Real Khmer food! The menu has a wide selection, and the dishes are well done. They're a little on the sweet side compared to my grandma's cooking, but that's all down to a personal preference. If you are unfamiliar with Khmer food and looking to explore dishes besides fried rice and pad Thai, give the Mi Bompoong a try - crispy fried noodles with a flavorful gravy. Feel free to ask the waiter for a picture menu if you can't decide based on description alone. read more

Phnom Penh - Chha Kreoung Marass Prowt and Mi Bompoong! (Both with beef) - Thai Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Fresh ingredients, flavorful, authentic, good service, and family owned. What more do you need? I got combination soup 17 and it was great. Curry soup my fiancé got was good but mine was better. I posted a picture. read more

Phnom Penh - Number 17 - Thai Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

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One star due to the fact the fish cakes were good. Everything else was just garbage. The spicy soup. Just noodles and oil with a little bit of beef. This place sucks. Got the 13 dollar dish that has only meat and seafood. It was like an appetizer portion. If I wasn't with my friend who owns a restaurant I would have sent it back. Just a plain rip off. The spring roll was just garbage. I asked for meat or shrimp, and they said no problem. Not, epic fail. I know what tastes good.There are a bunch of hipsters who say this place is great, I think they are smoking crack. This place is owned by a bunch of cheap people who want to load you up on the cheap starches. Do not order any dish above 7 dollars or you will just get screwed. These people are so cheap. I am embarrassed I brought my fiend who owns a successful Asian restaurant here. I have eaten a lot of ethic food do to the 7 yrs I spent in the business. I got 2 free authentic meals a day. Korean, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, from 18 to 27 years of age with stints of living in Mexico. I know my shit and can cook too. This place garbage for serious foodies. The food here as always been average, my 50 dollar bill for 2 people represented culinary garbage. I hate to dis a mom and pop place but this was just bad food, no protein, and just a crappy experience and left with 50$ less in my pocket for one sub par lunch. Bah humbug! read more

When we walked in, there was only one guy working. I don't mean one waiter, I mean, there was the waiter, who was also the busboy, who was also the chef. I love restaurants like that actually. It feels homey. I've never had Cambodian food and so we asked the owner to give us some recommendations. He suggested we try the pan fried noodles. We got the pan fried beef noodles, Cambodian spicy. I almost died. The spice is not the kind of spice that just tickles your mouth. This is the kind of spice that rocks your world and then stays. It's the fact that it stays that really overwhelms your mouth. So I had to get one of their fresh smoothies to help cool down my mouth. I got the guanabana, which I had never had before. I always like to order things that are different and new, but when I don't like them, I tend to hand it over to my boyfriend. I wasn't a huge fan of the guanabana. It is very light, barely sweet, but has this strange after taste. I described it as fishy, but my boyfriend says he couldn't taste it. I guess it's a matter of taste. Overall, the experience was okay. I liked the food, but the smoothies weren't really my thing. Also, I think because I didn't drink it and my boyfriend did, he ended up getting sick. I don't think it was anything wrong with the food, but the guanabana is some crazy beast. Drink at your own risk. But despite that, I'd still definitely come back. The food was good. I'll just know what to avoid in the future. read more

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Summary - Appropriate for those who like ethnic food and want a new experience. Also appropriate for those who want filling but healthy and veggie-based meals. Great for groups who want a BYO option. I had (and highly recommend) the following: - #A1: Veggie spring rolls - #94: Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt with tofu (traditional Cambodian dish with ma rass prowt Cambodian veggie!), eaten with medium-hot spicy chilies on the side - #D11: Bal domnerb song kyar Pros: - Majorly fresh food. Completely and utterly fresh-to-death. So great. - Amazing spices!! You can get extra spicy chilies on the side and they are deliciousss if you're a spice baller - One of the better service experiences I've had in recent memory. Wanted our server to be my best friend. - Extensive menu with great vegetarian options - Greattttt dessert - i loveeeeeeeeeeee sticky rice!!!!!! - Clean, comfortable spot with a calm atmosphere - BYO so you can bring your own alcohol of choice!!!! They brought us some pretty damn cool wine glasses (read: chalices) to drink our wine Cons: - Nothing really jumps to mind....which is rare for me (as an intensely judge-y human) Longer post - Went in on a Wednesday night with friends with no reservation. Got a table right away as the place wasn't too busy. One friend came late, but the server was very sweet and patient and didn't seem to mind. My friend wasn't in a great mood when we arrived and was less than bubbly to the server, but, to his credit, the server was so awesome that he won her over and put her in a good mood! We cheered for my friend's birthday when she arrived - An hour later, when the server brought our dessert out, he had put a birthday candle in it and sang to her, without us even ASKING! This personal touch and kindness was SO unique to us and we totally fell for it. The server gave us great recommendations for what to order, as we knew nothing about Cambodian food, and we all LOVED our meals. It was clear he truly loves Cambodian food - he told us which dishes he remembered eating back at home with a wistful smile - and was proud of all of their dishes. The portions were large and well worth the prices. The vegetables were SO fresh - way fresher than at other local restaurants I've been to like Banana Blossom. The food came out VERY quickly! We stayed past 9pm and didn't know until I signed into Yelp to write this review, but the restaurant actually closes at 8pm - the server just let us sit and keep chatting without bothering us!! Unreal. So amazing. Overall, a GREAT experience and we will definitely be returning and bringing friends! read more

