"Phnom Penh Noodle Shack is a Long Beach institution and a tentpole of the city’s Cambodian population. Come Saturday and Sunday mornings, the place will be full of people eating velvety rice porridge and house noodle soup. If you want to skip the crowds, head over on a weekday when the dining room empties a bit and snagging a table upon arrival is almost guaranteed. That just means more time alone with some of the best dishes in LA. " - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins