Our first time trying this place. Walked in, was not greeted. So we just chose a table and sat down ourselves. One waitress was busy with another table, but even after seeing us and was done with that table, she didn't acknowledge us or came by to give menu. Another worker was busy taking take out orders. But when done she didn't come either. After a few min, I went to grab a menu on table next to me. Still nobody came even after I keep seeing them walking back n forth. At least let us know they'll be right there but nothing. Until moments later, finally someone came and brought us tea. We ordered fried calamari (appz), seafood mekathung and fried fish. Why did the appetizer came out last? Idk. She brought our plates that was dirty. The tea cups was dirty. The mekathung came out pretty quick first. It was good. I ate 1/4 of my husbands food before my fish came out . Fish was good except the tamarind sauce was too sweet. Then calamari came out. It was good but should be crispier. I do wanna go back and try more food but I don't like the service nor the cleanliness so not sure yet. read more

Phnom Penh Restaurant - Fried fish w/tamarind sauce and veggies - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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I would like to start by saying that the service was incredible friendly and the server was extremely knowledgeable about the menu items. She suggested great dishes and gave us a insight as to how dishes should be consumed. This is uncharacteristic of many, many servers in other establishments. The food itself was fresh and delicious. We ordered a slew of dishes and we wanted to try more. Definitely worth the 1 hour travel from the Boston area. This is the reason why mom and pop shops beat chains and fancy restaurants almost every time. read more

Wry good flavors. The stArter soup (was it miso) was delicate and delicious. Each dish had brilliant spicing. Not much atmosphere but it wasn't needed. Looking to go back to try some of the other dishes. read more

I'm not sure the locals realize how AWESOME this place is! You can't find food like this anywhere else except in Lowell! Lowell people... you are all blessed to have this place in your backyard! It's also a fantastic value. The prices are great. Come as you are! Bring the family! This is like a Diner. It's casual... relax... enjoy! read more

One of the better places for Cambodian food in the area, I always find myself stopping by for a guaranteed good meal. The dining area is quite spacious and very clean with TVs adequately placed at the front and rear of the restaurant showing the latest Cambodian pop songs from back home. The decor could use a face lift though, very depressing beige, black and white colors decorate the establishment and overall just doesn't seem that welcoming. But like the old saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. The food here is superb, all the times that I've eaten here I've never had a bad meal. The food is usually well cooked, well seasoned as well as very affordable. I highly recommend the following dishes: Mee GaThung Special: Cambodia's take on Chinese Chow Foon, This broad noodle dish comes with moist succulent beef, big juicy pieces of shrimp, fishcake and hearty amounts of crunchy veggies served in its own special gravy. I come back here mainly just for this dish alone at many given times. Lort Cha Special: Short rice noodles stir fried with eggs, shrimp, beansprouts and your choice of beef or chicken. Its usually hard to find a good Cambodian restaurant that can cook this dish just right but Phnom Penh does it well, seasoned with just the right amount of spices and not too much on the greasy side. Beef Loc Lac: Seasoned marinated beef cooked in its very own special gravy served on a bed of fresh crisp lettuce leaves, freshly chopped onions and big juicy sliced red tomatoes with white rice and a lemon pepper dipping sauce on the side. The meat for me personally has always been well cooked, not too chewy yet at the same time not too soft, has just the right amount of seasoning and sauce, the flavors dances on your tongue just enough to hold you over until you get the chance to take another bite of the marinated beefy goodness. Would give it 5 stars if they would just rework their color choices read more

Phnom Penh Restaurant - Me Gathung Special with a side of Spring Rolls - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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Love their Chinese donuts. Their phnom penh noodle is bomb. Have not found any place in the East Coast that taste that good yet. But their strawberry (something) lemonade-- i dont really like it. Other than that, other foods are very good. read more

Food is ok, small family style restaurant. Cleanliness is so-so but service is prompt. Watch out for the deceptive pricing. Duck with broccoli was listed as $18 but was $ 27 on the bill.! What was expected as a $ 45bill turned out to $65 w/tip. Won't be going back. Definitely reporting this to the Lowell business bureau. read more

Love this place good foods and great customers service ! We be going by there more offen... read more

Phnom Penh Restaurant - Freshly green bean drink (asian style) - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

