Phnom Penh

I’ve been coming to this restaurant since the prior location, probably close to 20 years! You can count on great food and service. My personal favorites are Bangh Souhn and the sticky rice. My hubby swears by S1. We are both vegetarian so we love the many options!

First time here and my husband and I loved it! The service was fantastic and the food was amazing! A must if you love tai/​Cambodian food or want to try new foods. Definitely will be coming back.

Loved this place! Fresh, healthy, great flavor! This was our first time here and we will be regulars from now on.

Decided to give this a try in part because of Michael H.‘s review and I must say that this restaurant lives up to the hype. It is that good. I had the (S1) Kuy Teav Chha Kreoung Tek Trey Phem with chicken and it was the perfect combination of sweet and salty, and there was enough food to bring a box home. The chopped spring roll on top is the greatest thing ever.

So my daughter and I were UnilocalING our way over to Mexican place when we passed Phnom Penh. I a whim we decide to try it. Passed it s 100 times. Always said it looked interesting. Turns out it was great. I couldn’t tell you what authentic Cambodian tastes like. So I can’t speak to that. Taste however I know. This was AWESOME! Everything we tried was great. We will be back!

The food is high quality and excellent spices. I agree with the other dinners that the portions are small for the prices but would still highly recommend.
I drove by the restaurant many times and finally decided to try it and I am glad I did!

So very disappointed on our last visit. One person ordered Pad Thai — it was PINK. It did not look appetizing. The person who ordered it tried it, and did not like it. We all had «tastes» and agreed this is NOT the flavor of ANY Pad Thai we’ve ever had. I told the waiter the dish was not to our liking. He said, «No problem. Can I get you something else?» We ordered another dish. He offered us the Pad Thai to take home, and I replied we truly didn’t care for it and would not be interested in eating it later either.
Check comes — Pad Thai is on the bill as well as the replacement dish. I discreetly went to the waiter and told him the Pad Thai was still on the bill and we were not happy w it. He said there was nothing he could do. I shard my perspective. He called backed to the kitchen. The kitchen responded and he translated: Best we can do is ½ off. We serve Pad Thai all the time. No one complains. Nothing is wrong w Pad Thai. If you don’t like it, that has nothing to do w the food.
I said OK. I paid my bill in full (after the Pad Thai price was reduced to ½.) I did not lower his tip. My tip reflected his good service and the amount of the bill. I realize he was only doing as he was told. He seemed very uncomfortable. I felt bad for the situation he was in. The PRINCIPLE of the matter has left me w a bitter feeling towards Phnom Penh. I just don’t know if I’ll go back.
Additionally, it is yet another reminder to order the cuisine of the establishment — this is a Cambodian and Vietnamese restaurant, NOT Thai!

We went to this place to try some Cambodian and Thai food. The food was okey, but the portion was so small for the price. Although I ordered beef, the food was 75 percent onionn pepper. …overall a very disappointing experiance.

Great place for lunch. Food is reasonably priced and service is quick. And everything tasted great. I will be coming back.

Can’t believe I have not been to this place until now! After hearing rave reviews from others, I finally gave it a try, and I’m glad I did!
Came in on a Saturday early afternoon, we were the only ones in the restaurant (which didn’t bother me). We were greeted right away and the woman (who I later found was the owner) brought us a menu, as well as a picture book with all the menu items (extremely helpful!). We ordered a frozen coconut smoothie, and an iced coffee with condensed milk. The coffee wasn’t the best I’ve had for Vietnamese style coffee, but still pretty good. The smoothie was pretty good as well, although a little sweet for my taste.
We started off with an order of the fish cakes as an appetizer. They came out piping hot, and were delicious. They had a strong lemongrass flavor, complimented with green onions. Definitely had a homemade feel to it, in the best possible way.
For our entrees, we ordered the Hue Beef Soup with Tendons and the Special Bunn. The Hue Beef Soup was right up my alley; full of deliciously chewy beef tendon and vermicelli noodles in a fiery red broth. The portion size was very generous, and had good proportions of meat and noodles. The special bunn was great as well, with a medley of shrimp, bean sprouts, small fried spring rolls, and a strong curry flavor.
The woman taking our order (one of the owners) was also very nice, and took the time to converse with us after our meal.
Cannot wait to come back here and try more things off of their extensive menu! Also think this place would be fantastic for take out. Would highly recommend to others who enjoy trying ethnic and/​or unique dishes.

I have to say that this place has AMAZING food. I usually get the Banh Hoy dish, because I love the variety of flavors in the dish. I have also had some of their noodle dishes before, and would say they are pretty good as well. I never knew there was Cambodian/​Vietnamese food places around here until I came here. I first ate at their Cleveland location, and when I saw they had a North Olmsted location (which is closer to where I live) I was glad. I definitely recommend the Banh Hoy for the first dish to try.

My wife and I have been here 3 times now. It was my first Vietnamese cuisine experience. The first two times I had been there the meal I ordered was very good though the portions are definitely on the small side compare to the other Vietnamese restaurants I’ve now been to.
The phở is very lacking in the flavor department. The bowl is considerably smaller than any of the other restaurants we’ve visited in Cleveland and they give many less bean sprouts/​basil.
The third time we went they had removed what I ordered from the menu, which wasn’t a great surprise as it had only been on the in house menu and not on their take out menu since we had first visited (early 2014)
Restaurant has been nearly empty each time we visited, twice during dinner and once at lunch. Hard to get the attention of the hostess as she hasn’t had many customers to take care of and hides behind the desk.
Tip: Their «hot» was underwhelming, the woman who seems to take all orders suggested I order «dragon hot» next time.
All in all, it’s close to my work and if I needed a fix, I can get to it in a couple minutes, but have chosen not to go for the above reasons. I’ll save my money for the weekend with my wife and go elsewhere.
Favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Cleveland is Tay Do, my wife likes Superior Phở similarly for the phở. Also tried Cuisine Du Cambodge and Thai Spice.

