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The Halal Guys is a food cart on the south-east corner of 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York. When we were in New York, we made sure to go to the right place to get some authentic Halal Guys. There are a lot of other copycat carts in the area, so make sure you’re at the right one.

We saw so many on the same street that we were confused. But we did end up at the correct place. The line moves pretty quickly as the staff are super efficient. Make sure you have cash on you as it’s cash only.

You can eat your meal on some benches close to the carts or you can take it back to the office.

Beef Platter

There is your choice of meat, salad, rice and bread. Initially we wanted the lamb but they apparently stopped serving it, so beef it was. It’s a pretty large meal for lunch, but it’s worth the price. The beef was deliciously spiced.

 

All meals come with your choice of red of white sauce. The white sauce is delicious like a mild ranch sauce, while the red sauce is really spicy hot sauce. Use the hot sauce sparingly as it’s like an inferno and we can usually handle out spices.

All that sauce!

Chicken Platter

The platter is the same but the meat is different as I chose chicken.The chicken was ok, but I would have liked it to be a bit more moist and hot.

To get best of both worlds, you can get a platter with both beef and chicken.

We Rate The Halal Guys

Address:
South West corner of 53rd Street and Sixth Avenue

Website:
https://thehalalguys.com

I went with a few of my foodie friends to the Richmond Night Market and we tried to find some of the most delicious items here. With over 100 food stalls, we only made a tiny dent in comparison to the 500+ food options here. We had grand ambitions, but failed miserably, we are only human. Here are all the stalls we went to.

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A familiar stall for those who have been at the Richmond Night Market for several years. They specialize in grilled skewers – lamb, beef, chicken, honey garlic prawns, and a few more types. It’s our favourite place to get the best skewers at this years Richmond Night Market.

Your skewers are freshly prepared, but waiting is no problem as it’s really fun watching them work.

We even made him recreate his signature pose with all the delicious skewers. Spicy lamb, beef and chicken are my go-to favourites. Highly recommended.

Sippy Tea

Sippy tea is super cute as it’s served in a customized ziplock bag…or shall we call it siplock bag? Anyways, inside these bags are iced tea and coffee mix with different flavours your can choose from. It’s a popular drink to have in Hong Kong called Yuenyeung. We got the black tea, jasmine and raspberry-rose flavours. I am a purist, so the classic black tea and jasmine tea is a good choice.

Tabetai Tacos

If you know Cooking with Ben from Instagram, he has opened up 2 stalls at the Richmond Night Market – Ohana Poke and Tabetai Tacos. We went to Tabetai Tacos for their Kakuni (pork belly), Gyutan (beef tongue) and Soft Shell Crab tacos.

Gyutan (beef tongue) taco has a lot of the tender flavourful meat. Usually The taco is pretty hefty, so there are so great texture in here.

Kakuni (pork belly) Taco has sliced apples to balance out the fattiness from the pork belly.

Soft Shell Crab tacos was the hit of the 3 tacos. A healthy portion and love the meatiness of the crab and the crisp batter.

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Mac and Cheese Roti with Bacon and Jalapeño comes with 4 pieces to an order. The mac and cheese reminded me of Kraft dinner, but it was amplified by the jalapeño and the put in between thin sheets of grilled roti.

Coco Bomb has Fresh Coco Shell Sorbet Ice Cream. I went with one scoop as I wanted to make sure I had room for all the other stalls. It is then topped with pineapple, corn flakes and chocolate syrup.

Mango Yummy

Sherman went with a classic mango sago pomelo drink. If you’ve been to past night markets or have been to their store, you know they have pretty awesome refreshing drinks.

Soft Serve with Golden Leaf

Turning something basic into a luxury ice cream is what Maggi was eyeing.

Teppan Bossam

Get a taste of Korean pork belly from Teppan Bossam. It is topped with more sauce, sesame seeds, green onions and served with kimchi on the side.

