Krispy Kreme

I was wondering what happened to this place! I love KK donuts. The plain glazed donuts remind me of my childhood. Their donuts tasted so fresh and delicious! I was thrilled when they opened up the Center City location because its super close to my office, but when I went over there to check it out, I found the location confusing, and it was hard to find out where the entrance was… guess many others had the same issue, because now its closed. Its rare that I eat donuts, but I’m sort of sad that I no longer have this option when I want it since I like KK donuts better than Dunkin’s.

I was a first time Krispy Kremer the other day. I wanted to pick up a little treat for an office I was visiting and tried to think of something slightly different than the usual. I know you might be thinking — Krispy Kreme is nothing slightly different than the usual — I tend to believe it is. Everyone brings Dunkin. Dunkin is the standard.
I pop into Krispy Kreme and it smells extremely nice and the first thing I notice is how great the inside of the store looks. The store is clean, well decorated and doesn’t make me feel like the employees/​workers don’t care about. This is a good thing.
I grabbed one dozen donuts… half the famous original glazed and half holiday (Halloween) decorated. The Halloween ones were super cute.
The girl helping me was super friendly and personable. My whole experience was different than any other center city franchised chain. I will definitely be back!

I love this place. I remember when we had one of their factories in long island. I missed the taste so much I had to purchase a couple of dozen doughnuts. Their doughnuts has a certain taste that separates its taste from those of dunkin donuts. If your from nyc and stop by in philly. you gotta stop by.

I went their to really kill time with a co-​worker and I tried their cotton candy donut which was delicious…
My favorite still remains the original glazed. :)

Krispy Kreme has crack in their frosting, that’s right, I said it.
My only real negative on this location is the fact that there really isn’t any parking in the immediate area that’s free. So, you have to hop out, and pray you don’t get a ticket or get towed.

I really try to limit my visits here, because I can’t seem to handle the powerfully sweet doughnuts like I used to. I feel there’s a nice taste of diabetes on every doughy, delicious ring. But I’m sure that there are quite a few of you out there who understand my love and excitement to see a Krispy Kreme location opened up in the city.
Their brand of doughnuts are not the same when sold not fresh at a random gas station along the highway, or places like that. It needs to be recently baked and glazed or what-​have-​you straight from the source.
So thank you, Krispy Kreme. You have made this man happy, even if I can only see two of your doughnuts per month.

I got a groupon for 2 glazed dozen doughnuts for cheap and it was great. The woman made us a fresh batch and they were so tasty. Before this, I never had a krispy kreme doughnut.
I was not a huge fan of their house blend coffee. It is not horrible, but it is not amazing. But, their doughnuts are so soft and sugary, it is sinful. Every doughnut I have gotten here was great: fresh, and filled well if it is a filled doughnut. The bagel I got here was decent and definitely better than a DD bagel (which aren’t like bagels at all!!)

Krispy Kreme’s doughnuts BLOW AWAY Dunkin Donuts in EVERY way.
Better Coffee, Better Doughnuts, Better Atmosphere, Cleaner, Faster.
Anyone still opting for DD in the morning over KK is a fool.
They also have bagels, sandwiches now. and iced drinks too.
Check Mate.

I moved to Philly 8 years ago and thought I was safe from the tantalizing Krispy Kreme and i was until KK reappeared in the Philadelphia area right across the street from my office @ 17^th & Market! Darn it! But, I signed up for email notices and have been here a few times… I FINALLY got to try the original glazed hot from the oven with some dark roast coffee and yum! I like KK’s dark roast coffee and LOVE their donuts… Whenever I go for the treat, the service is good and product is always the same D-​I-​V-​I-​N-​E…

These are donuts I grew up on and they are delish no matter where I go. I got the regular glazed, but I know from past experiences that the crème filled are also awesome :)
The staff here were pretty laid back– I’d imagine it’s hit or miss, but this time was a hit!

