So, I won’t be going out for a meal I can review in the near
future. But I still gotta ear, and now I have more time to write too. So I
shall turn my culinary scribblings to delivery/carry out from local purveyors
of fine food, as well as the occasional at home creation of my own. (No, I’m
not on the bread baking train, at least not yet).
If you can’t go out for food, bring the food to you. And it’s
a good way to support the local businesses that are hurting for business during
the pandemic. So with the motto of #TreatYourself in mind, I dialed up upper eats
to try local fancy donut company Maverick’s Donut Company for the first time…and
they were unavailable. And so I tried again the next day…and they were unavailable. But
then Wednesday morning…success!
Maverick’s Byward Market location is closed for the time
being, but the Bank and Heron location is open for carry out and delivery. I
logged into the app not longer after their 10AM opening, because I’ve heard the
popular selections can go fast. And indeed, two of the ones I was keen to try
were not available. Still, I picked my six and placed my order.
And 30 minutes later I was meeting my Uber Driver at the
curb wearing my winter gloves, making brief small talk with the driver from a
safe distance as we did the hand off of the box of delicious goodness. Back
upstairs, gloves off, hands washed, and we were ready to feast. Don’t they all
look so pretty?
I’ll do a donut by donut review. Did I eat all six in one
day? That’s not covered by ATIP; I’ll never tell.
There are two categories of donuts at Maverick’s – the classics
at $2.25/each or $22.95/dozen, and the signature at $3.25/each or $33.15/dozen.
Pricy, but you get what you pay for. And this ain’t Tim Hortons, even in theirdreams. I’ll review each donut but they were all just so fresh and quality,
made with care.
I’ll start with the classics, and in the order I ate them.
Over, um, many days…
Cinnamon Sugar Classic: The first one I tried, and
probably my favourite of the bunch. A fresh vanilla cake donut that was still a
little warm and had that crunch of freshness around the fluffy, most interior.
And the cinnamon sugar, mmm, so flavourful and lip smacking. A classic done
right.
Chocolate Dip Classic: Chocolate cake this time with
that fresh fluffy crunchy texture, and chocolate cakey flavour. Sampling the
dip separately you also get actual chocolate flavour in the frosting too, which
you don’t always at you know who.
Vanilla Sparkle Classic: Again, the vanilla cake
base, crunchy fluffy moist, with a vanilla glaze to hold on a boatload of
traditional colourful sprinkles. Well executed, but not my favourite of the
classics.
Now, on to the signature donuts.
Chocolate Peanut Butter: Vanilla cake base with
chocolate frosting, peanut butter cream, and sprinkled on top. I’m a big
chocolate peanut butter fan (Reese Peanut Butter Cups what up?!) so I was excited,
but I don’t think this one executed as well as it could have. Biggest miss was
that they used a vanilla cake base and not chocolate; I was really surprised to
find that. Chocolate frosting was good, but it didn’t have the strength to hold
up the chocolate pillar on its own. The peanut butter frosting was light and
fluffy and had a subtle peanut butter taste – maybe a tad too subtle? It was generous
and went down into the donut hole. The peanut bits on top were a nice textural
note. All in all, it felt like it didn’t quite connect. A solid double, not a
home run.
Lemon Ricotta: A vanilla cake base again with lemon
frosting and lemon cream with little fruit bits I couldn’t identify – maybe some
sort of candied lemon? Again, it was good, but not great. Could have been more
lemony was my takeaway.
And that’s it. If you're doing some at-home modelling you may have noted that was five donuts – I ordered
two of the chocolate peanut butter. A few were unavailable that I’d like to try
the Cinnamon Swirl in the classics, and Oreo Nirvana in the signatures. The S’mores
is popular but I’m not a big smore guy (don’t care for marshmallows) and I’m
not sure about Maple Bacon.
Overall, I thought these donuts were great and I’ll have
them again. They’re quality, flavourful, and oh so fresh. Tim’s is more an
every day donut; these are a well-deserved #TreatYourself. And while the
signatures may get the attention, I think the classics are where they standout.
That Cinnamon Sugar Classic was simply outstanding.
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