Phnom Penh House

I've heard so much about this place. A lot of the people that I work with seemed to really like this Cambodian restaurant. So finally, I was lucky enough to be invited to dinner at this restaurant!

The Cambodian ice-tea and eggplant with sauteed pork and shrimp were highly recommended. As it was a cold night, we needed some soup, so we ordered the basil lemon grass chicken soup. T wanted to try the fried noodle, on the menu it says, "Char Khytiw", but it turned out to be just like Pattai, but hey, it was really good so a name is just a name! The egg plant was awesome, before it was cooked with the pork and shrimp, they had charbroiled the eggplant so you could really taste that BBQ burnt taste in the eggplant. Another dish that we ordered was the chicken curry, it was not bad, it was a really light curry so that was good.

As usual, the portion is more than enough for 3 person but I just couldn't stop eating while my friends happily busily chatting away....towards the end, I was really ready to go to bed at 8pm *burp* :)

Aaaah..... life's good. Love the people that I'm with so much!

Phnom Penh House

3912 MacArthur Blvd
(between Patterson Ave & 38th Ave)
Oakland, CA 94619
Neighborhoods: Laurel District, Lower Hills

(510) 482-8989

Fenton Schmanton

Our 1st year has finally ended, to celebrate the beginning of a long deserved break, we went to Fentons and watched the Babies documentary. If my memory didn't fail me, this is the first time I've had diner food since I arrived 10 months ago. So a burger is a must! And at Fentons ice-cream is also a must!

This is my yummy Western Bacon Burger with much craved curly fries.

Mozzarella Sticks

Caesar Salad

My yummy Toasted Almond and Pomegranate petite sized ice-cream with complimentary cookies on the side :)

Old Fashioned Petite Sundae with hot chocolate fudge.

It was nice to be able to hang out after 9 months of hard work! Definitely should do it more often. :)

Hibiscus

It's been 2 months since I last updated...not that I have not left the house, but I kept forgetting to document my gastronomic experiences! :) Anyhow, it was time to celebrate - again. Yes, I have all the reasons to celebrate every mini milestone that I have achieved. So my dear wonderful sibling took me to this restaurant rated No. 2 in Bay Area - Hibiscus, creole Caribbean style cuisine.

Callaloo cooked in coconut milk. Tastes just like the Daun manis lemak. Love it, tastes just like home cooking.

Grilled Plantain. (Scratching your head?) It's a kind of grilled banana, trust me, it's really awesome and it's garnished with garlic and parsley!!

Jerk Chicken. (You must laughing) Yes, it's Jerk Chicken, only because it uses a kind of spice called Jerk. This is really spicy, I can barely stomach it, but I'm sure for those who love chicken dishes, you'll love this!

I was craving for crab, so I ordered the Crab grit. Well, it was a little disappointing, can you spot the crab meat? Yup, that was the only crab meat I got!

And the restaurant's famous Miss Ollies Fried Chicken. It's cooked like any other fried chicken but the special thing is that it is dressed in Giblet gravy and had Boniato Puree (a kind of sweet potato).

Verdict? I would come again, if I have friends who would want to try Creole Carribean food.

Jonga II

Time for a treat! Off to Jonga we go again! They always serve us cold noodles before the food comes!

The last time we went we were served 16 panch'an, this time? 18! Can you believe it? 18 panch'an! We're soooo... lucky!

Grilled Mackerel, we had too much meat over the holidays, so we figure we should eat some fish instead, this grilled Mackerel is really yummy! The meat is firm and thick and crisp on the outside... *sllrrpp*

Spicy tofu kimchee soup

Beef Cold Noodle

Tempted? Enticed? Come and join me the next round! :)

Jong Ga!

I just can't help it, Korean food still remains as my favourite comfort food away from home. The panch'an - 16 of them! I thought being served 12 was good enough but it kept coming until the table is full of the little dishes!! Not only they served one of the best panch'an I've ever had, they also serve appetizer - cold noodle in kimchi soup. We had the lunch special - grilled pork marinated in the house specialty sauce together with tofu soup and spicy cold buckwheat noodle. 

Every time I had a really great Korean meal, I get to be introduced to another one that is better and this meal is really really good, I felt so 'touched' while eating it. Have you ever had a meal that makes you wanna cry? This one almost did and the lunch came up to only $28. Considered decent for all these food for 2 don't you think so?

www.jonggahouse.com/