Queen’s Deli

Cheap, and delicious Khmer food. Service is a bit slow so if you’re press for time, call ahead and place your order. I’ve had beef mee ka thang, beef skewers, and papaya salad; and they are all delicious! I love their pre-​made food behind the counter also such as Ko Kho (beef stew) somlaw machu kroeung (sour lemongrass soup) and pahok khtiss. If you want to taste authentic Cambodian food, give this place a try.

This place would be so awesome if they actually put effort into their customers. I’m sure it’s fun to have your homies kick it at your restaurant, but you should probably cook customers orders in a timely manner.
I’ve been here several times, and you wait a looooong time for your food. It’s not worth it. I’ll get my bok lahong else where.

As a Cambodian, it’s hard, nearly impossible, to find an authentic Cambodian restaurant that isn’t actually a front to a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant. This is the only legitimate Cambodian restaurant in Seattle (maybe even Washington). I know what you’re thinking, «But what about Phnom Penh Noodle House? That’s not Cambodian, that’s Vietnamese food, with some Chinese food sprinkled in. Queen’s Deli, however, is 100% Cambodian, with 100% authentic Cambodian flavor and employees. Can’t recommend it enough.

Amazing food! My girlfriend at the time took me here as she grew up in Cambodia. The food is VERY authentic and very good, and I know this because she cooked a lot of Cambodian for me and it was nearly as good as hers. Try anything on the menu, you won’t be disappointed, that is if you’re adventurous when it comes to food ;0)

It’s been a while since we were in Cambodia and I was looking for a Cambodian place for lunch. We did a string of Thai places recently and that reminded me to sort of expand my horizons a bit. I chose this restaurant based on Unilocal reviews (thanks Unilocalers) and its location in White Center since there was another place I wanted to stop by.
As we walked in there were several people all talking in Khmer and the owner stopped what he was doing and politely handed us menus and told us to take a seat anywhere. He was helping people who were purchasing delicious looking snacks that I probably would have eaten if I was here by myself! I see stuff and my mind goes… «Oh, I want that!» When he finished with the people he was helping he brought us some hot tea and made some recommendations and said he’d be back shortly to take our order. He was very polite and friendly.
The décor inside is a bit rundown and there is an old gigantic ATM machine next to the door that didn’t appear to be working. The tables were all clean and there were chopsticks, spoons and napkins at our table.
Upon looking at the menu I noticed it was different from previous posts so I took pictures of it incase you are interested. :D. It took us a while to choose because there were so many choices but based on recommendations and since it was a cool day we both decided to get something soupy.
For our Appetizer we had the Nam Choat which are Khmer veggie rolls with shrimp. The dipping sauce that came with it was the sweet fish sauce with garlic. The rolls were two long ones cut in half. They had shrimp in them but I felt there was too much lettuce inside and not enough herbs or other greens. The lettuce was very green though and not the cheap lettuce a lot of places use as filler.
For our main courses we shared the Kuyteav Phnom Penh and the Samlor Kako. The Kuyteav Phnon Penh is a soup made from boiling bones. It had a mild savory taste and came with rice noodles, ground pork and shrimp. On the side it came with bean sprouts and a tiny lime wedge which was the smallest lime wedge I ever saw! I felt the bowl it came in was very small compared to usual size bowls, but don’t let looks deceive you… I couldn’t finish it all!
The Samlor Kako is a very traditional dish and is a sort of Cambodian Ratatouille. It had a lot of veggies in it including some pumpkin, lots of snake beans and ground pork. This had a sort of unique taste and both of said it really did remind us of the same food we had in Cambodia. If you want something that’s traditional and a bit sour, try this. It comes in a big bowl too.
The one drawback was they served the first soup with two bowls for sharing and then we waited a good 20 minutes or more until the ratatouille came out. If you are not pressed for time, this place is good but we had to wait as did the table of people next to us. It seemed like most of their business is take out though. A lot of people coming in and getting stuff to go… delicious stuff!
Enjoy…
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Tacoma has the third biggest Cambodian population in the US. When you are in Seattle, make sure you check out some of the Cambodian restaurants. One of them is Queen’s Deli.
After arriving from Cambodia, my brother who lives in Seattle picked me up from the airport and took me straight here. My mind and body was extremely exhausted from the long hour flight. Aside from that the last day of my Cambodia trip, I over ate and got sick on the plane. I wanted to sleep so bad when I arrived at the airport but since I haven’t seen my brother in a long time, I managed to hang out with him and his girl.
The place wasn’t packed during lunch time. Parking lot is free and not big. Deli is small with about 4 or 5 tables. They definitely have a lot of ethnic Cambodian dishes: beef sticks (sach koo ung), crêpe, plear salad (beef) and variety of Cambodian soup. I would definitely eat the food here than in Cambodia because it is much safer. The prices are decent here. In Cambodia it is A LOT cheaper, of course. I was craving for my favorite soup dish, Salor Machu Kreung. It had pork rib tips and green leaves. The taste was a little sweet. A lot of Cambodian dishes are sweet. I didn’t like it much. I had to add some salt. They serves cold drinks and Cambodian coffee, not sure what that is. My brother and his girl ordered a big portion of vermicelli and they finished it within 5 minutes. Crazy.
Service was a little slow but there was only one lady working at the time. Maybe she was too busy talking to us and asking me about my trip that she had almost forgot about my order. She was very friendly though!
After lunch, I crashed.

