My wife and I lived in the Middle East for many years and one of the local foods we fell in love with is Zaatar - a mixture of olive oil and spices, spread onto fresh baked flat bread. My wife actually missed it more than me (bordering on obsession…More »
Local Heroes is Ottawa's sports bar. Like many pubs and bars in the city (and crap does Ottawa have a LOT of bars) it has a good selection of beers on tap. Individual pints are big city priced (around $6) but they do have a few pitcher deals you…More »
The Ottawa Sooners are a football team in the Quebec Junior Football League. They play out of Keith Harris stadium on the Carleton University campus - Bronson Avenue and Sunnyside in the south end of Ottawa. There are eight teams in the league - all…More »
There are two kinds of bagels: 1) "bagels" - round shaped bread with a hole in the middle, and 2) bagels - real bagels. Kettleman's is home to real bagels. This place will blow you away the very second you walk in the door. First, the aroma - wood…More »
I discovered Phase 2 last year when I was looking for new duds and not wanting to spend a fortune. I popped by again recently and am relieved to report that it is still the same great store I remember. Phase 2 sells previously owned garments for less…More »
Okay, when I first walked into 10,000 Villages I HATED it. My wife and I have travelled all over the world and everywhere we went, we brought back souvenirs and mementos. And sometimes, those souvenirs were a major inconvenience to carry about. I…More »
One day I was outside a shop on Bank Street, photographing a store. A woman came up to me to ask me what I was doing. I told her about Yelp and we talked for a while about local shopping treasures. She listed a number of places and then said "Oh,…More »
Soul Matters is a new store on Bank and I had trouble finding a category for it on the review tools. It is sort of health related, but it is not a healthcare facility. They are focused on wellness, but in a spiritual/inner self way. My wife and I…More »
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495 Useful, 172 Funny, and 128 Cool
Ottawa, ON
Yelping SinceOctober 2008
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My Favourite MovieCasablanca
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