KFC
Hundred of locations in the world
15036 Tukwila International Blvd (Location visited) 
Seattle, WA
One thing nobody can deny is that fast food restaurants have been given a really bad reputation. Do they deserve it? For the most part, yes but, at the same time, it fills a niche… OK, let me try again… For the most part, yes but, at the same time, there is a group that wants/demands their goods. It does not necessarily help when eating at these places are cheaper than cooking a meal at home… And then, we have each of these companies trying to outdo each other, every time offering an even “worst” rendition of one of their dishes. Triple baconator anybody???
Now that obesity is at his height, I am not sure why companies try to compete amongst themselves and, instead, not combat the issue of obesity. I know of people who are fighting an uphill battle and I really admire the fact they have acknowledged it plus the fact they are doing something about it rather than sitting around it. And that brings the topic of today’s post…
In that out-do each other quest, a couple of months ago, KFC unveiled their Double Down sandwich “a sandwich so big they didn’t have space for a bun”. In a nutshell, it is two pieces of grilled or fried chicken breast serving as bun and some cheese/bacon in the middle. While calories-wise isn’t worst than some offerings in the market, from a nutritional perspective, the killer part is their sodium content: one of these sandwiches easily contain the max suggested intake for a whole day!
From a health perspective, I won’t have ordered it myself; however, from a food blogger’s perspective, I knew I should give it a try… But, since it was an US only item, plus the fact I haven’t had a business trip for a while, meant my only chance to eat this was to go down the US. Of course, I could do what Chris did when he created the Canadian, eh? version of it. But, but… Suddenly, I was on my way to the US for my current work project and, huahahahahaha! Double Down!!!!
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Tagged as:
Chain Restaurant,
Chicken,
Fast Food,
Sandwich
Zako’s Deli
500 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
A couple of weeks ago, I had an appointment near Cambie and Broadway and, for good or for bad, it was around 1:00 p.m. Good because that means I got to explore that area of town for lunch; bad because that means I will be somewhat lethargic for that appointment! Now, there are some interesting places but, given I was somewhat limited by time, it had to be something fast. Pizza Slice? No… McD’s or Timmy’s? C’mon, I won’t go out of the way to go there? How about poutine… Wait, didn’t I exceeded my poutine allowance after the poutine pizza from Brado? Well, that is true but, hey, there are times where there will be some sacrifices, hehehe. And what place it is? Zako’s Deli, who was suggested previously by my Quebeçois friend as his poutine place to go – that was, of course, before we went to La Belle Patate.
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Cambie,
Canadian,
Sandwich,
Vancouver
Cinco Estrelas Restaurant
2268 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC
Whenever you see a greasy spoon in Vancouver, chances are it is a regular American type restaurant or a Chinese-Canadian. Don’t ask me why (or how) I ended up with this conclusion… In a wacky way to prove myself wrong, I was in the Kingsway area when I drove past Cinco Estrelas, a greasy spoon which happened to be Portuguese rather than Chinese! Hey, I was hungry so, why not!
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Tagged as:
Pork,
Portuguese,
Salad,
Sandwich,
Vancouver
Pomegranate Lounge
836 Denman Street
Vancouver, BC
6+ years ago, when I moved to Vancouver’s West End, I used to walk around the area a lot. Back then, I didn’t pay too much attention to nearby restaurants, as I was more interested in… Well, just walking around! However, I had to eat and didn’t care where. Hell, I am not ashamed to say that the people in Subway knew me enough to almost starting to call me by name! But, once in a while, I chose to go to actual sit down restaurants and one that caught my attention in those days was Rooster’s Quarters. Why the particular interest? While there weren’t that many izakaya places yet (while there was Guu and Gyoza King, there was no Hapa or Kingyo), it was one of the few non Asian restaurants. Somehow, it seems it was only a matter of time… And, indeed, it closed last year. I was wondering what would replace it and, given all ethnic options, I was quite surprised when Pomegranate opened. It was a tapas-type place but it didn’t have decor or ambiance as the other nearby tapas-like place, including izakaya. So, what then? With that in mind, I went there with PO.
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Downtown,
Sandwich,
Tapas,
Vancouver,
West End
Paul’s Sub Shop
4608 Imperial Street
Burnaby, BC
Ah, finally back to my regular rotation! After my trip from Panama, I came back to an empty fridge – after all, I was out of town for over a week. No (soy) milk, no fruits, no vegetables, no yoghurt, nothing. The following morning, I woke up early and rushed to get some soy milk. However, didn’t get any grocery shopping done, as I still had a lot of things to do and cooking lunch wasn’t the top of the priorities. Instead, running some errands, chores, etc. etc. While running some errands, I was driving around Imperial Street and noticed Paul’s Sub Shop. Now, for some reason, I had a hunch about this place…
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Burnaby,
Lunch,
Sandwich
Huaxi Noodle
2126 – 4500 Kingsway
Crystal Mall
Burnaby, BC
Chong Lee Market Kitchen
3308 E 22nd Avenue
Vancouver, BC
This was supposed to be two short post but I thought, rather than two short posts, how about having a longer one, specially considering these two places shared some things in common? Namely, me needing a meal; however, I wasn’t THAT hungry? OK, that might be an overstatement… Basically, I had a somewhat heavy meal earlier that day and needed a snack/light meal. And based on posts from other fellow bloggers, I thought I should drop by Huaxi Noodle (in Crystal Mall’s food court) and Chong Lee Market…
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Tagged as:
Burnaby,
Chinese,
Food Court,
Noodles,
Sandwich,
Soup,
Vancouver,
Vietnamese
What?! Another McDonald’s post? (previous ones include s’mores pie, breakfast sandwich and Crème Brûlée McFlurry). OK, I am not the biggest McDonald’s fan and, despite all the bashing given to them (at times, me included), unfortunately, it has its place in society. Hell, in Vancouver’s food blogger scene, courtesy of Sherman, we even have a phrase referencing to McDonald’s! (Whenever a restaurant, specially fine dining, serves a meal that leaves you still hungry, it is called a “Filet-o-Fish Meal”, as you would most likely drop by for that sandwich afterwards). Now, whether you like it or not, it does not matter, somebody will (I actually their soft serve are quite interesting). So, why this post? Well, blame Mijune! The other day, she wrote this tweet:
I just drove by a McDonald’s and they have McMini’s!! What are those!? They look like half a burger not a mini burger though!
Not that different from that time where I went to pick up some s’mores pie, I decided to go this time for some McMini!
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Tagged as:
Chain Restaurant,
Chicken,
Fast Food,
Sandwich