Hand Made Senbei

This famous Japanese street food is from Enoshima, Kamakura. They create this large cracker using high pressure to cook the seafood into this form. There is no oil and its not deep fried.

Bao Bar Sweets

EatwithMao got their favourite soy milk ice cream with chinese donut.

Rain Drop

The raindrop cake has 2 beautiful edible flowers embedded inside. It is  served with a sprinkling of soybean powder called kinako and a sweet syrup. There really isn’t a lot of taste to the raindrop cake as it’s just agar.

Final Thoughts

I love the night market in Richmond, but it is definitely crowded closer to 9pm. When we came here at 7pm, it wasn’t too too busy, but line ups to get inside were long. It’s the place to be this Summer, if you are a food lover. Of all the night markets in Vancouver, this one is the largest and most lively. Make sure to bring cash to avoid extra charges using their ATMs.

Address:
8351 River Rd, Richmond, BC

Websitehttp://richmondnightmarket.com/

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Tacofino has made waves in Vancouver with amazing fresh tacos and burritos. I’ve been to all of the Tacofino locations in Vancouver, but since I was in Tofino, I had to see where it all started.

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West Coast tacos and burritos were screaming for us. The truck wasn’t open yet, but it already had a line up.

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On the menu, you have burritos, tacos, gringas, drinks and soups.

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Not sure what the menu means? There’s a little FAQ to help people navigate the menu.

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The line up is pretty constant, but don’t be turned off by it, the food is worth it.

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Choco-Banana Licuados is their milkshake and it has a good balance of the banana and chocolate. It’s a bit filling too, so M and I shared it so we could eat more food.

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Tuna-Ta Taco has seared albacore tuna with wasabi-mayo, seaweed salad, and pickled ginger. Really delicious, but this will set you back $6.50 per taco. Expensive, but very delicious.

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Fish Taco uses tempura ling cod with cabbage and fresh salsa on top.

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Look at that crisp fish taco inside. Once you bite inside, you get the crunchiness of the cod and all that delicious salsa.

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They also have different hot sauce on the table if you need an extra kick in your taco, put a few dashes in there.

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The burritos are all wrapped up, so its easy to get it to go. We grabbed a few and took it back to our hotel.

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Crispy Chicken Burrito reminded me of chicken karaage. It also has guac in it. I couldn’t say no to guacamole.

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Fish burrito has that big chunk of cod inside. Delicious as well. One of the less heavier choices.

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Pork Burrito was good as well. The pulled pork and those beans make it a very filling item to get.

Overall, the food is good and the burrito gets the best bang for your buck since you need at least 2 tacos to be full. You can still get the same good stuff in Vancouver, but if you haven’t had Tacofino before, give it a try. You really can’t go wrong with any items on the menu.

We Rate Tacofino4rated

Address:
1184 Pacific Rim Hwy,Tofino, BC

Website:
http://tacofino.com/

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The first thing we did in Ucluelet was to pay a visit to Jiggers Fish and Chips for lunch. They are known for their Fish and Chips with locally caught fish. With the ocean so close and great produce nearby, it’s a no brainer to use the freshest ingredients possible.

Do note they are cash only. My friends went to the closest Co-op grocery store and grabbed some gum and requested cash back. A good trick to avoid ATM fees.

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Their Fish and Chips truck has a permanent spot on Peninsula Road near Bay Street. There are picnic tables inside and outside, so if it’s windy/rainy, you can head inside where there are rest rooms too.

There is also a large parking lot, so plenty of room for vehicles.

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The catch of the day was cod. In addition to fish and chips, they have burgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, and chicken fingers.

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My friends got the one piece fish and chips, it is also served with homecut fries, coleslaw, tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.

The one piece is quite large and it looks more like 2 pieces.

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My other friend got the one piece and it seriously looks like 2 pieces too.

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This is the 2 piece Fish and Chips. M and I shared this since we weren’t too hungry. The 2 pieces look like 3 pieces. The tempura batter was nice and crisp with a tender and fluffy cod underneath. It was enough for M and I to share. The tartar sauce had a good taste too.

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Make sure you spritz some of the malt or white vinegar on the fish and chips.

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Big Jig Burger is their loaded burger with cheese, mushrooms, fried onions, bacon, all the veggies, and all the sauces. It is also served with fries. A big burger with all the fixings.

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The homecut fries are crisp and I couldn’t stop eating them. I liked to spray some of the vinegar on them to add more flavour.

Overall, the prices are a tad high, but when you do get the food, the portions are large. Plus, where else are you going to get amazing fish and chips in Ukee? I will be back for my next trip to the Island. it definitely rivals even some places in Vancouver.

We Rate Jiggers:4rated

Address:
1685 Peninsula Road, Ucluelet

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Jiggers-Fish-Chips-178163522220314/

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Since Vancouver rains for most of the year, it does get a bit depressing to go out and hunt for food. I love Le Tigre but sometimes their truck is too far away from the office, so when we saw that Foodee delivers for them, we definitely had to do an office order. The minimum order is $40 with a $15 delivery fee. It’s not too bad if you can get a lot of your coworkers to order it with you.

Le Tigre serves up culinary inspired Asian street food and they deliver their most popular items like Kickass Rice and Crack Salad.

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“Crack” Salad ($8.15) has brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, cabbage, capers, cracked chilies, lemon juice and parmesan cheese. It is vegetarian and gluten-free.

It’s such a sinful salad! I love the balance of savoury, sour, salty and spicy.

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Angry Kitty Squares ($5.80) has crispy fried rice, kimchi, chilies, basil, spicy mayo and nori. It comes with 4 pieces and its also pretty darn delicious. The texture of the crispy fried rice is amazing.

Another item you should definitely order is their Kick Ass Rice With Pork Belly ($11.55). I forgot to take a picture, but it’s a larger dish. It’s cooked in sake, butter, dashi and topped with a perfect poached egg, fresh herbs and thai chilies. Most of their dishes seem to have chilies, but when I tried my coworkers dish, those Thai chilies are painful.

We rate Le Tigre

Website:
https://www.food.ee/restaurants/vancouver/le-tigre

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A few weeks ago, I was at the Squamish Music Festival to see Drake perform. Besides seeing all the other performances, we had to eat. They had this huge area with different booths and food trucks. Lots to choose from and there were a few places that the line ups were super long. It reminded me of the PNE or some sort of carnival.

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Melt Town Grilled Cheese and Poutine was one of the many trucks there. Their parent company – Tin Lizzy is one of Canada’s Largest special events Concession companies. They also have a fleet of over 10 food trailers/trucks professionally built to provide food for large amount of people.

I gravitated to this truck since I was cravings some grilled cheese. They had many varieties but I had to go with the classic. Can’t go wrong with that.

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Classic grilled cheese ($7) was oozing with the crispy cheese on the edges. They also give you a tomato dipping sauce. I loved the crunchy cheese bits around the sides. Probably the most enjoyable part about the sandwich.

I didn’t like the bread as I felt like it needed more crispiness and butter on the bread. If the cheese is crispy, I don’t see why they can’t make the bread crazy delicious.

We rate Melt Town Grilled Cheese:

Location:
Varies

Website:
http://www.melttowngrilledcheese.com/

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The Surrey Food Cart Festival was a few weeks ago and Uncle Kebab was one of the food trucks there. Their food truck serves up Shawarma Wraps and Shawarma Plates on their menu. All items are under $10.

You can find them at various events throughout the city.

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Watermelon Chiller (16 oz – $5) was so refreshing on a hot summers day. I really needed this. So good! There’s even a little mint leaf inside. Give me moar!

