I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of food at Sun Ly. I had been traveling in Paris for a number of days and have been to a handful of Chinese restaurants and unfortunately, they have been sub-par at best. It was different here, you are like a kid in a candy store. You got your Chinese food, your Thai food, your Cambodian food, your Vietnamese food. You can pretty much get anything. Of the things we ordered the highlights were the Cambodian stew, the jicama rice wraps, and the thai curry. We also had the beef skewers, the chinese noodles, and the loc lac rice and although they were all good, they were not as good of the highlights. The Cambodian stew is something that I get to have once in a while and I have yet know what exactly is considered authentic but I felt that this one had the smokey flavor that I am accustomed to. In addition, it was packed with meat, veggies, and potatoes so you feel like you are really getting a deal for this dish. I suggest eating it with a bowl of rice to soak up the soup. It brought back memories of when my parents would ask me to try this dish and me not liking it before but growing to thoroughly enjoy the dish and hoping for more. Next were the jicama rice wraps. It is jicama, dried shrimp, cilantro, green onion, pork, and other ingredients all mixed together and wrapped inside a rice sheet. Similar to a churng fun at dim sum but this comes like a bun but wrapped with a rice sheet instead of bread. Similar to the Cambodian stew, this was packed with filling and you can dip it in fish sauce to add more flavor. I think they cooked it well because the filling felt like a quick stir fry so that there is some oil and wok hei flavor. Finally, the curry. I was already full at this point but I still couldn't resist and this once was unique. Not similar to other curries I have had in the States so I can't compare it to anything I've had. It had a similar texture of the Cambodian stew and didn't have the coconut milk that I have come accustomed to for Thai curries. The bowl was filled to the brim with meat and other ingredients.
I think Sun Ly is the leader in Chinese food, at least for the Chinese restaurants in that particular plaza. I tried two other restaurants that are literally adjacent to Sun Ly and they could not compete. I think Sun Ly had the quality of food that is unmatched in terms of Asian restaurants in Paris. If I am craving Asian food during a future trip to Paris and I am in District 13, I will definitely try to make to back to Sun Ly over the others. The prices are comparable but the quality and variety of food is unmatched. read more