A Night At Mike’s
Eye On Real Estate: Making Donuts the Old-Fashioned Way in Bay Ridge
We got a peek behind the scenes at a Bay Ridge pastry lovers’ paradise where 100 dozen donuts are made each night — or double that number if the next day is going to be busy.
Some New Yorkers (especially Ben Stiller fans) long for a Night At The Museum. Snack seekers like us long for a Night At Mike’s Donuts.
At this neighborhood institution, which has been around since 1976, they do things the old-fashioned way. After the shop shuts down in the evening, head baker Tino Cholula gets down to work in the cozy kitchen in the back of the eatery at 6822 Fifth Ave.