Ever evaluating the glorious donut and the many ways it can be experienced, Paradise made my list the moment it was announced to be opened. My first visit left me unimpressed, but the newness of the shop warranted an allowance to refine the delicate process of producing pastry perfection. My second trip was, unfortunately, equally mediocre. I tried both yeast and cake varieties, in the forms of bear claw, original glazed, and blueberry coffee stick. The bear claw and original were basic puffy, sweet concoctions that avoided the pitfall of being overly doughy but lacked the slight hint of crispiness of a perfectly fried yeast donut. Not to say they were terrible, merely ordinary and altogether generic. The cake style coffee stick was on the dry side, and the streusel crumble on top surprisingly offered no discernible textural difference. Overall, Paradise donuts rate above cellophane wrapped and Walmart bakery donuts, but even Kroger offers a better rendition of coffee's closest companion.
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