Mr. Sub versus Mr. Sushi

Mr. Sub
(604) 683-6152
Address: 781 Davie Street (map)

Mr. Sushi
(604) 683-6750 – free delivery in 2km radius
Address: 775 Davie Street (map)

Mr. Sub versus Mr. Sushi
a Showdown

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver writer

The time has come to answer the question that has burned in the souls and minds of Vancouverites for ages: What is better, Mr. Sub or Mr. Sushi? This question, nay, this conundrum has bothered me for nearly three years now, since the day I first wandered across the intersection of Howe and Davie and witnessed this bewildering confluence of prefixes. So many questions raced through my head…Had fate merely waved her ugly wand and placed these two independent yet formidable culinary giants right next to each other? Or were these two restaurants run by some sort of shadow organization (like the Pentavirate), banking on the notion that anyone happening by this intersection would certainly want either a sandwich or sushi?

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Today in food science news, The National Lampoon tackled the age old question: food or girls. Video is embedded after the break.

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Duffin’s Doughnuts
(604) 879-5551 - Main St
(604) 325-5544 - Knight St
Address: 4898 Main St & 1391 E 41st (map)

Hot Torta Subs
a Quick Bite

By Daniel Fishman
Eat Vancouver writer

I can’t count the number of times I have passed by a sign advertising “Hot Torta Subs” and been violently intrigued, but it is definitely more than three. After the Chairman and I discovered that Au Petit Café has selected Wednesday as their random day to be closed, thus disqualifying themselves from the Great Pho-down, it seemed like the best way to salvage our trip to Main St. was to check out this mysterious Torta at Duffin’s Donuts.

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Fetch Hotdog Stand
Address: The NW corner of Water and Abbott St, Gastown (map)
Partial menu

Hours:
Approximately 11:30am – 3pm on most reasonably nice days

Quite Fetching
a quick bite

By Jason Chin
Eat Vancouver editor

As the search for the best pho in Vancouver ends with something of a whimper, Dan and I have been pondering over what iconic dish to throw down next. It is tournament season, after all. We’ve tossed around ideas like hamburgers, dim sum, and butter chicken, but we’ve had trouble getting enthusiastic about any of them. Although it doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, one idea that we’ve played with is a hotdog down. That idea ended a few days ago when I tried Fetch hotdog stand in Gastown, because I believe I’m ready to invoke the mercy rule.

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Best Hotdogs in Town
Various locations around Vancouver

Hours:
hard to tell

Doggy Style

By Michael Chin
A special to EatVancouver.net
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

* (of four stars)

When I think about this little hot dog stand in Vancouver, my memories turn black and white. I am Fred Astaire. From across a crowded street I see the hot dog stand and it stands out like a vivacious Ginger Rogers. A sign reading “Best Hot Dogs in Town/Or Money Back” beckons me over. With extreme confidence in the impossibility of such words I hover over. There I tackle it, where this juicy dog and I have our sweet Texas two step.

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Steamrollers
Various locations
Homepage

Hours:
Vary by location

A Steamrolled Burrito Gathers No Flavor

By Dan Fishman
A special to Eat Vancouver
Tuesday, September 20, 2005

no stars (of four stars)

I went to Steamrollers’ Robson St. location on a hot, sunny Vancouver evening after an afternoon of shopping. Steamrollers claims to cook all their food using steam, which supposedly “prevents shrinkage, locks in moisture and nutrients and tastes great!” I had heard good things about Steamrollers in the past, and I was on the mood for a burrito, so I suggested to the Oakman that we check it out. He agreed.

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