Boustan
| Boustan | |
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 Restaurant Boustan's original location at Crescent Street at De Maisonneuve Boulevard | |
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  Location within Montreal | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1986 |
| Food type | Lebanese |
| 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 |
| State | Quebec |
| Postal/ZIP Code | H3G 2B8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°29′54″N 73°34′40″W / 45.498205°N 73.577825°W |
| Website | boustan |
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 which was later adopted into Arabic with the same meaning.
History
[edit]Boustan was established in 1986 by Imad Smaidi, popularly known as "Mr. Boustan". Smaidi immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in the 1972,[1] studied engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal and worked for Philips before quitting to run Boustan full-time.[2] It moved several times before settling in its final pre-franchise location, 2020A Crescent Street in downtown Montreal.[1]
Boustan has been frequented by, among others, former Prime Minister of Canada and the now current Prime Minister of Canada.[1] and some of the rosters from the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Alouettes.[2]
Smaidi put the restaurant up for sale in early 2011.[2][1][3] He eventually sold the restaurant to George Hatzimargaritis and Mario Daigneault on March 25, 2012 for an undisclosed sum.[2]
Boustan chain
[edit]In 2014 Boustan opened a second location at 19 Ste Catherine East which serves the same menu as the original location.[4]
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.[4]
In 2016 Boustan opened its fifth location in Laval, Quebec at 1601 Daniel Johnson corner St Martin.[5]
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.[citation needed] In 2021, Boustan opened their first location outside the Greater Montreal area in Lévis.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] In 2023, a location in Oakville Ontario opened on Upper Middle Road in the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Faure, Elizabeth (2011-05-03). "Bye bye Boustans?". Montreal Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d Brownstein, Bill (2012-03-25). "Popular Lebanese eatery changes hands". The Gazette. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Szuper, Victor (2011-02-01). ""Mr. Boustan" looking to sell". McGill Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Hazan, Jeremy (2015-08-12). "Montreal's West Island To Open A Boustan Restaurant On St-Jean Blvd". MTL Blog. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Cipolla, Miranda (2016-02-08). "Montreal Is Opening An All-New Boustan Restaurant In Laval". MTL Blog. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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