I was at a Dunkin Donuts the other day and noticed a large map on the wall with all the countries in the world where DD is present. Nearly every country in Latin America has Dunkin Donuts, but not the DR. Do Dominicans not like donuts? It seems they have just about every other American chain. They even have Denny's and Long John Silver!
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No Dunkin Donuts in the Dominican Republic?
they probably had it at one time, and now that the novelty has worn off, it is gone. i remember when you could not throw a rock without hitting a cupcake. now there is nary a muffin to be found.
I just saw that Krispy Kreme is well respresented, especially in Santo Domingo. Maybe Dunkin was beaten to the market.
La Sirena shot that one down. you can get a decent donut there, and i am sure the prices would be lower.
There was a DD in a mall in SD. I ordered a small coffee and it sure was small. I think it was a 2 oz. cup. I had never seen a DD cup that small. The coffee sucked. The doughnuts didn't look good enough to buy. I think DD was only there for a couple of years. Somewhere around the year 2000.
Krispy Kreme is big down south,, up here in NYC/ NE they had their ARSES handed to them,, every single one is closed.. including the one in Manhattan as far as I know.
in NY there are too many health conscious types...guys jogging in the park, riding on bike trails, going to gyms, and eating health food. down south, it is just a bunch of lardasses eating pork rinds and fried eels, who weigh 400 pounds, and who have never been introduced to the concept of healthy eating.
The one here in Central NJ near me ( Krispy Kreme), I watched it from the First Day it opened, to when it closed.. customers dwindling every day.. NEVER a line at the Drive through.. ..it was doomed from day 1.. Coffee always tasted Burned fro some reason. they did not receive a warm welcome up here in the NE for sure.. Almost felt Bad for them.
they are all fads, which come and go real fast, then Dominicans are back to eating bob bon and fried empanadas. when the clientele drops off, so does the quality. when it becomes inedible..bye bye.
i remember when a Burger King Whopper was what it said it was. huge. now the ones at the BK in POP remind me of something from a street cart. the last one i had was the last one i had. i will never eat there again. i fail to see how they remain open.
Please someone bring something to Sosua!!!!!! I don't even care what American food chain anymore, just something!!!!!!
I'm from "down south" and would have to disagree with you.
I won't bother pointing out the stereotypical habbits all of those lazy racist *ss bums down in Jamaica are so well known for.
I heard they were shut down because it wasn't a real Dunkin Donuts. Someone copied their signage and everything and Dunkin found out and sued them. Don't know what level of truth there is to the rumor though.
no need to point them out. i know them already. they remind me of the lazy racist ass bums from down south.
let?s leave it there. i concede the indelicacy of the way in which i expressed the sentiment. my bad.
Most of those chains were present in the island, but did not have much success since there wasn't much market at that time.
Wendys
Subway
DD
Church's Chicken
iHop food was ridiculously overpriced and did not have quality, Fudruckers is always salty. Don't know what is wrong with Carl's because they have the best BBQ Burger I've tasted in a while, maybe the location?
Wendy's is always packed, I just don't see subway having success here, I don't really know how Quiznos has survived, you wont find much Dominican willing to pay $250~ for a 'sandui'.
BK and Mc will survive for their trend of cheap burgers, they always this weird specials Burgers+Fries+Coke for ~$150
Wendys
Subway
DD
Church's Chicken
iHop food was ridiculously overpriced and did not have quality, Fudruckers is always salty. Don't know what is wrong with Carl's because they have the best BBQ Burger I've tasted in a while, maybe the location?
Wendy's is always packed, I just don't see subway having success here, I don't really know how Quiznos has survived, you wont find much Dominican willing to pay $250~ for a 'sandui'.
BK and Mc will survive for their trend of cheap burgers, they always this weird specials Burgers+Fries+Coke for ~$150
