Shipley Donuts

Pretty good. We tried the jalapeño cheese kolaches and the plain ones. Super fresh and got when we got them. The raspberry donut was great too. I love that they have
Locations everywhere.

This is one of the better Shipley’s locations I’ve been to. Service was extremely friendly and fast. The building was not nearly as shabby as the other reviewers have made it out to be. Regardless, the quality of their product definitely made up for any displeasing décor! (Which isn’t as bad as I made that sound)
Would 100% recommend and will be returning!

My first visit to a Shipley’s — great doughnuts, and service very friendly and fast! The inside is pretty barebones and actually a little shabby but I guess you don’t come to Shipley’s for the décor.

Not sure why there are such bad reviews for this location! I recently moved back to Texas (Shipley Donuts being on my list of reasons to move back) and live within walking distance of this location. I’ve been here at least 10 times in the past 2 months and have had nothing but great service. When I walk in, I’m always greeted and helped right away. The kolaches are warm and the donuts fresh. My new guilty pleasure is the chocolate donut holes!

I can’t rate based on service or how hot the kolaches are, unfortunately. We didn’t get that far. When you have 3 kids in tow, one of whom is 3, inevitably someone NEEDS to use the restroom, and you just assume these days in the good olé USA that there will be a restroom at a place like Shipley’s.
Not only was there no restroom, but when I asked, the owner bellowed from the back «NOPE!».
I don’t know the rules regarding dine-​in restaurant requirements and restrooms. They may be exempt due to size, but providing a restroom in case your customers are in need while in your establishment is just the courteous thing to do.
So, the 3 year old (because he is 3, and there is no holding it at that age) used the restroom outside the restaurant on the grass (because I’m sure that was a much better option for this Shipley’s), and we left.
Not all Shipley’s are created equal.
And, yes, who reads Unilocal reviews for Shipley’s? Apparently, those irritated by this one!

It’s pretty sad since i grew up eating shipleys and this is the worst one i have been to. Just like any other food place I’ve given them several chances. For some reason you just can’t get hot (temp wise) kolaches. I stopped in for the last time today. I ordered two sausage and cheese kolaches and when she handed them to me i checked the temp by placing my hand on them. There barely warm. I asked the lady to warm them up and was told there’s a microwave other there you can do it. This is completely unacceptable when comes to customer service.

They put crack in their donuts… SO good!

Look, I love *most* Shipley’s and I love supporting homegrown Houston institutions (1936 if you’re curious), but THIS Shipley’s consistently disappoints.
There are some Saturday mornings, after a long run, where a green smoothie simply won’t hold you over until 11:00am brunch. On these not so rare occasions, I want a couple of kolaches and a plain, glazed doughnut.
This Shipley’s is just a couple of blocks from my apartment so I’ve tried it 3 – 4 times. It’s always been pretty «Meh,» but my most recent visit likely ensures that I won’t be back.
1.) We’ll get this out of the way up front, I don’t care if your building is a little run down if you have good, HOT kolaches and doughnuts. See: Queen Donut Shop on West 18^th.
2.) Friendliness. It’s really not that hard people. In the morning, especially before people have had their coffee (or after a 10+ mile run), a side of friendliness with breakfast goes a long way. Most Shipley’s are both friendly and efficient, this one… not so much.
3.) Notice the emphasis on HOT in #1? This Shipley’s RARELY has hot kolaches or doughnuts. Who gets excited about a cold kolache? Nobody, that’s who… yet the last time I went to this Shipley’s I bit into a cold weenie. I peeled off the bread only to discover that the Kraft single they’d wrapped around the sausage hadn’t even melted.
Let that sink in… My kolache was so cold that the cheese hadn’t melted.
If you’re near West U and you’re in the mood for Shipley’s, maybe try the Med Center. Otherwise, it’s probably worth the trek to the Shipley’s on Ella or better yet, the deliciousness that is Christy’s on Montrose and West Gray.

Like anybody is going to check Unilocal before going to a Shipleys, but anyway. This is kind of a weird chinchy Shipleys. The place is kind of run down and they don’t have a restroom. I got a medium coffee but it looked more like a small and no refills. In general these places have seemed like a rip because a regular donut is almost a buck now. The saving grace of this location is that the bran muffins are good.

Typical Shipley’s outpost. The set up is simple. Racks of doughnuts (or DO-​Nuts) of every variety of filled and frosted, plus Do-​Nut holes, cruellers, bear claws and, yes, kolaches. First, quit getting kolaches at a DO-​Nut shop; they always disappoint. Second, and most importantly, as a native, when I go into Shipley’s, I only see Warm Plain Glazed Do-​Nuts. Anything else is just a waste of your time and calories. Sure, they are good; sure they are caloric. But the warm, pillow-​soft, sugary bites of perfection that are the Warm Plain Glazed make me swoon like a love struck teenager. And that is unattractive on a 275 pound man.

before i came to shipley’s there was a fervid debate as to which donuts were better: krispy kreme vs shipleys. my friend insisted shipleys was better, but i wasn’t convinced. krispy kreme is like eating fluffy, sugar coated clouds. how could anything be better???
well, i was wrong. shipleys donuts are freaking awesome! they are soft, fluffy, tastey, and not too sweet. krispy kreme tends to be too sweet, and the texture does not last once the donut has cooled down. shipleys magically retains its texture, even after it’s been sitting around for a while. just writing this review is making my tummy grumble and my mouth salivate all over the keyboard, like homer simpson. dooooonuuuuuuuut. aaaaaaaaaah :)…

Pretty basic donut store. Love their cinnamon cake donuts.
Very friendly staff. Easy access off 610 west loop.

One morning, I was craving a sausage and cheese kolache and sprinkled donut. Usually, I hit the one off of Kirby, but there’s so much construction in that area and this is close to my apt, so I decided to give it a shot. The person behind the counter did not offer to heat it up for me. I couldn’t tell if she gave me just a sausage kolache for the first half of the kolache since the cheese was so skimpy. The bread tasted like a biscuit (not a good one at that) and the sausage had a wierd taste. The sprinkled donut was mediocre. Will not go back.