Centrale Bergham: Halal Fast Food Restaurant in Toronto

Centrale Bergham is a halal fast food restaurant in Toronto’s trendy Queen Street West neighbourhood.

The Middle Eastern quick service restaurant in Toronto offers a bright dining room with seating for 40.

Centrale Bergham’s halal menu offers Middle Eastern-inspired sandwiches, burgers, wraps, salads and poutine.

Centrale Bergham's Toronto restaurant is located on Queen Street West. — Centrale Bergham’s Toronto restaurant is located on Queen Street West.

Centrale Bergham Opens in Toronto

The halal quick-service sandwich shop originally launched in Montreal in 2012. Over the last few years the popular Middle Eastern halal restaurant has been growing steadily in Ontario and Quebec. You can now find Centrale Bergham franchises from Quebec City to Montreal, and Ottawa to Toronto.

Centrale Bergham’s first Toronto outpost is owned by Ammar Al Jammal and opened in July, 2019. It arrives shortly after the city lined up for the opening of The Halal Guys, proving halal cuisine is all the rage here.

Ammar explains, “After opening more than 10 locations in the Montreal and a few in nearby Ottawa, it was time for Centrale Bergham to expand west. Toronto was the obvious next big city we wanted to leave a mark, as it is known for its diverse culture.”

The restaurant’s name reads Maghreb backwards. The name pays homage to the humble beginnings of the brand by paying respect to where they came from, North Africa.

Stroll to the front of the dining room to place your order at the friendly cashier. The Centrale Bergham menu hangs above the window to the kitchen.

On the left wall you’ll find a soda pop machine and a parade of Centrale Bergham’s signature sauces. One of the hallmarks of the popular halal restaurant is that they allow guests to sample and squirt their own sauces. The restaurant’s sauces are named after the destinations that inspire each flavour profile, Algerian, Moroccan and beyond!

Centrale Bergham's menu is famous for its selection of self-serve sauces. — Centrale Bergham’s menu is famous for its selection of self-serve sauces.

Fast Food Halal Menu

Ammar explains Centrale Bergham’s food philosophy, “Our goal is to provide a quick meal, but quality is our priority. We consider ourselves to be in the fast-casual market. Centrale Bergham’s dishes feature flavours from all over the world and our concept has roots in French cuisine with an American twist.”

The popular halal restaurant in Toronto sources 100% Canadian meat. Its house-baked bread is imported daily from France, offering diners a unique texture and taste. Beverages on offer include Coca Cola fountain soda, juice, and water.

If it’s your first visit to Centrale Bergham, Ammar suggests ordering the restaurants signature dishes: Philly Steak Sandwich, Maximum Sandwich or the Bergham Sandwich.

Centrale Bergham offers traditional American-style burgers but its sandwiches are its best entree offering. The sub-meets-pita sandwiches are stuffed to the brim in a kebab-style bread.

If you’ve got a penchant for North African feasts on holiday, Centrale Bergham in Toronto will have you floating back to Casablanca, Marrakech, Cairo and The Nile River.

The Maximum is Centrale Bergham's signature sandwich. — The Maximum is Centrale Bergham’s signature sandwich.

Sandwiches

Centrale Bergham’s signature dishes are its eye-popping halal sandwiches. The gourmet Middle Eastern dishes feature quality ingredients such as filet mignon, beef bacon, tandoori chicken and merguez sausage.

Philly Steak: creamy ﬁlet mignon, mushrooms, swiss cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, Samurai sauce
Maximum: Philadelphia creamy chicken breast, two beef patties, beef bacon, cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, Algerian sauce
Vegeta: vegetarian patty, hash browns, fried onions, mushroom, roasted peppers, tomatoes, Moroccan sauce
Special: Tandoori chicken, two beef patties, cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, American sauce
Supreme: marinated chicken thigh, kebab spices, beef merguez sausage, onion, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, Samurai sauce
Bergham: three beef patties, egg, beef bacon, cheddar cheese. onions, tomatoes, lettuce, Algerian sauce

The Twist Burger features a beef patty, fried egg, beef bacon, cheddar, onions, tomato and lettuce.

Centrale Bergham Burgers

The restaurant’s burger offering offers classic beef patties as well as crispy chicken, fish fillet and a vegetarian option. Since it’s a halal restaurant you won’t find bacon or pork products here.

JR: two beef patties, cheddar cheese, ketchup
Cheese: beef patty, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheddar cheese, ketchup
King: beef patty, crispy chicken, fried onions, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, bbq sauce
Twist: beef patty, egg, beef bacon, cheddar cheese, onions, tomato, lettuce, Algerian sauce
Biggie: two beef patties, cheddar cheese, Biggie sauce, onions, lettuce, pickle
Chicken: crispy chicken, cheddar cheese, mayo, lettuce
Fish: fish filet, cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, tartar sauce
Vegeta: vegetarian patty, tomato, onion, lettuce cheddar cheese, Moroccan sauce

Centrale Bergham's Mex Wrap is stuffed with Tandoori chicken, jalapenos and cheddar cheese. — Centrale Bergham’s Mex Wrap is stuffed with Tandoori chicken, jalapenos and cheddar cheese.

Centrale Bergham Wraps

The restaurant’s wraps are a great option if you’re looking for a grab and go meal. Or, if you don’t have the appetite to conquer a huge sandwich in one sitting.

Snap: fries, two merguez sausages, chicken breast with cream, swiss cheese, cheese curds, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, Algerian sauce
Mex: Tandoori chicken, roasted peppers, jalapenos, cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, Samurai sauce
Marrakech: minced meat, fried onions, roasted peppers, tomatoes, egg, fries, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, Samurai sauce

The Chika Salad features mixed greens, cucumber, olive, tomato, curry chicken, onions, lettuce.

Salads

The restaurant’s salads offer a healthy vegetarian option, which can be topped with Tandoori or Curry Chicken.

House Salad: mixed salad, cucumber, olive, tomato, onions
Chicken Salad: mixed salad, cucumber, olive, tomato, lettuce, chicken
Le Rouge Salad: mixed salad, cucumber, olive, tomato, Tandoori chicken, onions, lettuce
Chika Salad: mixed salad, cucumber, olive, tomato, curry chicken, onions, lettuce

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Poutine

Centrale Bergham’s best dishes come from its poutine menu. Perhaps not a shock that a Montreal-based fast food company gets a poutine recipe right!

The classic poutine is fine but we suggest splurging on the Philly Steak, topped with creamy fillet mignon and sautéed mushrooms.

Poutine: french fries, poutine sauce and cheese curds
Poutine Chika: french fries, poutine sauce, cheese curds, curry chicken
Poutine Philly Steak: french fries, poutine sauce, cheese curds, creamy ﬁlet mignon, mushrooms
Poutine Merguez: french fries, poutine sauce, cheese curds, beef merguez sausage
Poutine Le Chef: french fries, poutine sauce, cheese curds, creamy chicken cutlets, mushrooms
Poutine Le Rouge: french fries, poutine sauce, cheese curds, tandoori chicken