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| - I cannot say I am a Cambodian food aficionado. In fact, until I ate here, I hadn't given it a second thought! I had passed this location hundreds of times over the years. Something about the idea of trying Cambodian food seemed intimidating. All I could picture was some fat dude half dressed acting as the Cambodian bouncer forcing me to eat cow eyes or something.
Dude, nothing could be further from the truth. The small little smiley Asian lady at the front counter was gracious and willing to help a clueless white dude. I also saw not a single cow eye on the menu. But to be fair, I can't pronounce anything on the menu....
I couldn't even tell you the name of what we got. But it was a fantastic rice noodle dish with chicken and veggies. The flavor? It was like Thai flavors married Indian flavors and had a Cambodian child. Flavors of curry, peanut, cilantro and garlic all came together for an amazing dish.
The spring rolls we ate were super fresh, had an interesting texture and came with this super sweet, yet tangy, dipping sauce. A rice wrapped veggie plethora of goodness I call them! The rice wrap was slightly chewy, but in a good way!
A simple bowl of beef Pho is something else we ordered. Fantastic flavor and literally piping hot! It took about 30 minutes to be able to eat that bad boy.
Overall, I was really pleased with the experience. Now that I know what I am getting into, I will come back with an open mind and some patience to read the menu.
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