Often served as a side at carryout Chinese restaurants, egg rolls take center stage at Rollin Around, a new food stand that specializes in egg rolls with fillings like Philly cheesesteak, Buffalo chicken and pizza.
Co-owners Robert and Megan Hickman said their idea for the unconventional fillings came when they wanted to try a new, yet kid-friendly meal at home. “We wanted to do something different for dinner, but we have kids, so we still wanted it to not be messy,” said Robert Hickman. “We wanted to make sure that our kids could walk around the house or watch a movie while eating these.”
The kitchen experiment started at their dinner table, but quickly moved to Hickman’s workplace, then family parties and launched as a business this April. Hickman, who attended Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in St. Louis, has previously worked at The Stadium at Lumiere Casino (now Ozzie’s Sports Bar & Grill), Frank & Helen’s in University City and Two Shamrocks in O’Fallon, Missouri.
Currently, the Hickmans have 20 different egg rolls on their menu with fillings ranging from meatballs to teriyaki to chicken cordon bleu. Currently Rollin Around fries egg rolls to order at St. Louis-area events, and customers can also order frozen egg rolls delivered to their homes. The Hickmans are currently fundraising to purchase a food truck. “We’re catered to the family environment, and we want to be the most family-friendly food truck you can find,” he said.
This article appears in April 2015.