The Little Donut Shop

Always fresh and always delicious. It’s a great way to treat yourself after a long week of classes/​work/​etc. Always a large variety of options for flavors and if you don’t see what you want, they are happy to make it for you. Also they have great coffee, I always have to get some despite not being a coffee drinker.

This place was really neat! I was walking by and their logo caught my eye so I decided to stop in! We were greeted by a girl who was very nice. It was like 3:30 and the girl said they ONLY HAD 1 donut left! Of course I was like I will take it!!!
It was the birthday cake flavor and was very good. It was fluffy almost like cake and sweet. Just like birthday cake!!! I wish I could have tried more. I will just have to go back! It looks like they have some really fun flavors!

Drove across town with my kids to check out this donut shop and get the kids an afternoon treat. Door locked and young woman counting the cash in the cash register at 3pm. Unilocal showed they were open until 5pm. Wasted trip.

Their donuts are the best! We especially like the Red Velvet ones but I would eat any of them. Yummmmy!!!

The donuts themselves are eh okay, I’ve had better. They’re cake donuts so not the flaky melt in your mouth Krispy Kreme, but more moist and cakey. What really makes these babies stand out are the variety of toppings. I picked a dozen which ranged from maple bacon to double chocolate chip, to birthday cake to fruity pebble, to Oreo cookie to Samaos to strawberry shortcake. The possibilities were endless and at a very cheap price for the amount I got. The Little Donut shop is located right on North High Street and on weekends is usually bustling with Ohio State students. They make them fresh every morning so be there early if you want a good pick!

What a great donut shop! Every flavor was so tasty. Especially liked the Samoa donut but the Maple Bacon was a close second. Not only was the service great but the prices were so affordable, $ 10 for a dozen specialty donuts!

The Little Donut Shop is not a typical donut shop.
First off, its selection of donuts is over and above glazed and cream-​filled. In here you’ll find the likes of Strawberry Shortcake, Samoa, and the Dirty Worm. And these are not industrial donuts: the people behind the counter make them fresh every day by hand.
My first thought would be, «this place is going to be expensive». Fear not: the donut prices are rather mild for the selection and the coffee is not too expensive either. On the plus side, they have local half-​and-​half and brew Pete’s Coffee.
The donuts themselves are delicious and sweet. Some are a bit overboard in sweetness, but that has to be expected. These are donuts for college kids, but everyone can find one to love, guaranteed.
They also have wifi and a decent seating area. It’s warm and comfortable. They do close when they are out of donuts though, so make it a morning visit for both availability and freshness.

Pretty good donuts. I got the strawberry shortcake and Cookie dough. Cookie dough tasted like cookie dough but I really enjoyed the strawberry shortcake. The streusel topping and strawberry frosting was very good. I also tried Cinnamon roll and dirty worm. I would skip the dirty worm and cookie dough. I would return. Also you can get a dozen for $ 10!

A «donut» shop near the Newport, eh? I bet this is going to be a hip, trendy, douche-​filled Central Perk-​like hellhole of bearded weirdies, boiler suits, track outfit wearers, and self-​important goofballs in Che Guevara shirts. I am not entirely wrong about the clientele, but it turns out this is one of the best doughnut stores I have ever been to.
Caveat…if you go here, continue to also buy from Buckeye Doughnuts, as they are campus area stalwarts and belong in your mental cabinet of traditions. Now, back to Donuts…
Even if you only want one type of these smallish but filling goodies, you must buy several flavors. In fact, just admit you are going to buy a dozen. It will save you stress, cost you money, and prevent the people in line behind you from telling you to hurry the hell up.
Raspberry lemon? Yes. Bacon maple? Yes. Chocolate chocolate chip with chocolate frosting? Yes. Eat up.

I had never had their donuts before, but based on the strength of their Unilocal reviews, I chose the Little Donut Shop when I needed six dozen donuts for a work event. I was not sorry! They were super nice and easy to work with, even when I had to change the date at the last minute. The donuts were ready when I arrived to pick them up and they looked gorgeous. The donuts themselves are delicious — cakey but light, with a little crispiness on the outside. The flavors were creative and fun — I had one with Fruity Pebbles on it — and everyone at the office exclaimed over how pretty and tasty the donuts were. The prices were super reasonable, too — ten bucks for a dozen specialty donuts is a steal. Great place.

So I kind of lost my mind and bought a dozen:
Raspberry lemonade
Strawberry shortcake
Samoa
Cookie dough
Chocolate Pretzel
Oreo
M&M
One with chocolate chips and raspberry sauce
Standard powdered sugar
So I’m now kind of an expert on their donuts, right? Raspberry lemonade and Chocolate pretzels were my far-​and-​away favorites of the bunch, but all of them were good: super fresh and just the right ratio of topping to dough. Good value too, at $ 10 for a dozen. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go run a 5k to work all these donuts off.