I love Krispy Kreme. .. always have. Growing up in the South, there were Krispie Kreme’s near always. They’re consistent, and generally at the top in down-​home hospitality.
My experiences with this location have been very erratic. Sometimes it is very efficient and friendly service, other times it seems like they just can’t figure out how to handle more than one customer.
A couple of weeks ago I ran in to grab a couple of dozen and a box of coffee for a meeting — and, it was like I’d stepped into the Twilight Zone. There was no one in sight. No one behind the counter, nothing. I stood there for 4 — 5 minutes, still nothing — a second customer came in and we joked about the absence of people and that it must now be «self-​service». .. a closer look revealed there was a guy in the hot donut area, but he had his headphones in and was oblivious to anyone being in the store. Same with the woman we could see sitting behind the window in the office in the back. She never looked up. Being in a hurry, I left and went to the competition up the street at Dunkin. They were busy and still got me taken care of in probably less than 3 minutes. I went in this morning — there was one customer in front of me chatting with the same gentleman that had been on the headphones the previous time — about what she could eat from there that wouldn’t bother her upset stomach (maybe DON’T GO TO KK??? Just a thought) — and, behind the counter was another worker, messing with the bagels — but seemingly in another world. This time there were people in sight — but the end result was no different. I was not acknowledged, and I ended up leaving and walking over Saxby’s just inside Liberty Place.
I want this place to survive. I like having this option for picking up stuff for meetings or for an occasional morning treat. Maybe there needs to be a change in management style, though — you’re new. .. don’t screw it up with inconsistent service.
— I’m adding a note — after stopping in this morning, again — finding the place not at all busy (3 customers, counting me vs. at least 15 in the Dunkin’ as I passed by) — I was asked to repeat my order 3 times. The final time, I POINTED directly to the 2 items I wanted while I said the names of the items. Got my order, paid, came back to my office — and, the order is wrong. STILL gave me the wrong donuts. Really?

fat city. i do not love krispy kreme.
who switches counterpeople mid-​order? me and two friends went for a half dozen, they friggin love KK and finally dragged me here the day after new year’s day. i was feeling vulnerable post-​mummers. i said yes.
my friend asked for one of his original glazed to be hot. they forgot to do that.
the dark chocolate glazed was not good.
the dark chocolate kreme filled one way a-​okay, but not at all worth the 360 calories.
it did appear clean in there though, so that earns 2 stars.

I mean it’s krispy kreme what can I say?
GLAZE DONUT CONVEYOR BELT!
BAM!

Although I’m neither a donut person nor a coffee person, I want to give a shout-​out to the glass-​enclosed area where you can watch fresh donuts cruise around on conveyer belts and get smothered with icing and whatnot. It’s mesmerizing.

When I ordered my regular glazed doughnut and the woman behind the counter asked me if I wanted it hot, my mind was blown. Who knew that fluorescent sign in the window that says «HOT NOW» ACTUALLY means HOT NOW?!
When I bit into the warm, buttery, glazy, sugary goodness, I knew I would be a Krispy Kreme doughnut convert for life. This was SO much better than any glazed I’ve had before, pre-​boxed Krispy Kremes from the grocery store included.
The only weakness at this location was the coffee, which was quite weak. The website lists 4 different brews (Smooth, Rich, Bold and Decaf), but I didn’t see them on the menu here. I wonder if they’re waiting for more traffic before they start offering these other varieties?
Thankfully, there is no KK along any of my usual beaten paths. It’ll save me money on larger clothes in the long run.

K.R.E.M.E. Krispy Kreme rules everything… my… eating?
…
Damn it.
Anyway, these are pretty good donuts. Better than Dunkin Donuts, not as good as bakery donuts, great for when you want to carb up but don’t have much time to spare.

I am horrified that this place is so close to me.
I understand they can’t do this in Philly, but the Krispy Kreme’s where I grew up would give you a free donut when you stop in when the «Hot» sign is on. This place doesn’t do that.
The hot donuts are the thing that make this place different from other donut shops. The hot donuts freaking melt in your mouth. Go here and get hot donuts and you will be happy. I don’t know about anything else.
I ordered an iced latte and I guess was the first one to do so? The guy behind the counter had to get a manager, lol.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE? They just opened a few weeks ago and YES I have already been TWICE!
Good service: check
Line moves quick: check
Awesome paper hats: check
And the glazed donuts… TO DIE FOR! BOOM! Krispy Kreme has sunk Dunkin Donuts battleship.
Rumor has it that they are opening in Jersey soon. I’ll be camping out to be the first customer :)

SO FRESH, SO CLEAN.
good song. right?
It also applies to the overall state of the brand spanking new first Krispy Kreme in Center City… and holy crap, it blows DD out of the water. In terms of deliciousness and price!
I got a medium coffee, two doughnuts (original glazed, or OG if you’re fancy, and the glazed sour cream) and a bagel with veggie cream cheese.
how much did this cost me?! 6 bucks!
At DD this would have easily cost me 8 or 9 bucks and would have been less than stellar. The coffee was also super fresh and really tasty.
Even though the new Krispy Kreme is a 10 minute walk out of my way to work, I’m sure I’ll be going there in lieu of the usual morning spot from now on.

Stopped by this morning for the Grand Opening! Unfortunately I didn’t get any of the freebies except a Krispy Kreme hat but I did wait in line long enough to grab two dozen assorted donuts. I figured if I was going to have a sugar high and eventual crash today, I was taking my coworkers down with me!
So far, so good. As I said, there was a long line due to the event but the service was speedy and friendly. The location is convenient and my coworkers were happy to have a sugary treat on a rainy morning.