"We decided to do a day trip to Plattsburgh simply to try some food we'd never tasted before Tibetan, Nepali, and Bhutanese. It was well worth the 2 ¼ hours drive up and a bit longer on the way home in some heavy rain. Inside, the exposed brick walls are decorated with framed photos of Himalayan life, while paper lanterns and bunting of Tibetan prayer flags hang from the ceiling. The dining room is small, holding maybe 25 30 customers. There are also a few tables outside on the front sidewalk with an awning above. We arrived just past 5:30 on a Saturday and garnered two of the few remaining seats. The hostess promptly provided us with menus and a carafe of iced water. The menu is divided into appetizers, side orders, momo dumplings), and entrées from the three ethnic cuisines. There is also a separate beverage menu proclaiming at its top that all house wines are from Trader Joe's. In addition, they also offer soda, bottled beer, and a variety of teas. We went with the bottles beer, each enjoying a Lake Placid Ubu $5 each). The two of us were definitely in agreement that we wanted to try the Momo $11.25 for eight dumplings). These are native to both Tibet and Nepal and can consist of either meat or vegetable encased in flour dough and steamed. There are eight to an order and they are served with a shredded cabbage salad and a moderately hot sauce. We opted for the mixed variety which gave us two vegetable, and three each chicken and beef. The vegetable and the chicken were our favorites as they both had really nice combinations of spices and flavors. The beef variety was a little less moist and not quite as flavorful. My wife selected a Tibetan dish for her entrée, Shapta $16.75) meat sautéed with seasonal vegetables, garlic, ginger, and served with either rice or drobuk. My wife chose beef for her meat, and in case you're wondering what drobuk is, it is steamed, white flour dough bread. And that's what she chose. Once again, the thin slices of beef were on the chewy side, but the spicing on the beef and vegetables, and the broth at the bottom of her bowl were absolutely delicious. Tearing off pieces of the drobuk allowed her to soak up all that broth to fully appreciate this preparation. My selection was from the Bhutanese cuisine on the menu, Tsipsha Paa $16.75) three large, slow cooked pork back ribs with kale in a mild pepper powder served with white rice. Supposedly, it is a delicacy enjoyed during annual rituals. The ribs were very tender and coated with both a very light batter and seasoning like I've never had before. The kale was tasty and I used every bit of the rice to soak up and enjoy the sautéing oil on the bottom of my plate. I could definitely make this an annual ritual! We had no idea what Tibetan butter tea Suja) was, but it sounded very intriguing. It was listed both on the appetizer menu and on the beverage menu. We asked our server about it after we had placed our food order and she replied that she thought we would have enough food with what we had just ordered. I later looked it up on Google to satisfy my own curiosity. She was also right, we did have plenty of food to fill us up. I don't want to overlook that each of us was asked how spicy, on a scale of one to ten, we wanted our entrees. My wife chose a six and I said a little less than hers. I could still taste some spiciness in my dish, but didn't find hers to be too spicy either. If we don't find someone closer to offer these cuisines, I think we may have to plan more trips to explore Plattsburgh. I'll take their word that the food is authentic, and you can tell that a lot of care has gone into preparing this food."
