Everest Himalayan Cuisine, Encinitas, Downtown 101 Highway Ca

Great selection of Asian delights. The lamb biryani is their best!

We ordered two dishes: chicken tikka masala and chicken vindaloo, 8/10 spice. Both dishes had only a few small pieces of chicken and the rest of the dishes were pieces of potatoes. Just filler. Also not an 8/10 spice at all.

My coworker took me here because he really liked this place. We got 2 beers each, Taj Mahal. Then got some Vegetable Pakora (Onion, spinach, cabbage, cooked with Himalayan spices and herbs. Served with mint chutney), Malai Kofta (Mashed homemade cheese potatoes, nuts and spices combined together to make balls made of kofta and then cooked with specially prepared sauce of nuts, cream, tomato, and onion with Himalayan herbs and spices), garlic herbal naan (Naan with fenugreek, oregano and other Himalayan spices), garlic cilantro naan (Traditionally baked bread with garlic and cilantro). Amazing food and crushed it all!

Our visit to this place with a cozy atmosphere with but the food left room for improvement. The momos were decent but lacked the robust flavors expected, and the Sag Paneer, though okay, didn't resemble the traditional dish. Prompt and friendly service, but the culinary experience could be enhanced with refinements in the menu.

I liked it. Be careful on your spice level. I got a level 5, and it was about right, and I like spicy food. Well worth a try!