KRISPY KREME, MUMBAI

I was unaware for a long time that Krispy Kreme had arrived in India. Quite the sin on my side. But when I did. There was no stopping especially when I found out that they actually have my favorite donut in the whole wide world - The Custard Filled Donut. One of the things I can never have enough of and one of the major reasons why I was a really fat kid. I can never in a billion years forget how it tastes and the effect it has on me every time. 

Unfortunately my sister made it there before me even though it was me who wanted to pay visit to the place and had kept asking her if she wanted to come along as it is one of those rare things that we both understand and love. You do not get the donut taste in India. Not Yet. Not till Krispy Kreme. But I chose to forgive her because she brought me one too and that too Custard Filling. I savored it would be an understatement. The smell, the smell of a freshly baked donut was there. So it had a chance, a real chance that maybe, just maybe, this was it. Then came the first bite. If this isn't foodgasm I don't what is. I was taken back into time, the many times that I have savored this, devouring each bite, never wanting to the taste to leave. But, there has to be a but, always. I always find a but, but then that is why I am here, the filling was a little too less I believe. The filling had the exact same taste but it was hardly there. I might have finished half the donut before the filling could be seen. That is not how it should be. It should come oozing right after the first bite. The fact that Krispy Kreme got stingy with the filling just does not sit well and is hard to believe.

Since then I have picked up donuts from here many a times but never really sat down at the place and so I chose to one day, just to take in the real-feel of the place. One thing I have got to say is that the aroma is all around the place. You step foot in the lane where Dominos, Theobroma, Hagen Daaz and the likes are located, the one that is the most distinct is the one from Krispy Kreme, pulling you towards it and you are helpless and like many a times it happens with me, lets just pick up 1 piece. The place is designed in between a fast-food chain and a cafe. Though mostly you will find people picking up boxes rather than sitting down, hence, you will find plenty of place to be seated and no body in a hurry to get you out, which is a delight because in most fast food chains, you hardly get half hour to sit and eat. 

We had ordered for my favorite Custard Filling Donut, the chocolate glazed and along with it the Espresso Oreo Shake Delight & Kremey Chiller (Red Berry). I have got to say that anything that has oreo in it can not fail, but here, it was even better. I have mentioned this umpteen times but I am still going to do it again, it transported me back to my obese teen years at home and though I do not want to go back to being that again, I don't regret a single thing I ever ate. I still eat all of it. I have always said I just can-not go on a diet, never, ever. But I guess I over-ate then, something that I have changed now. I did not really have Kremey Chiller but my friend finished the entire thing by himself and did not even ask if I wanted to take a sip, so from that I am guessing it might have been GOOD! I am going to make it a point to try the other flavors too on my next visit. I am a food connoisseur, if these is such a thing. :P But there are certain things that I stick to and they have become weakness, Praline n Cream from Baskin Ribbons, I will regret the minute I step out if I have had anything but that. Same is for Roasted Almonds from Naturals and yes custard filled donuts. I like other stuff, but these are tried and tested and I have a strong connection with them. :P But, I will be trying the rest that they have to offer, though I have got to say that the variety they have is a little on the lesser side when I compare it to other well renowned donut places where I actually some times get confused if I should order something else. But, custard wins hands down every time.

So, if you have been kind of enough to read all that I have been writing since the start of this page, you might know of my obsession with donuts and how in all my time in Mumbai, I have not found that flavor, and if you know what the craze was all about, Head to your nearest Krispy Kreme Outlet! There are a quite a few. 

WHAT WE HAD - Chocolate Glazed Donut (Ahh! Bliss!)

                         Chocolate Glazed with Custard Filling ( There is nothing quite like this in the world Yet!)

                           Oreo Shake Delight (Filling & Yum!)

                           Kremey Chiller ( Yum! and Filling)

DAMAGES - Rs 800/- (Approx)

WHERE - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, G3, City Park Building, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai