The Vancouver Sandwich Challenge was a success featuring creations from restaurants around greater Vancouver. Each restaurant featured their sandwich creation from September 7-30. 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.
The Winners are:
1st Place:
{100 points}
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
2nd Place (TIE):
{92 points}
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
2nd Place (TIE):
{92 points}
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
3rd Place:
{90 points}
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.
Instagram @crackonvan
In the People’s Choice Awards category, the public who tried the Sandwich creations were the ones who had the opportunity to cast their vote throughout the challenge.
The Winners are:
1st Place People’s Choice:
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.
Instagram @crackonvan
2nd Place People’s Choice:
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
3rd Place People’s Choice:
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
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.
Our Media judges for this challenge were: Jay Minter, Rose Lin and Tara Lee.
Thank you to the chefs and establishments that accepted my invitation and featured their sandwiches on the menu for the past few weeks during this challenge.
I encourage you to visit the winning places to try their sandwich creations! See the entries here.
By: Richard Wolak