Krispy Kreme Donuts and Dencio's Sizzling Sisig at the Trinoma

Faith and Joshua at the Krispy Kreme branch at the Trinoma

Last month, my family and I went promenading at the Trinoma. It served as a kind of pre-wedding anniversary celebration for the family. This wasn’t the first time we were to go to this relatively new Ayala-owned mall in Quezon City but it marked some family firsts.

For instance, this was the first time my family really sat down to try donuts from Krispy Kreme store. Located at the mall’s top floor, this rather upscale donut shop offered a considerable variety of delectable donut varieties. You could also choose from a wide of choice of drinks including a full complement of hot and cold coffee beverages.

A family first at the famous donuts store


Making doughnuts since 1937, Krispy Kreme has become quite famous for its signature doughnut, the Original Glazed doughnut. It’s not as sugary as one would expect but hey, I’m diabetic so my taste buds may actually not be working right.

Still, I believe the Original Glazed and the (granulated) Sugar ring cake varieties are the most suitable and worth trying for the calorie conscious doughnut eater.

For those who are willing to gain extra calories for the Krispy Kreme “experience”, you may want to taste my three personal favorites, the New York, Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake filled doughnut varieties. The fillings of these doughnuts are further enhanced with toppings of cream cheese icing and sprinkles of graham cracker crunch.

A bit pricey compared to other doughnut brands in the market, Krispy Kreme doughnuts may not be considered a regular go to doughnut shop for the average Filipino family. But its value-for-money products would definitely be worth your while for those extra special family occasions and activities.


Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Promenading around the Trinoma Mall

Dinner at Dencio’s

Unfortunately, not all ‘brand’ names are created equal. Some may be marketed as super special when they are quite average at best. Such was the experience I got while dining at the Dencio’s Restaurant at the Trinoma. Sure the place was packed when we got there as its reputation as a great watering hole preceded it. However, the food we ordered tasted really nothing out of the ordinary. It was so unremarkable; I couldn’t even recall some of the food we ordered.

I remember ordering two sets of their ‘famous’ Sisig, a soup based viand, another viand (was it kilawin?), and steamed vegetables with bagoong. The lemonade was similar to the powdered ones you buy at the grocery. The rest is very hazy. All the same, even at my age, you simply don’t forget good food.

My advice, if you’re not the drinking type, and you’re out there with your family: there are many other restaurants you may want to first check out at the Trinoma.


Overall rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Now going back to that value-for-money doughnut.

From my office I went back to the Trinoma branch of Krispy Kreme in the early evening of February 13. Yes, a lucky Friday the 13th to buy my family Valentine donuts!

I bought a dozen of their assorted doughnuts plus six of their special Valentine chocolate heart-shaped donuts (White Choco Curl, Chocolate Curl, Chocolate Sprinkled, Oreo Cookie Heart, Hershey’s Dark Choco and Hershey’s Choco Chip) in a gift tin can for the forthcoming occasion. I loved Krispy Kreme’s merchandise items so I also bought one of their great looking coffee mugs.

Share the Love! Pre-Valentine treat from Krispy Kreme

As one would have expected, it was a pre-Valentine gift that was well received!