Sunrise Donuts
Cherry Cake Donut
Plain Cake Donut with Strawberry Glaze and Sprinkles
Maple Long John
Chocolate Cake Donut with Chocolate Frosting and Sprinkles
Blueberry Cake Donut
Glazed Apple Fritter
Chocolate Long John
Bear Claw with Apple Pie Filling
Cinnamon Roll
Glazed Old Fashioned Donut
Glazed Raised Donut
Twist with Granulated Sugar
Crumb Bun
Glazed Twist
Opened in the waning days of 2017 and visited once a few months later Sunrise Donuts has improved slightly in the interim, the menu now more focused while an early opening and closure at 2:00pm has replaced 24/7 service.
Not far from the Highway Patrol or 215 it was early-afternoon that eighteen fried Pastries were delivered, low prices undeniably part of the appeal and more on par with Krispy Kreme or Winchell’s than Pink Box or Glaze.
Surely frying from a Mix, the price alone evidence of that fact while anyone familiar with old-school Doughnutries across America can easily spot the difference between these and something involving a little more effort, it remains surprising to see Cherry Cake alongside the more typical Blueberry version, an instant reminder of childhood in the Midwest provided by each bite.
Better for Cake than Yeast, both bars and rings of the latter lacking the springy texture of competitors, Frostings taste decidedly artificial thus making the Old Fashioned and Apple Fritters a superior choice for those who can’t make it elsewhere.