I have had a lot of different types of Asian food. I only eat the Beef and won't order anything else because it's so good. I believe this place is the best around for this type of food. They take your order right away and fill your glass with CLEAN / CLEAR water - the fish tank is cool too, if your children are misbehaving you can stick them in the fish tank I think the fish are big enough to eat a small child. Just kidding read more

Simply Khmer - The Best - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

The kaw-tew special is amazing! And nothing like some Cambodian baw-baw after a night out on the town, to help with the recovery process. read more

Simply Khmer - Cambodian Near Me - Lowell, Massachusetts

Sorry but does not live up to the hype everyone seems to be talking about. Wait was longggg. Food was bland. Not to mention the awful service u kidding me?!!! First time here and also my last. Will never step foot here again. read more

i'm a foodie, i'm Khmer, and i'm also very critical. there's a lot of khmer restaurants in Lowell, generic, boring, soup differs, and the level of sanitation varies. i usually don't order a variety of different things on the menu, or dine out unless i'm lazy to cook. went here for ka'tew after a hard night of birthday partying to cleanse out the stomach...lo' and behold, one size, one price...okay i likey. cheap cheap. second visit, tried something different because my date dragged me there, again...cheap cheap, slow service...(point of aggravation sometimes and it's only a certain couple waitresses that gives it a bad rep). ditsy, head in the clouds, this girl is pretty, but being meticulous with your order or on point with it is not her forte nor is it a point of hers to bring your drinks before your food, forget refills...sheesh. that dropped a star. appetizer, had the angkor wings...uhh okay, someone just hit me with the flavor bat to the face and knocked me out of my senses. like wth...how did you create that flavor and that texture?!? then the lort-cha came out...um, half of my family is Laos and this stuff is a staple diet and flavored just right from that culture. what they created on the menu was an unexpected nice surprise. Mango fried rice...my date died and gone to heaven. she's never had better and she eats out a lot in boston. then she ordered the coconut shake...she says it's as authentic as the one she had in Dominican Republic on her vacation some time ago. mee-katung - i never liked it because i've always had a thing about the texture of the flat noodles...however, i tried the way they flavored it at this restaurant...like dude, i think i'm semi-converted. third visit/beyond - okay, service sucks whenever i get that one waitress. always does. really does, she makes me wanna choke her and i'm not that violent. lunch meetings, dinner meetings, or sometimes hard night drinking. thank god she only works in the morning. cheap, great quality, fresh, authentic in the sense that the ingredients used are what we use at home, however combination and measurement and techniques are different. it's a good innovation to the usual khmer food in Lowell, which has become generic and homogenized in a sense. authentic is home cooking...always. but as a restaurant, it's fantastical...except that one girl waitress. read more

