If you’re looking for a doughnut that’s out of this world, look no further than Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken. It made its big move from the Washington D.C. to Falls Church, right down the street from our very own school, earlier this year.
It’s as trendy as you can get with exposed rafters and original sodas (none of that mainstream name brand stuff). They’ve made it their mission to think out of the box in food and enviroment. It’s a quick in-an-out with only a couple of bar stools by the door for you to quickly ingulf a doughnut before going about your daily business.
Now, while the decor is nice, it’s the flavors that are truly stellar. They have four everyday doughnuts: vanilla glazed, maple bacon, pb&j, and crème brûlée. Vanilla glazed is the closest you’re going to get to a plain doughnut in this shop, but it’s good all the same.
Astro’s real trademark is their more exotic flavor range. Maple bacon has the sweet and salty balance to steal any breakfast lovers heart, and PB&J is every child’s dream, a sweeter, sugar infused twist on the classic elementary lunch. Crème brûlée is a to-go version of its dessert counterpart, managing to capture that nice glazed sugar topping in a doughnut ring.
Astro’s also offers daily and monthly specials, ranging from nutella turtle to passion fruit doughnuts. This is one of the best aspects of this bakery. It allows for variety and you don’t have to have the same-old, same-old doughnut flavors day in and day out.
The weirdest aspect of this eatery has to be its doughnut and fried chicken menu combination. There are buckets of chicken for sale, but there is also a doughnut fried chicken sandwich option. It’s definitely not a flavor for everyone, as is true of most of Astro’s flavor choices, and you’ll definitely feel guilty after eating it (I speak from experience). But if you’re a sweet and salty fanatic, Astro’s is undeniably the place to visit for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
However, that’s only if you have the pocket change for it. Astro’s undoubtedly is a winning contestant in the new wave food industry, but your wallet might tear up at the sight of the prices. Ranging around $2.80 for a doughnut and $2.75 for a piece of fried chicken, the bang may not be worth the buck.
Astro’s is the dessert shop you should visit maybe once a month if you’re looking for something outside the norm, but I wouldn’t recommend putting it as your number one pit stop whenever you get a sugar craving.