Joshua S.
Yelp
Gourmet Donuts was my second stop on a tour of bakeries along US 70 this morning. I'd been aware if them for some time, but never made the trip out. I wish I had visited sooner!
The store is nestled in a small shopping center along TN 171. Look for a yellow sign about discount tobacco. The store itself is about average size for a donut or bagel store. There are two display counters, a drink fridge, and a small eating area. Donuts are in the right display case, other baked goods on the left. The array of donuts was stunning. Most were cake or filled yeast donuts. The cake donuts ran the typical range of chocolate, white, and frosted varieties of the same. The real highlight was a red velvet cake donut, available with or without sweet cream cheese in the hole, which the gentleman up front recommended and stated was his favorite. I was under the impression this was the proprietor, but I'm not sure. The yeast donuts had fillings like chocolate, lemon, custard, and vanilla. I saw baklava in a small domed repository next to the register, and bagels on the counter.
The prices were good. A dozen donuts and a cinnamon twist for around ten bucks! Sure, a big chain could be cheaper, but this is no big chain. The staff was friendly. They take credit cards with a $5 minimum.
I carefully selected an array of products to get a good sample. I've been eating slivers of donuts all morning, and a few whole donuts, and I'm good and sugar buzzed. What I can tell you is that these are the single best donuts I've ever had. They lean more towards cake donuts, which is a big plus in my book. They are dense and moist inside, but the frosting was dry and with a hint of snap, just as it should be. The filled donuts weren't as good, still great, but maybe not so different from most places that offer them. But those cake donuts are a gem, especially the red velvet ones, a real asset to the Nashville Metro Area. They are worth however far you have to drive to get them.