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Round Rock Donuts Named Best In Texas, According To Buzzfeed Study

"Their Texas-sized glazed donut is no joke!" said one happy customer in a review used to achieve the ranking.

ROUND ROCK, TX -- It's official. The best doughnuts in Texas are in....(drum roll, please) Round Rock. More precisely, the best doughnuts in Texas are made at Round Rock Donuts.

At least that's the judgment of Buzzfeed, which created a Yelp-reviews-based algorithm to come up with its reckoning. The rankings were achieved by comparing the number of reviews for each doughnut shop and the number of stars each received.

"Few things are more perfect than a doughnut: Iced with crackly glaze that melts upon contact, this simple fried pastry has the ability to lift the foggiest of mornings into perfect bliss," Buzzfeed researchers wrote. "The question is: where to find the best one? We asked Yelp for the most popular doughnut shop in every state (plus D.C.) — which they measured using an algorithm that looked at the number of reviews plus the star rating for every doughnut business on Yelp."

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The Buzzfeed people provided sample reviews of Round Rock Donuts to buttress their ranking:

  • "Their Texas Size glazed donut is no joke!” —Yelper Paula B.
  • “Their donuts have a signature orange tinge and are omg mouthwateringly delicious. I had their Bavarian cream filled donut. IT WAS SO GOOD.” —Yelper Sarah S.

So there you have it. It's real, and it's not much adough about nothing.

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