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    Kolap Restaurant

    4.6 (56 reviews)
    InexpensiveCambodian, Asian Fusion
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Casual
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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Sadie S.

    i'm not sure what the hype about this place is about... what we NOMd (not even): - egg rolls: frozen chinese takeout flavor - skewers: no flavor - loc lac: no flavor - siem reap: this was the best dish out of the bunch & i say that very lightly. it was the only one i had more than 2 bites of. veggies were cooked great but it smelt & tasted like straight seafood boil garlic sauce. - chinese broccoli: waxey & too raw. had that bitter taste - lemongrass chicken: mid ... where's the lemongrass? i hate to write a bad review especially for a cambodian restaurant but this did not taste even in the slightest. at least not like the stuff my yiey used to cook. i was extremely disappointed to bring this to a new years celebration to have my friends try cambodian food for their first time & see their (& my) faces of distaste & confusion.

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    Atwater Villager G.

    This modest establishment offers the little-known culinary delights of Khmer cuisine. Who is familiar with Cambodian food? You're not? Come here and check it out! The delightfully friendly co-owner, Sophie, is happy to explain the menu of soups, stir fry dishes, and traditional lunch specials. But THE item you should order is the incredible Siem Riep soup. Hailing from her home region famous for the Angor Wat Temples complex, the soup is a seemingly incongruent but culinarily delicious and addictive tangy sour soup. Lovingly described by a New York Times reporter (2016) as, "the single best thing" he ate on a trip to Twin Cities, the soup contains chunks of chicken, pineapple and bitter melon. You can ask for shrimp or tilapia if you prefer. Prices are extremely reasonable. DO eat here. The immigrant owners are the kind of folks who truly make the USA a great place.

    11. Beef Meatball Noodle Soup
    Tshiab X.

    The staff here are soo friendly and kind. If you are into oily and garlicky pho, this is definitely the place. Sorry, not to make it sound disgusting. The pho here is actually really really good! It's very flavorful and they are very generous about the amount of pho they give you. Definitely help support this small business!

    Outside of the building, view looking northwest.
    Maxx M.

    Cambodian food with amazing flavors - 5 stars. This was my first time tasting Cambodian food. It's definitely a gem located on the corner of Thomas & Dale. What a treat! Our food was a cornucopia of amazing flavors. I'm pretty stingy about handing out 5 star reviews but Kolap deserves it - 5 stars all the way. Kolap is in an old mixed use brick building on the corner. There's plenty of parking, in back and on both adjacent streets. We had no problem finding a spot right in front. The space is old, warm, and intimate. It's filled with interesting and wonderful displays, Asian art, lots of big tropical plants, and a large TV playing videos of ethnic Cambodian music - very cool! You can definitely feel the touch of a family, not generic shiny plastic corporate glitz. And the food, oh boy, the food! Everything has an explosion of flavors. The two of us ordered a ton of food and it was ALL amazing. We were tempted to try the dishes with pork intestines and pork sphincters (!!!???) but we weren't willing to commit to big meals with this ingredient. Maybe an appetizer - not an entire entrée. So we passed on the innards. The quantity of food is generous. Note to customers: The soups are the size of complete meals so order accordingly. The soups are all jumbo XL, including the ones listed in the appetizer section. Even my spring rolls were big. They were at least twice the size (maybe bigger) of normal spring rolls along with large shrimp and generous portions of pork. Last but not least, there's a big basket on each table with lots of yummy spices & sauces. I noticed that a lot of the dishes have some sweetness to them, almost like an Asian BBQ type of vibe. I haven't experienced this with other SE Asian foods. Very interesting and very good. I ordered the hot Thai Tea since we were experiencing a very cold spring day. It was great. You can get it served cold too. They don't have desserts but if you have a sweet tooth, they can make you a fruit smoothie. This is a family owned restaurant. The customer service from the family was great and everyone was wonderful. Finally, the prices are all reasonable. Eating here won't bust your budget. I'd go back again ANY time! Thumbs up! -Maxx

    8. Siem Reap Sour Soup
    Thao L.

    This is a local Cambodian restaurant with unique dishes on the menu. They are open for dining in during COVID. We came here for the first time, and ordered: 1/ Siem Riep sour soup (featured on the New York times once according to the owner) I ordered this sour soup with fish only but you have the option of shrimp or chicken for your protein. The sourness is well combined with the sweetness from the pineapples, making it a savory and unique soup. All the flavors are rounded out with some fried shallots and fresh cilantro on top. The dish is served with white rice, which makes it more filling. Personally, I added some chili slices for a kick, but you can omit it too. 2/ Prohok Ktees This is well-seasoned ground pork in shrimp paste dip to go with some white rice and fresh vegetables. The pork dip is mixed in with peas and carrots, making the dish an overall pretty balanced meal. Taste: 9/10 Price: 10/10 Location: 8/10 Overall: 8.5/10 Recommend? Yes!

