Phnom Penh: first time here and i personally think its overated. This is the dishes we ordered:
1. Chicken wings (signature dish) 6/10: theres way better ones out there and i wouldn't need to drive all the way to chinatown for this. Nothing special, even my dad makes better chicken wings than them.
2. Butter beef: Don't know why there is such a hype on this dish. Its looks didn't look too apealing and it tasted worse when i tried it. I'm not even sure how clean it is (raw meat)
6/10 max (I have nothing against raw meat, i enjoy sashimi and raw beef on pho but i couldn't stand this dish)
3. Lemon grass chicken on rice: 6/10. I can get better ones all over greater Vancouver. The lemon grass chicken lacked taste. The portion was big tho hence the higher price ($9.5). Nothing special and you don't need to come this far to try this.
4. Mom had the beef brisket noodle which she said was not very good also. Too oily and lacked taste (nothing authentic tasting and looked like as if anyone without skills could have cooked it). 5/10
5. Fried rice cake with egg: Looked nice but also lacked taste even with the dipping sauce. 6/10 max
service: 6/10 (they spilt sauce all over my bro's jacket and it also got on another customers arm when the bowl fell and splattered all over the floor)
value: 6/10, can get better value elsewhere and better quality too
food: 5.9/10
Would I come back? sure but i woudn't wait around to eat at this overated place
To note, I'm asian and cantonese. When i looked around today, majority of its customers were english speaking chinese, and caucasians. Maybe they think its good?
I think i saw some rs'ers tonight too, not too sure tho
what do you guys think?