The Vancouver Foodster Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge was a success featuring creations from restaurants and food trucks from around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their Fried Chicken Sandwich creation from February 3-27, 2022. 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: Tara Lee, Jacqueline Chui and Jessica 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 cake creation could earn is 120 points.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{110 points}
The Barley Merchant
Korean Fried Chicken Sando
Price: $19.50
Created by: Chef Perera & Chanmi
Description: Crispy breaded chicken breast, drenched in sweet & spicy Gochujang sauce, with nori aioli and a daikon & kimchi slaw. Served on a soft pretzel bun. Served with a choice of side dish.
Offered: Daily
Available for Take Out
The Barley Merchant Taproom and Kitchen
20090 91a Ave Building B – Unit 101, Langley
Tel: (604) 371-2699
Web: https://thebarleymerchant.com/
Instagram @thebarleymerchant
2nd Place
{100 points}
Tokyo Katsu-sand Foodtruck
Chicken Katsu-sando
Price: $13.25
Created by: Chef Ryosuke
Description: A simple dish prepared by a Japanese chef, using the same cooking method as in real Japan, to recreate the taste of Japan. Crispy chicken cutlet, cabbage, homemade Katsu sauce and Japanese mustard-mixed Japanese mayonnaise.
Offered: all the time
Tokyo Katsu-sand Foodtruck
800 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel:n/a
Web: https://tokyokatsusand.ca/
Instagram @tokyokatsusand
3rd Place
{83 points}
Win Win Chick-N
Original Crispy Chicken Sandwich with Spicy Garlic Parmesan
Price: $12.99 (upgrade to a combo with a side of small fries and can of pop for additional $4.50)
Created by: our team
Description: we use a generous portion of 8-11 ounces of locally sourced fresh organic chicken breast meat hand breaded with our in house spices, we partnered it with a soft brioche buns and use a combination of our dry spices and with spicy garlic parmesan mayo try it it’s simply delicious.
Offered: all the time
Win Win Chick-N
12160 First Ave, Richmond
Tel: 778 297 5818
Web: https://www.winwinchick-n.com/
Instagram @winwinchickn2018
And
Win Win Chick-N
8197 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-4818
Web: https://www.winwinchick-n.com/
Instagram @winwinchickn2018
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Fried Chicken Sandwich creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
Win Win Chick-N
Original Crispy Chicken Sandwich with Spicy Garlic Parmesan
Price: $12.99 (upgrade to a combo with a side of small fries and can of pop for additional $4.50)
Created by: our team
Description: we use a generous portion of 8-11 ounces of locally sourced fresh organic chicken breast meat hand breaded with our in house spices, we partnered it with a soft brioche buns and use a combination of our dry spices and with spicy garlic parmesan mayo try it it’s simply delicious.
Offered: all the time
Win Win Chick-N
12160 First Ave, Richmond
Tel: 778 297 5818
Web: https://www.winwinchick-n.com/
Instagram @winwinchickn2018
And
Win Win Chick-N
8197 Main Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 423-4818
Web: https://www.winwinchick-n.com/
Instagram @winwinchickn2018
2nd Place People’s Choice:
The Barley Merchant
Korean Fried Chicken Sando
Price: $19.50
Created by: Chef Perera & Chanmi
Description: Crispy breaded chicken breast, drenched in sweet & spicy Gochujang sauce, with nori aioli and a daikon & kimchi slaw. Served on a soft pretzel bun. Served with a choice of side dish.
Offered: Daily
Available for Take Out
The Barley Merchant Taproom and Kitchen
20090 91a Ave Building B – Unit 101, Langley
Tel: (604) 371-2699
Web: https://thebarleymerchant.com/
Instagram @thebarleymerchant
3rd Place People’s Choice:
Tokyo Katsu-sand Foodtruck
Chicken Katsu-sando
Price: $13.25
Created by: Chef Ryosuke
Description: A simple dish prepared by a Japanese chef, using the same cooking method as in real Japan, to recreate the taste of Japan. Crispy chicken cutlet, cabbage, homemade Katsu sauce and Japanese mustard-mixed Japanese mayonnaise.
Offered: all the time
Tokyo Katsu-sand Foodtruck
800 Granville Street, Vancouver
Tel:n/a
Web: https://tokyokatsusand.ca/
Instagram @tokyokatsusand
Thank you to the chefs and establishments that accepted my invitation and featured their fried chicken sandwiches on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning places to try their fried chicken sandwich creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak