Taste of the Himalayas in Carlsbad Village is an Asian-owned and women-owned Nepalese-Indian restaurant established in 2000 inside the Village Faire Shopping Center on Carlsbad Village Drive. The tandoor oven fires naan varieties and chicken tikka masala while the kitchen steams eight-piece momo dumpling plates and builds lamb vindaloo from scratch — a spice-forward menu that broadens the Village's dining range beyond the wood-fired pies at The Roosevelt Pizzeria nearby on Roosevelt Street. Five San Diego County locations run the same recipes, with the Carlsbad branch drawing on the same kitchen model as the award-winning Point Loma flagship. Biryanis layer basmati rice with vegetable, chicken, lamb, or shrimp, and the vegan and gluten-free roster includes palak paneer, nawaratan korma, and lentil-based dal options calibrated to individual spice-level requests. The chai and lassi program rounds out the beverage side with house-blended tea and yogurt drinks that share the Village's growing specialty-drink corridor with the single-origin pours at Revolution Roasters on Roosevelt. The lamb tarkari slow-braises bone-in cuts with Nepalese spice blends including cumin, coriander, garlic, and mustard seed native to the Himalayan foothills.