I was dreading working early mornings this weekend but it's easier knowing DoorDash is bringing the WORKING NEW ENGLAND MAN's BREAKFAST to me this weekend.
As the resident WORKING NEW ENGLAND MAN of the community, I can tell y'all three big things.
1. It's called "Dunkies," ya mooks.
2. The only people gung ho about Dunkies have no other options in their immediate area. Aroma Joe's and Heav'nly are gaining popularity in northern Mass and southern NH, while Mary Lou's is the South Shore favorite and Newport Creamery/Honey Dew being southern MA/RI institutions.
3. Heav'nly is the best in the region, followed by Honey Dew, then Mary Lou's, then Dunkies (mostly for convenience since they're in every town), then Mary Lou's. Aroma Joe's is overpriced trash that desperately wants to be like Starbucks or Seattle's Best but only succeeds in tasting like stale K-pods and plain-as-fuck food options. Newport Creamery is more of a treat than a legitimate option.
The Boston-based tech death band the Red Chord, big in the early 00s when the Boston scene was booming thanks to Shadows Fall and Killswitch Engage, once described the midwest as hell because "there ain't a Dunkies for miles." Always remembered that bit of stage chatter.