# Krispy Kremes — no big deal! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782 "2000-12-15T18:52:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/21 "2000-12-16T02:55:51Z")
They recently opened up a Krispy Kreme shop just down the street from my mom’s house, **right across the street from Dunkin’ Donuts**. My hubby went to both stores and purchased one donut from each place, just for scientific purposes. He said the donuts from DD were better, in his humble opinion. Having never tried a donut from Krispy Kreme myself, I have no more to add to this particular discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/22 "2000-12-16T03:41:59Z")
Blasphemers, the lot of you! If you haven’t had the piece of heaven with a hole in it **hot** , you don’t know what you are talking about. Those pups are gooood! ---
**Author:** ![Sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Sasquatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/23 "2000-12-16T03:52:49Z")
Am I the only person who finds them to be **way** to sugary? Eating a Krispy Kreme donut is like getting the fist of sugar. Also, extra points subracted from any company that has cutesy intentional misspellings in their name. However, if put in front of me, I will eat one. Mmmmm…sugar. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/24 "2000-12-16T04:00:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > **… Charlottesville, VA** You from around there? Spent second through fourth grade to the west of town. Beautiful area. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/25 "2000-12-16T04:05:55Z")
> [@](#): > > As one who used to frequent the mecca that is the Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans and partake of beignets made fresh while overlooking the Mississippi and sipping Cafe Au Lait, I say KK, big deal. > [@](#): > > As one who used to frequent the mecca that is the Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans and partake of beignets made fresh while overlooking the Mississippi and sipping Cafe Au Lait, I say KK, big deal. > [@](#): > > As one who used to frequent the mecca that is the Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans and partake of beignets made fresh while overlooking the Mississippi and sipping Cafe Au Lait, I say KK, big deal. DING DING DING DING!!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!! **NO doughnuts** , but **no doughnuts** are better than beignets at Cafédu Monde with a cup or three of cafe au lait! ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/26 "2000-12-16T04:08:16Z")
::marvels at the proliferation of food threads while she’s dieting:: GAH! What I wouldn’t do for a KK right now! ::Chokes on her own drool:: ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/27 "2000-12-16T04:13:02Z")
Mmmmmmm…beignets. Last time I was in New Orleans I went to Cafe Du Monde almost every day. By the end of the trip, I had mastered the art of not choking on the powdered sugar. ---
**Author:** ![softy\_softy\_catchy\_monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@softy\_softy\_catchy\_monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/softy_softy_catchy_monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/28 "2000-12-16T04:26:14Z")
I think they are overrated because they were the subject of travelers’ tales. Remember when Coors was considered grand because you could only get it other states? And now you know it’s ordinary? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/29 "2000-12-16T04:32:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dropzone \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > > **… Charlottesville, VA** > > You from around there? Spent second through fourth grade to the west of town. Beautiful area. It _is_ a beautiful area, **dropzone** , but I can’t lay claim to being _from_ there. I got my master’s there, though, and did a lot of bicycle-riding in the surrounding countryside, particularly to the west of town, toward the Blue Ridge. I grew up just south of Alexandria, VA, not too far from that Krispy Kreme that **dustMagnate** mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/30 "2000-12-16T05:39:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RTFirefly \* > **…particularly to the west of town, toward the Blue Ridge.** Yeah, that’s where I lived. Nothing but farms between my front window and the mountains. Magnificent view. Always liked the Alexandria/Arlington/DC area, too. Although it’s not like it was in '64, I’m sure. \ If my folks hadn’t moved (and I had a lick of sense) I’d have gone to the UVA, become a lawyer, and still lived there. ---
**Author:** ![slowhand53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@slowhand53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowhand53)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/31 "2000-12-16T05:55:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sasquatch! \* > \*\*Am I the only person who finds them to be **way** to sugary? Eating a Krispy Kreme donut is like getting the fist of sugar. > \*\* just think DD with triple the sugar > [@](#): > > \*\* > However, if put in front of me, I will eat one. Mmmmm…sugar. \*\* Don’t we all? ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2000, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/32 "2000-12-16T10:05:59Z")
KK donuts are some of the best chain do-nuts. Winchells are terrible. Local one-shot places, like Lous in San Jose, are way better. BUT- you can get KK donuts Hot & soft- a good % of the day. They are an order of magnitude better then. Other shops have them hot only at, say 4AM, and then they get less fress all day long. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/33 "2001-01-17T15:18:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brynda \* > \*\*Blasphemers, the lot of you! If you haven’t had the piece of heaven with a hole in it **hot** , you don’t know what you are talking about. Those pups are gooood! \*\* Try this: Buy a DD donut. Bring it home. Wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 8 seconds. It’s heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fletch)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/34 "2001-01-17T15:27:16Z")
They have this donut type item in Hawaii called “hot malasadas” they are better than any ol’ donuts. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2001, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/35 "2001-01-17T16:53:13Z")
I noticed this thread had been resurrected. So on the way to work this morning I bought 2 1/3 dozen **Spudnuts** for my KK-weary comrades. (For those who miss Spudnuts, there’s one on the corner of Venice and Sawtelle, just west of the 405 in West L.A.) ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/36 "2001-01-22T16:26:09Z")
dustMagnate said "Back in the streaking days two friends and I once had donuts in the KK Rt 1 with tshirt and sandals but no pants. No one noticed. weird place. Donuts with no pants on? Weird place indeed! ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/37 "2001-01-22T18:04:43Z")
Per the local news channel on the weekend, Krispy Kremes are coming to Canada. Should be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![egkelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/db5fbb/32.png) [@egkelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/egkelly)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/38 "2001-01-22T18:54:21Z")
You are all wrong-the best doughnut on earth (can’t say about other planes) is the “sopapilla”-which I have only found in new mexico: these are divine-with lots of honey butter, they are to die for! Unfortunately, new mexico is not within driving range-I live about 2000 miles away! But if you ever get to taos NM-go to “Michaels” -the best green chile 9and sopapillas) on earth! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2001, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/39 "2001-01-22T22:33:04Z")
Is this thread STILL ALIVE?!?!? Jeeze, I got over my Krispy Kreme disappointment a month ago! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782/40 "2001-01-23T00:39:17Z")
I’m not a big donut junkie by any means, but I _will_ prefer a Krispy Kreme over any other donut (that I’ve ever tried so far, anyway). They’re definitely at their best if you can get them fresh 'n warm, but even a cold one is still better than anything Winchells puts out. Mind you, only the standard KK glazed donuts deserve this affection. Their non-glazed chocolate/sprinkles/whatever donuts are just run-of-the-mill. But going to KK and not getting the glazed is like hiring Michael Jordan to play ping-pong… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/krispy-kremes-no-big-deal/45782.md?page=3)