Enjoy Tasty, Warm Treats Made To Order At New Factory Donuts
French toast, banana nut, maple bacon, s’mores and more — all in donut form.
It’s the little things in life that are so sweet, and the new Factory Donuts in the Pointe at Wellington Green is mixing it all up any way you like, made-to-order, fresh and hot. It’s not just a donut — it’s an experience.
“There’s 24 signature flavors, like bananas foster and chocolate covered strawberry, or you can create your own with any kind of icing or drizzle,” co-owner David Spector explained.
The flavors are up to your imagination and sweet tooth, or you can order from the eatery’s vast selection. Some of the most popular are s’mores, which is made with special icing, chocolate chips and graham cracker crumble, and blueberry bake with blueberry icing, glaze drizzle and powdered sugar.
“First of all, we never run out. We make them hot, fresh and ready to order. So, that concept of a fresh, hot donut is unique. Nothing beats it. It’s not sitting on a shelf. It’s not baked in a commissary. It’s made in front of you. You can see it, and it’s hot, and fully customizable.”
The vanilla cake-based donuts may be customizable, but they’re made quick and down to a science.
“We really pay attention to the baking side of it, so the inside is nice and fluffy, and the outside has a nice golden crisp to it,” Spector said. “We weigh the donuts to be sure that they come out the right weight and right size.”
Once the donut robot creates the exact shape and weight, it then drops and carries the delicacies through the process. It takes 110 seconds for the donut to go from dropping to coming out to being ready to be finished and topped by hand.
“People love the French toast. They also love the maple bacon, because the bacon we use is a super high quality,” Spector said. “It’s delicious. I love bananas foster and mint chocolate chip. We all have our favorites.”
Aside from the signatures are the special cream-filled donuts.
“There’s a Boston cream and the Nutella cream-filled French toast donut, so really great options with custard on top,” he said.
Signatures are two donuts for $2.99. The cream-filled run $2.99 each. A dozen of either kind runs from $17.99 to $24.99. Customers have been lining up to get a taste, and some mornings are out the door.
After construction delays due to the pandemic, Spector, along with his partners Paulie Fox and Adam Hodges, officially began serving the sweet treats in mid-September. “We looked everywhere,” Spector said. “We wanted to be in Wellington. We have great neighbors. Being near the mall and schools, it’s a great location for us.”
The three are attorneys who also have ventured into various other businesses. The Factory Donuts location is the first in Florida for the Philadelphia-based franchise, and the trio plan to eventually expand to other areas in Palm Beach County.
“I fell in love with them, their recipes, the whole factory feel,” Spector said. “It’s a little hip, it’s a little fun, and we thought it would be a fantastic fit because there was nothing like it nearby.”
The father of four children, Spector also loves the family appeal. His two teenage sons can be seen greeting customers, as well as working behind the scenes.
“It’s wonderful. My 13-year-old son loves to greet the customers and tell them about the product,” he said. “My oldest is learning the business from the ground up. He’s working the register, making the donuts, he’s preparing the recipes in the back. So, it’s really a wonderful thing to be able to share that with your children.”
It’s the family appeal of the donut shop that also tugged on Spector’s heart strings. A place to gather for a treat, kids can also draw on the gigantic chalkboard. There’s also phone charging cords at the tables. There’s outdoor seating, too.
While donuts are the centerpiece, the coffee is also just as unique.
“It’s a proprietary Factory Donut brand,” he said. “It took the founders a long time to find and perfect it. It’s ground and made just for our stores.”
From their signature iced coffee to their classic hot, all can come flavored with a shot. There’s also sweet or hot tea, and fresh-made lemonade.
Also on the menu are made-to-order breakfast sandwiches that are served all day. “Our bread products are fantastic. We have bagels, English muffins and the croissants are phenomenal,” Spector said. “We offer Canadian bacon, regular bacon, egg and cheese.”
Recipes are always evolving with the seasons, as are their party trays and catering, suited and decorated for any occasion, with specially designed donut nugget trays to fit any celebration, as well as coffee to go. “We do catering, nuggets, you can customize the nuggets any color, you can do school colors, holiday colors. We do gender reveals with pink and blue. If you can think of it, we can create it,” Spector said.
Whether it’s a quick sugar fix, or a special event, Factory Donuts is ready to create some of that sugar and spice, and everything nice.
Store hours are Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delivery is available from Uber Eats and DoorDash.
Factory Donuts is located in the Pointe at Wellington Green at 10120 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 160. For additional information, call (561) 360-3922, e-mail store06@factorydonuts.net or visit www.factorydonuts.com.
