It's all about texture and glazes for a donut — and we have some stiff competition here in Sacramento for really good donuts with Marie's Donuts on Freeport - whether it's at 1:00 AM after a bender or Sunday morning with the paper this has been my donut institution for many a year - good memories have been made at Marie's, but it's a new donut era and with the likes of VooDoo Donuts out of Portland, and Dynamo Donuts out of San Fransisco changing the donut scene all across the country – it's all about bacon maple donuts, new flavors, and changing the donut experience!
Now there's a lot to love at Doughbot Donuts, there kitch location on 10th, the fact that they use an iPad to ring all their credit card purchases (LOVE this), and that they keep a strong indie vibe -
Just take their donut styles into account, and I tried almost everyone
(for research purposes, of course):
Just take their donut styles into account, and I tried almost everyone
(for research purposes, of course):
Cacao Nib Chocolate topped with raw cacao nib
Mounds O’ Coconut Chocolate topped with toasted coconut
Joy of Almonds Chocolate topped with toasted coconut & almonds
Bacon Maple Bacon speckled dough with maple glaze, topped with bacon
The Dude White Russian Bavarian creme-filled, sprinkled with coffee bean
Bacon Maple Apple Fritter Apple cinnamon filling, maple glaze topped with apples & bacon
they are not short of inspiration, or flavor appeal - reaching out to the vegan community with a whole list of donuts including a blueberry lavender that I was able to try (quite good)
So here it is...
The Good:
the glazes are fantastic, not too sweet, creamy, savory, lots of differentiation in flavor (I especially love that their Chocolate is made with Dark Chocolate, and their Great Pumpkin had a pumpkin custard - wonderful). I loved the donut bread pudding, great use of extra donuts, and the flake coconut for the Joy of Almonds (a take on the Almond Joy candy bar).
The bad:
although I'm a huge bacon lover I'm a bit over this craze, and I wasn't a huge fan of the way DD does their bacon (they mix the bacon into the dough instead of putting it on top) the only reason I'm not as much of a fan is that you can't taste the crispy crunch, because it's more of a chewy salty-ness now?
but beside their bacon antics, it's the dough that I'd need to get used to — it's a bit of a cross between a donut and a bagel?
it's pretty heavy...Unlike the lightness of a Marie's donut, or a denseness of a cake donut, this is neither, it's more like thick bread with a glaze? now don't get me wrong there is no wrong or right in the donut world, not yet at least, but this takes us even further out of the traditional...
but there might be something genius in this,
imagine having one..maybe two, a coffee and calling it a day?
Maybe they've solved the empty stomach donut dilemma?
The glazes, excitement, local-ness, use of an iPad for purchases and sheer difference they are from anything else alone should make you go check them out!
Doughbot Dounts
2226 10th St Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 444-5157
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