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[DragoonKain]

For years I had the stance that Krispy Kreme is way better than Dunkin Donuts and the other local convenience store donuts I have like Wawa. I hadn't had them in forever though. There was a Krispy Kreme shop in my area years back, but it closed down, and I just hadn't seen them around. And I don't eat donuts very often to begin with. But my local supermarket started carrying them, so I bought a box a couple days ago when shopping and it did not live up to my memory of them. They tasted really cheap, lacking flavor and lacking density. I wanted to be fair though, so yesterday I stopped by Dunkin Donuts when I was out, bought a Boston Cream donut. I gotta say I liked Dunkin's boston cream donut more. The icing was better, the Boston cream is way better than that crap Krispy Kreme has in their cream donuts that tastes right out of a spray can. The dough on Dunkin's was meh. But I'm convinced Krispy Kreme only covers every donut in glaze to begin with is because they know their dough sucks too.

I can no longer sing the praises of Krispy Kreme that they are way better than Dunkin and other local convenience store donut chains. My verdict is both are very meh.

(If you want a truly great donut, then you gotta go to a smaller local donut shop if you have them in your city)

 

[Connificent]

Eat donuts brehs

 

[Celcius]

Buying donuts in a grocery store != buying fresh donuts from the source

 

[Codes 208]

The only good thing about krispy kremes was watching them make them on that conveyor belt they had.
Otherwise they were just ok.

If I want a really good donut I'll grab one of those gourmet donuts you can get at places like hyvee

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I haven't had Krispy Kreme in a long ass time either, but I would never judge the product quality on what you would get in a supermarket. Who the hell knows how long it was from baking to you eating it? Same thing if they stocked Krispy Kreme at a gas station or convenience store or whatever - that isn't indicative of the actual product. McDonalds recently stopped carrying Krispy Kreme for basically this reason.

 

[DragoonKain]

Buying donuts in a grocery store != buying fresh donuts from the source

This is fair, but I think they are delivered fresh daily. Sometimes I go to the supermarket back to back days and they always have a freshly delivered batch. May still not be the same as going to a Krispy Kreme shop, buying a batch there and eating it immediately, but I they tasted fresh. Like they weren't stale. Just tasted mediocre.

 

[p_xavier]

Yeah but no. Dunkin' closed in Canada because of how their donuts were awful.

 

[Durien]

Dunkin' definitely changed overtime. There were donuts I could get as a kid they now longer have any more. When we go to Florida or I go to Vegas, it is still the first place I go to, mostly for nostalgia. We don't have Dunkin' around here. But we do have Frost:

https://www.frostology.com/menu

They are hitting or miss as they change up their menu with every season.

I've never cared for Krispy Kreme.

 

[rkofan87]

Buying donuts in a grocery store != buying fresh donuts from the source

 

[Chittagong]

What kind of a metabolic wizard are you to be able to eat donuts?! Last time I could have one was during my teenage growth spurt.

 

[DragoonKain]

What kind of a metabolic wizard are you to be able to eat donuts?! Last time I could have one was during my teenage growth spurt.

If you can't stomach a donut, never try Crumbl cookies, you'd probably have a seizure.

 

[dave_d]

Dunkin' definitely changed overtime. There were donuts I could get as a kid they now longer have any more. When we go to Florida or I go to Vegas, it is still the first place I go to, mostly for nostalgia. We don't have Dunkin' around here. But we do have Frost:

https://www.frostology.com/menu

They are hitting or miss as they change up their menu with every season.

I've never cared for Krispy Kreme.

When I was a kid Dunkins actually made the donuts in the shop and they bragged they threw them away if they were more than 4 hours old.(Time to make the donuts) Yeah, it's not the same as it was.

 

[Rran]

I dislike Dunkin Donuts, probably because I'm not a fan of cake donuts in general. I think they're miles behind the other kind.

I think Krispy Kreme was such a boon in the '90s because most of the country was used to cake donuts and never had the melty, chewy yeast ones. But down here in the south there're tons of local donut places with yeast donuts so Krispy Kreme never felt like a big deal to me. Plenty of mom and pop shops (many of them run by Korean families for whatever reason) have awesome donuts, especially when you get 'em fresh.

 

[daffyduck]

Buying donuts in a grocery store != buying fresh donuts from the source

Unless the grocery store makes them from scratch onsite. Probably not too many that do anymore, just like some of the donut chains.

 

[jshackles]

Literally everything tastes worse and is lower quality than it was 15 years ago

 

[AJUMP23]

You cannot compare a grocery store donut to a freshly made donut.

Dunkin makes no fresh donuts. They are produced in factories and frozen and delivered to shops for resale. They no longer have fresh donuts like they use to. They are not good. Krispy Kreme still has fresh store made donuts, my local one never has the light on about "hot donuts now" otherwise I would go more. I am never buying a frozen thawed donut. I want it fresh, and still warm.

