thali)
traditional nepali combination platter served with rice, daal (lentil soup). two kinds of vegetables, papad, aachar (pickle) and house special dessert
Vegetable$10.95
Goat$12.95
Chicken$11.95
Fish$12.95
Vegetarian
Raayo Saag
$7.95
mustard green leaves fried with cumin seeds
Aloo Tama Bodi
$7.95
potato, bamboo shoot, black eyed peas served with rice
Aloo Kauli Ko Tarkari
$7.95
slice potato and cauliflower sautéed with tomato, ginger, garlic, nepalese spices and herbs garnished with cilantro
Gundruk Ko Tarkari
$7.95
typical nepali curry - spice dried fermented, dehydrated vegetable and potato served with rice
Non Vegetarian
Khasi Ko Masu (gravy Or Dry)
$9.95
popular nepali style goat curry served with rice
Kukhura Ko Masu (gravy Or Dry)
$8.95
our home-style chicken curry served with rice
Gundruk Ra Masu
$9.95
gundruk (typical nepali fermented dehdrated dry veg) and your choice of meat with nepali spices served with rice
Kukhura (chicken)
$9.95
Khasi (goat)
$10.95
Sizzler
Sizzler
your choice of grilled meat with boiled broccoli, potato, carrot and sautéed noodle topped with house special sauce
Chicken / Pork$10.95
Beef$11.95
Lamb$12.95
Shrimp Sizzler$14.95
Tibetan Kitchen
Appetizer
Laphing
$3.95
sliced mung bean jelly mixed with garlic and sichuan peppers pepper in a house special chilly and soy sauce
Dhoepa Khatsa
$4.95
beef honey crumb sautéed with garlic, ginger and spices
Chicken / Pork / Fish Or Tofu Chilly
$8.95
choice of chicken / pork / fish or tofu sautéed with garlic, ginger, red onions, green and red bell pepper
Gyuma (steamed/ Fried)
$9.95
our homemade tibetan style sausage filled with beef blood and ground beef “a himalayan yak specialty”
Soup
Tsel Thang
$3.95
light clear vegetarian soup with tofu and spinach
Chasha Thang
$4.95
clear chicken broth with shredded chicken, corn and cilantro
Hot And Sour Soup
house made special broth choice of chicken or shrimp w/mushroom, tomato, lemongrass, garlic and lime juice
Chicken$5.50
Shrimp$6.95
Vegetable$4.95
Himalayan Soup
$5.95
himalayan style oatmeal soup
Entree
Momo
many countried have dumplings but in tibet, it evolved into a favorite national dish
Tse - Momo
(steamed or pan fried) our handmade vegetable dumpling filled with shitake mushroom, cabbage, mashed potatoes and tibetan spices
8 Pieces$7.95
Sha - Momo (8 Pieces)
(steamed or pan fried) our handmade dumpling filled with ground meat, cabbage, onion scallion, cilantro, garlic and ginger
Chicken / Pork$7.95
Beef/buff$8.95
Yak (seasonal) (8 Pieces)$12.95
Tse Bhaley
tibetan patty filled with mixed vegetables (corn, diced carrot, cut green beans, peas, mashed potato and shiitake mushroom) served w/dangtsel.
