Joe D.
Yelp
5-star ambience, 5-star service, 6-star food. Unbelievably good donuts in a very cool little shop with a very friendly couple behind the counter.
I've found a new favorite donut place, courtesy of a strong recommendation from a friend. From the minute you spot the pink Audi SUV with the store's dancing-unicorn-with-donut logo on the side, plus the very crowded parking lot, you know you've arrived at this incredible little gem of a donut shop. It's tucked away in a nondescript strip center and easy to miss, so use GPS. Outside parking is tight (there's a larger shopping center directly across the street, just victimize them and risk crossing the busy boulevard...trust me it's worth the risk : )
The store itself is tiny, really just a storefront with countertop seating by the window and a couple of small sidewalk tables. The parking, as mentioned, is pretty tight. It can be crowded and they often sell out of favorites. Inside there's a huge glass counter with every kind of handmade donut and empanada you can think of...
Service is terrific. I didn't get a chance to do my usual chat-up-the-owners thing since they were very busy. Both the lady at the register and the baker were super-friendly, and didn't giggle at my John Wayne-accented Spanish.
Where they really shine, and where the crowds come from, is their utterly amazing food. There is a huge assortment of handmade pastry, donuts (including vegan and other options), empanadas, etc, all handmade there in the shop. I'll just describe the three things I had on a recent trip and you'll get the idea:
a) raspberry croissant sounds pretty standard right? Wellllllll, THIS one had stripes of raspberry jelly laid around the crossaint dough twist and a layer of diced dried raspberries on top: beautiful, and the best raspberry croissant I've ever had.
b) ham and cheese brioche sounds pretty standard too eh? This one was more like a ham and cheese sandwich embedded inside, complete with a tangy/creamy sauce like mayo, with melted cheese and an olive on top.
c) so how unique can a chicken empanada get? From the outside I was thinking "that's the tamest looking thing here" but they were selling out of almost all of those, so I followed the herd and got one. WHOA, this thing is filled with barbecued chicken, a lot of barbecued chicken, and had very thin crispy/flakey dough.
If you're old enough you'll remember the cigarette commercials where the slogan was "I'd walk a mile for a Camel"...well, "I'd drive 35 miles (and did) for these donuts" I literally drive an hour for these donuts.