"नेपाल गएर पनि त्यहाँ खान गएनस् भने तँलाई पाप लाग्छ" That is what one of my Nepali friends in the US had told me. I had never been there before.

Took the token, waited for order, and received it in a few minutes. The only available beverage was water from the plastic jugs that were oily, scratched, and stained. Needless to say, I was scared to drink that water. While the momos were indeed good, I had difficulty swallowing them. Finally, I went to a neaby store and ordered a coke to relieve my alimentary canal. :)) This was back in 1997, my first and last visit there.

Other places I miss are: Sekuwa pasals of Putali Sadak (rumors are that they use the charcoal from Pashupati), Valley Sweets of Ratnapark (not sure what happened after buildings were demolished, rumors were that they used to pump water directly from Ranipokhari).

The above rumors did not affect my loyalty to those establishments.

Honachaa at Patan: Kati piro aalu ra chhoela banauna sakne holan.

Lakhamari and barfi from the shop right across Honaachaa.