The Absolute Ten Best Places For An Egg Roll In Illinois

National Egg Roll Day is celebrated yearly in honor of one of the most underrated appetizers on the planet.

Tell me you haven't had an egg roll. If you're here, you've probably had one or two.

If you don't know what an egg roll is, Just Served explains them like this:

A thick, deep-fried crust encloses a bundle of shredded vegetables, mainly cabbage, interspersed with a few tiny morsels of roast pork, perhaps shrimp, and some slivers of carrot for color.

Any Day Guide says Van's Kitchen came up with National Egg Roll Day, and "the date of the holiday was picked to commemorate the company's founding anniversary and honor its founders, Van and Kim Nguyen, who came from Vietnam in 1966 with $40 in their pocket and made their American Dream come true 20 years later."

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While we're in Illinois and Van's Kitchen is in Dallas, Texas, the chances of us getting there to celebrate properly are slim.

That doesn't mean we can eat a delicious egg roll in the Land of Lincoln.

According to Four Square, these are the 10 best places to get an egg roll in the entire state:

10. Harmony Restaurant @ 6525 West Archer Avenue in Chicago.

9. The Breakers Restaurant @ 7728 US Highway 14 in Crystal Lake.

8. Noodles Delight @ 853 East Nerge Road in Roselle.

7. Hong Kong Chop Suey at 316 North Lake Street in Mundelein.

6. Rising Sun @19215 South La Grange Road in Mokena.

5. China Chef @5920 Lincoln Avenue in Morton Grove.

4. New Star Restaurant at 7444 West North Avenue in Elmwood Park.

3. Jade Dragon @ 1075 South York Road in Bensenville.

2. Orange Garden Restaurant @ 1942 West Irving Park Road in Chicago.

1. bopNgrill @ 6604 North Sheridan Road in Chicago.

Honorable Mention goes to Thai Hut @ 609 South Perryville Road in Rockford.