I'll agree that the food is decent. But as a visitor to Montreal I have to say the opinions must be colored by local charm and history.
They got our order wrong, they took an hour to deliver just a few blocks down, and by the time it got here the pita bread was too wet and falling apart.
How was the food?
Well, the chicken shawarma we ordered did not arrive, so I don't know about that one. The beef was at least solid, although as noted, its pita had disintegrated from sitting around in a steamy bag for an hour. I took one bite of the potatoes and decided that was enough.
Far from the extraordinary cuisine people say it is.. Currently the top review says a good shawarma is hard to find in LA. I don't really get that because the food at Boustan is very similar in recipe and quality to Zankou in California. Zankou has numerous LA locations and their prices are lower despite being in a more expensive city.
I'm going back to my Poutine tour tomorrow.