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Daily Dozen Doughnut Company
Daily Dozen Doughnut Company is a doughnut shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Established by two sisters in 1978, the stall in the Economy Market features a "Donut Robot", and is widely known for its hot, freshly made bite-sized doughnuts that are served in a paper bag. The business has been operated by Barbara Elza since c. 1989. Daily Dozen has garnered a generally positive reception and has been favorably included in several overviews of Seattle's best doughnuts.
Daily Dozen serves small doughnuts from a stall in the Economy Market building at Pike Place Market in Seattle's Central Waterfront district. Varieties have included plain, cinnamon, sugar, maple bacon, and chocolate with sprinkles, as well as seasonal specials. The doughnuts are typically doughnut holes, about the size of ping-pong balls, sold warm. Fodor's says Daily Dozen offers "adorable, made-while-you-watch minidoughnuts dusted in powdered sugar". The business's slogan is "Be a winner, have doughnuts for dinner".
An automated Belshaw Brothers Mark II machine invented in the 1930s called the "Donut Robot" creates doughnuts in rows of four. Described by the Chicago Tribune as a "mesmerizing contraption that plops rings of batter into oil", it sends the batter "down the oil river like the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland", and eventually flips the doughnuts "golden and bulbous onto cooling racks." Store staff will mix the donuts and their toppings together on the spot, shaking them in paper bags, and often tossing them in the air and catching them for added showmanship. The shop is cash-only.
Daily Dozen was established by two sisters in 1978. The business is now owned by Barbara Elza, who has operated the shop since c. 1989. Previously, the business was owned by Todd Collins.
In 1997, the shop was processing 35 pounds (16 kg) of flour daily. The shop was reported to sell 40,000 doughnuts in a day in 2007 and an average of about 20,000 doughnuts per day in 2016.
In 2006, Seattle Weekly selected Daily Dozen for the "best place to pack on the pounds at a moment's notice" and said:
The hot, freshly made little gems are so deceptively nonthreatening and bite-sized that you tend to eat them like popcorn, which, in the ugly real world, can be the cause of a disturbing revelation when you look down into your paper bag and realize you've mowed your way through 12 doughnuts without so much as a burp. Powdered, chocolate-iced, sprinkled, or—our favorite—plain and golden, the goodies are a steal at a couple of bucks per dozen. But don't say we didn't warn you.
Hsiao-Ching Chou of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer included Daily Dozen in a 2006 overview of "can't miss bites" and recommended, "Make sure to bring a friend or you might consume the whole bag." The newspaper's Lynsi Burton included Daily Dozen in 2016 and 2018 overviews of the city's best doughnuts. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer included the doughnuts in a 2021 list of 26 "iconic Seattle bites". Stuart Eskenazi of The Seattle Times included Daily Dozen in a 2007 overview of "favorites for kids" at Pike Place Market.
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Daily Dozen Doughnut Company
Daily Dozen Doughnut Company is a doughnut shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Established by two sisters in 1978, the stall in the Economy Market features a "Donut Robot", and is widely known for its hot, freshly made bite-sized doughnuts that are served in a paper bag. The business has been operated by Barbara Elza since c. 1989. Daily Dozen has garnered a generally positive reception and has been favorably included in several overviews of Seattle's best doughnuts.
Daily Dozen serves small doughnuts from a stall in the Economy Market building at Pike Place Market in Seattle's Central Waterfront district. Varieties have included plain, cinnamon, sugar, maple bacon, and chocolate with sprinkles, as well as seasonal specials. The doughnuts are typically doughnut holes, about the size of ping-pong balls, sold warm. Fodor's says Daily Dozen offers "adorable, made-while-you-watch minidoughnuts dusted in powdered sugar". The business's slogan is "Be a winner, have doughnuts for dinner".
An automated Belshaw Brothers Mark II machine invented in the 1930s called the "Donut Robot" creates doughnuts in rows of four. Described by the Chicago Tribune as a "mesmerizing contraption that plops rings of batter into oil", it sends the batter "down the oil river like the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland", and eventually flips the doughnuts "golden and bulbous onto cooling racks." Store staff will mix the donuts and their toppings together on the spot, shaking them in paper bags, and often tossing them in the air and catching them for added showmanship. The shop is cash-only.
Daily Dozen was established by two sisters in 1978. The business is now owned by Barbara Elza, who has operated the shop since c. 1989. Previously, the business was owned by Todd Collins.
In 1997, the shop was processing 35 pounds (16 kg) of flour daily. The shop was reported to sell 40,000 doughnuts in a day in 2007 and an average of about 20,000 doughnuts per day in 2016.
In 2006, Seattle Weekly selected Daily Dozen for the "best place to pack on the pounds at a moment's notice" and said:
The hot, freshly made little gems are so deceptively nonthreatening and bite-sized that you tend to eat them like popcorn, which, in the ugly real world, can be the cause of a disturbing revelation when you look down into your paper bag and realize you've mowed your way through 12 doughnuts without so much as a burp. Powdered, chocolate-iced, sprinkled, or—our favorite—plain and golden, the goodies are a steal at a couple of bucks per dozen. But don't say we didn't warn you.
Hsiao-Ching Chou of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer included Daily Dozen in a 2006 overview of "can't miss bites" and recommended, "Make sure to bring a friend or you might consume the whole bag." The newspaper's Lynsi Burton included Daily Dozen in 2016 and 2018 overviews of the city's best doughnuts. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer included the doughnuts in a 2021 list of 26 "iconic Seattle bites". Stuart Eskenazi of The Seattle Times included Daily Dozen in a 2007 overview of "favorites for kids" at Pike Place Market.