We need a downtown Dunkin' Donuts!

[videojon]

Has the developer of the new gas station heard any feedback from those of us who think a DD would be a good idea at the Main/Union location? JeffreyS and field bring up a good point that this might get downtown traffic plus traffic going towards Arlington Expressway (I.E. JU, etc)

[mtraininjax]

Starbucks failed at 11E and we need a DD? Starbucks at the Landing, hmm......

[Ocklawaha]

Nah. What we need is a Krispy Kreme so we can have some real doughnuts. 

+1

I-8-1-2

OCKLAWAHA

[uptowngirl]

Has the developer of the new gas station heard any feedback from those of us who think a DD would be a good idea at the Main/Union location? JeffreyS and field bring up a good point that this might get downtown traffic plus traffic going towards Arlington Expressway (I.E. JU, etc)

And people passing through DT to the Soutside on the way to work! That would be a perfet spot.

[Ethylene]

Has the developer of the new gas station heard any feedback from those of us who think a DD would be a good idea at the Main/Union location? JeffreyS and field bring up a good point that this might get downtown traffic plus traffic going towards Arlington Expressway (I.E. JU, etc)

I happen to know 2nd hand that their original plan was just DD but somehow it was massaged and morphed to what's now on the table. So, I think if at all possible, we will have donuts here, but inside!

[Dog Walker]

Nah. What we need is a Krispy Kreme so we can have some real doughnuts. 

+1

I-8-1-2

OCKLAWAHA

No, no!  Please no!  The one on Mandarin is far enough away that I won't go.  Any closer I cannot help myself, having a serious Krispy Kreme jones.  Think I lost five or six pounds after the one on Cassat Ave. closed.

Downtown would just be too close to resist.

[I-10east]

The other day I saw a KK donut stand ironically right in front of the old KK location on Cassat.

[Jaxson]

It is strange how Krispy Kreme has such a cult following, but it is nearly impossible to purchase in our city...

[fieldafm]

It is strange how Krispy Kreme has such a cult following, but it is nearly impossible to purchase in our city...

Well, there are a handful of standalone stores around town... and you can get your Krispy Kreme fix at any Gate gas station. 

[Ernest Street]

Yea...why did the Cassat Ave store close?  did they go to distribution only?

And MOST IMPORTANTLY.....WHO got the red neon sign donut that told us when the batch was just out fresh?
I think in later years it just stayed on all the time.

Some Jax natives just can't get the Krispy Kreme out of their blood...

[fieldafm]

Yea...why did the Cassat Ave store close?  did they go to distribution only?

And MOST IMPORTANTLY.....WHO got the red neon sign donut that told us when the batch was just out fresh?
I think in later years it just stayed on all the time.

Some Jax natives just can't get the Krispy Kreme out of their blood...

That's been a companywide trend.  The older model stores are being phased out.  
That whole block sucks now.  Winn Dixie closed, Krispy Kreme, hell the adult toy store in the strip mall next to it closed too, lol.
Personally, if we're talking about Westside then I miss the donut store on King Street next to where Kickbacks is now.  My grandfather used to take me up there every Saturday morning for some cocunut sprinkled donuts.

[rainfrog]

I love Dunkin', having grown up right near one in Jax. I later lived about three hours from the nearest one, and lemme tell you, the drive was tempting on several occasions.

I was so in love with the number of Dunkin Donuts in New England upon my first visit there. I previously had no idea they were headquartered in the Boston area, so I was shocked to see them pretty much outnumber everything. I ate at a different one every day, going through a whole box of munchkins each time. I even decided to photograph as many unique DD signs as I possibly could, without even going out of my way I ended up with dozens. I found a bus in P'town that was painted in a DD mural, and also happened to come across the Dunkin Donuts Center (arena) in Providence, which I had no idea existed. I had to pinch myself. I found 2 DD's near Worcester that were absolutely across the street from each other  -- it was a dangerous street to cross, so rather than having 'America run on Dunkin' and into traffic, they just put two of 'em!

There are over 500 DD's in the Greater Boston area. Can you imagine?!  

I was also very impressed with their well integrated urban franchises throughout the beautiful historic neighborhoods of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, etc. I love when I can feel good about a company for doing that. Same with Publix, compared to so many other supermarkets.

[fieldafm]

There are over 500 DD's in the Greater Boston area. Can you imagine?!  

LOL, that was the one thing I couldn't get over my first visit to Boston.  You can literally find a DD about every other block.  It blows your mind.  That and Popeye's Chicken being served at Fenway!

[Jaxson]

It is strange how Krispy Kreme has such a cult following, but it is nearly impossible to purchase in our city...

Well, there are a handful of standalone stores around town... and you can get your Krispy Kreme fix at any Gate gas station. 

I will not patronize any Gate gas station.  EVER.

[thekillingwax]

My father in law used to drive a KK truck in his younger days. Besides your pay, you got two dozen hot, fresh donuts each day. He said he just drove around eating donuts all day. Sounds magical.