"Phnom Penh Noodle House dates back decades. Owner Sam Ung arrived in Seattle as a refugee in 1980 after fleeing the Khmer Rouge and opened the first version of the restaurant in the International District in 1987. Many iterations later, Phnom Penh Noodle House remains a family-run International District staple that specializes in noodle dishes and Cambodian classics like fish amok, a dish of steamed white fish in a coconut lemongrass red curry. Your most difficult decision might be deciding between the many noodle dishes. You can’t go wrong with the house special: a bowl of thin rice noodles topped with prawns, calamari, fish cakes, cilantro, and garlic." - Alicia Erickson