Carl’s Donuts
Apple Fritter
Strawberry Croissant Donut
Maple Pecan Cinnamon Roll
Cannoli Old Fashioned Donut
Pumpkin Spice Cake Donut
Boston Cream Pie Donut
Cream Cheese Danish
Maple Bacon Long John
Creme Brulee Cinnamon Roll
Oreo Fluff Donut
Strawberry Shortcake Donut
Cake Donut with Toasted Coconut
Fruity Pebbles Cereal Milk Donut
Glazed Twist
Raspberry Cream Donut
Lemon Cream Donut
Peppermint Paddy Donut
Cinnamon Sugar Donut
Raspberry Jelly Donut
Home to a rapidly expanding population with some 40,000,000+ yearly visitors it stands to reason that hundreds of millions of folks have tasted Carl’s Donuts since 1966, yet it was not until April 2018 that the supplier of untold numbers of Coffee Shops and Convenience Stores finally re-entered the retail arena with a store on East Sunset.
Last available direct-to-consumer over two decades prior, various middle-men including everything from Casinos to spots like Grouchy John’s offering Carl Sanders’ Pastries in the intervening years, 2023 finds Carl’s now fueled by #influencers and like-for-like promotions despite products that lag far behind local competition.
Officially addressed 3170 East Sunset Road, close to Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah, it is across several cases that Carl’s offers “Top Shelf,” “Classic” and “Fancy” flavors plus poorly-laminated Croissants and Danishes.
Me-too more than innovative, the “seasonal” menu featuring Ube Croissants and artificially-flavored “Strawberry” Shortcake, Carl’s Fritters are smaller and greasier than Friendly or Pink Box and more comparable to Winchell’s or Krispy Kreme.
Built for volume and better with classics like a Cinnamon Roll, though the version resembling a Persian with Granulated Sugar atop Cream Cheese is frankly awful, Pumpkin Spice Cake performs well, as does the Boston Creme Bismarck.
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