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    Cardigan Donuts

    3.9 (13 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Stacy L.

    Great experience for my first visit! Located near my hotel in the Skyway, the donuts looked so good, I just had to give them a try. I asked for suggestions since a few flavors caught my eye and I was completely happy with my selections. I got an Apple fritter, an old fashioned snd a classic chocolate. The old fashioned was my favorite (the you man at the counter actually gave it to me for free since I part of it was broken off). I was also given a first time customer discount that sweetened the experience further. The donuts and Apple fritter were excellent! I wish I had stopped in earlier on my trip because I would have had them every morning if I had known how much I would enjoy them! Overall my experience was great: friendly staff, great prices, great donuts.

    Morgan W.

    I got treated a whole box of donuts here and they were soooooo good! They have so many options and each donut was so fresh and flavorful. My only complaint is that they couldn't find my order that was placed online so it was not ready upon arrival to pickup. My friend had the confirmation and everything on her phone but they couldn't find the order in their system. We did have to wait a little for them to box up the donuts but they threw in a few extra to make up for the mistake.

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    Alan L.

    Requested by customers I'm visiting dtwn. Found it easily right off the elevator from the IDS parking garage. Huge line to get into Starbucks, (fools) but walked right up to the counter at Cardigan!

    Jennifer B.

    This Cardigan Donuts is on the second floor of the IDS building, near the escalator. There are no tables or seating at this location, though you can go down to the main floor of the IDS building and sit in the common space, which is nice (there are trees inside, and a water feature). Cardigan is known for donuts, and they are delicious. I love that they have special weekly donut flavors which rotate (they even have an online schedule and a weekly email, so you don't miss out). They offer online ordering with in-store pick-up, which is a nice time-saver if you are in a hurry. There are other items on the menu, but I have never tried their bowls or ice cream or smoothies. My favorite donut is the Blueberry Cake, which tastes like a blueberry muffin in donut form, but is glazed like an Old Fashioned (another favorite). I have also ordered the Glazed Apple Fritter and the Coffee Cake donut multiple times. My favorite Inspired so far has been the Mocha Bar, which had chocolate custard, espresso buttercream and chocolate-covered espresso beans. It was not overly sweet, and was a good companion to my milky tea. Sometimes, in the afternoon, they offer a free baked item with a drink purchase (I can't remember if this is every weekday after a certain time, or only on a particular day, but go check it out and let me know). 5/5 stars for their donuts. Only 3 stars overall because of the lack of seating and limited bar menu. I prefer their City Center location because it's bigger and has a full coffee bar and thus more options (so I can get a tea latte and have a place to drink it, but the IDS location is nice if you need to pick up a sweet treat or more straightforward coffee and you are closer to that building.

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    Dan C.

    I am a big fan of donuts, especially concoctions from Cardigan's. Although I am not in the downtown core very often, I was in the IDS center recently and saw their new location in the IDS Center's Crystal Court, on the Skyway level. The donuts are exquisite, and I especially like the blueberry cake donut. This location is not quite as big as their nearby City Center location and does not have seating, more of a take-and-go thing. That is ok though, since a lot of people work in a nearby building or you can go down to the street level and sit at one of the many tables. But let's be honest if you are like me, you will be eating your donut as you are walking out of the store, and on the escalator down to the street level and will be done inhaling it before you even make it to a table.

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    Janis M.

    Great service. I tried their most popular donut but found it overly sweet - more icing than I like. The donut itself had a good base and was a little crunchy on the outside and soft inside.

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    Donuts are very dense, great service but would not come back. Great customer service though

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