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    Bayon Temple

    4.2 (135 reviews)

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    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Tamarind garlic wings
    Veronica C.

    It had been a while since we had come to this spot, and we weren't even sure when it made the transition from Chez Sovan. It was right around 6:15 and we were the first ones in the restaurant. Unfortunately, the construction across the street plus on one of the neighboring sides didn't make it easy to spot this place. We told the owner that hopefully once the apartments were done, they'd get more traffic flow, but the owner said the neighboring complex was a senior care home. We tried ordered the tried and true amok, the loc lac salad with beef, the tamarind garlic wings, and a bowl of rice. The wings came out first, loved the crunch on them, but there were some parts that were a little more tamarind-sour that made me pucker just a bit. The loc lac salad was yummy, had a nice sweet tang, and was easy to eat. From a texture perspective, I liked the large pieces of cooked onions and green beans. The amok was pretty good, tender, coconutty, and I liked that there were veggies cooked with it too. Service was nice and friendly, and eventually a few more patrons joined us and made the ambiance a bit more lively. I did try to order the mango sticky rice, but the owner said since mangos weren't in season, they were not serving it, which made total sense. I wish them all the success, and hope they can continue where Chez Sovan left off.

    Jenny K.

    Fish amok is soo delish! Comes in a banana leaf. Chicken was also yummy! Service was amazing! Waitress was attentive and on top of it. Interior is nice.

    34. Famous Amok
    Yingshi H.

    The service is good and attentive. The interior was decorated in a distinctive Cambodian style, with statues and a stone relief on the wall. The food is delicious! We, two people, ordered the papaya salad, the amok, and three kabobs. The papaya salad tasted fresh, perfectly seasoned. The amok and kabobs were fragrant in unique ways. lemongrass? The kabobs also came with sweet and sour pickled vegetables. The whole meal was quite affordable!

    Meng E.

    A group of my friends and I have dinner get together about once a month where we try different restaurants - often ones that we'd like to introduce everyone else to, but just as often - ones that sound interesting and no one has been to before. Bayon Temple was one that no one has tried, but sounded interesting. One of us has had experience with Cambodian food, so we all thought to give it a shot. The service was decent - we were the only ones in the restaurant for the first half hour or so. We were seated at a nice big table to accommodate all our dishes - made sense! Cambodian music was quietly playing in the background and we were able to catch up with each other nicely. The restaurant had interesting decor - lots of pictures of native dress and scenery. It was nice to look at, but its age could be seen. The whole restaurant would be much more inviting if it were to be renovated and updated. While it was clean, it just looked sad and dated. But, the more important part is what we can here to eat - so onto the food! We ordered the new stuffed chicken wings (they only had pork), egg rolls, the tomato and pineapple soup, cha meekathang, and the famous fish amok. Plenty of food for our group and a nice variety to try. The egg rolls were nice and crispy, but thinner than we were used to. The soup was good and the pineapple gave it a nice sweet, yet light flavor. The noodle dish and fish amok were okay, but didn't have much flavor. The chicken wings were also lackluster - while it looked very appealing, it didn't taste all that interesting. Overall, the group wasn't very impressed and we all decided that we wouldn't come back. It also didn't help that many of the drinks/dishes were whited out - I tried to order a few different drinks, but they were out. If you're looking for something different, this may not be the place to start. Unfortunately, there's not many Cambodian restaurants around here to choose from... And I'd skip this one.

    Green Bean with Pork
    Mila L.

    The food here is very good. I ordered 3 dishes and it took about 25 minutes to have them ready even though the restaurant wasn't busy at all. Amok was good and beef and shrimp seekers also were very good. The pork green bean stirred fired with tamarine sauce was very tasty except the green beans were a little undercooked. The pricing was very reasonable. Which everything we ordered, the total bill was 53 dollars included tip. The restaurant looks a little rundown, but clean. When I am lazy to cook, I will order some food here for Togo.

    Amok
    Nina W.

    We were in the Campbell area craving Asian food, and discovered this hidden gem in the neighborhood! It's located in a plaza with plenty of parking. We went for a fairly late lunch around 2pm, and the restaurant was empty when we walked in, so we got seated right away. The restaurant was a bit dim but had a very mom and pop feel. There was only one girl working in the front, but she was friendly and was attentive with providing us service and refilling our waters. We ended up ordering kuy tiew cha (felt similar to a Pad Thai), amok, cha kroeng (lemongrass stir-fry with pork), cha tum beang (stir-fry bamboo), and trey chhean chourn (fried fish). The highlight was the amok and trey chhean chourn! I'd pass on the kuy tiew cha and cha tum beang (stir-fry bamboo) for future visits. Overall, this place felt like a nice hidden, homey, local restaurant. I'll definitely come back and try out more dishes! Maybe even their breakfast items.

