Mike’s Donuts

Prices have increased and quality seemingly went down. I used to get their sprinkle doughnut all the time, but lately they’ve been hard and very unsatisfying. When I think of a doughnut, I think of something light and fluffy that can make your morning a sweet one. Now I avoid the doughnuts altogether. Also, $ 3.50 for an ice cream cone seems a bit much in my opinion.
Great service, however!

Been a resident of JP for three years and I’ve spent a lot of time dealing with pretentious coffee shops and cafes or going to a dirty Dunkin Donuts… with little in between. Shame on me for walking past Mike’s every single day to rush to my train. I can drink the coffee black without choking on bitterness and the doughnuts are delicious! Soft, flavorful and aromatic, like doughnuts are supposed to be. Breakfast sandwiches are also delicious — the ham is actually sliced ham, not a medallion of mystery pink meat. The English muffins are much better than store bought disks of yeasty dough.
Two negatives, however — my last iced coffee was ¾ ice and ¼ coffee. I’ll have to correct them and ask for less ice next time because that was a bummer. Almost $ 3 for a cup of ice is acceptable no where. Second con, the line can be chaotic. They have two registers but I’ve only seen them use one. They’re calling for the next order before you even get your change back and people are constantly in each other’s way. They’re quick but a little disorganized. We all know you can provide fast service and have an efficient system for moving the line along without confusion (i.e. every Starbucks and Dunkin, ever). I’d be interested in knowing why they have two cash registers/​windows if they’re just going to bottleneck the one. Other than that, the staff is friendly and the coffee and food are consistently good for a much better price than the roaster across the street. The pros out way the cons by leaps and bounds so I’m willing to give five stars. Worth the stop if you already pass through Forest Hills.

Mike’s Donuts Forest Hills
Totally unassuming. You would never suspect they have Totally Amazing Donuts.
DO: get their butternut donut. SO DELISH. Their coconut donut is great, too, which they gave me by accident once. That’s ok. I forgive you.
They seem to have breakfast sandwiches and pizza, coffee and drinks, muffins and coffee rolls… lots to chose from. Also, super cheap! Because there aren’t any Dunkins close, it’s great that this is literally RIGHT INSIDE FOREST HILLS. How cool is that?

I’ve been coming here annually when I have the chance to ever since I moved out of Mission Hill back in 2008.
Small donut/​coffee shop, sweet Greek ladies taking your orders… and it’s comfortable inside there. It’s not trendy, but definitely not that run down.
I am in love with the egg and cheese croissant sandwich! The huge-​sized flakiness, butteriness, and fluffiness of it just works so nicely with the inner fillings! Best part is that they are fresh! None of that crappy hard crust and fake shaped egg like Dunkin Donuts!
I never tried the coffee and pizza, but some of the donuts are definitely like the cake donuts you see at any apple orchard farms (only MUCH bigger). If this is not your style, then just don’t get it. I don’t mind it much… just that it’s due to my own memory association that I always expect the cinnamony flavor from that kind of texture!
When I return, I will try the other suggested donuts!

Over the past 4 months, the quality of the coffee has skyrocketed. I don’t know what they did, but I approve.

Forest Hills donut and pizza shop. Pricy but convenient.

Love this place!
Every time I come to Forest Hills Station I can’t help but get a Cookies-​n-​Cream blended ice coffee from here

If it’s on your way to work then this is a fine establishment at which to pick up your morning coffee and bear claw — if only they served bear claws…
Acidic coffee and sugary confections abound… congenial enough staff if they are out front to greet you. Not a reason to travel this far down Tremont.

Don’t go for the smoothies, they are a bit watery. Java jos for that crap. But seriously, the coffee is pretty good for a subway shop. Iced or hot. Their breakfast sandwiches are cool too, as well as the donuts. I like the donuts. Tip these ladies, they are sweet and know what I want before I get to the counter. They wok hard, u can tell. Good job ladies!

Jelly Donut baby. Fresh. Dunkin don’t love you like this. Eat with milk. Nice ladies, tip them. I wouldn’t go near the coffee; junk is okay, but don’t mess with my beans.
I forgot that squishy powered fried donuts with fake sweety raspberry jelly I liked as a kid. Never enough jelly.
DD manages to F it up. There is probably a place in Boston with even better donuts but I don’t know where that is.
I once saw a shirt that said «Donuts for Dinner» I recently engaged in this practice more than once.
Donuts for Dinner sucks. Only do that if you hate yourself.

For years, this place was my go-​to spot for a coffee on my way to work. For several years I wasn’t taking the Orange Line much and I didn’t miss it. The Orange line that is, not Mike’s Donuts. However, recent circumstances have dictated that I take the Orange Line more frequently again. Even though the cast of friendly Eastern European ladies has changed, Mike’s remains as a great spot to grab a hot cup of fresh coffee and a corn muffin while on the go.

Wow, for months I thought I was the only one with a secret love for this small, unassuming doughnut shop in a Jamaica Plains T Station.
Do not pass this up.
If you love doughnuts (and I know you do!), you’ve got to check out their apple fritters. $ 1.70 will get you an apple fritter the size of a baby’s head, deliciously deep fried and glazed, with injected apple filling (rather than cooking apple chunks into the dough)
If you liked that, you’ll love the triangle doughnuts with the white frosting and dusted with cinnamon. Same apple filling, but with a different spin.
The boston cream doughnuts (.90, I believe) are BETTER than Dunkin’ — they have a distinct «fried» taste that’s not often found in commercial doughnuts, and the filling is delicious.
Don’t bother with the tea or the coffee (had it a few times, nothing to brag about) but the doughnuts are great!

Their coffee seems like a carbon copy of DD’s, but once sipped, the difference is clear. It’s the most delicious thing ever! I don’t even know why… It isn’t super full bodied or strong or fancy or anything else most people look for in «good» coffee, but it’s so. damn. tasty. Isn’t that what counts?

my boyfriend and i secretly suspect there may be crack in this coffee. it is SUSPICIOUSLY wonderful and conveniently located right in the forest hills t station.

Watered down coffee… check!
Sour milk that curdles once it hits hot coffee… check!
Donuts that could double as hockey pucks… check!
Frozen microwave pizza sitting under a heat lamp… check!
Spinning hotdogs at 8:00 am… check!
Wow this place has everything an old school convenience store has and sells 3 day old donuts two for a dollar at closing time about twice a week. I pass it every day on my way to the subway, and only on desperate days do I stop for coffee. There is always a weirdly shaped line due to a subway station pillar being right in front of their window. This makes it very easy for people to come up from the bus ramp cut around the corner and walk straight to the front of the line. On more than one occasion a very loud, very overweight, woman and her son Alize (like the cognac) have blatantly cut everyone in line so they could make the transfer from their bus to the train in time, while making everyone else late. The son’s name is burned into my psyche as the woman is continually yelling at him to behave, all the while she is feeding him donuts and coffee for breakfast… go figure.

this is frigging rock star coffee that will put hair on your tongue and eyeballs.

I haven’t been to the Forest Hills location but I’ve been to the one on Tremont St near Mission Hill. Seriously, the best donuts, friendly service, and their logo somehow reminds me of The Simpsons. I would choose Mike’s over Dunkin Donuts any day of the week. Their breakfast sandwiches are also delicious.