Reports say the new Krispy Kreme Donuts will be located at the former beer store at Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Mimico Avenue.
Social media is buzzing in ecstasy about a new Krispy Kreme Donuts moving to the Mimico area.
The popular donut store will reportedly open in May at the former Beer Store site at 2458 Lake Shore Blvd. W., at Mimico Avenue.
It will one of the first Krispy Kreme to serve the coffee-thirsty South Etobicoke area. There are stores in Toronto, Scarborough and Mississauga.
A plan to convert the former Beer Store was approved by the Etobicoke Committee of Adjustment in June last year.
Work is underway at the site of the planned Krispy Kreme which has residents talking.
About 100 area residents have taken to social media mostly to welcome the 87-year-old U.S. based donut shop to the area.
“They are sinfully yummy,” wrote Rita Snow. “So close to home might be a problem.”
Many Krispy Kreme lovers said they had to drive to Mississauga and endure long lineups to get their favourite snacks.
“Oh boy! This won’t be good for my diet,” noted Christy Kachur-Plaitis.
Many people have taken to social media to welcome the major donut chain to the area.
Tania Henderson Kroman said the upcoming store “can’t compete with San Remo!”
“I can’t freaking wait,” cheered an ecstatic Eimile McLennon.
Nader El Hammi wrote he may need help from a detox centre.
“If you see me in the near future wandering Lakeshore with a ring of icing around my mouth call for help I need detox,” El Hammi warned.
Amanda Mills said here weight-watching plans are out the window.
“So much for trying to diet, it’s all I will smell as I live above it,” Mills piped in.
There are 13 Krispy Kreme locations in Toronto, including shops in Mississauga and Scarborough.
“There’s the Krispy Kreme cafe on Jane and Bloor and I thought that was close enough but this,” noted Dayna Mainprize.
Krispy Kreme began making the world famous original glazed doughnut over 80 years ago. It was in 2001 that their first store opened in Mississauga.
The company opened its first doughnut café in downtown Toronto in 2010. There are now six locations in Toronto plus one in Scarborough and another in Mississauga.
“Our cafés bring the fresh experience to our loyal customers in neighbourhoods across the city,” Krispy Crème said on its website. “We want our cafés to be convenient and comfortable spot to enjoy a doughnut, sip a coffee, and savour one of our freshly baked muffins.”
The coffee and donut shop has 13 locations in Canada.