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Allie's Donuts

3661 Quaker Lane (Rt. 2), North Kingstown, RI - (401) 295-8036
Posted By Michael Stern on 2/15/2008 11:17:00 AM
Allie’s is Rhode Island's premier donut stop, so popular that it has three doors, funneling into two lines of people to wait at two separate counters to place their orders. The waiting area is fairly small, but the open kitchen behind it is an immense workspace where powerful mixers whir and deep-fryers bubble.

The variety of donuts available is huge, but we’d be happy if the only thing we ever ate were honey-dipped and glazed crullers, with maybe a few raised jelly sticks on the side. Other popular sorts of sinkers range from plain cake donuts well-suited for dunking to frosted ones elaborately decorated with multi-colored jimmies. None are fancy-pants pastries; these are big, sweet, pretty things to eat.

Regular customers love them so much that it is common to see people buy a dozen in a box (to take to the office), plus a bag of two or three to eat in the car – or in the parking lot on the way to the car – before the dozen is opened.


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Colorful though they may be, it's the taste and crunch of Allie's donuts that make them great.
"Colorful though they may be, it's the taste and crunch of Allie's donuts that make them great."
Michael Stern





Powdered, sugared, plain, and jelly-filled: all eminently dunkable!
"Powdered, sugared, plain, and jelly-filled: all eminently dunkable!"
Michael Stern


At the far left is an old-fashioned glazed cruller. In the center, from top, are a sugar-dusted honey-dipped, a coconut frosted, and a whoopie pie. At the right is a powder-sugar-topped jelly stick. The jelly stick is a meal by itself.
"At the far left is an old-fashioned glazed cruller. In the center, from top, are a sugar-dusted honey-dipped, a coconut frosted, and a whoopie pie. At the right is a powder-sugar-topped jelly stick. The jelly stick is a meal by itself."
Michael Stern


Yet-to-be-frosted cake donuts in the foreground; future cinnamon stix are bubbling in the background oil.
"Yet-to-be-frosted cake donuts in the foreground; future cinnamon stix are bubbling in the background oil."
Michael Stern


Note the garbage can in front of the third door at the right of the photo. That's the door that is no longer used. Also note the picnic table at the far right. There is no seating whatsoever inside Allie's. Only a few picnic tables outside and, of course, plenty of car dashboards in the parking lot.
"Note the garbage can in front of the third door at the right of the photo. That's the door that is no longer used. Also note the picnic table at the far right. There is no seating whatsoever inside Allie's. Only a few picnic tables outside and, of course, plenty of car dashboards in the parking lot."
Michael Stern



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