MARSTA'S IN SOMERVILLE

[foodperv]

has anyone been there
i saw the menu on-line look good priced right
thanks

[lgss]

Great place, particularly since we're vegan and I'm gluten-free and there are about a dozen dishes for us to choose from which is rare in restaurants that aren't strictly vegetarian/vegan. The place has been busy when we've gone but worth the wait.

[Aaron Kagan]

I'll say this: it's THE place for salty tea with butter in it.

[MC Slim JB]

Not to be contrarian, but I have to say I preferred -- to the extent that I like butter tea -- the butter tea at House of Tibet. But I do not love butter tea.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[voodoocheese]

The curry-yogurt potato soup is fantastic! Also, the fried bread dessert thing is SO good!

[Parsnipity]

They have dishes of varying spice levels. I've liked their food, although might not travel far for it if I didn't live in Davis. Their lunch buffet is nice too and gives you a number of different things to try. I just noticed walking by that they're going on a family vacation or something that is causing them to be closed starting March 31st for a week-- I think those are the dates. Anyone planning a visit might call ahead to double check.

[Suze123]

I have to say we've only gone once and were disappointed. Everyone else seems to love it here! Perhaps a second visit is due. My chicken dish was bland and oily, even though I ordered it spicy. I honestly can't remember the name, but it had "spicy" in the title. The service was terribly slow.

[foodperv]

my wife likes mild , bland , what ever you want to call Me spicy is ok
do they have of her type to make it worth going

[galangatron]

had a few good meals at martsa on elm but prefer house of tibet kitchen in teele square. homey tibetan comfort food in a soothing environment. love their shogo labtak (potato cutlets), tena thukpa (mixed lentil soup), momos, and shoko khatsa (curried potatoes with ginger)

[MC Slim JB]

Martsa on Elm doesn't do traditional Tibetan food, but Tibetan-in-exile-in-India cuisine, so it's much more Indian-leaning that other Tibetan places in town. I really enjoy it; many dishes are far spicier and more complex than most traditional Tibetan fare. I'm especially fond of their shamday, beef in a kind of yellow curry with lots of onions.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[bella_sarda]

That would be Martsa's. Sorry, I'm the spelling demon! I love the momos.

[Bob Dobalina]

Never been yet, which is a crime.

There is no apostrophe s -

Signed,

The Apostrophe Imp.

[bella_sarda]

ya did me one better!! thanks!

[yarm]

I have never had a bad meal there. It has more spicy dishes than other Tibetan restaurants in the area (like Rangzen). Was a great place to take my vegan sister-in-law (they were able to adapt certain dishes). Highly recommended.

[StriperGuy]

Great little place serving Tibetan comfort food. Yum.