Best Donair

[1899b]

Originally Posted by brslk

I dunno... I just can't get past the idea of eating meat of an unknown origin and unknown contents that's been spinning for an unknown amount of time in front of a heat lamp.

Maybe I'm completely wrong and it's amazing but I'm a pretty picky eater to begin with.

No you are right. But people nowadays eat for recreation and don’t care what they are putting down themselves moreso now than ever. Our populace’s obesity stats are very telling. Food is fuel.

[Penner]

Originally Posted by prinny53

High voltage x 2. Try "the hog", best I've had.

x3 on High Voltage and Richards.

Back in the day Charles Smart was my go to. The "super jumbo" was legendary

[223MB]

The food isn't the problem, it's laziness and not giving a hoot that's the problem. There's nothing wrong with going out and enjoying a fast food meal once in awhile. But nowadays you see family's who eat %75 of their meals out of a brown paper bag. Now with this skip-the-dishes crap people just have another excuse to not leave their couch so they don't have to pause their 10hour netflix marathon. These people are knowingly killing themselves and could care less about it. That's the problem.

[1899b]

Originally Posted by 223MB

The food isn't the problem, it's laziness and not giving a hoot that's the problem. There's nothing wrong with going out and enjoying a fast food meal once in awhile. But nowadays you see family's who eat %75 of their meals out of a brown paper bag. Now with this skip-the-dishes crap people just have another excuse to not leave their couch so they don't have to pause their 10hour netflix marathon. These people are knowingly killing themselves and could care less about it. That's the problem.

Absolutely agree!! Problem is most people aren’t active enough. It’s those that should watch their nutritional habits more closely. The body is meant to move and is your true vehicle. People need to be more passionate of their health rather than debating about crap mystery food. Food can either be the best medicine or the worst poison.

[223MB]

Originally Posted by 1899b

Absolutely agree!! Problem is most people aren’t active enough. It’s those that should watch their nutritional habits more closely. The body is meant to move and is your true vehicle..

Love me a good donair though! I shake my head at the people who get anything other than the sweet sauce!

[grouse_hunter]

Originally Posted by Weedy1

You've ate at all of them have you?

High Voltage is in the old Mr. Sub location. I think they opened in that location about 45 years ago wasn't it?

I've heard they make good food there.

I've tried many donair places, but can't claim to have tried them all. A person who has accomplished that feat wouldn't be able to brag about it on the internet due to excessively fat fingers.

High Voltage is very busy most of the time therefore they sell enough to have fresh ingredients in their food. I'm wary of establishments that specialize in everything. Simply makes me wonder about the age of the cooked meat, sauces, etc. Having briefly worked in the food industry I've become quite picky as to my dining choices.

[MrPants]

Swiss donair and Top donair are my votes, when Swiss opened up they had no competition, not as good as back in the day but still the best imo

[Hiwa]

I sure like Swiss Donair. But I sure miss Charles Smart.

If you go in the bush , bring a donair with you and some foil. Re-wrap it and warm it up on the coals. Completely better experience eating it out there.

If you want to add some seasoning to a donair , try Cavenders Greek in the small yellow can. Seriously awesome.

[Austin]

Roma Pizza and Donair 118 st and 40 Ave. Kids from Ainlay flock there for their Donair Poutine. I tried it and man is that ggggooooooo ooohhhddddddd

[Dean2]

Are there any Donair shops in Edmonton that still use real Charcoal to cook their Donairs, and use real sliced meat interlaced, not ground mystery meat. That is how Donairs were all originally made. Heat lamps and ground meat just wouldn't make them taste right.

[HyperMOA]

Originally Posted by 223MB

Love me a good donair though! I shake my head at the people who get anything other than the sweet sauce!

Sweet sauce and hot sauce. It's pretty good!

[jstubbs]

Originally Posted by HowSwedeItIs

Have you tried Donair Stop by capilano?

I’ve eaten there a decent amount. Not bad, but Simply Donair just south on 50th street is better.

I’ve never tried High Voltage because it is closed everytime I’m in that area (they close at like 6 pm or something weird) but everyone tells me it’s tbe best.

Honestly though, as long as the pita isn’t stale, the veggies fresh and the donair meat cooked properly, seems to me it’s pretty hard to make a bad donair. After that, I choose my donair places based upon amount of food per dollar.

[does it ALL outdoors]

High Voltage is definitely a top notch donair. So is Swiss Donair on the north side (83'rd & 144 ave)

[does it ALL outdoors]

Originally Posted by TylerThomson

I wish I could remember what place I ordered dinner from info st albert when I was pipelining there but it was the best donair I have ever had.

Gusto Burger? Right on the trail between Taco Time & Discovery Computer? If it was he is long gone but Papa Gusto is still a St.Albert legend 15 yrs after closing up shop.

He had a burger called King Henry the 8'th, 10lbs of beef, 2lbs of bacon and 2lbs of cheese. You had to give him a few hours heads up so he could prep & cook it and if you could eat it in one sitting without going to the can to purge you would get free food for a month. In his 30+ yrs of being in business only 2 people killed it, before it killed them. He said both guys were as skinny as could be, all the 300lb guys couldn't even come close. Man I miss that place, his donairs and burgers were second to none

I worked at Mr.Lube out there a lifetime ago, we would trade Papa Gusto services for donairs & burgers all the time, his little Ford Escort was the best maintained vehicle in St.Albert

There is another great joint at the top of the hill behind Timmys/Wendy's (across the trail from Riverside) in that plaza where Peddlers Pub used to be. He is still crankin em out.

Miss Peddlers too, $5 fishbowl Fridays. Bring any size fishbowl and they would fill it with draught for $5. Suffered my first, and many blackouts there

[Douglas N]

Originally Posted by archercurt

Cleopatra's cafe in red deer....simply amazing. Oh and try their garlic fries on the side!