Phnom Penh - Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt with tofu; our BYO wine; and our cool wine glasses provided by Phnom Penh. :) - Thai Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

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I've been here a handful of times and have yet to tear myself away from the Original Khmer Stirred Pan Noodle. The flavors are always spot on & I love the hint of star anise that comes through. Serious spice levels to customize your dish. Go for Dragon Hot (10+) if you want a full detox. I'll have to ask for a recommendation next time and force myself to try something else. The menu is pretty extensive. I prefer the Ohio City location for an attentive dine in experience, although both locations seem to do more of a take out business. read more

Worst Pad Thai I've literally ever eaten, and I eat pad Thai several times a month. Decided to go here because Banana Blossom was closed at the time. Don't eat it unless you're starving to death and love your food with a healthy orange tint of mystery sauce devoid of flavor... read more

Phnom Penh - Shrimp Pad Thai if you can find the shrimp. SAD! - Thai Near Me - Cleveland, Ohio

Extremely tasty Reasonable prices Gigantic selection of dishes to choose from Everything I've had here has been good Smoothies are quite tasty too I think even if you turned to a random page, closed your eyes, and pointed to a dish, you'd still end up with something satisfying No credit cards accepted though, so bring cash read more

A true gem of Ohio city! My family and I always love going to this restaurant, everything we've ever had here is so delicious. A great variety of both Cambodian and Vietnamese options, with a rich array of spices. Most dishes can be made vegetarian (either with veggies or tofu), too! The owner, Roth, is also a lovely guy who works hard to make sure customers are happy. Love the Cambodian woodwork as well! Thanks and will be back soon. read more

Just walked down the street to try Phnom Penh for the first time, and I'm already thinking about walking back down there to order more!! It is definitely vegetarian and vegan friendly, just ask the standard questions and all will be good. There are literally over 100 items on the menu, which is overwhelming but gives me over 100 reasons to go back! I tried Chha Kreoung with vegetables and fried tofu and chose "hot" for level of spiciness. It's certainly spicy!! I can just imagine how wonderful that will be on some cold, snowy winter day. Anyway, it's spicy, but I love spice. Although it is spicy, there's definitely a lot of other flavors going on in there. The description for this dish: "an exotic flavor, mixture of lime leaves, garlic, turmeric root, galanga root and lemon grass... stirred with onion, green or red pepper, chunky chopped roasted peanuts with steamed rice." I had hoped I would have leftovers for lunch tomorrow, but I'm beginning to doubt that! P.S. They *do* take credit cards for orders $15 and up (although mine was $10 they still took my card) even though the menus say no credit cards. read more

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Cambodian food is a bit difficult to describe. The food we ate seemed like it had a bit of Chinese and a bit of Thai influence (I mean, they even have pad thai here), and yet it was very.. much.. different. We had an egg roll, which differed from your traditional egg roll in that it seemed to be filled with bbq pork. We also ordered a Khmer Stirred Pan Noodle, which tasted like a pad thai except significantly less sweet. We also had a a Mi Kontaang, which tasted like a Chinese beef Ho Fun (flat rice noodles) except with a more... tangy flavor? All in all I think this place is worth a try because.. it's different. read more

