| Boustan | |
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Restaurant Boustan's original location at Crescent Street at De Maisonneuve Boulevard
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1986 |
| Owner(s) | Karim Saab |
| 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 / 45.498205; -73.577825 |
| Website | boustan |
Boustan is a Lebanese-Canadian fast food restaurant chain in Montreal, Quebec. It was established in 1986.
Boustan is the Arabic word for orchard.[1]
Karim Saab became the full-time owner of the restaurant, after being a silent partner.[1] Karim immigrated to Canada from Lebanon in 2010,[1] studied engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal and worked for Philips before having to quit to run Boustan full-time.[1]
The restaurant moved several times before settling in its current location, 2020A Crescent Streetindowntown 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]
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.[2][1][3] He eventually sold the restaurant to George Hatzimargaritis and Mario Daigneault on March 25, 2012 for an undisclosed sum.[2]
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. It has become a fast growing franchise expecting more new locations.
In 2021, Boustan opened their first location outside the Greater Montreal area in Lévis.
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.
In 2023, a location in Oakville Ontario opened on Upper Middle Road in the Upper Oakville Shopping Centre.