X2 on that!

[DougC]

Gusto Burgers. The #2 burger in town. PS everybody else clams to be #1.

I still remember that banner with claims spelled incorrectly as clams! Loved his burgers and donairs though!

[wags]

Originally Posted by archercurt

Cleopatra's cafe in red deer....simply amazing. Oh and try their garlic fries on the side!

Originally Posted by Douglas N

X2 on that!

I was going to say Red City in Red Deer, I believe both locations are the same family! Delicious food and amazing people

[IR_mike]

Quick donair 7619 Argyll

[Robins36]

BASHA DONAIR in Leduc!!! The red onions with cilantro is a game changer.

[lmtada]

Gusto x2. Kind of cocky old guy. “What side do you want the dressing on”, made me laugh hard. Excellent burgers. Miss that place.
PB43

Originally Posted by does it ALL outdoors

Gusto Burger? Right on the trail between Taco Time & Discovery Computer? If it was he is long gone but Papa Gusto is still a St.Albert legend 15 yrs after closing up shop.

He had a burger called King Henry the 8'th, 10lbs of beef, 2lbs of bacon and 2lbs of cheese. You had to give him a few hours heads up so he could prep & cook it and if you could eat it in one sitting without going to the can to purge you would get free food for a month. In his 30+ yrs of being in business only 2 people killed it, before it killed them. He said both guys were as skinny as could be, all the 300lb guys couldn't even come close. Man I miss that place, his donairs and burgers were second to none

I worked at Mr.Lube out there a lifetime ago, we would trade Papa Gusto services for donairs & burgers all the time, his little Ford Escort was the best maintained vehicle in St.Albert

There is another great joint at the top of the hill behind Timmys/Wendy's (across the trail from Riverside) in that plaza where Peddlers Pub used to be. He is still crankin em out.

Miss Peddlers too, $5 fishbowl Fridays. Bring any size fishbowl and they would fill it with draught for $5. Suffered my first, and many blackouts there

[silverdoctor]

Haven't had a good donair since leaving Halifax. Donair pizza from Greco was awesome. Simon king apparently got their recipe out of Halifax, made a decent donair for a while but doesn't taste the same. Don't know if they cheaped out.

Worked at a Greek restaurant in another life, we made our own meats and tzatziki sauce, best gyros on the go. wish I had taken the recipes

[ETOWNCANUCK]

Originally Posted by silverdoctor

Haven't had a good donair since leaving Halifax. Donair pizza from Greco was awesome. Simon king apparently got their recipe out of Halifax, made a decent donair for a while but doesn't taste the same. Don't know if they cheaped out.

Worked at a Greek restaurant in another life, we made our own meats and tzatziki sauce, best gyros on the go. wish I had taken the recipes

X2
this is Alberta and no one here has an idea of what a good donair is if they have never had one in Halifax.

It's like poutine outside of Montreal.

[Heyupduck]

Originally Posted by HowSwedeItIs

Have you tried Donair Stop by capilano?

Irs top donair

Everybody hs different tastes, but for my taste buds. It used to be really good then about 18months ago it went downhill. Enough that I noticed and wasn't so crazy about going there.

I guess about year ago I saw another top donair on the north side 82 st 144ave , and stone the crows i recognised the staff from capilano
I dont live that far from the capilano one, but i dont eat there
I do eat at the northside one tho
- really nice people

[Unregistered user]

What does a Donairdebeest look like?

[Big Bull]

Ground zero of the donair world!
https://donaircam.com

[lmtada]

Originally Posted by Big Bull

Ground zero of the donair world!
https://donaircam.com

Lol

[fishead]

Originally Posted by does it ALL outdoors

Gusto Burger? Right on the trail between Taco Time & Discovery Computer? If it was he is long gone but Papa Gusto is still a St.Albert legend 15 yrs after closing up shop.

He had a burger called King Henry the 8'th, 10lbs of beef, 2lbs of bacon and 2lbs of cheese. You had to give him a few hours heads up so he could prep & cook it and if you could eat it in one sitting without going to the can to purge you would get free food for a month. In his 30+ yrs of being in business only 2 people killed it, before it killed them. He said both guys were as skinny as could be, all the 300lb guys couldn't even come close. Man I miss that place, his donairs and burgers were second to none

I worked at Mr.Lube out there a lifetime ago, we would trade Papa Gusto services for donairs & burgers all the time, his little Ford Escort was the best maintained vehicle in St.Albert

There is another great joint at the top of the hill behind Timmys/Wendy's (across the trail from Riverside) in that plaza where Peddlers Pub used to be. He is still crankin em out.

Miss Peddlers too, $5 fishbowl Fridays. Bring any size fishbowl and they would fill it with draught for $5. Suffered my first, and many blackouts there

This bring memories of the Klondike Inn mushroom bacon cheeseburger.
Those were good.
Sorry not Donair related

[Dean2]

Donair - Originally was a mixture of spiced meats thinly sliced and stacked on a spit, cooked vertically. Now almost universally ground meat, goat, lamb, chicken or sometimes beef; cooked on a rotating spit, originally cooked with charcoal, now usually a big heat lamp and sliced off with a long sharp knife. Served on Pita with various sauces and vegetables.

Gyro and Swarma - NOT ground meat, usually lamb or goat, sometimes chicken, done on a rotating spit over charcoal. Served on Pita with various sauces.

[-JR-]

After see this I had one from Richards on 50 St yesterday.
I sure do like the way they roll them up .
But it was very dry!
Just meat .No cheese nothing.
1 out 5

[brslk]

Originally Posted by fishead

This bring memories of the Klondike Inn mushroom bacon cheeseburger.
Those were good.
Sorry not Donair related

Man, do I miss that place...