Nam Vang Restaurant

I found this on instagram and decided to give it a try.
It opens early.
We arrived around 11 am.
and it is almost full.
The restaurant is not that big.
Inside is pretty roomy. We got a seat right away and were asked what we wanted to order.
Since it is our first time, we have no clue what to order except we heard the combination dry noodle is the most popular one.
We ordered combination dry noodles with half rice noodles and half egg noodles.
Next, we ordered a combination porridge and chinese doughnut.
The meat for noodles and porridge are the same.
We also order pork and shrimp roll.
I like the porridge the best even though the noodle is the most popular one.
The porridge has balance flavor.
The combination dry noodle is also yummy, but I think it has too much dark soy sauce.
It comes with bone soup.
Soup is good and the meat is tender.
If I guess it right they have fish sauce in the soup, but somehow it taste on the sweet side.
The roll is good, and it comes with peanut sauce.
It is good when mix with hoisin sauce.
Hand pulled noodles look like a famous dish, too.
Only combination dry noodles and hand pulled noodle dishes picture on the wall, so I assume those are popular ones. Overall, it was a good experience.
I wish they are more patience.
I feel they just want you to sit , order right a way, finish your dishes, pay, and leave.
It is cash only

If you're looking for a close-to-authentic Phnom Penh noodle and pork, this place is it.
I think the owner is Cambodian as well.
The seasonings for a bowl of hu tiu is on point, not too sweet nor too salty.
Keep your mouth salivating and yearning for another bite right away.
Pork ribs are almost melt in your mouth.
I usually submerge my shrimps and squids in the soup for a sweeter broth.
Pork balls can be a hit-n-miss for me.
Nothing worth to write home about.
Service might not be up to US standards but you shouldn't care about service when the food is this great! At least, we don't mind bad service back in Southeast Asia.
Truly a mom-n-pop vibe for Cambodian dishes.

This restaurant is well known for their dry noodles (Hu Tieu Kho).
The soup they give you to start is pretty good.
They give you a huge piece of meat compared to some restaurants where there is no meat. I'm not a fan of the dry noodles.
There is a faint soy sauce flavor to the dish.
The egg noodles tasted very bland so I would just stick to the rice noodles.
The portions are really small, however there is a decent amount of toppings (shrimp, ground pork, shrimp).
I've had this dish every time I've come here and left unsatisfied every time.
My family loves this place though, I don't get it. The service is friendly and parking is easy.
If you don't know where else to eat, this restaurant isn't a bad choice.
It just isn't a good choice either.