Choun Kitchen — Restaurant in Cambridge

I will have to mention the staff from taking my order to the young man who chef up this amazing meal for all of us to enjoy has been an amazing experience.

We ordered the following:

2 - Asian Po Boy 1 - won ton soup 1- Thai street style fried rice chicken 2 - Bahn Mi Pork 1 - Lao Laksa chicken 1 - Lemon grass chicken

Excellent take out packaging that you do not see at other restaurants which made the food keep the amazing taste.

It's not often you see a restaurant using the proper take out containers. This was the first in a very long time. This is one of the reasons which made the food amazing amd delicious.

All of us who took part in earing the food had all mentioned positive feedback. I didn't have the chance to taste all the foods as we were all enjoying the exotic taste of this food.

As for me I have honestly not had this delicious andamazing food since over 15 yrs ago when I used to live in downtown Toronto.

The menu on the website is amazing with pics which help me to remember what delicious menu options I enjoy foods from Laos, Thailand and other elegant foods from that area of our planet.

I enjoyed the lemongrass chicken option amd the Lao Laksa.

As soon as I walked into the restaurant I was happily greeted by the gentleman who took my order and seen the young man not to far away who was located in the kitchen area.

They both listened to my requests for the food options amd everything came out 💯

When it came to pick up this was beautiful and amazing as the gentleman brought me over my order and the aroma from my bags to pick up made me feel that I knew they put love into their food.

I mentioned to staff that I will see them again soon.

This trip I made to the area was a success and this was one of the best food options I have found in all of the cambridge, kitchener and waterloo area.

I'm already thinking about trying out more foods from their me u for my next visit.

If you like that exotic, international delicious food I strongly recommend that you give this place a try. You will not regret it at all!!

Thank you Choun Kitchen and I look forward to visiting again very soon.

I usually take photos but the aroma at home made me overboard hungry and I ate my food without including pics.

I will snap pics next time for sure for all to enjoy...

Well this one was weird. I went in with my friend for a late lunch. There were 2 other tables. We were greeted and sat ourselves down. Service was slow (I think there was only 1 server/bartender FOH). We ordered 2 drinks, my partner ordered a water and I ordered their lychee ginger cocktail. It took about 20 minutes to get them so we placed our food order as soon as he came back with them. My drink was ok. We ordered shrimp tempura, ramen and pad Thai. He then asked for my ID…as I’m drinking it. Since my friend was paying, I had left my purse in my car and didn’t have my ID but I noted he shouldn’t IDd me before serving me if he thought I was underage. He left to call someone and my friend and I continued our convo. The bartender server came back and took my drink from me as he served us a plate of piddly shrimp tempura sticks. It looked previously frozen. He took my drink from me lol we asked to cancel the order and ring up our bill. He came back with a bill got everything including the drink he took and the food we didn’t get. Lol a joke. I told him we would pay for the shrimp and that’s about it- take it or leave it. It got loud. He called his boss. His boss told me what I told him … he rang up the bill for the shrimp, we paid and were on our way. Really crazy.

Edit for owners response: THE OLDER GENT WAS DRIVING AND ORDERED WATER. I ORDERED THE COCKTAIL. Does your camera have audio?? Let’s upload it! Your server was trying to cover his a$$ because he made the mistake. He also isn’t aware that we don’t charge patrons for food they didn’t receive. Filthy attitude and response by you, owner. In the end, YOU told him to charge us for what we ate, the mediocre shrimp tempura, and we left. I should’ve brought my ID in… and I’m looking at 40 years old soon so this whole hooplah bc your server, who is probably a fine lad, didn’t ID me...

Choun is a hidden gem in Ontario. We stumbled upon this family owned restaurant in Cambridge that specializes in Southeast Asia cuisine, namely Laotian takes on neighbouring regional cuisines like Thai, Korean, and Japanese dishes.

The menu is diverse but shows intentionality. The Asian barbecue ribs were sweet-savoury and served with a tasty kimchi cabbage coleslaw was tasty. My ramen-loving nephew devoured his miso ramen. Portion sizes are generous.

The standout dish for us was definitely the laksa. It was creamy and spicy and flavourful. Unlike other laksas I've tried it wasn't watery like a soup but was more of a richer texture with a tolerable spice level, plenty of tender chicken pieces and lots of vegetables in the broth.

Sara was so sweet and brought my nephew to meet the chef and kitchen crew. She also brought us complimentary Asian style churros. She offered great insight into the menu as well as her brother Bobby's journey into this business and his intention of highlighting their Laotian heritage.

The space is cozy. Decor and plating choices are on point. I was describing to a friend how at one point, a random Christmas song came on the playlist (it was March but snowing outside). With the warmth of family around me, my belly satiated from the delicious meal, it did feel a lot like Christmas in that one moment.

Truly amazing food (I still dream about that laksa) and awesome staff made for a very memorable dining experience that we look forward to repeating the next time we are in the...