This place reminded me of a market you’ll find in Cambodia. I thought I was in Cambodia for a quick second. Karaōke, some random products they were selling, gaudy décor.
It was about 9:30 PM, and they were going to close but they kept it open. It was so sweet of them.
I ordered prahok katiss, fish stew, and bamboo soup with pork. I was hungry and didn’t care that the table next to me stared at what I was eating (or were they staring at me?) I was feasting! I love my Khmer food. The bamboo soup with pork was ok. It didn’t have much flavor, but it worked with how salty the prahok was.
I ordered fried puff for dessert and was content although it was a bit chewy. I’ll be back!

Best vegetable rolls in town, without a doubt. Perfectly balanced, don’t fall apart, super fresh! Everything I have tasted in about a dozen visits to date has been impeccable. Service is warm, kind & friendly. Prices are very generous.

Very authentic Cambodian food. I’m very use to my moms cooking and no one can beat hers. However when she is in Cambodia this place is amazing! The stuff hickey wings are by far my favorite. The wide rice noodles with Chinese broccoli and beef had perfect flavor.
I recommend this place if you are looking for Cambodian food. It’s great for first timers too. Nothing to crazy.
They also do catering for special events. I wasn’t too impress with the noodles we ordered for my moms event, but the wings are a must!

If you’ve done any traveling, you’ll feel at home here. Authentic Khmer cooking at it’s finest. The Mee Katang was tasty and the beef Loc Lac was great.
Leave room for some Lizard Eggs, Nom Krok and iced coffee (think caphe sua da).

We order for our youth center large amounts and the food is always hot and well cooked. The chicken fried rice is really good as well as their fried chicken wings

I ordered some food to go and it took over 35 minutes to get them.
The deli wasn’t busy and several customers who ordered after me received their orders before I received mine.
The floor was dirty and there were some cockroaches running on it.
The cashier tried to overcharge me, so I had to remind him what I ordered (the food was right in front of him). His excuse was there was one more dish to my order.
Although the food is cheap and delicious, it is not worth the long wait, unethical service, and unsanitary conditions (i.e dirty floor and cockroaches).

Being in Seattle resorted me to finding a authentic Cambodian restaurant. Since in Oregon, it’s difficult to find a Cambodian restaurant. I was recommended Queen’s deli by an older aunt that travels all around. I wanted to try a place that Oregon didn’t have.
I was probably crazy to even find a Cambodian restaurant and use money, since really. all I can do is go to my Grandma’s house and there you will have the best authentic taste.
Casting that aside, service wise, It was a little slow. I was standing in front of the food waiting to be served, but one of the staff just looked at me and didn’t say anything. then walked away. I thought that was kind of awkward lol… I was doing my best to get someone to serve my boyfriend and I.
Which after 7 minutes or so, an older uncle popped up. We ordered their Chicken Coconut Curry to go, with some rice. The options in the display warmers did not really have much. It was a difficult choice, since the price for most of the meals, are seriously what I can get from my parents if I ask. But hey, I wanted to try what Queen’s deli have to offer with an open mind!
As for the taste, it was a little bland. It had the correct spice, ingredients, but there was something lacking about the savory boost. Maybe we should have ordered something else, or maybe we should have dined in.
The place is small, it’s also connected to a small Cambodian grocery shop next door, which was really convenient. Being a tourist, I went next door after buying the curry.
Overall, I would like to try the place again, and see where it goes from there — but as a first impression as a customer, this was what I remembered.

I really felt at home at Queen’s Deli, but I always feel at home in the ghetto. In all seriousness, the food here feels like an intersection of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. I am Vietnamese and know that I could happily eat here every day.
Everything is delicious and cheap! The most you’ll pay for anything here is $ 7 and most items are $ 5. The two of us came in for lunch and shared the loc lac beef with steamed rice and a rice noodle dish with egg and Chinese broccoli similar to pad see ew. We were stuffed and still had plenty of leftovers. Veggies are bright and fresh, the sauces flavorful, the rice soft and fluffy, and the beef so tender!
Service is friendly but not especially forthcoming. You have to flag people down and speak up, which is the norm at Asian deli-​restaurant spots like this. We were immediately brought some nice hot tea after we said we were dining in. I also bought a rice noodle meal to go and a yellow bean donut to try. Immediately after I ate the donut at home, I contemplated driving back to buy more. The rice noodle meal is similar to Vietnamese vermicelli bowls and had delicious, soft noodles (these ones were delightfully thicker) and ham and lettuce and herbs and fish sauce dressing and coconut milk. The coconut milk made it really interesting and more exotic!

After walking around Lincoln Park, I was looking for a weekend lunch spot to bring my parents to. I decided to bring them over to White Center since we were in the vicinity. Since there are no Cambodian restaurants in Hawaii, I thought it would be nice for us to try this cuisine for the first time together as I haven’t had it either.
We went to Queen’s Deli to accomplish that feat. The restaurant is part deli, part restaurant. There are a nice number of tables. Though a few were filled with extraneous stuff or dirty dishes when we entered that needed to be cleared. The place is quite quaint and homey despite its location. It was interesting to hear a Cambodian (I think) version of Gangnam Style played repeatedly here.
At the counter, you will find breads, desserts, salads and sandwiches for easy takeout. As for the restaurant menu, the selection is filled with many noodle, rice and salad dishes that seem vaguely familiar or similar to other neighboring country cuisines like Chinese and Vietnamese.
The prices for entrees are cheap ranging in the $ 5 – 7 range which is quite the bargain. Though you would expect these dishes to be filled on cheap plates, I was surprised by the niceness of the dinnerware used which resemble the Fiesta dishes that I am fond of.
I tried the vermicelli salad (spring) rolls here (3 for $ 3) which are similar to the Vietnamese version as they both contain shrimp. It comes with a dipping sauce. Tasted comparable to the ones you find at the Vietnamese delis in the I-​D.
As for my main dish, I went with the #12 which is a rice noodles dish with egg and Chinese broccoli and your choice of meat. I went for the shrimp version ($ 5.50). It is similar to chow fun, except this version is saucy. I quite liked it though it could have been cooked a little more to evaporate some of the extra sauce. But that is the Chinese diner in me talking.
The folks that run this restaurant-​deli are friendly. Though we were not Cambodian, they were very welcoming and eager to educate us on this cuisine. I was relieved that my parents liked this place and the cuisine here was not too out of their comfort zone.
If you are looking for a place to expand your Asian gastronomy horizons, give Queen’s Deli a try. I think you will come to the same conclusion which is that Cambodian cuisine is quite similar to other Asian cuisines you have tried.

So much so say… I’ll try to keep it short though.
This place is a deli with seatings. They sell premade deli food for carry out — like most delis do. But you can sit down and there is a totally different menu for that. There is waiter service if you sit and eat. All the food here is authenic Cambodian food. They make everything from scratch and don’t make it til you order it. So the food can take some time to come out and can come out at different times. But it’s definitly worth the wait. The food here is so good. If you ever eat here and try some other Cambodian food — you will miss it there. I will defintely recommend anybody coming here to try their food. But…
You must know that it is an Asian (Cambodian) Deli. So it is not spot on clean. If cleanliness is your thing when it comes to restaruants than you might not like it here.
This place is also really cheap. I got number 23, it is shreded fish noodle soup with lots of vegetables. It was 5.50 before tax. And yes they do accept debit. Try it. I dare you. Step out of your comfort zone. Awwwwwww so good.

