One of the nicest all vegetarian dishes I've had in Vancouver. For this visit I had the Makali Platter - delicious and fresh. The cauliflower and fattoush were the best I've had in ages. Great Lebanese cooking is often hard to find and I'm happy to return to this place whenever I'm on the UBC campus. read more

Food was pretty bland and chicken tasted like chicken. Service could've been better. Front counter looked like she didn't enjoy anything about the place and was ready to just meh. Pretty unhappy with this given the hype around jamjar in general. Think I've had better somewhere else, and I was hungry and ready to eat too. Sad face. Place looked empty when I went. Bathrooms were not clean and I mean there was noone around, didn't looked like they cleaned up the place. Pretty sad overall. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Chicken shawarma - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Price/quality (4/4): I had the beef hashwie bowl and it was quite tasty. Despite it being quite late at night, the whole set still tasted pretty fresh. The student-friendly pricing was nice too. Service (1/1): While they were getting ready to close, I did still get served and there was seating available on the patio. Would I come here again: Yes read more

Jamjar Canteen - Beef hashwie - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

One of the best shawarma plates I've ever had. I was in Vancouver for a basketball tournament and I ate this to break my fast during Ramadan. I was pleasantly surprised with the beautiful flavours and attention to detail of my plate. Will be back next time I'm in Vancouver read more

Jamjar Canteen - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ordered a falafel wrap--big portion, reasonable price. The wait was short. Only issue was that the drinks in the cooler weren't cold.

This is so rich in flavor!! Absolutely must try the chicken shwarma bowl. The cauliflower bowl is very popular too for vegetarian option. They have wraps too but I found it quite messy to eat. The beet sauce was my fave!! read more

Jamjar Canteen - Chicken Shwarma Rice Bowl - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

It was ok food, the price is decent for its portion but one of the dips/hummus were missing when I ordered takeout :")

When I was a student at UBC, I would go here pretty often so felt very nostalgic going there again. They had some new items since the last time I went there like their hibuscus iced tea! it was pretty good if you like tangy/sour drinks and it was pretty refreshing as well. For food, I use to get their cauliflower and minced beef half and half but they don't do that anymore so I only got their minced spicy beef. I thought their quality was still pretty good!! Their sauces really add to the flavour. read more

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YUM!!!! Vegan platter was tons of food and it was all scrumptious. Thought it was a little pricey for a bus loop restaurant, but the serving size made it worth it. Friendly staff, cute interior, loved it. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Tasty and fast Lebanaese food. Lots of veggie options and there's an option to build your own bowl which gives you freedom to personalize with your choice of protein, base, vegetables, and dips. Big flavour. Meals here are very filling, good value for your dollar. My two tips: Bowls can be a little greasy, it helps a lot if you ask for no olive oil on the bowl - the proteins are already deep-fried, so the oil drizzle doesn't add anything for me. The pita they use for the wrap is pretty sturdy, but the mujadra wrap is still very messy by the nature of what it is; I don't really recommend this in wrap form because it will get all over your hands and you will need a spoon to scoop up everything that spills out. The quality of the service, and the food to a lesser degree, has varied a lot over the years. Lately it's been pretty good If you're on campus frequently, you can get a good discount by going for the reusable container program - get your meal in one of their reusables and return the cleaned container within 1-2 weeks. read more

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We came for lunch and everything was exceptional. The drinks, food and service were out of this world! The rose margarita is one of the best I have ever had. We enjoyed falafel, chicken, all the dips and more. We left way more than satisfied and will be back again and again. What really topped it off was the service. They were all so friendly and welcoming. I brought my sister from Victoria and my niece and they were so kind to both of them. 10/10 highly recommended! read more

