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Neighborhood: MissionTue-Sat. 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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My apple maple bacon donut MADE IT RAIN!
Immediately after my Dad and I picked up our ultimate breakfast donut, drops of rain started to fall...followed by small chunks of hail! Thankfully we parked pretty close to Dynamo otherwise the dry, smoky bacon that was generally sprinkled on top of our donut would have been a sad sogfest. The bacon is pretty overwhelming (we had trouble finding the apple flavor) but the maple glaze was tasty and I was thrilled to discover that the donut was a raised donut instead of a cake one!
I can't say I'm addicted to this apple maple bacon donut, but the quality was there, the service was friendly, and I am borderline obsessed with donuts, so I'll definitely be back to try a few more "flavors!"
My donut has a first name. It's M-A-P-L-E. My donut has a second name. It's B-A-C-O-N. I love to eat them every day and if you ask me why I'll say...because they freakin ROCK!
Usually, I am a cake donut girl all the way. At Dynamo - they make a denser, more satisfying raised donut that I can't help but 100% embrace. They use a glaze that is much more subtle in sweetness and flavor than your typical donut. Their flavor combo's are innovative and delicious. I also enjoyed the apricot cardamom and the chocolate spice and frankly, can't wait to work my way through the entire menu.
I love the crunchy People's Republic tempo here - compostable, recyclable, etc. The ladies in the kitchen seem to really love their jobs and I am more than happy to devour the fruits of their labor.
3.5 stars
To be fair, the spiced-chocolate doughnut is #54 on 7x7's 100 Things list with a Four Barrel coffee and I only had the donut sans the coffee and maybe that would've made it better.. but, I didn't care for the spiced-chocolate. It was dense and I didn't like the spiciness.
The bacon maple glazed, however, WOW! I loved it. Learned about it on The Food Network's "The Best Thing I Ever Ate". The doughnut was light and fluffy on the inside. A nice amount of glaze on top with generous sprinkling of bacon.
Dynamo Donuts and Coffee has a window that opens out to the sidewalk and there's a $10 minimum to pay with plastic. They had labeled disposal for compost and recycling! There's seating inside and an open kitchen view. Very colorful.
I definitely want to try everything else they have to offer even though I started with their famed donuts. They're only open during the day from 7am-5pm or 4pm on Sundays. And, I'm gonna try the spiced-chocolate again the right way.. with the Four Barrel coffee.
Got here early this morning...thought it was cash only, so had to go to walgreen's...came back, found easy parking and guess what - they do take card (may only be debit...but good to know).
Very friendly - great coffee. The maple bacon is insanely delectable. I'm taking off a star because $3...wow, seriously? Not even cupcake size.
A four star average for Dynamo? Really? Here's *my* tale of woe...
I walk up to the counter window with its sprightly over-designed green awning and intimidating mass of coffee apparatus that leaves just barely enough room to order. (Which is weird because the kitchen and cafe space in the back are gigantic.) There's a hipster dude in front of the counter and one behind the counter. (Sorry dudes, I stereotype you for humorous narrative effect because I am a lazy, unskilled writer.). The donuts are very artfully displayed. There are precious flavor combinations, including the infamous maple bacon. Sounds gross but to each, own. So far, all is about what I expected. Here's where things go south.
Minus one star for the service. Dudes in front of and behind the counter are laconically discussing a show that one of them is in (are hipsters ever in a hurry?). The final analysis from Behind-Counter Dude: "I don't want to pay $40 to see *you.*" Kinda funny, but this is while the dude on my side is just standing there with a coffee beverage cooling in front of him. Dude conversation goes on for a couple of minutes. I wait, wishing I was one of those people who interrupts other people. I am only aggressive in writing. Therefore, I am a coward who is full of resentment. Go me. B-CD is actually very nice when I order.
Minus two stars for the donut. Most of the donuts are glazed. (Hmmm. I think glaze is a distraction.) I try the vanilla bean. It *sounds* subtle. The glaze turns out to be, I dunno, lemon? Ick. It's slightly artificial tasting, too sweet, and there's nothing vanilla or bean about it. It appears to be a cake donut, but the consistency is of a raised one. I'm sure the donut mafia will tell me that this is more authentic; maybe it's supposed to be like a beignet? (Beignets are not glazed. Ever.) Unfortunately, raised donuts are mostly air. Not very satisfying, especially when the donut is fairly...small. From what I can discern from under the glaze, it's good. No gritty, oily aftertaste like your average donut (though I kinda miss that). Overall, disappointing.