My understanding was that this restaurant was originally owned by the same people who used to own Cuisine du Cambodge, which has since splintered off on its own. The menu is VERY similar, even to the numbers associated with the entrées, so I think this is probably the case. Throughout most of the latter nineties, I’d heard this place was take-​out only, so we never tried it. But earlier this month we were passing by and it certainly looked like a full-​service place, so we gave it a try.
We’re happy we did. The décor is fresh and the layout of the place relaxed. The interior is actually quite large, so you’re not bumping elbows with people at the next table over. There’s the obligatory Asian ting ting music, which either adds to the experience or drives you nuts, depending on who you are. The service was excellent, as attentive as you’d want without anything more. All three times we’ve been here the restaurant was basically empty, however. Twice at dinnertime during the week, once on a weekend, late afternoon.
The food is outstanding. The Asian Basil Fried Rice (with your choice of meat) is perfect AND they were willing to make it as spicy as I wanted, something I always struggle with here in Cleveland.
For those who, like me, prefer things ridiculously hot, there seem to be some ‘code words’ required at this establishment. «Thai hot» is the top of the ‘normal’ curve, but then there’s «Extra hot» and finally «Dragon hot». I got Dragon hot my first time in, and it was everything I could’ve wanted (for calibration, I can actually eat a Trinidad scorpion pepper raw. I pay for it, but I can do it). Most places, when I ask for maximum heat, I get food with all the zip of Dentyne gum. Phnom Penh delivers.
And best of all, the #8 soup. Long a favorite of ours at Cuisine du Cambodge, in recent months the flavor has changed for the worse, which was HUGELY disappointing to us. The waitress at Cuisine du Cambodge told us the local Asian groceries stopped carrying a vital ingredient and that’s why the flavor changed. Well, apparently Phnom Penh knows where to get that ingredient. It’s AWESOME here. Exactly like we remembered it. This soup is SO GOOD, with a flavor that defies description, and it’s what keeps bringing us back. We’ll be driving down the road and then a craving for that flavor strikes us and the car seems to drive itself right to the restaurant…
So those are the plusses. The minuses? Pretty minor, really. The parking is behind the building and, while plentiful, is difficult to get to from Lorain, which is extremely busy here. And getting out can be a real nightmare if you’re trying to go east on Lorain.
The prices are high compared to Cuisine du Cambodge, and the portions smaller. We generally get two meals out of an entrée, but there’s none of that here. On the other hand, you *could* look at this as a plus… at Cuisine du Cambodge, we always have to rely on our own self-​restraint not to wolf down the entire meal, while here it’s guilt-​free eating, as long as you don’t mind the lack of frugality.

Wow– this place had great food. I’m from California and we have dozens of Vietnamese restaurants in our area and this place tops them all. Fresh and interesting flavors, house special beef phở and the chicken Cambodian crepes where fantastic.
Service was good and fast.
Hidden Gem.

Used Unilocal to find a good place to eat. this is a good place. they serve no beer and wine but let you bring your own. wish we had know that. food is good though. :)

Run. Don’t walk. The menu may be a little overwhelming at first but if you’re familiar with Asian cuisine you find new dishes you will love. I wish I lived here because I’d be a regualr. No doubt.

Not sure there is better Vietnamese /​Cambodian food in the city.
We usually hit this place as a lunch spot and have never had a bad meal. My favorite is the Pad Thai (which you can get at whatever «heat» level you want), but their noodle bowls are also goof.
As an appetizer, be sure not to miss their paper rice rolls… truly outstanding and fresh with a great dipping sauce on the side.

The food is the same as the other Phnom Penh location, which is a very good thing indeed. It’s in a strip mall and not particularly exciting to look at, but having access to that level of food in the fast-​food desert of North Olmsted is very exciting. Service is usually done by the owners, who are some of the sweetest people in the restaurant business.

The food was great! Very few places still make their extra spicy well, extra spicy. Quality was great but they lose a star because their portions are smaller than competition and prices are higher.
There were a couple of interesting additions to their dishes I hadn’t seen anywhere else. The bright red color of their Pad Thai with purple pickled cabbage was different. Green beans and corn in the chicken fried rice was also new to me but both worked well.

Phnom Penh struck me as still more of a take-​out place, but the décor in the dining room is decent enough, and the well-​spaced tables (11 four-​seat tables and 2 six-​seat tables by the front) are basic but clean and relatively new. Getting a nice pair of plastic chopsticks was a plus.
The food was below expectations, particularly for the price paid. My spring roll was very dry on the inside and the accompanying sauce did nothing to make it any better. For an entrée, I went with the Mee Khmer with the assorted seafood from the «Cambodian Specials» menu. Nothing about the dish stood out from ordinary take-​out fare, and I was disappointed with the amount of seafood included for a $ 15 plate of noodles. There were a couple good-​sized shrimp but then only slivers of imitation crab and squid and pea-​sized pieces of scallops.
Service is minimal, due primarily to the fact that one guy does everything in the restaurant besides the cooking (covering tables, manning the phones, and handling take-​out pickups). Not that it was crowded – only two tables were occupied the entire time (including my table) – but things ended up getting dragged out.