Good food. Ordered dragon hot. Recommend the noodles. Also the iced coffee was delicious

oh my! I loved it! We got the soup - #8, #9 - we couldnt really tell the difference but the nice server guy said it was spicy and would clear our sinuses - it did! The soup was so flavorful, warming, comforting, sinus-clearing and delicious. Except it had giant spaghetti looking noodles which were super awkward and I would rather not have had them but I am not one to think that ethnic food should be told that something is wrong! Besides the weirdo spaghetti there was really just the beef, broth, and herbs. Don't get me wrong! It's perfect. It's so nice. One herb got like stuck on the back of my throat and i made embarassing noises until the server came to check on me. The server guy was like so friendly and nice - I loved him! Hubs just got a large soup. I got a small soup and 2 entrees cause that's how I roll. But honestly.... the small soup and the large soup were a similar size. At the server's suggestion I got Original Khmer Stirred Pan Noodle and also whatever this is - Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt. Both were good! Cambodian food has super interesting flavors so I struggle to describe exactly what it tasted like but I enjoyed both dishes. I wasn't in love with either but I enjoyed trying them and both were fresh and tasty. The Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt was onion heavy but they were cooked really nice and I enjoyed them plus it seems healthy. Then I put some onions in my soup cause it seemed like there was an excess of onions in the dish and a lack of vegetables in the soup and then I instantly regretted this for an unknown reason and inexplicably hid them from the server with my spoon. We were like the only ones there put if people tried the soup that we tried then they would go get it on these cold winter days. Also just a reminder for you dear reader. Always make sure there is toilet paper. don't check after... but rather before. read more

Personally I would give a 3.5 for this place but since I can't, I had to lower it to a 3. The menu is fairly large and I had almost no idea what 90% of the dishes were so I was left dazed. I ordered the Cha Kreuong Ma Rass Prowt with chicken by looking at the yelp reviews. The dish was pretty good but nothing extraordinary. It tasted good but it just seemed lackluster and honestly, something I could make at home. My girlfriend had the shrimp pad Thai and even though it tasted fine, it just didn't hit the spot. I also ordered "hot" in which the waiter replied, "it's very spicy.. be careful..", but I had no problem eating it. This place is a nice for lunch with decent portions and price but it hasn't really captivated me yet. read more

The Asian basil fried rice was well done and a good deal at $7. The chicken pad Thai was different from any style I've seen before and the noodles were quite a bit undercooked/hard to chew. The iced coffee for $4 was a bit of a shock. read more

Amazing Authentic Cambodian Cuisine! Definitely recommend starting with the Phnom Penh Spring Rolls or Phnom Penh Salad! Also can't go wrong with any of their soups! The Hue beef soup and Coconut Soup are one of my favorites. For the main dishes, S.5, 98 , K.5, 29C , and 54G are some of my favorites. read more

This place is so fun! The 95 was so yummy. The coconut noodle soup was delicious. The rice paper rolls were a definite must have. I'm sure you couldn't go wrong with this menu. They're so many dark loud restaurants on this street this place is a breath of fresh air. It was clean, comfortable and the staff was attentive. Definitely coming back! read more

This is the best Asian food in Cleveland by far! I was absolutely amazed by how good it was! I got the Chha Kreoung Marass Prowt and it was one of the most amazing dishes I've had at any of the Asian restaurants I've been to! It's full of delicious flavors and spices. read more

I only came back here because the Cambodian place down the street has closed. That may be one of the saddest thing to have happened to Cleveland. So it is with bittersweet emotion that i write this update. One day R and I were mourning the passing of the other Cambodian restaurant while we were deciding what to have for lunch. I mentioned, oh isn't there that other restaurant still? So off we went the Phnom Penh. I still don't know how to pronounce the P's in Thai. I guess I'll ask them next I go. I got the vegetable tofu curry noodle soup, and R got the original khmer stirred pan noodles with pork. Omg delicious! So much flavor, so much tofu. Fresh vegetables. The spicy is SPICY! We will certainly be back here quite a bit now. I will say though, they really need to update their interior and their lighting situation. It's really hard overhead lighting and not a cozy dinner date spot. You're on W 25! Get your act together, make some investments, and you could have some serious business. read more

