GangJong Kitchen

I’ve had the chili chicken and chili beef here and must say that it is very good, though I notice the food is less spicy than other nearby Tibetan eateries.
On 6÷7÷15 I ate chicken Momos and Shabtak. Shabtak is a fried beef dish stir fried with onions and bell peppers. This dish is on the sweet side and tastes very good; the beef was very tender and despite frying, not at all greasy. The Momos were very nice though not the best I’ve had in Jackson Heights.
This is a small mom & pop operation. There is a young boy who works there and cooks the food in the tiniest of kitchens and he is very nice. I’ve eaten here before and if today’s meal was slightly less good than I’ve had before I will blame it on having so many customers with just one cook (and also greeter) for all the orders in the kitchen

Day before yesterday my father in law brought me Shabhagleb from This restaurant and tht was the worst Shabhagle I hv ever had. Believe me guys it’s $ 8 for only 3 pieces!!! Damn Friends Corner give 5 pieces for $ 7 and it’s so way much better than this one… I also taste Gyuma from here it’s not worth to waste money on tht too. Sorry I can give u only one star !!

I’ve had the vegetable momo on several occasions — they are served with some clear broth soup and the whole thing is perfect. I’ve also tried a couple of the Indian dishes and a couple of the Chinese dishes. The food is really good. Yes the place is small and has an extremely casual ambiance, but I think it just makes the food more delicious.

A tiny restaurant with small kitchen and only 14 seats. The food here is very mild comparing to other Tibetan places in this area. I feel the broth of their thukpa just like hot water. The spicy potatoes is better but still much hotter than spicier.
The owner just opened another Tibetan restaurant in Sunnyside named «Punda Tibetan.»

**This is a delivery review**
I had a recommendation for this place from someone who tried their delicious momos from the momo crawl in Jackson Heights. I really enjoyed their beef momos. Very tasty! Not too much meat and fresh taste. I would highly encourage you to get some as well. I was not a huge fan of the vegetarian ones. I would definitely want to try other Tibetan meals next time.

GangJong Kitchen is a popular spot for Tibetans in the area — surprisingly filled up before 5pm on a Saturday! Then again, it only seats about 15. It’s a tiny, homey restaurant, very warm in winter, with condensation blurring the windows.
The menu is split into Chinese, Indian, and things more straightforwardly Tibetan; we only went for the Tibetan. Portions were smaller than expected and honestly, I like the food at Phayul (
) quite a bit better. Still a good meal here, though. While they cooked up our food in the tiny, semi-​open kitchen, we could all feel our eyes sting and our throats catch, from the fumes of spicy peppers on the flame. I’m not complaining, but none of the dishes ended up being that ferocious!
— Beef and chicken momos were both fantastic — smaller and more tender then the momo norm. For me, they’re second only to Amdo’s (
). Don’t forget the delicious momo sauce provided in a ketchup squeeze bottle.
— Shabtak is beef stir-​fried with onion, peppers, and tomato, but sounds like the name of a creature from Mordor trying to snatch The One Ring from you. This Chinese-​influenced dish had a dark, glossy sauce — tasty but nothing too exciting.
— Thentuk (beef soup) with handmade noodles was comforting, but didn’t hit the peaks of Himalayan soup glory. Phayul’s version has a milkier, more flavorful broth. Note: Phayul sometimes oversalts, whereas GangJong underseasoned but had salt on the table.
— Shogo khatsa (spicy potatoes) was not hot enough, in either sense. Again, I like Phayul’s more acutely spiced version better. But I’ve so often had shogo khatsa elsewhere exactly like this, that now I’m beginning to wonder if this is how it «should» be.
— Phing sha (glass noodles with beef and potato) was nothing too shocking, but comforting and slippery.
— Ema dhatse, the notoriously spicy Bhutanese national dish made of cheese and chili peppers, was disconcertingly yellow. The Cheez-​Whiz flavor suggests that perhaps this rendition is scaled to its American surroundings. Its smooth, not-​unpleasant garlickiness meant I was dreaming of tortilla chips to go along with it (sorry, Bhutan). Unless you ate one of the whole bird’s eye chilis inside, it was actually not that spicy.
Five of us spent $ 40 pre-​tip. They actually had told us $ 45 verbally and I was confused about the lack of no itemized bill, so they went to go write it up. It turned out $ 45 was an overcalculation, but I really believe it was an honest mistake. Just remember to actually ask for your bill!

