Welcome to the 4th annual Vancouver Foodster Poutine Challenge. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their poutine into this challenge, most of the restaurants have created a special poutine just for this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their poutine on their menu from February 5-28, 2015.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the poutine creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best poutine creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #PoutineChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite poutine creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Get some friends together and make a night of it, visit 3 restaurants or more to share and taste the different poutines or go solo or with a friend – just remember to VOTE for your favourites between February 5 – 28, 2015.
Here are the 14 Poutine dishes in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
The Copper Chimney
CC’s Butter Chicken Poutine
Price: $15
Created by: Executive Chef Jaroslaw Faryna
Description: tomato fenugreek sauce, chicken tikka, cheese curds, french fries
Offered: any time after 11am
The Copper Chimney
567 Hornby Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-689-8862
Web: http://www.copperchimney.ca/
Twitter: @CopperChimney_1
Nomad Vancouver
Crispy Duck Poutine
Price: $14
Created by: Chef Ryan Reed
Description: szechwan peppercorn gravy, black garlic and chili marinated squeeky curds.
Offered: nightly after 5pm
Nomad
3950 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-708-8525
Web: http://nomad-vancouver.ca/
Twitter: @nomad_vancouver
Linh Cafe
Poutine Breakfast
Price: $12,95
Created by: Chef Tai Luong Nguyen
Description: Poached egg, Swiss Cheese, Black Forest Ham, Peppercorn Gravy, Hand cut Fries.
Offered: Tuesday – Sunday for Breakfast, Lunch, Bunch and Dinner.
Linh Cafe
2836 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: 604-559-4668
Web: http://linhcafe.com/
Twitter: @LinhCafeVan
Jules Bistro
Alisa’s Poutine
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Emmanuel
Description:Inspired by Chef Emmanuel’s travel and fiancé – Thai-fusion poutine with house made fries and topped with Gruyere cheese and Thai inspired chilli.
Offered: Daily 11:30am – 10pm
Jules Bistro
216 Abbott Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-669-0033
Twitter: @julesbistro
Web: http://www.julesbistro.ca/
Bogart’s Bar
Duck Confit Poutine
Price: $14
Created by: Chef Pascal Morin
Description: Flavourful, mouth watering, perfect combination of meat,
cheese and gravy.
Offered: lunch and dinner service.
Bogart’s Bar
121 Robson Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 336-3578
Twitter: @BogartsonRobson
Web: http://www.bogartsbar.ca/
Ban Chok Dee
Thai-nado Poutine
Price: $12
Created by: Executive Chef Parinya and Chef Ladda
Description: Tornado potato skewers with spinach-lentil-coconut gravy. Served with pork ginger rice balls and topped with fresh ginger, mint, basil, cilantro and roasted peanuts. Sprinkled with shredded lime leaves.
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
12 Kings Pub & Grill
Vladimir Poutine
Price: $12
Created by: Matt Hassen
Description: A Russian imperial poutine with Russet fries a creamy beef stroganoff vodka gravy, breaded jalapeños and fresh curds. Finished with a custom made Russian beet sausage by East Side Beer Food and dusted with Fiery Hungarian Paprika. Recommended pairing: Parallel 49 Russian Imperial Stout. Each serving includes a $1 donation to qmunity.ca
Offered: All the time
12 Kings Pub & Grill
395 Kingsway
Tel: (604) 558-1208
Web: http://www.12kingspub.com/
Twitter:@12KingsPub
Darby’s Public House
Yam and Bacon Poutine
Price: $12.95
Created by: Chef Sue Culm
Description: Hand-cut yam fries topped with bacon and caramelized onions, melted cambozola cheese and our house-made stout gravy
Offered: 11am-midnight everyday
Darby’s Public House
2001 Macdonald St, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 731-0617
Twitter: @darbys_in_kits
American Grille
American Southern Comfort
Price: $13
Created by: Chef Jaspere Regalado
Description: Sweet potato waffle fries, Andouille sausage gravy, grated smoked cheddar, topped with a Sunnyside egg and green onion.
Offered: Lunch and dinner daily
American Grille
7571 Westminster Highway, Richmond
Tel: 604-232-2804
Web: http://americangrille.blogspot.ca/
Twitter: @GrilleYVR
Spencer’s Resto Lounge
Star Anise and Hoisin Beef Poutine
Price: $13
Created by: Executive Chef Tee-Jae Conwi
Description: Armstrong BC Curds, Spicy Sausage Chips, Eight Hour Braised Pulled Beef, Umami mayo
Offered: Tuesday – Saturday 2pm-11pm; Sunday and Monday 4:30pm – 10:30pm
Spencer’s Resto Lounge (inside the Delta Vancouver Suites)
550 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604.899.3048
Web: https://www.deltahotels.com/Hotels/Delta-Vancouver-Suites/Restaurants-Dining/Spencer-s-Resto-Lounge
Twitter: @deltavancouver
The Belmont Bar
Vegetarian Poutine
Price: $12
Created by: Executive Chef Joel Ochsendorf
Description: Crispy herbed Polenta fries, white cheddar fondue, Miso onion gravy, fried parsley
Offered:Monday to Saturday, from 5pm until dinner service ends at 10 pm.
The Belmont Bar
1006 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 605-4340
Web: http://www.belmontbar.com/
Twitter: @BelmontBar
Morocco West
W.T.F where’s the fries Poutine
Price: $10
Created by: Chef Nourdine Majdoubi
Description: Marshmallow curd, nutella and orange blossom gravy, churro fries
Offered: Nightly everyday, and brunch on Saturday & Sunday
Morocco West
795 Jervis Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-563-8466
Web: https://moroccowest.com/
Twitter: @MoroccoWest
Salida 7
Poutine de la Bravas
Price: $14
Description: smoked chorizo, charred-Tonato gravy, pepper aioli, cheese curds,
Created by: Chef Devin Blaney
Offered: Nightly after 5pm
Salida 7
52 Alexander Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604 569 3088
Twitter: @salida7gastown
Catch 122
Fried Artichoke and Kale Poutine with Goat’s Cheese “Gravy”
Price: $10
Description: Vegetarian poutine featuring gravy made with béchamel white sauce and goat’s cheese
Created by: Chef Jason Vallee
Offered: all the time
Catch 122
122 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-731-3474
Web: http://catch122.com/
Twitter: @catch122
Make sure you pick up one of the Poutine Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants. Remember to Vote for your favourites daily, all the voting details are at
https://vancouverfoodster.com/poutine-challenge/
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Tara Lee
Freelance journalist and broadcaster. Writer for Georgia Straight
Twitter: @VanGlutton
Sean Neild
Alyssa Dawson
Lifestyle host and producer. Host at Novus TV, blogger.
Twitter: @AlyssaCDawson
Dennis Pang
Food Blogger for his own http://www.pangcouver.com/
Twitter: @DennisPang