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Chicken Shawarma Wrap ($8) has marinated chicken breast, pita bread, home-made hummus, salad, tahini sauce and hot sauce. The chicken breast was quite dry, but the flavours of the hummus and tahini were good.

The wrap itself could have been wrapped a bit tighter and it was quite loose and started to fall apart.

We Rate Uncle Kebab:

Find location:
http://streetfoodapp.com/vancouver/uncle-kebab

Twitter:
https://twitter.com/KebabsYourUncle

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JJs Trucketeria was outside one of our offices during the lunch hour, so we decided to devour their amazing Filipino BBQ meats. You can’t go wrong with anything from their menu. For healthier options, they do have a market bowl or salad.

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JJ’s Signature Panwich ($7.50) has your choice of either Filipino BBQ pork or Lemongrass chicken. It is served on top of pandesa, which is a Filipino bun. Mags and Anne got theirs with BBQ pork.

It’s a sandwich with great value for lunch for so much delicious flavour.

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Garlic Fried Rice Big Plate ‘The Halfer’ ($10.50) is huge. It has Filipino BBQ pork, lemongrass chicken, garlic fried rice, fried egg, and JJ’s dipping vinegar. It was massive and I could only finish about 60% of this. The garlic rice is subtle and not too pungent.

Overall, one of the best food trucks with good value plus delicious meats. You can find them at most food truck festivals around town. Just make sure to check the Vancouver Street Food App to see where they are located.

We Rate JJs Trucketeria

Location:
Varies

Website:
http://jjstrucketeria.wix.com/jjs-trucketeria

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Food Cart Fest is Vancouver’s biggest celebration of street food and they are returning for a fourth year with more food carts and expanded entertainment programming that includes a live-music patio.

It goes on every Sunday during the summer from June 28th to September 6th, 2015 during the hours of 12pm -5pm.

The Food Cart Fest is located between the Cambie Bridge and Olympic Village. It’s easily accessible by transit.

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Admission is $2.50, but there are ways to get in for free:

  • Free for Vancity Members
  • Free with a non-perishable donation to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
  • Free for children 13 and under
  • Free for seniors 65 and over

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Travelling on a bike and not sure where to keep it secure? There’s free bike valet so you don’t need to worry about your bike being stolen.

Food Trucks and Food Vendors

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Every week the food truck vendors do switch up, so keep an eye out for which ones will be there.

The list includes:

There’s probably others that aren’t on this list.

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Be ready for lineups! The most popular food carts like Mom’s Grilled Cheese and Tacofino will constantly have long lines. Especially during the hot summer weather, make sure you have sun screen on or a really big hat.

The Food

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Lets be real, food is really the main attraction and everyone needs a bite of the Vancouver Food Cart Scene. I love food carts and summer is a great time to see them out and about at special events.

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Mogu Japanese Street Eats serves up Japanese inspired burgers and their famous chicken karaage. You can also find them at the Richmond Night Market as well as their usual location in Downtown during the weekday.

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Ebi Katsu has a breaded deep-fried prawn patty, house made Japanese tartar sauce, and lettuce. That patty is loaded with shrimp! Definitely try it out.

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Sweet and Spicy Chicken Karaage has marinated deep-fried chicken topped with their house made sweet chili sauce. A crowd favourite!

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Dougie Dog serves up all-natural gourmet hot dogs. You may have heard of them because they made an unsuccessful pitch on Dragons Den.

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La Mexicana Hot Dog has guacamole, salsa, bacon, jalapeño peppers, and topped with cheddar cheese. It was pretty spicy because of the hot dog and the jalapeño peppers, but the guacamole balances it out a bit more to cool off the initial spicy taste.

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Johnny’s Pops is always a popular option for awesome popsicles! Make sure to grab some quickly because they sold out before 3pm on opening day. I waited too long and wanted it to be the last thing I ate here, but I was too late.

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Don’t forget to take a photo of it first! Photo first! Eat second!

