I’ve been hearing good things about Happy Donuts in Puyallup, Washington for years now and this morning The Girl and I finally swung by and man oh man were they worth the drive over to downtown Puyallup.
The place is owned by a husband and wife team and is totally old school. From the coffee and donuts they serve to the decor. And you know, that’s exactly what I want in a donut shop. Simple food that is priced right, tastes good and fills you up.
After talking for a bit with the owner I asked what his most popular item was. You know what he said? The apple fritter {I don’t know why that surprised me, they looked fantastic}. When I asked him how many donuts he made each day he said he didn’t know. He only knew how many bags of flour he went through each day and that I should ask his wife, because she would know that kind of stuff. Ha!
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So if you are in the Puyallup area anytime soon, stop by and grab a dozen. And don’t forget the donut holes, because those are pretty freakin’ amazing too. 😉
~Mavis
Happy Donuts
305 2nd St NE, Puyallup, WA 98372
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Carrie says
Southerner here – how do you pronounce Puyallup? I’m thinking “pull y’all up”. We have some pretty funny towns in NC too. Pfafftown, NC is pronounced “poff-town”. The strangest town names in the US may make an interesting post. Since you take everything to the max you could take it a step further and in 2018 your goal could be to visit the towns with the strangest names. 😉
Lisa L says
Pew- Al- up with the emphasis on ‘Al’ 🙂
Deborah says
Reminds me of the place we go “The Donut Wheel” on Ina Road in Tucson, AZ, family owned, and they make great apple fritters. I love their “old fashioned” glazed too. They have been in the location for years.
Marilyn says
I live in Eatonville, about 40 minutes from Puyallup. Although I hate going into the “city,” I will need to make an exception in this case! Thanks for the tip!
Judy says
How do you pronounce Puyallup? I read it as “Pull ya’ll up” with my southern accent. Although “Poo ya’ll up” is probably closer.
Inquiring minds…
Mavis Butterfield says
Pew Al Up
Crystal says
If you ever make it down to Philomath, OR on a Sunday, you need to stop at Sunrise Bakery (it is on 13th street). Only open one day a week, it is owned and operated by Bill (we just call him Bill the Baker). He bikes to work, sometimes on a bike with a trailer, and sometimes on a unicycle while juggling basketballs. The shop isn’t any kind of a fancy set up, doesn’t have tables to eat there, etc. But he has an amazing sourdough starter. His blue corn bread is amazing, and he makes the best cinnamon rolls I have ever had. And, right next door is a small, local donut shop if you need something a little different as well.