My boyfriend and I stopped at Namaste for a light dinner on a Monday evening. We sat outside, we were waited on fairly quickly and ordered a black tea (iced) and a vanilla Chai. The black tea had an aroma of wood shavings, to some that may seem fresh and ""good for you"", but the flavors surrounding the palate were of the earth and...more wood shavings. We began the meal with the ""Momos""; they were not called Momos on the menu, but when the server brought them out she called them Momos, so we were slightly confused. They were flavorful, but made with Chinese won ton wraps and not the traditional dough used by Tibetans. The meals we ordered were very bland and lacked the traditional combination of flavors and spice and were in much smaller portions than expected. The chicken curry massaman was a red curry and extremely watery, not thick like most I have had at such places as Everest on Grand, a Nepalese restaurant in St. Paul. I tasted very little coriander or cumin. I asked for a 4 out of 5 spice and it came out sweet rather than spicy at all. The bean dish we ordered was much more spicy, but flavorless. Even a bit of salt would have enhanced the flavor of the spice at least. It was also a very small portion, served with a small dish of jasmine rice for $9. For the portion size and lack of flavor the cost was too great. I will not be going back for the food, which is hard for us to say as we always give restaurants a second chance. The Chai variety is the only reason I would stop back in. It just was not worth it.
Pros: Location, Ambience and Chai variety
Cons: Parking, Value and Flavorful food
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