Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (stanpnepa)

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 23:01:37 GMT

Coffee is good at Dunkin' - KK not OK.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (stanpnepa)

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:57:49 GMT

Sorry - but both can more than often be mediocre to lousy

We have some good - though still hit and miss - mom and pop shops in Northeast PA.

The cake donuts from Sheetz (convenient chain) are actually pretty good.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (leethebard)

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:15:33 GMT

Krispy Kreme has the quality over DD...dd is the fast food of donuts...bigger and more popular isn't always better,,,look at the millions who still give their money to McDonalds!!!!!

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (zimm3839)

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:53:06 GMT

dunkin is awsome. There building a second one here. kk went out in like 3 years.. Now its a chick fillet. There first free standing store....

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Davydd)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:42:21 GMT

Dog Boss

Claimed to protect people with allergies. mine still has this.................... but i only go for the coffee

If I went to a donut shop, any donut shop, and said "I only go for the coffee" it would be like me saying I buy Playboy magazine only for reading the articles.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Dog Boss)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:24:41 GMT

Foodbme

Someone bought the DD Franchise rights to the Phoenix area and has opened a bunch of them here. They're not the same product mix as "Back East". For example, they don't make the original Old Fashioned one with the knob handle on it. That was their Signature Donut! And they don't make the Toasted Coconut either. Ain't the same.

there whole line has been revamped............ long gone , the dunkin doughnut , the jelly stick , chocolate toasted coconut, on and on it go's with them...... i visit a DD outside of AC , THEY have six new flavors , done cake style , bananas foster, chocolate cherry , carmel apple, strawberry banana........ can't recall the other two.... sounds good , right? ................... there bird food........... i've tossed them right out for the birds !!!!!!

Claimed to protect people with allergies. mine still has this.................... but i only go for the coffee

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Foodbme)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:22:45 GMT

A franchise of DD has opened a bunch of stores in the Phoenix area the last few years BUT, They don't sell the donut that made them famous!!!! The Knob Handle Cake Donut! They also dropped the Toasted Coconut. Claimed to protect people with allergies.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Dog Boss)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:12:29 GMT

mjambro

Back when DD made their donuts fresh (on site), they generally had an excellent product. Now (many years) that they ship them around the country from a few central bakeries, they are really crap - tasting like week-old, highly preserved products). Then again, even though they are usually fresh, I've never found a KK to be of much interest, tasting too much like Wonderbread with a lot of sugar.

When it comes down to a donut, I agree fully with a previous poster. After having an Allie's donut (N kingstown, RI), there's not much interest in having one elsewhere.

Then again, DD is more interested in selling coffee. Donuts have become a sideline for them (and certainly NOT worth wasting one's intake calories on them).

i'm with you............... the big box theory has destroyed DD (central bakery's) ....... KK, i only would only do fresh, nothing like a small home town bakery/ doughnut shop....... many long gone, we had mickey's doughnuts ,and many bakery's made super products...... it's all going away, i'm also a fan of Tim horton's , there making there way into the states, so, now it's getting really interesting

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (zimm3839)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:55:54 GMT

DD is the best. krispy cream only lasted 3 or 4 years here. DD is opening their 2nd store. mmmmm!!! Their coffee is awsome....

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (MellowRoast)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:04:08 GMT

In my opinion, the only thing KK has going for it is their signature glazed doughnut, which is the best I've ever eaten. Beyond that, give me Dunkin' on everything thing else, especially the coffee. It's been my favorite coffee for 30 years.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (collinf)

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:12:35 GMT

NascarDad

Starfood

I prefer local mom and pop donuts!

So do I, though for me that is a 90 mile drive. So I have found a new joint close to work on West Broad in Richmond's far west end, called Daylight Donuts. It is part of a small chain and the donuts are pretty good, better than either Dunkin or KK.

I agree on both counts. Mom and pop places are still the best for donuts, but Daylight Donuts does a pretty decent job for a chain.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (NascarDad)

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:37:31 GMT

Starfood

I prefer local mom and pop donuts!

So do I, though for me that is a 90 mile drive. So I have found a new joint close to work on West Broad in Richmond's far west end, called Daylight Donuts. It is part of a small chain and the donuts are pretty good, better than either Dunkin or KK.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Starfood)

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:44:43 GMT

I prefer local mom and pop donuts!

Re:Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (sk bob)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:48:07 GMT

LyndaB, DD has a big bakery on Airport Rd. in Hartford.
over 3 years ago I worked for the trash company that emptied their trash & cardboard compactors.
I remember seeing flour bags, mix bags & some boxes of frozen special stuff but I don't remember exactly what the frozen specials were.
the bakery is located right behind the store on Airport Rd. & locust St.

Re:Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (LyndaB)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:37:16 GMT

I have heard DD bakes off frozen product is that true

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (wallhd)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:28:10 GMT

Here in far Northeastern NY State (i.e. The North Country) we have no KK locations, so a day to day comparison is tough.

However, over the past couple of years the donuts at the various local DD outlets have gotten smaller and smaller and pricer and pricer. I have pretty much given up on them unless someone else is buying !

I have grown to like DD bagels, but now the local DD stores no longer have seasme bagels for some unexplained reason.

The bakery deaprtments of Price Chopper and Hannaford's Supermarkets locally have far better donuts.

My .02 worth.

Wally
Plattsburgh NY

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Foodosaurus)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:24:39 GMT

Odd that this thread would be brought back today.

Today is National Donut Day (Thanks Roadfood Calendar!)