Minus two stars for the price. Two dollars??? For a skimpy donut I ate in four bites and didn't care for? Really? Arrrgh. Up the street at The Jelly Donut I can get a generously-sized one for a dollar - and they always pop a bunch of donut holes or another donut into my bag. Free! That's roughly three times as much donut for the buck. (Note to self: review the Jelly D. soon when less cranky). Yes, the quality is not as great, but it's yummy and self-indulgent. And I can't really afford Dynamo's $4 breakfast (with coffee), nor can many folks in that "'hood."
Plus one star for the coffee. OK, so Not-Barista (this is not Rome, people) is making my Americano (no decaf coffee, no big deal). I wait. Several minutes go by. This is turning into a 10 minute walk-up-window transaction. Sigh. B-CD sees me still hanging out on the sidewalk staring dejectedly into my empty bag of disappointment, kindly asks NB, "Is that Americano coming?" NB squeezes over the counter and apologizes. I am somewhat mollified - apologies are very important in an urban setting, because so often people don't make them, like the guy on the 9 San Bruno bus who'd just shoved me out of the way in the stampede for the exit (the bus had randomly stopped on the wrong side of 24th St.), whacked me in the thigh with his giant satchel and just sailed on, leaving me with petty fantasies of running him down and stomping his stupid hat.
Hmmm. I really am a bitch in the morning.
Plus one star because it's not Dynamo's fault that public transit sucks and my meds haven't kicked in yet. My apologies to the Dynamo counterfolk who have to deal with morons like me.
Oh, right - the coffee beverage. Turns out the delay is because the NB thought the original grind was too fine. This is promising attention to detail. I am somewhat more mollified. When it finally comes...oh my god it's freaking AMAZING. Seriously, this is the best espresso I've had maybe ever. And they have soy milk, and it's not sweetened. (Sweetened soymilk is a distraction.) Wow. Sooooo good. But I can't give two stars for coffee at a donut shop, even one with "coffee" in its name. I just can't. It's the principle of the thing.
So that leaves two stars and a general annoyance at hipsters who purvey overpriced novelties and hipsters who buy them and don't notice that there's nothing to really be excited about. Also, Dynamo's in a questionable location - the shock troops of gentrification are encroaching on the less glamorous parts of the Mission. On the other hand, I used to live only a block away. (Minus one star for moi, Shock Trooper/Hipster, Jr.) I'd sorta like to go back to Dynamo and try some of the signature donuts, but if I spend another $2 on a donut I don't enjoy, I'm going to be even more cranky. Unless it's later in the day.
Total hole in the wall place that I would never have found if not for Food Network but definitely worth it.
Their star is the bacon donut and yeah, I admit, I got two. It's a little pricy at three bucks a pop but when in Rome.... hehehe. I also really liked their apricot donut too.
Service was extremely friendly so hence they got an extra star for that and if you eat there, it's cool cause you can sit in the back and watch the whole kitchen at work.
Great service. Really effing good doughnuts. Yes, they're expensive, but you get what you pay for, and I'm not talking about size here. As one reviewer noted they're not even cup cake size. If you want a big honkin' cup cake sized doughnut, this is not the place. If you want a effing good doughnut, this is it.
Man I love bacon. And what a better food item than a donut to put bacon on?! Man, it's so ridiculously good that I wish we could fly these down to so cal (wait, can I?!)
Definitely good, but I'm not sure if the quality outweighs the price or kind of awkward location. That being said, these are fucking good donuts. Not quite a cake but not quite raised either, a good in between texture.
When I went it, there didn't appear to be any inside seating area, there was just the walk up counter. Perhaps the indoor seating isn't always offered or is a new thing?
I went out of my way to go here but I'm not entirely convinced I would do it again. If I was in the neighborhood though? Hells yeah.
For some reason I really like the fact that Dynamo is a walk-up coffee place -- it really feels more at one with the neighborhood, I suppose, and the baristas are all really friendly. And although I don't think I would want to make a habit out of their donuts, I can verify that the Maple Glazed Apple Bacon Donut is light, non-greasy, and didn't fill me with the usual post-doughnut sense of remorse after it was gone. If anything, the bacon taste was a little subtle -- which likely means that for people unlike me (who cannot imagine such a thing as too much bacon in any set of circumstances), it's probably just about right.