This review is long overdue and a bit long but I just have to put in my two cents...If I could give this place zero stars, I would. After reading so many reviews about how I great this place was, I wanted to try this place out. Then later on, I started reading reviews about how they changed cooks and the food wasn't that good anymore, so then I stopped wanting to try it out. So now recently, I read that Andrew Zimmerman was going to be there and thought if he was going to eat there, then the food should be good (like I said, this review has been waiting to be edited).The day after Andrew went there, I stopped by with my family. We were so excited to try this place out, so that after placing an order for my family, we said we wanted to keep the menu on the table just in case we wanted to order some more food later on. Had trouble placing the order because even though some of their items were labeled by numbers, they actually didn't go by it. We ordered quail cha kroeung, lemongrass beef sticks, prahok ktiss, special mee ketang, spicy mee ketang, fried rice with chicken wings, and of course hot wings. We also ordered four strawberry bubble tea and one coffee shake for my children and was told they ran out of the pearls. That was ok since my kids didn't really care for them. While we were waiting, we flagged down another waiter because my husband wanted to try out their fried cow intestines. Five or ten minutes go by and our waiter comes back to tell us that the last order we placed, they didn't have it. Then we had to point at the menu and our waiter said that they had mistaken our order of cow's intestines for something else. Another five minutes goes by and the and the waiter comes back saying they didn't have it and asked me if we were done ordering because he didn't put in our order yet because the cook would get aggravated if we kept kept ordering randomly. WTF? I like to take my children to go out to eat and have been known to spend a couple of hundred on a meal and that comment was absolutely absurd. Hello, customers are paying you to cook a meal for them, not asking for a handout! I would have walked right out if it wasn't for my kids who were hungry. Ten minutes go by and our waiter comes back with two strawberry bubble tea that was obviously sitting there for a while because it was melting, saying that they ran out of strawberry flavor and we had to order a different flavor. You would have thought that these people would have made your drinks first while their customers were waiting for their food. By that time my husband got really fed up with them and he asked them, what did they have because it definitely felt like they didn't want to serve us. The waiter goes on to say that he just worked there and it wasn't his fault. Then, the waiter comes back and asked us if we were planning to stay for a while because it was gonna take a while for our food to be done. How long we ask?? One hour! I could have stayed at home and cooked a meal in less that time, especially since their ingredients are preprepared already. Then he goes on to say something about some people eat their katiew fast and whatnot, which didn't make any sense at all. Then he goes on to say the cook was impressed by our order..He then goes on to say that our food would come out soon...didn't make any sense at all. Finally our food comes out about five minutes later and everything was mediocre, nothing to write home about. Spicy meekatang was dry and after asking why it was not saucy, it's supposedly like that. Hot wings were crispy but not spicy, tasted like a general tso's but on a wing. Prahok k'tiss was not spicy at all. The waiter kept hovering by and asking us how was the food. By that time, we had lost our appetite and just wanted to finish up and get out of there. At the end of the meal, our waiter apologized for the bad service and kept giving us the lame excuse about Andrew Zimmerman being there yesterday and that's why they ran out of ingredients. That is no excuse because if Andrew Zimmerman put you on the map, then you should expect to be more busy and therefore, to be ready. All in all, will never be back, staff is very inexperienced, bad service, rude comment, very long wait and one thousand and one questions. If you're going to open up a restaurant, you definitely don't treat them like that! Shame on you, Simply Khmer! read more

Alright so I have been coming to this place for 2 years. The food is cheap, it delicious and they give out a good portion. The place has changed a lot since the first time I started going there. They expanded as they started receiving more customers where they got attention of the media "Bizarre Food" and other local stations. The downfall to this place I would say is the service. Once you have been placed down into your seat and got your orders taken down. They rarely check up on you for refills or to see how you are doing. The parking isn't so great. It's always a battle to look for a parking spot. But if you love cheap delicious food that will hit the spot. Simply Khmer is the place for you, your friends and family. read more

I gave a five star before because this is my favorite Cambodian restaurant in Lowell. My favorite dish is the steak Pra-huk. However, I am giving a lower rating this time because its really hard to call in and order at night. They only have one phone line, I hope they get a second one to make it easier to order out. read more

I went there today for lunch with my sis. RUINED our day completely. we ordered HOT Wings and Noodle soups for me and my sis. Well.....the food was fine but the service was so crappy. I ordered N3 from lunch menu, which is Noodle soup with pork meat. The waitress was confused or something, asked me If I want ground pork or phanom phen. I told her my order is with pork. Turned out I got a noodle soup with only tiny pieces of pork. It was like eating Noodle and soup. We asked for "crushed red pepper" we were not sure how they call it there but we told the same waitress and explained it to her "dry red peppers or ground red peppers" She got it but after our noodles came we waited forever for that. We asked her twice and she still didn't bring us so we asked another waiter. This waiter told us to tell our server!! (No teamwork here) so I said we told her twice and he said she'll bring it and walked away. Our noodle turned cold and bad by the time she brought us. 2 big bowl of noodle soups, she gave us a small plate of bean sprouts and a teaspoon for the peppers. (we eat spicy) we asked for more peppers and waited another 10 minutes. Careless server we got. we ate the hot wings with our hands and chopsticks. We don't wanna wait for hour if we ask for forks. Finally, that waiter who told us to ask our server came back to clear our table!!!??? OH!!! He was our server??? I almost asked but I didn't wanna make scene. I was really upset and I just wanna leave. I always go to this restaurant with my family. this is our first time that we really upset about the service. I'm a server too. I know how it feel and how it work but this kind of service is unacceptable. we'll be back there again but I don't know when. we'll be there for foods and we give tips really based on the service. we won't be polite if we get that kind of service again. read more

