Review: Brodard in Orange County is famous for pork spring rolls — but don't skip the pastries

Critic Patricia Escarcega reviews the newest location of Brodard, an influential Vietnamese restaurant and bakery in Fountain Valley.
Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • October 16, 2019
In late 2017, the family behind Brodard Restaurant, a mainstay of Orange County’s Little Saigon since the 1990s, moved its flagship restaurant from Garden Grove to a bigger space in a Fountain Valley shopping center. The new Brodard is a polished,...
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