Barry R.
Yelp
On Revere's Shirley avenue, a revamped street full of Asian and Latin markets, Thmor Da holds its own, as the king of Cambodian Cuisine. Most of the time, I never get past the soup and salad, when the soup is their delicious, sweet Crab Meat soup, and the salad is their tangy, funky, Green Papaya salad. A note to the faint of heart, that salad has been sometimes "medium spicy", but other times, I had quite the fire on my lips and tongue.
At various times, my dining companions and I had the Fried Fish with Ginger sauce, the Chili Quail (I warned him he'd be working around those tiny bones, but does anyone ever listen?), the Beef with Ginger, the Shrimp Tom Yum soup, the lemon soup with fish, the Thai style beef salad, and the Pad Thai (which they spell Pat Thai). Only on this final one did I find the Cambodian touch not quite on the money, for a Thai dish, although the menu is very much a merger of the two cuisines. (For me, they are Pad Thai noodles, or they are some other noodle.)
There are a few tables, one usually occupied by their children, who are extremely well behaved. A TV overhead plays Cambodian music videos. Of course, if you are just getting your feet wet with this cuisine, go in for Tiger Tears and Loc Lak. If you are just getting your feet wet after a life time of Chinese food, these are staples that won't scare you too much, one being essentially pepper beef over tomatoes and cucumbers, the other being seared steak with a spicy nuoc cham dipping sauce. Sometimes either can be served with rice, or lettuce wraps of Thai basil. Scared of your younger eaters? Good ol' spring rolls, egg rolls, Chow Foon noodles, and fried rice dishes are here too.
So, take a little trip on the spice wagon, and give Thmor Da a try!