Welcome to the 1st Vancouver Foodster Banh Mi Challenge. Restaurants from all over Metro Vancouver were invited to enter their Banh Mi creations into this challenge. Each restaurant will be featuring their Banh Mi creations on their menu from June 9 – July 4, 2021.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the banh mi creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best banh mi creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Social media share your photos and messages by instagram, twitter, facebook, tiktok and other platforms throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #BanhmiChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social sharing during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite banh mi creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Remember to VOTE for your favourites during the challenge.
Here are the Banh Mi creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Cold Tea Restaurant
Wake and Bake Sub
Price: $15
Created by: the team
Description: The Wake and Bake banh mi is a blend of different cultures, sandwhiched in between 2 french baugettes.
Offered: All the time
Ingredients list Pate, lap cheong, 2 fried free-range egg, picked carrots and daikon, cucumber, cilantro, sriracha mayo
Takeout and delivery details Available on doordash, Uber Eats, Tock, Fromto and Fantuan daily from 12pm-10pm. Also available for dine in during business hours.
Cold Tea Restaurant
1193 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-2653
Web: https://www.coldtearestaurant.com/
Instagram @coldtearestaurant
Obanhmi
Vegetarian / Vegan Banh Mi
Price: $7.75
Created by: the team
Description: Aromatic tofu, avocado, and ‘secret-recipe’ filling, topped with veggies such carrot and daikon, cilantro, and cucumber; a must-try vegetarian take on the classic sandwich (even if you’re a meat-lover); remove house mayo for vegan option.
Offered: All the time
Takeout and delivery details: Order online for pickup obanhmishop.com is best; order in-person OK
Obanhmi
2250 Kingsway, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 451-5812
Obanhmi
4994 Newton Street, Burnaby
Tel:(604) 564-9558
Obanhmi
13048 Old Yale Rd, Surrey
Tel: (604) 589-8998
Obanhmi
20477 Fraser Hwy #2, Langley
Tel: (604) 510-1893
Web: https://www.obanhmishop.com/
Instagram @obanhmishop
DD Mau Chinatown
Pork Belly Bánh Mì
Price: $11.50
Created by: the team
Description: Soy braised tender pork belly, spicy pickled mustard coleslaw with a fried runny egg
Offered: all the time
DD Mau Chinatown
145 E. Pender Street, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 559-6076
Instagram @ddmau_chinatown
DD Mau Yaletown
Hà Nội Meatball Bánh Mì
Price: $12
Created by: the team
Description: Bún chả hà nội: A northern Vietnamese dish enjoyed by Obama and Anthony Bourdain, reinvented into a sandwich. Savoury pork meatballs, grilled pork, garlic pickled papaya, fresh herbs, fish sauce and jalapeños.
Offered: all the time
DD Mau Yaletown
1239 Pacific Blvd, Vancouver
Tel:(604) 684-4446
Instagram @ddmau
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Jacqueline Chui
Food and Travel Blogger
Twitter @jacquelinechui
Instagram @jacquelinechui
Joyce Lam
Food Blogger for her own Vanfoodies
Twitter: @vanfoodies
Instagram: @vanfoodies
Maggi Mei
Blogger and Instagrammer
Twitter: @mag_mei
Instagram: @magmei
Make sure you pick up one of the Banh Mi Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and follow the instructions to Vote for your People’s Choice favourites from June 9 – July 4, 2021.