It's really impressive how much one person with so much dedication and talent can achieve. It is not easy to start a restaurant business specially single handed. There is so much processes to be followed yet Sophie is at the brink of opening Tasty Mo:mo: in about a week from now. Congratulations to her for all her hard work and dedication and especially for bringing the mouth watering juicy momos to Boston at a very affordable price! Many times, after having momos in Nepali restaurants, you still yearn for the momos back in Nepal but Tasty Mo:mo will be one of the best momos you've had in and out of Nepal! Good luck to Tasty Momo! https://www.facebook.com/tasty... More Momos Authentic Nepalese dumplings arrive in Magoun Square. MATT MARTINELLI PHOTO CREDIT: HOLLY RIKE Sophie Thakali left her family and their restaurants behind in Nepal in 2006 when she immigrated to the U.S., intent on becoming a CPA. But after years of making dumplings—“momos” in Nepal—for her admiring friends, she decided to leave her accounting job and start her own dumpling shop. Two years later, Tasty Mo:Mo: is slated to open in late March in Somerville’s Magoun Square. And Thakali is on the verge of making her new dream come true. “I always knew I was going to do this, but I was not sure how or when I was going to start,” Thakali says. “Every time I made them at my house, everyone said, ‘Oh, can you sell these to me?’ And I was like, ‘Sure, why not.’ And it became a habit.” The dumplings will come in chicken, pork, beef and veggie varieties to start; flavors such as spicy potato and spinach with feta may be added later. You can also order chili momos: any variety of dumpling topped with chili sauce and a sweet and spicy sauce. And all of the dumplings will be less than $7 for an order of eight. “Every restaurant sells dumplings, but they don’t have Nepalese authentic dumplings,” Thakali says. “I have two different kinds of sauce—one chili and one tomato dipping sauce. The sauce is made from scratch with Szechuan peppers in it, so that makes it taste very different.” But Thakali knows she’ll need more than momos to be successful. The menu will include a Thakali plate, featuring rice, lentils, mustard greens, tomato sauce, one kind of veggie and goat or chicken, as well as stir-fried noodle dishes popular in Nepal. But she’ll stray from her native country’s traditions in one respect: She’ll offer beef, which is banned in Nepal because the cow is revered as sacred. Customers can opt for takeout or delivery, or order at the counter and eat within the snug 500-square-foot space, which offers six stools and a table for four overlooking the open kitchen. There’s also a Polaroid camera to encourage diners to post photos of themselves digging in to dumplings on the restaurant wall. “I want it to feel welcoming and open to everyone,” Thakali says. “I have a lot of competition, so I want to stand out and be the best.” Tasty Mo:Mo: 503B Medford St., Somerville (617-764-0222) http://www.improper.com/going-...
ne0 · Mar 22, 2015 10:25 PM · 2,230 views
Never been to Boston, seems like they got lots of restaurants out there. Congrat to this little girl, She seems very business minded.
divorceguy · Mar 22, 2015 10:46 PM
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