You can call it donair, you can call it yero, you can call it gyro, but I just call it plain delicious. These hearty pita sandwiches are made with slices from a generously spiced loaf of ground beef that has been twirling on a Greek-style spit and topped with onions, tomato and, most importantly, the signature sweet tahini-like sauce (which you can also order at most Halifax pizza joints for crust dipping). Donair isn’t fancy dining, sweethearts; it’s a tasty testament to the willingness of dedicated entrepreneurs to meet the immediate demands of late-night, bring-it-on appetites. If you want to know the very essence of Canadian degustation, you need to be at Halifax’s famous Pizza Corner at 2 a.m. with that sweet, sweet donair sauce dripping down your forearm.
King of Donair
1560 Grafton St., Halifax, 902-422-0000
