s/o What's your favorite donut?

[bcla]

That larger production store I mentioned also shut down after a few years. The few smaller stores I still see do have the neon sign, but maybe as you said only apply the glaze now. And I am not 100% sure, but it seems the sign is always on, whereas the production site sign was only on when they were actually coming off the belt. And they would give everyone a free one then too.

When Krispy Kreme first came to the San Francisco Bay Area back in 2000, there was a single location in Union City. I wondered what it was about and waited in line for an hour to get a box of a dozen glazed and another dozen assorted. I believe that's the location that supported all the supermarkets with a small case where they only sold by the dozen.

They opened a few more locations (full size with drive thrus and ample seating), but many of them closed. I guess at a certain point they didn't necessarily make enough to be viable given the over saturation. The smaller locations are closer to the size of an average donut shop and they didn't necessarily last either.

In our area donuts are dominated by small mom and pop stores. And supermarkets, although I'm not sure where they get them. Some of the supermarkets have these hexagonal donuts. I think they create less waste by cutting them that way and not having to put the excess back in, but they look somewhat odd. When they're fried they sort of turn into a rounder shape, but it's pretty clear that they're six sided.

 

[DVCjj]

Chocolate Long John....any time, any place, anywhere.

 

[bcla]

I guess it's not necessarily a donut, but they're made like a donut. I remember getting beignets from a small cafe. They were really good - just fried and then sprinkled with powdered sugar like they have at Cafe du Monde. I've tried some at a few other places, including this Vietnamese restaurant/cafe that has since closed. They called it New Orleans style.

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

Chocolate cake donut with a glaze on top.

I also love Apple Uglies. They are made in an Outer Banks bakery in the town of Buxton, NC. An Apple Ugly is a big, deep-fried, cinnamon-laced fritter with apples and glaze that ooze out slowly when you take a bite.

Shoot. Now I’m craving donuts.

 

[tvguy]

Old fashioned

 

[amcnj]

When Krispy Kreme first came to the San Francisco Bay Area back in 2000, there was a single location in Union City. I wondered what it was about and waited in line for an hour to get a box of a dozen glazed and another dozen assorted. I believe that's the location that supported all the supermarkets with a small case where they only sold by the dozen.

They opened a few more locations (full size with drive thrus and ample seating), but many of them closed. I guess at a certain point they didn't necessarily make enough to be viable given the over saturation. The smaller locations are closer to the size of an average donut shop and they didn't necessarily last either.

In our area donuts are dominated by small mom and pop stores. And supermarkets, although I'm not sure where they get them. Some of the supermarkets have these hexagonal donuts. I think they create less waste by cutting them that way and not having to put the excess back in, but they look somewhat odd. When they're fried they sort of turn into a rounder shape, but it's pretty clear that they're six sided.

The production store by me was also around during that same time. Shortly thereafter the donuts also started appearing in local supermarkets. I am not sure if that Krispy Kreme store also made those, and if their availability elsewhere cut down on visits to the actual donut facility.

Many years ago a friend of mine managed a Dunkin store and back then they made the donuts on site and had to throw out any remaining ones after a certain amount of time, and make all new ones. Today I don’t know if any Dunkin stores still make their own.

There are still a good number of family donut shops around, though some also dabble in other things like crumb cake too. Some new chains have arisen too, and they seem to offer round cake type donuts with all sorts of toppings on them instead of an array of different types of donuts.

 

[bcla]

The production store by me was also around during that same time. Shortly thereafter the donuts also started appearing in local supermarkets. I am not sure if that Krispy Kreme store also made those, and if their availability elsewhere cut down on visits to the actual donut facility.

Many years ago a friend of mine managed a Dunkin store and back then they made the donuts on site and had to throw out any remaining ones after a certain amount of time, and make all new ones. Today I don’t know if any Dunkin stores still make their own.

There are still a good number of family donut shops around, though some also dabble in other things like crumb cake too. Some new chains have arisen too, and they seem to offer round cake type donuts with all sorts of toppings on them instead of an array of different types of donuts.

I think Dunkin Donuts has a commissary model now. When the first ones started coming back in my area, I wondered how they could manage that with only a few stores. Now there are still less than a dozen. It must be a long-term expansion plan. But they do way more than just donuts. They have more than just drip coffee and drip decaf. And sandwiches.

The small independent donut shops here all taste about the same. They use pretty standard commercial mixes. One location I saw a calendar from their supplier. Some have newer signs, but a lot have those old school signs with the hand-inserted letters. Many look like they must be 40 to 50 years old. But then there's the story about why there are so many Cambodian immigrant families running donut shops in California.

https://story.californiasunday.com/ted-ngoy-california-doughnut-king
This guy even had a documentary made of his story.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10214496/https://www.donutkingmovie.com

 

[mikehn]

Krispy kreme glazed seconds

 

[bcla]

Nobody likes glazed donut holes?

It's not quite the same, but I guess there are Dunkin Munchkins. When I was in Canada I had TimBits.

 

[ten6mom]

Lemon filled from Basha's grocery store.

 

[disneychrista]

Nobody likes glazed donut holes?

It is not that I don't like them, they just aren't a favorite.

A local grocery chain used to have chocolate frosted chocolate cake with chocolate sprinkle donut holes that were my favorite. But they discontinued them about 20 years ago.

 

[ronandannette]

Nobody likes glazed donut holes?

It's not quite the same, but I guess there are Dunkin Munchkins. When I was in Canada I had TimBits.

The ubiquitous “Party Pack” of Timbits (a package of 40) is present on pretty much every potluck table in the country. Timbits must be the actual holes out of the doughnuts because they come in every flavour the doughnuts do, not just plain glazed and the selection varies from day to day. Try standing in line behind someone who’s meticulously choosing their flavours for a big box.

 

[soccerdad72]

long john as well - creme filled

 

[AndreaDM]

Krispy Kreme glazed, hot off the line! Only have one maybe once a year.

 

[mikehn]

Krispy Kreme glazed, hot off the line! Only have one maybe once a year.

Some times if you go at night they have a batch of seconds, with extra glaze. They wont sell them to you unless you ask for them. But oh my!

 

[bcla]

The ubiquitous “Party Pack” of Timbits (a package of 40) is present on pretty much every potluck table in the country. Timbits must be the actual holes out of the doughnuts because they come in every flavour the doughnuts do, not just plain glazed and the selection varies from day to day. Try standing in line behind someone who’s meticulously choosing their flavours for a big box.

I don't believe there's enough of the batter left to make that much. "Holes" are just too popular now. They're always tossing the cuttings back anyways. I don't know if they make them separately or just from the cuttings.

I get how ubiquitous they are. When I was in BC waiting in line, I asked my wife to hold on to them but she said I should be able to handle them. I put them down on the window counter as I bought some admission tickets, and the clerk said "For me?"

Last time I was in BC I got a box at a combination Esso/Tim Hortons on the way back to Washington.

 

[thewishfire]

A really good jelly donut is the best... although I like most donuts. Coconut is also high on my list. Cream filled or chocolate frosted are probably among my least favorite, though.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Not a big fan but one of the Whole Foods we go to in MA makes their own cinnamon sugar donuts on premises and they are amazing.

 

[kanerf]

Cake style donut with maple frosting. I don't like the glazed style with frosting. It seems to melt an run off.

 

[StephMK]

I Doughnuts! Especially Boston cream, and original Krispy Kreme. But anything filled with lemon, raspberry or Bavarian cream...yum! And custard filled long johns...shall I keep going? . I don’t have them very often though.

We could share a box, those are all of my favs too!