"Cinnamon and chocolate are a natural flavor duet, but for me, the silky robe of chocolate didn't quite harmonize with the sandy crunch of cinnamon. Nevertheless, several minutes after these arrived at my place, the plate was empty... and I was contemplating an order of donut bread pudding for dessert."
Michael Stern
"My two favorite kinds of donut at Dottie's: chocolate and cinnamon. There are always hunks of cinnamon donut to sample near the cash register."
Michael Stern
"As crisp-crusted as ever, but with even more of the superb chocolate glaze surrounding its tawny skin, this chocolate donut is pure Yankee ... and pure pleasure, too."
Michael Stern
"I wanted to arrive at Blackie's with plenty of appetite for a multi-hot dog lunch, so I simply took a photo of Dottie's extra-large eclair, and will eat one next time, for sure."
Michael Stern
"Made from yesterday's cinnamon donuts, Dottie's donut bread pudding is heavily veined with sugar and spice. It is served warm in creme Anglaise with blueberries and strawberries. The price is $3.50, although a swanky Connecticut inn has taken the same idea, using Dottie's donuts, and charges three times that price."
Michael Stern
"Eggs Benedict is the real deal with fresh, lemony hollandaise sauce."
doggydaddy
"Old-fashioned chicken pie: a hash of chicken meat, large and small, dark and light, inside a fragile, savory crust. The gravy adds a sharp punch to the gentle flavors it blankets."
Michael Stern
"Dottie explained that she knew she could not abandon the tradition of chicken-only pies, but having grown up on the more commonly-known variant, which includes gravy and vegetables with the meat, she added it to the diner menu."
Michael Stern
"It is hard to say whether this chili is more stew or a soup. It is served with a gigantic soup spoon, but is as hearty as any stew. On the side came a square of hot-from-the-oven cornbread."
Michael Stern
"A cinnamon donut, ready to be eaten. Now you see it..."
Michael Stern
"Just the basics, but very good and leaves room for DONUTS!"
KitschKat
"All by itself, this macaroni and cheese might have been too monotone. But as a complement for the day's special of chicken chili, it was ideal."
Michael Stern
"Cooked just right!"
KitschKat
"Here's Dottie, holding one of her chocolate cream pies."
Michael Stern
"These ladies held court throughout my meal during the busy Sunday morning. They wouldn't budge.
The topic of the day was Britney Spears and what she did not wear the previous night."
doggydaddy
"... and now you don't. Here are the few crumbs that remain after I devoured a cinnamon donut in record time."
Michael Stern
"The new interior has a 1950s look. I took this picture mid-morning between the breakfast and lunch crowds."
Michael Stern
"To let people know that she did not plan to sweep away all the good things, Dottie made sure her sign says 'Dottie's Diner @ Phillips.' It's so nice when traditions are preserved and, in this case, enriched."
Michael Stern
