Himalayan Yak

OK, so I've only been here so far once before but when I was here, it was absolutely phenomenal. So I showed up on a somewhat strange day it was just a couple of days before Thanksgiving. The place wasn't incredibly full and we arrived around dinner time there seemed to be a bunch of takeout orders that were happening and I had to give it up to the fact that a lot of people were traveling and influx due to the holiday. We immediately took our seats and started looking at the menu. We ended up doing one of the giant non-vegetarian dinner sets - chicken tandoori, chicken curry, garlic nan and more. The server was very nice and then made sure to ask for all of our specifics for the selections on what we were ordering and that we wanted it with medium spice.The service was nicely paced and the flavors were incredible. It was just the right amount of heat and richness that I would have wanted. Loved the rice and we had plenty of leftovers (which tasted just as good the next day for lunch!)We also got an addition of the Gobi Manchurian. The cauliflower, deep-fried and tossed in a sweet manchurian sauce was so yummy and I would definitely order again - It kind of even has a tiny bit of a vibe of general tso type flavoring so if you're new to Indian food but like that taste - it's a win!I have to imagine that their lunch buffet is out of this world and probably hoppin' to the brim full of people. I hope a lot more people notice at this place is open. It's new less than a year and it's a great time to support them and the food is stellar.

Another tasty Asian place; get your sherpa and visit! Himalayan Yak has Nepali and Indian dishes, classics like briyani, butter chicken, tikka masala, but also less common: thukpa and palak. Everyone's food was very good. We got the tikka masala, vindaloo, Himalayan mix grill, and a mix. The portion sizes and costs were also very reasonable. I'm excited to try the buffet.We got the assorted app 2 samosas and 8 pakoras. The samosas were packed and had to good sauces. I wished it was under the boiler for an extra minute. The pakoras were basically deep fried veggie things, odd looking but very tasty. After we sat down the place filled up. We didn't get checked on. There was no water until we flagged the person down. It took a long while to get the bill as well. There was only one person.

Attractive menu with many alternatives, including vegetarian and vegan dishes. I ordered an interesting and tasty curry that has complex flavors. The naan we ordered was okay, but my dinner partner got a dubious looking salad that included not quite ripe tomatoes and huge chunks of Romain. There was also a dish called Rogan Josh. Hmmm.Certainly friendly and accommodating.

This might be the worst food I've ever eaten. I can't believe all the rave reviews on here? Maybe I ordered the wrong items? I ordered via DoorDash:Chicken 65Mixed meat grillChow MeinThe meat in the chicken 65 and the mixed grill were not edible. They had a coating of red dye and a gallon of oil mixed in. The meat itself was impossible to chew. I only took a few bites but after a few minutes I ended up in the bathroom throwing it up. The Chow Mein was "ok" but again the chicken in that dish was not soft and difficult to chew and digest. It's almost as if they were using old ingredients/meats and thought they could mask the staleness by dumping red dye and oil all over it. I was really hopeful there would be a spot on the southside to get IndoChinese but this isn't it. Perhaps their other dishes are good/ok but after this experience I will NOT be taking that risk. Nobody should ever get sick from food!

I am SO excited that this place opened up buffet style but also with a menu but I love a good Indian buffet. With your meal you also get a drink so I got the chai like hot tea.Everything on the buffet was delicious. There were the typical crowd favorites like palak paneer, butter chicken, mutton, papadom, rice, etc. Nothing was greasy.Great place!

Oh my gosh!!! What a delicious surprise! Himalayan Yak is bound for success- the food is simply too good for people not to try it. We ordered take out, and it was ready within 45 minutes, everything was hot and ready by the time I picked it up. We couldn't decide on what to get, so we just got a plethora of things. We ordered the Chili Momo, the Wings, veggie samosas, the assorted bread, chicken tika masala, and the sahi karmo.The chili momo was abolsutely delicious! I will be ordering this every single time we order from here. Everything else we got was also delicious, but those were the star of the dinner. I ordered everything as a medium spice level 1- which was perfect for me. Just enough heat to still get all the flavor. Whether you eat in, or order take out- you should give this new Bayview restaurant some love!