Build your own bowl - chicken base w extra chicken added, brown rice, red pepper dip and mint labneh for side, brown rice + all 3 sauces (salsa harra), tarator (tahini), and toum (whipped garlic sauce). Build your own bowl 9.78/10- this was so good, they have SO much chicken. I also got extra chicken and the chicken pieces are huge and they give a huge portion of it as well. I got the spinach and tahini dip and mint labneh for my two dip options. Also got all three sauces. The garlic toum sauce was incredible and so authentic- I'm pretty picky about garlic toum sauce but theirs was superb. Highly recommend, food is incredibly fresh Hummus Beyrouti Mezze 9.36/10- they gave me the wrong hummus. The hummus that I ordered was supposed to have seven-spiced minced beef and pine nuts on top but they just gave us additional chicken on top?? There was no beef or pine nuts. However the actual hummus itself was INCREDIBLE. They give a pita with it too that was great. Kinda sad they messed this up tho and just put extra chicken because the chicken sizes are huge so we hardly got any hummus + was really excited to try the minced beef as it's popular, hence the lower rating I love jamjar canteen they give pretty good lebanese food and their portion sizes are also huge for what you pay for. Highly recommend, they also have a discount through DoorDash and the food comes fast and fresh read more

Located on the campus of UBC, Jamjar Canteen offers a fast-casual build-your-own bowl or wrap concept, featuring Lebanese-inspired ingredients. The base of my bowl was a crunchy shredded green/red cabbage salad, and for my protein, I had the crunchy falafels and the chicken tawook, or yogurt-marinated chicken thighs, which were juicy and tender. The bowls also came with a selection of dips, pickles, and sauces. The creamy hummus (my favorite), the mint labneh, and the spinach dip (spinach puréed with tahini) were all amazing, and the sumac onions, the tarator (tahini), toum (a creamy whipped garlic sauce), and hot sauce added layers of flavor to every bite. Overall, this was a great option for a quick bite on campus, and the service here was super friendly too (especially for such a casual restaurant)! read more

Jamjar Canteen - the menu of a restaurant - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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The food here is great. The falafel wrap is delicious and the baklava is good. The service was also great!

It's my first time eating Lebanese food and I am so glad I chose Jamjar to do it. The food is amazing, especially considering it's not too expensive. There are only a few vegetarian options here but there arent a lot of options overall to choose from anyway. There was a hefty lineup but I could understand why. The food is awesome!! And so is the decor. I highly recommend the patio seating on a nice day. read more

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all the food is bomb and staff is always nice. Strong rec: Cauliflower wrap, side of lentils, order of fries

I LOVE THIS PLACE !!! The prices are amazing, especially for the quality and the portions. There's lots of selection, and everything is very yummy and fresh. If you like the restaurant, you'll love the canteen. My favourite thing to get is half cauliflower half chicken in a rice bowl. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Half chicken half cauliflower rice bowl - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Amazing food! Friendly staff! Fast line up! Good portion. I love that I can have half brown rice and half cabbage option. They also happily let me use my own container. I had yogurt marinated chicken and it was delicious and tender. My favourite food at UBC for sure! read more

Jamjar Canteen - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Was on campus recently and found Jamjar Canteen close by when I was getting peckish. What a great find - love that University students, hospital patrons, and faculty staff alike have access to an inexpensive, delicious, customizable option. Great location close to Wesbrook Mall on University blvd. Quick turnover of patrons and outside university seating makes it easy to find a spot to enjoy your Jamjar-designed or customizable meal. You pick your base: brown rice, wrap, or cabbage bowl, then your proteins (lamb sausage, fried cauliflower, yogurt-braised chicken, beef), and add-ins and sauce. So good and so filling. Wished this was close to where I live! read more

