Mango’s Cafe

Don’t go anywhere else for your shwarma needs. I have, and I have regretted it.

This is the best shawarma restaurant in Ottawa bar none. The grilled potatoes were great and the tabbouleh was fresh.

I got drawn to this place for the fried chicken — I’m always on the lookout for good fried chicken in the city. Loved the fact that they had it ready to go. Got a 2 piece to taste, and a small Mango’s Surprise smoothie. The chicken was great, no too salty, not to greasy. I’ve had better, but his was pretty good. The smoothie — mango purée, berry purée, cantaloupe, honey dew melon, strawberries, pineapple, guava, a splash of honey, mile, and a scoop of ice. To say it was delicious and refreshing would be an understatement.
The place is nicely laid out, with lots of room for large groups.
Service is fast and friendly too.
Next visit I will be trying the shawarma.

Best shawarma in Ottawa, no question! I’m not sure this location can really be considered a café since they don’t serve coffee, tea, or any hot drinks really. Clearly, the clientele are there for the amazing chicken or beef shawarma, their home made garlic sauce and hummus, and delectable roasted garlic potatoes. Their shawarma are reasonably priced (about $ 4 – 5 for a small and $ 6 – 7 for a large) and you won’t be disappointed. A small shawarma and a small garlic potato is all you’ll need for a hearty meal, and you’ll get your money’s worth. If there is one thing they need to improve upon, it’s that local high school kids often come into the store during lunch and after school, around 2:30 — 3:00pm, displacing regular customers, sometimes trashing the place, and generally being rude and disruptive. The staff need to get a handle on these kids and either ask them to quiet down or leave since they’re disturbing the other customers. Other than that, an excellent fast food restaurant!

Their fruit cup is amazing, the ashtah (a sort of cheese curd) really ties the fruit and juices together, and basically creates a more delectable version of a cottage cheese fruit salad. I love Mango’s and really wish they had it in the states. The service is friendly, the food is good, they are overly generous in proportions. What’s not to love? I mean I would KILL to get a shawarma that tasty anywhere near maryland. Actually, I take that back, I wouldn’t kill, but I would definitely do something more than I would do for a klondike bar!

I am literally in love with this place, they have the best shawarma and every time I am in Canada visiting family we go here like twice a day everyday we are there. Every time we walk in the guy behind the counter greets us with «oh! my california girls!» and always makes us feel super welcome and hooks us up because we only get to taste the goodness like once every year. But anyways, they have the best sauce which makes the tri-​tip super flavorful and their turnips are my favorite! Also, their fruit cup is to die for. I always get a mixture of all the fruits, both juices, extra pistachios, and extra of that cheese stuff they have in between. I highly recommend this place for any shawarma lover!

When I lived in the Middle East, I used to eat at this place called Canary — where they made fresh shawarma and served these delicious fruit and honey drinks. Moving back home, I was devastated thinking that I would never again know the wonder that is fresh shawarma. But, thankfully, Ottawa has a HUGE Arab population and there is practically a shawarma place on every corner. Mango’s is located in a strip plaza near Alta Vista and Bank, near that huge Independent Grocery. Walking in the door was like stepping back in time for me. Mmmmmm… They have beef and chicken shawarmas, and with all the fixins — lettuce, tomatoes, those purple pickled veggie (what is that?) and that garlic white sauce. They are having a sale now where you get two shawarma sandwiches for only $ 7.50 — a DEAL! You need to go there now. Think outside the bun… WAAAAY outside the bun.