Trained monk Lekay Drakpa recently opened what he calls the only Bhutanese restaurant in New York. The menu offers chili dried pork, several rice dishes, and the national food of Bhutan, which is also the restaurant’s namesake, Ema Datsi, a mix of cheese and chiles. Rounding out the offerings are some Indian and Tibetan dishes. [Yelp]

Owners of Friends Corner Cafe opened Spicy Tibet right down the street late in 2014. At the new, larger space, there’s an expanded menu that includes a number of hearty soups, dropa khatsa (tripe marinated in spices), and something curiously called “American” chop suey. Some favorites like the original restaurant’s momos made their to the new place too. [Wikicommons]

The newest food court to hit Flushing is pretty similar to longtime favorite New World Mall, but Queen’s-based food blogger Joe DiStefano still finds a few dishes worth checking out here. He says the spicy cold noodles from Szechuan Taste, No. 25, “might be the best $3.75 I’ve ever spent in Flushing.” Food courts like this are best enjoyed with a group, so you can try lots of things. [Yelp]

The menu at this Robert Sietsema recommended spot "offers not only standard Tibetan fare, but Nepalese and Bhutanese dishes." Try the mutton thali, several curries, and vegetarian momo. Many of the dishes come in at a cool $6. [Paul Crispin Quitoriano]

Ian Present, Sofia Present, and Valentin Gonzalez, vets of Pegu Club, PKNY, and Maison Premiere are hoping to bring the cocktail revolution to Queens with this new tiki bar/cocktail lounge. [Google Street View]

The team behind several popular local spots, including Sweet Afton and the Penrose opened this restaurant/cocktail bar as their latest project. The menu includes pub fare like fried pickles, seafood pie, and a burger. [Facebook]

This Mexican mini-chain with locations in Jackson Heights and Connecticut opened its newest outpost in Forest Hills. The menu is mostly standard American Mexican fare like fajitas and chimichangas, plus larger meat entrees like mole poblano chicken and cochinita pibil (pork slow-cooked in banana leaves). There's also one novelty cocktail: the lime boat margarita, which is a regular margarita with an extra shot of tequila floating in half a hollowed out lime. [Facebook]