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Nepali Bhanchha Ghar
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When you eat at Nepali Bhanchha Ghar, you'll notice that every table has one thing in common: stacks of sel roti. The kitchen fries these sweet and salty dough crowns to order using soda bottles to pour rings of batter into hot oil, and if you don’t want to bite into one after watching steam waft from its center, we suggest you look inward for answers. Welcome to Nepali Bhanchha Ghar, where burning your mouth with sel roti and stuffing yourself with Nepali food as if you're a human duffle bag are both standard practices.
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This restaurant lives right by the Roosevelt Avenue Subway station in Jackson Heights, an area notorious for delicious Nepali food. While we recommend grabbing some quick momos from Phayul or AMDO Kitchen nearby, we consistently send people to Nepali Bhanchha Ghar first for a sit-down Nepali meal. Make sure to order their jhol momo, a big bowl of spicy sesame-and-tomato broth with momos floating in it.
Come with a group and sit in the full-service dining room upstairs. They also have a downstairs seating area, though it’s often rented out for parties and weddings. Once you eat here, you’ll understand why someone might want to rent that basement for all of their family and friends to rage in.
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Sel Roti
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Jhol Momo
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