Peterson’s Donut Corner

Still the best donuts ever, and will continually come and support this business.
The one star deduction was due to its rude customer service on behalf of a white young girl cashier with glasses at around 12am, she needs to be trained with better manners towards clientele.
I know you guys get busy at times but you must not take it on the customer, if she’s not apt to work with customers then have her in the back away from them.

Went here randomly on my way to SD for a meeting. Got a regular chocolate glaze with white chocolate drizzle and a blueberry cake donut. Taste was great, texture was seriously lacking in terms of the dough. It was very dry and almost stale in texture, I expected it to be very fluffy and doughy.
Biggest disappointment was their debit/​credit card transaction fee. Their fee to use your cards is ridiculous, it’s literally a whole other donut. Disappointed that in today’s word they can’t switch over to something like SQUARE and only have to charge 2.75% per transaction.
Either they are using a bad electronic payment service provider or they are really milking those transaction fees. I would have bought more donuts if they had a more reasonable transaction fee.
Okay place to try, only go if you have cash.

We LOVE this place. The donuts are so yummy and there’s something for everyone!!! Just to name a few favorites… maple bacon cronuts or maple bar, apple fritter, they always do a cool one based on the holiday too. There is always a line, but regardless of how long it is. it’s worth the wait!

Got a chocolate croissant and it was delicious! The glazed donut was alright, but it was the end of the day, so it might have been there since the morning. It’s pretty good overall though.

I had just about given up finding good donuts in North County before I came across Peterson’s.
The selection here alone keeps you from being able to get just one or two, a dozen is a must.
Prices are also fantastic, most donuts are under $ 2 and HUGE.
Cronuts and all kinds of other pastries, everything looked amazing.
Very old school, love the walk up window and all around glass so you can see the full selection.
Service was great, every donut fresh and perfect, very much worth checking out!

Ohhh Man!!! Let me tell you what I think about these donuts! So today I had my very first donut from this place and I was blown away! My donut was a white cake donut with white frosting and chocolate drizzle on top. The donut it’s self was probably the softest and tastiest donut I’ve ever had!
I’ve never actually been to the location in Escondido because I live in Chula Vista but I’m willing to drive 33 miles to get a box of these bad boys any day! So your probably wondering how I tried a donut then if I didn’t go to the location? Well… Today was a very special day as I was participating in the 2016 Arthritis Walk for a Cure. At one of the tents was the food being provided and the donuts were located there as well!!!
Huge thank you for providing these amazing donuts at this event for me and my family to enjoy before our big walk this morning!!! I will definitely be heading up there soon for a box of these amazing donuts!!!
5 STARS ALL THE WAY!!!

Great donuts! Love the maple bacon bars and the old fashioned! The fav are the donut holes made with cake batter though! Wow those are amazing! A must try! This place has a BIG selection. There is usually a line but it’s not a problem… because the donuts are Bomb!
I bring these to work in SD and my coworkers love them. These are the biggest donuts you will find anywhere too. The cinnamon rolls are the size of a dinner plate!
There is covered seating but you are outside. It’s a pretty neat old building with good coffee.

Taste: 5
Value: 4
Service: 4
Been hearing about this place for a while and finally tried it out. It was worth the hype. Had the bacon maple bar and it was great. They use crumbled bacon, but it’s not bacon bits. It’s whole bacon that they crush and put on top of the maple bar. It’s the real deal and has a delicious sweet & salty flavor.
Since then, I’ve had their old fashion, and blueberry donuts. Also solid. Come by and try them out.

I’m not a dessert person but I would go back to this place again. Why would I do that? I would like to try other donuts that they have. There is a bit of a line but it moves pretty fast. You’ll also have to look at the donuts on the side window to know what they have. There’s so many options! Like what others have said, make sure to bring cash or else they’ll charge $ 1.75 to use your debit card.
The donuts we got ranged from cake donuts to twist donuts to bars. All were pretty good. Nothing really stood out for me. What did stand out is how large the donuts are. The old fashion chocolate donut I ordered wasn’t too sweet. Which is how I like it. The chocolate bar was pretty good and the Oreo crumb donut was too. The chocolate sprinkles was a little too sweet for me but I would order it again. I believe we got about 13 donuts and paid $ 16. Like I stated earlier, I would go back to try other flavors.

So many delicious donuts! Check out what flavors are available on the side window before getting in line. Tried a cronut here for the first time and it didn’t disappoint! The donuts are very generous in size. There’s a small parking lot, too, which is so convenient. I’m a simple gal, so I love their classic, cake donut. The maple bacon cronut is awesome, as is the cinnamon sugar :)
Be aware — they allow you to use debit, but there is an additional $ 1.75 charge on your card. They ask you if you want to take $ 15/​$ 20 increments out, then reimburse you the change (less the $ 1.75 charge). Might be easier to bring cash.

