Taja S.
Yelp
I stopped in here while driving through Georgia on a road trip, I figured a healthy dose of sugar would help wake me up and my reach my final destination! This shop is interestingly situated, kind of behind and beneath the building its within, so it's not readily noticeable - parking is also a little wonky and tight. I have to imagine that when it's a busy time of day it's probably much more of a nightmare, but I got here around lunch time so it wasn't too bad. The inside is quite spacious, very clean, though I suspect it may have been understaffed when I went as I had to wait about 5-7 minutes to place my order because the cashier was on the phone. Not a huge inconvenience, just a noticeable wait since I was one of three people in the entire store.
But moving on to the donuts! Unfortunately a bunch of really interesting flavors I would've loved to try were already sold out by the time I got there. But I made the best of the situation and opted for several different flavors: Peaches and Cream, Sunflower and Honey, S-mores, Fluffernutter, and Chocolate Orange. First, I just have to shout out how ingenious it is that they use brioche dough here - it creates donuts with pillowy soft texture and chew, and I was super impressed by that alone! As for the flavors..
- Peaches and Cream: this was my favorite! Soft sugared donut filled with fresh whipped cream, sliced GA peaches, and rosemary sprigs. Simple and phenomenal - and the touch of rosemary was truly next level!
- Sunflower and Honey: a solid option! A honey glazed donut topped with sesame seeds, and I particularly liked the nuttiness and crunch the seed topping gave the donut.
- S'mores: a halved brioche donut stuffed with a toasted marshmallow, topped with chocolate icing and graham cracker crumbs. This was definitely tasty, you can't really go wrong with s'mores flavors - but I would've preferred a marshmallow creme center. It was just too bulky and solid of a center, imo.
- Fluffernutter: chocolate brioche with marshmallow creme filling, and peanut butter icing. Suuuuuper rich, decadent, and heavy - absolutely delicious, but I couldn't finish this one!
- Chocolate Orange: this was a surprising hit for me, and my second fav! Chocolate brioche with an orange glaze, zest, and fennel pollen - that fennel really did add a little burst of flavor and texture that made this very unique and enjoyable to me.
All in all, I admire the creativity demonstrated here by their flavor offerings, and the quality is undeniable. These are great donuts!