Little Tibet Restaurant — Restaurant in Bloomington

A unique place with home-style Tibetan, Indian, and Thai food. The restaurant is decorated with Tibetan Buddhist ornaments and plants. Quiet and cozy inside with a nice secluded patio area too. Very kind staff. I had an iced chai and the temo sha tsel. The chai had the right spices but it was very much on the sweet and milky side - I would have liked it stronger on the tea. The temo sha tsel is a stir-fry of various veggies and your choice of protein (tofu) in a savoury broth. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was comforting wholesome food, with a pleasant subtle spice. I ordered it at spice level 3/5. Level 3 had an accent of heat but nothing serious. If you want prominent heat, go higher. I was eating with my parents, who ordered their entrees at 1/5 and 2/5, and both said they could have gone up a level, even though my mom (the 1/5-er) has a pretty low spice tolerance. I didn't feel like level 3 was bland, but would be curious about higher spice. I absolutely loved the temo - steamed bread rolls. The soft spongy texture was so good! Dinner entrees come with both lentil soup and salad. The lentil soup hearty and warming. The salad looks deceptively simple, but the dressing was surprisingly flavourful. I don't think I've ever tried Tibetan food before, so I enjoyed the opportunity to try it here in such a pleasant setting. The food and portion sizes feel healthy and the price is reasonable. I will hopefully...

My friend and I visited this place to try Tibetan. I am a vegetarian, so this was great!

Entrees come with salad that has a yummy ginger sesame dressings and a nice lentil soup. Both a great, and I always want more soup... But save room!

We had the equivalent of Momo for the appetizer, which I really enjoyed, but my friend don't like it as a person used to Chinese food. I liked it best when dipped in the dressing.

We also got dumplings to share, the vegetable ones with cabbage and carrots. The spicy sauce with them is the best! I also dipped these in the dressing... Everything is good in the dressing.

We each got one of the two Tibetan dishes. This place has a lot of Thai and Indian, too. We ended up switching entrees since I had the hearty stew (no meat for me, but you can do meat or tofu), and she had the all vegetables. We both had 3 level of spicyness, and as people who enjoy spicy, this was pretty no-spice. Go for minimum 4 if you want to taste any spice.

I ended up liking my broth as the best part of my dish, but wanted her veggies. It was a win-win.

She says Tibetan food tastes like less salty and less flavorful Chinese food (she grew up in China and her family still eats traditional food). I enjoyed my food, but I don't think she did as much.

I will go back, and would, just for the dumplings and salad and...

I've been meaning to try this restaurant for over a year and finding my morning empty I stopped in a spur of the moment decision. So glad I did! The atmosphere was great, very quiet and peaceful and the walls were covered in many positive and inspiring quotes.

Then came the food. I ordered the Satay Beef and the Mo Mos, and was also given the choice between soup or salad (I chose soup). The soup came out first, and it was topped with fresh cilantro which I absolutely love, so of course the soup was good, and perfect for being so cold outside. Then came the Satay beef and let me tell you - it might be the best meat I've ever had, no exaggeration. It was very tender and well seasoned, and came with a delicious sauce.

Finally the Mo Mo. They were as good as they were famed to be. I've had many a dumpling over the years, and yet somehow these tasted different in a good way. The spicy sauce that came with them was very good, and the soy sauce seemed to enhance the flavor.

It was a great experience all around and I will definitely be going back as soon...