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| - Go ahead, I dare you! Just try walking through the doors of Duck Donuts without smiling. It's nearly impossible! Personally, I felt a little like one of the kids touring Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory as I stood in line on my first visit. I could almost hear the tune playing in my head, "Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka."
As I tried to make sense of things, one-by-one, giddy people placed their orders in front of me as if mesmerized by some strange spell. Nearly half, like myself, needed to be instructed how to order and what their options were (which at first, seemed daunting.) You order, pay and wait anxiously for your number to be called while your yellow cake donuts are created fresh - fried, coated, dipped, sprinkled, topped and/or drizzled - on the assembly line behind a glass partition.
Important Note: You will need a napkin to wipe away your inevitable drool if you choose to observe yours made. Be warned though, watching increases your wait time.
Making a choice can be difficult. I had intended to just order two - their top sellers: Bacon & Maple Glazed and Cinnamon Sugar - and yet what came out if my mouth was something totally different - those two plus for four more. Hey, it makes sense I rationalized, you get a discount on a half dozen!
The Bacon & Maple was pretty incredible as was the Cinnamon Sugar. (For the record, I had only half of each.) The Lemon glaze was a little too sweet because of either the confectionary sugar dusting our due to the fact that it was the third one I tried. The other three were the vanilla glaze, the chocolate covered with vanilla drizzle and one just like that covered in coconut and peanuts. Yes, my middle aged stomach was a little nauseas afterward (and a little now just recalling it.)
The coffee was just okay as was the service. The sanitary rating was a 94. Overall, it's a fun place with good donuts; however, it will still not not help me break my Krispy Kreme addiction. I will return though but next time I'll take my kids. Now if I could just get that darn Willy Wonka tune out of my head!
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