Glazed and Infused Doughnuts
WHAT: Glazed and Infused (doughnuts)
WHERE: Lincoln Park Location (939 W. Armitage Ave)
OUR RATING: Do it!
Ever since those Dutch settlers introduced the United States to doughnuts in the distant past, America has had a love affair with the delectably fried treat. From Dunkin’ to Krispy Kreme, doughnuts have been a staple of the working American in need of a quick treat while on the way to work or on the road.
Glazed and Confused staff (courtesy of DNAinfo.com Chicago, Paul Biasco)
In keeping with this tradition, we stopped off at the pre-grand opening of the new Lincoln Park location of Glazed and Infused to pick up a free holiday treat. Glazed and Infused have four other stores: West Loop (813 W Fulton Market), Wicker Park (Francesca’s Forno – 1553 N Damen Ave), Streeterville (Rafaello Hotel – 201 E. Delaware Pl) and Little Italy (Davanti Enoteca – 1359 W. Taylor St).
It was fate for us to stumble upon this joint in our own backyard after having seen their location in the Rafaello Hotel on the night of “Sweet on Scotch,” and while also having sampled some of their mini doughnuts when visiting Topman/Topshop’s Pop Up Shop.
(Courtesy of goglazed.com)
This location of Glazed and Infused is conveniently located, being mere steps away from the turnstiles of the Armitage Brown/Purple Line. For the pre-grand opening, apparently, a swarm of commuters had descended upon the store (which has not officially opened yet and is still undergoing renovations) and had picked the place clean. Luckily, this gave us time to peruse an info card with all the possible flavor combinations on offer.
(courtesy of goglazed.com)
All items on the Glazed and Infused seasonal Winter menu are priced at $3 (except for the Vanilla Bean, at $2). Doughnuts include: Raised – vanilla bean glazed, candy cane twist, apple fritter; Cake – classic old fashioned, gingerbread old fashioned, carrot cake; Specialty – salted caramel crunch, chocolate chip cookie, egg nog-bourbon bismark; Premium – maple bacon long john, mint chocolate cake, crème brûlée. They’ve also got a few additional doughnuts on their regular menu.
When the truck carrying our long-awaited morning snack arrived, we were more than pleasantly surprised. The doughnuts were HUGE and not at all your traditional doughnut (thus totally worth the price point). These candy-cane shaped peppermint flavored gems, deliciously iced in red and white with just the right amount of space to hold on during your eating experience. In fact, we couldn’t finish the whole thing in one sitting, and managed to salvage it to go with afternoon tea later that day.
Candy Cane doughnuts (courtesy of Glazed and Infused)
Our verdict on Glazed and Infused is simple: these are darn good doughnuts! Skip Dunkin’ and move aside Krispy Kreme, Chicago has a new guy on the block and we’re nuts for their doughnuts.