The much-touted Four Barrel coffee was **probably** good -- which I say due to the absence at Dynamo of skim milk and Sweet & Low, and my failure to stir in the "Sugar in the Raw" after pouring in the little packet thereof, made it a little bitter for me. Next time, no soy milk.
All that said, it's the neighborhoody air of Dynamo, and the fact that it's a nice morning walk there from our house, that's the real pull for me. If I had to jump in the car and park, it wouldn't necessarily be worth the grief caused by having to find a place park, which can be a real pain in the area.
This is easily 5 stars.
The Maple Glazed Apple Bacon donut, I believe, is really what this place is all about. WOW. OK, so they have lots of other fantastic donuts, I am sure. I also really liked the "Meyer Lemon Huckleberry" one. The "Caramel del Sel" was not to my liking--caramel frosting was too sticky and the salt crystals seemed a little bizarre in a donut. But BACON, NO problem!! It was so good, I'm thinking of moving. ; ) The "4 Barrel" coffee was also excellent.
The only downside is it is a little out of the way--if you don't have a car, that is. Staying near the Convention Center, this place is basically a
$13 cab ride (once you include tip) each way.
It's so easy to give this place 5 stars, they should have one of those big, red "EASY" buttons on their 5-star Yelp page. It's so easy to give this place 5 stars, it's like slicing through warm butter with a steak knife. It's so easy to give this place 5 stars, it's like breathing in and out. That's how easy it is to deal this place a "Fiver"!
I don't eat bacon, but when you offer me a Bacon Maple Apple Donut, how can I refuse?
This is a departure from your usual Dunkin' Donuts with a foodie's twist. We tried five different flavors and most notable were the Cornmeal Rosemary, Vanilla Bean and the Bacon Maple Apple (of which we bought two more). Caramel Salt had a slightly bitter taste which is characteristic of burnt sugar...definitely an adult flavor.
Gourmet comes with a price at $2.00 to 3.00 a donut. The texture was a cross between a fried donut and a cake one. And it wasn't greasy at all, so I'm wondering if they're baked rather than fried. The hot chocolate was nice too: a bit denser and only slightly sweet.
We hit it on a weekend and parking was no problem. Limited seating is available inside, where you can watch the bakers prepare more donuts. They even have children's books on the ledge about...what else? Donuts :)
After much anticipation, I was hoping not too much, we visited Dynamo Donuts. We learned of it from the Food Network, then through Yelp, and finally had an excuse to stop by on a Saturday morning. Friendly neighborhood (a LOT of dogs, tho), parking just OK on the street, sidewalk counter 5 or 6 people deep.
Friendly barristas and donut makers and patient with us trying to make up our minds as we contemplated the 6 or 7 donut choices. We ended up with 2 bacon, 1 toasted coconut, 1 pumpkin/chocolate chip, 1 sticky bun. We're still talking about them two days later! Each one was BETTER than our expectations.
Someone must have listened about the maple/bacon being too sweet because ours certainly wasn't, it was just the right balance between the saltiness of the bacon and the sweetness of the maple. The coconut was amazing. The dough has a good chewy consistency without being cloying. And the sticky bun was 2nd only to the sourdough at Wildflower Bakery in Freestone.
One thing we all commented on was the french-pressed coffee. Best I've had in a while and I'm a long-time Peets fan.
Can't wait to go back. 5 donuts, 3 coffees: $20.
Mmmmm...
Bacon and doughnuts = GOOD.
Bacon _ON_ doughnuts = DROOL!
PRICEY DONUTS, QUALITY INGREDIENTS
We stopped by here to see what all the hype was about. Their professionally designed website advertises that they use organic, sustainable, local ingredients but the real test is the taste. They were sold out of the Maple Bacon Glazed Apple donut so we tried the following:
Toasted Coconut
I decided on the toasted coconut donut with coconut milk glaze. It was not greasy and had the texture of a light pastry instead of a dense donut. Good, but not great.
Chocolate Rosemary Almond
L had the chocolate donut with toasted rosemary almonds. We both agreed it was very dense and boring.
Three stars for now. Next time I want to try the elusive Maple Bacon Glazed Apple donut.
Caramel salt (has fancy name) donut... yum!
Love that there is a take out window AND an inside seating area...
