Vancouver Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge
Welcome to the Vancouver Foodster Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge. Restaurants and foodtrucks from all over the city were invited to enter their fried chicken sandwiches into this challenge, some of the restaurants and foodtrucks have created a special fried chicken sandwich creation just for this challenge and others have entered their top choice off their existing menu. Each restaurant and foodtruck will be featuring their fried chicken sandwich creation on their menu from February 4-28, 2021.
How Does this all Work? For the public challenge, you are invited to go out and order any or all of the fried chicken sandwich creations in this challenge, then you decide who you think has the best fried chicken sandwich creation for the People’s Choice award winners.
Share your experiences: Tweet, Instagram (stories, reels) or TikTok your messages and photos throughout the challenge, our twitter and instagram address is @vanfoodster and the hashtag is #FriedChickenSandwichChallengeYVR please include this hashtag in all your social media mentions during the challenge.
Voting criteria – some things to help you judge your favourite fried chicken Sandwich creations – keep these things in mind: originality, creativity, uniqueness, traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste.
Please VOTE for your favourites between February 4-28, 2021.
Here are the Fried Chicken Sandwich creations in this challenge, listed in no particular order other than when they were received by us.
Win Win Chick-N
Win Win Chick-n Original Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Price: $11.99 (upgrade to a combo with a side of small fries and can of pop for additional $3.50)
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 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
ChiMec Fried Chicken & Burger
ChiMec Thigh Burger
Price: $12.00
Created by: Eric and Jean
Description: Our ChiMec thigh burger is made with 2 boneless fried chicken thighs on a toasted brioche bun with creamy coleslaw, sweet pickles, pickled onions and your choice of original garlic mayo, medium siracha mayo or hot extra spicy pepper mayo.
Offered: all the time
Available for Take out, eat in or delivery.
ChiMec Fried Chicken & Burger
835 Denman Street, Vancouver
Tel: (604) 331-0058
Web: https://chimec.ca/
Instagram @chimecvan
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
725 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Tel:n/a
Web: https://tokyokatsusand.ca/
Instagram @tokyokatsusand
Veg Out Foodtruck
Crispy Chick’n Burger
Price: $13
Created by: Chef Troy & Scott
Description: Original Chick’n tossed in our signature house made coating and fried to a perfect crunch. Topped with house made sweet mustard, shredded lettuce, and sliced dill pickle.
Offered: Rotating Schedule (Offered during operation hours)
Veg Out Foodtruck
Rotating schedule of locations
Web: https://veg-out.ca/
Instagram @vegout_yvr
Free Bird Table & Bar
Free Bird Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich
Price: $18
Created by: the team
Description: Buttermilk braised, juicy yet crispy chicken with a delightfully spice dry rub on a brioche bun.
Offered: all the time
Available for Take out, eat in or delivery.
Free Bird Table & Bar
5991 Alderbridge Way, Richmond
Tel: (604) 279-5598
Instagram @freebirdtableandbar
Our Media judges for this challenge are:
Brenda Yim
Instagrammer and Influencer
Instagram: @pistachiopicks
David Grange
Blogger for BCFoodieBlogger
Twitter: @BCfoodieblogger
Instagram: @BCfoodieblogger
Rose Lin
Instagramer and Influencer
Instagram @with.rose.love
Make sure you pick up one of the Fried Chicken Sandwich Challenge postcards available at each of the participating restaurants and keep a record of your favourites. Remember to Vote for your favourites from February 4-28, 2021 at https://vancouverfoodster.com/fried-chicken-sandwich-challenge/
Media release and images provided by Richard Wolak.
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