Eldersburg Dunkin Donuts

Rising from the ashes of the Tangier Crab House Restaurant, the new Dunkin Donuts on Liberty Road recently opened, with customers and traffic exceeding capacity. This past Sunday I stopped by to quickly check it out and to pick up some breakfast for the family. Big mistake. There was no parking and standing room only inside. The drive-through line coagulated into those trying to park which coalesced onto Marvin Avenue, culminating into a big ole mess. Several folks circled around the parking lot helplessly, and some finding parking, walking in to the crowd of lines, then walking right back out. I wasn't alone in sharing the Dunkin Donuts frustrations, as Roch Kubatko of the Baltimore Sun only got a few donut crumbs that still remained.

What's interesting about the robust business of Dunkin Donuts in Eldersburg is that it died an Ilyichian death almost directly across Liberty Road. Was it that the previous size was too small? Was it not on the side of the morning commute?

Either way, the new DD has good breakfast food, but the service is still a bit lacking at this point...not quite the personableness of Habib's....plus a large coffee will set you back 30 cents more. On the upside, breakfast entrees are featured all day long and they've got a cool-tasting flatbread sandwich.