Loc Lac at Oun Lido’s. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Four months after opening Oun Lido’s, chef/co-owner Bounahcree Kim is just getting started. Since debuting his modern Cambodian restaurant in the Old Port this May, Kim has discovered just how much potential his already-dynamite business really holds.
And spotting opportunities, he is eager to take advantage of them. Right now, Oun Lido’s offers only takeout, delivery and counter-service meals that can be taken upstairs to the in-progress dining room. But plans are underway for more in the tri-level, former Pat’s Pizza space.
Much, much more. “We finally got in some tables and chairs so folks can order food and go sit upstairs, but that’s just the beginning,” he said. “We are taking it floor by floor.
We’re applying for a liquor license and are going to use part of the dining room as a bar. On the second floor, we’re going to have more of an event space with karaoke and dancing. But sooner than that, in the next couple of months, we are going to start offering full table-service dinners.
” I’m going to make a prediction and a suggestion. By the time the new year rolls around, it will be tough to score a table at Oun Lido’s. Hence my suggestion: Don’t let the multi-chambered, ground-level dining room, with its sparse furnishings and black ceilings dissuade you.
Go now, while you can. Because while the restaurant looks unfinished and is still evolving into its final form, you can stroll in, descend.
