Eat This Now: Summer Rolls at Brodard

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 15, 2017
Going to Brodard without ordering one of its signature nem nuong cuon is like going to Disneyland and not riding Pirates of the Caribbean. I’ve described it before as “a spring roll to end all spring rolls,” and it is as much an inextricable part...
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