A small Tibetan Restaurant with one of the best foods. Like the momo’s out here. One of the best and they have frozen momo’s also. 50 momo’s for 25 $. Good deal. You can just heat up and eat at home.

This is a very clean place with courteous people, very tasty food and super fair prices. I highly recommend it.

BYOB or BYOGrowler.
Great Tibetan food. Cozy space and family run. Eat Shabtak, Get extra tingmo bread too.
Go Go !!!

I wish I have a picture to post, since this place is so memorable. I have never eaten at a true Tibetan restaurant and this is my first. Tibetan food is a totally different cuisine than any other Asian country. This very small restaurant is quite the charm for a Jackson Heights tourist like me. Jackson Heights is so diverse, since they have an entire Spanish section, which goes into Woodside and Corona, a Southeast Asian section, serving Indian, Nepalase, Tibetan, etc… cuisines, and everybody else who opened a different style restaurant in Jackson Heights. This place is so cute, with 6 or so tables. The décor is very great, plain and simple. This place reminds me so much of home cooking, especially with a refrigerator that is like one at your house. The kitchen is small and partially open to anyone who wants to look. This chef is famous, with many articles written about him, along with his wife and son, natives of Tibet. The son was our waiter and he was awesome. I even caught him studying for some test. I love him!!! So our meal started off nicely. There is a large menu consisting of authentic Tibetan foods, like stews, curries, little snacks, and side dishes. (
) We had ordered drinks, 3 waters for each of us. So the boy walks out of the restaurant and goes into the next door shop to buy us three Poland Spring Water bottles. He didn’t need to do that, but it was pretty interesting (we got charged $ 1.00 each.) We had ordered the beef momo, chicken momo, chicken and broccoli, and two different stews. A momo () is a type of dumpling native to Tibet and Nepal. Oh my god, that was insane. It tasted somewhat like a Chinese dumpling, but so much more flavorful and a bit spicy. I liked the beef better, though. The actually entrees were quite small. The chicken and broccoli was like a stew. It had a tanginess to it, along with a small spice from a seasoning like coriander, maybe. I ordered mine with rice. Mine was okay, pretty tasty, but hard to eat, because of the consistency of the over-​steamed broccoli. The two stew dishes, which I can’t specify which, were very tasty and strong, with lemon and Tibetan spices Native to Tibet. These came with tingmo, or a yeasty steamed bread, which was the highlight of the entire meal. Not to mention that this place is cheap too.

Very underrated restaurant. Friendly people too. More like a family food place than an actual restaurant.

Very good food and great service! A true mom and pop joint! The Ambassador’s plate, a sampling of food chosen by the chef, is worth the money: $ 10. We also recommend the roti and tingmo.
FYI: The restaurant is NO LONGER accepting the Unilocal coupon. The owner explained to us that the deal ended months ago, but Unilocal has not taken the deal down for reasons unbeknownst to them.

