Good Afternoon ~
It’s time for another post in the adventures of Atlanta eateries!
I’m kidding, sort of. I imagined a booming, voice over in the background when I
wrote that but since my blog doesn’t have audio … I fear that I just came off a
little corny. Anywhoo, no matter …. On to the food!
My brother’s birthday was coming and I figured this would be
the perfect excuse to venture downtown and check another location off my list.
Sublime donuts, located near the Georgia Tech campus, offers a wide variety of
delicious pasties, including the A-Town Cream donut that is coming so highly
recommended. What does that have to do with a birthday? Nothing really, except
that they also have an epically awesome “BIRTHDAY BOX” that beats the pants off
your traditional, boring birthday cakes. Who wouldn’t want donuts for their
birthday? Well, I figured my brother would. He’d at least appreciate the effort
and work that goes into battling downtown traffic in the early evening hours. I
aim high here y’all! The location isn’t hard to find, albeit a little outside
of my comfort zone. I would’ve snapped a picture but I left my phone in the car
and I was in a bit of a rush. The location is a small, strip mall area…sandwiched
between an Asian restaurant and I think….never mind, I didn’t pay attention, I
have no idea what’s on the other side. Sublime donuts themselves is an adorably
kitschy type location. It’s full of bright pops of colors and quirky decor. I
felt as though this would be a super cool place to chill on a Saturday morning
if I ever woke up early enough in college. The cooler off to the right is full
of your typical options of milk and soda along with 2 cork-topped bottles
labeled “Love Potion” and “Cool Potion”.
I picked up a couple of each, you know, for science and I stood in the line to pick up my order. I was there, not only for my Birthday Box, but also the recommended item known as the “A-Town Cream” donut. I guess you can’t have an “ATL” donuts so they just went with A-Town. Either way, it’s a fluffy, fried doughnut filled with (what I assume is) a vanilla pastry cream and covered in chocolate frosting. It’s apparently pretty iconic but I was, admittedly, not excited because I do not particularly like filled donuts. I have a thing about textures and the idea of some cold, squishy cream flowing into my mouth was not the highlight of this list. That being said … numerous reviews that I read online said that IF you were going to be converted, this would be the one to do it. So, I will do this for the sake of the list.
I took my completed purchase back out to my car. I had a couple A-Town Donuts, my Birthday Box, a couple "LOVE" potions and a couple "COOL" potions. I won't complain about the price because it hovered around $30 total for everything and it's really worth the premium to have freshly made, unique, and well flavored donuts as opposed to the every day 89cent special from wherever. First off, let me say that the "Birthday Box" is absolutely adorable. I remember they did give me the option of selecting the flavors but I was a newbie so I just asked for the assorted. If I had thought about it, I might've at least asked for one red velvet donut to be stuck in there along with a strawberry & cream but hindsight is 20/20. I set my bag of "A-Town Creams" aside and headed on to the birthday party.
Even if it's not the focus, let me just say that the birthday box went over really, really well with my brother and all involved. My sister in law had picked out a gorgeous birthday cake but he still had space in his plate to try one of the many wonderful donuts that were arranged in a the nifty "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" shape. Due to the specialty of this product, you do have to order at least 24hrs in advance but it's SOOOOO worth it.
Once the party was done, we headed home with my other finds in hand. I wanted to go ahead and taste one that night so I could give an honest assessment while it was fresh and still in prime condition. That and I knew if I waited too long, I risked losing my opportunity to children bugging me for a flippin' donut at all hours. There are no guarantees in my home ! I sat down at my computer, holding the folded over bag of deliciousness in hand and thought long and hard about what this next move would entail. When I say I really don't like filled donuts, I really don't like filled donuts. Even the promise of exceptional flavor couldn't quell the anxiety of squish in my mouth. I took a deep breath, held the confection up and began by nibbling the bottom of my "A" leg. The donut was light and tasty. The frying process lends the outside crust slightly crispy and not at all soggy. I took a bigger bite, getting a bit of the chocolate frosting in with the crispy donut. The chocolate is well done and not the least bit plastic. Sometime I have chocolate iced donuts and they use a low quality of what I could only assume is chocolate coating....and it is more reminiscent of a snack cake wrapper then a tasty frosting. I happily nibbled all around the exterior, trying to pretend like I wasn't avoiding the inevitable. But...it was time. I took a sizable bite right in the center and sat completely still. Let me say ....
the donut .... delicious
the chocolate .... delicious
the cream .... tasty and not too sweet
All together ..... come on .... I said I didn't like filled donuts. I don't know who these people are that are able to grant oral exception to the likes of cream filled confections but I'm not one of them. I forced myself to swallow but I wasn't happy about it. This isn't any fault of Sublime Donuts ....all the components were well put together and quite attractive. I just can't get over my textural short comings. To their credit, the others who tried them enjoyed their "A-Town" creams and not a single complaint was heard from them. My youngest, the cream filled donut fanatic, actually came in and begged for another and was quite disappointed when I said that we were out. Overall, I consider this a successful journey and I look forward to going back and trying their other selections. They have a red velvet with my name on it !