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Don’t forget to stay hydrated. They have their odd booth called “World of Drinks”. Drinks range from $2 – $4.50.

Summer Patio

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New this year is the summer patio with live music and alcoholic drinks. It is 19+, so make sure you have ID. They try to showcase the best craft beer and wine the province has to offer.

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There are lots of tables and seats available in the area.

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You just need to buy drink tickets to be able to sample the drinks. They are around $5.

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While I was here, there was Maui Brewing Co, Laurelwood Public House & Brewery and Redhook Ale Brewery. Also Summerhill Pyramid WineryRiver Stone Estate Winery and Bombay Sapphire.

I’m sure there will be a rotating selection of craft beers, wine and liqueurs.

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Activities

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Of course there is more to the food cart fest than just eating. They have included a few fun activities to keep you occupied like life-sized connect 4!

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Super-sized checkers game.

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They have big jenga too! These 3 games are all located inside the huge shady tent.

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Ping Pong

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An imitation beach with a live DJ.

The East Side Flea

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They were here for the opening weekend. There are a variety of vendors selling some pretty neat stuff.

I’m not 100% if they will be back again, but you can check out their future locations on their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/eastsideflea

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The food cart fest is a zero waste event and they try to divert as much waste away from landfills as possible. With the amount of garbage generated, it’s not great for the environment if we just chuck it all away. Last year the festival was able to run for 11 weeks, diverting 93% of the waste generated onsite. Thats pretty damn awesome.

I was actually quite confused how to separate my waste, but there’s usually someone around to guide you.

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Overall, it is a fun Summer event in Vancouver. It’s a great way to hit a bunch of food carts at once all in one place. I did find on the opening day that the line up to enter the food cart festival was long and also certain line ups to the popular food trucks were also long. Paying an entrance fee and then paying for food seems a bit off since food trucks are all over the city on the weekday. Luckily, there are options for free entry.

This event isn’t for everyone. If you hate the sunny weather and hate lines, this isn’t the event for you.

Foodology Disclaimer: I was invited by the Food Cart Fest organizers for a media preview to sample some food and also I am an employee of Vancity. I ensure you that all thoughts are my own.

Address:
215 W 1st Ave (between the Cambie Bridge and Olympic Village).

Website:
http://www.foodcartfest.com/

KJ-FoodTruck

K & J’s Food Truck features an Austrian menu crafted by a Baron Klaus Erich von Hochgotz. I have no idea if thats his real name. I saw them near Main and Terminal, so I had to give them a try since I don’t usually wander too far to find new food trucks.

With the amazing Summer weather, its hard not to visit a food truck and eat your food in the sun.

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The line ups are not very long as their menu isn’t very large.

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The main item on the menu are schnitzel sandwiches with different sauces and topping add-ons. They also have smoothies and salad.

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Wiener Schnitzel Sandwich ($10) has a huge schnitzel that is thin, breaded and deep fried veal with spinach, tomatoes and sauce. The sandwich was pretty bad and it needed something to balance out the fried schnitzel. The bread was quite hard and didn’t seem well executed. The schnitzel was so large that it was very difficult to eat. I needed a knife and fork to eat this without getting it all over myself.

We Rate K&J Austrian Food Truck

Website:
http://kandjfoodservices.wix.com/kandjfoodtruck

Location:
Varies. Check http://streetfoodapp.com/vancouver/k-j

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I was in the Olympic Village hunting for lunch near work and I spotted the Japadog Truck. I thought it was pretty awesome since they usually have their carts around town, but not a food truck.

I was pretty excited because I was tired of going to Urban Fare for my usual chicken and vegetables, today I could be bad and have a Japadog.

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You will find 14 different Japadogs to choose from:

  • Kurobuta Terimayo
  • Oroshi
  • Okonomi
  • Negimiso
  • Love Meat
  • Tonkatsu
  • Croquette
  • Hot Spicy
  • Yakisoba
  • Ebi Tempura
  • Yakiniku Rice
  • Beef Terimayo
  • Spicy Cheese Terimayo
  • Ume

You can get them with a combo as well, which includes a drink and their shaked fries.

