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| - Before JayZ and Kanye West, there was RunDMC, before Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber, there was Michael Jackson, before Coldplay there was U2....before root beer float donuts and maple bacon bars, there were Real Donuts. Not to say the course of donut history hasn't taken a turn for the delicious or creative, but sometimes it's good to remember the original. A stroll through this little shop across the street from the University Medical Center, one does not need to crank their DeLorean flux capacitor to 1.21 gigawatts to go back in time to taste how donuts were made back in the day since the folks here have been making them the same way every day without infusing pop rocks into their custard or sprinkling green tea powder or ruining a perfect slice of bacon on top of their donuts. These are the donuts that sat atop Starsky and Hutch's dashboard or within the nuclear power plant control room of Homer Simpson.
Old school donuts done correctly and beyond reasonably priced. Not the subtle sweet/locally sourced ingredients/brioche dough, modern donuts that are all the rage, but the sinfully sweet unabashedly artificial variety that melts in your mouth due to the embarrassingly high sugar content made fresh every morning perfect for dunking into a cup of cheap drip coffee. Highlights are the airy french crullers, the impossibly crispy fritters (the blueberry variety is exceptional), as well as old favorites like the sour cream donut, buttermilk bar, and the enigmatic inverted cinnamon roll which contains a stroke/streak of genius/devil's food cake. The folks behind the counter are extremely friendly and they open at the crack of dawn so you know they take great pride in starting every local Las Vegan's day off on the right foot. Grab a dozen for your coworkers and you will be the most beloved person in the office. It's comforting to know some things are not meant to change, so be sure to support this local gem.
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