Tiny Tom Donuts

Yup. Fresh. Chocolate coating is like chocolate sugar… texture like the cinnamon sugar. Not really chocolatey tasting. It was adequate.
The icing sugar didn’t really catch/​stick.
The cinnamon did catch.
Good price.
Will return for the cinnamon sugar ones.

The donuts were moist and tastes quiet good but… the middle aged lady who was serving from the truck was rude. Period. End of story.
M

$ 3 for 8
$ 4 for 12
Got the icing powder and cinnamon sugar to try. I liked the cinnamon sugar better. I find when you eat them right away the doughnuts are a bit too soft but if you let them sit a few minutes then they harden a bit and taste better that way.
They tasted great and get addicting after the first few go down. There is also a lure to get you back in the store again. On the bag there is a coupon where if you buy 2 dozen then the next dozen is free.

Far from what I expected. Ordered 8 packs with chocolate.
Too soft, I felt like I was eating flour.
Disappointed:(

For me, Tiny Tom’s reminds me of the CNE and fun summer evenings. I discovered that they had a store location and was in the areas so I decided to pop in. The donuts are made fresh and are soft and delicious. I find that the donuts are less greasy then the ones at the CNE because they take their time in making every batch. You can watch your donuts being made right in front of you, that’s half the fun. After they are fried they are coated in a light sugar topping. They have different sugar toppings (white sugar, apple cinnamon etc.) however I stick to the traditional cinnamon topping which never fails for me. The staff are friendly and are quick to serve you. The store is neat and plenty of parking. The prices are also very reasonable. I don’t think I paid over fifteen dollars for four dozen. Definitely a place to check out when the CNE is not in town and you are craving their donuts!

This location never really gets busy but the other locations normally do by the CNE and Wonderland — reasons I’m not too sure why just because although the location is not as desirable, they’re the perfect sized donuts and always made fresh in front of your eyes with four sweet toppings — apple cinnamon, cinnamon, icing sugar and chocolate mixed with what seems like sugar and cinnamon as well? Not sure but the best is definitely the plain icing sugar! The rest after a while makes it a little difficult to distinguish which flavour you’re trying since they are relatively similar in taste. They also do catering events for all your event planning needs and they have a deal where if you purchase a total of 3 dozen, you get the 4^th free — so since there’s 4 different flavors, you may as well try them all out. Overall, my husband and I had a pleasant experience and spoke with the friendly owner who also made our batches and will recommend his business to anyone looking for some mini and light snacks.

FOOD TRUCK REVIEW! This is not based on the store.
In Miami we have a fair every year (The Youth Fair) filled with desserts, ethnic food and everything you’d expect as carnival/​fair food. Well, they also have similar miniature donuts selling out of stands. These were it BUT BETTER!
I had these from a Food Truck at the Jazz Street Festival and they were everything I was hoping for and still some. I’m used to cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or plain so I tried the Apple N Cinnamon and if I’d purchased another bag they would have disappeared as quickly as the 1^st.

My son had a great time watching them being made as well as tasting the deliciously fresh donuts.
The service was exceptionally great! The gentleman is very kind.
Looking forward to trying the other flavours.

The thing I really liked about coming here is watching the donuts being made. It’s like seeing a whale blowhole blow bubbles. Very neat! They have four flavors: icing sugar, cinnamon, cinnamon apple and chocolate. In my opinion, icing sugar and cinnamon were the best. I like the fact that the donuts are small, so it’s a good snack size when I’m on the go — or when I don’t feel like finish a donut larger than my palm. They taste amazing when fresh. When I got home it was cooled down, so I had to pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds… still. it tasted better when I got it from the store. I have to agree, that the price is a little high ($ 4/​dozen). But I am lucky my friend had a coupon!

Melt in your mouth delicious. There are always coupons available you just need to find them

I never buy these donuts because they are expensive, but I always have a sample at the Canadian National Exhibition. I like the size and that I can have these as a snack and save some for later and not worry about goop melting since these donuts are coated in sweet seasonings as opposed to icing.
If there were more locations in Toronto, their business would be even more booming.

Finally got to the Tiny Tom donut store I’d been eyeballing from Woodbine/​Denison and I have to say I’m a little let down. The donuts were still good, but not the little deep fried circles of sugary awesomeness that they are at the Ex. The just didn’t seem as well fried as I remember, maybe its because at the Ex they’re always very busy and the oil is hot or maybe it’s something about the fair atmosphere that makes them great. Either way these didn’t seem as amazing. They were still pretty good just not as crispy and hot as I wanted. Also, they seemed a little oilier tasting than I remember. As a plus, the dozen I ordered was closer to 20 and they came out fast. Always fun to watch them cook!

Not great, not even close to the fairs etc… The donuts where doughy, and it seemed undercooked. I am thinking it is because no customers where in, and thus the oil was at a fairly low temperature. I will wait till the summer to have my full of Tiny Tom’s donuts. It is a great idea to have a store front, too bad they don’t taste the same as at a fair… :(

I count my lucky stars I don’t drive by Tiny Tom’s when I go to work, otherwise I’d be 600 lbs looking at having my foot sawed off in Markham-​Stouffville hospital. These donuts are inexpensive, fresh made right in front of you, and really tasty! The donuts are so warm and melt right in your mouth. Though I do wish there were other flavors (maple-​bacon?). I’ve had them plain and they’re just as good as chocolate or apple-​cinamon.

