The Vancouver Foodster Chicken and Waffles Challenge was a success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their Chicken and Waffles creation from February 21 – March 15, 2020. 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: Sophia Hu, Rick Green and Jacqueline Chui
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 Chicken and Waffles creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{98 points}
Egg & Co. Chicken Waffle
Price: $16
Created by: Chef Benjamin Ho
Description: Crispy Fried Chicken Karaage, Chive Waffle, Srirracha Mayo, Green Onions, Nori, Bacon
Offered: Weekdays only from 9am-3pm. Closed Wednesdays.
Egg and Co.
4245 Fraser Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 336-9301
Web: https://eggandco.ca/
Instagram @eggncompany
2nd Place:
{93 points}
C Market Coffee
Ramen Crusted Fried Chicken and Waffles
Price: $16
Created by: The team
Description: The dish is a juicy marinated boneless chicken thigh, dipped in buttermilk then crusted with Ramen noodles. Served with our classic waffles, potato hash and the option of three dipping sauces. It comes with a spicy tartar sauce, a honey mustard and a cinnamon infused maple syrup.
Offered: Monday to Sunday 9am to 2pm.
C Market Coffee
111 – 100 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam
Tel:(604) 474-2026
Web: https://cmarket.ca/word/
Instagram @cmarket_coffee
3rd Place:
{89 points}
TUC Craft Kitchen
Crispy Chicken & Waffles
Price: $17 at brunch and $21 at dinner.
Created by: the team
Description: Two pieces of crispy fried free-run chicken breasts piled onto our soft savoury waffles and accompanied by our homemade chili ginger sauce plus a side of classic maple syrup.
Offered: Fridays – Sundays for brunch and Sundays – Thursdays for dinner.
TUC Craft Kitchen
60 W Cordova Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-8999
Web: https://www.tuccraftkitchen.com/
Instagram @tuccraftkitchen
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Chicken and Waffles creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Douce Diner
Buttermilk Chicken & Waffles
Price: $19.50 (minus $2.50 without the egg)
Created by: Chef Dawn Doucette
Description: organic chicken breast marinated in buttermilk & in house hot sauce lightly breaded in panko and spices with fluffy made to order waffle served with sausage pan gravy
Offered: 8am – 3pm daily
Douce Diner
1490 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver
Tel: (604) 980-2510
Instagram @doucediner
2nd Place People’s Choice:
TUC Craft Kitchen
Crispy Chicken & Waffles
Price: $17 at brunch and $21 at dinner.
Created by: the team
Description: Two pieces of crispy fried free-run chicken breasts piled onto our soft savoury waffles and accompanied by our homemade chili ginger sauce plus a side of classic maple syrup.
Offered: Fridays – Sundays for brunch and Sundays – Thursdays for dinner.
TUC Craft Kitchen
60 W Cordova Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 559-8999
Web: https://www.tuccraftkitchen.com/
Instagram @tuccraftkitchen
3rd Place People’s Choice:
C Market Coffee
Ramen Crusted Fried Chicken and Waffles
Price: $16
Created by: The team
Description: The dish is a juicy marinated boneless chicken thigh, dipped in buttermilk then crusted with Ramen noodles. Served with our classic waffles, potato hash and the option of three dipping sauces. It comes with a spicy tartar sauce, a honey mustard and a cinnamon infused maple syrup.
Offered: Monday to Sunday 9am to 2pm.
C Market Coffee
111 – 100 Schoolhouse Street, Coquitlam
Tel:(604) 474-2026
Web: https://cmarket.ca/word/
Instagram @cmarket_coffee
Thank you to the chefs and restaurants that accepted my invitation and featured their chicken and waffles on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning restaurants to try their chicken and waffles creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak