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1. The Works
Despite my wariness of the northern palate, I've found that The Works is simply one of the top burger joints I've ever been to.
The milkshakes are leagues beyond the competition.
(That one line really deserved it's own paragraph).
Their burger selection…More »
2. Hintonburger
Yum!!
Very good burgers and fries! A "Hintonburger" is a 6oz bacon cheeseburger with BBQ sauce ... adding fries and a Coke brings your total to $10 even ... how convenient! This is also a good place to mention that Hintonburger is CASH ONLY.
This…More »
3. Vera's Burger Shack
It's a little hard to spot at first, but it's worth looking for. Tucked away inside The Butchery, they run a pretty good burger stand. For about $12, you get a really good-sized burger, fries, and a soda. To order your burger, there's are pencils…More »
4. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
I came back again for lunch with my coworkers, and was seriously disappointed!
Of myself and four coworkers, they screwed up on three orders! If burger-customization is supposed to be the thing that makes them so great, they cannot afford to screw up…More »
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8/21/2011 First to Review
I've never been to Five Guys outside of the USA, so I thought I'd check it out to see how it matches… Read more »
5. Dick's Drive-In & Dairy-Dip
It's kind of a nice place. The food is pretty average, but good-sized portions. It's also kinda pricey for what you're getting. But the staff was very friendly! I just don't think that there's anything really that would draw me back, especially…More »
6. Baja Burger Shack
Eh...
It's a notch above Harvey's.
Baja is definitely not all it's cracked up to be. The burger was mediocre at best, fries were hot & fresh but just so bland, and the milkshakes (I had to wait extra because mine was forgotten) were nothing special.…More »
7. The Works
Despite the fact that Bank Street is completely torn up, and The Works has a front-row seat to all the roadwork, it is still well worth the trouble to eat at this delicious burger joint.
Though Hintonburger is currently Ottawa's Best Burger in my…More »
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5/7/2011
They've got some good burgers here. Really really tasty. You pick what kind of meat you want… Read more »
8. Johnny Farina Restaurant
This is the best Italian food I've had in Ottawa. Not the best ever (hey, I didn't get my Elite badge for no reason!), but this place had the entire package. Nice atmosphere, great service, and really tasty food. It is definitely on the spendier…More »
9. BeaverTails Pastry
What the heck, I'll give it 5 stars.
It's not a life-changing experience or anything, but just a tasty sugary snack that's an integral part of the whole Ottawa experience. Gotta give props for the local-flavor sorta thing.
It's convenient, in a…More »
10. Blue Cactus Bar and Grill
Ottawa, ON K1N 7A1
Canada
(613) 241-7061
Categories:
Tex-Mex,
Canadian (New),
Lounges
Wandering around ByWard Market, we ended up here because the menu looked ok and there wasn't a super-long wait. The menu has a pretty good variety of standard fare ... but I have to say, I was very impressed by the quality of the ingredients!!…More »
11. Smoke's Poutinerie
After spending two+ months in Canada, I can say that Smoke's has the best poutine I've had yet. But I haven't yet really developed a taste for the Canadian delicacy, and the ones I've tried before have been less-than-mediocre.
Pulled pork poutine…More »
12. Ox Head Restaurant
This is some of the best Vietnamese food in Ottawa. That being said, I didn't feel that they set the bar higher than any place I've been to on the West Coast. The restaurant was clean, casual, and the good-sized portions were reasonably priced.
13. Tom Yam Goong
This restaurant deserves a resounding "meh." Actually, it's not even worth the effort for a "resounding" meh. Just plain old "meh."
They have a lunch combo deal for about $15... kinda pricey for what you get, but I actually wished that I had ordered…More »
14. Green Papaya
I gotta agree with "Archie J" ... this place is pretty awful.
The food is probably average, and the ambiance is not bad, but the service and the price are just *out-of-control bad*.
I ordered one beef dish, and the waitress asked if I wanted chicken or…More »
15. The Mongolian Village Grill
When it comes to Chinese food, Ottawa sets the bar very low. With that disclaimer in mind, this is probably one of the better Asian restaurants in the Ottawa Valley.
The restaurant is very clean and stylish, and the wait staff is friendly and…More »
16. Harvey's Restaurants
"You're road-tripping down the Trans-Canada Highway; you get a hunger on between Milverton and Wawa; where you gonna strap on a feed bag, huh? Harvey's! 'Over 12,000 served!'"
-Canadian pop star Robin Sparkles
The fries are not terrible. The…More »
17. Yangtze
Easiest review ever:
BEST CHINESE FOOD IN OTTAWA.
Done!
The ambiance is well above-average; the food is quite tasty; the service was even decent! I didn't think Ottawa would have anything like West Coast Chinese restaurants -- but this is pretty…More »
18. Yang Sheng Restaurant
I'd say that the food at Yang Sheng is probably better than most Ottawan Chinese. But they are awfully slow and expensive. The dive-like atmosphere is on par with most other Chinese restaurants. Not that there's a lot of tough competition in…More »
19. Crazy Horse
It's a steakhouse with a twist! They serve your steak --uncooked!-- on this super hot lava rock. (It also comes with your choice of sauce and two sides). You slice up your steak and it cooks right on the "stone grill" on your plate. So your steak…More »
20. Baton Rouge
Came here a few times for dinner parties ... I was just hecka glad that I wasn't picking up the bill!
