The Fuzz Box

Excellent donairs. I was craving this Canadian delicacy at lunchtime the other day. There are only two other Toronto places I know have donairs — Hopgoods isn’t open for lunch, and College Falafel just isn’t that great… Decided to make the trek across town to check out the Fuzz Box. So happy I did! Was worth the lonnnnggg trip from the westside, lol.
The Donairs here are everything you want your donair to be. The meat was luscious. The sauce was perfect. The bread was superb, and the whole sandwich even survived the return trip to the westside without disintegrating or getting too smooshy.
I lllooooovvveee donairs and I will definitely be returning to the Fuzz Box. The restaurant itself is super clean, bright, and welcoming. And the owner is such a nice guy — you can tell donair is a labour of love for him, he personally asked every customer in the place how they enjoyed their lunch. Highly recommended!

I had a few questions before I stop here. What is donair? (I try something I didn’t know) Why is on my list? I still don’t know but I’m glad and three why is called the fuzz box.
So donair is spiced meat with donair sause which all tasted good. Seem originate on the east coast, Nova Scotia. The owner (atleast I think he was the owner) was from Halifax or just outside of it so it was authentic, well I assume I didn’t even know what donair. Either way I loved it and it tasted great.
Still have more to try like poutine or pizza with that suase so much to have. Will definitely make a few stops.
So the fuzz box is the name of band the guy was in, so cross promotional thing, it was also the name of first distortion pedal across to him. It explains the instruments. Thou not so much the art but interesting décor is something to talk about.
Also according to guy I think is the owner. It’s official food of Halifax. Guess I got another reason to head east.

Im a repeat customer. Place is amazing. They serve the best donairs outside of Nova Scotia and, frankly, it’s possible they’re the actual best. I wrote about it after my first visit:

The best! Neil runs the place and is a great guy.
You do not have to be from Nova Scotia to LOVE this place.
People say the neighbourhood is rough, or whatever, but those people are idiots. East Danforth is great and FUZZ BOX is super freaking tasty!

Great Donair. Very well priced, the guy working there was helpful and friendly. Store is hard to spot but worth looking for. I will go back

First time try, won’t be the last.
Essentially the food is good. Comfort food, and it will take you back to NS if you’ve had a donaire out east.
I got the half pound classic, with all the fixings (sweet sauce, diced onions and diced tomatoes). I asked if they had hot sauce, and was warned that they’ll put it on the side due to its heat. I said put some inside anyway and the side. I guess the east end of Toronto doesn’t like spicy food, doubt it.
The flat bread was hot, as well the meat. The meat was nice, full of flavour and combined with the rest of the package, tasted great.
The half looks small when you get it, but it’s more filling than I thought.
My only issue? They half wrap the bread, and hold everything together with aluminum foil, so you have to hold it with the foil or it falls everywhere. This resulted in me getting a paper cut on my lip, when hitting into the sandwich. Weird I know. I think they could have simply got a large bread, and wrap it better. This is Toronto, not NS, so bread options are abundant.
I’d also like more hot sauce and no treat it like some holy grail. Lastly the cost is high. It should be 2 – 3 bucks cheaper for the sandwich, as I think this would impact how many return customers they get. Otherwise they will loose people who consider options nearby, in the $ 10 price point. $ 10 for a simple, although yummy sandwich, is a lot.
I’ll return.

Came here today for lunch the first time! Very delicious and quick. The chef/​owner I’m assuming was very nice and welcoming! Will come back:)

Better than I ever remember.
The first time I ever had a Donair was in Halifax, my girlfriend (at the time) and I drove across country with our friend Shawn to spend a week in Halifax. On our first night out in Halifax Shawn (a local native) introduced us to Pizza Corner. I was mesmerized all of the kids clamoring around the streets eating Pizza’s, Donair’s and even a Donair Pizza.
That is where I got my first taste of a Donair, that sweet sauce made me fall in love with Nova Scotia, so much so that I dreamed of selling all my possessions and immediately moving there. I obviously didn’t but I did later returned with my Girlfriend where I proposed to her. We have now been happily married for 14 years now (thank you Pizza Corner).
We returned to Nova Scotia once again for our 5^th wedding Anniversary and our first stop was Pizza Corner for a sweet Donair, but to our disappointment it had lost it’s flare. Was the Donair ever really that good? Was it young love that made it so much sweeter? Was it the fact that I was not 3 sheets to the wind drunk? I simply did not know.
Over the years I have tried Donairs at different establishments, many were too dry, too much onion and not enough sauce, or had hard bread that made them nearly impossible to chew. Like a junkie chasing that first high, I feared I would never again savor that first sweet taste of Donair I once had at Pizza Corner.
That was of course until I stumbled across The Fuzz Box, rated rather highly on Unilocal it called out to me. I questioned my decision to go, would this be another let down? If I was going to once again chase this beige pony of Donair sauce would this be worth it. I threw caution to the wind and ventured out during my lunch.
I was in Heaven, this was exactly how I remembered it. No dare I say this was better than I ever remembered, the bread was soft and fluffy, the meat was packed in full and the sauce, of the sauce. I final found it, I finally know once again what love is.
Thank you Fuzz Box.

The food was really good. Service was great. The poor waiter /​was alone and cooking and serving. Running like mad but held it together. The restaurant really needs some paint and a good cleaning, donaire meat was cooked on a grill and overdone but the food was really hot and tasted great.
Will certainly come back.
Washrooms are not accessible but Subway subs is just down the street.

