Captain Shawarma Donairs & Falafel: Donair and Shawarma Mixed Platter

Another new donair and shawarma place in the west end is Captain Shawarma at 14831 87 Ave. The menu features Middle Eastern items like beef kebab and kofta in addition to donairs and chicken shawarmas. This is the beef donair and shawarma mixed platter. The mountain of food included chunks of beef donair and chicken shawarma - both flavourful with just enough spice- on top of vegetable rice, with small sides of hummus, garlic potatoes, and fatouche salad. You can choose your salad and sauce. My sweet sauce was served to the side. The salad was covered in crispy pita, and had a tangy balsamic dressing. This is definitely shareable.

Mixed Platter at Pizza Valley and Donair

Pizza Valley and Donair is a new place at 9333 156 Street. I wanted to get a good taste of the place so opted for the mixed platter. At $17.50, there was a good amount of beef and chicken, on top of rice, with a side salad, fries, and warm pita. The sweet sauce atop the meat was not too sweet. The chicken was quite spicy, while the beef was mild. The beef was cut into chunks rather than strips. Fries had lots of seasoning, and the salad was sort of like a Greek salad, with some crumbled feta. Good food, good portion, and I am hearing lots of good things from others concerning the pizzas and other offerings. 

Donair Platter at PrimeTime

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Post-rally beef donair rice platter. Loved how the beef was cubed instead of sliced - made eating it a lot easier! And, crispy sides all around. #yeg #yegfood #yegeats #edmonton #edmontonfood #edmontonfoodie #yegdt #donair #yegdonair

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Donair Plate at King of Donair

Donair plate with onions, tomatoes, and sweet sauce on fries. I held the cheese. The meat was the right spice level and the sauce carried well on the fries. I’ll think of this like a Halifax poutine. #yeg #donair #yegfood #yegeats #yegfoodie #nofilter #kingofdonair

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Donair Platter at Urban Greek

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I needed a quick meal prior to filming an event downtown last week, and picked Urban Greek since it was convenient and I was craving a donair. Although it was sort of awkward to eat (when is a donair not awkward to eat?), it was worth the effort: the hand-shaved meat was distinctive and easy to tell was made in-house. I paired it with rice and roasted potatoes, which had even more of the delicious tzatziki sauce on them.

Chicken Shawarma Plate at Argana

I've read rave reviews and heard glowing testimonials about Argana Donair (4547 118 Avenue NW), located in the Beverley neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton. So, I was thrilled to finally try it out last weekend. I had the chicken shawarma plate, which featured a mountain of chicken roasted in-house on top of aromatic rice, with fries and garden salad. The fries were almost superfluous, as the chicken and rice were the stars of the plate. The chicken was tender with some acidic notes and the salad helped balance the plate with a bit of lightness. A hearty and affordable meal that is worth a trip to the north side.

Smoked Brisket Donair at The Next Act

An extended bike ride through the river valley had me ultimately end up on Whyte Avenue, where I had supper at The Next Act, one of my favourite pub restaurants but where I can hardly ever find a place to sit! I got lucky this time and enjoyed a beer and a smoked brisket donair, with the brisket from MEAT next door (the two establishments are owned by the same people). I was a bit leery as to how the brisket would stand up flavour-wise with donair sweet sauce, but it really worked. I held the feta as I am not a huge cheese fan, and the side of fries just rounded everything out well. So did the beer.

Beef Donair

I visited the new Whyte Avenue location of Kabsa (10332 82 Avenue)a few weeks ago for supper with a friend who sings the praises of the donair. Kabsa refers to rice dishes from Afghanistan, and there are certainly plenty of them on the menu, as well as wraps like the donair. It was packed full of beef, which was nicely seasoned, as well as sweet sauce and vegetables. It wasn't overly messy to eat, and tasted quite different than other donairs I have had. Inexpensive, reasonably quick, and conveniently located.