Holy mother of mary, jesus, and any other gods you can think of, the food is hot!! But then, I should have known better than order it extra spicy. My other two dining mates knew better and ordered their food medium. But, being the snob that I am (kidding, I am a very pleasant person in real life, this is all a persona), I had to say "make mine spicy, extra spicy".....oh, and they did. I can hear the conversation going on in the kitchen: Waiter: two mild, one extra spicy. Chef: Extra spicy? for real? nobody orders regular spicy and this one wants it extra spicy? Waiter: Yep, the Indian ova there probably thinks he is da sh*t. He thinks he can handle our spices just because he is Indian. Chef: oh hell no!! Waiter: Let's show him some Cambodian love, with extra spices Chef: I've got it covered. Just make sure he doesn't start screaming after the first bite. Waiter: I've got the fire extinguisher ready So, our food arrives. I ordered the Taprom: sweet and sour flavored Cambodian dish with fresh mushrooms, onions, scallions, napa, green peppers, in a light lemongrass sauce, and tamarind, with chicken....extra spicy. The dish looked RED. I tells ya, it looked like fire. And then I took the first bite with some rice. mmmm, tasty. Took few more bites. Mmmm, chomp, chomp...nice....wussies, they were trying to scare me with their spice factor. That is when the fire hit. First my lips started burning, then my tongue, then my throat, I felt like my insides were on fire. Damn, that felt good!! I haven't felt that good since I ate in the motherland. This is what real heat feels like and I am glad I ordered it. Needless to say, I finished the entire dish. It was incredible. My friends got the Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt. I know, right?!?! Let me explain it to you. It is an exotic flavor, mixture of lime leaves, garlic, turmeric root, galanga root, coconut whip, Mass Rass Prowh (a special vegetable from Asia), and lemon grass; stirred with onion, green or red pepper, chunky chopped roasted peanuts with chicken and served with rice. They ordered it mild...wussies! That's right people, the food is not only good, it is complicated!! Let's just say the dish with complicated name was incredible. The flavors blended quite well giving it an indescribable taste. It was phenomenal. The chunky roasted peanuts drizzled on top made it extra special. Overall, an out-of-this world dining experience in a very unpretentious setting. Love the simple and beautiful decor. Service is impeccable, they came often to check on us. In fact, for a second, our waiter got worried when i started to sweat. I had to assure him I am OK. One last bonus point: it is BYOB. Totally worth setting your insides on fire! read more

Please do yourselves a favor--a serious one. Go to Phnom Pehn and order yourself some Original Khmer Stirred Pan Noodle, spicy with chicken. Yesssss. Well, I mean I guess you don't have to order it spicy if you don't want to. It's like their Pad Thai but way better, with more veggies and less redness (meaning it's not flaming red, which was always a little off-putting to me for some reason.) And we almost always forget to bring a sipper with us, since it is BYOB. Next time I refuse to forget. And lets be real here--we all know that I'll be back soon. Too soon. WARNING: When you order your dish "hot," please expect hot. It's varied at times but has always been pretty seriously spicy. Just another thing I love about PP! read more

Decent Cambodian/Khmer food but more importantly they are cheap which makes this place a great value. Huge item selection on the menu. Phnom Penh also offers Thai and Vietnamese dishes but I wouldn't be all over them. Thai dishes were so-so. Pad Thai was meh and why was it red? Why use Paprika? Vietnamese dishes were average and there's better place in Cleveland. Khemer dishes were the only saving grace. Overall, the food tends to lean toward being overly sweet. There is not much ambiance due to its gloomy and dreary interior. The service was good though. Maybe a good take-out place when nothing else is around. read more

Incredible Cambodian & Thai food. Prices are very reasonable ($7 for Pad Thai, $12 for their specials) and it's BYOB. Service is friendly and prompt. The tables and chairs remind me of a cafeteria, but the wooden reliefs and other decorations on the walls make it more elegant. With a bottle of wine, it would make a nice date spot. Make note: Medium spicy = hot enough to make you sniffle (and that's coming from an Indian) Interesting thing about their dishes is that they all seem to be very well balanced in their spices and ingredients. For instance, Pad Thai is standard fare at Thai restaurants, but it isn't always outstanding: sometimes it's too peanutty, sometimes too oily, too saucy, etc. These guys have found the perfect balance and it's one of my favorite things on the menu (one of the cheapest, too). Their Cambodian soups are also very, very tasty. A large bowl of soup ($5-6) is enough for a light dinner. Everything is great!! (just take it easy on the spicyness level or you'll end up drowning your dish in water and rice) I think this restaurant was chosen #1 or #2 by Zagat...... read more