4 Pieces$8.95
Sha - Bhaley
$9.95
tibetan beef patty filled w/beef, onion and ginger served w/dangtsel
Salad
Dang Tsel (tibetan Salad)
$3.95
shredded cabbage, carrots, peas and bean thread noodles marinated in sesame vinegar dressing with cilantro
Nepali Salad
$4.95
slices of fresh carrot, cucumber, tomato, lime and red onion
House Salad
$4.95
mixed seasonal green vegetable salad with chef’s special dressing
noodles sautéed with choice of meat mixed with cabbage and carrot sprinkled with scallion
Chicken$7.95
Beef$7.95
Seafood$8.95
Tse Phing
$7.95
bean thread noodles cooked with mixed vegetables, pieces of dried fungus, black mushroom and potato served with tingmo
Phing-sha
$7.95
bean thread noodles cooked with choice of (chicken/beef). pieces of dried fungus and potato served with tingmo
Gyathuk (thukpa)
noodle soup cooked with choice of (chicken or beef),cabbage, carrot and spinach
Vegetable$7.95
Chicken/beef$8.95
Thenthuk
traditional tibetan style hand pulled flat noodle cooked with choice of (chicken or beef), radish and spinach
Vegetable$7.95
Chicken/beef$8.95
Mok-thuk (chicken/beef)
$8.95
mini tibetan dumpling filled with ground meat in soup with corn, diced carrot, cut green beans, peas and fresh spinach
Vegetarian
Sho-go Khatsa (aloo Dum)
$8.95
boiled sliced potato sautéed with chili sauce, turmeric sprinkled with cilantro served with bhaley
Tse Shogo Ngopa
$8.95
lightly sautéed sliced boiled potato. spinach, shiitake mushroom and red bell-pepper served with tingmo
Tse Nezom
$8.95
fresh mushroom, broccoli, zucchini, carrots and spinach sautéed in herbs with tingmo or rice
Tse Tofu
$8.95
sliced tofu sautéed with vegetables served with tingmo or rice
Non Vegetarian
Shapta
sliced beef/yak sautéed with garlic, ginger, red onion, green and red bell- pepper served with bhaley (tibetan bread)
Beef$9.95
Yak (seasonal)$13.95
Cheley
sliced beef/yak tongue sautéed with red onion, red and green bell - pepper served with bhaley
Beef$10.95
Yak (seasonal)$13.95
Shogok Ngopa
$9.95
choice of (chicken/ beef) lightly sautéed with ginger, garlic, potato, spinach and red bell-pepper served with tingmo
Shen Dey Ngopa (fried Rice)
fried rice with choice of chicken/pork/beef/ seafood, corn, diced carrot, green beans, peas and cabbage sprinkled with cilantro
Chicken / Beef / Pork$7.95
Seafood$9.95
Paytse - Chicken/beef
$8.95
choice of (chicken/ beef) sautéed with napa (cabbage), carrot, red bell pepper, and spinach served with choice of tingmo or rice
Indian Kitchen
Vegetarian
Palak Paneer
$8.95
cubes of cottage cheese (paneer) and spinach cooked in spices and herbs served with rice
Paneer Butter Masala
$9.95
cubes of cottage cheese (paneer) and spinach cooked with spices and herbs served with rice
Dal Makhani
$7.95
black lentil kidney beans. yellow lentil cooked in indian spices and butter. served with rice
Non Vegetarian
Chicken Tikka Masala
$9.95
clay oven cooked pieces of chicken simmered in tomato onion sauce served with rice
Seafood
Whole Red Snapper
$12.95
marinated deep fried whole red snapper in sweet and sour sauce, served w/rice
Grilled Salmon
$11.95
grilled salmon with dill sauce served with rice
Himalayan
Exotic Food
Phaparko Dhendo
$12.95
himalayan combination platter comes with buckwheat flour doug, yogurt sauce, crushed radish pickle, house special vegetables and choice of chicken or goat curry with butter on side
Phaparko Roti
$12.95
himalayan buckwheat bread served with aloo zimbhu sukuti crushed radish pickle and choice of chicken or goat curry
Ema-datsi
$9.95
the fiery bhutanese national dish!!! spicy chili (long green chilly) in a american cheese sauce served with rice
Phaksha Pa
$10.95
sliced pork sautéed with long green chilly and slice of radish with american cheese served with tingmo
Side Orders
Tingmo / Bhaley
$1.50
tibetan steamed bun / tibetan amdo bread
Brown Rice /white Rice
$1.50
Plain / Butter Naan
$2.00
Garlic Naan
$2.50
Aachar (potato / Raddish)
$3.95
traditional nepali pickle made with ground tomatoes, ground coriander, garlic, ginger and spices
Plain Papad
thin crispy wafer
3 Pieces$2.00
Desserts
Main
Bhakcha Markhu
$3.95
hand made pasta, sugar, butter and grated cheese
Kheer
$3.95
house-made rice pudding topped with almonds, walnuts and raisins
Himalayan Yak Restaurant, the oldest running and first ever Nepali restaurant opened in New York. We serve delicious, authentic food from the Himalayan region which includes Nepali, Tibetan, Indian and Bhutanese dishes. Himalayan Yak restaurant, a hidden jewel in the heart of Jackson heights, Queens, NY is located just a few steps away from the Roosevelt Ave subway station. We have received numerous awards since we opened our doors in 2005, one of which includes winner of Best Tibetan restaurant from Village Voice on June of 2008. We were also featured in an episode of the hit ABC series "Ugly Betty", which featured the restaurant’s exotic food and cozy ambience reminiscent of Nepal. We have a live band playing Nepali, Tibetan and Hindi music 5 nights a week. We provide free delivery around the neighborhood and an amazing lunch special and weekend buffet, besides the eclectic dishes served from the menu.