Donut King

The staff was very friendly. However, the donuts left much to be desired. The donuts were very dry. The glaze donuts were ok, but the texture of the non-​glaze donuts (namely chocolate and plain cake) tasted more like bread than cake.

So I’m not sure why a donut place would close SUPER early on National Donut Day, but this place certainly tossed in the towel more than 30 mins before posted closing time. Nice.

Their croissants are amazing!

Always in this area to thrift shop. Decided a good snack was in order and to my lovely surprise found Donut King to still be open. (I always have this weird fear that donut shops close earlier than they do whenever I have craving for donuts.)
This place is popular with the locals from what I have seen whenever I’m around here. I bet it’s crazy in the mornings. My personal experience was at around noon.
There’s not many people at that time so I was super pleased. Helps me not be rushed and I could examine all my options properly.
A woman called out that she would be with me soon too. For the less than two minute wait time for we to show up, I examined the menu. I looked at the choices of donuts from sugar donuts, maple donuts, croissants, muffins, sodas and water and juice, a bunch of coffee, and guess what? Breakfast burritos!
I’m a sugar donut kind of girl. So that was my choice. I loved the price. 95 cents for the donut isn’t bad at all and sure as heck doesn’t hurt my pockets.
I do kind of wish I had come in earlier. As with any donut shop, it’s best to come in the morning because the donuts will be fresh, warm, and extra soft in the mouth.
The afternoon donut I got was okay. It was just about to get hard. It wasn’t cold, but it missed the freshness that I was hoping for. BUT believe it for not, I’ve had worst donuts, and of course, better donuts.
⁴⁄₅ stars for choices, quick service, and price.

All I can say is, «WOW!»
We were up visiting from southern cal and craving a donut or two on a rainy Saturday. Donut King was close to our hotel so off we went.
The store was immaculate, the staff friendly and even the obligatory donut shop staple (table full of old men) were cordial.
The donuts are at least 50% bigger than anything in Orange County and prices were very reasonable. Fantastic Value!
I’m pretty certain that they don’t hold themselves out as «artisan donut makers… But they should ! » absolutely delicious !
My only regret is that we didn’t get a couple of dozen to bring back home with us.
This is a must have for donut lovers.

Maple bars = perfection. And they always have donuts no matter how late you come.

I cannot believe it took me so long to get in this place. I live down the street and never stopped by… for some strange reason. Anyways…
This hole in the wall has a very friendly staff that warmly welcomed me and everyone else that entered the establishment. The donuts were super yum. I will definitely be returning for more. I want to try a breakfast sandwich and of course more donuts. Get there early because once they run out for that item in the morning that is it for the day.

This place is located in pleasant hill, Their products are good the reason I took out 3 stars is one for price their prices are little bit hight I got 3 croissant one plain, one cheese, one eggs and cheese and ended up paying $ 16.78. The other star is because they take cash only no exception I mean not too many people carry cash ear;y in the morning. the third star there is no bathroom

delicious and so nice

If I need a quick donut fix and am near by, I might stop by here again, but it was definitely nothing special. If you like a really dense doughy donut, you might like this place more than I did. However, I am still of the opinion that Johnny’s in Lafayette is better! The outside was a bit over cooked and kind of hard. If you like a slight crunch to your donut, these might be for you! I had a maple bar, glazed donut, and an apple fritter. The apple fritter was definitely the winner of the three.

The chocolate covered buttermilk is really good, crispy on the outside and moist and fluffy on the inside. The cake donuts are also yummy. Go early because the selection dwindles by noon.

Well I’m a sucker for donut holes and figured why not have it for lunch… on top of my other lunch. Probably not my finest moment, but hey, it was a great idea when I thought of it.
Donut King is in the same plaza as the Grocery Outlet and Escape from Fisherman’s Wharf. Parking is a bit tight but wasn’t too difficult to find a spot. As it was lunch time, there wasn’t a line out the door so it was pretty easy to go in and out. It did smell pretty good in there. I ordered my dozen which cost $ 2.25. I took a bite. It was nice and pillowy but also had some slight crispness to the donut hole. The glaze was good but not enough. I feel that’s been my experience recently. Though I would say, this comes a close second to Kingpin Donuts in Berkeley (which they have old fashion donut holes!).
Not bad indeed. I think I do also prefer these over Chick’s donuts.

Went in this Sunday morning around 9. The staff was delightful even tho a line quickly formed behind me. I like the simplicity of the cross ain’t egg and cheese. Great maples bars. See ya next time!

Best Donuts there maple bars are as big as my arm soaked in maple! One happy prego here

The donuts were okay. Nothing special. The place is CASH ONLY which bothers me when any establishment in 2015 doesn’t take card. They don’t have an atm so they instruct you to walk to the nearby grocery store and get cash back. Won’t be coming back.

I have to admit that this review will be a little biased. I live down the street and I have been coming here for years.
It’s one of those hole in the wall places and that gives personal service to everyone who walks in.
I know the donuts are super fresh, the owner makes the blueberry muffins herself daily.
I went to crispy crème down the road for awhile, but decide to come back here. Cause they just taste better, are friendly, I would rather give me business to a local business.

Great donuts and great service, cant think of another place to buy good donuts. my favorite are the donut holes, yum!

I’m kind of writing a second hand review here. Kind of because I did try a couple of items from this place my husband brought home.
My husband and kids loved it, but then donuts is a food group for them. Husband said the donuts were fresh and fluffy, not too oily. I’ll take his word for it because the bit I had later seemed very average to me (kind of had that stale oil flavor if you know what I mean). But I am not the world’s biggest fan of donuts and I was eating it much later.
Husband was also very impressed with the selection and quality of the coffee. No, it isn’t gourmet coffee, but he said the coffee was made well and there were at least 6 different ones to choose from.
They brought home a croissant for me. Again, my husband was much more enthusiastic about this. It was pretty much a standard croissant you could find anywhere. Definitely better than packaged, but not the same quality as one you would find in a French bakery (and I haven’t been too impressed with the croissants at most of the French bakeries in the East Bay).
Good prices of course. Cash only like most donut places.

Hands down awesome!
good service
great donuts
good price
and so close to home !
they make my sundaze awesome

Had this on my todo list for a while, glad I tried it finally.
Great donuts, really loved the texture of the sugar twist. Almost crunchy on the outside and perfect in the inside.
Coffee was nice and strong (French roast). Interior was clean and well cared for, was pleased to stay and eat.