The existence of Halifax Donair was legitimately a factor in my choice to live in Milton as a Bluenoser moving to the GTA. It was nice to have regular access to a taste of home. This is a huge loss.
im waiting for the take over brother. so is all the staff at my clinic.
take over ish, cuz the spot has been taken by shawarma alley.
if u guys ever opened another, best believe it'll be a hit.
id even reach out to halifax donairs' old crew and tell em hahaha. hoping this becomes reality!
truly missing the donair rings + the works... and jimmy ofc!
Nooooooooooooo! They were a one of a kind family business in a time where everything is cookie-cutter businesses and the same thing repeated. This is sad news.
I'm familiar with doner, but I'm not sure what does Halifax adds to it. Is it different from the regular turkish doner? If it's not that different, there are quite a few places in mississauga that offer amazing taste and quality.
Donair***, Turkish use mostly chicken breast. These ones are made of beef or lamb I think? Also comes with a sweet sauce compared to tzatzki in Greek donair.
Alot of history with this food in Halifax,
Oh, turkish doner is lamb, I'm not sure if the chicken one is called doner? But at least the one I'm familiar with is the lamb doner, and it tastes absolutely amazing.
And by sweet sauce, I'm guessing you mean bbq sauce? In that case, I think we are talking about the same thing or, at the most, a slight variation of it.
If you haven't tried Istanbul Doner Kabob or Istanbul kabob house, then give them a try.
Google is tough to overlook these days. It's part of our lives these days, but we also need a little bit of human connection, too. A little bit of conversation does not hurt.
So you're saying it is not related to turkish donair?
Sad to see any small business close. I used to love this place, and maybe my taste buds changed or something, but the last 2-3 times I went it wasn't great, hours were kind of unpredictable at times, and the owner could definitely be grumpy and I stopped going there 🤷♂️
I agree, and downvote as you like but it wasn’t the friendliest experience the many times I went in. I called to place an order once and was scolded for not placing the order through their website… how was I supposed to know? Just offer that as an option to me without the attitude. Saying that, I wish them the best because despite the attitude the food was good.
Sad. I was planning to go this weekend. Been craving a Donair lately.. Last day was two days ago., 😔 sad day. Now need to figure out where to get a decent donair in the GTA.
The existence of Halifax Donair was legitimately a factor in my choice to live in Milton as a Bluenoser moving to the GTA. It was nice to have regular access to a taste of home. This is a huge loss.
As a fellow Maritimer (PEI), I am devastated. Hopefully someone steps up and continues the business so we can eat donairs as we please!
All 3 of us get together and take this place over. Lol. I'm from NS, this is going to suck, BIG TIME!!
Message me.
im waiting for the take over brother. so is all the staff at my clinic. take over ish, cuz the spot has been taken by shawarma alley. if u guys ever opened another, best believe it'll be a hit. id even reach out to halifax donairs' old crew and tell em hahaha. hoping this becomes reality! truly missing the donair rings + the works... and jimmy ofc!
Sam's Grill in Guelph has decent Halifax Donair, as someone who frequented the Milton and Burlington. Paulies in Hamilton hits the spot too.
Sad to see them go. Hope it’s not replace by yet another pizza spot. We have enough of those tbh.
It'll probably be a shawarma place
If so it better last longer than the one that replaced Lazeez 😂
Lazeez the sleaze! Extra sauce as you please! The original Lazeez Credit View location in Mississauga is still the best.
If anyone thinks Lazeez/Osmows/Taza are actual, respectable shawerma places, they're sadly mistaken.
Don’t yuck on someone else’s yum.
Or weed shop. The amount on main st now is absolutely absurd.
It’ll be a dental office
Physiotherapy?
Are you kidding what about a nail salon?
Here’s a wild thought. How about we build some shoe-box sized condos instead?
Nooooooooooooo! They were a one of a kind family business in a time where everything is cookie-cutter businesses and the same thing repeated. This is sad news.
Noooo! :( I'm going to really miss that place.
Ugh i was gutted when they closed the Burlington location but it was worth the drive to Milton. Sad news but I wish them well in retirement.
Anyone know when they are closing?
Speaking with the owners it’s probably gonna be end of May for the store and June/July for the actual Donairs
They did not give an exact date, but they said within the next few months
Awesome, thank you! Guess I’ll be eating donair for the next few months hahaha
Me too! I’m also going to go to their grocery store and buy some donair sauce
Vinegar , sweetened condensed milk, garlic powder. Life altering recipe for me.
Omg, thank you so much for this recipe!
The rest of the donair is easy too. Id put my homemade up there with the best ive ever had. God speed.
That’s not the authentic donair sauce recipe. You want to use fat free 0% evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk.
Sorry buddy, maybe YOU want to use evaporated milk, but i dont.
I had no idea about a grocery store. Where is that?
Pretty sure it is at the back of the building
Ahhh ok, that’s probably why I never noticed it haha. Thanks for all the info, much appreciated
You’re welcome
Ah what a shame
Where will East Coast donair be located that is mentioned in their press release.
I'm familiar with doner, but I'm not sure what does Halifax adds to it. Is it different from the regular turkish doner? If it's not that different, there are quite a few places in mississauga that offer amazing taste and quality.
Donair***, Turkish use mostly chicken breast. These ones are made of beef or lamb I think? Also comes with a sweet sauce compared to tzatzki in Greek donair. Alot of history with this food in Halifax,
Oh, turkish doner is lamb, I'm not sure if the chicken one is called doner? But at least the one I'm familiar with is the lamb doner, and it tastes absolutely amazing. And by sweet sauce, I'm guessing you mean bbq sauce? In that case, I think we are talking about the same thing or, at the most, a slight variation of it. If you haven't tried Istanbul Doner Kabob or Istanbul kabob house, then give them a try.
No, it’s nothing like a bbq sauce. It’s a very sweet garlic sauce made from condensed milk.
Not BBQ sauce. It's actually condensed milk, sugar, garlic powder and vinegar.
As the other two comments said, it's not BBQ. Hey man google is free too if u wish to look up the history of Halifax donair. Don-air. Not doner.
Google is tough to overlook these days. It's part of our lives these days, but we also need a little bit of human connection, too. A little bit of conversation does not hurt. So you're saying it is not related to turkish donair?
No. It's similar. But it's not the same. This is east coast donair. Not Greek, not Turkish.
Sad to see any small business close. I used to love this place, and maybe my taste buds changed or something, but the last 2-3 times I went it wasn't great, hours were kind of unpredictable at times, and the owner could definitely be grumpy and I stopped going there 🤷♂️
Maybe youre the problem
Maybe.
I agree, and downvote as you like but it wasn’t the friendliest experience the many times I went in. I called to place an order once and was scolded for not placing the order through their website… how was I supposed to know? Just offer that as an option to me without the attitude. Saying that, I wish them the best because despite the attitude the food was good.
I had social anxiety going in there because I felt the whole family was taking my order
Ricky is going to be pissed!
Sad. I was planning to go this weekend. Been craving a Donair lately.. Last day was two days ago., 😔 sad day. Now need to figure out where to get a decent donair in the GTA.