Duck Donuts – Cary

Duck Donuts on Wrenn Drive in Cary makes every donut to order, so it reaches you warm. You choose a coating, anything from cinnamon sugar to blueberry icing, and seasonal flavors such as pumpkin spice and apple come around each fall. Nothing is made in advance.

Breakfast sandwiches and fresh coffee round out the counter, so it works as a morning stop as well as a treat run. It is an easy place to bring children, and catering orders go out to offices, classrooms and birthday parties around Cary.

What to know

• Founder Russ DiGilio opened the first Duck Donuts in 2007.
• A duck named Ollie is the brand’s mascot, known as the duckbassador.
• The Quack Gives Back program supports fundraisers and donation requests from local groups.
• Catering orders include donut hole dippers and donuts by the dozen.