The food is actually decent and their prices are fairly cheap. However, their service sucks. I brought my mom here she ordered chow foon and I had ordered a different type of stir fried rice noodles. These dishes usually take 20 minutes max and that's considering if it's super busy which it wasn't. Two tables had arrived 15 minutes after we had put in our order and they had somehow ended getting their food first. We waited an agonizing 50 minutes just for 2 simple dishes. So I thought ok so their service sucks maybe I'll just order I go. They had told me to pick up in about 15 minutes. That was fine with me since I needed to stop by target anyway. It had been at least over 20 minutes and I had arrived to pick up my food. The chef wasn't even aware of the order and now I am sitting here writing this review as I wait for my food. read more

On 4/25/18, I order 2 Som Law Ma Ju Kroung, Kroeung knoung. I expected to be how it look in the picture on their calender. But I was wrong, the meats was supposed to be soft and chewable. It was very disappointing to find out that the meat was rough to chew on. I paid a good $21.95 for a good container of soup. I call the restaurant to let them know, and this is what I got from the chef. Some people like their meat rough. I f you know what som law I am talking about. You can relate to this. The food was pricey, and their "Chef" lame excuse! read more

delicious food!! went here on a Saturday night- they open until 10pm which is great because not a lot of khmer restaurants in lowell open that late. small restaurant and nice decor. Had the spicy wings(A+), spicy meeh ka tung beef, and fried rice- they were all great and I would definitely go back. All 3 dishes were enough for 2 ppl and leftovers for the next day all for $22- $28 including tip- yippee!! restaurant is clean and cheap! read more

First timer trying Cambodian food. I've had all sorts of Asian food (being Vietnamese/Chinese/Cambodian American myself) and Cambodian food has a crazy amount of sweet/spicy flavors. Had the famous spicy wings - perfectly fried and cooked to perfection. They were a little sweet after awhile so it's best to share with several people (I ate them all by myself). Also ordered the Cha Kroung Sach Moun - amazing flavors!! Waitresses and waiter were really sweet. read more

There are a few things you can place winning bets on- Kim Kardashian will always make money, Israel and Palestine will always be at each other's throats, and the food at Simply Khmer will never disappoint. The food here will give you a mouthgasm. I have bai cha kreung dreams and the mi ka tang is worthy of dreamy paeans. This is probably the best Cambodian restaurant in Lowell. read more

This place has to be the one with the worst staffing. A couple months back,I tried to place an order for a pick up and then went to pick up my order, there was nothing ready. I place the order again, was told about 20 minutes so I decide to go Starbuck at Target, came back there was nothing ready!! Where is the customer service in all of this !!! So now after a year or so later, I decided to go back again and give it a try... needless to say the staffing has not change, I walked and no acknowledgement whatsoever.... I guess this place doesn't care about regular customers !! read more

Not sure what is going on with this establishment but they do not pick up their phones. I've called twice in the past and just today I've called 10 times and no answer. If you don't do takeout then please say so. read more

Great food and atmosphere! Ate there with a group from work and appreciated that we could hear each other (group of 7). Everyone there enjoyed the food. read more

Wonderful food, wonderful prices, and BYOB makes it even more amazing. Staff is very accommodating when it comes to bringing your own drinks. I always eat here whenever I'm in town since I can't find Khmer cuisine this good in the Boston area. read more

3.95 for 2 small nam Chao. What a rip off. I rather pay 5 or 6 dollar for 3 big spring roll instead of these small spring. Almost the same size as an egg roll. read more

