Downtown Street Vendors: The Re-Up BBQ

The Re-Up BBQ - Corner of Georgia and Hornby St.



This is one of the many street vendors that have been popping up in downtown Vancouver. A refreshing change from the regular hotdog stands. This stand serves pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw. Every day around noon time you will see a lineup of around 10 plus people. We decided one day to find out why this was so popular.


The pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw costs $6., with HST this comes to $6.75. Although not cheap by street vendor standards, they make up for it with a generous serving of pulled pork. The pork is chunky and infused with the spiciness of paprika.

Apparently the barbecue sauce and coleslaw is vegan, ironically this sandwich is nothing but meaty. We love the addition of the coleslaw for texture.

Our Verdict:

• Location: Prime location beside the art gallery
  
• Price: Slightly expensive. For the same price we could get 2 Vietnamese subs
  
• Flavor : Nice change from the regular hotdog stands, but lacks variety. They only have 1 style of the pulled pork sandwich. With more variety this will definitely become a downtown staple, especially for the meat lovers out there.
  

Sonora Room Restaurant

Sonora Room Restaurant, located at Burrowing Owl winery, Oliver, BC


Part of the menu at Sonora Restaurant. We arrived here on a sunny weekend afternoon.



Charcuterie Plate : House made terrines, and breads with a mustard sauce. Everything is made in house. I loved the duck and pistachio terrine


Creamy corn and potato soup. Deliciously creamy and warm, I just wish there was more.


House made corned beef brisket sandwich with house greens. I don't know if we were hungry or what, but this lightly flavored brisket with tomatoes was delicious on the warm house made ciabatta bread.

Our Verdict:

• Location: Prime Location. Only 1 winery with a restaurant in the nearby area.
  
• Price: Expensive. The dinner menu is even more pricey, luckily we were there during lunchtime. We enjoyed the 5 star view and food for a 4 star price.
  
• The sandwich was a reasonable portion, however the soup was a bit small.
  
• This restaurant is excellent to come sample their vintage wines, unfortunately by the time we got here, we had done too many wine tastings already.