Vancouver Sandwich Challenge - Vancouver Foodster

Welcome to the next Vancouver Foodster Sandwich Challenge. Cafes, Food trucks and restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their Sandwich creations into this challenge. Each cafe and food truck will be featuring one or two special Sandwich creations on their menu from September 7-30, 2023.

How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the sandwich creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best sandwich creation for the People’s Choice award winners.

Share your experiences: Tweet (and don’t forget to tweet or instagram your photos) throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #SandwichChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your tweets, instagram stories, posts and other social shares during the challenge.

Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite sandwich creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.

How to VOTE :

Look for our Sandwich challenge posters in each of the participating eateries
Scan the QR code and Vote for your favourites from September 7-30, 2023.

Get some friends together and make a day or night of it, visit 2 places or more to taste the different sandwich creations or go solo or with a friend– just remember to VOTE for your favourite

Here are the Sandwich creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.

Crack On Truck

The BLT

Price: $17

Created by: the team

Description: One of our most popular sandwiches and we have taken it to the next level with a newly-crafted flavour of bacon, a crispy cheese skirt, and a few other tasty ingredients that will blow you away.

Available: daily when operational

Take out: only available at the truck

Crack On Truck

Mobile locations (tba) schedule can be found on their social media platforms and the street food app.

Web: https://crackonvan.ca/

Instagram @crackonvan

Wicked Cafe

Spinach & Artichoke Grilled Cheese

Price: $10.00 in store and on delivery apps

Created by: the team

Description: – a signature mix of three cheeses, artichoke hearts and spinach on house-made sourdough

Offered: all the time

Takeout/delivery: available every day to dine in and take out, or through Uber Eats, DoorDash, Skip the Dishes, Fantuan, and Hungry Panda

Wicked Café and Bakery

3605 W. 16th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 222-0279

Web: https://www.instagram.com/wicked_cafe/

Instagram @wicked_cafe

Wicked Café

Croque Koign-Amman

Price: $8.00 in store and on delivery apps

Created by: the team

Description: – croissant with house-made bechamel, ham and cheddar

Offered: all the time

Takeout/delivery: available every day to dine in and take out, or through Uber Eats, DoorDash, Skip the Dishes, Fantuan, and Hungry Panda

Wicked Café and Bakery

3605 W. 16th Avenue, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 222-0279

Web: https://www.instagram.com/wicked_cafe/

Instagram @wicked_cafe

Cafe Forty One

Crazy Shakshuka

Price: $14.99

Created by: the team

Description: This sandwich is the perfect combination of Two eggs baked on top of a middle eastern sauce made of sautéed peppers, tomatoes, onions and spices.

Offered Sunday – Friday 10am – 6pm, Closed Saturday’s.

Cafe Forty One

5750 Oak Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 563-4141

Web: https://www.fortyonecafe.com/

Instagram @cafe_fortyone

Cafe Forty One

Sabich Balagan

Price: $13.99

Created by: the team

Description: Home made challah bread filled with , fried eggplant, hard-boiled egg, hummus, tahini sauce, pesto, tomato, cucumber, onions and pickles.

Offered Sunday – Friday 10am – 6pm, Closed Saturday’s.

Cafe Forty One

5750 Oak Street, Vancouver

Tel: (604) 563-4141

Web: https://www.fortyonecafe.com/

Instagram @cafe_fortyone

Our Media judges for this challenge are:

Jay Minter

Writer of food and the arts for On The List, Vancouver Presents and other publications.

Twitter: @jminter

Instagram @jminter

Rose Lin