Kreung Kitchen
Cambodian restaurant · Culver City ·
Cambodian BBQ: grilled meats, flavorful rice, noodles, soups
Cambodian BBQ: grilled meats, flavorful rice, noodles, soups
"Cambodian pop-up Kreung Kitchen is serving free chicken porridge from 2 to 5 p.m. (or until supplies run out) every Sunday in November at Bar and Garden." - Rebecca Roland
"Debuting in January 2024, Kreung Kitchen is Sam Oum’s Cambodian barbecue pop-up that specializes in grilled meats — pork and beef skewers along with sausages — redolent with lemongrass, lime leaves, and galangal; coconut milk–fortified rice and a salad dressed in a fish sauce vinaigrette are served alongside." - Cathy Chaplin
"A roving Cambodian pop-up that reimagines familiar dishes: a beef carpaccio presented as a sculptural mound of delicate lettuces and seared-yet-still-raw beef slices, layered with Thai basil, fried peanuts, and a sweet-pungent shrimp vinaigrette, transforming the idea of carpaccio into a vibrant, multi-textured salad rather than a flat plate of raw meat." - ByElazar Sontag
"Operating as a beloved Cambodian pop-up from Chinchakriya Un, Kreung partnered with Ha’s Đặc Biệt at Outerspace and shared in the NYT acclaim for the joint menu, but I noted that Kreung cited a range of disagreements with 99 Scott when they withdrew on July 7 — including disputes over revenue splits, inflexibility after repeated warnings, outstanding balances to small-business vendors, and owners they described as unqualified to make decisions about food and labor costs — and signaled on Instagram they may provide further details about the residency's collapse." - Erika Adams
"Chinchakriya Un’s pop-up interprets market-driven Cambodian flavors with playful, improvisational cooking: a crudités plate of green and yellow flat beans, cucumber slices, and fried eggs with a slip of batter for scooping the fermented shrimp-and-chile paste kapeak; a crispy‑rice salad scented with coconut curry and brightened by pork and sorrel; and a salty‑umami tuk trey ping poh—tomato–fish‑sauce made with sungold tomatoes—slathered over grilled chicken. Her outdoor supper emphasized seasonality, spontaneity, and the joyful, ephemeral nature of pop‑up dining." - E. Alex Jung