I’ve never really tasted «authentic» Cambodian food before so I don’t have grounds for comparison.
However, based on what I ordered (beef skewers and papaya salad), I would rate the taste and quality of the foods a solid 4.
The beef skewers were everything I expected them to be… tender and tasted of garlic and lemongrass. Plus, they were served with a side of pickled veggies! The papaya salad on the other hand… I guess as a person whose never tried papaya salad before (at least this version), I definitely wasn’t expecting the salad to taste as sour and vinegar-​y as it was. It was definitely a palate shocker and took some getting used to. Also, I was a bit surprised they took a little longer to bring out the papaya salad than the skewers.
Most of the dishes are $ 5 but for the fancy high-​rollers, there’s a few $ 7 plates as well. But nothing cost more than that.
The staff are very friendly and I would highly recommend this place for someone looking for a cheap (not very quick) place to eat. Although, they do offer pre-​made options you can order to-​go.

After the 10-​Year Annual Cambodian Street Fair over White Center, my friends and I came over here for some authentic Cambodian food. The restaurant seemed very busy. I am not sure if it’s because of the crowds from the street fair or Queen’s Deli was catering the street fair.
Location:
The store is located in White Center. Sorry I can’t provide the precise location. All I remember was it’s a block away from the street fair and next to a Cambodian grocery store. Street Parking is available.
Décor:
The restaurant is fairly small. There are may 10 tables. They don’t have fancy decoration, but it can tell they have pretty good home-​made food in the deli from appetizers, main dishes, to desserts. The focal point of here would be the food display bar and the god next to it.
Food:
A girlfriend of mine who I went with has Cambodian heritage. She still gets home-​made Cambodian food from her mom. After eating a couple dishes here, she told us that the food in Queen’s Deli is VERY AUTHENTIC! This is my first try and I am very happy with it!
Among 4 of us, we ordered coconut dumpling with chives and dipping sauce, veggie fried rice, papaya salad, Cambodian style soup noodles, Cambodian style savory crêpe with peanut sauce, and a whole fish cooked in ginger, onions, and special bean sauce. It was quite a fest! With taxes and tips, it was only $ 13 per person!
Service:
It was a special day for them. The customers just kept coming in. It was so busy. A couple ladies who helped us out were able to deliver the dishes and refill tea and water as request. They are hard-​working people and trying hard to help out customers. If you ever come here to try, please don’t go cheap on tips.
I am pretty sure I will come back again with my friends and also take my sister here to try. This is a great experience for me to know a new culture and cuisine. I really enjoyed every part of it!

Oh how I love this place!
This is the most authentic tasting Cambodian food restaurant I’ve ever been to. I go to Phnom Penh all the time, which is in Chinatown. I’ve been sprung off of PP for a while, but it looks like I might be leaving them for Queen’s. Free parking makes it an easier decision too.
As I said, I go to Phnom Penh a lot, but I never realized how Chinese their food tasted. I figured it was because it was a restaurant and they can’t always have the Mommy-​Grandma-​Aunty taste. But that’s exactly what Queen’s food taste like and that’s why I love coming here now. Their food tastes exactly like my family’s cooking. It’s like having a nice home-​cooked meal.
It’s a little ghetto there… lol. You seat yourself, none of the plates/​bowls match, and they usually start cleaning off the tables once they notice you’re coming inside. But the food is amazing and that’s all that matters!
Ohh! ANDDDDDDDDDDD. They have a wonderful section of food you can order to go. Some of the best selection I’ve seen. :)

I really liked the dish i ordered to go here. its the main photo right now. the one with the short clear noodles stir fryed with seafood and bean sprouts and chives. topped with a fried egg.
I liked how it was easy to eat with a spoon and also really tasty. Ill be going there again in the future to try another dish. And they are so affordable.
The ladies were really friendly too, i think their lunch meals are mainly cambodian dishes. cant comment on them because i havent tried them yet. but its not Cash only they accept major credit/​debit cards too. except for amex
but man, those chicken wings are looking good right now…