Boustan
{{other uses|Bostan (disambiguation)}}
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| established = 1986
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| current-owner = Karim Saab
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| food-type = Lebanese
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| street-address = 2020A Crescent Street, 19 Sainte Catherine Street East, 8000 Henri Bourassa Boulevard East, 1601 Daniel Johnson Boulevard, 3980 Saint Jean Boulevard
| city = Montreal
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| state = Quebec
| postcode = H3G 2B8
| country = Canada
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Boustan is a Lebanese-Canadian fast food restaurant chain in Montreal, Quebec. It was established in 1986.
Boustan is a persian word for garden or park.
History
Karim Saab became the full-time owner of the restaurant, after being a silent partner.{{cite web|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/03/03/bye-bye-boustan/|title=Bye bye Boustans?|last=Faure|first=Elizabeth|date=2011-05-03|publisher=Montreal Mirror|accessdate=26 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305061900/http://www.montrealmirror.com/wp/2011/03/03/bye-bye-boustan/|archivedate=5 March 2011}} Karim immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in 2010, studied engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal and worked for Philips before having to quit to run Boustan full-time.
The restaurant moved several times before settling in its current location, 2020A Crescent Street in downtown Montreal.
Boustan has been frequented by, among others, former Prime Minister of Canada and the now current Prime Minister of Canada.
and some of the rosters from the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Alouettes.{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/life/Popular+Lebanese+eatery+changes+hands/6356953/story.html |title=Popular Lebanese eatery changes hands |last=Brownstein |first=Bill |date=2012-03-25 |work=The Gazette |publisher=Postmedia Network |accessdate=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328233803/http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Popular%2BLebanese%2Beatery%2Bchanges%2Bhands/6356953/story.html |archivedate=28 March 2012 }}
Karim Saab, due to his popularly, was called "Mr. Boustan" instead of his real name. Smaidi put the restaurant up for sale in early 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcgilltribune.com/features/mr-boustan-looking-to-sell-1.1951434#.T2_wK9WneSo|title="Mr. Boustan" looking to sell|last=Szuper|first=Victor|date=2011-02-01|publisher=McGill Tribune|accessdate=26 March 2012}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He eventually sold the restaurant to George Hatzimargaritis and Mario Daigneault on March 25, 2012 for an undisclosed sum.
Boustan chain
In 2014 Boustan opened a second location at 19 Ste Catherine East which serves the same menu as the original location.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtlblog.com/2015/08/montreals-west-island-to-open-a-boustan-restaurant-on-st-jean-blvd/|title=Montreal's West Island To Open A Boustan Restaurant On St-Jean Blvd|last=Hazan|first=Jeremy|date=2015-08-12|publisher=MTL Blog|accessdate=19 February 2016}}
In 2015 Boustan opened further locations in Anjou/Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (RDP) at 8000 Henri-Bourassa East and in Dollard-des-Ormeaux at 3980 boul St Jean which also serves the same menu as the original location.
In 2016 Boustan opened its fifth location in Laval, Quebec at 1601 Daniel Johnson corner St Martin.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtlblog.com/2016/02/montreal-is-opening-an-all-new-boustan-restaurant-in-laval/|title=Montreal Is Opening An All-New Boustan Restaurant In Laval|last=Cipolla|first=Miranda|date=2016-02-08|publisher=MTL Blog|accessdate=19 February 2016}}
In 2017 Boustan opened locations in Verdun, NDG, Rosemont, Côte-des-Neiges, Kirkland, St-Henri, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, St Leonard and Blainville. In 2019 they opened a location in Vaudreuil-Dorion.{{fact|date=September 2024}} In 2021, Boustan opened their first location outside the Greater Montreal area in Lévis.{{fact|date=September 2024}} As of March 2022, a location in Ottawa on Rideau street and in Scarborough Ontario would be the first locations opened outside of Quebec bringing the franchises to a total of 41 locations.{{fact|date=September 2024}} In 2023, a location in Oakville Ontario opened on Upper Middle Road in the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre.{{fact|date=September 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons cat|Boustan Restaurant (Crescent Street)}}
- [http://www.boustan.ca/ BOUSTAN - Lebanese Restaurant]
Category:1986 establishments in Quebec
Category:Lebanese-Canadian culture
Category:Middle Eastern-Canadian culture in Quebec
Category:Restaurants established in 1986