The cool customer — no fryer, no crunch, just a fresh bundle eaten like a secret.
$12
Where it comes from
Fresh rolls are Southeast Asia's answer to a salad you can hold: rice paper stretched around glass noodles, herbs and cool vegetables. They flow from the same popiah tradition that produced the fried roll — the fresh version simply refuses the oil. Ours bundles ground chicken and tofu with crisp lettuce, cucumber, carrot and basil: the calm, cold counterpoint to a spicy table.
Not sure how to judge a plate like this? Read our field guide to the best Thai food in Orange County — five signs of a real Thai kitchen, and what to order once you’re in one.
