Cafe Himalaya
Tibetan · New York
About Cafe Himalaya
Cafe Himalaya is a Louisiana-inspired fast-food chain located in New York, United States. We're known for our crispy fried chicken, delicious chicken sandwiches, and classic fries. We offer a range of convenient options including outdoor seating, no-contact delivery, drive-through, takeout, and dine...
Cafe Himalaya is a Louisiana-inspired fast-food chain located in New York, United States. We're known for our crispy fried chicken, delicious chicken sandwiches, and classic fries. We offer a range of convenient options including outdoor seating, no-contact delivery, drive-through, takeout, and dine-in. We are open for lunch and dinner, perfect for a quick bite whether you're dining solo or with friends. Our restaurant is wheelchair accessible, with both an accessible entrance and restroom. We appreciate our customers and currently hold a 3.0 rating based on 83 reviews. We are open from 10AM until late every day of the week.
What Customers Say About Cafe Himalaya
Cafe Himalaya receives mixed reviews. While some customers praise the food and service, many report issues with cold or stale food, incorrect orders, rude staff, and a dirty dining area. Several reviewers mention inconsistent quality and management problems.
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New Popeyes on Steinway, great service and same great food! Place is clean and bathroom. Needs more people to buy at this location. 😃🤤🤯
Amazing food amazing service workers are very nice and it’s super clean
Mgmt team, it’s is not ok to turn off TIP option for your workers. They are working hard, and doing great job, if we as a customers want to add TIP FOR THEY SERVICE it should be our choice not theirs. Please change that. It’s not coming out of your pocket.
I’ve never seen this kind of behavior before ! There was a cashier IRFAN (maybe) . He was brilliant and excellent. He was too fast and too responsible . His behavior impressed me . For this kind of behavior i Love popeyes 🖤
Contrary to another review, the manager lady cleans up quite often and she's very kind. Some of the teenagers tend to make said messes and they make them everywhere regardless of the establishment lol.
very good service, and excellent recommendations, thanks to Abdullah and irfam for their excellent service, greetings
Satisfied with the food quality and the service was amazing.
Chicken sandwich? Give me that
The cashier was very nice and really helpful!
Amazing
My favorite Popeyes store! Everyone is very nice!
Idk what people want from this place lol. It's popeyes. They were friendly enough for me. Check out RDCworld1 on YouTube if you're having a bad time
It was my first time and I was surprised by the speed, politeness and hospitality of the staff. I was served by two very friendly ladies. Very clean inside the cafe. I'll definitely come again.
I disagree with some of the comments here. I guess everyone has their own unique experiences. But I have been there for quite a few times now. I would rather say the food , the service and the atmosphere were pretty great. Yeah sometimes a store can be a little messy but it’s mostly because of the customers that are eating over there and sometimes it can be a little hard to maintain the cleanliness of the place .But every time I went there it was always clean. I have also seen them cleaning the place quite a few times. The staff members, the cashier everyone was really nice. And their service was pretty fast too. Got the correct order every single time.
My favorite Popeyes store! Everyone is very nice!
I disagree with some of the comments here. I guess everyone has their own unique experiences. But I have been there for quite a few times now. I would rather say the food , the service and the atmosphere were pretty great. Yeah sometimes a store can be a little messy but it’s mostly because of the customers that are eating over there and sometimes it can be a little hard to maintain the cleanliness of the place .But every time I went there it was always clean. I have also seen them cleaning the place quite a few times. The staff members, the cashier everyone was really nice. And their service was pretty fast too. Got the correct order every single time.
Was late, I saw was open as I walked home from Steinway St..... Went in and got a bundle, thought might have been a little expensive but when compared to going to grocery store these days was actually a really good deal.
Best fried chicken and chicken sandwiches, but flounder sandwiches are good too. Love the sides.
I expected better but really good burgers and chicken wings
Food is great but unfortunately I ordered food for my kids and was short today a chicken sandwich if you have kids you know how sad he was
This place don’t deserve more than 2 star but I give 3 star only for a young guy, he saw me I waited for long time and he ran from backside then made my order also apologized to me. I bought 8 pieces chicken but I waited more than 30 min.
This place don’t deserve more than 2 star but I give 3 star only for a young guy, he saw me I waited for long time and he ran from backside then made my order also apologized to me. I bought 8 pieces chicken but I waited more than 30 min.
Barely filled the sides to the half-way point of the container, less than a serving it seems. Editing review from 1 star to 2 stars because the chicken was delicious.