I am looooooooong overdue on this review of perhaps some of the best Cambodian food you will find anywhere. Hungry and tired, Ki G. and I stumbled on while on a road trip after finding that our first choice of restaurant was closed and the market nearby was closed. Peeping inside, not a soul was around, though it was 4 pm. We decided to chance it anyway and boy were we happy we did. We started with the Phnom Penh salad, which was very tasty. It was devoured in under 5 minutes. We then ordered two chicken dishes - Banh Sougnh and Chha Kreoung. Each portion is certainly big enough for two people to share but as I said, we were super hungry and happily devoured every last bite. The service was really nice, with the guy running the place coming to check on us several times without being annoying. He came by several minutes after the entree came out to ask how we were doing, only to look down mid-sentence and discover we were nearly done. Sure we were hungry but it was also that good. Go go go and support this local business. You'll be glad you went. read more

The server I had here was horrible. Really. I went here for lunch with a party of 6. Every single things took forever. And he wasn't even trying. He spoke in a very monotone voice and never brought us anything we didn't have to go get him and ask for. The food was pretty good but still all of us left talking about what was up with the service and it's hard to enjoy your meal when you don't have anything to drink and there are plates crowding the table that he never took away. read more

I have now gone to Phnom Penh Twice. The first time was the most intense dinner of my entire life (explained later) and the second made me realize how wonderful having a resturant this true to its origin is. I went to Phnom Penh the first time because i love, crave, and miss thai food. Its just a type of favor, spice and type of food that once you eat for an extended period, you miss all the time. So we went. And i did not read the reviews on this site (or i would have know), but i asked for advice and ordered what the very wonderful server suggested (i have never had cambodian food-wanted to try that). AND because i have now been to several thai rest. in america since i got back, i was a bit arrogent. I know that even at Thai rest. that if you order "really spicey" They still don't give you thai medium. So i ordered and said "make it as spicey as you can". HAHAHAHAH- i laugh no because i finaly have regained feeling in my mouth- three months later. I almost died and was convinced for about an hour that i should be rusted to the hospital and treated for spicy death syndrum. i ate a total of 3 bites. I was so embarressed, i swore never to return, got a to go bag of my entire meal and left. Of course i went back. BEACUSE, even under all that spicy, there was something really good about the food, i kenw it. Especially since they know how to ACTUALLY spice their food, they must know how to ACTUALLY cook thai/cambo. Food. The second time i got the veggie spring rolls (AMAZING) and spicy beef soup (AMAZING AMAZING- An entire meal). I am SO SO SO happy i have given them another chance and i have SO MUCH MORE FOOD TO TRY! My husband had a dish that had nuts and peanut sauce over chicken and TONS of veggies. IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD! i love the food and happy with my lesson learned. They have good food, clean environment, and i actually have been to the wood village that the carvings on the wall are from. Its an amazing place. They hold VERY true to customs and traditions in the cooking. read more

Boyfriend and I decided to check this place out on a Friday night. Spending most of our time in Ohio City and being from around the neighborhood we've always wanted to give this place a go and I'll say this right now - not impressed. I'm not going to talk about the decor or the ambiance - that has nothing to do with my review. It was strictly a lack of good service and terrible food that weighed in on this review and as much as I wanted to like it, I just couldn't. We tried the Natin (coconut ground pork w. crispy rice) - not too bad but not something I think I would order again. For my meal I had the khmer bunn and again, not impressed. To be frank, the flavors of this dish were not pleasing to my palette and in all honesty, I can't really even remember specific details about what it was I didn't like - it left that little impression on me. The bf ordered something with beef and asked for hot, and hot he got. So hot, in fact, that he was having a hard time eating it and this is not a guy who can't handle spicy foods. The flavor of this dish far surpassed mine but you couldn't enjoy it because the heat was just way too overpowering. So beware - you want hot, your mouth will get it. I really want to give this place another shot - I feel like it has a lot of potential and maybe I just need to find that one dish that blows my socks off. But until I do, I'm stuck at 2 stars. P.S. on the plus side, this place is BYOB so you can at least wash down your food with some of your favorite adult bevies. read more

Always great, my go to spot for a solo lunch. I love the House Special Spicey Hue Beef Soup, a Pho-type entree sized soup, though I don't think Cambodians actually call it Pho. Tender slices of beef, delicious noodles. Not really all that spicey. There is Sriracha on the table. I usually add a little of that and some soy sauce. To go with that I either get the egg rolls, slim and crispy, or the Cambodian Chicken Salad - which I love. Moist shredded chicken on a bed of finely shredded cabbage and carrots in a sweet, vinegary sauce I could almost drink. And there has got to be some fish sauce in there. At $2.65 it's the best side for the money in Cleveland. The décor is a little stark, although there are some beautiful enormous wood carvings on the walls. Lighting is always full up, typical of Asian restaurants, and the tables and chairs, well they look like they belong in an office building cafeteria. Phnom Penh is always sparklingly clean, and the service (I think by the owners) is always very friendly, very attentive, and very fast. Go! I'll be the guy sitting alone, staring at his phone (free Wi-Fi) and trying, somewhat unsuccessfully, to slurp noodles with chop sticks. Say hi! read more

