Himalayan Heritage is part of the reason I started this blog. A review in the Sunday Post Magazine a few weeks back made me stop and think, “A Nepalese restaurant serving great food – they received two stars. I’d love to eat there.” So now I have my chance.
I head to Adams Morgan in the bitter cold (for Washington at least), and it seems fitting I’m going to a restaurant from a snow covered country. I arrive for lunch to find a buffet being served. I’d hope to order momo, or dumplings, and another recommended dish, batter-fried cauliflower with a spicy kick called Gobi Manchurian (supposed to be incredible). These dishes are only on the dinner menu. I’m disappointed, but I enjoy the Nepalese buffet of paneer kadi, veg pagoda, curry chicken, chana masala, and tandoori chicken. All the dishes are quite good, but none lived up to the glowing review that first caught my attention. It seems they cha
nge their lunch buffet daily, and you’ll find pleasant surprises each time you visit. I’ll have to come back for dinner for the other dishes.
The restaurant seems authentically Nepalese, but how would I really know. Soothing Buddhist chanting is played in the background. My waitress has a centered, peaceful aura about her, and together with the music and surroundings I start to appreciate being in the moment. For a few minutes I forget about work, this blog, and day to day worries. So maybe that’s the lesson. The past and future are not here today. I’ll pretend I’m dining in the mountains of Nepal on a cold winter day.
I head to Adams Morgan in the bitter cold (for Washington at least), and it seems fitting I’m going to a restaurant from a snow covered country. I arrive for lunch to find a buffet being served. I’d hope to order momo, or dumplings, and another recommended dish, batter-fried cauliflower with a spicy kick called Gobi Manchurian (supposed to be incredible). These dishes are only on the dinner menu. I’m disappointed, but I enjoy the Nepalese buffet of paneer kadi, veg pagoda, curry chicken, chana masala, and tandoori chicken. All the dishes are quite good, but none lived up to the glowing review that first caught my attention. It seems they cha
nge their lunch buffet daily, and you’ll find pleasant surprises each time you visit. I’ll have to come back for dinner for the other dishes.The restaurant seems authentically Nepalese, but how would I really know. Soothing Buddhist chanting is played in the background. My waitress has a centered, peaceful aura about her, and together with the music and surroundings I start to appreciate being in the moment. For a few minutes I forget about work, this blog, and day to day worries. So maybe that’s the lesson. The past and future are not here today. I’ll pretend I’m dining in the mountains of Nepal on a cold winter day.
(the brochure on this table was a for some type of
mountaineering GPS tracking locator system for climbers)
Restaurant: Himalayan Heritage, Adams Morgan, DC
$10.99 lunch buffet
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