The Customer Service Here Is Not Fair And All My Food Is Cold. And Also Try Too Critique Saying That The Mayonnaise Is Cold And Made Sandwiches Cold. They Serving Below Temperature Meals/ Sandwiches. Not A Good Popeye's Place Too Dine-In Unless You Make Sure Your Food Is Hot!
The food is always fresh and tastes good but they need to get it together for their mobile orders. They’ve messed up my grubhub orders over 3 times. They never provide straws for drinks or utensils (even after specifically being asked) and I’ve had multiple instances where I didn’t receive the sides I ordered. I also ordered the ghost pepper sandwich but they left out the ghost pepper sauce. Was really disappointed to say the least. The food is fine, but the carelessness about mobile orders is unacceptable.
Been there a couple times just because I like Popeyes. Listen to all these reviews. If you want to deal with the same issues, you’re welcome. This is clearly a management problem. They always seem too relaxed and just sit around in the dine-in area.
Update to business response... the store is literally posted in this review. I ordered through the app for pick up and I also tried again and ordered on uber for delivery and didnt recieve it in delivery either. Ordered the hot ones wings and stripes and wasn't given the hot ones Sriracha which was the whole point but the wings were good.
Been there a couple times just because I like Popeyes. Listen to all these reviews. If you want to deal with the same issues, you’re welcome. This is clearly a management problem. They always seem too relaxed and just sit around in the dine-in area.
Update to business response... the store is literally posted in this review. I ordered through the app for pick up and I also tried again and ordered on uber for delivery and didnt recieve it in delivery either. Ordered the hot ones wings and stripes and wasn't given the hot ones Sriracha which was the whole point but the wings were good.
The food is always fresh and tastes good but they need to get it together for their mobile orders. They’ve messed up my grubhub orders over 3 times. They never provide straws for drinks or utensils (even after specifically being asked) and I’ve had multiple instances where I didn’t receive the sides I ordered. I also ordered the ghost pepper sandwich but they left out the ghost pepper sauce. Was really disappointed to say the least. The food is fine, but the carelessness about mobile orders is unacceptable.
The Customer Service Here Is Not Fair And All My Food Is Cold. And Also Try Too Critique Saying That The Mayonnaise Is Cold And Made Sandwiches Cold. They Serving Below Temperature Meals/ Sandwiches. Not A Good Popeye's Place Too Dine-In Unless You Make Sure Your Food Is Hot!
I came in twice this week ordered th blackened chicken tenders both times tasted like rubber, I called spoke to AJ told me there’s nothing she can do because they always get prank calls?
Never received my order. Didn’t bother following up on the issue. Waited for over an hour.
The people out front just let orders pile up behind the counter, don’t call orders as they arrive from the kitchen. They don’t place mobile orders where they are designated to be picked up. Inattentive & inefficient on a good day.
Too messy, extra charge on the sauce and napkins and they demand your money
I asked for the 1/4 popcorn shrimp and 2 PC tenders, and I asked for tartar sauce. And they forgot both the tenders and tartar sauce................... like really?
They can't even fix a washroom despite having dine in facility.Also, i am unsatisfied with their service too.
Sllllooooowww. Took 12 minutes to get some chicken in a box. Chicken is already cooked. Just put it in. 12 minutes to box chicken. 12 minutes!!!
Terrible location. You can’t order from the app or website to get the promos or deals being advertised , have to go to the locations on 21st or 48th street!!!!!
Staff never gives yu what yu order smh and have to worst attitude ever if I was the boss I would fired all of them
4 people in the kitchen clowning around, laughing , restaurant empty. Waiting 30 mins for chicken sandwich
Terrible stuff
bad food , unseasoned , nasty , old ,
Horrible service. The guy who is usually there to close has an attitude. Also couldn't find my mobile order , said I wouldn't get it since they closing. All while it was right behind him. Next time I go again again bad service from same person. Don't like doing this but should find another job don't need to interact with people then
"Unfortunately, my recent visit to Popeyes was a letdown. The food served to me was not only cold but tasted like it might have been leftover from the previous day. As a customer, it's disappointing to receive subpar food, especially from a popular chain known for its crispy chicken. *Suggestions for Improvement:* - Ensure food is served hot and fresh - Double-check orders before handing them over to customers - Focus on maintaining consistent quality *Details of Visit:* - Date: [May 8 2026] - Location: [31-74 steinway st] - Order: [5 piece chicken] If you're experiencing similar issues, it might be worth reaching out to the management or customer service team to report the incident."¹ or contact your health department Let's do the right thing
They forgot to send the fries on my order, or the Uber Eats driver ate them. Who eats fries chicken wuth no french fries. Not the first time it happens, don't get delivery.
