The Real OJ

Original Joe's

109 - 8th Ave SW

www.originaljoes.ca

I meet up with some of the old Coop crew (Cole, Denny, Gina and Kathy) last week for lunch at Orginal Joe's on Stephen Avenue. We've all moved on to bigger and better things now but it was good to catch up and reminisce on the good and simple times. Special thanks to Kathy for taking the time to organize the event!

On a dare by Denny, I ordered the double dog. I've had pig head. What's a couple of hot dogs? Two pepperoni sticks... I mean charbroiled european wieners, were stuffed into a toasted baguette. To make it a little more interesting, I ordered it with cheddar cheese and bacon for an extra ninety nine cents each. Arteries clogged up. The life of a food blogger I guess. Who wants to read posts on garden salads? I can't say that it was super tasty. I used to be a huge fan of Original Joe's but this outing was pretty mediocre. Fairly average in terms of taste. My double dog, like the other burgers and sandwiches, came with two sides. I ordered fries and a caesar salad which remained mostly untouched the whole time. Not because it wasn't tasty but due to the lack of time since we waited over 45 minutes for our food to arrive. It was pretty ridiculous since it wasn't even THAT busy. 

The scores:
Atmosphere: 6 out of 10. The venue did not stand out.
Food: 6 out of 10. Mediocre food. 
Service: 3 out of 10. Food took forever. Not the first time. 
Price: 7 out of 10. Decent prices though. Comes with two sides. 
Presentation: 5 out of 10. Appears to be slapped together. Typical of pub fare. 
Overall: 6 out of 10. Fairly average. It certainly helps to be with awesome company though! 

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The Yodelling Sausage
Stephen Avenue

For those who have not been to The Yodelling Sausage, you have not lived. The rolling sausage grill is located on Stephen Avenue somewhere between centre street and 3rd street (I think the guy moves around). It's usually accompanied by a lineup that stretches around the block. But it's that good! The bratwurst is ingeniously stuffed into a fresh baguette via a hole that is poked into one end of the bun to keep all the delicious condiments inside. I had the curry wurst which was the regular wurst with curry ketchup. The outside of the bun was a little crispy while the inside was soft and soaked with the delicious tangy curry ketchup. So good. And best of all, it was less than 5 dollars. Woot!