ナマステキッチン 多摩センター — Restaurant in Tokyo

It's tough to give 3 stars to a restaurant that doens't have much to go for in the foed department. But this joint deserves a shout out.

Out in the middle of nowhere in the outskirts of Tokyo, in a city named Tama, exists an Indian / Nepali restaurant that is run by an actual Nepali. And to get such cuisine right, it is not easy in Japan.

Now the restaurant on Google Maps is miscategorized as "Japanese Curry" which it absolutely isn't. They serve northern Indian and Nepali cuisine. So let's get that settled.

And even so, the restaurant is trying to do too much. Northern Indian (naan, butter chicken, etc.), Nepali (momos), and even Thai food. The chef needs to understand that even if you want to play off of local ignorance that does not know the authenticity of these cuisines and how far away they are, there needs to be focus in getting a few things right.

The food is clearly non-authentic. We ordered naan and butter chicken, as well as another chicken curry. The mango lassi that came alone is absolutely watered down. The korma / curry was actually pretty good and hats off to the chef. A bit too sweet but most likely catering to local palates. The naan was quite good too but again, didn't have the heft that I'm used to. Everything else was either meh or not worth mentioning.

We do want to call out that the Pad Thai was an abomination so do not order this at any cost.

Even so, we applaud the chef trying. And yes, this does give you a slight change up in the flavor palate in the region in addition to Japanese...

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