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    Phnom Penh

    4.2 (2k reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Kho (kuy teav) soup, with soup on the side
    Dave L.

    Have a hankering for Cambodian food? Phnom Penh will scratch that itch. They've been a staple of Vancouver's Chinatown for +40 years. They're well-known, so it was no surprise to see a full house when we walked in. Luckily there's a waitlist. We got added to it, then wandered for ~20 minutes before getting a text to return. Efficient service. Efficient kitchen too, given the crowd. I left happy, and with a food coma: - Highlights: beef skewers - Worth trying (recommend sharing with someone, then ordering another dish): the kho (i.e. kuy teav), served "dry" (i.e. pork bone soup on the side) - Honorable mention: morning glory veggie dish Credit accepted. 4.5 stars rounding up. Otherwise the Khmer aunties will get me.

    Michelle D.

    Came back after three years and got the fried rice and crispy chicken wings. The chicken wings and fried rice were tasty! The wait was maybe 30 minutes but we did come very close to the opening time. Service was great considering how busy they were.

    Phnom Penh Chicken Wings (Small)
    Angeline K.

    Came early to avoid long wait times, around 4:30-4:45 there was still a 25-minute wait for 2 people. For a small party we only could really order the trifecta: chicken wings, butter beef and bo luc lac. Loved the chicken wings and butter beef. They're as good as everyone says they are and I can understand why they're popular dishes to order. The Bo luc lac was just ok for me. I've had better. Worth trying at least once. Don't think I'd wait 1-2 hours to eat here though.

    Dry noodles
    Megan N.

    This restaurant is part of the Michelin Guide and is raved about consistently so I had to stop by and give it a try! The wait times can be lengthy, we went for an early dinner around 4pm on a weekday and still waited about 45 minutes. The ambiance is just as you'd expect, a traditional Asian banquet hall esthetic. They have large round tables for family seatings and it was pretty clean. There was nothing notable about the service, just the usual. We tried the buttered beef, chicken wings, and dry noodles. Buttered beef - this is one of the dishes they're well known for. I was skeptical at first just from the look, but can confirm it was really good. It's definitely one of the more unique dishes to try. I really loved the vinaigrette as it was a great blend of salty, sweet and savory. It paired well with the beef and the beef was tender. Chicken wings - this is another dish that is really popular at the restaurant. I LOVE garlic and there were heaps of it on top! The chicken is extremely crunchy and packed with lots of flavor. I appreciated that they had a small portion since it was just my husband and I dining. Dry Noodles - this dish was underwhelming and a bit disappointing. I love a good dry noodle dish, but the flavor in the sauce was bland. We decided to ask for vinegar and other sauces to add to the dish, but it just still didn't taste right. If I were to come back, I'd probably stick to what they're popular for and maybe try the shaken beef or wet noodle soup instead. This was still a pretty solid restaurant.

    Soup that comes with rice plates
    Diana F.

    Still good chicken wings. I love that the restaurant is huge and has outlets to charge your phones while you eat. Service is fine. Not much ambiance, just people eating and looking happy.

    Bo kho beef stew
    Trang N.

    Truly a revelation. The chicken wings and cánh chưa was the best I've ever had. The butter beef carpaccio to start the meal set the tone. The shaken beef was good but was certainly not the star. The star were the wings and hot sour viet soup. They will be the reasons why I will make a yearly pilgrimage up from seattle to visit.

    Veggie fried rice
    Katherine G.

    I only hear great things about the wings here and being a lover of fried chicken I made it a point to stop here on my quick trip to Vancouver. We came around 4pm so there was no wait but by the time we left at like 5 there was already a line forming outside. We got the wings and veggie fried rice, and it took a bit of time for the food to come out but that didn't bother us. The portion for the fried rice was MASSIVE and could easily feed 3-4 people. It was good, nothing to standout but a very good classic fried rice. The wings came out after and were hot and crispy. It comes with a lemon pepper sauce on the side, which was super lemony - great if you like that but I wasn't too big a fan of it. The wings were juicy and fresh, though I will say I did expect a bit more flavor. There was only one piece at the bottom that had a generous coat of the seasoning which I thought was super tasty. Overall, good spot! I'm not sure I'd wait super long for it, but glad I got to try.

    Shrimp Fried Rice
    Tiffany C.

    Street parking only. Located in Chinatown. Came in for a late lunch on a Sunday. It was a packed restaurant. We waited for 30-40 minutes for a table of 5. This is a noisy restaurant with customers talking over each other. This is a typical Asian restaurant so we were okay with the noise. Ordered shrimp papaya salad, beef carpaccio, fried garlic chicken wings, ton yum soup, fried squid, and fried rice to share. Portions were humongous. Everything we ordered was delicious and flavorful. Food came out piping hot so it is cook to order. We had to pack food to go. Will definitely come back again if I am visiting Vancouver.

