I'd walked by this place many times on Rivington, always thinking, "I really should try Kampuchea..."

I finally went in on Friday night, and I'm so glad I did. It was really, really good! We had crabs in rum sauce, which were delicious - the only thing that was missing were tongs and nutcrackers, which would have made getting to the goodies much easier. Grilled corn slathered with chili mayonnaise, which reminded me that I do like mayonnaise in the right setting, and this was one of them.

I'm a big banh mi fan so it was a very pleasant surprise to discover that Cambodia also has its own sandwich tradition, thanks to the French colonial presence. We got the sampler platter of sandwiches: catfish, bacon (which was the best BLT ever), grilled pork, shrimp, catfish, and oxtail, all on really good sandwich size baguettes.

Those sandwiches are going to become a serious addiction, I can tell!