Doner kebabs in Utah?

[Deleted member 848]

Do y'all have 'Donair shops' in Murika? Cuz they're legit all over the place here in Edmonton.


It isn't a full-fledged Döner Kebab-- it has Döner meat, but it is put into a wrap, and covered in 'sweet sauce', or Donair sauce.


I always figured this was a North America thing, but some quick searching is telling me that Donairs were made in Atlantic Canada. Huh.

 

[Deleted member 848]

FYI the Döners in Germany >>>>> whatever the hell we make here. Gods, I haven't been to Germany since I was 14. CANNOT WAIT to get my hands on a Döner whenever I go back

 

[Deleted member 848]

dat meat + hummus + garlic sauce.
Hits the spot every time bros. Every time.

rip

 

[GVC]

****, Dal, we've got shawarma shops all over Toronto. They contribute to my girth on a regular basis.

 

[Deleted member 848]

****, Dal, we've got shawarma shops all over Toronto. They contribute to my girth on a regular basis.

Someone once told me that there is a shawarma shop on every single block in Ottawa.

They don't really call em shawarmas here though. Mostly known as donairs. I think it's because we don't really have as many Arabs/Persians as there is farther east-- Edmonton is mostly Lebanese and Pakistani, as far as the middle east in concerned. And the lebanese shops call em donairs

 

[rep1krr]

We've still got some Turkish posters here, right? I find myself craving doner kebabs... is there any place in Utah to get authentic ones? I suspect the answer is no, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Check it out. Opens next week.
https://www.spitzslc.com/

 

[colton]

Cool, pretty close to ESA. Maybe I'll have to stop by before the next game I attend.

Oh, and welcome to jazzfanz! Interesting first post.

 

[LogGrad98]

Best doner I had in germany was in Coburg. Methuselah's uncle pushed this little cart around and cut them off a cone of what looked like home-stacked mystery meat, pretty sure some mutton in there. He put them in 1/4 of a home-made flat bread that his mother made for him each day, split open for the pita effect, which were about the size of a dinner plate. Had to be about 2 pounds when it was all done, and he liked us so ours were usually bigger. Simple yogurt sauce shredded cuke/onion/tomato on top, the meat spiced perfectly, just the right mix of fatty lean and gamy (not too much of any, the right amount of all 3). Wow I could eat one of those for every meal. When he ran out he went home, and he ran out fast. There was always a line even though he always seemed to be in a different spot, people found him. Luckily he liked us so we always had one even if he closed and waited for us (yeah I actually lost weight on my mission, go figure).


One of the better gyros in Utah is actually at Crown Burger. Pretty standard tzitziki sauce and tomato/onion. But the meat is always good and the pita is warm, and the fixings fresh. For gyros that is my go-to spot in Utah. Plus their onion rings and fry sauce are the bomb.

 

[LogGrad98]

In Reno the best gyros are at Spiro's Bar and Grill. Great greek food all around, but their gyros are something else.

 

[Dr. Jones]

You SLers have Mad Pita? Not too bad.

 

[Revolution 9]

Mmm....It must be lunch time.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Mmm.. must be breakfast.

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[Revolution 9]

Mmm.. must be breakfast.

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You'd fit right in here. This is my street. My apt is right on the right where the street narrows.
I'll pass by these cafes at 10 am and they'll be a few guys drinking beer outside. Never ceases to amaze.
Prost! Cheers! Guten Morgen!

 

[Dr. Jones]

That looks awesome. Must be a blast.

 

[moevillini]

funny, I've never heard of them, and we have 4 Middle Eastern restaurants within 6 blocks of my house - plus another 2 Greek places! We have shish kebabs and kefta kebabs and wraps and shawarma and gyros and lots of other stuff, but no doner kebabs!

But I did find a "Doner kebabs in Chicago" thread on a random message board https://www.roadfood.com/Forums/Doner-Kebabs-in-Chicago-m676557.aspx

 

[GVC]

Someone once told me that there is a shawarma shop on every single block in Ottawa.

They don't really call em shawarmas here though. Mostly known as donairs. I think it's because we don't really have as many Arabs/Persians as there is farther east-- Edmonton is mostly Lebanese and Pakistani, as far as the middle east in concerned. And the lebanese shops call em donairs

A lot of the places here are Lebanese, and they generally call them "shawarma", which makes sense if wikipedia isn't leading me astray (shawarma being a levantine food, Lebanon being in the Levant). "Donair" comes from some dude with a Greek name in Halifax, and is presumably a different transliteration of the Turkish "doner".

 

[Deleted member 848]

A lot of the places here are Lebanese, and they generally call them "shawarma", which makes sense if wikipedia isn't leading me astray (shawarma being a levantine food, Lebanon being in the Levant). "Donair" comes from some dude with a Greek name in Halifax, and is presumably a different transliteration of the Turkish "doner".

Very interesting. I wonder why the term 'donair' tends to be more popular here among the Lebanese then. Hmmmm. I did some reading, and what youre saying seems to be bang-on.

 

[Revolution 9]

I just had a doner for dinner. mmm mmm "mit allem" (you know someone speaks correct german when they say it like this)

 

[Duck Rodgers]

I think for the Doner Kebab to really reach the next level of culinary greatness they need Cheeto flavored bread .

 

[colton]

I just had a doner for dinner. mmm mmm "mit allem" (you know someone speaks correct german when they say it like this)

Can't "like" that post; too jealous. Where's the "jealous" button?