Ed U.
Yelp
Now wait a frickin' minute! You're telling me Doughnut Plant has a kiosk in Grand Central Station? I'm not a New Yorker, so how the hell would I know? But as Jamie W. and I were whispering in the Whispering Gallery the night before, we did a round-robin of the closed food court. That's when I saw this kiosk and committed ourselves to come back and indulge the following morning before tackling the 6 line.
Now I've been to the Doughnut Plant store on the Lower East Side let's just say a 'few' times (ahem), and I will always remember the life-altering taste of the Valrhona Chocolate Yeast Doughnut they made (review: http://bit.ly/2Iw32ux). Sadly they didn't have it here, but they had 27 other flavors on display (photo: https://bit.ly/3MT0Zz5). Jamie tried to restrain himself by getting a regular-size cake donut, the $4.50 Coffee Cake. Isn't he impressive?
No way I was going to behave, and I ordered the $5.45 Coconut Cream Filled Square (photo: https://bit.ly/3Dcy5Xt). So ridiculously good you could've knocked me over with a stale cruller from Winchell's. I really don't know what they do to be at the top of the doughnut chain and probably don't want to find out. Like I said before, it's a good thing I'm 2,949 miles away. Gee, have I made my obsession with Doughnut Plant quite clear?
DOUGHNUTS - 5 stars...so good I named it...Coco Baby
AMBIANCE - 4 stars...it's Grand Central, be careful not to get trampled
SERVICE - 4 stars...fast and bagged
TOTAL - 5 stars...oh great, now I'm thinking about one...and don't talk to me about Goldbelly!
RELATED - Want a doughnut? Here's a collection of places I've tried around the world and reviewed: http://bit.ly/2uuXEPg