Japadog (Robson)
530 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC
Unless you have been living under a rock, the most popular “restaurant” in Vancouver is Japadog, which isn’t a sit-down restaurant at all but a hot dog cart. Giving some twist in the form of Japanese toppings to the regular hot dog, it has appeared in TV shows like Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, which have propelled it to the world. Given its popularity, it was only a matter of time it would open a proper sit down restaurant/front store. After months in the making, Japadog, the store, finally opened…
Japadog “restaurant” located in the 500 block of Robson Street, sharing the same general area as Gyuu Don Ya, Falafel Maison, Kushi Box, Viet Sub and Beard Papa’s. Good eats galore???
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Hot Dog,
Japanese,
Vancouver
Feel free to call me a !@#$%!@#$ teaser bastard. Go ahead, I have really thick skin! 
As mentioned yesterday, DougieDog offers some interesting mix of hot dogs. Kimchi in a hot dog? Guacamole? Oh, wait, we sort had fun about similar ideas in the past, it was matter of a place actually offering it here in Vancouver – something that DougieDog has in a way achieved. However, the question is whether they have one that goes head to head against the #1 dog (pun intended) in hot dog terms in Vancouver: JapaDog. And, yes, they do: Tokyo Dog - Japanese Mayo, Okonomiyaki Sauce, Bonito Flakes, Nori Flakes.. So, here goes it goes, JapaDog Terimayo vs. DougieDog Tokyo Dog!
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Tagged as:
Hot Dog,
Random,
Vancouver
DougieDog
1011 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
Usually, by Sunday night, I have already decided which posts will be up in the upcoming week. In an odd coincidence, on Sunday night, I receive an email regarding the opening of a new hot dog shop – DougieDog – in Granville Entertainment District. The “coincidence” is that this new place is just around the corner of The DogFather Hot Dogs which was scheduled for Tuesday. With Japadog taking already the crown of “best hot dog” in Vancouver, the question is how well will this new kid on the block fare… (For my posts of Japadog, check here, here and here)
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Tagged as:
Downtown,
Hot Dog,
Vancouver
The Dogfather Hot Dogs
700 Nelson Street
Vancouver, BC
So, here we go again. On one night, I was in the Downtown area and was looking for street-like food. In its own way, it sucks that Vancouver does not have the likes I found in NYC, hell, even Panama City has its good share of street food! You can blame the Canadian winter, you can blame the culture (which is odd considering the amount of immigrants), you can blame the politicians. The fact the experiment in Toronto failed does not bode well. That leaves the only hot dog. Yeah, regular hot dog stands vs. Japadog vs other ethnic hot dogs. And, just to check, I went to the location of the new Japadog restaurant but, alas, not open yet. So, I remembered one other hot dog shop not far away: The Dogfather Hot Dogs – obviously a pun of The Godfather…
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Downtown,
Hot Dog,
Vancouver
Aree’s Dawg House
1740 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
I usually try to avoid taking one-off days off because, more often than not, when I go back from that one day, a lot has happened, which translates into having to take some time to catch up. As a result, if I take days off, I take them in a one-week block – if not two weeks block. However, since my work requires me to travel, I have days in-lieu in the case I have to fly on a weekend/late night. After my trip to Scottsdale, I had one such day and, given the opportunity, I tried to go to a place that, otherwise, I normally won’t have an opportunity to. However, by some odd twists of destiny, I had to drive around and ended up getting a hot dog. Was I pissed? You betcha! But, why a hot dog out of all possibilities? Considering all the hype given to Japadog (check here, here and here, not to mention Tandoori Tikka Dog and Mexidog), I wanted to try a “normal” dog. Not any “normal” hot dog, though. Rather, it was the one some periodicals hyped/voted as best hot dogs in Vancouver, even above Japadog: Aree’s Dawg House
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Hot Dog,
Lunch,
Vancouver
Mexidog
1000 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
It was doomed to happen… Two weeks ago, I was reading the Georgia Straight, a local weekly newspaper, and they mentioned a new hot dog stand in town: Mexidog. At this point, I am not sure if I should be surprised anymore, considering the “success” of Japadog (their three locations blogged here, here and here) and the expansion of ethnic type hot dogs – the first one being Tandoori Tikka Dog (blogged here). So, for completeness sake of this blog (Ha!), I thought I should visit them as well…
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Tagged as:
Downtown,
Hot Dog,
Vancouver
Tandoori Tikka Dog
Waterfront Skytrain Station
601 West Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
Thanks to Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, almost everybody has heard about Japadog – I myself have blogged their three locations in Vancouver, here, here and here. Last week, some local news sources wrote articles on the new kid on the block (hot dog-wise): Tandoori Tikka Dog. You can find these articles here (24 Hours Vancouver) and here (The Province). While I am not a news source, it does not mean I can’t eat some dogs so, here I go!
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Tagged as:
Downtown,
Hot Dog,
Indian,
Vancouver
Battle of the Hot Dogs: JapaDog Terimayo vs DougieDog Tokyo Dog
by KimHo on February 7, 2010 under: British Columbia,Comments,Food,Random
Feel free to call me a !@#$%!@#$ teaser bastard. Go ahead, I have really thick skin!
As mentioned yesterday, DougieDog offers some interesting mix of hot dogs. Kimchi in a hot dog? Guacamole? Oh, wait, we sort had fun about similar ideas in the past, it was matter of a place actually offering it here in Vancouver – something that DougieDog has in a way achieved. However, the question is whether they have one that goes head to head against the #1 dog (pun intended) in hot dog terms in Vancouver: JapaDog. And, yes, they do: Tokyo Dog - Japanese Mayo, Okonomiyaki Sauce, Bonito Flakes, Nori Flakes.. So, here goes it goes, JapaDog Terimayo vs. DougieDog Tokyo Dog!
Read more…!
Tagged as: Hot Dog, Random, Vancouver