Very excited to have another Himalayan restaurant in Milwaukee , especially after losing the Cheel. I realized after we were there looking at the menu that the food seems to be a combination of Indian, Nepalese, and some Chinese influence as well. Very unique and exciting to have! While the food was excellent (which is why I ended up doing a 4 star review even though I was leaning towards 3) I have mixed feelings about our experience and I hope this new spot can iron out the kinks which is why I'll give a very thorough review. The food was super tasty. We ordered the non-vegetarian dinner set which was more than enough food for 2 people- comes with "samplers" of 3 entrees (bigger than a sample size in my opinion! Generous portion), an appetizer, and dessert! Plus I really wanted to try the fried cauliflower based on the rave reviews so we got that too. For the dinner set we got meat samosas, chicken curry, chicken korma, chicken tandoori, and rice pudding. We did order garlic naan with it also but realized after we left that we never got it. My favorite dishes were the fried cauliflower and the chicken korma. The korma has a nice flavorful gravy like texture, great with naan dipped it (I had naan at home with my leftovers). The cauliflower was very good but I was disappointed that they used frozen cauliflower instead of fresh, which makes it a little soggy. Also, although the sauce was delicious- like a thick sweet and sour sauce but with a kick-it was a LOT of sauce. We were too excited about the rice pudding to get a pic but it was also very good. My friend also ordered a chai and said it was very good. Service was a little awkward. We arrived, and had a reservation (which wasn't necessary- the restaurant was only half full), but the host seemed bewildered by our presence, and looked around like there was nowhere to seat us. He then pointed to a door which leads to a connected building, where we walked in and chose a table, thinking he was behind us with menus, but we waited about 10 minutes until someone showed up with menus and water. We didn't really care- I was there catching up with a friend- but this could have been very frustrating. The service was generally very slow. I'm not sure if they were understaffed, they seemed a little overwhelmed. Also, originally we ordered a vegetable dish and were told that they were "out of vegetables" ? But I was able to order the fried cauliflower so not sure which veggies they were out of. It was fine in the end, our food was great, just an odd thing to say/happen and hopefully a one off situation. The other area that is lacking is the ambience and unfortunately this was the worst part of the experience. I'm not sure how new this restaurant is but the area we sat it seemed like it was still under renovation- there was a large box of junk on the table behind us and what looked like an abandoned bar. The main area when you first walk in to the restaurant is better. Also the lighting is very bright and harsh. Would not recommend for a date night. However, I saw that they do lunch buffet and I would love to try that. Also have to point out that I thought the prices were extremely reasonable for the quality and quantity of food served. In short, if you are here for the food and don't care about vibes, don't think twice, come try this spot out, you won't be disappointed.

Amazing family owned hole in the wall joint with authentic dishes. I was walking past this place and saw that it opened recently and had to go in. They serve a lunch buffet (which I will be trying after visiting) and dinner.The food was very authentic and there were items on the menu I had never tried. Know that the spice levels are serious, so order to what you can handle. The service was friendly but a little slow, but we also went on a Saturday night. Overall, a great addition to the neighborhood and I will be adding it to the rotation of favorite restaurants in the area.

Stopped by Himalayan Yak for the first time recently and had a delicious experience. We stopped by on a Sunday evening and were able to be seated right away. I don't think they have cocktails and not entirely sure if they have beer/wine as we opted to stick with water for the evening. We began our dining experience with the vegetable pakora from their appetizer menu. If you're unfamiliar with this dish, it's deep fried mixed vegetable fritters dipped in chickpea batter. I enjoyed the crispy exterior and the warm sweetness of the sweet potatoes within. It was good! Our order was already in when I spied that they have vegetable momo (Nepalese dumplings) which I will for sure have to try next time.I love that they have a whole vegetarian section as well as vegan on their menu. For our mains, my dining companion and I shared the Gobi-Manchurian. The cauliflower was nicely firm and the sauce wasn't overly sweet. We also shared the mutter paneer which was absolutely the star of the show for both my dining companion and I. It was perfectly creamy and beautifully flavorful. We both ended up wiping the bowl clean with our order of rosemary naan (which was very rosemary forward--if you like rosemary, this is your naan!).The service was good if a skosh slow and the dining room was clean and comfortable.Get to it!

We were so excited to see Himalayan Yak move into what has been an empty space for most of our time in Bayview. It is a pretty large space, with two "sides" that have tables. We seated ourselves and were given waters and menus. Our group sort of trickled in, so we waited for everyone to order. Once our table of four was full, it did take a considerable amount of time before we had to flag down a server to take our order.Our server was friendly and gave us some good suggestions on the menu! We had to wait a pretty long time before we got our food, but they are new and probably working out a few kinks. The food itself was delicious and they had really generous portion sizes. I would definitely stop by next time you're on kk!