Restaurant: Sidecar Donuts & Coffee
Location: 631 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401. (310) 587-0022
Date: March 1, 2016
Cuisine: Donuts
Rating: Best (but pricey) donuts I’ve had
There has been a lot of buzz about sidecar donuts, a super trendy artisanal donut shop in Santa Monica. Truth is, I adore a good donut, so I figured I’d give it a try.
The interior is very slick and clean. Not exactly Dunkin’ Donuts.
The donuts are baked every hour! And they sure look decadent.
Plus there are very creative flavors, although far less flavors than a typical shop. Here some flavors rotate daily and some weekly or monthly.
I got a cappuccino too. Solid.
These are pricey donuts. They vary from $3-4 each! Normal donut shops sell donuts for slightly less than $1! But they do come in a fancy box. haha.
Here are the four I tried.
Maple Bacon! Raised doughnut topped with pure Vermont maple syrup glaze and crisp Niman Ranch bacon. Oh yes, I love a good maple bacon anything. This soft and sweet confection didn’t disappoint.
Huckleberry. Oregon huckleberry cake doughnut with huckleberry glaze.
Super soft and caky with a nice tangy berry glaze.
Saigon Cinnamon Crumb. Slightly sweet, slightly spicy Saigon cinnamon cake doughnut, topped with sweet glaze and a house made cinnamon crumble. Great cinnamon flavor and nice texture.
Coconut Cream. Our signature brioche raised doughnut topped with housemate coconut milk custard & cream, toasted coconut shards, and pie crust crumble. Arousingly good.
Overall, These were some seriously good donuts. You pay for it with a 4-5X multiple, so I wouldn’t be ordering them up en-mass for a party, but as I’m more calorie limited than worrying about a couple of bucks, definitely a treat!
The Mendocino Farms next door seems to be doing a healthy business too. Look at the line at 11:30am on a random Tuesday! I’ll have to try it out.