    36. Prohok Ktees
    Margie A.

    We got 3 tasty dishes for $23! Full marks because you can't beat this deal for food that feels homemade and packed with flavor. I've actually had Kolap's food many times before because they do takeout and I've been in mtgs where it was ordered. I had never been to the actual restaurant though so when I needed to schedule a lunch mtg in the area, I suggested we go here! AMBIANCE It isn't trendy or sleek, but I'm totally okay with that compared to other reviewers. It's definitely hole-in-the-wall but was bigger inside than I thought. That helped since I didn't have to worry about getting a table. I also loved that about a dozen Asian OGs came in mid-meal and they strolled-in like regulars. The servers were really sweet too. THE FOOD My table ordered the Stir-fried Chinese Broccoli (#15), Siem Reap Sour Soup (#8), & Prohok Ktees (#36). Yummmm and good mix of items to eat family-style. I liked the soup's broth. I did expect the #36 pork to be spicier but it was at least flavorful. I would of liked more cabbage & less broccoli with this dish but that's more of a preference. We had enough leftovers for 2 boxes to take home! It seriously felt like I was going to an aunty's house for food & leaving with more meals for later (like I do with all my relatives). I'm definitely coming back & bringing others here who want a low-key but awesome meal. There are so many more dishes I gotta try from my aunties.

    a large potted plant in front of a window
    Brigitt M.

    Not only was the food fantastic, but the super-friendly owner Sophie showed me how to make spring rolls that aren't so sticky. She brought out all the ingredients and supplies for the demo. Wow! My husband loved his soups soup, and I loved my afresh spring rolls. Photos are of Sophie's kaffir and curry leaf trees in the restaurant.

    Takeout order of Siem Reap Soup and Prohok Ktees!

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    Excellent noodles and congee. They don't skimp on the quantity or quality of ingredients. Highly recommend!

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    Amazing dishes, lots of very good. Kolap very taste. Would recommend to if around town.

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    Amazing hole in the wall restaurant with generous portions, massive flavors, and great service. Def recommend to anyone in the area!

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    Excellent food and service. Will go again. Especially recommend the beef skewers. Nice small family restaurant.

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    Great service and great food!! Will definitely be going back for their Beef Shish kabobs and Banh Sung

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    Literally the portion sizes are so massive, delicious, and the service is so good a new fav for sure

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    Don't be surprised if you get hair in your food, honestly. I mean, it's called Hair Kitchen, what…read moredo you expect? Oh wait it's not. The Hmong Village is a huge Warehouse full of textiles and trinkets and amazing Goods that are generally Vietnamese but also from all parts of the world. And at one end of this massive Warehouse of goodies and delights is this enormous endless row of magical food places which are serving everything from Pho to fake Chinese food to fake Japanese food to Korean food and even some real Chinese and Japanese to go with the Thai and the Filipino and a little bit of everything such as Laotian and Cambodian - but definitely heavy on the Vietnamese stuff as is the expectancy. The sad thing is that people on Yelp haven't really made a dent into these yet as I came here and noticed that probably only three or four of the 30 or 40 food places in this massive Market have even been put on Yelp yet. I've now put them all on Yelp and will be working my way through them each time I visit Saint Paul until I have put up pix of various dishes at each one. But if you live around here and you come here more regularly than I do, what's your excuse? Give all of these places a try! Put them on the map! Figure out which ones are the true hidden gems! Why go to Ye Olde Basic Brewery yet again for yet another pale ale and yet another microbrew craft beer and some more freaking Mozzarella Sticks. You can come here and do what Yelp is really all about which is trying new things and putting little places like this on the map.

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    Delivery Orders are always packed so well!

    Angkor Restaurant - Our favorite Fried Rice (with barbecued pork)

    Our favorite Fried Rice (with barbecued pork)

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