Shlap Muan
A Cambodian wing specialist with shatteringly crisp chicken, bold house seasonings, and savory garlic noodles worth adding to every order.
Go here if
- →You want exceptionally crisp wings with seasonings that taste distinct from the usual chain flavors.
- →You are splitting a meal and want to compare a dry seasoning with a saucier buffalo-style wing.
- →You consider buttery garlic noodles an essential side rather than an afterthought.
Skip it if
- —You want a broad, traditional Cambodian menu rather than a focused chicken-wing restaurant.
- —You prefer mild, neat finger food; the sauced wings are proudly messy.
- —You dislike garlic-forward sides or heavily seasoned fried food.
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Shlap Muan started in Long Beach, built a following at Smorgasburg, and now has a third home in Monrovia. The specialty is Cambodian-style chicken wings with an exterior that stays remarkably crisp under dry seasoning or sauce. Cambodian Dirt is the house answer to lemon pepper, layered with herbs and seasoning without becoming sharply lemony. Water Buffalo brings the messier, saucier side of the menu, while the restaurant-only garlic noodles are buttery, savory, and pleasantly al dente. A combo can cover two to three people, making this an easy place to split several flavors and a side.
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Eat in SGV StaffCambodian Dirt Wings
Start with thisShlap Muan's take on lemon pepper layers herbs, salt, and citrusy seasoning over an exceptionally crisp wing. It is aromatic and savory without tasting aggressively lemony, and it was our favorite dry flavor.
Eat in SGV StaffWater Buffalo Wings
The saucier counterpoint to Cambodian Dirt. The house buffalo-style sauce is bold, tangy, and messy in the right way, while the fried exterior keeps enough texture underneath the coating.
Eat in SGV StaffGarlic Noodles
Available at the restaurant locations rather than the Smorgasburg stand, these noodles are pleasantly al dente, buttery, savory, and generously garlicky without becoming one-note. They are the side we would add to every wing order.
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"Start with Cambodian Dirt and Water Buffalo so the table gets both sides of Shlap Muan: dry, herby, and lemon-pepper-adjacent on one side, glossy and buffalo-forward on the other. The wings are crisp without being jaw-breaking, and the restaurant-only garlic noodles turn a box of wings into the full order."
— Eat in SGV Team
The basics
- Address
- 1108 S 5th Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016
- Price
- $$ · $20–40
- Cuisine
- Cambodian
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