Dunkin’ Donuts (finally) returning to California?

Whoa! Are you people from Rhode Island? I haven't heard Del's mentioned by another human since I left the state. I got to LA back in 2000 and the first thing I did was search for a DDs. Nope. None to be found. I would love to know the background story on why they left. There are a ton of crummy mom&pop dount shops everywhere. But yes, if you make to Vegas, there are now at least 3 that I know of open there, plus a small booth on one of the Outlet Malls.

Amanda, your mom is a saint for even considering moving Dunkin' Donuts or Del's Lemonade out here. I was back east a couple weeks ago, and had my fill of Dunkin' Donuts but had to leave before Del's opened for the day.

There was actually a Del's Lemonade on the Vegas strip at one time, and the cup/logo is still on a food court area along with M&M's and other recognizable products. I combed that building looking for the Del's but no one had any idea what I was talking about and probably wondered why I needed a lemonade so bad.

My Mother called about franchising a dunkin donuts here in California, but they told her there were no opportunities in California at this time. :( I know, but we are looking in to Dell's Lemonade another east coast treat. For now we'll all just have to visit the east a little more often, I guess...

just got back from vegas and got our D&D fix!!!! for those who are near vegas or visit often, there is one right off Tropicana north of the strip =O)

I first learned there were no Dunkin D's a few years ago. In fact, if you watch the show "Scrubs" there is debate about where the show takes place (it is deliberately vague) and I always point out that it can't be So Cal because on one episode they are seen at a DD drive through.

I live in Hawthorne, so Torrance would be an easy drive.

A year ago I was back East and took a nostalgia tour vacation like my family used to make. To start things off right, I went to DD (conveniently located on the way to the freeway as they are) and got a dozen for the road. Being a family of four when I was younger, we were allowed to get 3 (you know those workers must groan when they see families come in to order dozens LOL). My brother would wolf his down and then pester me the rest of the night for one of mine.

Hey, at this point I'm just happy Krispy Kreme showed up so we finally have actual cream-filled donuts here, instead of that pudding crap they used to call "cream" (now it's "custard")

Yana, we have those in LA. You just have to search for them. Try chowhound.com. For philly steaks, got to Big Mike's Philly Steaks in Hermosa Beach and El Segundo, mentioned alot on Jay Leno's Tonight Show. Best New York pizza in LA is Vito's on La Cienega north of Melrose.

California is perfect, but it would be more perfect if we also had a nice philly stake and cheese, NY pizza and italian cappucino that we all miss so much from the East Coast.

Oh Ricky, you gave me such hope!!! *sniff* I've been frantically searching for a DD in Southern California, only to find out that there wasn't one. I'm a native Californian, but after visiting a friend in Maine and tasting the perfectness that I learned was Dunkin' Donuts, I couldn't get enough. And then I came back, only to learn that I was alone in my fantasy that California would actually be perfect.

Oh well.

All 3 of the above, Ricky..Well Done :(

You're all going to 1. hate me, 2. laugh, and 3. never read my comments again.
Ok so I passed by it today, and well..it wasn't exactly a DD Store, but it was a donut shop, a Yum Yum Donut Shop. >__> My bad...