Restaurants

Sugar Shack Donuts Readies for Opening in Lansdowne

After a two-year wait, local doughnut fans will soon has a new option for their sweet tooth.

And then there was one…

With the recent announcements about the closures of the brick-and-mortar locations for both B Doughnut and Fractured Prune Doughnuts in Leesburg, lovers of gourmet doughnuts were bereft. But good news — the long, long anticipated Sugar Shack Donuts in Lansdowne is getting close to its grand opening.

The Burn got to visit the new store today for a sneak peek. Spacious, lots of orange, with a large central table and comfy chairs, Sugar Shack looks like it will be the ideal spot to stop for a doughnut and coffee.

Sugar Shack is part of a Richmond-based chain with more than a dozen stores open or in the works. The menu includes classic and cake style doughnuts and well as vegan doughnuts. Dark Chocolate, Wild Blueberry and Jolly Jelly are just some of the flavors in store.

It was way back in July 2017 that The Burn broke the news that Sugar Shack was coming to the corner space in the Lansdowne Square shopping center. (That’s immediately adjacent to the larger Lansdowne Town Center plaza.) But a glitch in the agreements between the landlord, the HOA and the tenants put the whole project on a long, hard hold. Recently, matters were resolved, construction resumed at a quick pace and here we are.

Sugar Shack is still looking for staff to fill out their Lansdowne team. While they aren’t ready to announce an official grand opening date yet, they’re looking at mid-September.