Shipley Do-Nuts

[Pete]

Chain is getting ready to enter the OKC market at 1017 South Air Depot in Midwest City.

I'm sure many more locations will follow, as there are now 15 in the DFW area.

Shipley is based in Houston and has 190 locations in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

http://www.shipleydonuts.com/

[Roger S]

Chain is getting ready to enter the OKC market at 1017 South Air Depot in Midwest City.

Wow... Haven't been down Depot in awhile. Did not know they had torn that building down.

[Pete]

Wow... Haven't been down Depot in awhile. Did not know they had torn that building down.

Yes, new construction and Shipley will be on the end.

2,200 SF so pretty big for a donut place.

[stile99]

They are opening a Shipley here?!?!?!?

*gets in line now*

[Pete]

They are opening a Shipley here?!?!?!?

*gets in line now*

Please share the reason for your enthusiasm.

I am completely unfamiliar with them.

[stile99]

Unlike the Krispy Kreme fad, these donuts are excellent (not saying Krispy Kreme is 'bad', just there's a reason they fail when there's competition available). Every one I've been to the service is even better than the donuts, and when not super busy, they'll even make custom donuts for you. One time I went in really wanting a cherry glazed, but they were out. When I mentioned that that's what I was looking for, they made me one. Another time I went in just before closing and got a super deal on kolaches. They're so good they even have a location in Round Rock, and Round Rock donuts are no slouch. I can't say if this is true at all locations, but the ones in Central Texas that I've been to actually have real Bavarian Cream in the Bavarian Cream donuts, not just frosting (I really hope they continue that trend here). One time I couldn't decide between a cherry glazed and a Bavarian Cream filled, so they took a filled one and dipped it in the cherry glaze for me. That was one decadent donut.

I'm sure it's going to be different from location to location, but the overall feeling I got was (hopefully this doesn't sound too corny) is they're not in the business of selling donuts, there's in the business of making people happy, it is just so happens that donuts tend to do that. Whereas some donut places, I've gotten the overall feeling of "here's your donuts and there's the door".

[TheTravellers]

I hope they come to the north side, OKC donut shops suck as a whole, same stuff every place you go, gotta be one central donut dough/frosting location with tubes pumping it to 98% of the donut shops here, with very few exceptions.

Wish we could get one of these here:

http://www.thedonutstop.com/

[Pete]

I'm sure they'll be opening more locations around town, just not exactly sure where.

[progressiveboy]

Really good donuts! Very fresh and good selection. They are popular in DFW.

[bradh]

Pete they are a Houston institution. Really good donuts and kolaches. If they ever bring the brisket kolaches up look out!

[Roger S]

Pete they are a Houston institution. Really good donuts and kolaches. If they ever bring the brisket kolaches up look out!

Ok you got my attention there.... Are these the good kolaches like you can find in Central Texas?

[stile99]

They are indeed. With the correct dough and everything.

[Roger S]

They are indeed. With the correct dough and everything.

Well then welcome to Oklahoma Shipley's Do-Nuts!!!!! Where have you been all my life???

[usmbubba]

If they are still like they were when I was a kid in MS (50+ years) they are the best

[ctchandler]

Brisket kolaches? You got my attention. Kind of sad though, I recently left the Mid/Del area and I'm back in Edmond. I guess I will just hope they open in the Edmond area.
C. T.

[bradh]

Don't get too excited, they're not a regular menu item just sometimes released as specials.

[soonermike81]

I've never had their kolaches, and brisket kolaches sound amazing. But their donuts aren't anything special imo. My wife used to live in Houston and she swore by Shipley's, said they were the best and she can tell. Well I was in Dallas at the time and the Korean owned mom-and-pop shops are everywhere and they are great donuts. I decided to give her a blind taste test on two occasions when she came to Dallas. Both times, she picked the mom-and-pop donut as the better tasting donut. I'm not saying Shipley's is a bad donut, but they're nothing special. I'd take these mom-and-pop shops any day

[Just Retired]

This is in the new strip where the Burger King / Bionic Burger / Big Ed's, / Sprigg's BBQ were located.

[Jim Kyle]

I hope they come to the north side, OKC donut shops suck as a whole, same stuff every place you go, gotta be one central donut dough/frosting location with tubes pumping it to 98% of the donut shops here, with very few exceptions.

Wish we could get one of these here:

http://www.thedonutstop.com/

There's a little donut shop in a tiny strip-mini-mall on Hefner between Rockwell and Council (the same one that houses Papa Murphy's, near the post office) that's not the same as all the others I've tried. It's only open until noon, so I go only when I wake up early enough, but the young ladies there always add some small goody to my order of a dozen glazed, and they have a drive-thru window. Most of the others seem to be subsidiaries of a single prefab pastry flour company...

[TheTravellers]

There's a little donut shop in a tiny strip-mini-mall on Hefner between Rockwell and Council (the same one that houses Papa Murphy's, near the post office) that's not the same as all the others I've tried. It's only open until noon, so I go only when I wake up early enough, but the young ladies there always add some small goody to my order of a dozen glazed, and they have a drive-thru window. Most of the others seem to be subsidiaries of a single prefab pastry flour company...

Thanks for the tip, we're not around there often now that I don't work at Hertz and we live in the Venice neighborhood, but I'll make a note to try it next time we're over there early enough.

[soonermike81]

Thanks for the tip, we're not around there often now that I don't work at Hertz and we live in the Venice neighborhood, but I'll make a note to try it next time we're over there early enough.

You ever been to AM Donuts, off of Penn? Went here recently for the first time and the old couple that runs the place are the nicest people ever. Donuts, sausage rolls, and croissant sandwiches are all very good, but nothing mind blowing. But their service keeps me coming back. Many of these other mom-and-pop shops can be extremely rude, and I will gladly continue to give my money to small business owners who treat their customers well.

[AP]

^AM Donuts is where I go often. Very close to my house and they always give extra goodies.

[catch22]

There's a little donut shop in a tiny strip-mini-mall on Hefner between Rockwell and Council (the same one that houses Papa Murphy's, near the post office) that's not the same as all the others I've tried. It's only open until noon, so I go only when I wake up early enough, but the young ladies there always add some small goody to my order of a dozen glazed, and they have a drive-thru window. Most of the others seem to be subsidiaries of a single prefab pastry flour company...

Yes! That store is great! We used to live in the apartments behind that store and man were they tempting!

Twist donuts on the south side at 89th and S Penn are also very tasty!

[TheTravellers]

You ever been to AM Donuts, off of Penn? Went here recently for the first time and the old couple that runs the place are the nicest people ever. Donuts, sausage rolls, and croissant sandwiches are all very good, but nothing mind blowing. But their service keeps me coming back. Many of these other mom-and-pop shops can be extremely rude, and I will gladly continue to give my money to small business owners who treat their customers well.

Right by our liquor store (Modern Liquor, featured in the film Rudderless ), but have not been 'cos we usually don't get up and out early enough on weekends (which is the only time we do donuts, otherwise we'd weigh way too much) to get to most donut shops because they all close at noon. AM closes at 1 PM (funny), but that's still too early. May try them on the way to work one day just for the hell of it, it's not too far out of my way.

[Thomas Vu]

I'll throw in my usual shout out of bethany donuts on rockwell and 39th.