So whenever it was that I read that Oddburger was coming to Vancouver, probably 2 years ago, I immediately downloaded the Oddburger app and have sat with my thumbs at the ready ever since. I had reached the point of, "I can't wait any longer", and was planning for Mharie and me to park, walk onto the ferry and go to Victoria for the day to scope out the Oddburger location there. Thanks to the fact that the Vancouver restaurant has heroically opened just now, I have saved $160 in transit costs (not that we don't love the occasional trip to Victoria just for the sake of being on the ferry and being in Victoria)! Oddburger serves vegan fast food and is a chain across Canada.
Being a little overexcited, we arrived at exactly noon on Saturday (soft opening hours) and it turned out to be a good thing as they got very busy very fast. Upon arriving, we placed our order at one of the 2 kiosks (I needed a little guidance as I wanted my burger as advertised but didn't realize that you still have to work your way through many of the options on the screen (senior moment)).
Our first-day mission was to explore the all-day breakfast menu (they will be opening earlier at some point) which started with a Maple Crunch There are all kinds of options here including protein (we chose sausage), bun (we chose whole wheat muffin), black salt or no black salt (for the eggy flavour) and more or less of anything. This was a great sandwich! The maple flavour was there and the tofu was subtly eggy. It was an excellent muffin with melty cheese. All you could want without the cruelty! The regular breakfast sandwich is $5.99 here compared to an EggMcMuffin being $5.50 at McDonalds (so I am told). We are off to a great start!
Next up was the Venedict (sounds like Benedict...get it?) We chose the white muffin this time (I will always go whole wheat in the future but this was good for a white English muffin), a tofu egg with more black salt, salty ham and a creamy sauce. It was a slippery thing but very tasty. I would order it again.
The Hash Browns were exactly what you would expect. You can order anything here as a combo, but I didn't do that for some reason. 
I know it's weird to order a Strawberry Milkshake for breakfast, but this was a strategic move calculated to help us through a wide swath of the menu in two visits! Great milkshake! Not so thick that you can't get it through the straw but thick enough. Not shockingly sweet but just right!
Smokey Pulled Jackfruit Tater Tot Poutine is also not your typical breakfast food although it certainly should be! The smokey jackfruit is a winner here. You would never actually mistake it for the usual pork thing and in my opinion, it is better by far. Lighter (you can't feel your arteries hardening) but still substantial. Lots of crispy tots, gravy and cheese and you have a messy and delicious side or snack.
Speaking of two visits, I am breaking our initial investigation of Oddburger into two posts. Even though I know you guys only look at the pictures, I don't want to drone on for too long. So consider this the breakfast post and the next will be lunch. To summarize, we are loving Oddburger already. The menu is extensive with something for everyone and many options and combos. I spoke a couple of times with Steven (sorry if it's ph) who, with his brother James, has worked for 3 full years to get this thing going. Thank you, brothers.
And thank you for being vegan! If I had learned that this place was opened just by a couple of sharp businessmen, I would have been happy enough, but knowing that they have plant-based skin in the game makes it somehow more of a victory!
Food 5 out of 5
Vegan Options 5 out of 5
Comfort 4 out of 5
Service 4 1/2 out of 5
Value 5 out of 5
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