My gf got sick from the mixed seafood. I thought I'd give this another chance because I do have good memories of eating here as a kid. I had a chicken and noodles dish. You know that flavor of a really good bite of chicken say, from like a nice chicken breast? On the contrary, how about that rubbery, disgusting, chicken from a can chicken taste? That's the flavor I was getting from the chicken in their stir fry. It was pretty much unbearable, I had to mask it with siracha sauce to no avail. I think the Phnom Penh experience is over for me guys. read more

I didn't really enjoy my most recent meal at Phnom Penh. We ordered the Nating to start with folowed by the S1 dish with chicken (vermicelli noodles, chicken onions, lemon grass) and the Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt seafood green curry thing that everyone else raves about in their reviews. To start the Nating was really salty, nothing special. Just a bunch of minced pork in salty tomato broth with the rice crackers. As for the entrees they were average. Again, very salty. Both tasted very similar. The chicken in the S1 had a strange taste to it. Almost kind of burnt, or gamey, or old? I"m not sure, but it was very unappetizing. After this experience, I'm not really that interested in going back. I'm sure there are some good dishes somewhere in the menu (the menu is huge) but the dishes I tried were very mediocure and overpriced. I think giving 2 stars is a little to harsh, but I don't really consider this place "A-OK" either. read more

This place has amazing Cambodian food, and it seems a little unfair to be comparing it to Thai restaurants and food? It doesn't say it's a Thai restaurant, and the only thing on the menu that has the same name as a Thai dish is the Pad Thai, which I haven't tried, but I also don't order sushi at Chinese restaurants. So, all of the dishes I've tried have been really, really good, great spice and flavors, and it's a large menu, so I tend to get a different thing every time. My absolute favorite thing is the ground pork natin appetizer. It's a little oily, but slightly sweet with coconut milk, and spicy and savory at the same time, love it. read more

Who would have thought that in a deserted street at 4 pm in Cleveland, OH Susan N. and I would find the best Cambodian food we've ever had. I'm a huge fan of South East Asian cuisine - it's my favorite "foreign" food. The blend of sweet, spicy, tangy and salt seem to pop in this region's cuisine, naturally each area focusing on one of the four more than another. In any case, we were really hungry since we didn't eat anything other than some toast before driving down here from Niagara Falls, so hunger might have spiced our dish a little more flavorful. But I think not. We ordered the Salad Phnom Penh to start, and it was light, fresh and flavorful. Just the right thing to whet our already straining appetites. We then decided to share the Banh Sougnh with chicken and the Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt (with chicken). Needless to say we ate everything, only speaking to pass off one bowl of food to another. The waiter came by to ask us if everything was good and the query died on his lips when he saw the nearly empty bowls of noodles, chicken and Cambodian goodness. The above coupled with Thai Iced Coffee was one of the best meals I had on this trip and the best Cambodian I've ever had. So if you come here, I suggest you be adventurous and try the Cambodian fare versus the Vietnamese - you will not be disappointed. read more

I so wish there was a Cambodian restaurant in Cincinnati. I didn't know what I was missing until a Cleveland friend suggested we meet here when I came to town. I've only had one dish, and I don't even remember what it was called, but it was memorably good! After eating here, I explained the food as a cross between Thai and Vietnamese - which I thought of before I thought of the geography, which makes perfect sense. I can't find a menu for Phnom Penh online, but the dish had vermicelli noodles and chopped spring rolls and cucumbers and something akin to nuoc cham to pour on top. My friend and I both ordered the same thing with beef and spicy, and it was just packed with flavor and texture. The location is good - in a nice strip near the West Side Market, and it has a nice feel on the inside. There is plenty of space, yet its well decorated and feels quite comfortable. Hopefully I can update this at some point in the future when I've had a chance to read the menu again, write down some of the names, and most importantly - try more of the food! read more

