IronTiger Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Wasn't it delayed to late April or May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenstonetx Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 http://www.krispykreme.com/about/Grand-Openings5603 Hwy 6 N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 http://www.krispykreme.com/about/Grand-Openings5603 Hwy 6 N That tells me nothing that I didn't already know. I know it's opening on Highway 6 North. What I want to know is WHEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 This article says late April or May. Of course it was written in February, so who knows. Can't wait though. We got a fix last weekend when we were in Austin. http://houston.eater.com/2015/2/2/7962791/krispy-kremes-houston-comeback-delayed-until-spring Until then... mmmm....hot donuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLTD Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 There is also going to be a Krispy Kreme on Westheimer between Dunvale and Fondren where the Arby's used to be in the Target parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 There is also going to be a Krispy Kreme on Westheimer between Dunvale and Fondren where the Arby's used to be in the Target parking lot. Sweet! An Arby's further out on Westheimer, east of Dairy Ashford, also just closed. Now I can get my hopes up that they convert that one to Krispy Kreme, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Didn't they come and go once before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Didn't they come and go once before?Yeah. They built a number around 2000 or 2001, including one downtown. After 3 or 4 years there was some sort of dispute between corporate and the local franchisee and they all shut ddown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Didn't they come and go once before? and how long will they stay this time? There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for the chain on this forum but I'm pretty sure the one on Bay Area Blvd. just didn't do well economically. Perhaps it was the location (not easy to get to). There wasn't a Shipley's, or Dunkin' Donuts, or other independent shop nearby so I don't think it was an issue of too much competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Sweet! An Arby's further out on Westheimer, east of Dairy Ashford, also just closed. Now I can get my hopes up that they convert that one to Krispy Kreme, too.Ironically, it WAS a Krispy Kreme from 1998 to 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I know...that one was very near me. Drove by the new one last night and it looks like they've still got a ways to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironically, it WAS a Krispy Kreme from 1998 to 2006. I think that was the first Krispy Kreme to open up in the Houston area. I remember going there when it first opened. Funny how Dairy Ashford and Westheimer seemed so far away to me at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I think that was the first Krispy Kreme to open up in the Houston area. I remember going there when it first opened. Funny how Dairy Ashford and Westheimer seemed so far away to me at that time. Indeed it was. It was converted into just a bakery with no retail operations after the Jumble's debacle. I go into more detail on my website. (Click on the location on the map). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Drove past the highway 6 location yesterday and they've got the signs on the building and equipment is visible in the window but it's not open yet. The Westheimer/Dunvale location is almost as far along, but the signs aren't up yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristinDaugherty Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 CANNOT WAIT MUCH LONGER. The Highway 6 one is about three miles from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 they MUST put one inside the Galleria or nearby...i mean come on!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 This has nothing to do with actual Krispy Kreme locations but rather Krispy Kreme itself. Those of you that have had Krispy Kreme, do the doughnuts get soggy like the ones from Shipley's do after a certain time or is it a common doughnut thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 This has nothing to do with actual Krispy Kreme locations but rather Krispy Kreme itself. Those of you that have had Krispy Kreme, do the doughnuts get soggy like the ones from Shipley's do after a certain time or is it a common doughnut thing? Not really soggy, though the glaze will start to melt under certain conditions. They will get stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Not really soggy, though the glaze will start to melt under certain conditions. They will get stale.At least from what I've seen from KK in Dallas, the doughnuts stay intact and don't arrive shriveled up like Shipley's tend to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Krispy Kreme donuts' glaze tends to harden into a thin shell, with the donuts keeping their toroid form even well after cooling. I've found that this shell means that once they've cooled, they stay a sleek donut until you eat them. And if you want them warm again, microwave for 8 seconds. Not sure how long they can sit out though. Probably not all weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Word is the Westheimer and Hwy 6 locations will open mid-October. Can't wait! http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2015/09/17/exclusive-krispy-kreme-to-open-two-houston.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Almost forgot. 20150927_145858 by Not.Larry Dierker, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 So, it's approaching mid-October, one week from the 15th...any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Heard indirectly from a contractor that the grand opening is Monday or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I really have to ask "Who cares when Krispy Kreme is opening?", since Shipley's sells donuts that are several orders of magnitude better. I have a sweet tooth, but the KK donuts are cloyingly awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I really have to ask "Who cares when Krispy Kreme is opening?", since Shipley's sells donuts that are several orders of magnitude better. I have a sweet tooth, but the KK donuts are cloyingly awful.The answer to that question will be the crowds at KK when they finally open.Personally, I find Shipley's to be mediocre thus my interest in the KK opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 This Friday will be the first anniversary of me having my first Krispy Kreme donut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 This Friday will be the first anniversary of me having my first Krispy Kreme donut. I've probably had more than 40 such anniversaries...but then I mostly grew up in the southeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirrersTrucking Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Shipleys is miles better than Krispy Kreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 When is Krispy Kreme openning? Answer: 6am tomorrow morning (Nov 3). For the Dunvale location, at least. First 100 through the door get free doughnuts for a year. According to the flyer, they're expecting some folks to camp out tonight. I'm not that hard up so I'll just stop by later in the day to get my fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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