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Duck Donuts plans Pentagon City mall opening

National donut franchise Duck Donuts is coming to the Pentagon City mall.

A sign in the food court announces the North Carolina-founded donut shop is “coming soon” to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. The shop is known for its inventive donut flavors, from “PB&J” to lemon coconut.

It’s opening on the Metro level

  • Seasonal donuts include cookie butter cream and vanilla-coconut caramel delight. The business also sells milkshakes, ice cream and donut egg sandwiches.
  • The shop’s confections are available to order by the dozen and half-dozen.
  • An information kiosk places the donut shop next to Auntie Annie’s Pretzels.

It will be Arlington’s second Duck Donuts

  • Its first outpost in the county opened 10 years ago at the Lee Harrison Shopping Center.
  • The franchise has other locations throughout Northern Virginia, including in Fairfax City and Springfield.

About the Author

  • Katie Taranto is a reporter at Local News Now, primarily covering business, public safety and the city of Falls Church. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2024, where she previously covered K-12 education at The Columbia Missourian. She is originally from Macungie, Pennsylvania.