Veri Best Donuts

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Veri Best Donuts, a regular customer exclaimed one morning, ‘I swear, these donuts are getting lighter!’ The next day, everyone brought scales. Soon, the entire neighborhood was weighing their treats before eating them. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe they’re using helium-filled doughnuts?’ Before long, an elderly neighbor declared, ‘Young people today, always trying to pull pranks on us old folk.’ Everyone laughed, and Veri Best Donuts became known for its mysterious but delightfully light doughnuts.

2. A delivery driver pulled up outside Veri Best Donuts one foggy morning. As he reached for the door handle, something peculiar caught his eye—a small, mischievous squirrel darted across the street and disappeared into the bakery's awning. The driver watched in amusement as the squirrel scurried inside, followed shortly by a friendly voice from within: ‘Hey there, little guy! Another donut adventure, I see?’ The squirrel emerged moments later with a freshly baked treat clutched between its teeth, waving goodbye as it ran off down the street. The delivery man chuckled, thinking, 'I’ll bet that squirrel knows the owner better than most regulars.'

3. One day, while picking up his usual dozen, an elderly gentleman noticed something peculiar on the counter: a small, handwritten sign reading, ‘Free donut for anyone who can guess our secret ingredient.’ A delivery driver joked that it must be banana extract, since their trucks always smell like bananas. A neighbor suggested maple syrup, thinking it was a sweet inside joke. Finally, a regular guessed 'old-fashioned love'—and won a free donut. The owner laughed and said, 'Close enough!'

4. At dawn, when Veri Best Donuts opened its doors, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from inside. Employees shrugged it off as just another quirk of the old mixer, but customers soon began noticing: the tune changed every morning, matching the shape and flavor of that day’s special doughnut. One morning, a delivery driver arrived with a crate full of unusual-shaped donuts. He asked curiously, 'What song does this one make?' An employee replied, ‘Wait till you hear!’ That day, Veri Best played the theme from ‘Star Wars’—and everyone knew those donuts sold out first.’