After the disappointing last Tibetan food experience I almost said let's just not try any of the other Tibetan restaurants I had on my list. We were hungry though and Khatag was close by so we stopped. I'm glad we did though as this was much better than Tashi Delek. We tried the Vermicelli legumes - rice noodles, carrots, peppers, green beans in a light sauce. This was really delicious - Raymond preferred the other dish and I preferred this one so I ended up eating it all (usually we share half and half) and he had all of the tofu. The sauce had a really light flavor and complimented the vegetables nicely so their flavors really shown through.
We also tried the Tofu legumes - tofu, peppers, carrots, celery, and green beans. This sauce had a little more flavor, but it still let the vegetables shine. The tofu itself was silky which I don't really like that much (I much prefer a firm tofu - the firmer the better). Raymond loved this one though so it worked out well.
Overall - I would definitely go back to Khatag. It is very close to the Pompidou Center so it is in a prime location and close to a lot of attractions. Definitely stop by and check out some good Tibetan food.
After exploring Notre Dame we went to Le Grenier de Notre-Dame for some lunch. We tried the white bean cassoulet - white beans, tomato sauce with herbs, mixed tofu baked with bread crumbs and peppers. We ordered this and it was instantly brought to the table which was a little disconcerting. I mean do they just have everything hot in the back waiting for someone to order it? It was probably a max of 2 min from time of order till it got to our table. For a restaurant that is kind of expensive I expect them to actually cook food not just have food heated in the back all day. So overlooking the odd timing we tried it out and...it was not good. The beans were still hard - they definitely needed to be soaked and cooked longer. Besides that it didn't really have any flavor. It was...not good.
Overall - I would not go back here again. The food we got came out instantly so it wasn't made or heated when we ordered, and it wasn't even cooked properly or had any flavor. I definitely do not recommend going here.
On our last visit to Paris we were staying with a guy who lives there and he took us to some of the best falafel ever - Mi Va Mi. One of the reasons why this is so amazing - the toppings. The put grilled grilled eggplant which is amazing (Raymond even loved it and he doesn't like eggplant usually), onions, a white sauce which we did confirm was vegan, white and red cabbage, cucumbers, tomato, and hummus. The other thing that I love is that they put a few falafel in then some topping then more falafel then more toppings, etc until the pita is full (so no running out of toppings when you get to the bottom). It is also huge! Good thing we walked all over every day so we could eat more as this was so much food and so delicious!
Overall - definitely stop by here for some falafel. It is a huge amount of food so if you are not that hungry get one to share. Amazing.
Last time we were in Paris we ate at Saveur Veget'Halles and it was delicious. I was very excited to try it again on this visit. The menu however was very different and they did not have as many delicious sounding foods. I was a little disappointed, but we were hungry so we ate. We decided to get two Formule Menus - one with appetizer and main, one with main and dessert as there weren't many things that screamed try me. We tried the vegetable beignets for the starter. There were zucchini and carrots covered in a light batter. The vegetables were still crispy, the carrots sweet and the zucchini was good as well. The batter itself was just eh. It came with raisin chutney which was really sweet with a hint of cinnamon. I wasn't a fan of the chutney. This was good, but nothing special.
Our first main was the soy chicken. This was served with the sides that seem to come with everything. I love this as then I get lots of small things instead of just one dish with no sides. The soy chicken was good - nice and chewy. It came with a shallot sauce which I was not a fan of. It had this raspberry flavor which was just not good. This came with mashed potatoes which were a little salty and chunky which I also enjoy. Very tasty. The black rice was also good and had a nice flavor (maybe cooked in vegetable broth?). The lentils were super good - maybe also cooked in vegetable broth. I loved the sides.
We also tried the dish of the day. This came with the same delicious sides as the soy chicken, but also some tofu (not much flavor), and some fresh veggies (carrots, cabbage, beets - good but hard to eat).
For dessert we tried the Chocolate Banana Cake. This had banana in it and was hot and pretty tasty. Not the most amazing cake ever, but good.
Overall - This was not as amazing as our first visit. I really liked the sides, but overall I wasn't blow away. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't think man I will have to come back here next time we visit.
I was very excited to try some Tibetan food while in Paris. I have never had it before so I was interested to see what it would be. We stopped by Tashi Delek one day for lunch. Our server was a little...not the friendliest person ever. They have a few vegetarian options so we asked which were vegan and made our selection from them. We tried the Tselrile - vegetable balls with sweet and sour sauce and rice. The sweet and sour sauce was not like others we have had. It was very light flavor and better than the others (sweet and sour is not my favorite). The vegetable balls were tasty at first, but as they sat they just turned into these balls of grease and not good.
We also tried the Thugnoe - wheat noodles and veggies. This also had a very light flavor. I liked this better than the vegetable balls, but it was still just so so. Not much flavor and oily.
Overall - I would not go back here unless I was in the area and couldn't find anything else to eat. The food was just so so and there are other much better Tibetan places you can eat at in Paris.
