Sunny Donuts

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About

Sunny Donuts on Spring Street in La Mesa's Casa de Oro district stocks more than 60 donut and pastry varieties from a counter that converted from a former Dunkin' Donuts franchise in the early 1990s. The menu pairs those rotating varieties — raised glazed, chocolate cake, jelly-filled, and seasonal specials — with brewed coffee, a morning-ritual combination also anchored by Sheldon's Service Station on the La Mesa coffee-shop circuit. When the Dunkin' Donuts chain exited San Diego County, the then-franchisees retained their four store locations and launched the independent Sunny Donuts brand without remodeling, preserving the original counter layout and production workflow. The shop draws from the 91941 ZIP traffic flowing off the I-94 and SR-125 interchange, serving the same Spring Street breakfast corridor where Albert's Fresh Mexican Food handles the savory side of the early-morning rush. Production runs through the full donut taxonomy — yeast-raised rings, cake-batter varieties, filled shells, and twisted bars — with batch frying scheduled to replenish the 60-slot display case throughout peak service windows.