Asian restaurants in philadelphia

Description:The City of Brotherly Love is now home to the second-largest Indonesian population and the fourth-largest Cambodian enclave in the United States, and these not-so-newcomers have been setting down roots in neighborhoods that were formerly and firmly cheesesteak and red sauce territory. From more familiar imports like gado-gado and satays to exotic things like amok trey banana leaf-steamed fish filets , South Philadelphia is ground zero for getting to know Cambodian and Indonesian cuisine. Glossy photos and English menus serve as guides though a short and sweet menu of appetizers like batagor, house special fish cakes with peanut sauce and nasi padang, an overstuffed takeout container filled with steamed rice, shell-on fried shrimp in a sticky sweet chili sauce, hard-cooked egg, crisp fried chicken leg and spicy bay leaf—braised kale. A flood due to faulty pipes in an upstairs apartment closed the first location, and the owners decided to move south, settling into a cozy spot on Snyder. Tables are draped with batik, and the soundtrack features tinkling Indonesian folk.

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