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Funky Town Donuts Is The Donut Shop Fort Worth Deserves

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Hello. I'm Trip

I like donuts. I REALLY like donuts. So much so that when I heard Funky Town Donuts were finally having their grand opening and it is less than a 10 minute drive from my home, you better believe I was there at 8am to join the other deep fried dough fanatics for some oh, so sweet treats.

I’ve been very fortunate enough to travel and experience some of the great bakeries that this country has to offer. I’ve been to the ever popular Voodoo Donuts in Denver & Portland. I still lived in Denton, TX when Hypnotic opened. I’ve been to Springfield (yes, THAT Springfield) and had a very large Lard Lad donut, and I’ve been to the “local” Dallas donut shop, Glazed. You could imagine my excitement when it was announced that Fort Worth was finally getting a boutique donut shop in close proximity to me.

Around this area there are loads of your typical mom & pop donut shops. You know, the ones that open at 5am and close by 11am. The ones run by the sweet asian family who will occasionally tack on a few donut holes because it’s the eighth time you’ve been in there that week. The kind of donut shop where the most “exotic” donut you can get is a bear claw or a strawberry sprinkle donut. Don’t get me wrong. These mom and pop shops are great and do a great justice for the early risers of our community.

Fast forward to May 28th. I woke up early that morning knowing good and well that there would probably be a decent crowd for Fort Worth’s first gourmet donut shop. I arrived around 8am and there was a pretty decent turn out already. I waited a good hour and a half, I was only able to get six donuts, and Funky Town was sold out of most things. The half dozen that I did get were INCREDIBLE.

I’m a huge fan of The Samoa, The Witherspoon, The Double Stuff, and the S’moors. Runner up goes to Bart (mostly because the name is reminiscent of Bart Simpson). They also offer vegan and gluten free options!

Funky Town Donuts is located at 1000 8th Ave in Fort Worth. Check it out if you haven’t had the chance yet.

Funky Town Donuts Menu

Funky Town Donuts Wall Mural

Sally is Back!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Hello. I'm Trip

After a year of living with my parents and after getting settled in to my new apartment, I made the drive back to the DFW to pick up my dog, Sally. With another 3 1/2 hour drive back, my newly acquired road dawg, and loads of traffic, we headed back to Austin after a long weekend.

Road Dawg

Sally liked the new place a lot (so it seems). After work yesterday, we ventured over to Zilker Park and I let Sally run all of her energy out until the sun went down. While at Zilker, I had flashbacks to Primrose Hill in London, a very scenic spot that overlooked the London skyline. I didn’t think that I would miss London THIS much, but I have. I have kind of adopted the London approach and being in a new city since I have been here in Austin. I have substituted the Underground for the Metro (bus) and have slowly started to familiarize myself in and around Austin.

Sally at Zilker Park

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