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Love Meat Combo ($8.50) has a hot dog with aribiki pork sausage, cheese and a beef meat sauce mixture on top.

Then I grabbed a coke and Shichimi and Garlic Shaked Fries.

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It was having a lasagna as a hot dog. Not the best meat sauce I’ve had, but it was ok. Their aribiki pork sausage was really good!

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Shichimi and Garlic Shaked Fries reminded me of Mc Donald fries but with the roasted garlic and spicy seasoning on top. Most of the fries turn quite limp after a while, so it won’t stay hot and crispy for long.

Overall, Japadog does attract thousands of eaters a year and have become a global sensation attracting tourists from all over.

We Rate Japadog Food Truck:

Location:
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Website:
http://www.japadog.com/

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Food trucks are mighty delicious and one of my favourites are Fat Duck Mobile Eatery. They are now outside Waterfront station, but can move around during the week. If you do happen to pass by, make sure to stop and have a sandwich.

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They serve up sandwiches and tacos.

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Le Cochon ($10) has pork belly, braised pork, cabbage, scallions, spicy pickle slaw, swiss cheese and chili mayo. This sandwich was dripping in fat and flavour. Really good! It a bit messy to eat, so make sure to have lots of napkins.

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With the sandwich, you get chips! The chips are thickly cut and very very crunchy! Yummmmmmy!

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Duck Confit Philly Style sandwich has marinated mushrooms, pickled red onions, scallions, swiss cheese and truffle/parm mayo. My coworker loved it. It wasn’t great for her diet, but sometimes its nice to indulge.

Since last year, they have changed up their bread and menu items. One thing they still do well is making mouth-watering sandwiches with a punch of flavour. Follow them on Twitter or check them out on the Vancouver Street Food App to find out where they will be next.

We Rate Fat Duck:

Location:
Varies

Website:
http://fatduckmobileeatery.ca/

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Street Food City is back for the third time brings together a plethora of Vancouver Food truck in one convenient location. It’s been very successful in the past years and keep coming back. I remember my first time here in 2012 when I got some Hot Chocolate from the Juice Truck.

The event is completely free and they feature a bunch of food trucks from January 22 to 26, 2014 outside the Art Gallery.

  • 11:00am – 3:00pm Wednesday through Friday
  • 11:00am – 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday

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The food trucks participating include:

  • JJ’s Trucketeria
  • Roaming Dragon
  • Feastro
  • Holy Perogy
  • Dougie Dog
  • REEL Mac
  • Aussie Pie
  • Reef Runner
  • Vij’s Railway Express
  • Roaming Dragon
  • Guanaco
  • Le Tigre
  • Tacofino
  • Mom’s Grilled Cheese
  • Soho Road
  • Mangal Kiss
  • Yolks
  • Eli Serious
  • Mogu
  • Chili Tank
  • Taser
  • Kaboom Box
  • The Juice Truck.

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It’s a great selection of food trucks and you will definitely find something you like. I came around 1pm, so the lines were manageable. The popular food trucks definitely have longer lines.

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Lots of the tables were occupied, so you definitely need to stalk your way to find a seat. It sucks if you are with a bunch of people because you may not get a seat. Perhaps bring it back to the office to eat or eat somewhere else close by.

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My pick was JJ’s Trucketeria because of their menu. The prices range from $5 to $8 and will be guaranteed full. Plus, Filipino food is pretty damn good.

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Garlic Fried Rice Big Plate ($8) has a bed of garlic fried rice, a fried egg, Filipino BBQ Pork and a vinegar sauce. It smell so good and it made everyone want to line up just to get it. It’s a filling meal and worth the $8.

I only had one stomach, so I could only make one stop while I was here. My other coworker went to Le Tigre to get a soup and sandwich.

