If you’ve tried one egg roll, you’ve tried them all, right? A pretty decent chunk of people living in the United States hold the shared experience of ordering takeout and biting into a flaky, soy sauce, pork and cabbage-filled, deep-fried roll–that is the essential egg roll experience. A fraction of this chunk of people very much enjoyed this experience, whereas the remaining fraction may have sworn off egg rolls forever after that first bite. Maybe a few out there have never even tried an egg roll due to dietary restrictions or have the general belief that egg rolls may not be their thing.
I am here to tell you now that if you have tried this kind of egg roll in your life, you have certainly NOT tried them all. In fact, you must run outside the next time you’re on campus to catch the stationed food truck that is captained by none other than egg roll royalty. If you’re lucky, there may be something left on the menu for you to order, provided I am not in line ahead of you. Very few of us in this world will ever arrive at the peak of culinary prowess that would earn us the indisputable title of Queen, yet, here we have our very own Queen at Century College every week during specified hours. The truck you must look for is called, Egg Roll Queen. No one will make you bow before you order, but I’m sure if it happened it would not be considered unwarranted. Also, if you do not eat pork or meat in general, the owner of Egg Roll Queen, Mai Vang, has got you covered!
If you’ve read this far, you’re probably aware of the fact that in the place I am describing there will be egg rolls. I would be doing you a great disservice if I did not now describe to you the ingredients that make these egg rolls stand out from the ones that you may think are the prototype. The egg rolls at Egg Roll Queen have a wrapper that is unique to this style of egg roll. it is similar to that of a fried spring roll and tends to be lighter and flakier than its takeout counterpart. I don’t, however, like making the comparison between the two because this deep fried piece-of-heaven is what propelled the owner Vang into her position of ruling. Vang makes these egg rolls with lots of love. In fact, Vang started to make egg rolls in 2014 as a means of coping with the stress of unexpectedly losing her hearing. Vang would prepare Hmong style egg rolls for community events and private parties alike with a special blend of thread noodles, carrots, cabbage, green onions, cilantro, and traditionally pork, but substitutions are made at Egg Roll Queen with no detriment to the final product.
If egg rolls are simply not your thing, they possibly could become your thing after you try them here. Vang also offers a variety of egg roll alternatives. Egg Roll Queen supports you in all your foodie endeavors by providing the option to order both chicken and veggie fried rice, stir fries, chow mein, and even flavored rice bowls where you can choose your own ingredients! She’s even got dessert style egg rolls to satisfy that sweet tooth of yours, which are cherry, strawberry and blueberry cheesecake inspired.
I have personally tried both the egg rolls and fried rice that I can’t replicate at home no matter how many times I have tried with similar ingredients. I have in my mind a list of people I know personally who have actively chased this truck down in order to scratch the egg roll itch that no other egg roll in this state has been capable of satisfying. The fried rice is fluffy and not at all greasy like some tend to be when purchased from other environments and it all comes incredibly fresh. These egg rolls also freeze well and reheat nicely in an air fryer if you’re so inclined to cook them on nights when cooking sounds like a nightmare. They also travel well in your hand if you ever need to eat one before rushing to class.
Overall, I will say that the Queen does everything she possibly can in that kitchen to earn the near 5 star reviews that her establishment has received across various social media platforms. Although many of us may never get close enough to be welcomed into a royal court, I assure you that the closest you can get to feeling like royalty is feeding yourself a plate from the Egg Roll Queen.
