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    Queen Donair

    3.1 (38 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Donairs
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Tater Tot Donair Poutine (14.99)
    Erika G.

    You've heard me talk about Edmonton's unofficial food in the past and there's one more restaurant that I had to add to the list. At this point I have visited all of the city's most celebrated donair shops, including Swiss Donair and Simply Donairs. I've given you the full history of this Halifax-born meat wrap and I've explained how it became such a sensation in Edmonton specifically. Now all you really need to know is which one is the best. If you only had time to eat ONE, which should it be? Edmonton Journal named Queen Donair the Best Shawarma/Donair 2021 and I needed to visit them in order to round out the Edmonton donair trifecta. (Of course there are plenty of other donair shops in the city - LOTS! But these three tend to have the most notoriety and buzz.) Another thing that I did at each of the shops? I tried their poutine. Because each of them offers a spin on this Canadian classic. Queen Donair has a few locations around the city and one of the most popular ones used to be the location on Whyte Ave. (It was a literal hole-in-the-wall and if you're like me, you have memories of eating their donairs at about 3am...) Unfortunately the Whyte Ave location has since closed. Because of this, I opted for the second best thing, which is the Downtown shop on Jasper Ave. With brightly-lit signage, you'll find them on one of the busiest corners in the city. I visited on a chilly Sunday evening and was happy to get into their warm and welcoming space. I have to admit, I was very pleasantly surprised. The restaurant is roomy, there's a nice dining area, and there's actually some nice decor. A far, FAR cry from what the old location on Whyte Ave used to look like, that's for sure. I was impressed at the comfortable seating and upholstery, the faux exposed brick wall is a nice touch, and the bejeweled wall decorations bring a lot of style. It's still the sort of operation where you place your order at the counter, there are still vertical spinning meats (I'd be angry if there wasn't!), but it's easily the nicest restaurant out of the three that I've visited. It feels more like a place to dine and much less like a dingy fast food establishment. The service was also incredibly friendly. The gentleman working was gracious and kind. Once our order was placed we made our way to a table and after a short wait the food was delivered directly to our spot and it was time to get started! Like most donair shops in town, there are two types of meat available; beef and chicken. They'll usually even let you mix both together if you want to. Attempting to keep things pretty classic, I went for the Cheese Donair (Onion, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sweet sauce - $10.40) since that's what I've been getting everywhere. Similar to all of the other places, it's massive. You'll be asked if you want all of the toppings, and yes, of course you do. The shaved, seasoned beef is extremely abundant. There is no skimping out when it comes to the absolute heaping amount of meat on this thing. Tender and flavourful, the donair meat is exactly everything that it's supposed to be. There's something about its texture that just seems so satisfying. The flatbread was warm and soft with just the right amount of chew. The veggies all seemed fresh and were packed in with a far less ratio than the meat. But let's face it, that's what you want. There's cheese in there somewhere. And of course the sweet sauce, the crowning element that makes a donair exactly what it is. It's messy, it will definitely fall apart all over your pants, but this donair is also an extremely perfect example of a classic "Edmonton donair." They aren't fooling around with it, they aren't giving you too many options, Queen Donair is simply giving you what you came for. I might be tempted to say that the donair at Simply Donairs is my overall favourite but their location is also pretty inconvenient. The one at Queen Donair is solid and you can have it right now. As I mentioned, all of the donair shops make a donair poutine. They understand that they've got a golden opportunity to create a beautiful marriage between Canadian and Turkish-by-way-of-Halifax cuisine. However, at Queen Donair there are LOTS of options. They've got at least seven types of poutine, all using different meats and different starch bases. Also, they've got mozza sticks. So that's something. I went straight for the most epic of the poutines and ordered the Tater Tot Donair Poutine ($14.99) because even though I'm a poutine purist, when tots are a choice... You should probably do tots. This poutine is INSANE. First of all, it's gigantic. It's also about 50% donair meat which is ridiculous. The golden fried tater tots are somewhere underneath the heap of stuff, everything is drenched in gravy, there's a whole lot of cheese used (it's shredded cheese, however none of the donair shops use curds), and the top is completely smothered in sweet sauce. It's a lot. You will need to share this with several people and you

    Combo 1 -- Regular Donair w/ Cheese and onions, despite requesting none be in it.
    Shannon N.

    NEGLIGENCE IN FOOD PREPARATION I came in with my 2 coworkers and we all ordered the same Cheese Donair combo separately. The only difference in our orders was our drink choice and my request for NO ONIONS. They handed all our donairs at the same time, so I had to ask which bag held the donair with no onions. They had prepared all 3 with onions and so they asked me to give the donair back and I did-- assuming they would make sure when they gave it back, it would have no onions. Once they handed the bag back, I did not bother unravelling it to triple check because i've been here before and the ladies are nice. Got back to the office and there were tons of onions inside. If you have a food allergy or any special request, make sure to triple check. (i posted the same review on google)

    Davey L.

    First try on a donair. They had a sign saying voted Best Donair of Edmonton so went for it. I ordered a jumbo donair, but was heavily disappointed. They charged an extra 1.25 for a small slice of cheese... I don't know portion wise, but I just saw the cook add extra meat and filling. The sauce was terrible. It was too sweet and ruined the flavor of the meat. In addition, the end of the donair was filled with grease and too much sauce resulting in my hands being covered in sauce. This is not the best donair of Edmonton, and ruined my first taste of a donair!

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    Fast service, open late, had great conversation with people in booths - only improvement could be if they had cheese curds. Overall left satisfied :)

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    Amazing food and great service, Very nice lady gave us free baklava.

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    Food really isn't very impressive, slightly overpriced, and the chicken meat is dry and bland.

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    Super Donairs late at night are basically made for ants. Very, very small portions. Value isn't great at all but quality pretty decent!

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    The chicken donair is an improvement over the regular beef donair.

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