Just got back from Halifax and tried every Donair I could. Fuzzbox was just… better; much better than any of the top Unilocal rated donair places in Halifax and Dartmouth. A whole lotta haligonians are coming to visit me next week and we are going to the fuzzbox for a great donair, because now they can see what one tastes like ;)

Sloppy delicious East Coast «street food»… If you are looking for a place where good people make reasonably priced tasty food this is a place worth trying.
The donairs here are tangy and have zip. They are definitely not shy on the spices which is great, because the donairs are flavourful. The meat is moist and tender. The bread is soft. The donair sauce is sweet. These flavours make the donair a unique taste experience compared to shawarma and gyros. I also tried an order of garlic fingers as well, and it’s what you would expect. Cheesy garlic bread, but done well.
Definitely curious enough about this place to try the donair pizza and/​or donair poutine. They also have daily specials, student specials, and it’s cash only.

Incredible donair! Friendly service, real Nova Scotia style donair with real Nova Scotia radio station playing! A must eat of you’re in the area and into donair. The décor is very cool. The owner and cashier are extremely friendly and happy to help you pick out a delicious meal. Check out their daily specials!

The by far best Donaira Restaurant I have ever been to in my Life!
I am a foodie, Critic, Epicurian with acredidited UN etc. World Wide Experience. Consumers Choice Award Winner. I have to say 12 Words… Absolutely the Best Donaira and Accrutrimon I have experienced to this date.
This particular Owner, knocked it out of the downtown, National Ballpark as far as I am concerned. Move over Gyros. Move over Sharma. This is by far the most important and tastiest Morsel and represented taste of the East Coast…
Opps…Group of Morsels for an Amazing Price I have ever had On Toronto from Nova Scotia to this point in 25 years of experience in Ontario, Toronto, yet to date.

My wife hyped up Donairs having spent time in Nova Scotia for school and I’ve been dragging her back here for every excuse I can think of ever since we found it.
Dude who runs the place is super friendly, prices are reasonable, and the Donairs are legit.
Apparently he’s just started delivery, so that could be dangerous.

Five stars for this amazing spot in east York. I had a friend tell me about donairs in the west coast and I was trying to find them nearby Scarborough. This came up in my search results and we decided to make the trek. We parked across the street at the gas station as the street was crazy busy. It was about to close so only we were in there. A really friendly girl took our order and keep in mind they only take cash but that have an on site atm. I ordered the beef donair and we also got coleslaw. The donair was in a lightly doughy type of pita with beef, onions, and this sweet sauce. It was perfectly balanced. Taste was incredible. Very filing and definitely a good hangover food. The coleslaw was great too because it had apples inside which made it not taste so bitter. The owner was chatting with us and was super friendly. It was great to try some Nova scotian food. Apparently these donairs are different than the ones in the west coast but my friend said they were still fantastic. I’ll definitely be coming back here for sure. For a donair, super donair, coleslaw, and two sodas it came to twenty dollars. So worth it.

What is a Nova Scotian donair you ask? It’s a sweet perfect melody between meat and sauce. Just go try one.

I’m from the East Coast and had been dying to try this restaurant! Took my boyfriend who is from Ontario here for his firs taste of the East Coast flare and even he loved it! (Donair sauce is an acquired taste I’m told!) We had the garlic fingers and poutine. Both were amazing. Something in the poutine… something magical. I can’t even tell you what it is but it made my mouth explode with happiness.
Neil, the guy who owns and operates this restaurant, is always there, very hard worker, great guy, and treats his customers right.
And one final note — the prices are phenomenal! Make the journey east to go to this awesome resto!

Donairs seem to have disappeared from Ontario nearly 2 decades ago, and having not had one since high-​school, I was intrigued by the opportunity to try one again at The Fuzz Box.
The owner/​chef is a one-​man-​show, and explained that everything is homemade except for the bread. The result is (very) sloppy deliciousness. The sauce is runny, and sweet by design, which may nor appeal to everyone. And while a magazine article quoting the owner said it should be important to sauce a donair heavily enough to ‘run down your arms’, I would have opted for a lighter touch (especially if you are a first-​timer). «On the side» may be an even better idea.
The meat is very good, but other than the sauce, it only comes with onions and tomatoes, and could have used more greens to round things out (or at least dilute the sauce ratio). You truly can’t lift this pita sandwich without making a real mess. Like the other great plate of Halifax (lobster), you may want to bring a plastic bib.
20 years since my last taste, I think my palate has moved on to appreciate the relatively more complex shawarma (the closest cousin to the donair), and your dollar will go further on Lawrence Ave. joints, where they all seem to sell 2-​for-​1. My bill for a medium size donair and a bottled root beer was $ 10, which is a little steep if you include the cost of drycleaning after your meal.
But if you are determined to have a donair in Toronto, this is your spot.

4.5 Stars
These donairs are $@!&)%$ incredible — my simple words can’t do them justice so I will keep this review brief.
Just go and try them for yourself…
P. S. — Many say this is the perfect post drinking snack. Not sure about that… something tells me I’d be finding that delicious donair sauce in odd places the next morning!!!
BK

Finally this Nova Scotian girl found Donairs in Toronto!
For those of you who have not had a true east coast Donair, this is the real deal! The owner is from the Valley aka Annapolis Valley and the The Fuzz is the name of his band, this was only supposed to be a promotion for the band but luckily enough for me and all of you, we can still get the tasty east coast treats!
I can’t believe it took me over a year to discover this place, usually I have to go to Milton to get my donair and garlic fingers fix but not anymore! I have to say this place is much better then Halifax Donair in Milton, maybe because i grew up close to the Valley?
The prices are very reasonable, if not cheaper then what you can get in Nova Scotia. It’s the best messy meal of the day! Hell ya to the sweet sauce!