Jamjar Canteen - Half chicken, half cauliflower brown rice bowl with olives, hummus and tahini sauce. - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I legit dream of getting jamjar for lunch every day. The amount of food you get for the price you pay is probably the best ratio I've found on campus (thus far), especially for something more healthy/ closely resembling a vegetable. Jamjar is super customizable, you pick your base (cabbage salad, rice, or half and half), your dips (hummus here is to die for), your meat (chicken, lamb, beef, or vegetarian option), your toppings (pickled vegetables and fresh vegetables), and your sauces. With so many layers and flavours, you get a different bite of goodness each time. They also have containers of salad to go and some Middle Eastern desserts too. The lineup can get pretty long but it moves at an okay pace. Seating wasn't too bad during my visit as most people opted to get a their food to-go. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Chicken with half salad half rice and unlimited toppings - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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If this place didn't have the convenience of being on the UBC campus, I'd be more inclined to give it 3.5 stars, but since they offer Middle Eastern-inspired staples like hummus wraps with pickled veggies, and other high protein/veggie combos that blow a lot of the other campus institutional food offerings off the map, they get an extra nod. I've visited 3 or 4 times, always to take something away. The ordering procedure is somewhat like Chipotle--a create your own sandwich or bowl concept in which you get to pick proteins, veggies, and other toppings. The hummus is delicious, as well as the tangy sumac sliced onions and the tart electric pink radish pickles. What makes me a little queasy are the tong troughs that they put the meat tongs in when they're not dishing up your grilled chicken or other meats. The troughs are filled with some sort of liquid (water?) and lots of food bits. They don't seem to intermix the tongs from the different kinds of meats, but just seeing the utensils sloshing in and out of the water every time someone gets served is a little nauseating. I don't see how that system is the cleanest option. Also, I really enjoy their wraps. They are huge and extremely filling. However the spinach cheese pie, served from a case next to the cash register, was very disappointing. It was cold, with an exceedingly dry and tough pastry case, and a comically miniscule amount of filling (see my photo). Stick with the fresh veggies and other ingredients at the create your own meal counter instead! read more

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There's a conflict here for me because the food was pretty darn good, but my enjoyment of it was completely ruined by ridiculously loud, pounding music of the bleeding eardrum variety. Is this a rave-up or a small "canteen" where one might endeavour to enjoy a meal? Impossible, at least last week when I was foolish enough to eat in. I have been here twice now and ordered almost the same things. I like the concept of ordering a base (I can make boring old brown rice at home; I go for the raw cabbage salad), then a protein (choices are a divinely spiced beef mince, chicken, lamb sausages or what looks like grilled caluliflower), then various toppings such as hummus, spinach dip, olives, peppers, sumac onions and other things that come with the dish. You end up with a rather delicious plateful of various tastes and delights, very filling, for $10 or $11. Strange thing is, the first time there I thought the overall tastes out of this world delicious and returned for more not too long after. Unfortunately, the eardrum splitting music completely ruined the experience and I couldn't even finish my food. About half of it went into the compost bin and I left in disgust. Obviously this cacophony is for the "benefit" of staff, as I was the only customer in the place at the time. Yes, I guess I could have asked them to "turn it down!" but don't like confrontations of any sort while attempting to relax and enjoy a meal, which was completely impossible. My rating would be higher if I could have finished my meal in peace. What is this obsession with blaring music so loud as to cause insult and injury to diners? No matter how good the food, I will not return. I was planning to bring in some recently arrived friends from Egypt who I think would enjoy the food. Unfortunately this will not be possible as they would be horrified by the noise. too bad, I thought I'd found a dining place I could return to again and again. Instead, my money was wasted and I will find a more welcoming place to spend my dosh. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Tasty, but too much garlic sauce! - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

food is so good. really tasty we book a table in advance, The food is either great, I have a wonderful day here. read more

Great place if you crave chicken shish tawook. I have been twice and both times have been great. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Chicken shish tawook rice bowl - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Wow, 4.5? This barely got a two from me. I went here for lunch while I was at UBC and wasn't that impressed. I ordered the falafel with salad and while the taste wasn't bad, the falafels were so dry!! I honestly couldn't eat them. I think they may have been a little over cooked...or way overcooked. I would never go back here. read more

Jamjar Canteen - Falafel plate on cabbage - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Cool assembly line concept, pick your own everything. A healthy and filling meal for $10-12. Eggplant was way too salty; who spilled the box of salt?? Order and pay at counter. read more

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We come here maybe once a month after a very long walk or bike ride thru pacific spirit park. We are hungry and this place always satisfies. The food is tasty, fresh and best of all, priced reasonably. The chicken with half salad and rice is the best!!!!! I will keep coming as long as the food remains good and they don't raise the prices! read more

I have been here a lot for lunch. The quality seems to be plummeting fast. Used to love this place. Hot. Fresh. Quick. For awhile though it has become a bit sloppy. Today I was horrified to see about 15 brown rice bowls pre-prepped and sitting out. I understand that might make service faster, but that is at the risk of food safety. Reluctantly I ordered a brown rice bowl hoping that these hadn't been out for too long. I asked for the black bean/lentil addition. Sadly, everything, including the bean/lentils, was cold. Barely finished it. I am hoping this doesn't end in food poisoning. Next time I try this place and see pre-prepped bowls sitting out, I will gladly turn back around and eat somewhere different. Giving this 3 stars today. 5 stars for what it used to be, 1 star for what it has become. read more

HAVE AGAIN: Roasted cauliflower with pomegranate sauce was fantastic. Chicken bowl delicious.

