Nice place, great service. The donuts were more hand crafted, so they weren't as consistent as you might be used to seeing. This threw me off a lot. While I have a sweet tooth, these seemed really, really sweet. While it tasted great, the sausage roll was really fatty and wrecked my stomach for a couple of days.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Doughnut
Three words: Get there early. I arrived before 9am on a weekday, and already the selection was getting pretty slim; no doughnut holes, only one maple doughnut remaining. I've only personally been there a couple of times, but my co-worker would bring doughnuts all the time from this shop, so I've sampled a few and the favorites I've tried have been good. Okay, more than good, almost addicting. The edges of the buttermilk bars and old-fashioned are crisp outside and densely cake-y inside, and the apple fritters had all the crunchy fried edges you could ask for. Miraculously, one day we even had a few left over, and they weren't overly soft even a day or two later from the refrigerator. The buttermilk bars are large enough to cut in half and share. The raised doughnuts aren't my first choice, but the few I sampled were nicely pillow-y.
The cons (not terrible): Granted, the doughnuts here aren't the cheapest I've ever had (compared to $5-a-dozen Safeway specials, that is), but they're not outrageous, either. A mixed dozen averages about $2 a doughnut, not bad at all for something I personally find myself craving over coffee some mornings, and this includes ones big enough to share.
The only other con is, it's good I was using GPS to find it, it's tucked away in the literal corner of a tiny little shopping center, and I can imagine parking must be difficult on busy days. Not much by way of seating, so don't expect to treat it like Starbucks and bring your laptop to spend the day. But I actually like the illusion of privacy the location has, so it may not really be a 'con' at all. I'd recommend giving them a shot.
Donuts are fried too long and, as a result, retain a ton of oil. I've also had multiple occasions where my filled donut isn't filled except in a few bites. This place offers way less variety than most modern donut shops. The donuts themselves don't have a bad taste, there's just nothing special about them. The Cuban meat pies are delicious, though.
The donuts are so good. Prepared mom & pop donut shop style.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Recommended dishes
Doughnut
