Jacky’s Donut Hut

The best donuts in Sun City/​Menifee. I would have given them five stars, but I remember the «old days» and Winchell’s Donuts were by far, the best!

Warm, fresh, simple.
Drove across the country. These donuts are delicious so forget any bad reviews. Work nights at the local hospital and we often got donuts at 5am while they’re fresh and warm!

I have past this donut for 4 years. I should have continued:) Just kidding, but their donuts especially donuts holes and my favorite honey wheat. Wow, delicious. The wife is super nice and makes an effort to remember most people and their choices. Happy to leave this review.

Last cake donut I got there was super oily and made me have tummy problems, not sure if they have changed anything but I was very disapponted.

We used to buy donuts here right before church but, moved out of the area. I have tried MANY Donut shops around my new area. I assure you, no Donut Shop in Riverside County (especially Von’s) has anything on Jacky’s Donuts! These donuts are the softest, sweetest, melt in your mouth donuts I have tasted. My only regret, is not visiting sooner. We will be back.
Make sure you get a whole dozen, one or two will be gone by the time you hit the car!

All the regulars here are kind of intimidating. I know this is located right at the center of a senior community but walked in here one early morning once & received a «you’re in the wrong neighborhood» stare from a lot of early birds in there. The donuts in here aren’t half bad but I think I’ll stick to Vons bakery for my donut needs. The prices are about the same but Vons has wonuts.

This is our favorite donut place. Great owners who knows most of their customers because they are regulars. We usually get their «buy 5 and get a 6^th donut free» deal. They do not accept credit cards. Only cash. They have a variety of delicious donuts but chocolate bars are always a must for us.

Great donuts, friendly owners. The coffee is always good too. Just make sure you bring cash, no plastic accepted. Despite the slight inconvenience, the good donuts and warm service are worth it. My daughter and I come here every Friday as our special treat. If we ever have donuts from anywhere else, my daughter always complains that they’re not as good as Jacky’s!

This donut shop, unfortunately, has gone down hill very fast. Used to be a very good place and I haven’t been there in two years so I thought I would stop by because I get an early start and they open at 5AM!
Went last week five minutes after they opened and during the order of 5 donuts (get the six one free), the man behind the counter was rushing me and rushing me and I thought «Where’s the fire?» He says «Excuse me» and walks to the kitchen, at which point I hear him hacking/​coughing. When he comes back I ask, «Oh, I want some fritters, those were so good last time I bought them.»
He says, «No apple fritters.»
I ask, «When will they be ready.»
He looks behind him at a clock and says «I don’t know.»
I asked, «What time do you usually make them?»
He says, «I don’t know.»
He finishes my donut order, placing my donuts haphazardly in a bag barely large enough to hold six donuts and it ruined the ones that have icing on the top. He should have boxed these, quite frankly.
Anyhow, so disappointed with the purchase that half went in the trash a few days later. Clearly, these are no longer made with high quality ingredients and I wonder if they even change the oil each day or as needed!
I reported them to the health department because someone on Unilocal a year ago observed the man hacking as he was making donuts, so this could be an issue for other workers and customers.
My advice to everyone: Wait an extra hour until the Vons next door opens at 6:00 AM and for 69 cents with your club card, buy fresh donuts there; way better and I’ve never heard their bakers coughing or hacking like the man at Jacky’s!

Nice place, friendly environment, they even have a place for you to hang your business cards on the wall. Donuts were warm and delicious!

Not a great selection, but the employees were amazingly friendly and the muffin that I settled for was delicious

First time trying this place. We aren’t donut experts by no means, but these donuts were very good. Took a bite of my maple bar and it just melted in my mouth. I took a bit of my son’s sprinkled donut & it was the same experience. It was $ 8.95 for a dozen assorted.

Seriously love these donuts and the owner is always friendly and sometimes even gives my son and I a free donut. Best donuts around.