A little gem in Escondido! I would drive here just for the chocolate buttermilk which is my favorite. I’m not a huge fan of the other donuts here as I think there are places in San Diego that have better. The line is always long but there seems to be enough parking which is good. The chocolate buttermilk is hard to find and this one of moist and he perfect amount of chocolate! Some of the donuts are as big as your steering wheel and not too bad as far as the pricing. They also have muffins which I have yet to try. They have a donut called the petersons pillow which I tried a bite of last night and it’s pretty good. My husband is a donut monster so we will be back.

Peterson’s has style. They seem to be an Escondido institution and rightfully so. They have a huge selection of huge donuts and pastries. Their donuts aren’t the tastiest but what they lack in flavor they compensate for with size. They easily have the largest donuts I’ve found in the San Diego area.
Parking is easy in the adjacent lot. Service is friendly. Ordering can be a little challenging. The walk up window is around the corner from the windows displaying the donuts so you need to know what you want before you get there. My lack of short term memory proves a challenge when I have to wait in line for a few minutes before placing my order. It can be just long enough for me to forget everything that I wanted…
Definitely a great place to bring the kids for a fun treat.

So many different kinds of donuts! I always have such a major sweet tooth for donuts and this place is my go-​to!
You can never go wrong with a super yummy donut… even during a diet. No one has to know!

Been here a few times and have never been disappointed. They have a great selection and they’re open late!
Parking isn’t difficult and service is always good. Just wish they accepted credit or debit card.
The lines do get busy but trust me its worth the wait.
Their cronuts are the best in town but go fast. There are a few tables in their patio which is covered.
It’s fun to bring friends and family and relax with a hot cup of coffee and a delicious donut or donut holes.
If you’re in the Escondido Area and want a quick pick me up, this is the place for you.
As a tip, there’s a taco shop in the same lot that sells soda and snacks if others in your group aren’t craving a sweet treat.
Be sure to take a pic on the giant hands.
Don’t forget to tip!

Best treats in north county San Diego!
I am hooked & have been a regular customer since I first discovered this place.
This cute little corner shop is open ²⁴⁄₇ & has the best staff. There is always a little line regardless of the time of day but well worth the wait.
The maple bacon donut is a must! My absolute favorite is the french cruller it never disappoints.
So much deliciousness to choose from.

Always wanted to come here and never been!
That is, until, yesterday morning hehe. I literally told myself in an effort to save time & money, I would skip hitting up my usual Starbucks but being right down the street at precisely the right time totally changed my mind.
I woke up and drove there, super hungry and came back with two donuts bigger than my hands a coffee… Let me say, beginners. I would maybe forgoe the coffee. Yes, I figured it was average donut shop coffee but this, even with cream and sugar, was hard to drink. I was desperate so I practically finished it but bleh, it was rather idk. Maybe it was old. It tasted, well, I won’t go there but it was not… good.
The donuts on the other hand were! I had no idea what to expect and in no way did I think I would have to wait outside but yes, that’s exactly what this establishment is. An outside donut shop. As in, you don’t go «in» anywhere. It’s open ²⁴⁄₇ and you order from a window and there’s outdoor tables. For 6am in about 40 degree weather I was freezing my a– off! Aside from that– I got their chocolate donut hole, again the size of my hand, and a powdered donut hole and yes they were good. A little heavy on the frosting and my chocolate wasn’t tasting like chocolate chocolate but good.
I gotta give them 4 stars for the variety and overall donuts themselves. But I DO have to say that I have my #1 donut shop already and it’s hard to beat.

When EriktheElectric introduces you to Peterson’s Donut Corner…
Back story: Erik is a competitive eater and cyclist that I started following on Youtube. His videos are INSANE and I literally live through his videos when I feel like binge-​watching!
Thanksgiving weekend… what else do you do besides eat? Frosting on the cake is too much, so how about some donuts?! I came here on «Black Friday» around 5 PM with one other. This place is literally on the corner– hard to miss!
The menu was plastered on the wall but the doughnuts or on the windows facing the street. So before you get in line, check out their doughnut selection first!
I got:
*These are not the exact names. I am naming them based on what I tasted/​was told since they didn’t have «name tags» on the donuts.*
UPDATE 1÷17÷16: they now have «signs» for each donut kind!
–1 Maple Chocolate bar /​/​I love the maple flavor more than the chocolate but the dough wasn’t as fluffy as I had imagined. Some type of filling would be nice too, since it get’s boring just eating a maple chocolate bar.
–2 chocolate doughnuts /​/​CLASSIC DONE RIGHT. Fluffy, soft… UGH. AMAZING. BITE AFTER BITE.
–1 grape (it was purple) flavored with sprinkles doughnut /​/​Oops! This is definitely a miss. I was drawn in by the purple colors but it tasted more like medicine on a donut. They have a variety of other colors too… be my guest!
–1 chocolate old fashion donut /​/​A bit too chocolate-​y, but still pretty good!
–1 maple frosted old fashion donut /​/​SWEETNESS OVERLOAD. I felt like I was eating more frosting than donut.
–1 butterlog /​/​This was the pricier one (by 69 cents?) and it’s supposed to be one of their amazing specialty ones. It was cinnamon and butter inside and looks almost like a long pie. But… it was cold and wasn’t as amazing as I had hoped.
–1 cinnamon (?) donut /​/​Not even sure what I was eating, but I liked that it was thick and not too sweet! Perfect with coffee.
1 chocolate/​vanilla frosted donut with crème filling /​/​A bit too sweet for me, but the crème inside was fine!
Pros:
–Awesome portion size! I LOVE how HUGE the donuts are! Love at first sight!
–Awesome selection! I love that they are constantly rolling out new doughnuts, and the variety is great!
Cons:
–I would say I was really enjoying only ³⁄₈ kinds of donuts we bought. But hey– when you are craving a donut, this place has got you covered ²⁴⁄₇!
–Meh service. The lady seemed like she just wanted to go home… I can’t help it if it’s my first time here!
Tips/​Observations:
–CASH ONLY.
-$ 1/​donut!
I am determined to come here another time to get more selections! I guess they never expected so many people to come around early evening to pick up some doughnuts so a lot of different types ran out!

