The first attempt of going down to Federal Donuts at 12:30 pm on Monday was a little problem. They were sold out of Fancy Donuts and Chicken on a Monday! The place was packed with people waiting for their chicken. This was the place to be at on Monday. Waking up late for your chicken and donuts is no option here. So going back the next day at 7:30 am was the only option to get fancy donuts and their hot donuts. With a second trip back later to get there by 12pm because that is when the chickens start being fried. Once we walked in the door we were asked if we’re here for the chicken. Then we were given a number … then you wait until your number is called to order your chicken.
For such a simple place that serves donuts and chicken, you feel like you’re getting three star restaurant food but in a quick service restaurant. Their fresh hot donuts are fried to order. It’s fun watching the donuts fry and then come down the belt to be then dipped in your choice of spice. The choices today were Indian Cinnamon, Vanilla Lavender, and Appollonia. You’rr probably thinking what is Appollonia? It is a donut with a mixture of cocoa powder, orange blossom, and a touch of pepper. Their staff is excellently trained on what their product is, what is in their product, and where their product ingredients come from. Just today some guests were asking questions and the cashier behind the counter told them everything about their product without even hesitating …… except probably the recipe.
The other donuts they offer are fancy donuts. The fancy donuts are the extreme flavors but the hot donuts do pack a punch of flavor. The fancy donuts do change because in 2011 when I went there they offered different flavors. I think flavors change based on the season. For 2012, the past two days they have offered a Passionfruit & Poppy, Grapefruit & Brown Sugar, Pina Colada, Apple Walnut, Banana Caramel, and Chocolate Spicy Peanut. For their fancy donuts they take a base donut which is glazed and then add a topping. I loved the Grapefruit and Brown Sugar because it’s dipped on top with a brown sugar glaze and a secret under dipping of grapefruit glaze. The Pina Colada donut has a coconut glaze and is covered with shredded coconut. The Chocolate Spicy Peanut is completely covered with chocolate and topped with spicy peanuts. The donut isn’t too spicy it’s a subtle heat and it’s recognized after you take your bite. The Apple Walnut was too pretty to eat but it did get eaten. The Apple Walnut had a drizzle of cinnamon sugar glaze stripped across it with apple glaze topped with crumb topping of streusel and walnut crumble on top. When you’re given your box of fancy donuts or your hot donuts it’s always fun peeking in the box at them to see the glaze and to see if there is a filling in them. Last year when I went with a friend we ordered a dozen hots and a dozen fancy donuts. On the way home in the car my friend was breaking down the donuts with flavors and what each one was.
(Buttermilk Ranch Chicken)
Going back in the afternoon for the chicken was a fun experience. Getting the ticket today was a sign of hope of getting chicken. Yesterday we were turned down by being told they were sold out of fancy donuts and chicken for the day but we do they did ave hots. The chicken is definitely worth the wait for and showing up at 11:45 AM to get the golden ticket of getting a chicken is your best option if you really want it. They offer chicken prepared in two ways either glazed or dry. You can get the whole chicken or half of a chicken. The half of a chicken is 4 pieces and the whole chicken is 8 pieces. I tried the dry and glazed. The one I got today for dry was Buttermilk Ranch and the glaze kind I got was the Honey Ginger. The dry chicken has the flavor incorporated into the batter that the chicken is coated in and the glazed chicken has the flavor in the glaze that the chicken is coated in. Both were fabulous. The buttermilk ranch is so tasty and really crispy and the flavor is there with the creaminess in the Ranch. The honey ginger glazed chicken is sweet and tangy. The chicken is so moist and crispy. Federal Donuts brings fried chicken to a new level of awesome and refinement.
(Honey Ginger Chicken)
I want to check up with Federal Donuts later in the year to see if they offer different flavors for the fancy donuts. Another thing to check out is their website. When you open the website it’s chickens and donuts flying through space. Who can go wrong there? (www.federaldonuts.com)
The address of Federal Donuts:1219 S. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
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