Bun Republic - Ottawa

This place has been closed for a while. There is now a Japanese crepe place in this location. There are also many other restaurants that have opened recently about a kilometre away south on Ogilvie.

Went in today and got a chicken, spicy chicken and spannicopita bun. It was so good! Lucky for me they are right at the end of my street. I will be back for sure.

Stuffed buns infused with a lot of different flavors. Sounds delicious? It's not.We purchased a dozen different buns and all but two of the flavors were almost inedible. Spicy chicken tinga offered a delicious chicken flavor reminiscent of South American flavor. That is where the good flavors end. The three cheese bun had 1 kind of cheese from the flavor and seemed like less than a teaspoon of it. The pepperoni pizza tasted nothing like pepperoni pizza and was filled with some sort of halal sausage that wanted to be a pepperoni. The Mediterranean bun was basically tomatoes and a bunch of spices aka Mediterranean thrown in. The hotdog bun is nothing more than a wiener wrapped in a bun without any extra flavor. If you visit here you will be getting a weird version of a pizza pocket.

I saw this restaurant online and I thought I'd give it a shot and get some to take home. The entire experience was positive. When I went in, they offered me a sample because I hadn't been there before. It was delicious. I bought a half dozen of these buns and my partner and I really enjoyed them! I took them home that evening and we split a few of the different kinds so we each got to try the different types. Next time I'm that way, I'm going to get a dozen and freeze some of them. The best part of this restaurant is the buns! The decor and everything else is just fine but the buns are such a neat new interesting idea!

Food: I didn't know what to order so I got several different buns: Turkish zatar, hot dog, chicken floss, meat and cheese and a cinnamon bun also came with the tomato soup that I ordered. They all tasted great!Atmosphere: Clean little place. Looks new inside.Service: Excellent. The lady working there gave me a sample because it was my first time there. She was so nice!Price: I think it was $13 for a big soup and 5 buns! Excellent deal!Overall: I would definitely return.