Late April found me in New York visiting my daughter in Long Island City, doing a little housing reconnaissance in Queens and, not incidentally, eating. This is the first of some belated reports. I've also documented parts of the trip (notably my forays into the Golden Mall food court in Flushing) on the Chowhound website, and a whole shipload of pics can be found on my flickr account.
On my first jaunt out to feel out the neigborhoods, I stumbled across a sandwich board and storefront sign promising momos and other Himalayan goodies. It was in Jackson Hights, on 74th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and 37th Street, right by stairs coming down from the 74th Street #7 line metro stop. I recalled reading a discussion of this place on Chowhound, including speculation about whether they were Tibetan or Nepalese momos (I've finally decided they were neither, but Bhutanese). The momos were dealt up from a single small counter at the back of Merit Kabab Palace, a Little India place serving Indian snacks and dishes from a steam table. According to a sign hung by the counter, the dumpling emporium is apparently named "Tashi Delek". The momos were $5 dollars f
or eight pieces, and served with a hot suce for dipping and a small cup of chicken soup, which for all the world tasted like it was made with boullion cubes. There was a choice of beef or chicken momos, and I chose the beef. (I would try the chicken version on another occasion, as well as momos from two other venues in the same neighborhood). The filling was ample and tasty, though a bit on the bland side (which is probably the reason for the chili sauce accompaniment.
