Friday, July 16, 2021

The Brownie Bakers at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

Happy Friday! I am so happy to see The Brownie Bakers at TGIF. They were here a month ago, but I was in Victoria, BC and couldn't get to try their brownies. Unfortunately, we went there after office hours, and they only have one brownie flavour left.

Cheesecake Swirl brownie

The brownie is more cake-like than other brownies I've tried, which is more crumbly. I am unsure how to describe it, but it was enjoyable.

The Brownie Bakers food truck

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Filled Ring Dream Donuts from Tim Hortons

Happy Thursday! We have tried all the Dream Donuts Tim Hortons have released this year, so when they announced two new Filled Ring Dream Donuts we just have to try it.

Dinner and Desserts from Tim Hortons

Strawberry Shortcake Filled Ring Dream Donut

The strawberry shortcake filled ring dream donut is much better than the vanilla cream puff one. Although, both is so much better than the dry Dulce de Leche one from 2020. The donut itself is soft and I love the crunch from the cookie bark.

Strawberry Shortcake Filled Ring Dream Donuts from Tim Hortons
The Strawberry Shortcake Filled Ring Donut is a ring-shaped yeast donut filled with a strawberry and vanilla filling, dipped in a strawberry fondant, and then sprinkled with strawberry cookie bark.

What's inside the strawberry shortcake filled ring dream donuts?

Vanilla Cream Puff Filled Ring Dream Donut

It's nothing spectacular about this one. If you're going to try one of the dream donuts, get the strawberry shortcake.

Vanilla Cream Puff Filled Ring Dream Donuts from Tim Hortons
The Vanilla Cream Puff Filled Ring Dream Donuts is a ring-shaped yeast donut filled with a vanilla filling and is topped with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and a dusting of white donut sugar.

What's inside the Vanilla Cream Puff Filled Ring Dream Donuts?

Dinner

On top of the dream donuts, we also ordered my favourite things from Tim Hortons like the Potato Wedges and the Chili.

Chili and Potato Wedges from Tim Hortons

We also tried their Grilled Cheese with Bacon.

Bacon Grilled Cheese

Lastly, we ordered four muffins for snacks tomorrow.

Chocolate Chip and Blueberry Muffins

It's a happy food day!

Monday, July 12, 2021

Dinner at Sushivan Japanese Restaurant

As much as I enjoy supporting food trucks, there's something special and nice from eating inside a restaurant. I was craving kimchi, so we end up having dinner at Sushivan Japanese Restaurant. It's one of our three go-to places near South Granville for Japanese food.

Kimchi Fried Rice
Pan-fried kimchi, bacon, and onion topped with a sunny-side-up egg

Soy Garlic Chicken Karage

Instead of getting my usual, Korean-style ramen, I ordered Kimchi Fried Rice. I honestly thought there won't be a lot of meat in it, but there's a good portion of bacon and mushroom that it's so filling. I also got the Soy Chicken.

Love Love Special Roll
Crabmeat, cucumber, avocado, salmon, tobiko, and fruit sauce

Chicken Katsu served with salad and steam rice.

I am going through their list of Special Rolls, and we ordered the Love Love Roll today. The Awesome Roll is still the best one so far. After that, hubby ordered what has become his "usual" order: Chicken Katsu.

I can't wait to finish trying all the food trucks that are part of Thank Granville Its Food truck (TGIF) so that I can go back to eating at neighbourhood joints near South Granville and along West Broadway.

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Beavertails at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

When the initial list of food trucks part of TGIF was released, I did a Google search to see what food each one offers, and Beavertails was just described as pastry, so being able to try it today - I realized it's essentially a flat donut.

You can put different toppings on top. They mostly have sweet Beavertails and only a couple savoury ones - poutine and hotdog. The hotdog one looks like a corndog but is wrapped with delicious fried pastry.

Beavertails

Triple Trip

The Classic

I tried The Classic just to understand what they're selling, and I don't regret it. It's so delicious! I highly recommend The Classic if it's your first time trying the Beavertails.

Yo-Bones BBQ at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday and Saturday from 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening from June through Labour Day, there will be a rotating lineup of food trucks located along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building.

My experience with American-style BBQ (any BBQ originating from the US) is quite limited to Memphis Blues Barbeque House when they had a branch in West Broadway.

Today, we had the chance to try Southern-style BBQ from the Yo-Bones BBQ food truck. Unfortunately, we went at almost 2:00 PM, and they've already sold out of pulled pork. Such a shame.

If you're like me and you want to try almost everything on their menu, then I would recommend getting the BBQ Meat Sliders (3 pcs), and you'll be able to try all three meat - pulled pork, pulled chicken, and beef brisket. Then, you can order a 1/4 Rack of BBQ Ribs.

BBQ Beef Brisket Slider from Yo-Bones BBQ

However, since the BBQ Pulled Pork is already sold out, we opted for 2 sliders and 1 Side. So, we got both BBQ Pulled Chicken and BBQ Brisket, and for our side, they recommended that we get the Red Potato Salad since the sliders already include the Coleslaw inside. So, this way, we'll try more items from their menu. And because I am hungry, I also ordered the Mac and Cheese with BBQ Meat.

Mac and Cheese with BBQ Meat

The Mac and Cheese with BBQ Meat is a big serving! It's good for sharing, or you can bring it home and reheat it for the following day. However, it's not very cheesy, and after a while, the BBQ sauce is a bit much.

2 Slides 1 Side from Yo-Bones BBQ

I highly recommend the sliders - the brioche bun is so soft! It's the perfect vehicle for the BBQ. The BBQ Brisket is delicious, but I thought the BBQ Pulled Chicken is even better. The chicken just absorbed the BBQ sauce more while the Coleslaw provides crunch and creaminess.

I'll definitely order their sliders again.

Friday, July 9, 2021

Ice Cream from Crema at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

After a happy lobster dinner from Salty's Lobster Shack, we grabbed ice cream from Crema. Hubby got the Matcha Berry which totally tastes like Matcha, and I got Cookie Monster which is the colour of Cookie Monster from Sesame Street. I don't know why I was expecting a typical cookie and cream ice cream. This is so much better.

However, the colour is very much confusing.

My blue Cookie Monster Ice Cream and hubby's green Matcha Ice Cream.

Cookie Monster looking gray than blue, which frustrated me because I kept taking pictures.

Matcha Ice Cream from Crema

Other than the confusion about my Cookie Monster ice cream colour, this is such a happy Friday.

Salty's Lobster Shack at Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF)

I have a confession. This is my first time trying lobster. We eat crab in the Philippines a lot (my parents love seafood), but not lobster. When we migrated to Canada, I hear and see lobster on Food Network more often than I thought I would, but I never had the urge to try it.

That said, we want to try all food truck that's going to be part of TGIF. Today there are four food trucks when we went there - Shameless Buns, Crema, Dos Amigos Tex-Mex, and Salty's Lobster Shack. Salty's is the only one we haven't tried, so today is the day I tried lobster.

Maine Lobster Roll
Menu Description: Toasted garlic butter brushed brioche bun, Halifax lobster tossed in Old Bay Aioli, fresh diced celery, and dill.

We ordered Maine Lobster Roll, Crab Roll, and Lobster Bisque.

Crab Roll
Menu Description: Crab Roll - Chilean Rock Crab, Old Bay Aioli, Fresh Diced Celery, Garlic Butter Toasted Brioche Bun, Fresh Dill and a Wedge of Lemon