I was not happy with Phnom Penh. Which is not to say it's bad, but that I had perhaps unreasonable expectations. I've heard such rave reviews. And I'm still searching for a good Thai take-out place right downtown for dreary winter nights. But I should not have been fooled. This place is Cambodian. The food tastes Cambodian. I don't like Cambodian food. I should have known better. But since I've had delicious Thai food in Cambodia, I thought maybe they would manage to pull it off. I just got take-out. Fried spring rolls were disappointing. Just greasy and flavorless. I'm always disappointed when fried food isn't good. The Pad Thai was not good. Not sweet at all, sort of sour and shockingly red, which was disturbing. I also ordered the Cambodian curry, thinking that would be something they probably do well. It just sort of left a salty astringent taste in my mouth. Cambodian food just doesn't have the mellow sweetness Thai food mixes in with sour and hot. But the prices are great, the location is clutch, and the number of dishes available is impressive. Just know you're getting Cambodian food, not any sort of pan-East Asian. read more

I will definitely be back. Not much ambiance and the service is pretty mediocre, but I don't really mind because the food is great. There are a ton of options, some of them seem really similar save for a few ingredients, but its better to haveto many options than not enough. I got the Chicken Lemongrass for lunch which was served over steamed rice, medium+ spiciness. It was delicious. I would eat that at least once a week if I could. The spice level was perfect. The lunch portion was a pretty god size, enough for me to finish but be full. I'm looking forward to going again and trying some of the other offerings. I heard is BYOB so I'm definitely going to consider bringing some beer or wine along with me. read more

For our first night on project in this city, our team came here looking for some authentic Malaysian food. Spurred by numerous Yelp reviews on specific dishes, we tried them all out. PROS: + Na ting: I'm still thinking of the sound that coconut milk and spicy sauce made when it sizzled onto the pieces of rice cracker. If you don't get this as an appetizer to share, shame on you. + Fried tofu: interesting choice of tofu for making this app, sauce accompanying it was spot on. + Pad thai: although it didn't look appealing (it was bright pink) the taste and texture made up for my initial reservations. CONS: - Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt: not as great as I thought it would be. For one thing, we asked for it to be very spicy and it turned out to not be so hot at all. Another thing was what little meat there was was hidden by the green peppers and other vegetables - Thai tea: worst thai tea I have ever had -- watered down tea taste and wayyy too much sugar. How unfortunate :[ Come here for a quick and casual dinner with friends and share the appetizers. The entrees are solid for the most part, but as always, try new things not necessarily vetted by the Yelp reviews! read more

I just went with the bf and we liked this Cambodian restaurant! We'll be back to try it again. What we ordered: Appetizer - Na-ting (thanks to the yelp reviews). Rice crackers & pork in coconut milk. The sauce was very savory and the flavors were really good. Amok - Different than the steamed amok that I tried in CA (flavorful steamed catfish & garlic wrapped in bamboo leaves) with catfish, squid, and shrimp in red curry, but I still enjoyed eating it. I think I'll try it a little spicier next time to accentuate the flavor. Chha Kreoung Ma Rass Prowt (chicken) - green curry that is delicious! This was definitely our favorite. Notes: - cash only - the menu is very long! - very nice and hospitable owners - it was really quiet with very few customers on a monday night - can't wait to eat my leftovers tomorrow! read more

I found this place on Happy Cow while looking for more vegan-friendly restaurants in the Tremont and Ohio City area. I felt like I had been to every place, but I can't believe I missed this one for so long! I asked the server what he would recommend for vegans and he named two dishes right away. We both loved the two dishes we had ordered to share. They were flavorful and not too salty. The proportions, quality, and price combined made for a solid value we were beyond happy to pay for how full and satisfied we were upon leaving. We'll be back! read more

Went with family on December 26 and only one out of our party of seven had a good meal. The Pho was a joke...tasted more like chicken soup than the tasty beef broth we expected. The service was terrible, which was surprising after being told we arrived at a great time and would avoid any rush. Will never return! read more

No idea why this is listed as Thai, because its definitely Cambodian. Went with a friend last night for the first time since moving back to Cleveland. Huge menu, I didn't even know where to start (which I guess means I'll be back.) I had the veg. spring roll which was pretty good, not mind blowing, and the veg pad thai with tofu. Damn, is that pad thai orange. The pickled cabbage on top is so good, I could eat a bowl of that alone, but the pad thai itself is good and inexpensive. Super polite and attentive service, and like i said HUGE menu. read more