Since Cartem's came in as a runner up in my Donut Polls from the Instagram Story, I decided to try it out on my birthday. Did you know that Cartem give out free donuts of your choice on your birthday? All you have to do is to show your ID to them and you get your free claim!
Cartem's offer both yeast and cake donuts, and their selections are innovative and fun. I can see why so many of the voters are fond of Cartem's Donuts.
Many years ago, I tried out their cake donuts but were not impressed by the texture. Personally, I just don't like cakey donuts, but out of everything I tried, the earl grey cake donut left a deep impression.
Out of all the yeast donuts, I chose the classic (Vanilla bean) and the smoked maple walnut. Both donuts were springy and had a nice bread chew to it, but lacked the deep flavour from the Millard reaction from the deep frying. Compared to the Lee's Donuts, Lee's are much fluffier but a lot greasier. I believe Cartem's need a better control of the frying time and or temperature. On the bright side, the donuts don't soak up as much oil so it's healthier.
Both donuts were a little sweet but it was manageable! The smoked maple walnut was interesting but the smokey and maple flavor are both weak.
Overall, I enjoyed their donuts but still prefer Lee's donuts more. It's fluffier, it has a deeper flavour and it's less sweet. If you have a sweet tooth, you might prefer Cartem's more.
📍Location: Main Street || Pender Street
Menu: Here
💵 Price: $3.45 - $3.95 per 🍩
🤤Taste: 4.8 / 5
🕯Atmosphere: NA
🪑Seating: NA
📈 Price Performance ratio: 4.8 / 5
Retention Rate: 100%
ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕤:
🍩 Really springy and chewy. Almost like eating bread which I love
🍩 A little sweet but not overly sweet - manageable!
🍩 More innovative flavours
🍩 Not greasy
🍩 Has a lot of fun options
ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤:
🍩 lack of deep flavor
🍩 my friend who has the Asian sweet tooth thinks it’s too sweet
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:
🍩 So I opt out the free donuts from Krispy Kreme on National Donut day and saved the donut quota for today. Did you know that Cartem gives out free donuts on your birthday??
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