Phoenix Area - March, 2019

Peoria Donut Cafe 

Web Site: None

Address: 7539 W Peoria Ave Unit B101, Peoria, AZ 85345

Phone: 480-231-5710

              

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On our way to a Chicago Cubs Spring Training Game (one of our other passions), we dropped by the Peoria Donut Café. Run by a very friendly Cambodian gentleman, Roeun, it features traditional cake and yeast donuts in a mom and pop strip mall atmosphere. I tried a chocolate glazed old fashioned.  It was good and worth multiple bites! If you’re not looking for a particularly elite donut tasting experience, this one’s worth a trip if you are in the neighborhood.

Daily Donut 

Web Site: None

Address: 9133 W Thunderbird Rd #107, Peoria, AZ 85381

Phone: 602-327-1990

              

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Next stop was Daily Donut. The décor was lovely and appropriately donut-themed. But by the time we arrived (we are learning that when donut hunting, the earlier in the morning the better!), the pickings were rather slim.  One bite of a coconut-glazed cake donut was sufficient.  Good, but not great.  Daily Donut is probably worth visiting but was not a worthy visit on this particular day.

  

Donutsville 

Web Site: donutsville.com

Address: 8275 W Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria, AZ 85382

Phone: 623-825-4406

              

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If you like the Local Donut in Scottsdale, you will also like Donutsville, in Peoria. The donuts are fresh, with a great variety—including multiple flavors of old-fashioneds and many many more innovative flavors.  They even have a drive through!  Absolutely worth a visit if you are in the neighborhood and want predictably wonderful donuts (and who doesn’t!).

Golden Donuts 

Web Site: golden-donuts-donut-shop

Address: 1818 W Baseline Rd, Mesa, AZ 85202

Phone: 480-350-7566

              

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On the way to yet another Cubs Spring Training Game, we visited Golden Donuts (a stone's throw from Sloan Park) - another in a series of Cambodian or Vietnamese-owned donut shops. The proprietor, Millie, was very friendly and the plain old fashioned donut was divine.  Sometimes, you just need to stick with the old basics.  The other glazed old fashioneds looked just as wonderful.  Traditional, clean, welcoming, and delicious—which is not always the case. I would definitely go back!  

 Hard to beat this combination!!!!

Phoenix Area - December, 2018

Donut Bar 

Web Site: https://donutbar.com/
Address: 16205 N Scottsdale Rd #110, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
              
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The Donut Bar is a chain--starting in San Diego and recently opened in Scottsdale.  They have many types of branded donut swag (Tshirts, caps, socks in various styles) and gorgeous, gigantic yeast-style donuts. Truly beautiful.   Ordinarily, I would say a picture is worth a thousand words.  But, unfortunately, the tastes of most Donut Bar treats we sampled did not match the appearance (the Samoa was a worthy exception). Worth an initial trip, but--sad to say, I would not go back. 

MD&C (Masterpiece Donuts and Coffee) 

Web Site: https://masterpiecedonutsandcoffeeplus.com/
Address: 3950 E Indian School Rd Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85018
              
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Rather far afield from our hotel in Phoenix, we ventured to MD&C because it seemed like an interesting concept--specialty donuts designed in the artistic sensibilities of famous artists.  There are  the Picasso, the Klimt, Warhol, Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Vermeer, Da Vinci,Wyeth, Rembrandt, Pissaro, and Kahlo.  Each did capture the essence of the specific artist for which it was named.  For instance, we sampled the Vermeer which was iced with dark chocolate and adorned with chocolate pearls (remember his painting:  The Girl with the Pearls?). The Michelangelo was classic--cinnamon sugar glazed without any additional flourishes.  Warhol was a bit wilder--chocolate icing with rainbow sprinkles.  The Van Gogh donut captured the artist's wild side--with maple glaze topping and mini M&Ms--drizzled with vanilla. Custom combinations are available as well--but why would you bother when you can partake of the other masterpieces? All donuts at MD&C are cake donuts and freshly made when you order so they are warm with a delicious crunch and melted glaze.  We thoroughly enjoyed this donut emporium, would recommend it, and would definitely consider going back. 

Fractured Prune Doughnuts 

Web Site: https://fracturedprune.com/
Address: 9390 W Hanna Ln B 101, Glendale, AZ 85305
              
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A chain with locations throughout Arizona and beyond, we visited the location in Glendale--at least 30 minutes away from my hotel in Phoenix.  Absolutely worth the trip!  All donuts at Fractured Prune (named after Prunella, an enterpreneur in the early 20th century) are cake-style donuts prepared as you wait.  There are many interesting combinations--bacon bomb, blueberry hill, carnival (with colored sprinkles) coffee cake (mocha glaze, graham crackers, and powdered sugar), and many more.  I feasted on Death by Chocolate (chocolate glaze and chocolate sprinkles & cookie crumbs) and my LYFT driver Jerry enjoyed a salted caramel and an OC sand (honey glaze and cinnamon sugar).  Of course, custom combinations are also available.  The difference between Fractured Prune and other "make your donut while you wait" is that Fractured Prune promotes some very delicious combinations--meaning all you have to do is wait to imbibe--without worrying about creating a tasty combination. I would definitely go back!