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| - We search for Cambodian restaurant in Montreal and found this place. The decor has some Cambodian paintings and arts mixed with nonCambodian. This place has great reviews on Yelp and Urbanspoon but I guessed I expected too much and hoped it would more authentic Cambodian dishes. I spoke Khmer to the waiter and he brought out another menu on a piece of paper with several Cambodian dishes.
We ordered papaya salad (Bok lahong), fish cakes (prik thit trey), tom yum soup, lemongrass chicken (cha kreung sakmourn), and beef salad (lok lak). Overall, the dishes were a bit on the sweet side and real Cambodian food aren't sweet but more of bold robust flavors. The tom yum soup was sweet and has some curry flavor to it rather that sour, spicy, and boldness from galangal, chili, and lemongrass. Papaya salad was a major disappointment. It was soft, mushy, and lacking the authenticity of real Cambodian flavor. The portion is very small for each dishes. The fish cake were small, dried, and chewy.
Overall, it's a good place for other ethics to experience Cambodian dishes but don't expect too much for authenticity.
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