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| - Reathrey Sekong is hands down one of my favorite places to eat in the Phoenix area. My friends and I would make the 30-40 minutes drive to here whenever we can!
This spot is definitely a hole in the wall. When you're driving on Indian School, make sure you slow down a little bit (within safety limits of course), there's essentially only one entrance into their "parking lot" from Indian Hill. Once you walk in the door, you will be teleported to Southeast Asia.
Ambience: one of the cutest, most authentic Asian places I've been to in Arizona. From the decor on the wall to their plates and bowls and utensils. You can tell everything were transported from Asia. When you get your checks, they will be clipped onto these cute clippers. The place is the perfect harmony of East and West, modernism and tradition. I was hooked even before I ate the food.
Service: a little slow. They usually only have 1 server every time I've been there for lunch. The food is made with TLC to each order. So you gotta be patient! It's going to be worth it!
Of course, the food: This is what Cambodian cuisine is to me: it's Vietnamese food, meeting Thai food, fell in love, got married, and gave birth to Cambodian cuisine. If you like Viet or Thai food, you will for sure like Cambodian food!
Fried fish with green mango (5/5): my bf loves his fishes, this is one of my favorite dishes here. The fish is perfect fried. The sauce is sweet yet tangy. The green mango adds the perfect crunch. *drooling*
Phom Phey noodles (5/5) their specialty noodles! One of my personal favorite because it's super similar to Vietnamese Hu Tieu. This item is not for the faint of hearts (puns intended) because it contains chalk full of... inner organs HAHAHA. I most definitely recommend though, especially for cold winter days!
Spring roll (4/5) a little bit over priced for just one long roll, but it's one of the best spring rolls i've had in AZ.
Vegetarian fried rice (4.5/5) my vegetarian friend ordered this and she was super impressed. She says that they replaced the seasoning but the dish is still packed with flavors. I tried a spoonful and it was quite yummy!
Chicken Salad (4/5) this is a safe item for you to order for your skeptical non-Asian friend who's not quite familiar with Asian cuisine. It uses Western ingredient with a hint of Asian dressing.
I wanna come back and try so many more items on their menu because I am sooooo obsessed with Reathrey Sekong. Keep on doing that you're doing! Yay for authentic Asian Cuisine in the land of cacti :)
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