My wife and I have been working our way through the CLT donut scene (I know, tough job) and this morning we landed at Joe's!
First impressions:
- The building is sweet (haha, donut pun!). Love the artwork painted on the sides.
-The parking lot, one of the worst I've parked in. Half empty liquor bottles, giant holes, it's a mess out there...
- Inside is really cool. They have a nice open area where you can watch the bakers do their thing and a cool little display of their daily donut offerings. I would sit in there happily!
Ordering:
Ok so we preordered online because we heard this place sells out quick. I AIN'T TRYIN TO GET SNUBBED AFTER DRIVING A HALF HOUR YO. The online ordering process was a piece of cake (bakery related, pun still counts). 6 donuts with a tip came out $16 and change. Ok damn that's expensive...
The Donuts:
Look I follow these guys on Instagram and it all looks amazing. There is hype all over for this place.
I have never in my entire life been served an oily donut. I'm not talking a little grease, in talking soaked through the box. Joe's, what in the name of all that is donut hole-y (DONUT PUN!) happened? So so so disappointed...
The glazes are good, but neither my wife of myself are sucking down grease sponges today. Maybe today was an off day. I hope it was just a fluke. For now my advice is do-nut go here. (Last pun, I promise)