Lunch at South Street Burger

We are at Tsawwassen Mills today for the Stargazer: An Immersive Experience in Outer Space Vancouver. After our out-of-this-world experience, we grabbed lunch at South Street Burger. This is one of only two locations in British Columbia (the other one is in Kelowna, BC).

The competitive advantage of South Street Burger is their "Build your own custom creation from the 30+ free toppings available." I get unnecessarily stressed by any meal where a restaurant asks me to choose ingredients and flavour combinations. I'm an unusual foodie. I don't add sauces as much as other people because I want to enjoy the food as intended by the chef, then I can decide if I like it or not.

Lunch from South Street Burger

Thankfully, South Street has "Signature Burgers." I chose the Mushroom & Swiss, while my husband picked the True North. Unfortunately, the person preparing our order still asked if we wanted customizations to our burger, and hubby asked to do the standard.

Mushroom & Swiss
Sauteed mushrooms, swiss cheese, tomato, garlic mayo, and lettuce

True North
Aged cheddar, maple bacon, onions, and signature sauce

Let's discuss the burgers. They're using Dempster's for buns; you can't go wrong with that. I use it at home too. The burger patty is cooked well-done, so it's not as juicy, which is acceptable because I didn't get a soggy bun. The taste of the patty reminded me of Burger King's flame-grilled burgers. The smokiness is truly there.

Breakfast Baconator from Wendy's

Finally! After months of finding time and opportunity, we find ourselves at a nearby Wendy's location early enough to try their (relatively) new breakfast sandwiches. As you know, I love Tim Hortons breakfast and want to see what Wendy's offers.

We arrived at the location at 7:45 AM. This is too early even for me, and yet here we are. Apparently, this location opens at 8:00 AM, so we waited outside. We ordered shortly after they opened, and it took 10 minutes for our order to be ready.

Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit Sandwich

I love the sausage sandwiches at Tims and usually enjoy them with biscuits. With that in mind, I chose the Sausage Biscuit Sandwich with orange juice. The sausage itself is spicier, and the biscuit is softer. Wendy's definitely can give Tims a run for its money.

Breakfast Combo from Wendy's

Of course, my husband went for the Breakfast Baconator and coffee. The Baconator is excellent if you love bacon. The buns can be better, though (or is it because I'm used to brioche buns with burgers?)

Breakfast Baconator Combo

As our sides, we tried the potato wedges. Please note that I am highly biased toward the wedges from Tims. The wedges from Tims have crunchier edges, but the one from Wendy's is definitely softer.

I think the general theme of Wendy's breakfast is softness.

Have you tried the breakfast from Wendy's? What's your favourite part?

Nutella & Caramelized Banana Soufflé Pancake at Fufú Café

After a delicious Korean BBQ lunch, we crossed the street and enjoyed a serving of fluffy and delicious Japanese soufflé pancake.

Nutella & Caramelized Banana Soufflé Pancake
3 Soufflé pancakes, Nutella whipped cream, caramelized banana, Nutella sauce, roasted hazelnut, double chocolate raspberry ice cream, and icing sugar.

Beautiful Japanese Soufflé Pancake

I ordered the Nutella & Caramelized Banana Soufflé Pancake. It tasted eggier than I remembered, but I love the Nutella whipped cream (such a revelation!) and roasted hazelnuts. Yum!

Lunch at Royal Seoul House

Our dear friend from the Philippines and my maid-of-honour during our Catholic wedding is in Korea right now on vacation. I'm so happy for her! She needs a break from work and her daily routine. She was sharing her food adventures, and so I craved Korean BBQ.

After Mass, we head to Royal Seoul House on West Broadway and Alder Street. We had Combo B BBQ, and hubby picked the Kkanpoonggi, a sweet and spicy deep-fried boneless chicken in the menu's delicacies section. 

