A wonderful, unexpected flavorful experience. The restaurant and bar is set up in a grocery store; almost like a speakeasy. The chicken Thukpa was a burst of flavors, the spices cleared my throat and fulfilled my senses. If you can stomach the cuisine, this place is a must visit.
Truth Speaker
Most authentic Nepali food ever tried in USA
db Fromm
Authentic Nepali food in a tiny bar attached to a Nepali (and general) grocery store run by a friendly husband and wife team. Find the swinging saloon doors and step into the cozy bar for a chance to try johl momo - momos in a spicy soup. Momo’s are made to order, as they should be. Chatting with the husband reveals the history of ethnic Nepali Bhutanese, who were ethnically cleansed from Bhutan, their citizenship revoked and lands appropriated. They have lived for decades in camps in Nepal before many emigrated in the thousands to the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. Back to the food, be prepared for serious spice if you ask for it.
Kyle Locke
Fantastic restaurant hidden away in Scranton.
Dilf “Obviously Fake Name” Hutchinsonson
I've been here once and would like to visit again soon. It was a very interesting experience with some tasty food, though kind of awkward. This restaurant is actually inside of a little bodega. There's a bar in a side room that's prettysmall (but kinda cozy) and a small dining room in the back.
You order your food at the checkout register of the store, which feels a little weird. The person manning the register was very nice, but because of the convoluted setup and maybe language barrier, I'm not entirely sure I understood everything he said. I'd highly recommend checking out the menu online so you know what you want ahead of time, though it seems that the actual menu is a bit larger than the one listed on Google Maps. There's not a lot of explanation of what everything is, so looking it up before visiting helped a bit.
I ate in the dining room. Very cold, dimly lit, some of those legal gambling machines. I didn't exactly hate it, but I could see how it could put someone off. I'd rather sit at the bar next time. Also, though the store sells a good variety of canned and bottled beer, Pennsylvania's Kafkaesque alcohol laws mean you can't just buy a beer and have it with your food in the dining room: you'd either have to eat at the bar and drink from a limited selection or just get your food as takeout and drink your beer at home.
The food itself was pretty good. I had the momo and some sort of soup. The momo are a little like the potsticker dumplings you'd find at a Chinese restaurant, but the dipping sauce was a spicy, sort of creamy sauce instead of the soy sauce-based dip you'd find at a Chinese place. The soup was also pretty good, though I would've preferred eating it with chopsticks rather than a fork and spoon.
I have a couple criticisms. More signage could help people understand what's going on with the ordering and seating situation. More menus (I only saw two and there were three of us) with maybe some explanations on them would be nice. The food also took a bit longer to come out than I expected. I felt like my food got cold too fast because of the chilly ambient temperature in the dining room.
That's a decent amount of criticism, but I really do recommend people check the place out, especially if you can do takeout (or maybe if you visit during the warmer months).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Sam Lee
Stopped on our way back to NYC from Ithaca. Everything was incredibly tasty. It’s a little bar/restaurant within a convenience store. If I lived nearby I’d come for cheap drinks and momo on the regular.
Riya Kc
Delicious food and wonderful service 🥰
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adrian Pinter
Chicken momo. Wow, yum.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fahim Azad
Pretty much one stop for everything. I did grocery no food.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Joseph Fraser
Hilarious experience. Food was amazing & everyone was super nice. Drinks are very cheap. Be sure to pay at register up front then eat in the back
Unbelievably good Nepali food and fully-stocked grocer. Hidden gem in Scranton!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nandini Sengupta
We had taken Veg momo and chicken jhol momo. Both were absolutely delicious! There’s a grocery store inside too, with a variety of dry food stuff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ankita Roy
Chicken fried momo was burnt. Chicken thukpa tasted like some lentils. Chicken fried rice had chicken pieces which were difficult to chew. Never coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Arpan Tiwari
Great place for
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Adam Schwartz
It was a quirky experience eating at this bar inside of a convenience store. But it was a great way to get some Nepali food. We had the dumplings, which did not seem that different from Chinese pot stickers. Kinda tasty. We also have the thrupka soup, Which tasted a little more uniquely flavored.My daughter s enjoyed watching Nepali musicals on TV while we ate our meal.It was a nice bonus to leave with an array of regional Sweet treats and spices from the convenience store
Parking: There are four parking spots in front of the business. They're limited parking on street around there.