I have a couple of local Donut shops here that I will go to that are good. But I miss the one we had called Donut Palace, the owners sold and retired. but they were the best.

 

[ReBurn]

I still can't drive past when the hot donuts sign is on. Melt in your mouth awesomeness.

 

[Doom85]

Literally everything tastes worse and is lower quality than it was 15 years ago

Well, yeah, no shit. Pretty much no food is designed to last 15 years, you're lucky you didn't die from food poisoning!

 

[Kilau]

Krispy Kreme is really good if you get them fresh, otherwise they aren't worth touching. Dunkin is and has been trash for as long as I can remember.

 

[12Goblins]

KK is literally just sugar. I don't even taste any dough. It's just sugar that disintegrates in your mouth

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm not a fan of these diabetes bombs.

 

[Durien]

Mister Donuts in Japan is also a place we hit several times a trip.

mister-donut.com

One of the things about Mister Donut we like is they aren't so over the top sweet. A lot of the bakeries in Japan use just the right amount of sugar. Here it seems like we use an extra cup for everything, from soda to baked goods.

 

[p_xavier]

Well, yeah, no shit. Pretty much no food is designed to last 15 years, you're lucky you didn't die from food poisoning!

 

[Rush2112]

I don't have any brand affiliation. It needs to be freshly made, though or I'm keeping my money.

 

[The Fartist]

The best donuts are always at the little donut shop a quarter mile away that's owned by a sweet middle aged Vietnamese couple, always.

 

[Plies]

Entenmann's is superior

 

[Durien]

Entenmann's is superior

If I have to buy donuts at a grocery store, this is 100% true.

 

[dave_d]

The best donuts are always at the little donut shop a quarter mile away that's owned by a sweet middle aged Vietnamese couple, always.

And they only take cash.

 

[dave_d]

Mister Donuts in Japan is also a place we hit several times a trip.

mister-donut.com

One of the things about Mister Donut we like is they aren't so over the top sweet. A lot of the bakeries in Japan use just the right amount of sugar. Here it seems like we use an extra cup for everything, from soda to baked goods.

I'm so old I remember when Mister Donuts used to still exist in Massachusetts. (I think Dunkins bought them out in the US.)

 

[Valonquar]

Just get apple cinnamon donuts at any local mom & pop shop.

 

[Durien]

I'm so old I remember when Mister Donuts used to still exist in Massachusetts. (I think Dunkins bought them out in the US.)

Dude, up by Swansea? I am originally from Fall River and I remember a Mister Donut heading to Swansea Mall

 

[dave_d]

Dude, up by Swansea? I am originally from Fall River and I remember a Mister Donut heading to Swansea Mall

Not in my case. It was north side of Brockton from what I remember but that was back in the 70s

 

[DeafTourette]

KK's Krullers are DEEEEEEELICIOUS!!!!

 

[ReBurn]

I don't have any brand affiliation. It needs to be freshly made, though or I'm keeping my money.

There's a donut shop around here that only sells them made to order. It takes about 10 minutes to get them, but it's always worth the wait.

 

[DragoonKain]

Entenmann's is superior

Their rich frosted are good(although it's not real chocolate, I have no idea what it is, it has the texture of skin) and you have to get them sub 60 degrees or they will melt. I remember last time I got a box of those and it wasn't even hot out, it was like 65 degrees which is not very warm, and when I got home, they were all stuck together in the box.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Try to avoid sugar but KK delivers a good donut near perfect

 

[Woggleman]

There is a local mom and pop place near me that has the best donuts. I had Krispy Kreme at the stand in NY Penn Station and they were pretty good.

 

[Plies]

I remember last time I got a box of those and it wasn't even hot out, it was like 65 degrees which is not very warm, and when I got home, they were all stuck together in the box.

Skill issue.
Next time, bring an Igloo™ cooler.

 

[diffusionx]

I used to go to a Krispy Kreme shop every friday for breakfast. It was a very tasty treat and far better than the mean DD these days sadly.

 

[Mistake]

All this is making me realize I've probably never had a fresh donut in my life. I know Dunkin has frozen dough that is baked in the mornings, and it is the best time to get them, but I don't know if I'd call that fresh

 

[Shadowplay1979]

Krispy Kreme was always gross and like eating a bag of sugar.

Dunkins better only for the fact that they actually have proper boston creme.


In Tokyo, theres lots of small fancy donut places, Mr Donut ir pretty popular . They have custard but unfortunately....they have no jelly. Unfilled donuts are so boring.

 

[dave_d]

All this is making me realize I've probably never had a fresh donut in my life. I know Dunkin has frozen dough that is baked in the mornings, and it is the best time to get them, but I don't know if I'd call that fresh

I really need to try making these.