The donut was quality and well baked- it had dense bread like innards and slightly fried but thin crisp outside. The donut was more dense then others, but a pretty good. The frosting was thin and well flavored- but sticky and runny.
FYI's~
* Donuts stick to paper bags when taken to-go
* Easy to find on 24th- It is almost at the end of the eating meca :)
* Serves coffee
* Has one of the nicest bathrooms I have encountered in a SF eatery
Dynamo Donuts today. Read all the gushing reviews, but I just don't get it. I guess they only make them once a day, early in the morning, and they're all cake-style and very moist, so they quickly lose that just-out-of the oil crispness. The dough lacks the traditional donut flavor, so Vanilla was just a sweet, soft, bland cake. Orange Blossom was bitter, with too-large chunks of peel. And the maple-bacon, their signature flavor, was like walking into the kitchen hours after breakfast to discover someone forgot to do the dishes. It still smells like breakfast, but isn't exactly appetizing. Maybe with all the hype I was just expecting too much? I'll stick to Happy Donuts in Berkeley.
On the plus side, they made a fabulous hot chocolate. Not too sweet, nice chocolate flavor. But I asked for soy and he forgot and gave me cow.
A good way to start the day.
2 Maple Bacon, 1 Chocolate Spice, 1 Cornmeal Rosemary Cherry and 1 Meyer Lemon Huckleberry.
We went here of course for the Maple Bacon and it was quite tasty. Although RL and I both agreed that the Cornmeal Rosemary Cherry stole the show.
All doughnuts were delish and worth the $2.50-$3.00 price tag.
Bummers: the early bird gets the worm...Lemon Pistachio was listed on-line but was sold out when we got there. ):
Coffee drinks took a little long but the creamy foam art on my latte made the wait worth it.
Space is cute and cozy and the staff is super friendly (I enjoyed the "cheers" as the gal passed me my coffee drinks)
Did I just walk into the hipster version of Krispy Kreme? OK? Don't let that deter you from some decently delicious donuts. I really enjoyed the carmel de sel and the vanilla bean was passing. Next time, I promise to try their super famous swine...I think?
What a fun place! I love the lemon thyme and bacon maple glazed. Perfect for meeting up with a friend for a little chat.
Perfection.....needing nothing to be added, changed, or taken away in order to improve upon.
The best that there was, is, and will be....
Simply put, this place is donut perfection. The Maple Glazed Bacon Donuts with Apples may draw people in out of sheer curiosity, but every flavor that they make is incredibly balanced. The donuts have just the right amount of sweetness and savory components with the perfect texture. Simple, high quality ingredients made with great attention to detail are the main attraction at Dynamo.
For those who comment on the availability of the donuts, please understand that they only make so much of a quality product once a day. Some of the seasonal donuts aren't available because of their committment to only getting quality ingredients when they are at their best. So when they're out, try some of the other great confections. Avoid going there on the weekends and make a visit during the week so you can partake on some of your favorite donuts.
My favorites: Vanilla Bean, Apricot Cardamom, Spiced Chocolate, and Caramel de Sel
By the way: the price is completely justified because of the overall quality of the donuts.
Sara and Sarah ...you and everyone there are wonderful at your craft. Keep up the great passion to make the world's best donuts.
They've done it again!
Make sure you try the spiced chocolate donut, too. Flavorgasm.
BACON MAPLE DONUT = AWESOME.
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The elusive spiced chocolate donut has done it again. I need to go here right when they open next time so I can cross it off my Big Eats SF list!
Karen Y. and I weren't totally disappointed as the Meyer Lemon Huckleberry and the Maple Bacon proved to be good alternatives.
I shall return!
DAAAAMNNN!!!
Who the hell invented these maple bacon donuts?!?
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Love the out door/ walk up space.
They seem to run out of things quickly, but are generous with what they have as extra.
Of course I got the maple bacon donut. The actual donut portion was fair. The maple was good, but not special. The bacon was very good...cooked just right. :) and the combo of all was pretty damn tasty.
The vanilla bean was solid...the vanilla bean came through.
Service was attentive. Coffee was good (Ritual, I think)
Dynamo doughnuts?! It's on the 7x7 The Big Eats list, oOoooo, gotta try it! And that I did! They've got to be dynamo, right? Not so dynamo in size when I received my order, quite disappointing (and not much bacon on my doughnut might I add). Plus, the additional flavors that I wanted were already sold out or not available during the day I wanted to be doughnut crazed and try as many flavors that I found appealing as I could.
