Sunday Kolache Quest | River City Donut

Today, when my fella suggested donuts and kolaches for breakfast, I was intrigued. Despite living in Texas for almost 8 months now, I've never eaten or bought kolaches. I know for all you Texas residents out there reading this, that sounds like blasphemy. While everyone else is saying, kolaches? what? According to the Smithsonian a kolach is a Czech dessert pastry filled with fruit. Well, over time in Central Texas the recipe has evolved into a pastry wrapped around a sausage or other such meat. 

I digress... So, despite my no-wheat diet, and my attempts to be healthier, I volunteer to take on the donut/ kolache quest. After all, it's my goal to immerse myself in Austin. And [borrowed from some discussions at work]... Mornings suck. Sometimes you just have to treat yourself in the morning to get off on the right foot. 

After some quick Googling, I landed on River City Donut, a local donut joint with a 4.8 rating on Google and 4 stars on Yelp and a menu of donuts, breakfast tacos and kolaches. I'm impressed. So I hop in my car and am off. 

Seven minutes later, I pull up to a small, unassuming shop at the end of the strip mall. I ignore the drive-thru sign on the side of the building. I clearly wasn't going to get the full experience going through the drive-thru. 

I walk in and a sweet lady, the owner of the shop, asks for my order. I'm suddenly overwhelmed by the options and tell her I need a minute. 

Seriously, this is only one of the cases! 

After answering all of my newbie questions, I finally made my decision and chose a sausage & cheese kolache, a donut with marble icing and a strawberry smoothie (for me). 

Smoothie was delish. I didn't taste the donut or kolache, but they got rave reviews from my guy. And I couldn't think of a better way to start off my Sunday. 

[In case this post has inspired you to your own personal kolache quest, check out this list from Austin Eater.] 

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