Dunkin' Donuts 2015

[AAC2005]

In late December/early January of 2014, there was an announcement that the local Dunkin' Donuts franchise would expand to an additional 13 stores in the OKC metro. The forecasted opening date at that time was 2015, but no specific locations were named. I thought there already was a thread on OKC Talk about this, so forgive me if I didn't search hard enough to find it, but has anyone heard any news about the expansion? Every time I see a new slab being poured on 19th Street in Moore, I get excited and think to myself "this has to be it!", but nope, nothing.

What's up with that?

[Mel]

Are you a Police Officer?

[AAC2005]

I get jokes, but what does your snide question/remark have to do with the price of a box of Keurig K-Cups coffee from the DD, which is why I posted the inquiry?

[Pete]

I haven't seen any building permits for new locations.

[Mel]

I get jokes, but what does your snide question/remark have to do with the price of a box of Keurig K-Cups coffee from the DD, which is why I posted the inquiry?

Read the warning at the bottom of my posts. I was being snarky. My Dad is a retired OCPD Capt. They use to hold their Retired F.O.P. meetings at Gerald's Doughnuts when it was still open. Didn't mean to step on your toes that hard.

[AAC2005]

lol, no worries! My son is active and my brother is retired, so I was like "get out of my head!" when I read your post. Getting back the original question, I'm guessing that if no movement has been made by now (May 2015), something must have gone south with the plans. The 19th Street corridor would have been a prime location for DD.

Booooo...

[Mel]

I wouldn't mind having one in Mustang.

[Uptowner]

DD keurig cups can be found at SAM'S club. FYI. My favorite

[AAC2005]

Yes!!! Norman SAM'S had a bunch of them last Saturday morning, so I really, really looked like a shameful hoarder for a few minutes. Happy, but shameful.

[baralheia]

$300,000 building permit as of 1 month ago for 9100 S Western Ave, on the SE side of SW 89th and S Western Ave. Location will be built on the pad site directly south of Arby's; demolition of the parking lot area is largely complete but building permit is still pending.

[SoonerDave]

DD keurig cups can be found at SAM'S club. FYI. My favorite

Keep in mind the retail DD coffee is not the same beast at all as the DD coffee brewed and sold in the stores. DD licenses the name to some third-party company that produces the coffee. My mom found that out when she started buying the retail stuff and could never get it to taste "right," only to call DD directly and find out the Sordid Truth.

[GaryOKC6]

I met with them last week. they are definitely going forward with their plans. The upfront costs for one of these is huge and that is slowing them down. South western is their current expansion that is under way. They currently have 4 stores and are aggressively evaluating potential new sites other than 91st & South Western..

[RedSoxFan]

Norman/Moore next please.

[Pete]

I know they are actively looking in the Penn / Memorial area.

[okatty]

They'd KILL IT around the Memorial / Macarthur area

[ljbab728]

An airline sales rep recently visited my office and brought a box of Dunkin Donuts as a gift. It was very thoughtful but I was not particularly impressed by the donuts.

[okatty]

There is a mom/pop shop on Hefner between Rocwell and Council across from Post Office. GREAT donuts!!! Apple fritters are really good..

[catch22]

$300,000 building permit as of 1 month ago for 9100 S Western Ave, on the SE side of SW 89th and S Western Ave. Location will be built on the pad site directly south of Arby's; demolition of the parking lot area is largely complete but building permit is still pending.

Gosh dangit. After I move 2,200 miles from that intersection.

[catch22]

There is a mom/pop shop on Hefner between Rocwell and Council across from Post Office. GREAT donuts!!! Apple fritters are really good..

VERY good donuts. My girlfriend's apartment was right behind the Dominos. I loved their donuts.

[MagzOK]

Love the coffee at DD, but I read somewhere the donuts are frozen when delivered to the stores only to be thawed and heated for consumption. Not sure if it's just a rumor or not.

[Swake]

The donuts are pretty bad

[zookeeper]

I LOVE their donuts! Apple spice, glazed, and chocolate glazed are my favorites. Addictive, so it's few and far between these days.

[Pete]

I've said this before, but they just opened the first DD in Southern Cal in Santa Monica and my friends out here were besides themselves. Huge lines, everybody going nuts on Facebook, etc.

Having grown up with DD in OKC, I never thought they were anything special and hadn't even noticed they did not have California locations.

But the company/brand obviously has a huge following.

[RedSoxFan]

Coming from New England where is there is one every mile or so, I am excited to see that DD will have an expanded footprint in the OKC metro. I hope they open a couple up in Norman / Moore.

[SoonerDave]

Visited a DD location in Arlington, TX over the weekend and it appears to be next-to-new. Strongly suspect it will resemble what's going in on Western. Nice, clean lines, lots of donuts, and it looked to me like someone back in the kitchen was making at least *some* of the product they were selling. It was a very inviting, unassuming place, moderately busy for a mid-morning, and I think it will be a really nice addition in the city wherever they build.