Pink Dozen Donuts

I’ve come here twice around 8:00 a.m. after a night shift. I mean, who doesn’t deserve something sweet and doughy after being up all night? Yup, that was my thought exactly.
The doughnuts are displayed in the typical glass case, with rows and rows of bright colors in contrast to the demure (yet sometimes underrated) simple donuts. There were cake, raised, twists, donut holes, and giant donuts. The giant ones looked like they could serve as a cake for a toddler’s birthday party. I hope to try one sometime!
It was $ 2.35 for a fancy donut and a regular one. The MAPLE BAR had your standard maple topping and a nice, doughy interior that wasn’t too sweet. The fancy donut was a raised circle donut topped with pink frosting and FRUITY PEBBLES. It was excellent! The frosting didn’t have a strong berry flavor at all, which I appreciated. It was more like colored vanilla frosting. The cereal on top added a great crunch and fruity sweetness to the donut! Next time it was $ 2.75 for a TRIX DONUT and a MAPLE BACON. The Trix were a little stale on the donut, but the dough was again delicious and fresh. The maple bacon donut had ample amounts of bacon sprinkled on top.
Both donuts came in a bag.
Cute older Asian couple behind the counter. They are sometimes friendly and helpful, and at other times they don’t smile. They were out of cream-​filled circle donuts by the time I got there at 8:00 am on a Tuesday! Looks like they’ve got a decent clientele. Count me in!

Quaint donut shop, not too much to say. Had a craving for donuts and swimming by this place before getting coffee. They had a good variety of donuts to choose from, and best of all, donut holes were only $ 1.50 for a dozen. There is a small charge (35 cents) for credit cards so try and remember to bring cash. Donuts were tasty and they had a couple of fun ones, including one with bacon. It fully satisfied my craving for donuts and then some!

Quick pit stop for my donut fix while in Davis? It’s gotta be Pink Dozen! For only $ 1.50 you get a dozen dericious donut holes. Service is always quick and the sweet lady in front sometimes stuffs the extra space in your donut box with extra donut holes! From my experience the selection of donuts is pretty diverse throughout the day so there’s something for errbody here. =]
I especially love that if you are here in the earlier hours of the morning, you can catch the sunrise in your parked car from across the open fields looking towards Woodland. Gorgeous!

Amazing donuts! I rarely eat donuts but oh my goodness these are amazing! Super fresh and don’t make me feel like a slug all day!

Came at the end of the day and they gave us a half dozen assorted donuts for $ 4.95! The lady even filled the remaining space in the box with complimentary donut holes. Considering they are baked fresh everyday, «end of the day» donuts at 2pm for under $ 5 is an amazing deal.
The donuts aren’t too sweet — which is another plus for me!

Got here at 5:15 am and was welcomed to the smell of fresh baked doughnuts coming out of the door.
The experience was pleasant and overall I would say that most of the doughnuts were good, my favorites being the apple crumble and the cake doughnuts with sprinkles– but I will say that I was a little disappointed with the texture of the dough on some of the doughnuts. It was a tad drier than I expected but was still able to satisfy my doughnut craving. I would definitely come back here again though.

I sometimes come to Pink Dozen Donuts very early for coffee (and yes, it is Sysco brand coffee, perfectly ok for my coffee addiction) or later in the AM with our girls for donuts, and they have a great selection of all the standard donuts from the past several decades, but here is the reason to visit Pink Dozen Donuts… for every time that I have been here in the more than a decade that we have lived in Davis, the same bright smiling face behind the counter has always been there. Every day. It’s a reminder of community, hard work and entrepreneurship. I know, this shouldn’t be a lecture, but for all you foodies and «buy local» pseudo-​politicos out there, this is the real deal. If you want to support a local businessman, slinging out doughnuts every day, with a smile that does not let on how hard it must be to get up every day at 4am to make the doughnuts for mostly college kids who are straggling out of bed at 11am to make their afternoon classes, then support these fine people.
Places like Pink Dozen Donuts keep out the chains with quality that is just fine, service that is perfectly consistent and a smile/​warmth that no chain joint could ever replicate.

Great little shop with very fresh products.
I will recommend the old feshion ones they are great.
The owners are so nice and there at all time, the only real down side to the place its that the english is not that good so u need to explain what you want but i will go back for sure.

Donuts were okay, I was expecting a lot more since I read some of the reviews and I was very excited to try it. I personally not a huge fan of donuts but I was treating my coworkers who have the biggest sweet tooth ever haha. They told me the dough wasn’t soggy, it had a good texture and it wasn’t as sweet as other bakeries, especially the chocolate over chocolate donut. Another point to consider, I would say is their presentation. I was honestly expecting at least a simple box, instead I got a white paper bag which made regret going there because I was taking these donuts to my coworkers and I wanted something more presentable. Aside from that, the lady at the counter was very nice and helpful which is always very appreciated.