I’ve eaten these donuts several times when coworkers bring them in on the weekends. I’ve loved all the flavors I’ve tried, so I finally decided to make my way there in person. Glad I did! It’s in a cute little shop right across from the Ohio Union on campus, and was relatively quiet even when I was there on a Saturday afternoon. Service was fast and helpful, with a brief explanation of their different types of donuts. The donuts are a little smaller than most, but now I don’t feel guilty for indulging in a whole one (or two!). The donuts are all cake donuts which would be the only thing I might want to see differently. However, all the donuts are done beautifully and deliciously. The Samoa donuts (looks and tastes like a Girl Scout cookie) are my favorite, hands down. The coconut on top are so flaky and delicious! The strawberry shortcake ones are also excellent. When I went, they were all done in the most recent batch so all were fresh :) I can’t wait to go back and try more.

The donuts here are very unique and have awesome presentation if looking to «wow» your friends. Unfortunately they’re plain cake donuts just covered in toppings. The donuts themselves are okay, although not as good as Buckeye Donuts cake donuts at all, and the toppings are really just novelty. The cookie dough donut had some chocolate chips and a powdered sugar type coating but was nothing special. The M&M had a sweet glaze and a TON of M&M’s but the candy was the only component that really added flavor.
My biggest complaint is that the donuts are very small and definitely not worth $ 1.25 each if you get them individually. I must add though that the worker (possibly owner) was extremely helpful and friendly.

Oh. My. God. Someone sent donuts from The Little Donut shop to my workplace (to the tune of about 500 donuts). I have to tell you, these were the best donuts I’d ever had in my life. And I sure love donuts. They are incredibly unique with their flavors but not so out there that no one would want to eat them. Plus they offer traditional flavors too. The Samoa, Cookie Dough, and vanilla sprinkle rock my world.

I’m revisiting my original review because our office has since been treated to these doughnuts a few more times. The last few times the doughnuts have tasted much better, which leads me to believe we must have gotten a staler batch my first time around. I’ll still say it’s hit or miss, but when fresh they’re worth the trip!

This is the only place I will go to for donuts now.
Yeah, the donuts are on the small side but you get what you pay for because they are such high quality.
If you’re perfectly satisfied with normal, classic (slightly boring) donuts go to Buckeye Donuts or Dunkin’ Donuts. But if that quality of donut doesn’t quite cut it for you, or you want something more out of your donut, or you just want to try something new, Little Donut Shop is where it’s at. These little donuts are on another level.

Located across the street from The Ohio State Universe-​ity. Cake donuts only. The maple bacon donut was pretty good, didn’t have the usual sugary aftertaste you get with some. The rest of the do it’s I tried weren’t all that impressive. If you like cake donuts, chances are you’ll like this place.

If you want typical, normal glazed donuts or bow-​ties, this is NOT it.
But if you want beautiful artisan donuts that taste really good, this is what you’ve been looking for.
Located a few storefronts south of The Newport on campus.
$ 1.25/each or $ 10/​dozen.
Try the maple bacon donut… yum !!

With bacon on top!
In an effort to bribe my coworkers went to little for a dozen donuts and a bacon donut for my piece of mind. It was not busy inside and the staff was very helpful. Among the donuts for bribery were chocolate with chocolate chips, cinnamon swirl, strawberry shortcake, m&m and a few others. I had the bacon donut extra and ate it after paying. MAGNIFICENT AMAZING! Under the bacon was a maple icing so each bite satisfies the sweet-​salty phenomenon. Just delicious. It is a MUST EAT for any foodie

Occasionally on a Wednesday I leave the house early to drop off a dozen donuts at the boyfriend’s work before I head into the office. (That’s just how amazing I am.) So, I’ve previously gone to Auddino’s and Giant Eagle. This past Wednesday, I decided to try The Little Donut Shop. I headed to campus, parked by the Starbucks on 15^th and walked in the freezing cold down to the shop next to the Newport.
I was seemingly locked, but since I’d called before I came, I figured it was the cold weather and tried again and it opened. Then, I hear the words «Sorry, we aren’t open yet.» What? Huh? I was super sad. With barely any whining, they said, «You know what, no problem, we’ll make you up a dozen!» These guys were awesome. I explained that i just wanted a mixed dozen and they created it with fresh donuts right that second. It took about 10 minutes, but we chatted about OSU sports and their unique donut flavors to pass the time.
All their donuts are on the same cake base and they have lots of fun and traditional topping that make them special. I couldn’t get the full menu since they weren’t fully prepared, but I took what I could get. They also said they are open to suggestions for new flavors (if you have any ideas.)
$ 1/​donut, $ 6 for a ½ dozen or $ 10 for a full dozen. (Not bad.)
These donuts were a HUGE hit! Everyone LOVED them. Favorites were the fruity pebbles and the samoa. People couldn’t believe how good they were. It wasn’t just the toppings it was the great cake donut. They said it was the perfect combo of crunchy fried outside and soft inside.
If you want to WOW your coworkers, family, or friends this is the place to go for your donuts. Not to mention a place to get outstanding, friendly service.
Starting March 3^rd, they open at 8AM.