Open ²⁴⁄₇ with the exception of a week towards the end/​beginning of the year for the holidays. Close to the house and open when I have a late night craving for some sweets means a Petersons run!
Located on 9^th and Escondido Blvd by the famous Del’s Barbershop (think 1990s Budweiser commercials), and in the heart of historical downtown Escondido, there lies a building with hand seats and concrete picnic benches. And in that building lie trays and trays of freshly cranked out donuts (the earlier you go in the morning the more choices you have), muffins, turnovers, cinnamon rolls, and a special order where you can buy a Texas donut that probably weighs just as much as an infant. That thing is massive and needs at least a 24 hour notice.
Oh, and they do them big here. Their bars are the size of my arm (from wrist to elbow), the cinnamon rolls are ¾ the size of my steering wheel, and when they glaze donuts on top, you get a thick layer. A little more pricy for the donut than on average compared to other donut shops but it’s cuz their products are massive.
Downfall to the size is that some of the donut texture is too thick and cakey when it could be fluffier. Sometimes the frosting gets too cloyingly sweet dependent on what you get. That’s just my preference though.
I usually get their regular glazed, glazed donut holes, old fashioned glazed, a cruller, or a cinnamon sugar cronut (croissant donut) if it’s there. If you want something more fancy and sweeter, I suggest getting the Oreo one (I don’t know the name but it’s got tons of chopped Oreos on top) or the blueberry glazed – yes they use real blueberries! The little turnover things are good too.
Beware that since they are open 24 hours and smell so decadently good that some gnats do make their way inside the kitchen when they open up the windows to get your order (it’s not impossible for the gnats to get in). Other than that tidbit, it’s still perfectly fine to go here and grab a sweet treat. Perfect for those late night cravings.

As any seasoned Unilocaler knows, you can never judge a book by it cover. At first glance, this donut shop does not stand out like other franchise donut places. Once I got close enough to see through the windows, I quickly realized that there is something special going on inside.
We pull into the small parking a lot right next to Peterson’s. As I stepped out of my car, I could smell the sweet donut goodness making my taste buds tingle. There is no indoor area to the shop, but plenty of outdoor seating. The menu is a large sign above the outdoor seating area. You would just ask for what you want in the windows. where they display their freshly made goodies.
The first things I noticed immediately was the size of the donut. They make a good hefty sized donut, especially the bars. Peterson’s also makes an assorted variety of breakfast sweets including different styles of regular donuts, cronuts, bear claws, cinna rolls and apple fritters. I tried the long pastries filled with either cream cheese or blueberry. Each one was not too sweet with the right amount of filling. The cronuts were squared sized covered with cinnamon sugar. Delicious! Of course, I enjoyed the maple bacon bar. The crumbles of thick cut bacon with a thin maple graze was a winner in my book.
Peterson’s is primarily a cash only place, but you can use your card for a fee. I believe there are no restrooms available in the area.
Glad this place is not close by as my waistline would probably be a lot bigger because I would be here every morning. I can’t wait to come back!

Finally we checked out the place and bought a dozen of donut holes, blueberry filled donut and a cream puff.
We were hoping they would all taste good since it has such a high rating for a donut shop in Escondido, but it’s sad to say that it did not meet our expectations.
Honestly I was walking back and forth looking at the donuts. None of them looks appetizing to me. The frosting and chocolate are all over the place. The pastries just look messy and unappealing. But of course we’re giving it a shot and maybe the flavors would be good! Not really.
The cream puff is the only good-​looking pastry there and the taste was pretty decent! The whipped cream was soft and not overly sweet. It’d be nice if the whole tube was filled with cream all the way down. You know how it feels like when you eat down to the ice cream waffle cone and there’s no more ice cream left… Right?!
The blueberry jam donut was not fluffy at all and the jam was too sweet and syrupy. The donut holes were nothing really amazing, just, donut holes. The donuts are cheap though (not the cream puff). The big donut filled with jam is only $ 1 and the dozen of donut holes is $ 1 something, but the cream puff costs $ 2.50!
I guess I would rather pay more for better quality empty carbs. Don’t want to bloat my fat cells when I’m not completely enjoying the food to the max… This shop is okay but perfect if you want a large quantity of donuts!!!