This place at UBC rocks. I go for the mujadara bowl with black beans each time or sometimes the build-your-own bowl if I want chicken -- both are good value for money. Approx, 12 - 15 dollars and it's a real meal. You can ask for extra fresh toppings at the end free of charge (politely), so load up on the fresh parsley or pickles. If you're heading or coming back from the beach, this is a good place to drop in. read more

Really, really good food! Great service! Friendly wait staff! Parking might be a bit challenging if you're coming from further away to meet up there, but it is close to Broadway Skytrain station. read more

This place completely exceeded expectations...having said that I had no idea what to expect, but it was so delicious and a very generous serving at that (as long as you say yes to all the extras and aren't afraid to explore). We had lamb and cauliflower. The lamb is in sausage form but is flavourful and not greasy. I've found that sausages with lean meat tend to be dry but this was countered by how flavourful it was with the mild lamb taste. The pickled vegetables were just like my boyfriends Armenian grandmother used to make (says he) - they were great: crunchy and fresh, not too acidic. Take a leap and try this place - it has fantastic GF options. read more

Visited Jamjar on Jan. 30th and ordered a half chicken and half cauliflower order, which I took to-go. I took a bite of the chicken after I left and realized it was pink/slightly red inside - definitely still under cooked. I completely lost my appetite after that and had to throw the whole thing out. Unfortunately I had to go to a class so I did not have time to go back to Jamjar and complain. If you are cooking chicken on a grill, you have to ensure that it is cooked thoroughly. It is a total health hazard to serve under cooked chicken. read more

JamJar. Is. Awesome. Any time I don't feel like cooking this is almost always my go-to. I get a box with half lettuce half brown rice, then I get half cauliflower and half falafel (I know, the servers must hate me), with all of the picketed veg and then the tarator and hot sauces. This costs about $11 and is almost enough for 2 separate meals (their portions are quite large). I have been having a hard time trying any of their other menu items because I know this one is just so good. This is the only place I have tried lebanese food but if it is all as good as JamJar then I better get to eating more of it! read more

first Time at this location. They were severely understaffed for a holiday Monday. I had placed an online order and showed up on time. The place was packed and I waited 30 mins longer to be told my order hadn't even been started yet. They refunded me my money but I will never go back to that location. No apology. I felt sorry for everyone working. Really poorly run location. Stick to commercial or north Vancouver if you decide to try them out read more

We had take-out and it was so fresh and delicious! Good portions Awesome friendly service. Highly recommend! read more

Jamjar Canteen - a variety of food items in a box - Lebanese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The food here is reasonably priced, especially for UBC campus. I always order one of the rice bowl combos, and I like that it can be endlessly customized. You get so many different flavours, textures, and colours in one bowl. It usually costs around $12, but I find I can take it to go and it it for two meals because the portions or so generous. I find myself craving the minty labneh and crispy cauliflower in the days between my weekly visit to Jamjar Canteen. Definitely one of the healthiest, freshest options on campus, and great value too. read more

This place is really hit or miss to be honest. What you get totally depends on who is serving you at the bar. Sometimes I get a nice hearty bowl with a good balance of toppings, rice and vegetables. Recently, I've been getting a huge dry bowl of 90% cabbage, and 10% the actual stuff that matters. I mean I could ask for no vegetables and just ask for the toppings with rice, but that might mean 90% nothing and 10% food, know what I mean? The food itself is yummy, that's why I keep going despite this. But seriously, figure out the portions please! read more

OK food, not badly priced, the music is too loud for a conversation, and there are never enough forks and knives. There are several glasses and water jugs, so in theory there is water to drink - but the jugs are always empty. read more

Super delicious, healthy and quick. I wish I lived closer. I would definitely be a regular.