The best fast food restaurants in Ottawa, ranked
Tacozzo ranks #1 of 59 Ottawa fast food restaurants, scoring 4.87 from a 4.9 rating across 1,960 Google reviews.
Fifty-nine fast food spots qualified, scored against an Ottawa-area average of 4.52. Tacozzo tops the list at 4.87, about 0.09 points clear of Restaurant le voyage culinaire, with Fatboy Burgers third. Data pulled October 29, 2026, and refreshed every 90 days.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.87fromOttawaTacozzo
Top of 59ByWard Market · Downtown
339 Dalhousie St · Google 4.9 (1,960 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.87/5.
4.9 stars from 1,960 reviews; 91% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (90.7%). R = 4.9; v = 1960; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.77fromOttawaRestaurant le voyage culinaire
Gatineau
530 Boulevard Saint-Joseph · Google 4.9 (381)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.77/5.
4.9 stars from 381 reviews; 66% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.6%). R = 4.9; v = 381; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.74fromOttawaFatboy Burgers
Gloucester
2445 Sheffield Rd · Google 4.9 (273)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.74/5.
4.9 stars from 273 reviews; 58% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.7%). R = 4.9; v = 273; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 29
Showing 26 of 26 places below the first three on this page.
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Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.74
Rank 4: Munchies N'More
4.9 stars from 273 reviews; 58% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.7%). R = 4.9; v = 273; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.73
Rank 5: Lapointe Street Food
4.9 stars from 239 reviews; 54% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (54.4%). R = 4.9; v = 239; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 6: Lou Fast Food
4.9 stars from 229 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (53.4%). R = 4.9; v = 229; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 7: Familia’s Boneless
4.9 stars from 227 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (53.2%). R = 4.9; v = 227; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 8: Explosion Persian Style
4.8 stars from 515 reviews; 72% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.0%). R = 4.8; v = 515; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.71
Rank 9: The Corner Food Truck
4.9 stars from 187 reviews; 48% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (48.3%). R = 4.9; v = 187; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 10: 3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine
4.8 stars from 379 reviews; 65% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.5%). R = 4.8; v = 379; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 29 fast food restaurants records are grouped by saved address. East End holds the most, with 8. Each area’s best is a tap away.
4Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 4#2 · Restaurant le voyage culinaire
6West End
- Westboro 3#9 · The Corner Food Truck
- Hintonburg 2#13 · Westboro Subs Bánh Mì
- Kanata North 1#11 · Markie's Montreal Smoked Meat
6Downtown
- ByWard Market 4#1 · Tacozzo
- Downtown 1#6 · Lou Fast Food
- Glebe 1#22 · TASTE OF EGG OTTAWA
8East End
- Gloucester 2#3 · Fatboy Burgers
- Overbrook 2#4 · Munchies N'More
- Orléans 2#15 · Fritomania
- Beacon Hill 2#23 · Canadian Fryer
5South Endbelow the Queensway
- Riverside South 5#7 · Familia’s Boneless
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 11: Markie's Montreal Smoked Meat
4.8 stars from 326 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.0%). R = 4.8; v = 326; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 12: Quick Bites 122
5.0 stars from 112 reviews; 36% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (35.9%). R = 5; v = 112; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 13: Westboro Subs Bánh Mì
4.8 stars from 261 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (56.6%). R = 4.8; v = 261; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 14: Ga-Ga Patates
4.7 stars from 1,255 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (86.3%). R = 4.7; v = 1255; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 15: Fritomania
4.7 stars from 1,026 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.7%). R = 4.7; v = 1026; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 29Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 16: Golden Fries Ottawa
4.7 stars from 795 reviews; 80% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.9%). R = 4.7; v = 795; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 17: GR8 Tacos Francais
4.9 stars from 118 reviews; 37% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (37.1%). R = 4.9; v = 118; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 18: Mexigo Cabana (mexican food truck)
4.7 stars from 750 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.9%). R = 4.7; v = 750; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 19: Chez Wally's
4.9 stars from 113 reviews; 36% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (36.1%). R = 4.9; v = 113; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 20: Holly's Gem Sandwiches
4.8 stars from 163 reviews; 45% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (44.9%). R = 4.8; v = 163; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 21: Heron Smash Burgers
4.8 stars from 159 reviews; 44% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (44.3%). R = 4.8; v = 159; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 22: TASTE OF EGG OTTAWA
4.9 stars from 96 reviews; 32% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (32.4%). R = 4.9; v = 96; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.61
Rank 23: Canadian Fryer
4.8 stars from 89 reviews; 31% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (30.8%). R = 4.8; v = 89; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 24: Frys Guys
4.7 stars from 117 reviews; 37% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (36.9%). R = 4.7; v = 117; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 25: All Out Burger (South Keys)
4.6 stars from 873 reviews; 81% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (81.4%). R = 4.6; v = 873; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 26: Innes Chip Wagon
4.7 stars from 105 reviews; 34% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (34.4%). R = 4.7; v = 105; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 27: 509 URBAN CUISINE
5.0 stars from 29 reviews; 13% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (12.7%). R = 5; v = 29; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 28: TNT Food Truck
4.8 stars from 49 reviews; 20% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (19.7%). R = 4.8; v = 49; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 29: Frenchy’s Super Fries
4.8 stars from 46 reviews; 19% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (18.7%). R = 4.8; v = 46; C = 4.5230; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
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Why does 4.9 rank above 5.0?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.522950819672131; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Tacozzo 4.9 stars · 1,960 reviews
- Restaurant le voyage culinaire 4.9 stars · 381 reviews
- Fatboy Burgers 4.9 stars · 273 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
1,828 unique places screened; 1,769 excluded in the saved list file. 59 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 828
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 300
- Gambling
- 2
- Under 10 reviews
- 24
- Closed
- 1
- Out of area or category
- 1628
- Other source checks
- 7
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
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TikTok
- 5 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “fast food ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 9 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “fast food ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
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Questions
How is the fast food score calculated?
Score = (v/(v+m))*R + (m/(v+m))*C, where v is review count, R the rating, m is 200 and C is the Ottawa-area average of 4.52. A short review history leans harder on that average.
The top three all rate 4.9, so why does Tacozzo lead?
Review count. Tacozzo has 1,960 reviews (confidence 0.91), Restaurant le voyage culinaire 381 (0.66) and Fatboy Burgers 273 (0.58). Same rating, more evidence, higher score: 4.87, 4.77 and 4.74.
Why aren't Wendy's, KFC or Burger King on the list?
Each is recorded as chain_10_plus: a chain with 10 or more locations in Canada. Chains that size are left out of this list by rule, not by rating.