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Fresh Rolls opens in downtown Tacoma on Friday

Fresh Rolls will open Friday in downtown Tacoma. The restaurant specializes in Vietnamese salad rolls.
Fresh Rolls will open Friday in downtown Tacoma. The restaurant specializes in Vietnamese salad rolls. skidd@thenewstribune.com

Downtown Tacoma’s Fresh Rolls, a cafe specializing in Vietnamese food, will open at 10 a.m. Friday.

The restaurant at 823 Pacific Ave. is in the former home of a Herfy’s and India Mahal.

This is the second location for the restaurant, which opened its first restaurant in January 2014 in University Place.

The restaurant is a casual cafe focused on speedy service and healthy food. Fresh rolls — rice wrappers wound tightly around noodles, herbs, vegetables and a choice of meat — are the real focus here. The rolls, also called “spring rolls” or “salad rolls,” come in a variety of flavors: tofu and vegetable; salmon; beef, barbecue pork; shrimp and grilled chicken rolls. All are sold in pairs for $4.99

The menu also lists banh mi sandwiches; cold noodle bowls ($5.90-$8.99); rice bowls ($6.99-$7.99) and four choices of pho ($4.95-$5.49). There also is bubble tea and Vietnamese iced coffee.

Fresh Rolls

Online: facebook.com/ilovespringrolls.

Downtown: 823 Pacific Ave., Tacoma; 253-460-2958.

University Place: 7320 40th St. W., University Place; 253-460-2958.

This story was originally published April 7, 2016 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Fresh Rolls opens in downtown Tacoma on Friday."

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