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Dunkin’ Donuts, the coffee and donut chain popular on the East Coast, rolled out the pink carpet for the opening of its first Southern California full-fledged restaurant Tuesday morning in Santa Monica.
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Hours before the 5 a.m. opening, people were already camped out outside the store.
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Photos and video captured a long line, an excited crowd and Dunkin’ Donuts’ mascot, a giant cup of coffee named Cuppy, greeting customers.
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Dunkin’ Donuts opened its first California restaurant location in Modesto last week, according to the company’s website.
The chain also has locations at Camp Pendleton and a San Diego Embassy Suites, but the Modesto and Santa Monica locations are considered its first full-fledged restaurants in the state.
Dunkin’s dark roast coffee debuts at the Santa Monica and Modesto restaurants Tuesday before going to locations nationwide Sept. 22.
This post has been updated.