Ros Niyom Thai restaurant brings traditional flavors to Round Rock

AJ Thongprayoon opened Ros Niyom Thai on Sept. 4, 2018, in Round Rock after realizing he could use his culinary skills to create a unique Thai menu for the area.

Thongprayoon was born in Thailand but honed his craft by working in several different restaurants in San Francisco.

Before moving to the Austin area in 2017, he said he traveled all over the state looking for a place to set up his own restaurant, but he fell in love with Central Texas.

“For three years before [moving to Austin], I would fly back and forth [from San Francisco] and try different Thai restaurants,” he said.

He concluded that his traditional Thai recipes would fare well in Round Rock. So far, he said business has been great, even through the COVID-19 pandemic. “I want to present not only the taste [of traditional Thai food to customers], but also our culture,” he said. “How we eat the curry—we don’t…