The often-circular sweet treat always comes filled with debate. Is it doughnut or donut? In our part of the world, is it Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’? Is it cake or glazed? Is it plain or filled with a cream?

At one of my favorite local shops off West Main Street in Forest City, N.C., the answers to all of those questions are simple.

It’s Donut.

It’s Davis, instead of Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’.

And it’s any variety you like, including delicious cinnamon rolls, bear claws, iced, cream-filleds and crullers, all baked fresh every day and available until they sell out.

The star of the show at Davis is quite possibly the orange twist, a treat rarely seen at most donut shops, chain and unique. The slightly orangey, icing-coated twist of dough has, along with other favorites from the large glass donut counter at Davis, delighted Rutherford County residents for decades. It was among the favorite Davis items of my grandfather, who first took me to Davis when I was a young boy.

Back then, the shop was on a side street right along the main stretch of town in Forest City. The location was ideal, but the seating was almost nonexistent as I remember it. Davis has since moved west along Main Street headed toward Spindale and, while it’s a bit farther from our home than it used to be, it offers more display space for donuts and seating for customers to enjoy confections, coffee and more.

The individual treats are very inexpensive and satisfyingly filling, but you may want to be sure you have a little extra money with you on your visit. You can take home a square white box filled with any variety of Davis Donut specialties you like. And if you plan on telling your friends about the place, you should probably have an example to share with them.

Davis Donut House

652 West Main St., Forest City, N.C. (Update October 2017: And now served in multiple locations in western North Carolina!)

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