The Donut Palace, located on Clarkson near Manchester roads, opens before daybreak daily, at 3:15am. It is family owned by Frank and Ann Mahler and their daughter, Kelly and son-in-law, Chris Brown. It offers fresh brewed coffee, chocolate and plain milk, juice, chilled canned soda and bottled water. The donuts available here include filled, plain, iced, long johns, bear claws, glazed, sprinkled and old fashioned varieties.