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The Return to Duffin's Donuts, Vancouver

What can I say? A short stop over in Vancouver led to a lot of scheduled eats to hit up all the key sushi, ramen, dim sum consumption possibly in 48 hours, but one unscheduled visit led me back to Duffin's Donuts. Lacking options in the downtown core, we actually took a cab to Duffin's to maw down a couple pieces of spicy fried chicken before getting into a chicken banh mi sub. The buns are super fresh and soft, and the carrot to the rest ratio is out of control. The woman behind the counter said it was her favorite, and I can see why. My dining companion ate everything, and I only manged to eat half a sub after the chicken appetizer, which was originally meant as a snack for later. That chicken never lasts for later. Like other sandwiches I have loved , the thin wrapping paper is somehow essential to my overall enjoyment of its contents.

Carne Azada, Duffin's Donuts, Vancouver

My first venture to Duffin's will only lead towards a downward spiral. So much more than just a donut shop, Duffin's has possibly everything I could ever want at any time of day, and that's great, because they are open 24 hours. So whether I want a donut, or fried chicken, or any kind of sandwich I can think of, one only needs to go to Duffin's. Coming from the North Shore after an extended dog walk/hike with someone who had a car, our mission was actually to get a donut, but as soon as we stepped foot in we were ordering almost everything else. Not ordering fried chicken was hard, so I ate a jelly donut while I waited for my carne azada sandwich, the first on an extensive menu list. As slices of flank steak with a lot of salad, the sandwich was actually pretty damn tasty on a chewy little bun, all for a fiver.