I was here at Deaux once before, but due to them selling out and closing shop after sellout, I didn't get a chance see their donuts nor step inside their shop at that time. Well, I was nearby recently and decided to give them a chance to WOW me with their famous savory and sweet gourmet donuts. I call them gourmet donuts because each donut costs $4.75 or up. That's one pricey donut. Is it worth it? You'll have to be the judge of that. Fyi, if you get half or full dozen, you may save a few dollars.
I got 1 dozen plus 2 sets of the same 3 donuts. They come in pretty green boxes... I would have preferred my donuts didn't touch one another. The topping of each donut touched the bottom of the neighboring donut... it wasn't that pretty for photography. I shared the donuts with my dear Yelpie friend and her family... hope you enjoyed my friend.
They have a few savory donuts such as omellete, pastrami, and bacon date goat cheese. They ran out of pastrami when I was here and that's okay because I don't eat beef anyway. Got the omellete which was really good... I like the texture of the bread... it had lots of egg filling. I didn't get the bacon date goat cheese one. Maybe they will make a veggie donut one day.
As for the sweet donuts, I was slightly disappointed. They were very thick and dense. Good size donuts though. If I had to choose my top 3, it would be the Old Fashioned (it had a nice crunch), Orange Blossom (love the zesty flavor), and Vanilla Bean (just simple, but density could be lightened). My youngest daughter liked the Seasonal that had dates in it. My eldest daughter said the donuts were just okay. Funny, both my daughters and I couldn't tell the difference between Olive Oil & Salt and Vanilla Bean. They both tasted the same to us. There were also the Miso Caramel Banana (not bad, but can't taste the miso and caramel), Chocolate (just okay... it would be better if bread wasn't that dense), and Lemon Ricotta (my least liked... couldn't taste the ricotta).
Staff was extremely friendly, nice, and hospitable. Service was impeccable. Thank you all! Variety of donuts was a bit limited during my visit. Eleven was available to choose from... got 9 and 2 didn't make it in my boxes. Prices are a bit pricey IMHO. Ambiance was cute and cozy. No inside seating, but they do have a few tables and chairs outside. They sell coffee and swag, too.
Will I be back here? I definitely will for the omellete and perhaps to try their other savory donuts plus give their sweet donuts another chance to WOW me. Btw, the x in Deaux is silent. Hence, Deaux is pronounced in the same way as dough. read more