DD is giving away a free donut with a drink purchase. And KK is giving away free donuts as well; although, don't they always?

http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/off-beat/2010/06/04/national-donut-day-2010-where-to-find-free-donuts/

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (kaszeta)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:44:22 GMT

I haven't seen the donut with the knob on it for years, and New England is ground zero for DD. I don't miss that donut, but do sorely miss cruellers (not the "Truck tire" "French Cruellers", which they still have, the long twisted stick ones)

Although there is a huge variation in franchises as well. The first one I pass on the way to work has noticeably smaller and, well, crappier donuts than the second one I pass.

It's also extremely rare now to find one that makes donuts on-site, most have them trucked in from regional bakeries.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (MiamiDon)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:06:24 GMT

Wistah

MiamiDon

Not all Dunkin Donuts stores get their donuts from off-site. I was in one in Framingham, MA, last weekend and saw someone shaping some dough for frying.

As best as I can tell, in Miami-Dade county (2.3 million people) there are no independent doughnut shops.

Don;

Do you recall the location of that shop in Framingham? Would be nice to try it. I have ehard that out of the 1,000 or so (no kidding) DD's in MA, about six actually still make their own donuts in store. But DD corporate will never tell the public which stores these are since DD corporate thinks that the centrally produced donuts are of equal quality to those produced in stores.

Thanks

Sure. It's at 692 Cochituate Road, next to the Red Roof Inn. That's just east of the ramps leading to I-90.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Foodbme)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:49:36 GMT

Someone bought the DD Franchise rights to the Phoenix area and has opened a bunch of them here. They're not the same product mix as "Back East". For example, they don't make the original Old Fashioned one with the knob handle on it. That was their Signature Donut! And they don't make the Toasted Coconut either. Ain't the same.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (Wistah)

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:51:58 GMT

MiamiDon

Not all Dunkin Donuts stores get their donuts from off-site. I was in one in Framingham, MA, last weekend and saw someone shaping some dough for frying.

As best as I can tell, in Miami-Dade county (2.3 million people) there are no independent doughnut shops.

Don;

Do you recall the location of that shop in Framingham? Would be nice to try it. I have ehard that out of the 1,000 or so (no kidding) DD's in MA, about six actually still make their own donuts in store. But DD corporate will never tell the public which stores these are since DD corporate thinks that the centrally produced donuts are of equal quality to those produced in stores.

Thanks

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (MiamiDon)

Mon, 31 May 2010 06:48:03 GMT

wanderingjew

MiamiDon

Not all Dunkin Donuts stores get their donuts from off-site. I was in one in Framingham, MA, last weekend and saw someone shaping some dough for frying.

As best as I can tell, in Miami-Dade county (2.3 million people) there are no independent doughnut shops.

Don,

I can't account for quality or if any of these places are still in business but urbanspoon.com has a list of donut shops in the Miami Metro area- some of which appear to be independents.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/f/12/1118/Miami/Donut-Shops

Those on that list that are not KK or DD are in Broward or Palm Beach counties, 1-2 hours away, depending upon the traffic and time of day.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (wanderingjew)

Sun, 30 May 2010 23:08:33 GMT

MiamiDon

Not all Dunkin Donuts stores get their donuts from off-site. I was in one in Framingham, MA, last weekend and saw someone shaping some dough for frying.

As best as I can tell, in Miami-Dade county (2.3 million people) there are no independent doughnut shops.

Don,

I can't account for quality or if any of these places are still in business but urbanspoon.com has a list of donut shops in the Miami Metro area- some of which appear to be independents.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/f/12/1118/Miami/Donut-Shops

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (allyk)

Sun, 30 May 2010 22:51:50 GMT

I agree, Sundancer. Much as I love KK, Shipley's are wonderful. And Nacho, there is no comparison between the KK you get in convenience stores and the donut in the KK shops. And when they are hot off the line, they are light, airy and sweet, with a hint of vanilla in the glaze. They are amazing. I wouldn't walk across the street for a heavy as lead, tasteless Dunkin' Donut if they were giving them away.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (sk bob)

Sun, 30 May 2010 21:37:34 GMT

Dunkin Donuts = GARBAGE
I would venture to say that 90% of the people that like DD also say Subway is good.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (ces1948)

Sun, 30 May 2010 15:59:22 GMT

We have KK's in the supermarkets and DD's in the gas stations along with a few standalone DD's. I was very surprised to find I no longer like DD's at all after not having one for several years. I don't know if it's me or them. As far as local donuts I don't believe they exist here in Port St Lucie, Fl.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (leethebard)

Sun, 30 May 2010 07:07:28 GMT

Krispy Kreme...but the big one that opened to great fanfare about ten years ago here in Brick, closed about 4-5 years ago!!

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (MiamiDon)

Sun, 30 May 2010 06:23:56 GMT

Not all Dunkin Donuts stores get their donuts from off-site. I was in one in Framingham, MA, last weekend and saw someone shaping some dough for frying.

As best as I can tell, in Miami-Dade county (2.3 million people) there are no independent doughnut shops.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (CajunKing)

Sat, 29 May 2010 21:24:40 GMT

Locally we had a DD open several months, I have been there once and didnt finish any of the donuts I ordered. They all tasted artificial and loaded with preservatives.

I will agree with Chris on the KK hot from the fryer before the glaze cascade.

Other than that

I really wish we had a good local bakery around here. I love me a good locally made, hand crafted (ie no mixes) donut.

RE: Donut Wars: Dunkin' Donuts vs. Krispy Creme (ayersian)

Sat, 29 May 2010 16:40:14 GMT

jvsmom

Krispy Kreme landed up here in the Boston area with a boom. When the one in Medford opened, word was you couldn't get near the place and the drive-through had like a 45-minute wait all day.

That's crazy, because the nearest KK to our old house in CT was in Newington (just down the road from Doogie's), and I think it's now closed.

My favorite KK experience is to visit a store when the HOT DONUTS sign is on, then ask them for one before it goes through the glazer. You'd be surprised how different it tastes! Chris