Japadog

Christmas day found us looking for a place to eat. We had originally thought we'd have Chinese, but our little neighborhood Sichuan restaurant wasn't open. Really? A Chinese restaurant not open on Christmas? I've never heard of such a thing. In any event, in looking for alternatives, we discovered Japadog. I'd seen Japadog carts  scattered about downtown, but as it was a rather cool, damp day, we didn't want to eat on the street. They did recently open an actual restaurant, with tables and everything. Luckily, we found a spot in this tiny establishment.

We drove today as we were also headed to Stanley Park for a stroll. This is the view of downtown from the top of Cambie near Broadway.

 Well I must say, this was unusual fare, but quite tasty. I had the Negimiso (9 o'clock), a veggie dog with miso sauce and shredded cabbage. I also had the butter and shoyu fries.

Proceeding clockwise:

Alex had the Spicy Cheese Terimayo. This dog contains three types of cheese with a hint of spiciness in the sausage. All that topped with teriyaki sauce, mayo and seaweed. He also had the curry fries.

Patty had the Oroshi, a bratwurst with freshly grated daikon with a special soya sauce. She also had (off camera) the shichimi & garlic fries with roasted garlic with Nanami Togarashi spice (hot pepper). 

Trisha had the Meat Lovers, basically a home made meat sauce and topped with cheese. Trish also had the shichimi & garlic fries.

These are the Japanese-Canadian owners of Japadog (don't know their names). Here's a link to their story.

After lunch we headed for Stanley Park to walk the dogs off.

This is what we did there.

This is a seal Patty keenly spotted.

Alex and Trish enjoying the day's five minutes of sunlight (slight exaggeration).

Patricia hugs Patricia, and vice-versa I'm sure.

Alex, shooting in the late afternoon sun. Actually, the sun has been setting around 4:15.

The End.