Donair Pizza in St. Albert, AB — DJ's Pizzeria

Diana makes the sweet sauce from scratch. The same house-made sweet sauce goes on the Donair pizza, the Donair Wrap, and the Donair Poutine. No shortcuts on the ingredient that defines the dish.

What makes DJ's Donair pizza different in St. Albert

Donair pizza can go one of two ways. You get the chain-restaurant version, where everything comes from pre-made components thrown together at the window. Or you get what we make here.

Our Donair pizza starts with a hand-tossed crust. That means fresh dough prepared daily in our kitchen. Most places reach for the frozen version or mix concentrate powder. We don't. The crust has real texture, real bite, and a subtle char from the oven.

Then comes the meat. We use fresh donair slices with our house-made sweet sauce. Donair arrived in Canada through Nova Scotia in the 1970s and 1980s, and it evolved into its own regional specialty with a sweet sauce that's absolutely non-negotiable. That sauce is where most restaurants cut corners. Diana invested time figuring out the exact balance. It's sweet enough to complement the savory spiced meat, yet tangy enough to work with the tomatoes and onions on the pizza. Get it wrong and the whole pizza collapses into either syrup or salt. Diana got it right.

Regulars across St. Albert neighborhoods have noticed. They come back for the Donair pizza because they can taste the difference. People from Downtown St. Albert, Erin Ridge, Kingswood, Oakmont, and Grandin order our donair pizza regularly. We also deliver to Inglewood, Woodlands, and Deer Ridge, so neighbors across the city enjoy it fresh.

What's on the Donair pizza, and how it's made

Our Donair pizza at $24.99 comes with donair meat, red onions, diced tomatoes, and our signature sweet sauce on a hand-tossed crust. Simple ingredients, zero filler.

We layer it intentionally. The dough goes down first. Then comes the tomato sauce base (savory, different from the donair sauce). We slice the donair meat fresh and distribute it evenly so you're not getting one bite that's all meat and the next all crust. Red onions add sharpness. Diced tomatoes bring moisture and acid to cut through the richness. All of it finishes under the oven's heat.

The sweet donair sauce is drizzled on after the pizza comes out. That keeps it from burning and lets the flavors stay bright. One bite and you understand why people order it again and again.

The full donair lineup: pizza, poutine, and wrap

If you love the donair pizza, you should know what else Diana's built around this core ingredient. Our Donair Poutine at $14.99 takes crispy fries, baked mozzarella cheese, sliced donair meat, and gravy, then bakes it all together until the cheese is bubbly and brown. It's a Canadian mashup that shouldn't work but does. Regulars from Downtown St. Albert to Erin Ridge can't stop ordering it.

The Donair Wrap ($14.99) gives you the same donair meat, onions, tomato, and house-made sweet sauce in a warm wrap. It's portable, filling, and honest food. No pretense. People from Kingswood and Oakmont grab these for lunch and end up coming back for dinner.

We also make a traditional Spicy Perogy pizza, another Canadian classic reworked on our hand-tossed crust. Sour cream or garlic butter base, mixed cheese, cactus chips, and bacon. It's at $24.99 and it's become a local favorite. Browse our full menu to see what else we've paired with our commitment to freshness and hand-made quality. We don't treat Canadian comfort food like a side note. We treat it with the same care as everything else.

Order donair pizza for delivery or pickup in St. Albert

We're at 50 St Thomas St in Downtown St. Albert. Open Monday through Thursday and Sunday 11 AM to 10 PM. Friday and Saturday we stay open until 11 PM. Call (587) 290-1777 or place an order through our online ordering system at djspizzeria.online.

We deliver across St. Albert neighborhoods, including Downtown, Erin Ridge, Kingswood, Oakmont, Inglewood, Woodlands, and Deer Ridge. If you're ordering for pickup or dine-in, come see us downtown. Want to explore our full menu beyond donair pizza? Check out our selection of hand-tossed pizzas, wings, and poutine to round out your order.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's in DJ's Donair pizza?

DJ's Donair pizza features donair meat, red onions, diced tomatoes, and our house-made sweet sauce on a hand-tossed crust. The sweet sauce is the key: it's made from scratch by Diana in our kitchen, so it's fresher and more flavorful than anything pre-made.

Do you make the donair sauce from scratch?

Yes. Diana makes our sweet donair sauce from scratch in-house. That's what separates our donair pizza, donair poutine, and donair wrap from chain restaurant versions. There are no shortcuts on the ingredient that defines the dish.

How is the dough made?

We hand-toss our dough fresh daily. Everything starts with quality, from the dough itself to the sauce to the toppings. That's why our donair pizza tastes different from generic fast-food donair options.

Do you deliver donair pizza to Erin Ridge, Kingswood, or Downtown?

Yes. We deliver to Downtown St. Albert, Erin Ridge, Kingswood, Oakmont, Inglewood, Woodlands, and Deer Ridge. Call (587) 290-1777 to confirm delivery to your address, or order online for pickup and dine-in.