Ever since I moved to the west coast, I’ve longed to find a good donut shop. I don’t know what’s wrong with the places around here, but you can’t get a decent cruller. Even after Krispy Kreme arrived, I prefer Dunkin’s, of which there are none in California anymore.
A few months ago someone mentioned on a mailing list at work that there was a place in San Jose that used to be a Dunkin Donuts and hadn’t really changed much since. On the way to buy a Christmas gift this morning, we stopped at Sunny Donuts, on the corner of Union and Camden.
Anne immediately recognized it has a former Dunkin’s, even though I hadn’t told her why we were going here. The counters and tables were pink and the menu was in that familiar bubbly font that they used to use. The menu even called the donut holes Munchkins! We ordered a dozen Munchkins, a french cruller and a jelly donut.
The verdict? Close enough! They tasted a little different than what I’m used to when I go back to New England, but it’s 90% the same. Mmm, mmm, good. Finally, a real donut shop in California!
Hi Jeff, You should tell the waymarking bunch about this and pretty soon you will have a list of all the former dinkin’ donuts in the whole bay area!
Now that I see the logo and description, I think there is a former one near where I get my haircut in Willow Glen. I’ll check it out and let you know.
Manley’s doughnuts on Lincoln ave in Willow Glen is pretty good too.