The Parkdale neighbourhood, in addition to the gentrification, has also seen an influx of Tibetan immigrants around the Queen and Jameson area. As such, Tibetan and Tibetan/Nepalese/Indian restaurants have been springing up. Sunday night, I went to check out Tibet Kitchen.
First to arrive was a traditional tea called Bhod-jha ($1.99). This
took some getting used to: the butter made it an extremely muscular
version of the Indian chai, and the salt left an odd aftertaste. The
dairy taste was less overwhelming after the tea has cooled down. The
gyuma ($5.99) appetizer was slices of beef sausage with a hint of
spiciness. However, you can crank up the hotness by eating the bed of
"green salad", which turns out to be chopped chili peppers. This is good
beer-drinking food, but so-so as a dish.
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| Gyuma |
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| Steamed chicken momo |
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I ordered the Tibetan specialty of steamed momo ($5.99), a variation on the pot-sticker. The chicken inside was well-chopped and chewy. The dough was soft, though some were a bit too rubbery at the corners. It came with a soya-sauce vinaigrette and hot sauce. Overall, a good dish though the fried version looked amazing too.
The mains batted .500. The Tsey Tofu ($8.99) was a gloopy mess. The oily sauce drowned the ingredients especially the firm tofu. But the Jasha Khatsa ($.8.99) was a stand-out: battered chicken sauteed in chili sauce. Crunchy on the outside, toothsome on the inside, with a nice kick of spice, it was a great dish.
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| Tsey Tofu |
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| Jasha Khatsa |
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This was cheap, flavourful food but you need to pick the right dishes as they are hit and miss. Be forewarned that most dishes are spicy, so any aversion to heat probably means this cuisine is not for you.
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