    Menu 4
    Winston L.

    We arrived a little before 6PM on a Monday with a party of 4 and the wait was about an hour. By the time we were seated, they were turning away diners, so make sure you get here early! The unfortunate downside for getting a Michelin Bib Gourmand. Butter Beef - beefy, garlicky, herby, tangy, sweet, it's got a little bit of everything. Very tender Trieu Chau Fried Rice - this dish is fantastic. One of the better fried rice dishes I have had. It has the wok hay and I would have been perfectly happy just to eat this as a meal Phnom Penh Chicken Wings - the first bite I had, I was not impressed. I dipped it in the lemon juice with pepper and it had some crisp, but was really lacking in flavor. Then we found a small pile of fried garlic near the bottom of the plate. That's where all the salt and flavor was. We put that onto the wings and they were quite good. Wish that was just set to the side at the beginning. Green Papaya Salad - this thing is packed with flavor. I liked it quite a bit, but I thought the beef jerky was an oddball ingredient Filet Beef Luc Lac - thinly sliced beef that is tender and covered in a silky sauce. It was quite salty so it went well with our rice. No major complaints about any of the food and I thought they had some pretty unique takes on dishes. My family scores: Brendan - 4.0 Charlotte - 4.0 Shanying - 4.0 Winston - 4.5

    Canh chua
    Victoria L.

    Being Vietnamese myself I had high standards for this restaurant being Cambodian-Vietnamese fusion, It definitely hit the mark! My favorite was the canh chua (sour soup) and butter beef!!! We had a party of 5 and could barely finish all this food. The butter beef melts in your mouth and is so flavorful. The canh chua is so well balanced and I loved the balance of veggies in it. The Phnom Penh dry noodles were a miss. This is the most iconic dish of Viet and Cambodian flavors and it wasn't as great as I'd hoped. It was lacking flavor and bland even with the soup broth on the side. **NOTE** if you want to order crab, you need to call in advance since they only have a limited amount a day. And they buy enough only for those pre-orders DAILY.

    Butter beef
    Samantha O.

    Tldr: BUTTER BEEF IS A MUST. Service: we rolled in at 7pm on a Saturday, and they had a 2hr wait.. lol. You should come here first before a year stops around the area and put ur name down. They were quick to get our orders and also put the food down. Ambiance: there is not seating for how popular this place is! Anyway, but its smaller than I had imagined, not exactly a huge place but it is pretty sizable and still not enough because of how popular they are. Food: out of the three things I ordered, definitely the butter beef is an order again 10/10. The beef stew is mid 6/10 but good enough if you are reaally craving it., and I could skip the banh beo altogether. I wish I had ordered the fried chicken, but I've read mixed reviews. Overall maybe if I came back, it would be butter beef a d try other dishes, like the fried chicken and fried rice?

    Chinatown
    Shonah M.

    A most stunning tasting experience, I had here at Phnom Penh in Chinatown. PP has been on my radar for some time & I finally made it here. PP has been going strong since 1985 - not an easy achievement in the restaurant industry. PP has that older type restaurant feel inside, but it is very lively as waiters fly by with orders to deliver to tables. Yelpies, order these three items & the say less while you wait for them. Butter Beef (Thinly sliced rare beef) Garlic Wings (heavy on the garlic - FYI) Filet Beef Luc Lac (Tender stir-fried beef) I had a Vietnamese coffee, but it was lame. I've had better elsewhere. The taste of these dishes is orgasmic. I didn't notice nor feel a high sodium content but perhaps maybe a hint of MSG. Regardless, there's a reason why PP has won several awards year after year, including the prestigious - Michelin. Get here ASAP & find out why PP continues to impress foody lovers from everywhere. Warning, this whole area is certified - pure ghetto. Bring your car down here at your own inconvenience. Take transit or uber to get here. Zombies are everywhere. A weird side note - it appears GoDaddy hijacked PPs website. Use IG or Open Table reservations for reference & menu options.

    Kayla D.

    ~ Great Viet Food For Vancouver ~ Coming from SoCal, I would say try the butter beef! I've never had anything like that at an asian restaurant back at home. It was so flavorful and the beef was so soft! The rest of the food was good don't get me wrong, BUT it lacked extra flavor that SoCal food provides. There is always a wait here but their waitlist goes by fast. The service is nice.

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