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Wonderful Flavors at Namaste Nepal - Gold River/Rancho Cordova

This was a busy Friday morning for me. I needed to be at Kaiser Permanente before 7:30 am, for routine lab work. I couldn’t help smiling when I read a sign inside Kaiser’s lobby, which pointed to an “Assertive Training” class up on the 2nd floor. I didn’t know they taught things like that, and wondered if “Anger Management” classes were offered on the same floor:-)

After the lab vampire had her way with my arm, I headed on to BelAir, my favorite grocery store. What they say about shopping on an empty stomach is true. Because I hadn’t eaten since last evening, I grabbed a banana from the grocery bag, to eat in the car on the way home. I kept breakfast light, because I knew I would be enjoying a treat - either Thai or Indian food for lunch.

Sunriver Shopping Center has two great little restaurants. As I cruised by Thai Jasmine, which I have blogged about before, I couldn’t help notice a new sign to the right of the door. “We Serve Vegetarians,” it read. “Gee, I wonder what “vegetarians” taste like,” I chuckled to myself. This was a morning of playing word games in my head!

At the opposite end of the Sunriver Shopping Center from Thai Jasmine, is Namaste Nepal. This restaurant enjoys space formerly held by Udupi Café.


While it was difficult to pass up another lunch with Thai Jasmine’s exquisite Kaeng Ka-Ree (chicken, sweet potatoes, carrot and yellow onion; simmered in coconut milk-spicy yellow curry), I managed to continue on a few doors to try Namaste Nepal’s lunch buffet, which is enjoying their Grand Opening. When I first arrived at 11:30 am, the tables were sparsely populated with patrons. But soon, the doors quickly began opening and closing with a steady parade of hungry people. By the time my lunch finished, I was beginning to fear they might run out of tables.

The food at Namaste Nepal, is wonderful! The thing about curry dishes is no two cooks will blend and create their curries and their dishes the same. In addition to exotic flavors, the really special ones have a sophistication, which makes one feel like thousands of years of civilization were needed to create such a perfect dish. Thai Jasmine and Namaste Nepal both have menu items that share those qualities. And both restaurants are reasonably priced.

Sunrise Shopping Center is located on the 2200 block of Sunrise Boulevard @ Coloma Road, Gold River/Rancho Cordova.

Posted Friday Feb 10