Krispy Kreme officials are working on a deal to lease this building at Tracy Boulevard and Clover Road, which has stood empty since Long John Silver's closed in 2007. Glenn Moore/Tracy Press
According to an email from Krispy Kreme Director Paul Tanner, officials are working on a deal to lease the former Long John Silver’s building at the corner of Tracy Boulevard and Clover Road.
The space was vacated in June 2007 by the seafood restaurant chain.
A number of residents shopping at the Save Mart Supermarkets store on 11th Street on Tuesday said Krispy Kreme would be a welcome addition to the city.
“That sounds good,” Egle Zanoletti said. “It would be close to my job. We now go to Winco for doughnuts, and we don’t like them. It would be nice to have a Krispy Kreme.”
Shoppers Miller Marks and Kittie Neilson were equally pleased with the prospect of a local Krispy Kreme store.
“I love doughnuts,” Neilson said. “I think it’s a great idea. If I eat one, I’ll eat 10.”
This year, Krispy Kreme marks its 75th anniversary. The North Carolina-based company has stores throughout the United States and in several other countries.
Although the company opened and closed shops across the Central Valley in the past decade, those remaining closest to Tracy are on West March Lane and West Lane in the city of Stockton.
• For more on this story, see Friday’s print edition of the Tracy Press.
doors17: Everyone will die eventually, no matter how good of shape you are in. It happens to us all.
Dick and Jack were both old and that caught up to them.
So if the opportunity presents itself to enjoy a good donut, it'll be okay.
I wish we'd get a White Castle...only one on the West Coast would do a brisk business I think. ;-)
I don't understand when everyone says things like "dining is so limited in Tracy", there are tons of restaurants in town. Some chains and some local places. Seek them out. Have you tried the new Squeeze Inn yet? True many of our restaurants are chains that most every other town has and there is a new BJ's in livermore, Mimi's, PF Chang, Fridays are all in the tri valley as well and the closest Claim Jumper is in Concord or Fremont. What unique restaurants do you want to see in town? I know people who come to Tracy from the Bay Area just to go to Sonic, Olive Garden, Golden Corral or Texas Roadhouse, none of which are in the Tri Valley just west of us. I think Tracy is doing okay on the restaurant front, now bring back our Togo's and I'll be a happy camper (for a change).
That said, I'm not a huge fan of chain stores being the main options...but Krispy Kreme is pretty danged good as donuts go and the location is so ideal I can't believe they aren't already remodeling it! E Bar would be great...decent food, fun experience...and again...stellar location!
I just wish it were more popular to have the mom & pop places be more prevalent. But then again...I like the mom & pop places to be somewhat hush-hush so us locals can get in easily! :-)
Would love to see that building be bustling and successful instead of a nice place for weeds to grow and for politicians to hang their signs. I'll buy a dozen donuts! :-)
America is fat enough already.
I also have heard from someone in the "know" that The Elephant Bar is indeed in negotiations to open up at the old Chevy's site.
Nothing concrete yet but I don't blame them for being interested the location is great and building is in great shape... I guess we shall know soon enough ; )
Does ANYONE know about ANY new restaurants coming to Tracy? I hear Elephant Bar may go where Chevy's used to be.
Anyone confirming anything would be much appreciated.