Having lived in SE Asia for a little over 2 years for me this is as good as it gets. You will find these dishes and flavors on the streets of Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos prepared in nearly identical style and flavor. It is a unique oddity in America in so much as it caters to the ethnicity it claims to cook for rather than making a poor copy of it (see almost every Chinese and Thai place). You might not like some of the food here, but if you want to know what food tastes like on the other side of the planet and don't have $2000 for the plane ticket this is your best bet. Better than anything they have in Boston too! read more

First time customer this past weekend (4/15) and it will be my last time there as well. The wait staff appeared to be too busy for customers, except for the customers that they knew personally, in that case they would have time to stand around and chit chat for 15 minutes (oh yeah I timed the girl). Our waitress didn't appear too interested in waiting at our table; the whole time she waited on us, she made us feel as though we were wasting her time. Not once did she crack a smile.. When we ordered the steak and tuhk pahok, instead of asking us how we would like it done, she just took our order and rushed off. I can understand if the place is so busy that she has to rush off, but it seems as though she was the only one that was busy.... everyone else that came to our table just wasn't as busy as her so they somehow managed to show something that resembled a smile. When we told her that our steak was too charred, they offered to cook us another one for extra charge. However, all four of us had a piece of the steak and agreed that it was a bit too burnt and they must of given us like 10 pieces of steak. When we said that we won't pay extra and they should replace the steak, the owner came out and instead of trying to resolve the issue at hand, she came out to defend her food. She pretty much claimed that we already ate half of the steak (c'mon now there was 4 of us and there was like10 pieces obviously that's going to take up half) and that this is how they make their steak, if we wanted a specific way then should have told our waitress (yeah she's right, we should have told the waitress, but darn us for being so spoiled by other restaurants and having our waiter/waitress there ask us how we like our steak; damn it who do we think we are?) We told them that everything else was great, except for the food, but all the owner could do was focus on our complaint of the steak. I was really disappointed with how the owner chose to dealt with the issue. As far as the wait staff goes, I used to be a waitress so I know what it's like. I also understand that if I'm a crappy waitress, then I get crappy tips. I work hard for my money, and I'm not going to tip a waiter/waitress just because they're a waiter/waitress; it doesn't work that way, you have to put in some effort. I know I am a very good tipper, but I had no qualms about leaving this place without tipping. Come to find out, the girl that was waiting at our table turns out to be the owners daughter.... Now I see the connection. read more

It has been several months since I first came here and on average I have been around at least 2-3 times a month. It's still awesome, and ridiculously consistent both with food and service. This is still my favorite restaurant in MA, and I have been everywhere. I see lots of haters 1-starring it due to some outlier situations/bad experiences and I don't quite get that. Never had a problem here.I have been there a lot these days and things keep getting better. It's nice to be able to have a restaurant you can always rely on. My favorite dish is still the stir fried pork intestines with mustard greens. Sweet, sour, savory. The harmony in that dish is a metaphor for the harmony I know I should maintain in my life. Seriously. Everyone I've introduced to Simply Khmer has become an instant fan! read more

Solid Cambodian food. Huge menu, good service, spacious and clean restaurant. The papaya salad was the best I've ever had. The loc lac was tender and delicious. Hot wings were spicy and double fried, a little like bon chon in texture but with slightly different seasoning. Spicy seafood mee ka-tang was also very good. The noodles had a nice texture and could have actually been a bit spicier for my liking. Worth the trip from Boston especially since Cambodian offerings closer to the city are basically limited to Thmor Da in Revere (which is also very good). read more

After reading the reviews, I decided to take a trip out to Lowell to try out Simply Khmer. What a pleasure! Everything is made fresh to order, so they can adjust the spiciness to your tastes (like the chicken kreung), unlike some other places that use curry pastes out of a can. Everything that we ordered was fantastic. the spicy fried squid was light and delicious. The pork with prahok had just enough heat, and a wonderful flavor. I am moderately familiar with Cambodian food, but my dining companions weren't, and our waitress (who was absolutely wonderful) took the time to enthusiastically explain what each and every thing was in terms that they could relate to and understand. The portions are gigantic, and it's one of the few places I've been to where you can actually taste that they're using fresh kaffir lime leaves. Definitely worth the trip! read more

