Summer Rolls — Restaurant in Temple City

Summer Roll in Temple City has recently reopened its main dining room after three years of offering only take-out service. The menu is still as extensive as before with some exciting new additions. During a recent visit, I had the pleasure of trying out three dishes, including the signature dish Nam, Banh Mi sandwich, and Grill Pork with Broken Rice and Steamed Egg.

The Nam dish is still as delicious as before, with a crispy skinny egg roll inside. However, the standout dish for me was the Grill Pork with Broken Rice. The pork was well seasoned and incredibly tasty. It was undoubtedly my favorite dish.

I also had the opportunity to speak with the owner, who has been running the restaurant for a long time. He was very friendly and clearly puts his heart into the food. He created a delectable special sandwich that was out of this world. Instead of using the traditional French baguette bread, he used Italian ciabatta to add more texture to the sandwich. The sandwich included trimming eggs and their signature Nam, and it was truly heavenly.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the prices have remained pretty much the same as before the pandemic. The lunch and dinner hours are always busy, so I recommend getting there early to secure your table.

Even without my recommendation, this restaurant is already well known with a reputation for good Vietnamese food. I would still highly recommend Summer Roll in Temple City for anyone looking for authentic and delicious Vietnamese cuisine. The reopening of their main dining room has only made the dining experience better, and I can't wait to go back and try more dishes...

Nice modern spin of a Viet-restaurant. Food review only and not about restaurant.

3 items. Spring rolls with char beef - the spring roll looked like beef flavored paste but it was thick. The dish is served with an orange sauce that's slightly sweet. I cant describe the flavor but it's weird. Was expecting traditional peanut sauce. Not a repeatable purchase Charboiled pork banh mi - not a repeatable purchase. The bread is fancier than traditional banh mi bread. The yolky egg is a nice banh mi gimmick spin. The meat looks and tasted weird, slight sweetness (?). When I say weird, it's a flavor I'm not used to tasting. I'm expecting common charbroiled meat (pork in this case) to be redder color and have a meatier taste. The char pork here is f'ing black. compared it to blown up image of a common banh mi sandwich. The banh mi is oily as hell too. Won't repeat. Charbroiled pork over rice. The issue with this is the meat/pork again. When it was first served to me, it just stands out how dark the damn meat it. Everything on the dish is excellent, the garnishments, veggies, etc but the meat is taste just like the banh mi. Not a repeat purchase for me.

Everything is edible, but this place doesn't cut it foelr me for food. Nice environment to hang out and...

Summer rolls..... it’s the new Asian, not the Chinatown or valley Blvd, posh modern and delicious.

Be prepared for the plaza to be packed, they have a parking garage.

Now to the food

The banh mi under the chefs special is a hit !! A unique take on a classic Vietnamese staple....the chibata bread and runny egg added depth to the sandwich. Very modern take on it.

The vermicelli bowls with lemongrass steak or beef sausages are light but filling. Abundant beef and veggies and a good portion size fish sauce. The wifey loved it.

For two bowls and the banh mi we dropped about $32

They had pennyworth drink on hand which was refreshing after the meal and they have a very well stocked bar. Gunna have to come back with the guys for the beer!!!

Overall the food was amazing and worth the drive from wilshire and western in LA

What stood out the most was the customer service attentive and genuine. The gentleman with the glass during the Saturday nightshift was awesome checked up on us and was very help to the other folks that were coming in. The staff was engaging with people lover the food and beers and that’s something you normal don’t get. Definitely more then just food and beer here.

Coming back to try the beef stew...