breakfast blogger

I had the distinct pleasure of winning an all expenses paid trip to go to Vancouver to see the Canucks embarrass themselves on the ice not long ago. (We even left early, it was just too painful to watch!).

Now being in such a big city also gave me the chance to visit some new eateries!. Now my partner in breakfast had lived for a spell in downtown Vancouver and could not stop raving about a little place on Granville called the Ouisi Bistro. Really. Could not stop. From the time I had met him, he had spoken fondly, almost obsessively about the Ouisi (which when he said it, I thought he was calling it the Wheezy Bistro, it was later that I learned it was Oui-Si).There seemed no other option but to allow him to share with me that important part of his life.
We were lucky enough to catch some truly fantastic sunny winter weather while we were down there and even parked a little ways off to get some fresh air before breakfast.

I’m glad we worked up an appetite, the food was amazing. I had been told over and over again that The Ouisi was amazing and I was not disappointed.

It was just a little place tucked between an antiques shop and a large clothing store, but the deliciousness was not indicative of the size. Inside was like a small jazz club with a Cajun feel to it. The atmosphere was dim lit with a lot of the lighting being used to highlight the bright jazz-style art work on the walls. I particularly enjoyed the selection of hot sauces on the table. There seemed to be a different selection for each table.

The menu was totally unique from anything I have seen before. It took ages to choose something, and it all looked fantastic. See links for a better view of the menu and price lists.

I eventually settled on the Hash It Out which consisted of chorizo sausage, potatoes & creole sauce, two poached eggs and toast. I had no clue what creole sauce was, so I asked. It’s a Cajun tomato sauce, with spices, peppers and onion that they serve over their chunky home style potatoes. Let me tell you! Hash browns will NEVER AGAIN be complete for me with out a healthy spooning on creole sauce over top of them! It was BY FAR the single most exciting breakfast experience of my life (so far). I never knew breakfast potatoes could be soooooo good.

My hunky man opted for an old favorite of his, the Cowboy Breakfast: Two eggs, red beans, bacon, sausage, potatoes and toast. Because he is a wild crazy guy, he switched out the regular sausage for the chorizo.

EXTREME BEAN CLOSE-UP!!!

The pictures really don’t do our meal justice, but we were getting the hairy eyeball from some of the other patrons so i took what I could get without becoming too much a pain in the butt. I must say, the this was probably the best breakfast I have ever eaten. It was unique, flavorful, delicious and satisfied all senses. It’s only a shame that I will have to travel 400km to enjoy it again!

Burp!

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