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I did enjoying stopping by Street Food City for lunch. You have lots of options and can’t disappoint. Its a little bit chilly outside, but it’s much better than sitting inside a food court. Expect long lines during peak lunch hour.

Website: http://www.dineoutvancouver.com/events/street-food-city/

In Busan, they say you can’t leave without trying Ssiat Hotteok (seed-stuffed pancake). Apparently it’s their specialty and all the locals say you gotta try it.

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M’s aunt took us to The Street of Film near Jagalchi Market. It has a plethora of street food vendors.

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You can probably find a lot of different korean food. Your taste buds will be salivating after walking through this area.

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There is one cart that has a very crazy unusual lineup. It zigzags and there is a lady making sure people are lining up correctly and not in a mod fashion.

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Ssiat hotteok (1,000 WON = $1 CDN) is filled with sunflower and pumpkin seeds. The seeds are stuffed after the dough is cooked in the hot oil so it has more flavour and tastes less greasy.

The seeds and sugar are mixed together between the dough to give it an amazing crunch sound when you bite into it. It was so good! I could eat a few of these! It’s not too sweet and just so addictive.

If you are even in Busan, go to center area of The Street of Film and find this cart. You won’t be able to miss it as its right in the intersection.

 

Street Food Artestry

On August 11th, 2013, during our vacation in Chicago, we took a visit to Street Food Artistry – a one day event celebrating of Chicago’s hottest street food and art scene . It was located in Zhou B Art Center. Being a tourist, it just seemed like the festival was in the middle of no where. There was a lot of old buildings in the area.

Street Food Artistry

Admission is $10 for adults and once you get inside, food items from the trucks go to a maximum of $5. For some reason, we just walked in without paying the $10 admission. We were very confused.

Attendees could enjoy a Food Truck Pavilion with some of  Chicago’s favourite food trucks, an art exhibit showcasing local artists, a marketplace with designers and handcrafted pieces, and the Street Music Stage outside the gallery with entertainment.

Street Food Artistry

While we were there, there was someone playing the electric violin and a belly dancing lesson. It was actually a pretty fun time.

Street Food Artistry

Some of the food trucks and vendors that were there were:

  • Dia De Los Tamales
  • Gelato De’Oro
  • Getta Polpetta
  • Baby Cakes
  • Curried
  • Herby Pop
  • Porkchop
  • Cheesie’s Pub and Grub
  • Izzie Sparkling Juice
  • Jerk
  • The Fat Shallot
  • Puffs of Doom

There were so many delicious options that I was a little bit overwhelmed.

Street Food Artistry

The Street Food Artistry was a pretty cool event. If you did a bit of digging around, there were a few deals online for discounts and something on Groupon. It’s still a fun time if you really love to eat at food trucks and check out local artists.

Website: http://streetfoodartistrychicago.com/


Porkchop


Street Food Artistry

Since I was feeling a bit full from the previous meal, I decided to check out Porkchop Food Truck. It looked and smelled pretty good. As you can tell by their name, they sell a majority of items with pork. Yum! Too bad they didn’t have any pork belly today.

I wish I could have went to more food trucks, but I really couldn’t fit any more in to my stomach.

Street Food Artistry

Pork Ribs ($5) had a very delicious BBQ sauce and the meat was quite tender and fell off the bone. Yum.

Websitehttp://chicagoporkchop.com/

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Eat Chicken Wraps

EAT Chicken Wraps is a new food truck in town right outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. I’ve walked by several times and had to make a double take because I didn’t really know why their food was so unique. It turns out they serve food with an Asian flare. It’s hard to image when you are just glancing at the truck

Eat Chicken Wraps

The owners – Dan and Sammy are from Tianjin, China and the inspiration for their food truck is really the multiculturalism in Vancouver and had to weave that into the menu. The only use fresh local chicken, which they debone themselves.

