Roath Bun, co-owner of Phnom Penh, in the dining room at the W. 25th Street location, near the West Side Market in Ohio City, Photo: KYLE LANZER/SUN NEWSWednesday July 15, 2009
By Jarrod Zickefoose
Sun News
Cambodia does not exactly have a lot going for it. Known mostly for the violent Khmer Rouge regime and crippling poverty, the country, surrounded by Vietnam, Laos and Thailand, is probably not the first place you think of when planning the family vacation.
However, one thing the country does have going for it is its food. Cambodian cuisine is a mixture of its surrounding influences with some distinctive local touches. Think chilies, lemongrass, galanga root, and tamarind.
While not many restaurants specialize in Cambodian cuisine, two spots on Cleveland's Near West Side are putting out fine Cambodian and Vietnamese food. Phnom Penh, with locations near the West Side Market on West 25th Street and on Lorain Avenue, will please those seeking something out of the ordinary.
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