So the nearest Krispy Kreme is probably like 20 miles away. I decided to try this place out one day during a donut craving.
It’s a small store front, but I was really amazed how delicious their donuts are! So soft, yummy, and cheap!
The Asian lady (I believe she owns this place along with her husband) is really sweet. She always has a smile on her face. I feel all the love from this mom n pop donut shop every time I go here.
My favorites here are the bear claw and chocolate bars. Soo big and delicious!
I wish I could wake up early enough to pick and eat their donuts right when they come out! Sadly, I’m not a morning person. :(

Super fresh, delicious donuts! Everything I ordered was great. I asked for filled chocolate, and when she didn’t have any in the case, she made me one fresh! I asked for custard, instead of the whipped cream, and it was delicious. I’d definitely go back.

Super yummy donuts! I LOVE LOVE the glazed twist and others. The owners are awesome. The girl donut logo is adorable. Even though I don’t live in Davis, I can’t wait to go back…

I absolutely LOVE this donut shop! I wish it were open all day, because there is no other shop in davis I would rather go to. They have good service, great prices, and by far the best donuts I’ve ever had. I don’t know about you, but whenever I have those cake donuts at EVERY other place, and I’ve lived in several different cities in my short lifetime, they are dry and almost mealy and just aren’t the least bit appetizing. So my husband and I go to pink donuts, and they were close to the closing time and were out of the chocolate bar and glaze donuts so all that was really left was the cake, I ended up getting one, ad it was so GOOD! I couldn’t believe it and so I will gladly give this place the 5 stars it deserves! Not mention the staff so kindly puts up with the fact that we almost always pay with all change when my husband and I go out for donuts.

TL;DR: Come here about 30 minutes after they open (5am), so you can pick out huge, reasonably priced donuts from the array in the display case.
When I came here for the first time yesterday, I kept thinking, I wish I could have been here sooner, but I guess (according to Unilocal) that they’re relatively new! I saw the shop when randomly stopping by Tutti Fruitti to use my Groupon and resolved to stop by at 5am in the morning to try some fresh donuts!
According to the shop window, they open 5am-​2pm most days of the week, and when I stopped by at 5am ON THE DOT on Sunday (yes, I was that excited for donuts), the store was not yet open. BUT, 2 minutes later, as the owner arrived and saw my sad face in the car, the store promptly opened at 5:03!
The smell of fresh donuts was amazing and made me I want to buy one of EVERYTHING in the store, but they had such a variety! They price according to type of donuts (glazed vs. super cinnamon roll vs. the streusel covered donuts that tasted like apple pie or pie or something yummy). I decided I didn’t want to be that greedy, and got half a dozen for myself and my boyfriend, and threw in a dozen donut holes for $ 1.20. Their jelly donuts weren’t ready at the time, but the lady told me to pick out the flavors of jelly donuts, and then filled the donuts for me immediately! :D
Then I pigged out at one of their booths, decided I wanted coffee, and purchased a large cup of smoooth, slightly bitter, awesomeness, which I then proceeded to pour a copious amount of FREE CoffeeMate Hazelnut creamer. Overall, I prefer this shop to Fluffy’s. The donuts are slightly larger, there’s a better variety (there’s a cereal covered donut!!), the lady is super nice, and the coffee is delicious because you get free flavored creamers!
Not really any faults that threw off my experience here so far (although the decorations are a bit tacky and the shop is small), so 5 stars for great donuts, service, and good coffee.

This place is dangerously close to my house and is run by a cute older asian couple. They open really early (I think 5am?) and close around 2 or 3 pm (I would call to double check on this)
I really love their old-​fashioned maple donuts, especially when you get them freshly made, early in the morning. Crispy, sweet, and absolutely delicious.
My go to place in town when I’m hankering for something sweet, deep-​fried, and yummy.

Pink Dozen (Formerly Variety Donuts) is AMAZING!!! Donuts are HUMONGOUS and the ham and cheese croissants are melt in your mouth delicious! Thank you for opening up a great donut place that is easily accessible.

Woke up and craved donuts this morning and Unilocaled and this place was the closest to my part of Davis!
The lady was really nice and picked out a nice box of a dozen donuts for me to share with my co-​workers! =) I ordered a mocha too (nothing too exceptional, but I liked it!)
Overall, I love supporting local businesses. Service was friendly and helpful and donuts can never disappoint… RIGHT?!

The ham and cheese croissants are also pretty bomb
they are $ 2.50 and it’s a white cheese

I’ve been to both Fluffy Donuts and Pink Dozen, both at all hours of the day.
The one issue I have with this place is how it closes early on the weekends. But I personally love this place. It opens early and prompt, unlike Fluffy which is always uncertain on it’s opening time.
The donuts are great. Delicious apple fritters, cake donuts, and glazed. I like how the dough here is a little more egg-​y so it’s not too soft, but has a moist texture to the center.
Definitely a place to try if you live close by or just happen to love donuts

This place recently opened and took over Variety Donuts. The donuts and everything tasted the same as Variety Donuts. This is not my favorite spot to get donuts but it’s the only place that opens early. I prefer Fluffy donuts but they are so unreliable at opening on time. This place opens at 5AM and they actually have quite a selection to choose from at that time. So if you’re looking for some donuts very early in the day then this is the only place that has fresh baked donuts at 5 in the morning.