THE UNSURPASSED INDULGENCES ARE DELIGHTFULLY PLEASING at Jacky’s Donut Hut!
I am a Foodie from San Francisco and with the multiplicity and diversity from diners to fine dining; a native’s pallet becomes quite passionate about the food profiles that pass through our lips. In other words, we love our chow! While visiting friends and family, I happen to notice this little Mom & Pop donut shop, but they had already closed for the day. So while they are open 7 days a week, the Saturday and Sunday hours are 5am –2pm. Weekdays, I believe they are open from 5am — 4pm.
The owner, Amy, who is very personable and quite bubbly. I interviewed her at great length, along with several of her longtime customers, some who had been coming since the shop opened up 20 yrs.ago. They do not take debit or credit; it’s cash only. It was my first time and I was curious about her donuts, as the reviews were raving. I bought my little bag of joy– you pay for 5 and you get the 6^th one free! I intentionally picked the most popular common choices of donut lovers as I wanted my review to be fair. Findings: There is a sign up in the shop that states they use vegetable shortening in their recipes. I am certain this is what makes them delightfully pleasing! Most of the patrons are quite loyal and make no bones about their daily lot; some even disappointed when the last Apple Fritter was just sold to the customer before. The shop is dressed in a few small tables, with banquet chairs. The display case of donuts is the main focus upon entering with Amy behind the counter with a smile. If you’re a regular, Amy knows your name, and has a canny ability to know exactly what you want.
1. French Cruller: I had the cherry icing, but Amy and her husband make several varieties such as maple, vanilla, chocolate, and orange. For those of you who have never tried one, it is a twisted ring-​shaped (it can be oblong), made with choux pastry (the same dough used to make profiteroles; those pastries are baked, whereas French crullers are fried). The donut was perfectly golden and the inside was just as it should be which is light and the dough is what I consider upon the tongue as, «creamy» in texture! Crullers have a distinct sweetness to the dough, which makes it second to none in the donut categories. The shop gets an A+ for their French Crullers. PERFECT!
2. RAISED DONUTS: Include the following: Glazed, Sugar, Raised Chocolate or Maple, Cinnamon Crumb, and Long Johns: These all fall into the Yeast Donuts category in order for the dough to rise. I should mention that crème filled or jelly filled typically begin as a raised donut. I am particular when it comes to my standards of a good donut. I am quite partial to a long john covered in chocolate icing which I believe to be my favourite! Upon examination of yeast donuts— First the outer appearance: this again was perfectly golden with my chocolate icing thick and spread meticulously. The icing seemed more like a rich, smooth, velvety ganache, with a slightly glossy appearance. Seriously, c’mon, it’s like meeting for the first time and messy icing just isn’t appealing on an over-​fried donut! The Innards: I took a bit of my donut apart slowly by gently pulling it to see if the flour married well with yeast as a leavener. This wedding results in a light airy donut that stretches to one side with soft peaks pointing on the horizon. The ingredients performed as predicted. Lastly, the flavor and texture upon first bite: Oh My HEAVENS! Simply Delectable! My Palate was SINGING as my eyes rolled in the back of my head! I hate to admit this but it’s part of the review process; I did this with every raised donut just to make sure it wasn’t a stroke of luck with the one I had. This shop gets an A+ for their raised donuts! FLAWLESS!
3. Honey Wheat: This was a first for me and all I can say is its name sounds way too healthy to me. However, that being said, it is cake-​style, particularly similar to a buttermilk bar style in terms of its texture. It has a tender center, very crusty, somewhat crispy outside. Nonetheless it is more flavourful, and moister, generally speaking. There is a note similar to a spice cake, giving a feeling of exotic spices from lands afar. Simply put, you could be in Sun City /​Menifee, CA., and if you close your eyes while taking a bite, you have traveled away for .75 cents for a swift instant. How’s that for a bargain?
4. My most stringent donut test: It is important to note if a good donut with icing will still perform to the same standards as the day it came out of the fryer on the next day at room temperature. Amy brought me out a day old glazed twist. The Results: PASSED! Overall, I give Jacky’s Donut Hut the DONUT FABULICOUS AWARD in my book.

These are the best donuts I’ve had in years! I’ve been coming for over a year now and they’re always fresh and taste so much better than the other local shops and chains. There’s a sign in the shop that they only use 100% pure vegetable shortening and I think that makes a big difference because they don’t have that bad oil aftertaste that some others do. The owner is always cheerful and friendly — and does indeed seem to know everyone in town.

The only donut shop in sun city and it’s really bad. The coffee is terrible and the donuts taste bad. The guy that makes the donuts is always coughing and hacking while he’s making the donuts and it is really a turn off to see this before you eat your donut. Maybe the old folk who patronize this place can’t taste anymore. Terrible donut shop go somewhere else.

Our FAVORITE donut shop by far! We moved away to AZ and come home to visit relatives and ALWAYS make it a point to to grab some donuts from here. Owner is super sweet and everything is fresh. Yum!

her coffee is great service is great and the donuts are almost always fresh. i go every morning on the way in to work!

Typical asian run donut shop. They only take cash which really pisses me off. I know that small businesses sometimes can’t afford to pay the credit card or debit fees, but come on… if you can’t take all forms of payment you should not be in business. And if you don’t…prominently post it at the front door!!!

Walking by this little old part of Menifee (Sun City), I smelled the doughnuts and almost walked by. I shook my wallet and miraculously found $ 0.75. I picked a regular doughnut with sprinkles. It was nice and crispy yet soft and melt in the mouth yummy. It wasn’t oily, like doughnut shops tend to be. This place is a good find here in Menifee. Lucky the old folks get to frequent here. I’ll definitely be back if I’m craving doughnuts.