My boyfriend and I we drive 12hr from Columbus, Ohio... love coming to Lowell during Water Festival along w/ my bf brother and his wife... Also this year came along w/ a friend n his wife... We got in town Wednesday Morning check in our Hotel, shower n get ready to discover Lowell which I heard we can find GREAT KHMER RESTAURANT! Phnom Penh Restaurant was the first place we choice to go have lunch... Since it was early everyone want Katiew Combination (noodle soup or Pho) except me, my bf think im weird bcuz i hate katiew... but i still taste the katiew soup... It was WOW! the soup was GREAT n TASTY!!! Two Thumbs up!!! Since i havent eat Loak Cha for longest time, that what I got Seafood Loak Cha... It was ok GOOD enough it hit the spot... Now Seafood Crispy Noodle I leave it alone it was ok but yet not the best... Only thing we was unhappy w/ was they didn't serve water to us, but they serve ice cold tea which it was GOOD... Over all everything were good n would go back if we come back to Lowell next year... read more

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I don't give reviews much but when I do, its usually something bad. My wife and I decided to eat here because everywhere else seemed too crowded. There wasn't to many people here so we figured its gonna be quick. Little did we know that our fried rice would take an hour to cook. Got in at 1300 and got out at 1420 smfh... Forgot to mention that they messed up our order twice... how dufaq does someone order fried rice to go and get white rice??? The little girl with the glasses got an attitude which led me to this app, writing this review. read more

Good service, good traditional foods. The restaurant is clean. I would recommend this restaurant.

This place is seriously the shit. I walked in there once, armed only with the knowledge that it exists, and that I want some Cambodian food. I walked out 2 hours later, having eaten all of the calories, and not regretting a single one of them. Absolutely everything this place does is made of delicious south-east Asian fairy-dust magic. I have no idea what sort of wizardry is being conducted in the confines of their kitchen, but the result is about the most fucking delicious Cambodian food I've had since I've been to Cambodia proper. Also, it didn't hurt that I was the only white guy in the whole joint that day; being in the minority at an Asian restaurant is always a pretty damn good sign you're in for a treat. The rundown: 1) Beef Loc Lac was awesome. 2) The shrimp pancake was awesome. 3) The service was quick. 4) fairy-dust magic in the kitchen. End of story. Also, the reviewer ahead of me made a comment regarding the shrimp paste, and I completely agree: if you can't deal with something that smells like ass on your Cambodian food, well... maybe you're not really cut out for Cambodian food to begin with. read more

If you're looking for an "authenthic Cambodian experience" you might find it here. I was conflicted on whether to give this place 1 or 2 stars. Thinking things over I just did not have the heart to rate so lowly. In fact, I have had decent dining experiences here in the past. Unfortunately, after my last time here, I was not pleased at all! Service: Two servers managing the floor the Monday I was here. It was Labor Day I believe. Quite busy with two of their larger tables full and several other tables being taken. The young lady who served us was not familiar with the menu or foods. I fear that her knowledge of Khmer food may just extend to "Mee Kathang." Sorry. She also did not understand Khmer as well. When we asked for fish sauce, she mistakenly brought the sweet fish sauce and when we told her this was not correct, she still brought us back the same sauce!! Not happy :-( Atmosphere: IN NEED OF FACE LIFT. There has to be some safety hazards or regulations they are not abiding by here. The dim lighting did not help disguise the dirt stained floors or walls. There is a front and back entrance to the establishment. The back shares a lot with Hong Kong Supermarket. Upon entering, you are greeted by A HUGE TRASH BIN. Nice whiff of that before eating? .. Cherry. =.= Up a couple steps and you enter the establishment. The hall before the dining area seems like a journey although it probably is about 10 ft. I say this because there is a stench, maybe hiding in the walls that hits ya like a ton of bricks. Perhaps it is the bathrooms behind those walls. Quite unpleasant. There is great room for improvement. But like I mentioned, this place was packed. As someone who has their feet semi in the biz, sometimes I wonder, "Is this what Cambodian people want? Do they like the tacky decor and unkept floors?" To each his own I suppose. *sigh* :-( Food: When eating Khmer, the family likes their soup, rice dishes, and noodles. Standard. What once was flavorful is now lack luster. Soup (Somlaw Machu Greung) was bland and missing it's character punch. Beef in our soup was dried out and the beef sticks were almost inedible. The noodle dish was prepared with inedible seafood (most likely old). Improvement needed. :-( When things like this happen, we can not blame the chef in the kitchen. It is definitely the management that needs to be worked on here. I hope they can recognize that some of these things are unacceptable. read more

Good ambient family restaurant. Staff are very friendly and courteous. Food has a good amount of kick of spice/sour.

