Mio K.
Yelp
I'm currently coming off the See Donut diet and into a sugar high. I went to the grand opening in Coconut Grove! I have to admit, I'm not a big donut person, but my purchases today made me feel good about life, and maybe a nap. The donuts start at $4.50, and for their grand opening, they are debuting a Fireman Derek's Pie Stuffed Donut, a LoKal Frita Kolache with Kush, and two ice cream sandwiches with Salt and Straw ice cream, on consecutive days.
I rolled myself out of bed and made it after 7am (they're open 7am-10pm!) to be treated to samples of their Maple & Brown Sugar Cold Brew and Cinnamon Crunch Cookie. It was a lovely way to jumpstart the weekend! The cold brew was maple sweetened just enough to be a treat on an early Saturday morning by itself, not with donuts. The Cinnamon Crunch Cookie was chewy and had the dense texture and cinnamon flavor that I could eat multiples of.
The inside is bright, easy to look around and has about 4 tables for people to sit, drink their coffee and eat. You pretty much automatically get a box for your donuts but there were people just getting wax paper sleeves instead for dine in.
I had the Fireman Derek's Pie Stuffed donut with their salted caramel pie inside The Salty's 24 hour brioche. The salted caramel pie's gooey, oat like texture was the perfect filling for the glazed brioche on the outside. My only issue was that it was so small, I wolfed it down in 4 bites! Then I was sad it was gone.
The Strawberry Shortcake donut is genius. The fluffy brioche with all whipped fillings and toppings made everything come together in my mouth as a shortcake. The whipped strawberry filling was probably my favorite part of it. How do these people not dip a spoon into it every time they're filling these donuts?
The Blueberry Crumb Cake donut (gluten free) is obviously textured different because of the use of---I want to say almond flour, to make it gluten free. But the blueberry jam filling, the blueberry glaze, and the dense cake had a lovely homemade feel to it that was so comforting, I'm taking my chances and putting most of it in the fridge to have later. I can tell the brioche donuts will not keep well and need to be eaten immediately, but the cake donuts may hold for a bit.
Hot tip: the entrance is on McFarlane Road even though their address is on Grand Avenue. I walked up and down Grand Avenue so you don't have to. Go check them out for your next cheat sweet!