Doughnut Dolly

 

This morning was one of those mornings where waking up and finding out I can sleep in for a couple more hours was a reassuring feeling. Today was the first time in a couple of months where I stayed home and STAYED home. It was nice to be lazy: watch Netflix, do some cleaning, laundry, throw out my ex's belongings. Nothing much. The weather does change the mood of how you do things, right now I wish I was sipping some Phil'z Coffee while having something sweet.

Which brings me to today's review on Doughnut Dolly.

Doughnut Dolly is tucked away between Philz Coffee and Farm Burger in this which I call, a mini-mini-food court. It's an independent doughnut/donut shop which specializes in cream-filled donuts. Everything is made on premises and when you order your donut it is "made", what they do is you pick out a doughnut shell (powered, sugared, glazed, or chocolate) and then you pick your filling, which right before your eyes they fill that baby up.

They have four fillings to choose from and they rotate it each day expect for their Naughty Creme, which is the bavarian-cream-esque filling. For this particular day I ordered a banana, dark chocolate, and naughty. I have tried this place before and really nothing goes wrong with a donut-coffee combination.

The guy at the front was really helpful and was kind to give me permission to take pictures of the place with him in it. The shop itself is small and there are no seating; thanks goodness for seating outside provided by its neighbors. Each doughnut was $3, which for gourmet donuts I thought it was a reasonable price. The first time I tried it I thought it was the chicest thing that would totally come out from Berkeley. The second time was different.

Spent $12 for four donuts and I was excited with glee to share these with a friend. These doughnuts were not the same as I remembered the very first time I had them. When I had it the first time it was warm, silky, and refreshing. The second time I learned there is a small window of opportunity to really enjoy these doughnuts; then I learned there shouldn't be a small window of opportunity to enjoy a donut, there should be a huge window. Between the Naughty, Banana, and Dark Chocolate the Dark Chocolate had the most pronounced flavor, however it was still subtle. Naughty Cream and Banana was flat out . . . flat. There was a hint of sweetness in the Naughty as well as the Banana. Those doughnut were lifeless, cold, the fluff went away, and the filling well I already spoke of that.

Doughnut Dolly (in Berkeley) is convenient where it's located, especially next to a coffee shop. This is a try-once place, try twice if you dare. As an avid sweet tooth, person on a budget, and appreciator of donuts there are other donut shops to get your kicks for a much cheaper price. Doughnut Dolly is a treat, like candy on Halloween, best if someone else gives it to you. . . for free.

Doughnut Dolly - 1313 9th St, Berkeley, CA 94710
Value - 2/5
Food - 2/5
Atmosphere - 3/5
Service - 5/5
Overall - 3/5