Urban Momo

Something is wrong with flavors of Biryani! Biryani tastes pungent, no good aroma! It has a restroom on the back.Cons,- most food items are out of line, flavor, ingredient wise, hence, doesn't taste great!- small shop

I've passed by this place a few times in Downtown San Mateo, and the food always looked amazing in the photos. When I was sick at home, I noticed it was available on DoorDash and decided to give it a try.Since I ordered delivery, I can't comment on the staff or the ambiance of the restaurant, but the food itself was really tasty.I'm a huge fan of palak paneer and always on the lookout for a great one. While this version was flavorful, it didn't quite meet my expectations.The chicken momos were also delicious, but I was a bit disappointed with the amount. I ordered 8 and I only got 6.No complaints on the Garlic naaan, chow mein, fries, or Manchurian. I would totally order again, but maybe in person this time instead of DoorDash.

Beautiful outdoor seating and conveniently located in the main street market. Easy ordering and we were off to a good start with the heaters working and table cleaned up.In $76 (before tip), we got:- lamb choila $17.50 - 2/5 - very chewy and hard. Served with stale white rice- gorkhali chilli chicken $14 - 2/5 - i was excited for this one after reading other yelp reviews but the quality of the chicken meat itself was very poor. Im having a tummy ache already coz of the low meat quality ingested in this visit- chai $4 - 1/5 - it actually came "cold" like not even warm :( complained to the server who then got us another one after 15 mins which was lukewarm (in a dirty cup this time)- chicken steamed momos $14 - 3/5 - decent taste and outer layer was fine too. Came with sauces which were good. Still $14 for 6 pcs seemed really high to me. -- Everest momos gives u 10 momos (with better taste) for $13 and same sauces.- butter chicken $15- 3/5 - creamy texture of the sauce was good and paired well with butter naan $4 but chicken meat's quality again was very low :( Not coming back until they improve their meat quality. The pricing is high already for small portion size so im not sure why their meat quality is so low in all dishes :(Not recommended!!

I placed a late order right before they were closing thinking I had scheduled it for pickup at 11:30 PM. However, when I went to pick it up, they were already cleaning up. It turns out I had accidentally set the order for 11:30 AM the next morning instead. Despite being in the middle of their closing clean-up, they were kind enough to make my order. A big bonus was that the paneer momos were probably the best I've ever had, and the sauce they paired with them was both spicy and delicious. The way the momo was wrapped created the perfect little spot to place the sauce. I'll definitely be back, but I'll be more careful with the pickup times next time!

Got food delivered from this place. The spice levels are so good for someone who can handle it. There was generous quantity of paneer tikka masala and rice. I have tried their dal tadka too which is very good.The food is very flavorful. Wouldn't recommend this place for anyone who cannot handle spice.

Cute restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Sat inside with a party of 4. Had the dumplings, garlic naan, butter chicken, tandoori chicken, chicken wings and chow mien. The dumplings were great packed on the inside. The Garlic naan was soft, warm and full of flavor (a must order). The butter chicken was saucy and had lots of pieces of chicken. The chow Mien wasn't great, too many vegetables. Tandoori chicken was juicy and flavorful but was tough to cut off the bone. The wings were just ok, too saucy and not much flavor. Loved the Taj beer. Got a small then a large one after. Our waiter was so funny, happy we had him. He joked about all the dishes we ordered. Also when we asked for the check he joked that it was 500. We joked back asking if it was 500 rupees. lol

- Chai - 4/10 Not strong enough. have had better. For an napali/indo-Chinese restaurant their chai was mid.- Spicy Chicken Wings (6/10) - Pretty spicy. Had a good flavor. The chicken wing itself was a bit fatty so it had a slimy-ness to it. Not a fan of the texture. - Chicken Biriyani (8.5-10) - Flavor was pretty good. Chicken was cooked well. It wasn't dry like a lot of restaurant biriyani is. - Garlic Naan (9-10) - Crispy on one side.Soft on the other. Buttery and garlic-y. Loved it. - Fried paneer momo (8.9/10) - Good filling (veggies and paneer). Fried well. Loved the fried dough.- Chicken momo (8.7/10) - Flavorful chicken filling. Outer wrapping was good too. OVERALL 3.9/5 stars I would go again. I just wouldn't get the chai and wings again.

Customer service was excellent and the food was very good. Don't expect a high end restaurant; this is small and kind of a greasy-spoon ambience, but the friendliness and sense of humor of the waitperson more than made up for any disappointment in venue. There were three of us and we decided to dine family style. We ordered the dal, steamed chicken momos, and lamb biryani. The dal came in a small metal bowl, but we were given two empty bowls so we could each try some; the serving was probably meant as a single serving, but sharing gave us each a sampling. It was very flavorful with lots of hints of different spices (one struck me while I was eating it, but, for the life of me, I can't remember what it was!). It was very, very good and would've made a nice light lunch for one person. The chicken momos (we ordered the steamed version) were okay; I thought the skin was a bit thick. They seemed to need some kind of sauce other than the sauces they brought to the table. Good, but not anything I'd go out of my way for!The lamb biryani was very good. The chunks of lamb were fork-tender and the rice was flavorful. I love biryanis and this one didn't disappoint as far as flavor went, but I would've loved a few more chunks of the lamb!I would definitely return if I was headed to San Mateo during lunch or dinner just because they were so nice!

My brother ordered DoorDash from Urban Momo way too many times as it's his favourite go to. Yesterday he ordered for me when am visiting him in Foster city. The order arrived so quickly to my surprise.We got: Chicken Chow Mein schezwan flavors - it was amazing. Loved the taste, texture and flavours. It gave the charred texture that makes it authentic like made in Indian street style bandi. chicken momo's. Plump, juicy, packed with tasty meat and steamed to perfection.The momo sauce was perfect combination to the momo.Neatly packed and filled to the brim. Would recommend for sure.

Would recommend the egg fried rice, butter chicken and garlic naan! Momos (steamed and sautéed) were both good, but the chicken choila was too peppery for most of us at the table.