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| - Considered by locals in the know to be the best ethnic food restaurant in Cleveland, Cuisine du Cambodge did not disappoint, and I went in with fairly high expectations after reading the reviews. After perusing the lengthy menu, we settled on the vegetarian fresh roll to start, then on to entrees. We both chose things we were completely unfamiliar with...we have a Cambodian restaurant near us, but the food we choose always seems more like Thai. Doug went for Banh Sougnh with chicken, which the menu described as fresh round rice noodles in home-made whipped coconut milk ( sounds so alluring!) with lemon grass, lettuce, cucumber, spring rolls, Asian basil, ground peanuts and other stuff in their special sauce. This dish reads a bit like the rice vermicelli noodle dish you find in Vietnamese restaurants, but with coconut milk. I went for Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt, which is unpronouncable, but looked like a curry from the ingredient list. I ordered it with chicken. Both dishes floored us...exotic and unctious flavors that were perfectly balanced between spicy, sweet and salty, with chicken that was not overcooked, but meltingly tender. The noodles in the Banh were subtly flavored with the coconut milk, which leant just a hint of sweetness, like drinking the juice straight out of a coconut, and the raw ingredients were as fresh as they could be. My curry kept revealing itself to me as I ate it, the way the best food does, and the heat level...I had asked for medium...was just enough to keep pulling me back in. We had decided we would share, but I ws loathe to give over my curry when it was time...Doug thought I was going to stab him with my chopsticks. I was feeling a little protective, I'll admit. We talked to a friend of ours who lives in Cleveland the next day, and she says this is the best restaurant in town. She was surprised we found it, and I told her, hey, I Yelp!
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