- Maple glazed bacon apple: Oh you sneaky one that steals the spotlight. Yes, it's a pretty unique combo that tasted pretty much like eating a big breakfast in one bite. I'm talking about pancake w/maple syrup and bacon. I don't know where the apple flavor went, but I'd much rather have an apple fritter from a regular doughnut shop.
- Spiced chocolate: This one is listed on the 7x7, but the closest thing that I can say this one tasted like is a dark chocolate churro. Cinnamon/sugar with a slight hint of chocolate bitterness in each bite. Probably better with coffee, but not my cup of tea.
- Lemon thyme: lemon scone with a pound cake texture, not very sweet either. You can definitely smell the lemon zest, but can't really taste the lemony flavor.
Of the three, I would choose the maple glazed bacon apple to try if you feel adventurous and want something unique (It's the one that everyone raves about, so you gotta try it at least once in your life, right?). One try is enough for me and not worth waiting in a line out the door in the morning to get.
P.S. Their web site is so delicious looking, but not all flavors are offered every day. Call ahead and place an order if you want to try a specific flavor.
This place has a cute, open storefront, which gives it a quaint and unique feel.
We tried:
Pumpkin chocolate chip: I love anything pumpkin, so I liked this one.
Maple glazed bacon apple: wonderful, light and airy texture, delicious mixture of sweet and savory. My brother consumed one of these and then ordered another three.
Chocolate rosemary almond: a bit dense
Caramel de sel: caramel glaze was too sticky and the flavor was not fantastic
Apricot cardamom: good texture, yummy chunks of apricot interspersed throughout the donut
I would definitely go out of my way to sample more of these delicious donuts.
On this, my third trip to Dynamo, I ordered coffee (no donuts) at around 7:01am, one minute after opening. The coffee is fine, nothing spectacular, though the price is right. But, today, the hipster barista scolded me when I requested he fill my cup to the very tippy-top rather than assume I wanted an inch-and-a-half of room for milk. "Please sir, may I have some more?"
He then proceeded to scold me for spilling milk the day before. Silence.
Really? Chastising me for spilling milk? I get it that he found it a pain in the neck to walk all the way around his outdoor coffee bar, clean up some milk I had spilled (and hastily tried to mop up with napkins), and go back to manning the bar single-handedly (those Laverne & Shirley look-alikes in the back, clad in plaid bandanas, making donuts were no help whatsoever). But, c'mon Joe, them's the perils of the coffee business. You want to make an omlette you might have to risk some spilled eggs, so to speak. What does he think he's doing, lawyering?
Coffee spills, Dynamo. Sad but true. If you want to be able to charge $2.25 for a cup of iced coffee that costs $.15 to make, you may have to spill up some drip every now and then. So, which is more difficult: chalk it up to hazards of the trade, or scold me?
Being a New Yorker and proud of it, I told him as much, though unlike a New Yorker I left out the profanities. Understanding he had crossed the line, he apologized, offered me the coffee on the house, and having ruined both our pre-dawn mornings, he went back to hawking donuts (which smelled amazing) and I went back to drinking my totally ordinary cup of Mission coffee.
Incredibly good!
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My favorites are maple glazed bacon apple, lemon pistachio and vanilla bean. Unique varieties. They have definitely taken donuts to an entirely new level.
To burn off some of the calories, we usually walk from the Dogpatch, where we live, to the Mission to get some donuts. That's a pretty good walk with some hills!
All ur Donutz r belong to me!
How rad is this place? A roll up door store front with two chairs on the sidewalk (at least before they expanded the back room) making gourmet doughnuts and great coffee? Win! Feels like you are in some Portland/New York hybrid in the mission. They even gave me free doughnuts one day when they were closing shop. You guys are so sweet to me.
Alas, it is true: not everything goes well with bacon; and, not every donut is worth the artery clogging saturated fat.
I really, really wanted to like this place because of the server. He was incredibly friendly, which was a welcome given that I had a crappy day. I came here about an hour before closing so he gave me the donuts half off ($1.5 as opposed to $3, the regular price). I think the reduced price helps to assuage the hurt of disappointment. I ordered 4 out of the 5 flavors because I didn't want to pay for chocolate spice (spice and chocolate aren't my thing) so he gave it to me for free just so I'd try the donut. Would I be such a person to decline an offer like that?
The sampling of the 5 donuts comes out as follows...
