The Red Wagon Restaurant

This past week Scott and I traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia so I could attend the American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting, or ASHG 2016. We ate amazing food around every corner, but I will share just a few with you. Our first morning, I took up the recommendation from an old high school acquaintance to visit Red Wagon. It was very much out of the way, but we had a rental car and were very hungry. I ordered Crispy Pork Belly, in an attempt to make up for the sub-par pork belly we had eaten the night before in Whistler. This was delicious! Each of us at the table ordered pork belly, and we were all very satisfied with the crispy exterior and mouthwatering interior. The potatoes were tossed in some sort of cilantro situation that I don't love and would have preferred to be warned about (remember, cilantro is dish-soap).The coffee was spot on and flowing, the rye was delightful, the hollandaise was creamy, and the eggs were perfectly poached.

Crispy Pork Belly - 2 poached eggs, confit pork belly, grilled tomato, salsa verde, hollandaise, homefries and rye toast

Scott went more down his usual route, ordering the Supertrucker. This was an enormous plate of food that he was excited to finish. The pancakes were light and fluffy (although Mildred's are still the ones to beat). The non-traditional breakfast meats were excellent - pulled pork on pancakes, who knew?

Supertrucker - 2 eggs, 2 buttermilk pancakes, pulled pork, crisp pork belly, homefries, and sourdough toast

This restaurant is far out of the downtown core, so it doesn't feel like a tourist spot at all. It had been there forever, and feels like a really authentic diner experience. The service was great and friendly. We lucked out when we got there with no line, but when we left there were no open tables. The coffee and water were constantly full, which is always nice.

Likes: The tone of the place was great, the pork belly was perfection.
Dislikes: How far we drove to find it, and cilantro.
Food: 4.5/5
Service: 5/5
Would I go again?: Yes! If I am ever back in Vancouver I would insist on going back. Everyone else should, too!