I love coming to this place for the BEEF CURRY NOODLE SOUP ( khmer: Ka-thiew kwah-ko ) And LOC LAC w/ white rice.. Yum yum yum... Hmm, I'm due for a visit there.. * Prices are cheap ( to me @ least) * Plenty of seatings (Lots of tables) * Alot of gr8 S.E.A dishes, drinks, shakes and I think they have beer (not sure). * 2 or 3 TV's * PLENTY of off street parking and parking in the back of the restaurant. * Customer service is OK. I say that cuz most of the time my waitresses speak very lil English =./ but they are sweet. Sometimes they can be slow.. ALSO, Best restaurant location ever!! You have various convenient stores all around (American and Khmer), Liquor store, bars and a laundromat.. Go for a quick South East Asian food fix while your clothes are drying, hahaha... - Happy eating read more

Beware with this place !!!! IF you do not speak the language do not come here. Here is what happen to me. The old man charge way more than what the published menu item prices He wrote a chicken writing and did not itemized , only a total value that is way more than what is specified in the menu. When we asked we ask the waitress where does the total come from and asked for itemized receipt she just rambled and refused to itemize The waitress asked where we came from. That was the indication that they can charge however they want knowing we do not speak their language. The waitress also asked, 'are you from around here ?'. I should have known the question is to know if they can over charge, because they know for sure we are not repeat customer. I hardly write review, I am sooo mad that I actually would like to spend the time writing review to bring down this place. How in the hell we have a restaurant in America that refuse to itemize ?? SCAM!!!! DO NOT COME HERE!! read more

I was not satisfied with my orders which was the fish soup and some traditional beef dish. I don't like catfish, so that was my fault on ordering the fish, but the beef was underwhelming at best. I won't be back, but this place seems popular as many people seem to enjoy their dining experience. Maybe IF I do go back, I won't be ordering traditional dishes. read more

Came back to this Resturant with lots of update but still old fashion authentic food. I'm very impress read more

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Met a friend here and tried the egg rolls I believe and they were very tasty and had lots of flavor. First time in s Cambodian restaurant. They had some nice options but I just came in here quick. Egg rolls are def recommended read more

This place is my regular spot if i'm in the mood for soup! Phnom Penh Noodle is the best there!! read more

Phnom Penh Restaurant - Classic Chicken & Rice - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

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#chicken #pad #thai #monster #phnompenh #restaurant #first time here and I give it an A+, it taste very good and it won't be my last time here. Large portion, kind people #takeout I've had plenty of khmer food so I know how they are around here and I'm going to start posting reviews. FIRST time here and very fast on the take out. Ordered chicken pad Thai huge portion , fresh, friendly people. I know for sure it won't be my last time here, can't wait to try other stuff on the menu. read more

Based upon other reviews we tried Phnom Penh. Not such a great experience. We had ground fish salad and beef with noodles (Chow Foon). The beef noodle dish had a brown sauce which was like a canned beef gravy. Meh. The ground fish salad was spicy and salty, not worth having again. Our experience was quite different than the other reviewers. The interior of the restaurant is spartan, almost like a cafeteria; nothing in the way of ambiance. read more

Really nothin special. Wanted to go to Heng Lay but they were closed. Orders salad rolls and beef with crispy noodles. The salad rolls came out after my entree and tasted a bit off. The rice paper wrapping was a bit tough too. While the beef with crispy noodles was favorable, I'd return to Heng Lay instead. Decor is sparse, parking good (much better than Heng Lay). Service is fine. Don't think I'll go back. read more

Everything here was excellent. We ordered the beef loc lac, ginger chicken, and stir fried beef with pickled cabbage. We were treated very well and would love to come back again. Thank you. read more

We highly recommend this restaurant for an intro to Cambodian food. We visited from Boston before a visit to the Textile Museum and enjoyed it greatly. The premises are clean and orderly, the people are friendly, and the prices are modest. Our waitress helped us decide and we went with her favorite: #38 Canh Chua Bo a/k/a Hot & Sour Beef Soup which we got with pork sparerib instead of beef. It was a shockingly good soup which enhanced a good broth with a tasty green curry and came with green leafy vegetables and chunks of tasty meat. We also enjoyed Beef Loc Lac with fried rice though we thought the Loc Lac was not different enough to be a good showcase for Cambodian cuisine. We'll be back for more. read more