-Monte Cristo: weird because the filling tasted like a combination of meat and jam
-chocolate spice: I still don't like the combination of chocolate and spice.
-orange something donut: I don't think orange and donuts go well together.
-donut #4: So unmemorable that I don't even remember what it was called or how it tasted.
-bacon maple donut: I've lost my faith in bacon. I realize that I should have had an inkling of this when I was disappointed in the chocolate bacon cookie of Bi-rite but I still had faith that the failproof nature of bacon's delicious would pull through. I can't say how wrong I was. So from now on, bacon + sweet items does not equal deliciousness.
I am still interested in trying a "regular" flavor like coconut but I doubt I'll have cravings for Dynamo's donuts. Good for the waistline, bad for my continued journey of proving that there are plenty of donut places better than Krispy Kreme.
HEART the chocolate rosemary almond!!! Soft and crumbly with just a hint of rosemary that teases the nose and dark chocolate that's perfectly enhanced by the almond flavor. The bacon apple one is a pretty interesting yet tasty combination. And of course vanilla bean is a classic done in a fantastic way.
I told the husband we were going to Dynamo Donuts and he complained about the drive from Marin the entire time. Of course yesterday he declared "we're going this weekend again right? In fact we should make the weekly breakfast trek to the city just for those donuts." 'Nuff said.
Organic and Gluttony goodness in the same sentence? That's what Ms. Spearin and the rest of the Dynamo Donuts staff has captured within the confines of the Mission area of San Francisco. This mini donut shop, has caught the eye of both locals, foodies, and random folks alike whenever walking the street to smell the fresh batch being brought out. One of my buddies, wanted to bring me here because of their infamous bacon donuts, so I said, what the hell, gonna be a while until I'm back in the Bay.
Unfortunately, the first visit was a fail but the second one with Jake The Snake finally brought me success with the following:
-1 order of Maple Glazed Bacon Apple; consists of: Bacon and apple sauteed in a Glaze, with bacon bits and maple fat.
-1 order of Candied Orange Blossom; consists of: Candied Orange Zest, Glaze and bittersweet Chocolate (description credit to dynamo donuts website)
At $3.00 a pop it's pricey, and of course a wallet buster for those hurting in the pockets. But if you can afford premium prices in desserts, and are willing to risk your arteries and blood sugar levels through the roof, well I believe it's pretty worth it. The Candied Orange blossom, reminded me of a thick donut cake embedded with those old school Branch's Candies (at least in terms of flavor not texture). The chocolate served as a sweet contrast to appreciate as an after taste.
The Bacon Donut Sensation, was exactly how I pictured it. Sweet glaze, moist donut cake, and bacon bits (not excessive) but just right in amount in texture. It was sweet, salty, and gooey every step of the way. $6.00 and perhaps a 1000 calories later, I'm half-way stuffed for my decadent breakfast. If Homer Simpson, were ever an actual person, I would fear for this business for they would be way too busy serving the behemoth nuclear bum. Service was decent and there's a bit of seating inside but not as much as one would hope for. Dynamo is Dynamic in quality and maybe not so dynamic in price, hopefully there will be some more innovative flavors (and slightly lower prices) in the future. Cheers!
Ehhhhhhh.
My boyfriend wanted to come here because he had a donut craving. I have all kinds of cravings all the time for random food items, and he's quite nice about indulging them, so I thought the least I could do was accompany him for a donut that made it on to the 7x7 Top 100 SF Eats list. Gosh...I'm such an amazing girlfriend, right?
Unfortunately, the donut fell a bit short for me. None of the flavors offered today were particularly appealing to me, so I stuck with the one on the 7x7 list -- the spiced chocolate donut. This is not a sentiment my boyfriend shares, but I only like chocolate in moderation. Too much chocolate overwhelms me. This donut really tasted like a brownie to me, especially with its cake-like texture. I think the spiciness/saltiness definitely adds a cool dimension for someone who's into it, but to be honest, I'm not really into kicks in my food....I don't even like cinnamon a lot of the time! Wow. This review makes me sound super boring. Doesn't like chocolate? Doesn't like cinnamon? Wtf.
My very gluttonous and yet unbelievably skinny boyfriend had two donuts, the spiced chocolate and the coconut donut. The coconut fared a bit better with me. But when it comes to donuts, I really think I'm a traditionalist. I want all those great textures: the sticky glaze, the crispy outside, the fluffy inside.
