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Mister Donut coming to Myeong Dong
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:03 pm    Post subject: Mister Donut coming to Myeong Dong Reply with quote



They're opening a Japanese donut chain in Myeong Dong. I only found this interesting because Jongno Guru once wrote a very funny story about his experiences with the chain in Japan. Pester him for a reprint Smile


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mashuu



Joined: 22 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yahweh help us. Those are the worst, most over-priced donuts on the planet. Good luck competing w/ DD and KK.
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mindmetoo



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mashuu wrote:
Yahweh help us. Those are the worst, most over-priced donuts on the planet. Good luck competing w/ DD and KK.


Little taste of home for the Japanese tourists I guess.
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JongnoGuru



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the Health Food Thread, right?

Does anyone like Winchell's Donuts? They were the first American donuts I recall having in Korea. They've been in country longer than all the others (Drunkin Donuts, Krispy Klux Kreme, Mister Donut) yet nobody ever talks about them.

Winchells (left) vs Krispy Kreme (right)


(cigs not to be eaten. only there for size comparison)





And just for the heck of it, the BBB (Bacon, Bacon & Bacon) Sandwich:



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Bibbitybop



Joined: 22 Feb 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can you direct us to a Winchell's donut house?
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Sine qua non



Joined: 18 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JongnoGuru wrote:
This is the Health Food Thread, right?


You gotta' take care of yourself, buddy~
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Dev



Joined: 18 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mashuu wrote:
Yahweh help us. Those are the worst, most over-priced donuts on the planet. Good luck competing w/ DD and KK.


I disagree. I think Mr. Donut will do well here. In Japan, they have bottonless coffee for 230 yen (2000 won). Taste is not bad, not terrible. I just love the prospect of being able to drink down 3 or 4 cups of coffee and not have to pay $12.

Some of their donuts are outstanding. I am totally addicted to their Old Fashioned donuts because they are dense, heavy and chewy.

DD donuts are over-the-top sweet - disgusting.

KK is too gimicky and will never last the long haul.

What we need in Korea is Canadian Tim Hortons. They would crush all the donut shops in Korea.
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Whistleblower



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Whistleblower



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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mindmetoo



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whistleblower, you need to learn the fine art of reducing and cropping photos.
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Whistleblower



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mindmetoo wrote:
Whistleblower, you need to learn the fine art of reducing and cropping photos.


Thx for the advice.
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Ekuboko



Joined: 22 Dec 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mister Donut is better than any of the baking soda-tasting shite they have in Dunkin Donuts and better than the sickly sweet glazed Krispy Kremes.

In Japan they also have (at least used to) scratch cards with with you can collect points for promo cutesy items. My sister visited me there once and went crazy collecting points to get some character umbrella.
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whistleblower wrote:
mindmetoo wrote:
Whistleblower, you need to learn the fine art of reducing and cropping photos.


Thx for the advice.


Bless you.
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merkurix



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jongnoguru, that bacon, bacon, and bacon samich looks positively scrumdiddlyumptious.
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Scouse Mouse



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

JongnoGuru wrote:
And just for the heck of it, the BBB (Bacon, Bacon & Bacon) Sandwich:





I would donate a bollock for one of those...
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