country style doughnuts

they've changed since opening the new store. i have been buying doughnuts from country style since 2000 when i started working out in new kent.
i have raved to anyone about howgoodtheir product was.

was
since opening the new store, their quality has taken a hit. i thought it was just at the new store but we have been to the old several more times and the quality is poor.

the lemon glazed are misshapen (not even close to being round as they used to be) and the glaze does not cover the entire doughnut as it did.

not to mention the price hike. the old store had just gone to $8.99 and then the jumped another buck to 9.99 when the new store opened.

going to country style used to be a treat but now it's like going to kk or dd.

i became donut jaded..... having worked as a baker for dunkin donuts for a few years, making upwards of 3500 donuts and munchkins a night, created a special hatred in my soul for donuts..... until today it has been at least 2 years since i had one... i recently moved back to richmond, and passed the country style donut store frequently, remembering growing up on these specific donuts... suchgoodmemories... i then started to obsess over them, lust for them actually, and today, after finishing my very last class of college i went and rewarded myself with a dozen donuts... i waited to eat one until i got home and safely hid them and myself in my room with a handful of napkins and a big glass of milk and rather ceremoniously undulged in my first donut in years and my firstgoodone since childhood..... these are the freshest, most moist decadent donuts i have ever experienced. as i write this i am lustfully learing at the box which is down to 10.... seriously.... get over there and get these donuts!

no more wasting my time. who cares howgoodthe product is if they don't have any product? the shelves have been empty just about every time i've gone there; i'm not driving 25 miles each way for a choice of glazed donuts or glazed donut holes

good & bad. if you want a great yeast doughnut, go here. if you want agoodapple fritter or long john, go here. the blueberry chip and chocolate cake glazed have gotten chewy and dense as of late; almost like the batter is over mixed. all the filled doughnuts are reallygoodbut they don't fill them as full as they used to and i've been getting them for over a year now. as for agoodtasting, wonderfully textured plan glazed, go to kryspy kream. bottom line, you've got to get there before 8:00 am if want agoodselection and peek freshness. the size of doughnuts aregoodbut lack the amount of filling from before; it depends on what kind of doughnut you want, if you want to get them from csd!

this is my 3rd time coming to this establishment. the pasties aregoodand normally i show up in the morning. but this was our first evening out there. well, after waiting for 3 minutes while the guy working the chatted away with some woman, another gentleman came out from the back. neither guy interacted with us - like they didn't wanted our business... i was ready to walk out but my spouse had already started a order. someone needs to talk to those guys working there working habits.

one of the best. these were honestly some of the best doughnuts i have ever had. super nice staff, taste was really fresh. kind of sweet, but agoodcup of coffee will balance that out (coffee was ok). toasted coconut, peanut and maple iced rocked my world. they are open 24 hours a day except on mondays. a must stop by if you are in the area. they are a about a mile off of i-64 on us 60.

best doughnuts in town.. hands down the best. go early. you only have to make the mistake once of going after noon only to be disappointed by the lack of selection - though once that led me to the toasted coconut which is now a favorite. the doughnut holes are always agoodchoice, and well priced. the cinnamon crullers are to die for... friendly staff, worth the drive.

worth the drive!. i bought 2 dozen donuts of all different kinds for my office last night to bring into work today. (there are only 20 people in my office and 4 were out). anyway, by the end of the day they were not only all gone but people couldn’t stop talking about howgoodthey were. i don’t live in the area but i can guarantee you that anytime i am even remotely in the vicinity, i will stop by for some more of those delicious donuts!

amazing yet 24 hrs is a joke. the doughnuts are amazing and this is my favorite place to pick up some sinfullygoodtreats. however, the whole "24 hour" thing is a joke. i've stopped there 3 different times at off times (late night/early morning) and they had run out of doughnuts with no intention of making anymore for several hours. why pay for someone to sit there for several hours after midnight if you have no intention of selling doughnuts during that time? just close it down at 10 pm and open up again at 5 am to better reflect your real hours.

yummy!. best i've had since reallygoodlocal bakery doughnuts in new york. much better than krispy or dunkin, in my opinion.
friendly staff and customers also.

back open again!. csd is open for business once again. fortunately, the renovations did not change the atmosphere of the shop. it still gives you the feel that you've stepped into a previous decade. and the donuts are asgoodas ever!