Dat Donut

Nick loves donuts and Natalie is indifferent.  But we heard multiple times about Dat Donut from the show Chicago's Best. There are 2 locations, both on the south side of Chicago and we went to the 8249 S Cottage Grove location. Dat Donut has been called one of the 10 best doughnut places in the country, but we found it to be just an average tasting doughnut shop. The novelty there is that they sell a doughnut called the "Big Dat" and it is so large that its size equals about 5 regular donuts.  So we had to order a Big Dat and then we also ordered an apple fritter, a cinnamon roll and a jelly filled doughnut - this way we could have breakfast for days.   We felt that for the distance we had to travel to get to Dat Donut, we would rather drive to find a Krispy Kreme to have a hot and fresh glazed doughnut.

Final thoughts on Dat Donut:
Food - your average doughnut shop, the doughnuts did taste better at home after being warmed up in the microwave
Service - there is walk up service and just a few chairs for eating there, it is a cash only business
Atmosphere - it is located on the south side of Chicago so whatever that means to you.  We went during the day to make sure we would be safe, but we didn't feel threatened in any way. We were definitely the minority race but it wasn't an issue.  There is a good sized parking lot so you don't have to park on the street.  It is open almost 24 hours a day.