GangJong Kitchen is a small Tibetan restaurant located in Jackson Heights, Queens. There’s a lot of competition within a few block radius. What makes this place unique to me is the cozy feeling. Literally feels like you’re eating in someone’s kitchen. The place is so small that it can easily be overlooked — at least I did anyway — that is — until I saw the Unilocal reviews when I was looking for a new neighborhood place to try.
What we ordered as a group:
— Beef momo — Nepalese dumpling with beef
— Chicken momo — Nepalese dumpling with chicken
— Shabtak — Spicy sauteed sliced beef with onions and peppers stir fried
— Jasha Sonam — Chicken with coriander brown sauce
— Gangjong special fried rice — with fried egg on top with veggies
— Ping shogo — Rice noodle with potato — considered a main Tibetan dish
— Ginger honey lemon tea
I personally think the momos, shabtak, and jasha sonam are the must get items. A few of the other places don’t give sauce with the momos. This place does! Sauce is flavorful with a spicy kick. The fried rice was pretty good but a safe dish. Ping shogo was good — noodles /​potatoes in broth — also a safe dish — in my opinion. Their main dishes are served with white rice or tingmo (best described as a pork bun without the pork — just the bread — YUM).
Every time I walk past this place, there are always a few tables filled with Nepalese and Tibetan folks. A very very local place — which is a good sign. Definitely worth a try!
Discounts:
— $ 10 for a $ 20 Unilocal deal — I purchased the deal on my smartphone as I was ordering the food.
— I also just found out — 10% off Seamless web delivery.
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Zomsa across the street is a little cheaper and a bit tastier.

Me and my bro came here on Saturday. I always pass this spot on the way to my laundromat and was always curious (fyi its next door to the Himalayan Yak). They serve a mix of Nepalese, Chinese and Indian fare and all at a reasonable price. We both decided to go the Nepalese route and we split the momo app (dumplings for those not in the know, I live in the neighborhood so I just learned that, I’m usually not in the know ;)). These were good as was my main dish, sliced spicy beef which you can get with rice or this big piece of layered bread. the bread has the consistency of a pork bun sans pork. They list the name of the bread on the menu, but I don’t recall, and my several attempts to find it via google came up short. Is it Nepalese bread, or a Himalayan bun??? for now I’m in the dark. All in all a good meal, only thing I would mention is that they didn’t sever us water. Also, shhhh, its a pretty quite place, which is good I guess.

I’ve come to visit my family in NY and the first place my parents take me is GangJong Kitchen. I’ve eaten at GangJong couple times now and everytime I’m very satisfied. GangJong to me is one of the top Authentic Tibetan and Indian restaurant in NY.
I can tell that the chef really puts alot of thinking in his food, taste wise and the presentation too. The food always comes out fresh and delicious. The momos are amazing and so are the noodles. He cooks tibetan and Indian food. This place is welcoming and a little bit small and it can be busy at times but the food is worth to wait… :) and I love that this place is very clean too!!!

The food was amazing and the ambiance was really relaxed. This tiny establishment has a very cozy feel to it. The mo mos and the kothai are the best I’ve ever had!
I am definitely recommending this place to all my friends.

Veg momo was great and the boy working was super helpful with the ordering

Hi i’m wendy! I’ve been studying culinary arts at UVA for about 2 years now and for one of our field trips we decided to go to New York. They gave us two days to go around to a couple of resturaunts and write reviews. One of the resturaunts I stumbled across was this place in Queens. I wasn’t expecting much because I felt that all asian food tasted the same, but this place was amazing! I asked about the chef and apparently hes an award winning chef! no wonder this place was so good. The waiters were so nice and they sent the food to my table pretty fast. My favorite is the Shabtak. This place is so unique and it has all kinds of asian food including tibetan food! I would definitely come to this place again next time I am in New York, too bad they don’t have one in Virginia :(.

An intimate place in Jackson Heights, wouldn’t have expected by appearance but, has most Delicious Tibetan Food and Asian Food. I almost want to keep this my secret but you cant keep Outstanding food down.
No Surprise, I learned after a few visits that Chef Tenzing is a Gold Medal decorated chef. He is the new owner and is applying his talents to make his mark in NY.
Momos are hand made and taste fantastic. Best I have had!
My favorite Dish is the Tibetan beef stew. «Shabtak»
Best Tibetan salt butter tea, Indian Chia.
Everything out of kitchen is excellent.
Fantastic, delicious food, but what do expect from an excellent award winning chef.