Anyway, this place seems all about excess. Living large. When you want to taste the "good life," this is where to go. Large portions of steak,…More »
21. O'Connor's Irish Pub
Pretty nice restaurant! Food was good, service was good, ambiance was good!
Go for the "Dinner & A Movie" special!! It's $18 for any menu item and a movie ticket (menu items are almost all ~$10, movie tickets are $12.75). If you want to see a…More »
22. New York Fries
They're just a small fry-stand with a confusing name. They serve several poutine varieties, and hot dogs, too. It's not bad, but not great, either. No great value, either, but on par for mall prices.
But really, they aren't located in New York, or…More »
23. The Keg
This is definitely one of the best steakhouses in Ottawa. Probably one of the best restaurants, just in general! That being said, I didn't think it was anything super-memorable, and I've definitely had more amazing steak elsewhere. But that's…More »
24. Queues De Castor
A Canadian specialty, these yummy pastries are definitely worth trying! They're made fresh and delicious, with many different combinations of toppings! Each one costs around $5, but they are big enough to share if you like. (and no, they are not…More »
25. Fat Tuesday's New Orleans Experience
The plan was to come here for dinner, but in retrospect, dinner may have been the least exciting part of coming here!
Why? The drinks and the music! (well, and the food was good, but the small portions were relatively forgettable compared to the…More »
26. Jack Astor's Bar & Grill
Nothing really sensational about this place, but it was one of my go-to lunch spots with my coworkers. Not as expensive as Crazy Horse next door, not as boring as Subway and Quizno's, etc, - just good food and great variety!
Seriously, there's…More »
27. St Louis Bar & Grill
One of the better restaurants on Elgin Street, I'd have to say. They've got a great outdoor seating area, and some decent (if not slightly bland) BBQ. All-in-all, a great place to hang out, eat, drink, and chat with a group of friends.
Seriously…More »
28. The Lieutenant's Pump
Despite the very weird name, I liked this place -- it's probably one of the best bars in Ottawa to wet your whistle. In my mind, for some reason, this is like a really popular Ottawa-version of "Cheers"
29. Canal Ritz Restaurant
The Canal Ritz was nice, but it was a bit disappointing. Not that it was bad in any way, but the three other Yelp reviews led me to believe that this was a classy Italian restaurant, when it was a rather standard, touristy restaurant. Which was…More »
30. Hockey Sushi
Really, Canada!?!? Can you be any more stereotypical, eh?? Everything has got to be aboot hockey, eh? Even sushi!?! Yep!!
Ok, serious review time:
Besides the fact that this restaurant is in Canada, the Land of Hockey, there's nothing really…More »
31. Mangia Restaurant
Mangia is one of the fewer Italian restaurants in Byward Market, and it's got one of the best locations, too. There's a nice patio out front, but the ambiance inside is just great! The service was good, and met all expectations.
It's also not…More »
32. Pub Italia
Pub Italia is an interesting blend of Irish and Italian. They've got a some pizzas and pastas, and a good-sized beer menu in the book on your table labeled "Beer Bible." It's actually one of the most popular places on Preston Street. It's an…More »
33. Colonnade Pizza
Despite all the reviews that have been raving about this place, I completely disagreed that this is "Ottawa's Best Pizza" ... but then I thought about it a little more, and I couldn't name a better pizza place in Ottawa. How sad is that!?!?
The pizza…More »
34. Le Fripon Restaurant
Le Fripon is an all-around middling choice. It was starting to rain in Old Montreal, and there was a cute hostess here, so we decided it was time to stop for lunch.
The food was average... they had a wide variety of menu choices, but no real…More »
35. The Royal Oak
It's typical pub food. Come here for the drinks, not for the food. I went here for lunch with my coworkers, and no one was impressed. But it wasn't really that bad, either. It's a nice place to hang out and enjoy a few drinks with friends or…More »
36. Quizno's Subs
It's a Quizno's, just like most others. Maybe a little bigger than average, but they get pretty busy at lunch time, so it balances out. The sandwiches are decent, but they have very little competition in Kanata.
(I'm a sucker for these 1st-to-review…More »
37. Subway
It's a Subway just like all the rest! But this one gets *a lot* of business from nearby office workers on their lunch breaks. So if you are going between Mon-Fri between 11:30-12:30, expect a line.
38. Subway Sandwiches & Salads
Yup, it's a Subway, alright! Just like pretty much every other Subway out there. The parking lot is kinda tight, but there are still plenty of spaces to be had. I got my nifty new Subway card from this location! For every dollar you spend, you…More »
39. Salang Kabob House
I ate here for lunch with my coworkers - apparently, this is the best kabob in Ottawa! I couldn't be sure, since this was my first experience with Afghan food.
We walked in to an empty restaurant, went up to the counter to order, and sat down at a…More »
40. Scores Rotisserie
Ottawa, ON K2T 1G7
Canada
(613) 599-8100
Categories:
Barbeque,
Canadian (Traditional)
This is like the Canadian version of Marie Callender's or Sizzler... big salad bar and lots of old people.
Even if you aren't an AARP member (would that be CARP in Canada?), it's not a bad place if you like soup and salad bars. Unfortunately, I'm…More »
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