TLDR: Please spend your money at this business. I have repeatedly found nothing but amazing service, and a wonderful array of incredibly filling, comforting dishes here. Best restaurant in rapid city for Indian-Nepalese food HANDS DOWN. If I had the means I would go here daily.Also, if you are just thinking of getting some to go, they offer take out, and have always been fast, and the food is fresh and wonderfully packaged. Take a naan basket home with you!The food at everest cuisine is hands-down the most authentic, mouth-watering-ly tasty food in all of rapid city. Me and my girlfriend regularly visit everest at least once a month - that is, on months where we dont go very often. REGARDLESS, this restaurant is absolutely wonderful. The lady who works there is incredibly friendly, and always greets us when we go, and its always a wonderful experience. I love to explore outside of my comfort zone occasionally when I am eating indian food, and Everest has NEVER dissapointed me.Here are a few of my personal must-haves:Chicken Makhani (butter chicken)Chicken Tikka MasalaGarlic Cheese NaanTandoori Chicken (I enjoy bone-in, but boneless is alsowonderful. Bunch of absolutely mind-meltingly delish veggiestossed in some absolutely wonderful spices, served sizzling. Ireccomend. ASK FOR RAITA alongside it. Trust me, itswonderful.)Onion KulchaAny Samosa. Samosa Chat is delish too, its served cold, but itis refreshing, and FULL of flavor. Lots of yogurt, mint sauce (itworks wonderfully), and tamarind. Oh, and this AMAZING dustof their "signature" seasoning. Im not sure what it is for sure,but they dust it on their lamb samosa, as well as their chickenpakoda. I wish I had the recipe man.....Kid-friendliness: Taking kids out for Indian food? Sounds like a recipe for a meltdown, right? No. Enter Everest Cuisine, stage left. Chicken Pakoda? Juicy chicken, breaded in a wonderful crispy chickpea batter. Best chicken nugget on earth. Your kids will love this stuff I PROMISE you. They also have something called "chicken meatball lollipop". Sound a bit strange? WRONG. Its literally super flavorful delicious chicken on a stick. You cannot go wrong. Your picky eaters won't even notice they've left their comfort zone. What kid would say no to "chicken meatball lollipop".
Amazing food! Great atmosphere!If you leave hungry, you didn't do it right!Kid-friendliness: A very delightful and relaxed atmosphere, feel like eating at home!
A frequent choice for excellent Himalayan cuisine. I often visit the India peninsula, and the food here is true to traditional and authentic. Moderate pricing. Beer and wine options available. Good service, and no wait if buffet option. Occasionally full, so maybe make reservations if able.
Roxanne B
Little place but full of flavor. We came earlier than our reservation but they accommodated us anyway. My daughter and I are both gluten free and we had many options to pick from. Great food, great prices, we loved it!Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options!Parking: Tight squeeze and not many spots but the place was nearly full and we still found one around the back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry, Chicken Tikka Masala
Frank Pagano
Terrific, authentic food. Plenty of vegetarian choices. We had the Tadka Dall and Vegetable Paleo. Both were excellent. The Masala Tea is awesome, definitely try that.What a great find!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Morgan “MO” Osthus
Always an amazing experience at Everest! I love the people and the food is always amazing. The best Nepalese food I’ve ever been able to find!!!!
The food is really good if you've never had Indian food you would like it asked for the naan bread. It's something different but it's good like having a home cooked meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 5
Nick D
This place is fantastic! The food is great and is some of the very best Indian food I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Steven Boenisch
Ordered food to go and was told 30- 45 min.Showed up and waited another hour and 20 min. Was told they had to cook for anyone coming in to eat there first. Never heard of that. Food was so so. Won't be back
One of our favorites. Very good flavor. Consistent. Staff is awesome food is awesome.Vegetarian options: PlentyDietary restrictions: Gluten freeParking: LimitedWheelchair accessibility: No stairs
Good place to eat. Food was good service was good. Parking is a little tight and seating is a little tight. Still worth going!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Danita Jerry
We found this place while we were visiting Rapid and it is amazing. The food is delicious and the staff is soooo nice and attentive. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Della Doran
They made a mistake with our order, which I get happens from time to time. Not a big deal, but that's not why I'm giving 1 star. The owner wanted us to pay extra for something we didn't even order. When politely refused, the owner was visibly angry & blamed my husband for the mistake. He asked for a military discount, owner said they usually give one out but was denied in this instance & said the extra food (that wasn't even wanted or asked for) was "discount" enough. The interaction was just very rude. Won't be coming back
Service: 1
Rayten Arnold Rex
This was the best experience I've ever had. First off, the server was excellent. She saw that what I was ordering was all dry foods and had suggestions to make the meal a better experience. Next, the food was the best I've had. I didn't know Indian cuisine was so nuanced. Finally, because of my confusion while ordering, I didn't get something I thought I ordered. They got it for me on the house. Exceptional service, exceptional food. If you're not sure about coming out because you're not familiar with Indian food, don't worry. You will be taken care of here.Vegetarian options: Indian food is very vegetarian friendly, so any vegetarians should be very happy here.