Wow I stopped here for Lunch and I order online at 1pm for a pick up at 2pm . when I got there at 2:05 order wasn’t ready and the male worker today was super rude and not nice to the customer he wasn’t nice and doesn’t make you feel greeted I asked for the other young lady that see every time I spot by but she was busy and said he will help me. It seem like he didn’t want to be there at all. The restaurant was dirty what a very bad experience.
awful service, the employees are not paying attention to customers and just minding their own business acting like there is no one but them
I placed an order at this location from out of town and the “manager” SAFA was very rude & made an error with the order and was not willing to fix it! I asked for her full name and it was taken from me after I said I was filling a complaint!
In the early morning of July 21st, I ordered boneless chicken. But boneless chicken was mixed with chicken wings. Since I ordered boneless chicken, I assumed it was boneless chicken, but I didn't expect there to be chicken wings. I chewed the bone hard and now my tooth hurts.
Wish I could give o star, I ordered 3 pieces chicken combo charged of $15 and the lady refused to give me the drink for no reason. This is the worst place I have ever been. The workers here very seem to training to take money from customers by providing only partial order. Avoid this place at all cost.
*Details of Visit:* - Date: [May 12, 2026] - Location: [31-74 steinway st] - Order: [2 piece chicken Combo spicy] I ordered for dine-in, but that's not the main issue. While the order taker was fine, the chicken I received appeared to be undercooked. When I inquired about this at the counter, I was told, 'That's how it looks because it's the spicy chicken. (What about another piece?and Does spiciness affect how cooked chicken appears?) I was also told I might have been given the wrong piece. (Does your kitchen not ensure proper cooking regardless of the cut?) Furthermore, another staff member was simply on their phone. I am quite disappointed with the service and food quality at this location. Never heard sorry from them either. If I can give 0 star I will.👎👎👎👎
Horrible and dirty they just opened too how does a store get that dirty that fast nobodies cleaning they're all just standing around talking I just ordered a fish sandwich with fries sandwich was cold and where you sit there are crumbs and sauce stains everywhere i had to clean myself I also asked for ordering online he said i don't know worst popeyes the pictures should explain itself also nothing is available asked for dessert they're all frozen still apparently and also apparently the guy gives free stuff to customer he likes which is interesting and you're better off going somewhere else
I asked for a number 3 and a strawberry biscuit along with some other stuff. They gave me 3 strawberry biscuits. This was the Mac n cheese... The aesthetic of the restaurant is nice.
Terrible customer service from the 4 people who serve. They fight among themselves to see who serves, that's uncaring, they laugh and laugh, the place is super dirty and they spend their time laughing. The manager on duty doesn't do anything about it. You have to clean your table yourself to be able to eat. The place is terrible.And when you ask for something they get annoyed even for asking something
Wish I could give o star, I ordered 3 pieces chicken combo charged of $15 and the lady refused to give me the drink for no reason. This is the worst place I have ever been. The workers here very seem to training to take money from customers by providing only partial order. Avoid this place at all cost.
*Details of Visit:* - Date: [May 12, 2026] - Location: [31-74 steinway st] - Order: [2 piece chicken Combo spicy] I ordered for dine-in, but that's not the main issue. While the order taker was fine, the chicken I received appeared to be undercooked. When I inquired about this at the counter, I was told, 'That's how it looks because it's the spicy chicken. (What about another piece?and Does spiciness affect how cooked chicken appears?) I was also told I might have been given the wrong piece. (Does your kitchen not ensure proper cooking regardless of the cut?) Furthermore, another staff member was simply on their phone. I am quite disappointed with the service and food quality at this location. Never heard sorry from them either. If I can give 0 star I will.👎👎👎👎
Horrible and dirty they just opened too how does a store get that dirty that fast nobodies cleaning they're all just standing around talking I just ordered a fish sandwich with fries sandwich was cold and where you sit there are crumbs and sauce stains everywhere i had to clean myself I also asked for ordering online he said i don't know worst popeyes the pictures should explain itself also nothing is available asked for dessert they're all frozen still apparently and also apparently the guy gives free stuff to customer he likes which is interesting and you're better off going somewhere else
I asked for a number 3 and a strawberry biscuit along with some other stuff. They gave me 3 strawberry biscuits. This was the Mac n cheese... The aesthetic of the restaurant is nice.
Terrible customer service from the 4 people who serve. They fight among themselves to see who serves, that's uncaring, they laugh and laugh, the place is super dirty and they spend their time laughing. The manager on duty doesn't do anything about it. You have to clean your table yourself to be able to eat. The place is terrible.And when you ask for something they get annoyed even for asking something
In the early morning of July 21st, I ordered boneless chicken. But boneless chicken was mixed with chicken wings. Since I ordered boneless chicken, I assumed it was boneless chicken, but I didn't expect there to be chicken wings. I chewed the bone hard and now my tooth hurts.
The meal we received was the most unsatisfactory I have ever experienced; every item we ordered was stale and lacked freshness, which was genuinely disheartening. I believe that the authorities should assume responsibility for addressing this issue.
This place has cold chicken and they don’t even do what you request they don’t know how to give proper customer service and they can’t even properly give you the right order. Do not come here
Service was decent but the food was not good. The chicken tenders were flavorless. The dining room was also super dirty, no tables were cleaned.
This place don’t deserve a star even but I didn’t have another choice , bought fry chicken which didn’t fry properly also cold slaw and it was spoiled and slimy what a waste of money , how can you sell spoiled food to people, this nasty place need to be inspected cause their selling spoiled food to people also bought beans and rice that also smelled spoiled , I just waste my time and money to buy form this place and I couldn’t eat my food , I had to end up cooking something!! People please don’t go here you will waste your money! They sell half cooked chicken and spoiled food stay away form this horrible place.
Terrible service, the workers are very rude and do not pay attention to customers. Thank God we didn’t order anything, the workers didn’t want to take our order. According to previous reviews, the food there is disgusting. Tale care of your mental and physical health and don’t go to this place
Really bad. The register people seem to be lost every time I am there. They give you the oldest chicken they can get even tho they just cook new ones (hello manager, thank you for not seeing what is fresh and what is not, you just gave me the driest chicken ever cooked). Really bad experience here. They should improve it to keep people coming in! Hope they are reading this! People go to the one closer to Northern Blvd!
The food is not fresh.Everything is frozen so all they do is drop it in oil.The popcorn strip that I ordered still had the shit inside of it I took it back to the cashier and he said it comes like that So Then he proceeds to go to the freezer. Take the bag of frozen shrimp out and show me that it came like that he said he doesn't make the food it gets delivered like that all he do is Fry it But everything is supposed to be freshly cooked. He didn't even care. I don't understand that never Will i ever eat there again. And I advise you not to either. Because they don't care about the community. It's all about making money, and that's it. This is located on Steinway long island city
Please hire people that know how to do their job this girl MARIA doesn’t know what she doing. She ignore me pass another costumers and then when she decides she take my order. Been ordering here another times and never have a problem and twice it’s has been the same situation whit her. I call that USSLES
Please hire people that know how to do their job this girl MARIA doesn’t know what she doing. She ignore me pass another costumers and then when she decides she take my order. Been ordering here another times and never have a problem and twice it’s has been the same situation whit her. I call that USSLES
Terrible service, the workers are very rude and do not pay attention to customers. Thank God we didn’t order anything, the workers didn’t want to take our order. According to previous reviews, the food there is disgusting. Tale care of your mental and physical health and don’t go to this place
Service was decent but the food was not good. The chicken tenders were flavorless. The dining room was also super dirty, no tables were cleaned.
This place don’t deserve a star even but I didn’t have another choice , bought fry chicken which didn’t fry properly also cold slaw and it was spoiled and slimy what a waste of money , how can you sell spoiled food to people, this nasty place need to be inspected cause their selling spoiled food to people also bought beans and rice that also smelled spoiled , I just waste my time and money to buy form this place and I couldn’t eat my food , I had to end up cooking something!! People please don’t go here you will waste your money! They sell half cooked chicken and spoiled food stay away form this horrible place.
The meal we received was the most unsatisfactory I have ever experienced; every item we ordered was stale and lacked freshness, which was genuinely disheartening. I believe that the authorities should assume responsibility for addressing this issue.
The food is not fresh.Everything is frozen so all they do is drop it in oil.The popcorn strip that I ordered still had the shit inside of it I took it back to the cashier and he said it comes like that So Then he proceeds to go to the freezer. Take the bag of frozen shrimp out and show me that it came like that he said he doesn't make the food it gets delivered like that all he do is Fry it But everything is supposed to be freshly cooked. He didn't even care. I don't understand that never Will i ever eat there again. And I advise you not to either. Because they don't care about the community. It's all about making money, and that's it. This is located on Steinway long island city
Really bad. The register people seem to be lost every time I am there. They give you the oldest chicken they can get even tho they just cook new ones (hello manager, thank you for not seeing what is fresh and what is not, you just gave me the driest chicken ever cooked). Really bad experience here. They should improve it to keep people coming in! Hope they are reading this! People go to the one closer to Northern Blvd!
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