The Vancouver Foodster Nachos Challenge was a success featuring unique creations at restaurants around Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their creation on their menu from November 8 – December 2, 2018. and their customers voted for their favourites daily throughout the challenge.
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: Andrew Chan, Zahra Alani and Jess Chan.
Each media judge will have scored the creation with a maximum of 40 points as follows: Overall Taste 20 points, Originality and Uniqueness 10 points, Presentation and Appearance 10 points). The total number of points a sandwich creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{113 points}
Ban Chok Dee
Béchamel Taro Nachos
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Parinya
Description: Inspired by the traditional Thai Mee Krob snack with a western twist. This special Nacho dish features Avocado Béchamel sauce over a Prawn Tamarind Mee Krob topping on crisp Taro chips.
Offered: All the time.
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram @banchokdeethai
And
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Tel: (604) 459-8000
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: @banchokdeemr
Chef Parinya
2nd Place:
{102 points}
Andina Brewing Co.
Platachos
Price: $12
Created by: Andrés Amaya
Description: very unique nachos made with plantain chips instead of tortilla chips. We add the regular toppings (diced tomatoes, jalapeños, black olives, spring onions), with the addition of crumbled toasted bacon if desired. We do not use a pico de gallo salsa but rather we use a HOGAO sauce (authentic Colombian recipe) made with fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, green onions and other ingredients – served warm. In addition, and if desired, we offer a Cilantro Aioli sauce.(so decadent you can´t stop dipping).
Offered: all the time
Andina Brewing Company Inc.
1507 Powell Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-253-2400
Twitter:@AndinaBrewingCo
Instagram: @andinabrewingco
Andrés Amaya
3rd Place:
{98 points}
La Cantina Tacos
Tropical Nachos
Price: $16
Created by: David Martinez, Rebeca Laso, Nicolas Perez, Nuria Gonzalez
Description : Our nachos with a melted mix of 3 different cheese, mozzarella, cheddar and monterrey with a bacon jam, mango pico de gallo, sour cream, salsa avocado and spicy pineapple sauce.
Offered: all the time
La Cantina Tacos
722 Nelson Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 620-8981
Web: http://tacoslacantina.ca/
Twitter @LaCantinaTacos
Instagram @lacantinatacos
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Nachos creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Andina Brewing Co.
Platachos
Price: $12
Created by: Andrés Amaya
Description: very unique nachos made with plantain chips instead of tortilla chips. We add the regular toppings (diced tomatoes, jalapeños, black olives, spring onions), with the addition of crumbled toasted bacon if desired. We do not use a pico de gallo salsa but rather we use a HOGAO sauce (authentic Colombian recipe) made with fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, cilantro, green onions and other ingredients – served warm. In addition, and if desired, we offer a Cilantro Aioli sauce.(so decadent you can´t stop dipping).
Offered: all the time
Andina Brewing Company Inc.
1507 Powell Street, Vancouver
Tel: 604-253-2400
Twitter:@AndinaBrewingCo
Instagram: @andinabrewingco
2nd Place People’s Choice:
Ban Chok Dee
Béchamel Taro Nachos
Price: $12
Created by: Chef Parinya
Description: Inspired by the traditional Thai Mee Krob snack with a western twist. This special Nacho dish features Avocado Béchamel sauce over a Prawn Tamarind Mee Krob topping on crisp Taro chips.
Offered: All the time.
Ban Chok Dee
20563 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Tel: 778-278-3088
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram @banchokdeethai
And
Ban Chok Dee
20395 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge
Tel: (604) 459-8000
Web: http://www.banchokdee.com
Twitter: @BanChokDeeThai
Instagram: @banchokdeemr
3rd Place (tie) People’s Choice:
Hugo’s Tacos & Churros
The MMN
Price: $17
Created by: Dan Garcia
Description: The MMN (Most Mexican nachos) with veggie chorizo, pineapples, beans, pico, queso, avocado crema, salsa roja crema, and regular crema. All to make a Mexican flag
Offered: All the time
Hugo’s Tacos & Churros
7899 Templeton Station Rd, Richmond
Twitter: @Hugoschurros
Instagram: @hugoschurros
3rd Place (tie) People’s Choice:
La Cantina Tacos
Tropical Nachos
Price: $16
Created by: David Martinez, Rebeca Laso, Nicolas Perez, Nuria Gonzalez
Description : Our nachos with a melted mix of 3 different cheese, mozzarella, cheddar and monterrey with a bacon jam, mango pico de gallo, sour cream, salsa avocado and spicy pineapple sauce.
Offered: all the time
La Cantina Tacos
722 Nelson Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 620-8981
Web: http://tacoslacantina.ca/
Twitter @LaCantinaTacos
Instagram @lacantinatacos
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their Nachos creations on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their Nachos creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak