Tucked behind Harper Hills Common business center close to Harris Teeter.
The restaurant is decorated beautifully and it is very clean.
They have Malaysian food and a specialty menu for khmer food.
Khmer food is not knowned much in the east but its beginning to be more learned about and popular.
There food is rich in flavor and there cuisine is mostly known for there use of fresh herbs, coconut milk and aromatic spice paste;known as kroeung(lemon grass paste).
I decided to try some entrees from the Khmer menu.
I tryed the Malaysian Roti appetizer with side curry. It is so so delicous. The curry is tasty too but a little too sweet for my taste.
Main entrees I tryed was the chicken kroeung (sour lemongrass soup) and the braised pork meat on bone cooked in soy sauce( Malaysian style but Khmer people have a similar dish).
The chicken kroeung is soup for the soul, filled with alot of green veggies and best eaten with white rice.
The braised pork meat is great too. Cooked just right and seasoned good. Its not sweet or salty. Usually I would try braised meat in soy at other restaurants either it would be way too sweet or salty but they made theres just right.
Now the Southeastern asian cooking is not for everybody or those who have only tried chinese or japanese food.
If you'd like to try something different but oh sooo delicous,khmer cusine is for you!!
The staff is very welcoming,friendly and informative. Food came out hot,quick and tasty(bursting of aromatic flavors).
I met the owner too. He mentioned he also have a donut shop called Intown donuts and Boba tea..down the road on Jonestown Road.
Will definitely dine here again and try there other menu items.
Next time am going to try the donut shop before I come here since it closed earlier. read more