Dunkin' Donuts 2015

[Bullbear]

I haven't been to DD for a while.. use to go far too frequently. I stopped last week and got two chocolate cream filled doughnuts. Is part of the new concept smaller Doughnuts? they were noticeably smaller which hey I probably needed but just saying.

[baralheia]

Drove by the new SW 89th and Western location yesterday... Construction is coming along. The foundation has been poured and some framing trusses have arrived. Framing should be starting very shortly and the building will come together pretty quick from there.

[SoonerDave]

Drove by the new SW 89th and Western location yesterday... Construction is coming along. The foundation has been poured and some framing trusses have arrived. Framing should be starting very shortly and the building will come together pretty quick from there.

If you stick your head out the window as you drive by, you can almost smell the fresh coffee and hot donuts

[zookeeper]

If you stick your head out the window as you drive by, you can almost smell the fresh coffee and hot donuts

One of my favorite treats to myself is a couple (or three) Dunkin Donuts. Sometimes I crave them.

[Dubya61]

I have used a couple of the soon-to-be-former competitors shops in the area (one just north across 89th and the other further north near Lightning Creek) and I feel sorry for them. Their product is meh and you have to know where they are in advance in order to find them. While Dunkin Donuts still isn't the holy grail of breakfast pastries, they'll kill in that location.

[Martin]

I have used a couple of the soon-to-be-former competitors shops in the area (one just north across 89th and the other further north near Lightning Creek) and I feel sorry for them. Their product is meh and you have to know where they are in advance in order to find them. While Dunkin Donuts still isn't the holy grail of breakfast pastries, they'll kill in that location.

i haven't been in awhile but there's a shop just north of 89th & penn on the east side of the street that makes some pretty good donuts. i think it just says 'donuts' on the sign but the receipts i've gotten from them say 'twist donuts.'

[Dubya61]

Speaking of alternatives, "Donuts / Tacos" on the north side of SW 104th between (but closer to) Penn and May is now something like Donut ____________ (other but not strictly recollected breakfast item ... omelette?).

[Martin]

i have yet to go there... will have to see if i can spot the sign change. -M

[SoonerDave]

i haven't been in awhile but there's a shop just north of 89th & penn on the east side of the street that makes some pretty good donuts. i think it just says 'donuts' on the sign but the receipts i've gotten from them say 'twist donuts.'

Twist it is. And they're *very* good.

[SoonerDave]

I have used a couple of the soon-to-be-former competitors shops in the area (one just north across 89th and the other further north near Lightning Creek) and I feel sorry for them. Their product is meh and you have to know where they are in advance in order to find them. While Dunkin Donuts still isn't the holy grail of breakfast pastries, they'll kill in that location.

Yeah, I remember when Krispy Kreme came in and many swore that'd be the death of all the locals, and now KK is history and the locals are doing ok.

I suspect each will find its niche. I'd love to know what % of revenue Twist on the east side of Penn on 89th gets from the church across the street on Sunday's

There's also a very similar shop on SW 119th and May that's very good, along with Daylight on 89th & Western....no, they may not *all* survive, but I've learned following the KK scenario that the presumption of scorched earth is...premature.

[catch22]

Twist it is. And they're *very* good.

I can confirm. Best donuts in town.

[tfvc.org]

I could tell that Krispy Kream was a fad, just like cupcakes and cronuts. Kathy Lee and Hoda? was pushing KK and they grew way too fast. An implosion was bound to happen. Those things are way too sweet. DD has been around for decades, I don't think they will do much to the local business.

[Martin]

Speaking of alternatives, "Donuts / Tacos" on the north side of SW 104th between (but closer to) Penn and May is now something like Donut ____________ (other but not strictly recollected breakfast item ... omelette?).

that place is now called 'donut pancake omelet'... which is equally ridiculous. -M

[SoonerDave]

I could tell that Krispy Kream was a fad, just like cupcakes and cronuts. Kathy Lee and Hoda? was pushing KK and they grew way too fast. An implosion was bound to happen. Those things are way too sweet. DD has been around for decades, I don't think they will do much to the local business.

Ummmm...Krispy Kreme was a nationwide brand that has been around since the 60's if I'm not mistaken. They were especially prevalent in the northeastern US initially, then expanded over time. They weren't a "fad." They did just expand waaay too fast. I, personally, liked their basic glazed donut when it was hot, but found the flavor lacking once they'd cooled off - and their flavors beyond that were forgettable.

[zookeeper]

Did I miss something? Did the Hal Smith Group close the last Krispy Kreme on North Penn?

[Debzkidz]

Unless it's closed in the last few weeks, it's still open.

[catch22]

that place is now called 'donut pancake omelet'... which is equally ridiculous. -M

Please tell me you are joking.

[SoonerDave]

Please tell me you are joking.

Nope, he isn't. Changed about a week ago.

[catch22]

Nope, he isn't. Changed about a week ago.

Wow.

I had high hopes for that place. But it sounds like their business plan absolutely was terrible.

[ctchandler]

Ummmm...Krispy Kreme was a nationwide brand that has been around since the 60's if I'm not mistaken. They were especially prevalent in the northeastern US initially, then expanded over time. They weren't a "fad." They did just expand waaay too fast. I, personally, liked their basic glazed donut when it was hot, but found the flavor lacking once they'd cooled off - and their flavors beyond that were forgettable.

Definitely not a fad, I enjoyed Krispy Kreme in North Carolina in April 1966.
C. T.

[tfvc.org]

Wow.

I had high hopes for that place. But it sounds like their business plan absolutely was terrible.

I did too. I used to go there a few times a month for their burrito, until I showed up one day and they said that they now close at 2pm. So that lost my buisness since I usually am driving through around 2:50 to go to work. They were cheaper than qdoba and better than taco bell. A $2.00 burrito couldn't be beat.

[macfoucin]

Dunkin Donuts at 89th and Western is now open.

[AAC2005]

I was driving through that area recently and saw that it had magically appeared since my original posit/question about expansion plans. Ironically, I could not take a picture of it because OCPD's finest pulled up next to me as I was sitting at the light on 89th (taking a picture/texting while driving - I didn't have the inclination nor the time to find out if the former is considered a moving violation).

Anyway, since my coffee/K-Cup addiction has been sated by the Waltons, I might consider taking a detour to work one morning and buy a dozen donuts for my co-workers...maybe. Daylight is closer, but their parking lot is a "big itch" even during off-peak times.

[soonermike81]

I'm guessing that they are scaling back their expansion plans? With so many donut shops that popped up in just the past couple years, I can't imagine they are still planning to roll out I can't imagine they are still planning to roll out 12 more locations anytime soon. There seems to be competition on every single corner these days.

[old okie]

DD just south of SW 89 at Western is open. Quality of food/coffee equal to that of their 36th & N. May store. Actually have several of the workers who were at the 36/May store working in the new location...and they recognized us! LOL Must spend too much time at the Dunkin' Donut shop!

Check it out if you have the inclination.

Also, the Donut/Taco/whatever-else-they-wanted-to-call-themselves is now shuttered. Just something very off-putting about donut/taco as the name!