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| - Hooray for Yelp, otherwise I might never have found this place even though it's in my neighborhood. And to be honest, even if I had literally found it, I might not have tried it. But I'm so glad I did!
My husband and I went for dinner on a Wednesday night, and although not crowded, the restaurant was pretty busy, which I'm happy about. I want this place to stick around.
I've never had Cambodian food before, but as others have reported, it's a lot like Thai and Vietnamese food with French influences, which is not surprising. I had the crepes. They were filled with shrimp, ground pork and bean sprouts, and they came with mint, lettuce, cucumber slices, and cilantro. I used my hands to make little crepe/lettuce rolls and then dipped them into the fish sauce. I'm not certain that's how I was supposed to eat them, but it worked for me, and they were delicious! My husband had the lak lok (I think that's what it was called--marinated beef pieces on a bed of greens with a side of rice), and he really like it too, although I think mine was better. . . . We also each had a monster spring roll to start. We really could have shared one, but I'm kind of glad we didn't. Finally, we each had the iced jasmine tea. It was very refreshing, with a floral undertone.
I'm already planning my next meal here. There were so many things on the menu that looked yummy.
Two final comments: Yes, service was slow, but not horribly so. And the food was so good and fresh that all was forgiven once it arrived. And this is not a "sketchy neighborhood"! It's central Phoenix, not Scottsdale, and frankly that's exactly why I live here.
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