YUMYUMYUMYUMYUM!!!
The classic. The unforgettable. The everlasting. The addictive. My fave of the four (toasty, warm, fabulous) flavours is the traditional icing sugar. I make a total disaster of myself. It’s awesome.
Did you know you can get Tiny Tom’s to come to you for an event??? Dangerous knowledge. This was just revealed to me at a company Holiday Party. I cannot plan any parties, ever, EVER again.
Food trucks are cool now, whatever! The Tiny Tom «Donutmobile» has been cool since 1960!
Suck it, Eat Street!

I am drooling as I write this just thinking about my last Tiny Tom Donuts encounter. I went here (to the store on Denison) a couple of weeks ago, on a weekday, around 2pm and there was no one there! It’s a good thing because it was during my work, so I couldn’t be standing around waiting in a line for too long.
The guy who took my order and made my donuts was very nice and put the order through quickly. It is interesting to watch the donuts being made right in front of you, but I’ve seen it so many times as a kid and try not to look at it anymore as you start thinking about HOW BAD IT IS FOR YOU! :P
After it’s coated in apple cinnamon sugar, you forget about the large vat of oil it was just soaked into and just enter into a giant sugar coma. OMG I’m so glad my office is not TOO close to this place, it would be dangerous. I will definitely be going back, maybe once a month or every other month.
It’s fantastic!

Finally Finally I am at Tiny Tom Donuts! This nice fellow greet with and ask what I like? 8 Tiny Tom please…
Making them fresh and seeing it coming out of the machine is just awesome… (I do wish I did not see the oil that they were deep fried in! OK. just a few of those won’t kill me. I can go do 5 more yoga classes to get rid of that!)
For the flavours I just want to keep it nice and simple with just icing sugar. I have to agreed with Neil T. the smell of Tiny Tom Donuts reminds me of funnel cake from Wonderland. but I like funnel cake way better than Tiny Tom…
The nice fellow gave me oh 11 donuts for the price of eight!.. hey that is so nice of him. Tiny Tom are great for sharing. When I took them to the office and let my coworkers have one or 2 of these little babies. they all went on sugar high and so happy rest of the evening!

I drove by this place a few weeks ago nestled up in a quasi-​dodgy industrial area. I glanced at the sign and made a U-​turn to see what all the hype (thanks Sarah L.) was about.
I opted for the classic — icing sugar donuts. Just a dozen. It was interesting to see them being made fresh from this dough dispensing vat. The aroma reminded me of fresh funnel cake from Canada’s Wonderland that I used to love so much.
On with the verdict: it was ok. Just ok. It didn’t deliver on texture (the dough didn’t seem cooked fully, and it stuck to the insides of my mouth) or value. For $ 3.50, you get 12 bite sized donuts. In comparison, I could take this $ 3.50 and invest it in three egg tarts, a Jamaican beef patty, and a mini empanada… and still have change to give to a crazy homeless person.

I tried my first Tiny Tom donut today after sarah l’s solid recommendation, and I’m so thrilled to share it. This donut is like no other. Trust, as these are the words of a self-​proclaimed donut fiend.
Judge not the size, for each donut at Tiny Tom’s could easily be about a fourth of a Tim Hortons’ donut, but the freshness is incomparable.
I’m sitting here, savouring the cinnamon goodness that was sprinkled on freshly dished bite sizes nom noms. You have a choice of four flavours; cinnamon, icing sugar, something I can’t recall (yeah, that’s right. They had me at ‘cinnamon’) and chocolate.
The store itself has the tricky-​est hours. Pokaroo? I tried to make it before closing for the last two days (not in a row, though. They’re not open on Sundays) and finally scored today.
Cash only.

From: Sarah Lindsay [
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To: «
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Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 9:33:03 AM
Subject: public events
Hello,
I missed you at nuit blanche and I almost cried. I maybe cried a little.
Are there are public events in Toronto I can catch you at this month or in November?
Sarah Lindsay
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[mailto:tinytom@rogers.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 5:12 PM
To: Sarah Lindsay
Subject: Re: public events
Hi Lindsay,
We will be opening a permanent retail store at the south east corner of Woodbine and Denison (3 blocks north of Steeles east off Woodbine) around the second week of November. Please watch our website,
as the time draws nearer.
Tom
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The email exchange above is not a joke. It has been formatted to fit your screen, but I have been looking forward to today since October 7^th 2009. Not only is it my 100^th review, but it’s about mini donuts.
My love affair with the hot, cinnamon sugar mistress known as the mini-​donut started in Winnipeg in the early 1990s. «The Forks» is a shopping centre and skating rink located at the confluence of the Red and Assinibione Rivers just outside of downtown. There is a mini-​donut factory inside that we never left without visiting (appropriately called ‘mini-​donut factory’).
The best thing about mini-​donuts is that they are often the output of a Goldberg Machine. A Goldberg machine is a series of overly complex convoluted steps to accomplish a seemingly simple task. The donuts are precisely and automatically squirted out of a nozzle into the oil then start their journey through the oil spiral, onto the conveyor belt, into the bag where they’re seasoned with cinnamon and sugar and into my tummy.
The mini donuts at Tiny Tom’s retail location left nothing to be desired. They were everything I hoped and expected them to be. It’s way out in Markham/​Unionville but it was SO worth the drive this morning to close day 365 of 2009 with these fried doughy delights and my 100^th review.
[fireworks].