The Other Doughboy

Possibly related to the Pillsbury one, but you be the judge.

I decided to stop here on a sunny afternoon just 'cause. I thought I would be in the bad part of town, but Doughboy Donuts is actually a 15-ish minute walk from the convention center in South Boston, which is one the nicest places ever. The location is right on a corner a block down from the Broadway stop, and is open 24 hours!

 

So I'm finally sticking to my quarter dozen rule, and I remembered to take the family photo:

 The odd one out is the item that looks like a giant turd, aka the marbled cruller:

Its appearance looks questionable, but a quick bite reveals the beautiful dance between a plain cake and chocolate cake dough:

A tad dry here and there, but there were lots of great spots that had sugar nooks and crannies. A very hefty donut that brings two essential flavors together in a happy, delicious marriage. 

I couldn't not get the blueberry cake since it's one of the best donuts ever, so I did -- maybe I'll go for something else at the next place I visit:

This was the doppelganger to the one at Demet's, mostly because of the glaze-is-only-on-the-side-and-not-on-the-top appearance (I think it really is a mom 'n pop East Coast thing). Still don't know why they do that here but it works. I found this one to be a little drier than the marble cruller:

Very cakey, would have loved a stronger blueberry flavor and maybe some more glaze. Overall, a pretty solid donut that still beats most that Dunkin has to offer. 

Like most of the mom-n-pop places I've seen so far, the raised donuts are the real gems, especially the FRUITY PEBBLES DONUT available at the Doughboy:

Easily one of my new favorite donuts ever, its combination of crispy cereal, fluffy/chewy/airy raised dough, and abundant sweet glaze is a texture and flavor highlight. Like its Lucky Charms brethren at Stacked Donuts , the Fruity Pebbles might be seen as kind of a lazy mashing of two things into one (Guy #1: "Duuude...what if we put doritos in a taco?" Guy #2: "Duuude...what if doritos WAS the taco?!"). They're not sophisticated culinary landmarks; they're fun interpretations and experiments with ingredients that we have grown to love over the years. And I love this one:

The glaze was standard strawberry flavored, though with a slightly sweeter taste than usual. It was probably the fruity pebbles giving an extra kick. Seeing how the crunch of cereal compliments a raised donut so well, I would actually prefer these fruity pebbles over sprinkles. And I finally have an image of the legendary glaze waterfall that I alluded to in previous posts:

If only Niagara Falls was like this...