Eat Chicken Wraps

Hoisin Chicken Roll ($7) has a crispy chinese pancake, five spiced chicken, Asian salad mixture, pickled radish, green onion and hoisin sauce. It was pretty good, you get the crunchiness from the chinese pancake and vegetables that blend really well with the spiced chicken.

Eat Chicken Wraps

Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce wrap ( 2 for $7) has chicken breast, corn, water chestnut, peanuts, kung pao sauce, sesame chilli oil and iceburg lettuce.

Eat Chicken Wraps

I usually sit on these stairs to eat since there’s not too many places to sit down.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by their offerings. All their items contain their fresh chicken except the hotdogs that they serve.

We Rate Eat Chicken Wrap

Location:
700 Robson St
Vancouver, BC

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Queen Elizabeth Plaza Food trucks

The Queen Elizabeth Plaza Food Cart Pod is now open and there are some mighty delicious food trucks in the area. You need to keep an eye on the Vancouver Food Truck App to see what trucks will be open that day. Its always different.

Chou Chou Crepes

Chou Chou is a new food cart in Vancouver. They sell French crepes, made by a French woman. What I like about this food cart is that she makes the crepes ready to order right in front of you.

Chou Chou Crepes

There serve savoury crepes and sweet crepes.

Chou Chou Crepes

It’s like a meal and a mini show. Just watching her make the crepes were pretty cool when you actually see the ingredients go inside.

Chou Chou Crepes

Madame Marie Crepe ($8) has mozzarella, black forest ham, apple compote, and greens. LonelyCubicle enjoyed it.

Chou Chou Crepes

Chou Chou Crepes

Mr Saumon ($9) has smoked BC salmon, mascarpone, chives, lemon, pepper, and green. I thought it was pretty good. Very portable to eat if you want to walk around Downtown.

Chou Chou Crepes

Caramel Sale ($6.50) is slathered with homemade salted caramel. She doesn’t skimp on this either. When it’s all done, you’ll get all sticky from the oozing salted caramel. Magz took the leftover caramel at the bottom of the bag, went back to the office and made herself a cup of milk sweetened with the salted caramel sauce.

Chou Chou Crepes

Overall, the crepes are pretty good, but if you are a big eater, you may still be a bit hungry afterwards. There are some seats in the area that you can sit at. We decided to check out CBC’s outdoor concert series during the weekday.

We Rate Chou Chou Crepes

Location:
Varies (Use the Street Food App to find them)

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Emelle's Westside Wheels

Emelle’s Westside Wheels was at EPIC, the sustainable living festival last weekend. Looking at the 12 or so food carts, I gravitated towards this food truck. I’ve heard much of Emelle’s amazing catering services, but was curious how they would fare as a food truck.

There was a long line up and the speed of service was quite slow during the noon hour. There were about 8 people in front of me, so imagine the wait.

Emelle's Westside Wheels

Looking at their menu, they mostly have sandwiches. I thought they would have something more intricate beside sandwiches, tacos and soup. It was really hard deciding what to order.

Emelle's Westside Wheels

On the left we have Mike’s Breakfast and in the back there is a bacon bomb.

Emelle's Westside Wheels

Bacon Bombs ($4) is a slider with a slice of herb ground turkey wrapped in bacon and some vegetables. The turkey was nice and lean and had great flavour with the bacon wrapped around it. On the other hand,  it was a bit expensive for a slider, which you’d finish in a few bites.

Emelle's Westside Wheels

Mike’s Breakfast ($5) has a large egg, 2 slices of thick cut bacon, melted Canadian cheddar cheese, slices of tomato, and mayo on a toasted ciabatta bun. The bun was soft, but a bit thick. It tasted alright.

Overall, the food cart was ok. Simple sandwiches.

We Rate Emelle’s Westside Wheels:

Location (sometimes changes):
586 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC

Website:
http://www.emelles.com/

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