Dutch Monkey Doughnuts
by Jennifer Zyman
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Dutch Monkey Doughnuts
- Outside Perimeter 3075 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
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404-432-5130
- www.dutchmonkeydoughnuts.com
Cuteness abounds at Dutch Monkey Doughnuts. Coral walls with round chalkboard decals promote the daily specials, and shabby chic blonde wood tables with white accents add a feminine vibe to the OTP doughnut shop. However, all the well-thought-out design elements are overshadowed by the display case, where the real magic lives. Various platters and cake stands are crammed full of fried-dough creations marked with little handwritten signs that illustrate why this isn't your average doughnut shop.
Owners Arpana Satyu and Martin Burge both hail from less-than-humble culinary origins. Satyu, a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, worked at the notable Manhattan mainstays Mesa Grill, Craft Restaurant, and Fiamma Trattoria & Bar. Burge, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, spent much of his career at Gotham Bar and Grill, Fresh (his own restaurant) and Vento, where he met Satyu. The pair moved to Atlanta in 2007 and their doughnut journey started shortly after.
Satyu and Burge's impressive collective culinary experience shows itself in each of the playful gourmet doughnuts they hand-roll daily. The Tiger Tails — a twisted beauty of glazed and chocolate doughnut doughs — are so big (about 16 inches give or take an inch), they cannot fit in the natural cardboard box stamped with the Monkey's mascot that looks like it jumped straight out of a Japanese schoolgirl's sticker book. The Buttered Maple Bacon is so sinful you'll feel guilty for days, but the shame is worth it. A standard doughnut wrapped in sweet, smoky bacon is slathered with maple syrup and soft butter when ordered.
The signature doughnut, the Dutch Monkey, overflows with banana cream; this raised yeast ball of fun is coated in dark chocolate before being drizzled with white glaze. Cake doughnut fans will be happy to find the old-fashioned, dense delights: Look for the Key lime-infused cake doughnut encrusted with shredded coconut.
Blocks of cocoa impaled with a straw go into cups and are dissolved with steaming milk for a fun take on hot chocolate. Coffee drinks made with Counter Culture beans contrast the sweetness of the doughnuts and give you a reason to hang out. Make use of the free Wi-Fi while eating your way through the seemingly endless array of beautiful doughnuts made with care.
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Dutch Monkey Doughnuts
- Outside Perimeter 3075 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
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404-432-5130
- www.dutchmonkeydoughnuts.com
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Dutch Monkey doughnuts are the best I've ever had. It's 50 miles round trip from my house, so worth it!
Dutch Monkey rules. I drive 56 miles one way every month or so just to get a few doughnuts. Their service is very personal and they'll even bend the rules for you if you become one of their regulars :)
My husband and I go on Dutch Monkey Doughnut dates at least once a weekend - driving the 30 minutes each way. The drive is worth it. I never 'loved' doughnuts until my world was introduced to DMD. I have yet to have something that was not delicious. Their blackberry jelly bismark tastes like the blackberry jam my mom used to make. And anything with their peanut butter buttercream is out of this world - it tastes like they whipped up straight peanut butter until it got light and airy. Nothing is overly sweet, you can taste the honest flavors of their ingredients.
Dutch Monkey Doughnuts is the best reason ever to drive OTP!
Speaking as the reigning Dutch Monkey Doughnut eating champion.... these are the best doughnuts I have ever eaten. Even with my gluttonous display of eating 12 glazed doughnuts and taking the crown, I still come back for more. A true sinful pleasure worthy of frequent trips...
My family hearts The Dutch Monkey very greatly. We actually just had my brother-in-laws birthday there. And this wasn't a 12th birthday, it was a 40th. In a very short time, they've become the primary destination for anyone living in Northern Georgia that possesses a sweet tooth. This, unsurprisingly, includes just about everybody you do or don't know. It's delicious food and they keep coming up with wicked good creations every week that surprise the palate. Personal favs are: The Dutch Monkey, Fresh Strawberry Bismarck, Cinnamon knots, Passionfruit Bismarcks, Tiramisu cakes, Martin's Fry Bread and Blueberry cake with cream cheese icing. God, just writing this has made me hungry.
This place is AMAZING!!! I'm lucky enough to be 10 minutes away and often meet up with my girlfriends to have some coffee and one of their sinful donuts. My favorite so far is the Tiramisu donut. But anything with fresh fruit and buttercream filling also is 2 thumbs up. If they have it on the menu, try the lemon poppyseed or the blueberry with cream cheese frosting. My children love to go and watch "the donut man" thru the window and devour their sweet treats. A must have experience at least once if in the ATL!
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