Discovered this humble place a few years ago upon a suggestion of a relative who praised them for having one of the best zaatar pizzas in town. Went and gave them a try. Now a regular, once every other week I gotta have my zaatar fix.
So the generous stars given here are for the zaatar item only as I tried their other products (except the sweets) and found them to be decent, nothing disappointing. I would pick up any other item from their menu if I'm not feeling particularly choosy that day. It'll do the trick.
According to my tastebuds, they take the crown for the zaatar pizza. Delicious dough, the right thickness and size but most importantly the zaatar mix itself. That right amount of sumac and perhaps other ingredients are used which dictates my judgment for this food. A warning tho, you have to advise them not to crisp your pizzas. If you don't like them well done, just ask them not to do so or otherwise they will. Looks like it's their standard way of baking the zaatar. Not for me, I don't like my zaatar slightly burnt.
I tried almost all other well known bakeries in Laval and Montreal that sell zaatar along with other similar Lebanese/Syrian specialties and the closest one that comes to Najah's zaatar is the hole in the wall Arax bakery on Samson street. A runner up worth giving a try also.
As for their sweets.... hmmm, I personally don't come to these type of bakeries for sweets. It's not their main specialty so it could be a hit or miss taste experience and also, freshness will play a major role. Throughout my numerous visits there, I haven't witnessed not even once anyone ordering baklavas and this is a busy bakery, specially on weekends. read more