On A Roll Gourmet Egg Rolls

Inside a small pop-up kitchen where two other restaurants reside is On a Roll Gourmet Egg Rolls. The ultimate result of a family recipe, On a Roll offers egg rolls in a nontraditional manner. Don’t think Asian cuisine. Think of all your favorite foods rolled up and deep fried.

- Brittany Brown

“What keeps people coming back are most definitely the fillings. They’re so unique. It’s familiar things in a different way. People like the familiar,” said Lisa Blackmon-Miller, all-in-one owner, operator, and cook at On a Roll.

The range of fillings are endless. From cookie dough and cheesecake, shrimp and beef, to taco and cheese steak, these egg rolls offer new cuisine to satisfy any food fancy. The rolls are normally paired with fried rice or crinkle fries to make a meal.

Altogether, On a Roll has over 30 different flavors in its arsenal to offer on any given work day, but Blackmon-Miller normally offers about five different egg roll flavors per week.

The newest flavor to hit the On a Roll kitchen, Robin’s Roll, is filled with beef, shrimp, and other surprise ingredients. It is named after one of Blackmon-Miller’s family members.

“The original recipe itself is kind of a family recipe. I got it from my sister-in-law,” Blackmon-Miller said. “She taught me how to make it. She was getting deployed to Afghanistan, and they still wanted them while she was gone.”

On a Roll runs on love and family. Most people employed with the egg roll business are either family or close family friends. The staff splits the kitchen time with two other restaurant businesses during the work week.

“It’s been a challenge being in a pop-up restaurant,” Blackmon-Miller said. “I have a storage area. I shop weekly and bring things in for prep. I work with two other ladies and we really don’t interfere with each other.”