There is a pressing question in the mind of every American that has not been addressed. One that has to do with the Civil War or as some say “The War of Northern Aggression.”
A question in which I will try to provide an expert opinion and answer. What is that question, you ask?
Who makes the better doughnuts … Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’ Doughnuts? Which of these doughnut magnates has the market on the edible wheel?
First let me tell you of my story with Dunkin’ Doughnuts and its headquarters in Boston.
I was in Boston last summer and of course since it was DD headquarters, I had to try some. But that morning as I walked past the Boston Common to one of the many DD’s locations in Boston, I found myself being rushed by the staff, no, not just a little rushed but Boston-style rushed.
If you have ever driven in Boston, you know what a Boston rush is.
The staff ask me for my order and when I did not answer in 1.2 seconds they passed over me like a carpetbagger in Savannah.
So the next morning I strolled down the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston to give DD another chance to woo my Southern taste for good doughnuts and hospitality.
The same thing happened. I did not make the 1.2-second order time limit.
As Scarlett O’ Hara persevered through the “war to end Southern freedom,” I called upon my Southern resilience and eventually obtained the doughnuts. They were good but the staff had the manners of General Sherman on his run to Atlanta.
Generally Northern pastries are harder than Krispy Kreme’s softer delicacies. DD’s eats appeal to a more European style of pastry breakfast for example.
DD’s most popular selling item is the Boston Kreme, which in my opinion is the best around.
They serve scones which are Dutch delicacies and bagels that have both German and Hebrew backgrounds. Neither of these are found in Krispy Kreme stores.
Krispy Kreme truly has its roots in the South, while skeptical Northerners are trying to maintain that there DD’s are the better tasting.
Krispy Kreme is headquartered in Winston Salem, N.C., and is family owned – truly a Southern business.
KK is known for its “Original Glazed Doughnut.”
By the way the service at KK is excellent; I’ve never had a bad experience.
KK is really the main doughnut place. Most of the varieties of their pastries are glazed variations of the “original” doughnut.
Although, KK does have mostly glazed they do have some European types such as the chocolate iced crueler.
I was traveling to Tampa to cover the NCAA tournament last month and I stopped at a DD in Orlando. Quite honestly, I did not expect the same service, since it was so far away from the roots of rudeness in Bean town.
It was the same thing. The 1.2-second order rule was in effect even in the Sunshine State.
My theory is that DD is a purely capitalistic business. “Get em’ in and then get em’ out in 5 seconds” must be their training program. Get their money and then run to the bank before they realize how badly they have been treated.
Krispy Kreme is a more hospitable atmosphere like that of a ’60s diner. They are more doughnut-oriented than their counterparts who tend to appeal to the Wall Street investor.
By the way, KK delivers the Southeastern delicacies with a location on Wall Street as well.
DD gives a whole new meaning to the term fast food as their 1.2-second order rule is always in effect.
It’s no coincidence that their establishment is frequented by the fast and furious.
If you enjoy being having the hood of a car rammed up your butt as you try to order your doughnuts then DD’s is your place.
Do not believe the propaganda; the little fat man puts a chemical in the doughnuts that makes you crave DD’s Boston Kreme’s daily.
Krispy Kreme while keeping away from Jacque Chirac type pastries has the best doughnuts overall and, by far, the best hospitality (which has never been a Northern virtue).
When a carpetbagger tells you that DD is better than Krispy Kreme, quote the famous Southerner, Rhett Butler who said, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.

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