Tate-O-Nut Donut Shop

Get their early and they’re still hot.
Like my fat tummy really needs these donuts.
Gotta dozen and OMGosh… just the smell drives me psycho.
I ate one two and then I was bloated.
Three milks later… and a slight burp. so good.
Ooops…forgot to bring donuts to work.
Next time

What the hell is a «Tate-​O-​Nut?» Well, apparently in this case its a funky little donut shop I have been coming to for around 25 years. Back then I could not get enough of the «Buttermilk Jelly» donut they have here. This is something like an oversize, exploded buttermilk bar with a bunch of jelly jammed right in the center. Greasy, crunchy, decadent. I nearly died eating this stuff. But hey, food is good! Donuts? Even better!
But I lived to tell the tale and write this review. The donuts here are usually fresh enough even in the later hours, and the well used drive-​thru window is really great. Just drive up and get your greasy bag or box of deep fried dough with a bunch of sugar on it. I don’t eat many donuts these days but oh, the memories…

I asked the older asian lady if the turnovers were fresh and she said they are still warm from the oven. I took it to work and shared some with my co worker and man was it delicious.

Really wanted to like this place. But no ice for blended drinks to go with my donut? That’s a deal breaker for me for donut shops. They have this posters plaster on the exterior but are not able to make them… Sad times on the false advertising.

This place is going to get 5 stars…
1. I showed up around 5−6pm, I never see anyone at this place buying donuts so I’ve never bothered coming. I’ve washed my car next door a few times, and the whole time still I saw nobody buying donuts here. So the 1 – 2 star reviews aren’t really helping. And a lot of other crappier donut places have great reviews which are very misleading.
2. I grabbed 3 donuts and 2 turnovers. Mind you I have no idea what time of the day any of these were made, they looked like they were all left overs from the morning haul. 1 apple fritter, 2 old fashioned (one chocolate, one coffee cake) and a blueberry and strawberry turnover. The apple fritter was good, it was not attractive and thick and big like most apple fritters, but it tasted the same as every other one I’ve had. Very good, not too sweet, every bite was crispy. If this was an old donut, I wonder how amazing a fresh one would be.
The old fashioned I ate right after, same as the apple fritter, it wasn’t monsterous in size, but it also didn’t make me feel like hell after when I ate it, like most old fashioned donuts do. The chocolate was just right. Wasn’t too sweet, wasn’t too bitter. Again the donut was very fresh tasting, with a decent crisp to it still. Same with the coffee cake one.
I had the 2 turnovers later in the evening, both of them were crispy, flaky and the filling yet again was just right. Not too sweet, or obviously trying to taste like the fruit substance they derived from. I think they were excellent.
for 6 bucks and some change, I think that was a pretty good deal for me not to have anything negative to say about some old donuts.
I don’t eat donuts in the morning, so I couldn’t verify or deny any of the horror stories from the previous fatties who reviewed this place. I can only tell you what this fatty thinks, from the donut store he’s avoided forever.
That’s going to change if the quality is there on my next visit.

They sell donuts here. They cost seventy cents. They are fine. They are not the greatest donuts in the World.

The sign just says «DONUTS Croissant & Muffins.» It’s not bad really. Friendly enough place. Seems like a typical mom & pop shop. I really appreciate the drive thru which is a bit rare in SoCal around these parts. They always run out of apple fritters tho. I dig the chocolate cake donut with peanuts.

Terrible shop. Went during busy time (morning) and had no donuts. There was a drive thru line as well but everyone was turned away. Don’t waste your time here.

As written on another review, I really like apple fritters.
It was early morning and I was on my way to work so I stopped by here maybe 3 years ago. I think it was a little bit before 6AM.
I ordered the fritter and I started eating it in my car. It was pretty juicy and tasted okay. After a few bites, I was like what the heck, how can an apple fritter be that juicy?
I looked at it and realized it was soaking with oil! That’s right, I was eating an apple fritter that’s full of oil.
I understand donuts are fried, but dude, I shouldn’t be biting into grease.
Maybe the donut was too fresh and didn’t have time for the oil to harden, but dude, this was a nasty experience.
I’ve never been back since. For good reason.

First, really good «home-​style» coffee — not too overpowering, just smooth & mellow with great aroma.
Donuts and bars and rolls/​claws all good quality, fresh, not over-​priced.
At North-​west corner of Valley and Raymond east of Fremont. The sign no longer has «Tate-​O-​Nut» — just donuts… they have a drive– thru, too!