    Stir fry Curry pork ,papaya salad , kabobs, beef salad, fish amok tasted off
    Trixie W.

    The food is meh. Papaya salad tastes sour and no protein. Fish amok tasted off. No mousse as it should be. Curry is ok. The beef salad had little meat and a lot of vermicelli...I brought a friend to introduce to Cambodian food and was underwhelm

    Cambodian stuffed chicken wings
    Kevin T.

    Truly a neighborhood gem hidden in a little plaza on the edge of Campbell, but the eats at Bayon Temple are pretty legit at a very competitive price. Hard to find full dinner meals for less than $15 per dish before tax/tip in this economy! I'm less familiar with Cambodian, but tasty food is tasty! Interior is fairly homey with simple furniture, but fairly elaborate art pieces on display. Service was great! Quiet day despite it being the weekend, but we were seated quickly and attended to quite regularly and thoroughly. Cha Me Kathang - 4.5/5 Not as soy-sauce heavy as the more Thai/Chinese variants I've had, but delicious with a savory aroma all the same for flatwide noodles. Almost creamy (??) in taste and texture, despite it being stir-fried noodles, which is an interesting difference. Good sized portions. Some chicken was borderline dry but still pretty great all around. Cambodian stuffed chicken wing - 5/5 Unusual but very good. They describe it as a stuffed chicken wing but it tastes more like a particularly fresh/fragrant chicken sausage with heavy notes of lemongrass. Quite plump and juicy. Goes quite well with the sweet/spicy dipping sauce. Needed additional time (15-20min). Beef Cambodian plate - 5/5 Pretty great value for the money. Comes with a savory/sweet dipping sauce (presumably for the beef), rice with some fragrant crunchy bits, and pickled veggies. Beef with most succulant and just the right doneness and seasoning, in great contrast to most beef items at this price point. Well balanced plate overall too!

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    John D.

    Send Noods Formerly known as Chez Sovan**, Bayon Temple emerged from the ashes as a rebrand after being closed for nearly two years during the pandemic. They're pretty much the same recipes and menu as before with a few additional items and are still renowned as the preeminent place to get Cambodian food in the South Bay. Our previous visit was pre-covid, and we really enjoyed the food and loved the experience. So maybe now was the time to go check them out once again. The Good: *Friendly service *Parking lot and street parking available *Love the décor as you really do get the feeling of eating in a temple of sorts as diners are surrounded by loads of beautiful religious artifacts. *We didn't get it on this visit, but on our previous visit, we sampled their famous Amok, which is a fish mousse steamed in banana leaves and full of flavor. The Meh: *No outdoor seating *Tamarind chicken wings were just OK. They were fried up very crisp, but the sauce was almost cloyingly sweet and needed some heat to counteract it. *#18: Kuy Tiew Cha, which is sort of a tangy pad Thai, was a big gloppy mess of noodles. The flavor was very tomato forward and pretty good overall, but nothing remarkable. *Cha Me Kathang is a flat noodle dish that's supposed to have a "fried egg" on top, but instead came out with scrambled eggs on top. Maybe it's a language barrier thing, but scrambled and fried are not the same thing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Despite the egg snafu, the dish was pretty good overall but again a bit too sweet. Luckily, the table hot sauce helped remedy that. The Ugly: *$4 for the most watered-down tea ever. I honestly thought it was complimentary, so I didn't think much of it until we got the bill... =/ Conclusion: Overall, we were a little disappointed with our latest visit, but the memories of our first visit still linger, so I'm willing to give them another chance at some point. **The OG location on N 13th St in NSSJ is still operating under the Chez Sovan moniker, but they've been different owners for quite a few years at this point. Which, now that I think about it, is probably a good reason why they changed names, but that's just supposition on my part. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    4 years ago

    This place is amazing. The woman serving us gave excellent suggestions for things to accompany entrees. Delicious!

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    3 years ago

    Good food, ambiance isn't what it used to be. Not enough customers for a nicely run restaurant!

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    Absolutely delicious. Food here is amazing and staff is so friendly - will be back for sure for more Amok.

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    Personable service; good (although not quite "great") food. Worth a try if you're in the area.

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    4 years ago

    This place is very good. All dishes we tried were authentic. The tomato and pineapple soup was especially good.

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    Really good food and then beautiful place I been there cable time so like that restaurant

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    Ask the Community - Bayon Temple

    Website? Ordering food to go?

    Yes

    Are they still open? Stopped by and front doors were chained. Hope everything is OK!

    Only chained when closed. Open for lunch & dinner.

    Do you guys have a lunch special?

    Yes

    Do you cook your dishes with MSG?

    Nope

    Do you serve alcohol - beer or wine?

    Yes we serve beer and wine

    Is there a phone number to place a take out order?

    4086284363

    Is the cook still the same?

    Yes

    Hello, is there outdoor seating? Thanks!

    no we have indoor seating and takeout

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