A wonderful, unexpected flavorful experience. The restaurant and bar is set up in a grocery store; almost like a speakeasy.
The chicken Thukpa was a burst of flavors, the spices cleared my throat and fulfilled my senses. If you can stomach the cuisine, this place is a must visit.
Most authentic Nepali food ever tried in USA
Authentic Nepali food in a tiny bar attached to a Nepali (and general) grocery store run by a friendly husband and wife team. Find the swinging saloon doors and step into the cozy bar for a chance to try johl momo - momos in a spicy soup. Momo’s are made to order, as they should be. Chatting with the husband reveals the history of ethnic Nepali Bhutanese, who were ethnically cleansed from Bhutan, their citizenship revoked and lands appropriated. They have lived for decades in camps in Nepal before many emigrated in the thousands to the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. Back to the food, be prepared for serious spice if you ask for it.
Fantastic restaurant hidden away in Scranton.
I've been here once and would like to visit again soon. It was a very interesting experience with some tasty food, though kind of awkward. This restaurant is actually inside of a little bodega. There's a bar in a side room that's prettysmall (but kinda cozy) and a small dining room in the back.
You order your food at the checkout register of the store, which feels a little weird. The person manning the register was very nice, but because of the convoluted setup and maybe language barrier, I'm not entirely sure I understood everything he said. I'd highly recommend checking out the menu online so you know what you want ahead of time, though it seems that the actual menu is a bit larger than the one listed on Google Maps. There's not a lot of explanation of what everything is, so looking it up before visiting helped a bit.
I ate in the dining room. Very cold, dimly lit, some of those legal gambling machines. I didn't exactly hate it, but I could see how it could put someone off. I'd rather sit at the bar next time. Also, though the store sells a good variety of canned and bottled beer, Pennsylvania's Kafkaesque alcohol laws mean you can't just buy a beer and have it with your food in the dining room: you'd either have to eat at the bar and drink from a limited selection or just get your food as takeout and drink your beer at home.
The food itself was pretty good. I had the momo and some sort of soup. The momo are a little like the potsticker dumplings you'd find at a Chinese restaurant, but the dipping sauce was a spicy, sort of creamy sauce instead of the soy sauce-based dip you'd find at a Chinese place. The soup was also pretty good, though I would've preferred eating it with chopsticks rather than a fork and spoon.
I have a couple criticisms. More signage could help people understand what's going on with the ordering and seating situation. More menus (I only saw two and there were three of us) with maybe some explanations on them would be nice. The food also took a bit longer to come out than I expected. I felt like my food got cold too fast because of the chilly ambient temperature in the dining room.
That's a decent amount of criticism, but I really do recommend people check the place out, especially if you can do takeout (or maybe if you visit during the warmer months).
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Stopped on our way back to NYC from Ithaca. Everything was incredibly tasty. It’s a little bar/restaurant within a convenience store. If I lived nearby I’d come for cheap drinks and momo on the regular.
Delicious food and wonderful service 🥰
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicken momo. Wow, yum.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pretty much one stop for everything. I did grocery no food.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Hilarious experience. Food was amazing & everyone was super nice. Drinks are very cheap. Be sure to pay at register up front then eat in the back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Unbelievably good Nepali food and fully-stocked grocer. Hidden gem in Scranton!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had taken Veg momo and chicken jhol momo. Both were absolutely delicious!
There’s a grocery store inside too, with a variety of dry food stuff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicken fried momo was burnt.
Chicken thukpa tasted like some lentils.
Chicken fried rice had chicken pieces which were difficult to chew. Never coming back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great place for
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
It was a quirky experience eating at this bar inside of a convenience store. But it was a great way to get some Nepali food. We had the dumplings, which did not seem that different from Chinese pot stickers. Kinda tasty. We also have the thrupka soup, Which tasted a little more uniquely flavored.My daughter s enjoyed watching Nepali musicals on TV while we ate our meal.It was a nice bonus to leave with an array of regional Sweet treats and spices from the convenience store
Parking: There are four parking spots in front of the business. They're limited parking on street around there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Thukpa, Reg Pork Momo
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