If you're in the Merrimack valley and want to try authentic Cambodian food, this is the spot. The food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. It gets 3 stars because parking is very limited, and because it can take a while to get a table... and sometimes a longer while to get your order. read more

This place is great. Came back after the remodel and the food was awesome. Like the name states. It is simply khmer and they did a great job proving it. Would recommend to every body I know. read more

Food is so good! Service sucks. So I tried take out. They rarely pick up the phone. So many times, I'll try to call because I want those delicious hot wings, but they never pick up. Uuuuuuuggggghhhhhhh! read more

Let me start by saying that the food is amazing. The reason I am giving Simply Khmer a 2-star review is for the service, and for the prices. They recently increased the prices - so now the Som-Law Curry I normally order is $18.95, and they charge $4 for a side of rice. I feel like they are overcharging due to the popularity they have established in the "niche" Cambodian restaurant market. Any Cambodian knows (my bf included) that mom can make a cauldron of Som-Law curry for a fraction of what Simply charges. If the service was better they might be able to justify the cost, but it's not. It's terrible. Maybe do take-out? read more

Sooooo freakin goood! My sis n I drive more than an hour to get here and we were not disappointed :) we got the Mi Ka Thang, triple combo(hot), and a bowl of Kreung Sach ko + a large bowl of rice and we left completed read more

Made famous by Andrew Zimmerman. Honest and humble Cambodian cuisine. Very accommodating- can make many dishes vegetarian by subbing meat for tofu/veggies. Feeling adventurous? How about intestines, tripe, or chicken feet? I came mid day and found the service to be very attentive. read more

Incredibly diverse flavors, fast and friendly service in a relaxed atmosphere. Portions are normal sized, rice is over sized. Spicey hot can be adjusted. Great experience. read more

Best hot wings in lowell so far

Good food , absolutely love the lo mein , although very greasy , the seafood is plentiful and generous portions , the only thing that doesn't give it the 5th star , is because it's not fresh meat , frozen store bought . read more

The food is really good here, their spicy chicken wings are to die for! The only downside to this place is the service I know its not really my waitress/waiters fault since they have to wait other tables but also answer the phone & check out the to-go orders. They're usually always busy when I come so I'm sure their able to hire more help. read more

Good food, a bit pricey for the portion sizes you get but doesn't make you feel like crap after eating.

Customer service is absolute trash. Food is good.... but the service is trash. Me and my family came here for some good ol Khmer food but the service we Got left a poor taste in my mouth. read more

Unreasonably reasonable prices!!!! Least expensive bowl of pho in Lowell. The Angkor wings are tastey and pretty unique. Second favorite pho in Lowell read more

I've never tried Cambodian food before so this was my first time trying/eating here. Their bai loc lac is delicious! The beef is so tender and well seasoned. I've also tried their famous hot wings, not as "hot" as I expected, but the flavor was still delicious and the mee ka-tang seafood was wonderful. What really got me coming back for more was their nam chow. It's similar to the Vietnamese spring rolls, but a little more flavors in the meat. read more

We made a stop here when coming back to visit family out here, heard about this place from a food tv show, so we thought we give it a try. And no disappointment, the food that we order were really good. Definitely stop by there again whenever we come and Visit the Mill City from Cali. read more

Supercalafrajalistically Pheeeeenooooominal!!! Please do try as many dishes as you can. The food is so flavorful. Can't wait to return and do it again. Especially with our loved ones. ! TO THE BRUDDAHHOOD! read more

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A vegetarian checking out Simply Khmer's menu will only see two obvious choices, both distinctly vegetable *side* dishes. And that might seem discouraging. But tonight I told my waiter how I ate and immediately he said that, within reason, they could do a vegetarian version of most dishes on the menu. I narrowed down my choice to the part of the menu labelled Traditional Khmer Dishes and just asked him to have the cook do whatever would work best. He asked me some intelligent questions about exactly what my diet ruled in and ruled out and then brought me what amounted to an absolutely delicious tofu/noodle/vegetable dish. read more