Thanks to twitter, I discovered Paulette’s Original Donuts and Chicken. They were on twitter even before they opened (smart business move). Last Monday I was following @amypataki and her tweets about the donuts she was trying. I then noticed more tweets from @foodie411 about Paulette’s Original Donuts and Chicken!! Clearly, I had “donuts” on my brain and wanted to go check it out too.
Donuts are the New Cupcakes. Did you know?
I really wanted to do a tweet up there but knew that there would be a good chance they would sell out if I organized a tweet up at 7 p.m. You see, they start serving the donuts at 8 am and start serving fried chicken at 11:30 am and serve till 7 p.m OR TILL THEY RUN OUT. I wasn’t risking it.
I gathered a few friends to meet there on Friday at 10 a.m. We all happily tried: a Rootbeer donut, a Strawberry Balsamic donut and a Mango Yuzu donut. Every day there are 7 different flavors and each donut will set you back $2.75. I liked the rootbeer donut and the Mango Yuzu donut the best and we all agreed that the donuts were cakey not yeasty. Hope that description makes sense.
Im on a carb free diet so I only had a bite. Me. Good.
The store is really cute with a few bar stools and a ledge by the window. I wonder if the owner would tell me the paint chip number as I adored the shade of blue that was used in the store.
Seeing as I was with a few foodies…we went to explore another nearby restaurant that also opened recently, called Leslieville Pumps. Think of a gas station (which it is) that is totally hip and serving cool food.
Love this concept!!
The gas station/restaurant is owned by two friendly brothers and one of them is the chef. So of course we talked FOOD and ordered a few things to try:
a) The Deep Fried Pickles: These are my weakness. Something about the crunchy batter and the sour batter along with the wicked sauce. I was a happy camper.
Deep Fried Pickles. My Weakness.
b) We also ordered the baked beans which were full of flavor. The right type of flavor. Not to sweet, not to smokey….just right.
Clearly Homemade!!
c) Also spotted a few bars of candy that you don’t see every day: I have never tried them but the White Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup certainly intrigued me. Next time.
Candy that I have never tried – but would like to try.
They even have a herb garden on the rooftop. How impressive.
What’s also impressive is both of their websites. Worth clicking on their links:
Paulette’s Original Donuts and Chicken 913 Queen St. East (647) 748-1177
Leslieville Pumps 929 Queen St. East (416) 465-1313
Ha! We should have gone together since Joel and I did the same run (as you know) yesterday.
I brought the doughtnuts (pardon me, donuts) into the office, divided them in quarters and passed them around Camaraderie to let everyone taste more than one flavour.