Zagat rating: 27/30

From Zagat 2012/13 New York City Food Lover’s Guide: A “pioneer” when it comes to “decadent”, “drool-worthy donuts”, this recently renovated Lower East Side factory and its newer, roomier offshoot inside the Chelsea Hotel supply “sublime” examples, “fried, baked, glazed and stuffed” in 35 seasonally rotating “marvelous”, “wild flavors” like chestnut, tres leches, blackout and PB&J, all made with “fresh, natural ingredients”; it’s “kinda pricey” and you should “be prepared for long lines”, but “you’ll forget about” all that “from bite one.”