Amir Restaurant

Hey! The food is great and there is a lot of it. You need to watch your money with the cashier though. The one cashier gave back really incorrect change on a $ 20 Canadian note. Knowing that people are either drunk or tourists, must be too tempting for this place to not try this trick.
I got the combo meal for $ 12 CD and it was very delicious and good.

I was starving and it was late, so I decided to go for it. I ordered the shawarma plate and it was packed with potato salad, rice, veggies, steak, and one piece of pita bread. The beef was so so dry and partially burnt, I had to eat lots of rice and potatoes with it to kill the taste. It’s one of those times when I wish I had done research instead of just walking into a random place to eat.
They offer wifi here, which works great. Besides that, I would skip this restaurant.

Gave my order to someone else — heard MTL shwarma was delicious — may be so but not from here — total garbage

I wanted a gyro and this place was a block from our hotel. We got one chicken the other beef. As we were leaving I noticed the fish tank was nasty dirty, odd. We went back to the hotel to eat and it was awful! Chicken was dry and the beef tasted really weird. It didn’t even taste fresh and hot. I hope I don’t get sick.

I do not think this dot is in the right place. I believe they serve breakfast on the square (outdoor patio with a red awning), next door to Jardin Nelson. We were tourists and it was a tourist trap. Overpriced disappointing food. Long wait. Run away!

the only bad thing we ate while in Montréal. ordered the shawarma pita with just hummus and israeli salad, and the chicken was dry and flavorless. i asked for well done pieces and the idiot (young guy) behind the counter who was more concerned with what was going on outside gives me pieces that hasn’t been charred by the spit. what a waste of a meal.

Completely horrible food, the steak was a piece of rubber, the side dishes was without flavor, the rice was old, and everything from the atmosphere to the meal was unpleasant. Keep walking, don’t go in.

By far the worst beef shawarma I’ve ever had! I’m a big fan of shawarma, but this was just horrible! The beef was very mushy and had that strong lamb taste to it. I ate the shawarma yesterday and literally get nauseous thinking about it even now. I love shawarmas but won’t be eating it for a while because of this one. It was approximately $ 7 for the shawarma in pita. The only reason it even got a star was because Unilocal wouldn’t let me post my review without at least one star

They do not accept credit cards without a chip. They send you to an ATM.

What a concept. Amir, a chain, has tasty Lebanese styled Middle Eastern food delivered in abundant portions, with counter service, and at reasonable prices.
There are several but this one is the one you’ll likely see. It is only a few blocks east of the main Berri UQAM Metro station and immediately east of UQAM, on a main corner on Sainte-​Catherine. Now, Sainte-​Catherine Ouest (West) means good shopping, the Financial District, and proximity to McGill. Sainte-​Catherine Est (East) begins to show Montréal’s libertine side, so expect to see some dicey folks in here. The people at the counter remain cool with the eclectic patronage that walks through its doors.
Amir has better grub at the same price point than Belle Province, where everyone is seemingly ordering poutine (an overload of carbs and cholesterol). But, hey, give Belle Province a try, too, though their store at Sainte-​Catherine and Saint-​Laurent is even sketchier than this location. Belle Province is even in the far flung burbs like Saint-​Jerome. So is Amir, for that matter.

I don’t know what possessed me to come in here as I don’t usually like or eat Middle-​Eastern food but the next option at 10:30 at night was McDonalds. Lamb was burnt, the place is seriously overpriced. I don’t know what the one reviewer here saying that it is cheap is talking about. I looked and it seems that their only options are for dishes above ten dollars.

The shawarma was tasty. Better than the ones I eat in Toronto. Although their shawarma was smaller in size, and I don’t know if that was because we were in Montréal and that’s the average size there or if it was because it was actually small. Nonetheless the place needs renovating, everything was dirty here. Very dirty place but we ate here late night around 1am.

Funny, Americans seem throughly impressed with this place, but all I can think of when I eat here is «Mcdonald’s of Falafel». Okay, maybe that was a little harsh. It’s a bit better than that, but the idea behind my statement still rings true. Amir is fast food. Ethnic fast food, yes, but fast food nonetheless. How is the falafel you ask? Just fine, but honestly, there are so many better places for it in Montréal, even Basha, a similar «fast food» place for falafel & kabob. Mostly, it satisfies any cravings, especially since the one on St-​Denis is open all night and located right next to my favorite bar, L’esco. The garlic potatoes are alright, but sometimes severely undercooked. The hummus is kind of bland. The vegetable couscous was surprisingly okay. And yes, it’s cheap.
Good drunk food.

I have tried and tried to find a Chicken Shawarma that is as good as Amir’s but haven’t yet. The garlic potatoes also rock!!! It is sad because I don’t live in Montréal and only get to enjoy this little piece of heaven periodically. ;-(Please, please open a store in Las Vegas!!!

Meh.

Good Middle Eastern food that’s open late late (I’m not sure, but they could be open 24 hours). Naturally a good place to stop for food after the bars and clubs. We were here at 4am last time. Food came quick and was cheap, as well as hot and tasty! Several locations around the city and there’s one right across from Gouverneur Hotel where we usually stay.

I think this is the Amir off of Cresent St. We hit it up after bar hoping, and were all suprised with the food. We got the Farlafa’s (chicken, lamb, and chick pea), they were all delicious and super cheap. Great eats for close to nothing.

Good Middle eastern place located all over Montréal. The prices are good and you get a lot with your meal. Here you will get your typical shawerma and kebab with a side salad and hummus.
If I’m not mistaken most of the Amir’s in Montréal are open 24hours.

Nice place.
Very good middle eastern food at a cheap price. Tasty, good portions for the price. The hummus was excellent. Ranks up with some of the best I’ve had. On the down side, even though this is a «fast food» joint, the place should have some AC. It was balmy the day we went and it didn’t matter if you were inside or out, it was balmy. Maybe they were going for the authentic middle eastern atmosphere? Also, what’s up with Montréal and their aversion to credit cards? This place didn’t take it and neither did a lot of eateries. It was annoying!!!
Nonetheless, a nice eatery in a pinch. You know it’s decent when a couple of lady «professionals» came in and ordered a whole bunch of stuff to go. Even they need to eat.

Inexpensive and good middle eastern food near the Berry-​UQAM train station. We walked the stretch of Catherine street and decided to stop by for a quick lunch.
The shish taouk and shawerma platter is the bomb! Also get the potatoes with garlic-​yogurt sauce.
Cheap and easy! Just like some of the people you’ll see down on Catherine street.