Legendary Doughnuts

Please acknowledge this Review as helpful. This was my first time at Legendary Doughnuts. I visited the store in Puyallup, WA. The shop was very clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. This doughnut shop makes specialty doughnuts, not like your run of the mill doughnuts. These doughnuts are larger than normal. They have the doughnuts you're used to such as glazed, chocolate covered with nuts, cinnamon rolls, etc. They have novelty names for their doughnuts. Because they are handcrafted and specialty doughnuts they will not have as many as a normal doughnut shop. They have a website that is helpful. I ordered a variety of amateur, famous, and legendary. Of the amateur doughnuts, the old fashioned was much the same density as any other old fashioned doughnut but a bit too sweet. The plain Jane was very good. The dough was soft and chewy with the right amount of glaze. Of the famous selections, the Glazed Persian was a wonderful ode to the common cinnamon roll. Not too much cinnamon and not too much glaze. Also, the braided twist was very good. Much the same as the Glazed Persian just a different shape. Of the legendary doughnuts i really enjoyed the peanut butter filled pillow doughnut. The only complaint for this one was not enough peanut butter and jelly. There was a doughnut unlike the others, i believe it was the caramel nut Persian. It was square and topped with caramel and salt. The dough was even different. This one was EXCELLENT. The dough was heavenly and mixture of sweetness with the addition of the caramel topping and sprinkle of sea salt was a prefect marriage of flavours. I highly recommend this doughnut. I also ordered a regular black coffee. A doughnut shop should have good coffee. Their coffee was a bold dark roast with rich flavors. Not a Columbian roast nor a breakfast roast. It wasn't too bitter. All in all not a bad cup of coffee. Also, it wasn't scorching hot which is a plus in my book. I don't understand scorching hot coffee where you have to wait 15 minutes for it to cool down enough to begin to sip. The main reason I rated this shop 4 stars was the price of the doughnuts. It was 19.99 for an assortment of 4 of each of the amateur, famous, and legendary. These doughnuts are good but not so good I'm going to spend this much every time i want some doughnuts. I might visit this specialty shop again, but i think if you're looking for a quick dozen doughnuts and want to spend less than 20 bucks, you might look to another source.