Not sure how they compare to the local places that make them fresh but hopefully better than Dunkins/HoneyDew

 

[Ikutachi]

Freshness of bakery stuff doesn't concern me. I'd happily buy any on discount in a grocery store.

 

[El Muerto]

Avoid the chains, go to the random local hole in the wall donut shop. The ones run by asians. They taste so much better and they usually have other stuff like kolaches and breakfast burritos. The one i go to gives me free donut holes with every purchase. Krispy Kreme just tastes gross to me.

 

[Mistake]

Avoid the chains, go to the random local hole in the wall donut shop. The ones run by asians. They taste so much better and they usually have other stuff like kolaches and breakfast burritos. The one i go to gives me free donut holes with every purchase. Krispy Kreme just tastes gross to me.

It's kind of funny how foreigners can appreciate a local thing more than actual locals themselves. Like language, food, or crafts. We live in interesting times.

 

[Dr_Ifto]

Nothing beats a Krispy Kreme donut when the red light is on. Just glorious.

 

[Lunarorbit]

For years I had the stance that Krispy Kreme is way better than Dunkin Donuts and the other local convenience store donuts I have like Wawa. I hadn't had them in forever though. There was a Krispy Kreme shop in my area years back, but it closed down, and I just hadn't seen them around. And I don't eat donuts very often to begin with. But my local supermarket started carrying them, so I bought a box a couple days ago when shopping and it did not live up to my memory of them. They tasted really cheap, lacking flavor and lacking density. I wanted to be fair though, so yesterday I stopped by Dunkin Donuts when I was out, bought a Boston Cream donut. I gotta say I liked Dunkin's boston cream donut more. The icing was better, the Boston cream is way better than that crap Krispy Kreme has in their cream donuts that tastes right out of a spray can. The dough on Dunkin's was meh. But I'm convinced Krispy Kreme only covers every donut in glaze to begin with is because they know their dough sucks too.

I can no longer sing the praises of Krispy Kreme that they are way better than Dunkin and other local convenience store donut chains. My verdict is both are very meh.

(If you want a truly great donut, then you gotta go to a smaller local donut shop if you have them in your city)

In the 80s and early 90s in Massachusetts dunkin donuts was God tier. They're big commercial slogan was "gotta rise and make the donuts". They stopped doing that sometime around 2000.

They are my least favorite big donut store. The quality has fallen off a cliff. They are frozen and shipped in and taste only slightly better than grocery store doughnuts (ok that's hyperbole but I cant emphasize enough how bad they taste now).

When my mom was in hospice she turned me on to Honey Dew donuts. I don't know if they were a NE regional business but id imagine they taste like Tim Hortons, which I've never had

 

[dave_d]

In the 80s and early 90s in Massachusetts dunkin donuts was God tier. They're big commercial slogan was "gotta rise and make the donuts". They stopped doing that sometime around 2000.

They are my least favorite big donut store. The quality has fallen off a cliff. They are frozen and shipped in and taste only slightly better than grocery store doughnuts (ok that's hyperbole but I cant emphasize enough how bad they taste now).

When my mom was in hospice she turned me on to Honey Dew donuts. I don't know if they were a NE regional business but id imagine they taste like Tim Hortons, which I've never had

The last Dunkins that I knew of that made their own donuts was the one in Weymouth MA up the street from the South Shore Hospital. Not sure if they're still doing that but they were when I was going there in 2010 after visiting my mom. (They even had chocolate eclaires as well. Never saw another one with that.)

 

[AJUMP23]

The best donuts are always at the little donut shop a quarter mile away that's owned by a sweet middle aged Vietnamese couple, always.

Our local great donuts were owned by a great Korean family. A couple of years ago they sold to Mexican Donut makers and they are just not the same, smaller fritters, not as friendly, and they don't talk to you. The Korean lady would talk and if you picked a filled donut, they would put the cream or the jelly in in front of you. You haven't really enjoyed a donut until you saw the raspberry filling get squeezed in while you wait a second.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

My impression was always:

people who just love basic glazed -> Krispy Kreme
people who love cream filled or cake-like varieties -> Dunkin'

I'm in the second camp (glazed is for me the least desirable of just about all possible donuts) so I prefer Dunkin. I usually either get something like a Boston Creme or one of the chocolate cake-like ones with a coffee.

Our local great donuts were owned by a great Korean family. A couple of years ago they sold to Mexican Donut makers and they are just not the same, smaller fritters, not as friendly, and they don't talk to you. The Korean lady would talk and if you picked a filled donut, they would put the cream or the jelly in in front of you. You haven't really enjoyed a donut until you saw the raspberry filling get squeezed in while you wait a second.

similar experience: all the nicest local donut shops I've visited in the past decade were run by Asians