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Official Ottawa–Gatineau rank #70

Boustan

ByWard Market · 175 Rideau Street

High confidence584 reviewsindependentshawarma on menuOttawa scopecomplete or over expected coverage
The report score7.26out of 10
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The one-line verdict

Reviewers are most positive about overall food quality and consistency; meat is the weakest measured area.

Review-derived scorecard

Where it wins—and slips.

Food quality7.48263 mentions
Meat5.9977 mentions
Sauce6.1841 mentions
Bread & freshness6.1181 mentions
Portion6.6463 mentions
Affordability6.9042 mentions
Value6.6728 mentions
Consistency7.2914 mentions

Thin evidence is smoothed toward the Ottawa–Gatineau-wide average. Mention counts are shown so a 9.0 from two comments never looks like a 9.0 from 200.

Practical info

What we could verify.

Municipality
Ottawa
Subregion
Chain status
independent
Category
shawarma on menu

Prices, hours, delivery and deals have not been independently researched for this market. Only fields that were actually verified are shown — nothing here is estimated.

Evidence & coverage

How much do we actually know?

Downloaded reviews
584
Coverage
complete or over expected
Confidence
High
Last updated
2026-08-04
The Toumometer

Garlic sauce, with unnecessary rigour.

6.87#63 in Ottawa–Gatineau
Mild-mannered garlic

Based on 14 explicit evaluative mentions of toum or garlic sauce. Confidence: Moderate.

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