Just For Fancy Musings of a self-proclaimed Fancy-Pants.

So, a few months ago I went on a little rant about how there is not one single solitary Dunkin Donuts shop in all of the greater-Los Angeles area, despite several false leads on Google Maps, and in defiance of what would seem to be a wide open market for the chain here in LA. At the time, there was a rumor that D+D was hiring for a new shop to open on Hawthorne Blvd in Torrance, CA. I had my doubts; — these Phantom DD’s usually turn out to be Baskin Robbins and/or Togo’s Sandwich shops (two Dunkin-owned chains that you can find in any strip mall down here), and at this point, it seems unlikely that a real DD could open anywhere in Southern California without some degree of attendant fanfare. But, since my own precious supply of DD Hazelnut is dwindling (despite my having hoarded it like a miser, doling out three or four tablespoons of the precious stuff per week since Christmas), and since I was going to be in the South Bay today on errands anyway, it seemed like a worthwhile detour.

And I suppose it was, because at least now we all know the truth:
there is NO Dunkin Donuts at 20022 Hawthorne Blvd, or anywhere else in Torrance, CA.

UPDATE: Since my trip down to Torrance, and the above post, a friend of mine was intrigued enough to go straight to the source to find out what, exactly, is going on with the So-Cal Dunkin shortage. This is what he got back:

So there we have it, straight from the horse’s mouth. Not only is there no Dunkin Donuts in Torrance, there are no Dunkin Donuts shops anywhere in the state of California.