You have to try the mango chutney!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chat, Chicken 65, Cheese Naan, Chana Masala, Chicken Korma, Chicken Makhani Butter Chicken
TLDR: Please spend your money at this business. I have repeatedly found nothing but amazing service, and a wonderful array of incredibly filling, comforting dishes here. Best restaurant in rapid city for Indian-Nepalese food HANDS DOWN. If I had the means I would go here daily.Also, if you are just thinking of getting some to go, they offer take out, and have always been fast, and the food is fresh and wonderfully packaged. Take a naan basket home with you!The food at everest cuisine is hands-down the most authentic, mouth-watering-ly tasty food in all of rapid city. Me and my girlfriend regularly visit everest at least once a month - that is, on months where we dont go very often. REGARDLESS, this restaurant is absolutely wonderful. The lady who works there is incredibly friendly, and always greets us when we go, and its always a wonderful experience. I love to explore outside of my comfort zone occasionally when I am eating indian food, and Everest has NEVER dissapointed me.Here are a few of my personal must-haves:Chicken Makhani (butter chicken)Chicken Tikka MasalaGarlic Cheese NaanTandoori Chicken (I enjoy bone-in, but boneless is alsowonderful. Bunch of absolutely mind-meltingly delish veggiestossed in some absolutely wonderful spices, served sizzling. Ireccomend. ASK FOR RAITA alongside it. Trust me, itswonderful.)Onion KulchaAny Samosa. Samosa Chat is delish too, its served cold, but itis refreshing, and FULL of flavor. Lots of yogurt, mint sauce (itworks wonderfully), and tamarind. Oh, and this AMAZING dustof their "signature" seasoning. Im not sure what it is for sure,but they dust it on their lamb samosa, as well as their chickenpakoda. I wish I had the recipe man.....Kid-friendliness: Taking kids out for Indian food? Sounds like a recipe for a meltdown, right? No. Enter Everest Cuisine, stage left. Chicken Pakoda? Juicy chicken, breaded in a wonderful crispy chickpea batter. Best chicken nugget on earth. Your kids will love this stuff I PROMISE you. They also have something called "chicken meatball lollipop". Sound a bit strange? WRONG. Its literally super flavorful delicious chicken on a stick. You cannot go wrong. Your picky eaters won't even notice they've left their comfort zone. What kid would say no to "chicken meatball lollipop".
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samosa Chat, Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Saag, Everest Tandoori Mixed Grill, Chicken Curry, Lamb Curry, Aloo Paratha, Lentil Soup, Lamb Saag, Everest’S Tandoori Mixed Grill, Chicken 65, Naan Basket, Mixed Vegetable Pakoda, Cheese Naan, Goat Curry, Chana Masala, Chicken Biryani, Chicken Korma, Lamb Tikka Masala, Chicken Makhani Butter Chicken
Amazing food! Great atmosphere!If you leave hungry, you didn't do it right!Kid-friendliness: A very delightful and relaxed atmosphere, feel like eating at home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tandoori Chicken, Naan Basket, Chicken Makhani Butter Chicken
A frequent choice for excellent Himalayan cuisine. I often visit the India peninsula, and the food here is true to traditional and authentic. Moderate pricing. Beer and wine options available. Good service, and no wait if buffet option. Occasionally full, so maybe make reservations if able.
Little place but full of flavor. We came earlier than our reservation but they accommodated us anyway. My daughter and I are both gluten free and we had many options to pick from. Great food, great prices, we loved it!Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options!Parking: Tight squeeze and not many spots but the place was nearly full and we still found one around the back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry, Chicken Tikka Masala
Terrific, authentic food. Plenty of vegetarian choices. We had the Tadka Dall and Vegetable Paleo. Both were excellent. The Masala Tea is awesome, definitely try that.What a great find!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Always an amazing experience at Everest! I love the people and the food is always amazing. The best Nepalese food I’ve ever been able to find!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken 65, Mixed Vegetable Pakoda, Cheese Naan
The food is really good if you've never had Indian food you would like it asked for the naan bread. It's something different but it's good like having a home cooked meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place is fantastic! The food is great and is some of the very best Indian food I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ordered food to go and was told 30- 45 min.Showed up and waited another hour and 20 min. Was told they had to cook for anyone coming in to eat there first. Never heard of that. Food was so so. Won't be back
Restaurantji Recommends
One of our favorites. Very good flavor. Consistent. Staff is awesome food is awesome.Vegetarian options: PlentyDietary restrictions: Gluten freeParking: LimitedWheelchair accessibility: No stairs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Saag, Lamb Saag, Cheese Naan, Chicken Korma
Good place to eat. Food was good service was good. Parking is a little tight and seating is a little tight. Still worth going!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
We found this place while we were visiting Rapid and it is amazing. The food is delicious and the staff is soooo nice and attentive. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They made a mistake with our order, which I get happens from time to time. Not a big deal, but that's not why I'm giving 1 star. The owner wanted us to pay extra for something we didn't even order. When politely refused, the owner was visibly angry & blamed my husband for the mistake. He asked for a military discount, owner said they usually give one out but was denied in this instance & said the extra food (that wasn't even wanted or asked for) was "discount" enough. The interaction was just very rude. Won't be coming back
Service: 1
This was the best experience I've ever had. First off, the server was excellent. She saw that what I was ordering was all dry foods and had suggestions to make the meal a better experience. Next, the food was the best I've had. I didn't know Indian cuisine was so nuanced. Finally, because of my confusion while ordering, I didn't get something I thought I ordered. They got it for me on the house. Exceptional service, exceptional food. If you're not sure about coming out because you're not familiar with Indian food, don't worry. You will be taken care of here.Vegetarian options: Indian food is very vegetarian friendly, so any vegetarians should be very happy here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala