Guaranteed hot donuts and fried dough

I've culled 30 threads to try to come up with places that are at least 90% guaranteed to have hot donuts, paczki, or fried dough when you ask (either cooked right then to order, or coming from constantly hot batches), and am not having much luck.

Save me from Krispy Kreme - where can you sit down or walk in, order a fried dough product, and have it placed in front of you piping hot? The only places I've experienced this firsthand are Hot Chocolate, Tru (!), and street fairs. I've been to Abundance several times and have never seen anything remotely warm. Does Harry Caray's serve fried dough as a dessert at the restaurant (they have it at the Taste sometimes?) Anyplace with fresh paczki year round, where you can get at it hot at certain times of day? Hot beignets would fit the bill too (Nola's Cup in Oak Park does well in this regard).

I had dim sum at Happy Chef this weekend and they have fried dough as an item. We ordered it and it was just that, plain, fried dough, but clearly warm and fresh out of the wok.

Jonah

Philly's Best has fried dough. The last time I ordered it, it was fresh from the fryer.

You could also try Artopolis Cafe in Greektown for some loukoumades. I believe Pan Hellenic Pastry a couple of doors down also sells them.

Fujisan wrote:Philly's Best has fried dough. The last time I ordered it, it was fresh from the fryer.

You could also try Artopolis Cafe in Greektown for some loukoumades. I believe Pan Hellenic Pastry a couple of doors down also sells them.

Philly's Best fried dough is actually a fairly decent rendition of loukoumades. We used to order them all the time when I lived in the neighborhood.

The Depot has fantastic made to order donuts. Upon order, they are hand dipped, fried in balls, rolled in sugar and cinnamon and served hot with a mocha sauce and whipped cream. They are dangerous and available all day. I highly recommend them, unless you have a donut problem. In that case, I recommend you avoid them at all costs.

mmm, donuts.

Kristen

The Depot
5840 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago
(773) 261-8422

I've had little fresh donuts, served gratis, before breakfast at Patty's Diner.

Best,
Michael

The best fresh donuts I've ever had have been at Blackbird. I've had dreams about those donuts... There aren't any listed on the menu that is up on their website now, but I see that there is a mission fig beignet with black raspberries, butterscotch and bacon ice cream. I think I'm going to make it to Blackbird for some after-work dessert in the next week...

You could also get fancy donuts at Custom House, but I thought they were mediocre.

if you go to the Farmers Market in Oak Park on Saturday you can get just-made doughnuts from the Church Ladies. You might have to wait in line for a bit but they are totally, completely worth it.

bjt

Much of Old Fashioned's product is made while-you-watch in the window, and at a busy time might as well be made-to-order. Go for the plain yeast donuts , or just watch and see what they bring out while you are in line. And of course, as the OP noted, there is always Hot Chocolate.

Ken Kee on the Chinatown Mall serves fried Mantou (sp?), made to order. They are accompanied by a dish of sort of melted sugar. My kids always enjoy these, I think they are pretty good too.

Ken Kee
2129 S China Pl # A
Chicago, IL 60616

eric2

I hesitate to offer the guarantee you request, Santander, but Ideal Bakery has several flavors of paczki even in the summer. You would have to get there very early, though. Best to call and find out what they recommend. And let me reiterate that this is one fine piece of fried dough, due to the lard (not oil) they use.

Back to "street fairs" (sort of). I can't vouch for this 100% but the churros I've had at the churros truck at the Maxwell Street Market seem to have been freshly made. Anyway, they're very good.

Although it's a tourist trap, Grand Lux Cafe has beignets with a warning to order at the beginning of the meal since they make them fresh. Comes with 3 sauces.

Also, David Burke Primehouse has freshly fried doughnut holes, also with 3 sauces in small gimmicky squeeze bottles to fill them yourself.

Santander wrote:I've culled 30 threads to try to come up with places that are at least 90% guaranteed to have hot donuts, paczki, or fried dough when you ask (either cooked right then to order, or coming from constantly hot batches), and am not having much luck.

.. if you are into traveling presumably 30 minutes or so, Old Fashioned Donuts is a great place. Everything they have just came off the fryer. If it's not hot and you want it hot you can ask for whatever is coming off next... They make a wide variety of stuff.... My favorites seem to be always selling out fast: caramel maple donuts. I also like the Hawaiin donuts (fakish tasting pineapple icing with coconuts on top). Others are quite find of their regule ole glazed donuts.

For novelty purposes they also sell Texas Donuts which are donuts the size of a dinner plate. And you can't leave without getting a fritter... Someone way back when posted a picture of their fritter here on LTH but I couldn't find the thread... I challenge you to find a better fritter.

Old Fashioned Donuts
11248 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60628

dddane wrote:And you can't leave without getting a fritter... Someone way back when posted a picture of their fritter here on LTH but I couldn't find the thread... I challenge you to find a better fritter.

Dddane,

There is no better Apple Fritter than Old Fashioned Donuts.

Old Fashioned Donuts Apple Fritter


Though Abundance Bakery's Apple Fritter ain't exactly chopped liver.


Enjoy,
Gary

Old Fashioned Donut
11248 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60628
773-995-7420

Abundance Bakery
105 E 47th St
Chicago, IL 60653
773-373-1971