{"id":591877,"date":"2026-04-18T14:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/591877\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:31:19","slug":"new-south-la-dunkin-donuts-wont-let-diners-inside-as-customer-trashes-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/591877\/","title":{"rendered":"New South LA Dunkin\u2019 Donuts won\u2019t let diners inside as customer trashes store"},"content":{"rendered":"

They want your money \u2014 but they don\u2019t want you inside the store.<\/p>\n

A customer has trashed the opening of a new Dunkin\u2019 Donuts<\/a> in South Los Angeles \u2014 which she refers to as \u201cthe hood\u201d in a viral post \u2014 for its set up that doesn\u2019t allow customers inside the building.<\/p>\n

To order from the new doughnut spot at Manchester Boulevard and South Figueroa Street, customers must drive through or use a touch screen terminal and pick up their food and drinks from a service window. The store opened in early April.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want our money, but they don\u2019t want us inside,\u201d JustanLAgirl said in a video posted to TikTok<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\"TikTok\/@justanlagirl_\"<\/p>\n

TikTok\/@justanlagirl_<\/p>\n

\"\u201cThey<\/p>\n

\u201cThey done put a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts in the hood,\u201d the influencer says. \u201cNo indoor seating, of course.\u201d TikTok\/@justanlagirl_<\/p>\n

\u201cThey done put a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts<\/a> in the hood,\u201d the influencer says. \u201cNo indoor seating, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

The influencer went on to promote a nearby coffee shop, South LA Cafe, that allows walk-in customers.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The South LA Dunkin\u2019 Donuts walk-up window. Ringo Chiu for CA Post<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is the coffee better but they actually have indoor seating and it\u2019s beautiful and it\u2019s clean,\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n

But in the comments, TikTok users were quick to point out the new Dunkin\u2019 Donuts is in a crime-plagued area.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you blame them?\u201d reads the most liked comment. While another adds, \u201ci get what you mean but it\u2019s literally fig and manchester. A more blunt assessor of the situation simply said: Because it\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The interior of the South LA Cafe nearby which allows customers to walk inside and sit down. TikTok\/@justanlagirl_<\/p>\n

The new Dunkin\u2019 sits on the border of two LAPD districts \u2014 77th Street and South East LA \u2014 the 77th Street Division alone logged 10 homicides so far this year, accounting for roughly 14% of all 72 citywide murders, despite being a small neighborhood, per the most recent police crime data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Robberies in the 77th Street area jumped nearly 39% in the most recent four-week period, while aggravated assaults surged 25% \u2014 bucking a citywide trend that has seen violent crime fall across Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The 77th Street and Southeast divisions account for roughly 17% of all violent crime across the entire city.<\/p>\n

The California Post reached out to Dunkin\u2019 Donuts for comment and is waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n

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