The drive may be long but I think the secret to that is to avoid the usual high traffic times and maybe make this a weekend excursion for us all to go and experience together. The other high light of this trip that has no relevance to food is being able to drive past all the new construction on the Mercedes Benz Stadium for the Falcons. (#RiseUp) ... I rarely go down that way so I haven't seen it. The overall scale of the structure is breath taking. I was able to sneak a few pictures while I sat in perfectly still traffic (See, I was mostly safe). I can't wait to see it completed as I pass by to obtain more donut-fantasy worthy fare.
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| "Cool Potion" was minty, lemony, tea blend. It was so delicious and refreshing |
I picked up a couple of each, you know, for science and I stood in the line to pick up my order. I was there, not only for my Birthday Box, but also the recommended item known as the “A-Town Cream” donut. I guess you can’t have an “ATL” donuts so they just went with A-Town. Either way, it’s a fluffy, fried doughnut filled with (what I assume is) a vanilla pastry cream and covered in chocolate frosting. It’s apparently pretty iconic but I was, admittedly, not excited because I do not particularly like filled donuts. I have a thing about textures and the idea of some cold, squishy cream flowing into my mouth was not the highlight of this list. That being said … numerous reviews that I read online said that IF you were going to be converted, this would be the one to do it. So, I will do this for the sake of the list.
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| "Love Potion" is strawberries steeped a bed of roses, blended w. red tea. |
I took my completed purchase back out to my car. I had a couple A-Town Donuts, my Birthday Box, a couple "LOVE" potions and a couple "COOL" potions. I won't complain about the price because it hovered around $30 total for everything and it's really worth the premium to have freshly made, unique, and well flavored donuts as opposed to the every day 89cent special from wherever. First off, let me say that the "Birthday Box" is absolutely adorable. I remember they did give me the option of selecting the flavors but I was a newbie so I just asked for the assorted. If I had thought about it, I might've at least asked for one red velvet donut to be stuck in there along with a strawberry & cream but hindsight is 20/20. I set my bag of "A-Town Creams" aside and headed on to the birthday party.
Even if it's not the focus, let me just say that the birthday box went over really, really well with my brother and all involved. My sister in law had picked out a gorgeous birthday cake but he still had space in his plate to try one of the many wonderful donuts that were arranged in a the nifty "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" shape. Due to the specialty of this product, you do have to order at least 24hrs in advance but it's SOOOOO worth it.
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| That's the "A-Town Cream" as the "A" in Happy ! |
Once the party was done, we headed home with my other finds in hand. I wanted to go ahead and taste one that night so I could give an honest assessment while it was fresh and still in prime condition. That and I knew if I waited too long, I risked losing my opportunity to children bugging me for a flippin' donut at all hours. There are no guarantees in my home ! I sat down at my computer, holding the folded over bag of deliciousness in hand and thought long and hard about what this next move would entail. When I say I really don't like filled donuts, I really don't like filled donuts. Even the promise of exceptional flavor couldn't quell the anxiety of squish in my mouth. I took a deep breath, held the confection up and began by nibbling the bottom of my "A" leg. The donut was light and tasty. The frying process lends the outside crust slightly crispy and not at all soggy. I took a bigger bite, getting a bit of the chocolate frosting in with the crispy donut. The chocolate is well done and not the least bit plastic. Sometime I have chocolate iced donuts and they use a low quality of what I could only assume is chocolate coating....and it is more reminiscent of a snack cake wrapper then a tasty frosting. I happily nibbled all around the exterior, trying to pretend like I wasn't avoiding the inevitable. But...it was time. I took a sizable bite right in the center and sat completely still. Let me say ....
the donut .... delicious
the chocolate .... delicious
the cream .... tasty and not too sweet
All together ..... come on .... I said I didn't like filled donuts. I don't know who these people are that are able to grant oral exception to the likes of cream filled confections but I'm not one of them. I forced myself to swallow but I wasn't happy about it. This isn't any fault of Sublime Donuts ....all the components were well put together and quite attractive. I just can't get over my textural short comings. To their credit, the others who tried them enjoyed their "A-Town" creams and not a single complaint was heard from them. My youngest, the cream filled donut fanatic, actually came in and begged for another and was quite disappointed when I said that we were out. Overall, I consider this a successful journey and I look forward to going back and trying their other selections. They have a red velvet with my name on it !
The drive may be long but I think the secret to that is to avoid the usual high traffic times and maybe make this a weekend excursion for us all to go and experience together. The other high light of this trip that has no relevance to food is being able to drive past all the new construction on the Mercedes Benz Stadium for the Falcons. (#RiseUp) ... I rarely go down that way so I haven't seen it. The overall scale of the structure is breath taking. I was able to sneak a few pictures while I sat in perfectly still traffic (See, I was mostly safe). I can't wait to see it completed as I pass by to obtain more donut-fantasy worthy fare.
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