Daylight Donuts

This is my favorite place to get coffee for the most part. There is an employee there that does the literal bare minimum and it makes the experience a poor one. Hygiene should be an essential part of running a business. When I come into a place to get food or drinks that have to go through someone else’s hands I like to think that cleanliness should be Important. The other girl always makes my coffee perfect, and luckily her customer service makes up for the rest. Also they are usually out of a lot of things.

I'd first like to preface this review by saying that I will refer to another review from a couple of months ago that I thought was particularly mean-spirited while not providing much helpful information. The review in question derides a member of the staff for doing the "literal bare minimum" and calls into question his "hygiene" and "cleanliness." I've only been to Daylight Donuts a handful of times, but it has been enough to know that there are only two customer-facing employees, so I am deducing whom that review is referring to by process of elimination. The employee that the review refers to is someone I am loosely acquainted with through volunteer work that we do together, and though I only know him briefly, I thought that the review was very unfair because it did not give any specific grievances with his "hygiene" and "cleanliness," which I know to be nothing out of the ordinary. In hopes of combatting misinformation, I'd like to offer in my review that the two staff members at the front always are friendly and helpful, even though it appears that they are very busy (I have seen them switching between running the register and baking). Employees wear gloves when handling food and beverages, are appropriately dressed and groomed, and excel at maintaining the "mom & pop" atmosphere that is so unique to small businesses like this one. It's true that they could do with a bit more help baking to keep up with the demand, or potentially begin baking a little earlier (although I do not know if this would be unreasonable, as I don't know when they begin baking for the day). The fully-stocked selection represents all of your classic favorites, like chocolate iced, chocolate with sprinkles, glazed, powdered, etc. The eclairs, cinnamon buns, and fritters are great choices for people who might not prefer a donut. Coffee is local and good; doesn't need much added to it at all. Hats off to a great small-town business that has managed to "pull up their bootstraps" and get through this pandemic!