OT: Ottawa food thread!
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Big bone bbq on Eagleson is good, not great but their smoked wings are fantastic and the prices are quite good.
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Meatings is quite good. My sister in law hired them to cater a pig roast a few years back. It was great.
Some others of my favourites
Sansotei Ramen
Light of India
Anthony’s pizza
Farinella pizza
I’ll second the North and Navy vote
Whalesbone (the one on Bank not the one on Elgin)
I loved Bar Laurel. Too bad it’s gone.
Seconding Light of India, Farinella and Whalesbone. Have been to North and Navy but a while ago and can't remember much honestly. Will have to check out the others, as I don't know them.
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Romeos on Merivale Road is a great place for donnairs with garlic sauce. I think most of their food is good, but the donnairs are really tasty.
Speaking of which, what's the consensus on best shawarma (or donair, or gyro)? Shawarma Palace? The one on Rideau? Carling?
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It used to be really good. Then it changed ownership sometime around the turn of the century, I think. Turned into a pale comparison of what it used to be.
Assen na yo.
I was eating there 35 years ago and they were know for Donair as well but their sweet sauce was killer.
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For Italian;
supply and demand
North and navy
Cantina Gia
for pizza:
Pizza Nerds
Heartbreaker’s
Anthony’s Pizza
for Indian:
Thali
Coconut lagoon whenever they reopen
Host India was surprisingly good, very big portions too
for Asian:
sidedoor
Maht Korean restaurant
The Belmont do good wontons, not sure if they’re still on the menu
supply and demand
North and navy
Cantina Gia
for pizza:
Pizza Nerds
Heartbreaker’s
Anthony’s Pizza
for Indian:
Thali
Coconut lagoon whenever they reopen
Host India was surprisingly good, very big portions too
for Asian:
sidedoor
Maht Korean restaurant
The Belmont do good wontons, not sure if they’re still on the menu
For Italian;
supply and demand
North and navy
Cantina Gia
for pizza:
Pizza Nerds
Heartbreaker’s
Anthony’s Pizza
for Indian:
Thali
Coconut lagoon whenever they reopen
Host India was surprisingly good, very big portions too
for other stuff:
sidedoor
Maht Korean Restaurant
The Belmont
Fairouz
the best meals I’ve had were at (in this order):
1. North and Navy
2. Fairouz
3. Cantina Gia
4. Thali
gia and North and navy do pasta from scratch, bake their own bread. Afaik literally everything on their menus is from scratch, even their breadcrumbs and shit. Most of the butchering of their meats happens in house, North and navy cures their own meats as well and are one of like two restaurants in Ontario that actually bothered to get certified to do so. Good wine selections at both places.
Fairouz cook their rice to order, they don’t make it in advance and just heat it up like most places. They also fry their pita breads to order too.
Thali are led by the same owner as coconut lagoon, I had their takeout for a Valentine’s Day during lockdown and it blew me away. Absolutely incredible stuff. Takeout had no right to be that good.
also; most, not all, but most of the restaurants in little Italy are dog shit.
supply and demand
North and navy
Cantina Gia
for pizza:
Pizza Nerds
Heartbreaker’s
Anthony’s Pizza
for Indian:
Thali
Coconut lagoon whenever they reopen
Host India was surprisingly good, very big portions too
for other stuff:
sidedoor
Maht Korean Restaurant
The Belmont
Fairouz
the best meals I’ve had were at (in this order):
1. North and Navy
2. Fairouz
3. Cantina Gia
4. Thali
gia and North and navy do pasta from scratch, bake their own bread. Afaik literally everything on their menus is from scratch, even their breadcrumbs and shit. Most of the butchering of their meats happens in house, North and navy cures their own meats as well and are one of like two restaurants in Ontario that actually bothered to get certified to do so. Good wine selections at both places.
Fairouz cook their rice to order, they don’t make it in advance and just heat it up like most places. They also fry their pita breads to order too.
Thali are led by the same owner as coconut lagoon, I had their takeout for a Valentine’s Day during lockdown and it blew me away. Absolutely incredible stuff. Takeout had no right to be that good.
also; most, not all, but most of the restaurants in little Italy are dog shit.
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I think Da Santino's is closed now, but that was my regular stop for the Italian cravings. Napoli's is worth a few return trips too. Pinelopi's is about the only thing that can get me to go to barrhaven, their arancini is awesome. Cosmo's souvlaki doesn't look like much from the outside, but, f*** is it good.
Random Indian food vote for Blue Diamond's in Richmond. The family that owns it are amazing people too.
Shawarma palace on Rideau gets my vote. When I first met the wife she lived like 50 steps away, I'm not sure if it was harder on the wallet or the body. In the west end Classic Shawarma on carp rd. is probably my fave.
Random Indian food vote for Blue Diamond's in Richmond. The family that owns it are amazing people too.
Shawarma palace on Rideau gets my vote. When I first met the wife she lived like 50 steps away, I'm not sure if it was harder on the wallet or the body. In the west end Classic Shawarma on carp rd. is probably my fave.
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I miss parking at the school on Elgin and Gilmour, putting our name on the waiting list at El Camino, grabbing a pint or two at Manx or Lieutenant's Pump, then eating a bajillion fish tacos with pineapple jalapeno sauce.
Ten Fish and Table Sodam on Bank are also some of my favorites.
Ten Fish and Table Sodam on Bank are also some of my favorites.
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Pizza: Heartbreakers and OG Colonnade on Metcalfe/Gilmour (heard it's gone downhill though)
Indian: Light of India (I order 75% of my takeout from here) and East India Company
Tacos: El Camino and OCCO (Orleans location, not downtown, makes all the difference)
Shawarma: Palace (on Rideau, the other locations are trash by comparison) and Maroush (Gatineau)
Not sure where to categorize it, but The Belmont was probably the most surprising meal I've had in Ottawa. Went with an array of stuff and it was all amazing. The trini doubles were one of the best things thing I've ever eaten. Haven't had anything comparable before or since.
EDIT: Best fries/poutine is Fritomania and I will absolutely die on this hill.
Indian: Light of India (I order 75% of my takeout from here) and East India Company
Tacos: El Camino and OCCO (Orleans location, not downtown, makes all the difference)
Shawarma: Palace (on Rideau, the other locations are trash by comparison) and Maroush (Gatineau)
Not sure where to categorize it, but The Belmont was probably the most surprising meal I've had in Ottawa. Went with an array of stuff and it was all amazing. The trini doubles were one of the best things thing I've ever eaten. Haven't had anything comparable before or since.
EDIT: Best fries/poutine is Fritomania and I will absolutely die on this hill.
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For all of those who recommended Light of India: what do you usually order there? I like their tandoori chicken, and I've had a couple of curries, but haven't ventured into other things much.
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Butter chicken, side of basmati rice, samosas (order comes with 2) and a garlic naan is the go to for me. Could easily feed two, but in my house it...does not.
I like the tandoori chicken as well and the onion bhajis are my girlfriends fave. I wouldn't recommend the vindaloo as an every time thing because it lit me up pretty good, but I'd say it's worth the trade off every once in a while. I can vouch for the biryani as well even though it doesn't make the rotation all that often.