Other:
+Decent amount of seating inside. Love places that actually provide you somewhere to enjoy your food.
-$2 for a glass of milk? It was huge, but really more milk than I needed. Wish they offered a smaller size for less.
-Doublecharged me on my donut. We didn't really make a fuss about it because it didn't seem worth it, but lame.
Not your average donut!! Had the Maple Glazed Bacon Apple that everyone on yelp raves about!! Excellent!!! Never had a donut like this before!!! Made my day!!!! Nothing like enjoying a good donut, coffee and a good view over at Crissy Fields for breakfast!! Fun times!!!! Can't wait to go back and try some different donuts!! Trying to keep it at one donut per visit. Sweet stuff!!!!
Stay tuned for more update!!!
I wouldn't have gone here on my own but a coworker of mine insisted that we drive over to get a few donuts for a meeting. Deep in the Mission this cafe is far from my downtown building. What I thought was going to be a fifteen minute jaunt turned into something closer to an hour and an unhappy boss. So after finding parking we got in line and waited for about 15 minutes until we got up to the front where I noticed the prices of the donuts. $2-$3! I nearly strangled my coworker who convinced me this was a good idea. So we shelled out about $30 for a dozen baked goods and if it wasn't for the fellow at the counter being ridiculously pleasant I might have never recovered from the foulness that was brewing inside me.
So back at the office and in the meeting I got to finally sample the big fuss. I tried the infamous maple bacon doughnut and the vanilla. The doughnut it's self was the most remarkable component of the goody as it was a cake/old fashioned style but very light, very impressive! As for the topping I was left feeling nonplussed at what the little cult that worships this place is thinking. Don't get me wrong; it was a good snack and I adore bacon but . . . after all the raving and near religious experience my coworker claimed I was expecting each bite to be like edible total consciousness.
Maybe it would have been better if I stumbled upon this place and got to relax and enjoy some of the reportedly awesome coffee they serve I would be gushing with compliments. So I'm going to give Dynamo Donuts and extra star in good faith and to make sure my coworker doesn't some how read this and throw a fit.
I am actually feeling peer pressure. Weird.
Oh my gosh, my mistake - they serve FOUR BARREL at Dynamo Donuts, not Blue Bottle! http://www.fourbarrelc.../. My face is bright red.
And guess what? Four Barrel is amazingly delicious as well, so it's a win-win. Yay!
So, FYI, the meyer lemon huckleberry will also change your life.
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I came here expecting the bacon maple donut to be very unique .
Don't get me wrong . It was absolutely DELICIOUS . But for three dollars, I really expected it to taste *MM DONUTS* (Homer Voice) .
Right when I tried it, I immediately thought of CHA SIEW BAOS . It tastes EXACTLY like it, but denser .
So I think I rather pay $1.30 for three cha siew baos, than $3 for just that one donut . Yeah, I'm being cheap, sue me .
I do want to come back to try their OTHER flavored donuts to see if it tastes like any other chinese dim sums :D
In a place where one can get a super burrito for less than $6 I was disappointed to finally have the maple bacon apple donut that everyone is raving about.
Fortunately I didn't want a LARGE donut. Thank goodness I didn't need to worry. It was HALF the size of a regular old fasioned at three times the price.
The flavor was yeasty and not that bacony. I think you have to go to Portland to enjoy a big old maple bar with strips of bacon on top.
This is a clear case of people over-hyping a new sensation because they WANT it to be true. Sorry folks. Not buying this one.
What can I say!!! Not crazy for donuts before and now I am addicted!!! The creativity on the flavors and the unique delivery make this one of my new favorite pastry places in SF. Worth driving out of the way to try!!!! I promise
On price, if you want quality and freshness this is not expensive!!!
Super nice, super hip, super tasty! Heidi k. And I shared the maple apple bacon, the chocolate almond Rosemary and the sticky bun. The bacon doughnut was, soft and sweet with a salty finish it was really great.
The chocolate almond rosemary was very chocolatey and very sweet Pablo C. said "it has a hint of hamster cage" lol. The Sticky bun was orangey sweet and sticks to your teeth, not my thing. I sampled the lemon thyme from Pablo C. and Jamie S. and thought it was delicious but I am a whore for lemons! The coffee and hot chocolate is really good too.
Just go!
P.S. it's just donuts so don't over hype it and ruin it for your self.
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