Danny H.
Yelp
When you work in corporate America, I feel like people tend to grow tired of donuts. Because when they think of donuts, they think of the homogenized and identical-no-matter-where-on-the-planet-you-are donuts from either Dunkin or Krispy Kreme. Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with either of those places' donuts, but at least to me, there's always an aftertaste of feeling like I need to check my email, or cold sweats that there's an 8:30 meeting on my calendar that's on the other end of the building that I might be late for. I'll still eat them, but my enjoyment of them tends to have a very low ceiling.
But then there are donuts like the ones from Tip Top Donuts, that renew my taste buds that there are in fact, donuts that exist outside of chains. Donuts that have a different texture, different taste, and a different feeling of quality to them. Glazed donuts, that create a sugary mess of flaky crackles of glaze sprinkling everywhere when you take a bite of them, and not remaining cemented on a piece of bread that literally rode a conveyor belt.
I like to think that I'm a big fan of supporting local and small business. It becomes really easy when said local/small businesses have product as good of quality as Tip Top Donuts' donuts. I didn't even know this place existed, but I just haphazardly passed by it one day when I was picking up some Bojangles next door. And since Saturday mornings are always a question of what to eat in the morning without having to cook it myself, Tip Top became an easy choice of a place to try.
They're located right near the corner of Cobb Pkwy and Allgood Rd, literally across the street from The Walker School. They're next to a Bojangles and a QT, which kind of makes this a perfect trifecta of temptations, on whether you want to get gas station snacks, fried chicken, or donuts. Their lot is small and the parking spaces are kind of hard to make out.
Inside, it's a pretty simple layout, where you order at the counter and are served immediately as long as what you're looking for is still available. They have a few tables, but like me, the vast majority of people in there with me were just taking their donuts to go.
The service is cheerfully friendly and nice, and I like to think that its them directly that all the customers are supporting.
But back to the important thing at hand, Tip Top's donuts are legit. They're very light and airy, unless you get a cake donut. They melt in your mouth, and they're very dangerous to be able to kill 3-4 of them at a time, they're that good and go down so easily.
As far as prices go, they're pretty competitive with an average chain's cost for a dozen. But factor in the fact that they throw in a few extra donut holes with a dozen, then it's like you're getting a bigger bang for the buck, even before you're reminded of how much better their quality is.
Anyway, this place was a fantastic find, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who's in the mood for quality donuts, wants to support local business, or both. These are the types of places that really should thrive, but it's up to customers to spread the word and make sure that they don't go anywhere, any time soon.