The food is AWESOME! I always overeat when coming to Phnom Penh. There spicy wings and wonton soup are my favorite. The duck is also really good. Good for lunch or dinner; even breakfast if you have any leftovers. read more

The plear sekko ( beef salad) was the best I ever had compared to local Khmer restaurants!!! My second favorite is the roasted duck which is very flavorful and fresh every time I order from here. I I highly recommend this place! read more

Yo, from California to Boston. I have heard a lot about Phnom Penh noodle and believe me this restaurant is a boom. First time trying dry Phnom Penh noodle, the sauce was excellent, the broth was definitely cooked by bone so it was very flavorful. Price is affordable, clean and beautiful atmosphere. Will definitely come back soon ! read more

Decent food, the cook is pretty funny (atleast I think he is the cook). The cambodian style chow foon is pretty good here

I use to come here everyday after school for their chow foon and share it with my best friend. I don't know... Its just not the same. The cook hasn't changed. The little old man. Maybe its because I'm not friends with her anymore ?- no somethings def changed. Sorry pp there are other great restuarants in lowell just minutes away read more

Love this place. Huge dining room with attentive staff and a pretty good menu from rice plates, to soups, to main dishes. Ordered the standard beef lok lak with fried rice. There was a mountain of fried rice on the plate! I was surprised I finished it! Came with free soup on the side. Had the steak with broccoli once before and it's fantastic. Not sure what they put in the sauce but super tasty. Don't be intimidated if the dining room is kinda empty. read more

Best Pho in Lowell! and I'm pretty sure they're the only ones in town who will make jaquai (fried bread) fresh for you if you ask, SO GOOD! read more

I stumbled upon this place based on positive Yelp reviews and have to say that it was a terrific experience. We ordered the khmer style chicken and also the flank steak with chinese broccoli. The service was quick and friendly, and the food was tasty, especially the broccoli with beef, which sounds Chinese but was prepared a little differently - the leaves were arranged below the stems and the entire setup was topped with a flank steak cooked perfectly to medium doneness. Also, I happened to visit when the 49ers vs Saints game was on TV and the chef/owner was cheering on the 49ers, another positive sign. ;-) read more

I ate at the White River Junction location last Thursday night - this is THE BEST Asian food I have had in the Upper Valley. Their Pho (rice noodle soup) was truly perfect. It is very much like what I have had in Thailand (I lived there for 2 years) only BETTER. The service, cleanliness and presentation was excellent as well. Appetizers were delicious, fried rice with Tofu, amazing. Seriously I was delighted - honestly I did not have great expectations having lived in Asia and having been disappointed often in SE Asian foods in these parts. Couldn't have been more happily surprised and I will be going there often! read more

It just doesn't get any better than this!! The food is fantastic. The service... excellent. The atmosphere comfortable, relaxed. And the prices, amazing. I visit the Phnom Penh frequently and have never been in the least disappointed. The food is authentically SE Asian. There is so much to choose from... everything I've had has been simply awesome. I could recommend so many dishes... be sure to try the spring rolls :) read more

i love this restaurant. being a Lowell native, I guess I have a different perspective on what south east Asian food should taste like. you see there's a Huge Asian population in Lowell. the food we cook or sell here is unapologetic. its as close to authentic as you can get. don't like the stinky shrimp paste in the papaya salad? fuck you. go back to brookline. (shrimp paste is an essential ingredient to papaya salad that many restaurants around Boston leave out because it smells like poo. its really just fermented concentrated shrimp paste. ) the food at Phnom Penh is fantastic. the servings are large and the prices are relatively cheap. depending on what day you walk in the servers maybe busy watching the latest Karaoke DVD of their favorite pop star back in Cambodia, or just watching kickboxing beamed in from the border provinces of our country. its an authentic dining experience. its unapologetic. read more

After reading a lot of great reviews, I figured I'd stop in the area and try. Place looks like a typical asian restaurant - not very modern if you don't mind. I ordered the crispy chicken and asked for the sweet/spicy chili sauce on top, and seafood flat noodle rice. I've had these elsewhere and were way better and way tastier. The chicken was subpar, not spicy at all. The flat rice noodle tasted chinese and not as good as Simply Khmer's. The waitress rung me up, and the other prompted her to add $2+ because I asked for the spicy sauce and said it was a special order, however I got what the picture looked like... Overall, the place is ok. It was flat out empty when I went during dinner time on a weekday. read more