Dunkin' Dounts opened in Oakville on Thursday, and by Monday morning there was a steady stream of customers ordering donuts at the cash register and in the drive-thru.

The restaurant has about 10 small tables and a bar area for four to sit. A kiosk sells the company's popular coffee blends as well as coffee mugs, hot cocoa mix, shirts and even Dunkin' Donuts holiday ornaments.

The store's big special is the 99-cent latte.

Approved by the county a year and a half ago, the doughnut shop drew concerns from neighboring residents about increased traffic and about moving a 14-year-old Jazzercise franchise. 

Residents in a nearby subdivision shared concerns over traffic at a public hearing in June 2011. The space was a formerly a Jazzercise exercise facility, which received a “Notice to Terminate Tenancy,” with a one-month notice to relocate. Webster Groves-based Breihan Properties owns the shopping center. 

SEE PREVIOUS STORIES

• Letter to the Editor: Stop the Donuts
• Jazzercise Owner Close to New Lease Agreement
• County Set to Consider Dunkin' Donuts at Jazzercise Site
• County Planning Gives Thumbs Up for Dunkin' Donuts
• Dunkin' Donuts Begins Construction in Oakville