Vancouver food trucks

Mr. Shawarma – Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich

May 17, 2021 By therdizzle in Eateries Tags: Mr. Shwarma, Philly cheese steak sandwiches, Vancouver food trucks

Mr. Shawarma has three food trucks in the downtown area and they’ve been around for quite some time. Recently, my hubby and I were perusing Uber Eats on the hunt for something new to try. We came across a new menu item from Mr. Shawarma – the Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich.

They have several different kinds. My hubby opted for the Swiss Mushroom Philly Cheese Steak, while I went for the Havarti Jalapeno Philly Cheese Steak. They are pretty inexpensive at $7 a sandwich.

These are so delicious! They arrived hot and smelled so spectacular. They don’t skimp on the filling – there’s so much savory goodness in there! The buns are really soft and delicate. My only complaint was that it did get messy while I was eating it because of the softness, but it was honestly so worth the messiness! There were also a couple delicious sauces on my buns that complimented everything so well.

I can’t say whether or not this is an authentic Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich as I’ve not yet been to Philadelphia, but I can confirm that these are amazing! Since that day, I ended up going by the food truck to order this again. As I was handed my food, another patron said “wow, what’s that?” while I was ordering and quickly changed his order to match mine. Sir, wherever you are, you’re welcome.

I see many more of these sandwiches in my future.

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Tokyo Katsu-Sand Food Truck

May 11, 2021 By therdizzle in Eateries Tags: food trucks, Tokyo Katshu-Sand, vancouver, Vancouver food trucks

Picnic season is upon us! Tokyo Katsu-Sand makes the most perfect picnic food!

My friend and I were getting together for a socially distanced get together at the park. Tokyo Katsu made picnic prep so easy for us. I just went and picked up the sandwiches and we were ready to go.

Located outside Vancouver City Centre skytrain station, Tokyo Katsu-Sand is the first food truck of it’s kind in Vancouver offering Japanese style Katsu sandwiches.

They offer a variety of menu options such as:

Gyu-Katsu – deep-fried AAA strip loin beef cutlet with gyu-katsu sauce and a wasabi-mixed mayonnaise
Ton-Katsu – deep-fried pork cutlet with shredded cabbage. homemade ton-katsu sauce and mustard-mixed mayonnaise
Ebi-Katsu – deep-fried shrimp cutlet with shredded cabbage, homemade ebi-katsu sauce, homemade tartar sauce and paprika
Chicken-Katsu – deep-fried chicken cutlet with homemade chicken-katsu sauce and mustard mixed mayonnaise
Fish-Katsu – deep fried halibut cutlet with shredded cabbage, homemade tartar sauce, homemade fish-katsu sauce and paprika

Love that this place has so many protein options! We had a chance to try all of the above and they were delicious.

My favorite sandwich was the Fish-Katsu. They serve it with their homemade tartar sauce which I believe is an egg salad variation. The fish chunk is quite generous and coated well with the sauces. Yum! This was my number one.

I also enjoyed the Gyu-Katsu. The beef cutlet in the Gyu-Katsu sandwich just melts in your mouth. It’s obviously a tender quality of meat (star of the show) so they keep this sandwich really simple and don’t include many extra ingredients.

I actually do not eat pork so I can’t vouch for that sandwich, but this was my friends favorite sandwich of the bunch. She said the cutlet was really thick and juicy and the combination of the shredded cabbage, sauces and pork complimented each other quite well. She was also a fan of the Gyu-katsu sandwich.

I just wanted to make note that we ate these over a period of time while we sat and chatted. The ones we ate while they were fresh definitely tasted best. Overall, we had a good experience.