Mr. Donair

“The Original” Mr. DonairTM story dates back to the early 1960s when two brothers, Peter and John immigrated to Canada with their family from Greece.

Their family had a love for the Gyro from their homeland, so Peter opened a pizza shop in Bedford in the 1970s to share their love of the Gyro with Haligonians.

The Gyro recipe traditionally served on a pita with Tzatziki sauce wasn’t quite right for the folks of Halifax, so Peter came up with an idea to change up the Gyro and created an original recipe using ground beef, secret spices and a sweet sauce.

Needless to say, it was a huge hit and the rest is history!