BBQ Combo B
Marinated beef short ribs, marinated beef, marinated chicken, and spicy pork

Kkanpoonggi
Sweet and Spicy Deep-Fried Boneless Chicken

He mentioned that this is the perfect alcoholic drink companion, so I said we should get Soju. So we ordered the peach flavour soju.

Chum Churum Peach Flavoured Korean Soju and cute shot glasses

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For a Sunday lunch date, this is perfect. Thank God for the many blessings, especially the time spent with my husband. ♥️

Breakfast at Blenz Coffee

Happy Sunday! Before heading to Sunday Mass, we decided to grab breakfast from nearby Blenz Coffee.

Blenz Coffee for Breakfast

We shared a tuna sandwich. My husband had the latte while I enjoyed the hot chocolate.

This Blenz Coffee location used to have many customers during our visit, but today it's empty. The construction in front is affecting their business severely. 

Food Trucks at The Khatsahlano Street Party

Is it safe to say that the Khatsahlano Street Party is one of Vancouver's biggest free summer street parties? Imagine walking from Burrard Avenue to Macdonald Street along West 4th Avenue, and there are food vendors, food trucks, and booths selling all sorts of things from Tupperware to clothes to a gym membership. If that's not enough, every side street (seven of them) has a beer garden and a stage with live performances.

View from Burrard Avenue

We walked the stretch starting from Burrard Avenue and scouted the food options. Most of the vendors are restaurants in the area that set up booths on the street. Then, west of Vine is where all the food trucks are, and that's where we decided to hang out.

Shaved Ice from Kona Ice

It was a hot but cloudy day until a couple hours when the sun decided to show up, which meant shave ice. We thought of getting ice cream, but we don't see shaved ice that often, so we lined up at the Kona Ice food truck.

Shaved Ice from Kona Ice

Available sizes and flavours from Kona Ice

Flavour Dispenser: We chose Watermelon Wave and Pina Colada

Half Watermelon Wave and Half Pina Colada

You choose a cup, and they fill it with ice, then you can choose from the many available flavours. It's refreshing on a humid summer day.

Lunch from Dim Sum Express

Last week, I told my husband that I had not seen a Chinese food truck that sells dim sum. Then, we spotted Dim Sum Express. We decided to order their Chow Mein Combo and Dimsum Combo.

Chow Mein Combo includes Shrimp Dumpling, Pork Dumpling, Pan-Fried Dumpling, Spring Roll (2), and Chow Mein.

Dim Sum Combo includes Shrimp Dumpling, Pork Dumpling, Pan-Fried Dumpling, Sticky Rice Dumpling, Spring Roll (2), and BBQ Pork Buns.

If I reencounter Dim Sum express, I won't order the combo but will choose the Shrimp Dumpling and Pork Dumpling. They're both good. On a different note, I like their menu display (the whole said of their truck). It makes what they serve easier to see and read.

Dim Sum Express Food Truck Menu

List of Food Trucks at The Khatsahlano Street Party

Below is a list of food trucks at the event that I saw and I am only listing food vendors on wheels.

1. Hurricane Potato
2. Praguery Ice Cream and Chimney Cakes
3. Slavic Rolls
4. Smoking Hot Donair
5. Kyu Grill
6. Teriyaki Boys
7. Old Country Pierogi
8. Tornado Potato
9. Thai Box on Truck
10. Mr. Pretzels
11. Dim Sum Express
12. Juicy Green Express
13. Rain or Shine Ice Cream truck
14. Wak Wak Burger
15. Takenaka Japan
16. Mom's Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
17. Big Red's Poutine
18. Japadog
19. Kona Ice
20. Frying Pan
21. The Taco Tigre
22. Roasted Revolution
23. Salty's Lobster Shack
24. Shameless Buns
25. Rosie's Curry & Spice Kitchen
26. Dos Amigos
27. TACO'N Todo
28. Steamworks
29. Chickpea
30. Crack On Van
31. Rocky Point Ice Cream