The Vancouver Foodster Best Burger Challenge was a huge success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their burger creation from October 22 – November 15, 2015. Our media judging panel determined the ultimate winners of the challenge, and this was quite the task as each judge who tasted each creation with a rigorous process based on taste, originality/uniqueness and presentation/appearance.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Sean Neild, Mary Sheridan and Corey Basso.
The Winners are:
1st Place
Ban Chok Dee
Siam Sliders
Description: Three Sliders, consisting of 1 each of Marinated Battered Chicken/Seasoned Prawns/Canadian Beef, stacked with Lettuce, Lotus Root, Caramelized Sweet Pork Belly with Onion and Cashew Nuts, Fresh Shredded Green Mango, Sprouts and Green Onion served in homemade Beet/Spinach/Pumpkin buns with Red/Green/Yellow Curry Coconut Milk sauce. Garnished with Dill Pickles and Pickled peppers.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef, Chicken, Prawns, Pork
Created by: Executive Chef Parinya Lopston
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Executive Chef Parinya Lopston
2nd Place:
The Cannibal Cafe
The Bacon Bad
Description: It is a bacon and cheddar cheese stuffed 6oz patty with more bacon and more cheese on top of the patty. Under the patty we put a maple bacon jam glaze and caramelized. The burger is then topped with L.T.O.P(lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle).
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef and Pork
Created by: Chef Matt Thompson
Offered: all the time
The Cannibal Café
1818 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Tel: 604-558-4199
Web: http://www.cannibalcafe.ca
Twitter: @TheCannibalCafe
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The Cannibal Cafe
433 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-558-4199
Web: http://www.cannibalcafe.ca
Twitter: @TheCannibalCafe
Executive Chef Zai Kitagawa
3rd Place (tie):
Appleback Grill
Angus Burger
Description: a 6oz organic all Angus patty on a brioche bun. House smoked mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef
Created by: Chef Patrick Miller
Offered: Lunch and Dinner
Appleback Grill
6190 Marine Dr West Vancouver
Tel: 604-281-1281
Web: http://gleneaglesclubhouse.com/
Twitter: @Appleback_Grill
Chef Josh McWilliams
3rd Place (tie):
Linh Café
Linh Café Burger
Created by: Chef Tai Luong Nguyen
Description: House made Brioche Buns, Triple A patty, Onion jam, Swiss cheese Wholegrain aioli, Hand cut fries, Fresh Green.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef
Offered: Wednesday to Sunday between 9AM – 9:30PM.
Linh Cafe
2836 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver
Tel: 604-559-4668
Web: http://linhcafe.com/
Twitter: @LinhCafeVan
Chef Tai Luong Nguyen
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Burger creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
EBO Restaurant
e.b.o. signature burger
Description: – house ground chuck, aged cheddar, smoked onion and garlic aioli. Served with garlic and parmesan fries.
Main Protein: Beef
Created by: Chef Keith Pears
Offered: All day and night in the restaurant and lounge.
EBO Restaurant
4331 Dominion Street, Burnaby
Tel: 604-453-0788
Web: http://www.eborestaurant.com/
Twitter: @EBOrestaurant
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Ban Chok Dee
Siam Sliders
Description: Three Sliders, consisting of 1 each of Marinated Battered Chicken/Seasoned Prawns/Canadian Beef, stacked with Lettuce, Lotus Root, Caramelized Sweet Pork Belly with Onion and Cashew Nuts, Fresh Shredded Green Mango, Sprouts and Green Onion served in homemade Beet/Spinach/Pumpkin buns with Red/Green/Yellow Curry Coconut Milk sauce. Garnished with Dill Pickles and Pickled peppers.
Main Protein Ingredient: Beef, Chicken, Prawns, Pork
Created by: Executive Chef Parinya Lopston
Offered: All the time
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Tera V Burger
No Bull Smoke House
Description: The Limited Edition No Bull Smoke House on a whole wheat bun with local field tomatoes and green leaf lettuce, sauteed red onions and mushrooms, vegan bacon, vegan mayo and vegan chipotle mayo, smokey barbecue sauce, Swiss cheese and our famous No Bull patty. Served with baked shoestring fries. It might be the greatest veggie burger on the planet…
Main Protein Ingredient: Vegetarian protein
Created by: Jagmohan Basran
Offered: All the time
Tera V Burger
2961 West Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: 604-336-3575
Web: www.teravburger.com
Twitter: @teraVburger
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their burgers on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Burger creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak