Doughnut Plant

A delicious surprise everytime i go. Service was great, friendly, and the doughnuts… omg. i missed out on their asian twist donuts of green tea but cant wait for it to come back. Its definitely worth the trip out there and have to like the industrial décor at this location. One thing they need more flashy is the tip jar. The display of fresh donuts are laid out in front and the other hard part is choosing which one to have.

Love this place. Why? Fresh donuts, unusual ingredients, seasonal specialties, and excellent strong coffee.
Beyond all that, the service is great and I enjoy the atmosphere here.
One piece of advice: get there early in the day for the best selection because they do run out of the specialties.
Doughnut plant, I love you.

As I non-​doughnut fan in general I have been secretly stalking the doughnut plant on the internet. Their desserts intrigued me. Luckily I had happened to walk by the building that houses the doughnut plant one day. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to try some of them. The result — I am now officially a doughnut fan. You have converted me! I tried a wild blueberry cake doughnut and a black sesame doughseed. The blueberry cake doughnut did not disappoint like so many blueberry cake doughnuts do. It was moist yet had a slightly crunchy texture on the outside which I am sure means that I was eating more sugar and calories that are allowed for the week. The sesame doughseed was pretty great as well. Very interesting flavor and the sesame cream inside was a nice touch.
Since it was late in the day I didn’t do coffee this time but I am looking forward to going back and pairing one of those sweets with a large coffee.
Boy am I lucky that this place isn’t just around the corner from me. It would be dangerous!

I feel like a part of the chosen ones because there’s a Doughnut Plant near me every single day I’m at work.
My favorites: Crème Brulee (how can it not be?!), Tres Leches, Pecan Praline, double chocolate, and there’s an orange flavored one too, forgot the actual name, but also surprisingly good.
Love love love each and every one of them.
But…
I. Must. Not. Get. One. Every. Day. I. Must. Not.

A nice little gem for queens, super friendly staff. It is a small location but I can’t complain because they are pretty close to me. Driving wise parking isn’t too bad, meter parking not too far from vandamn street. Selection is smaller than other locations but the quality is pretty good compare to the other locations. The other locations are a bit of a hassle for me to go to since parking is limited around the lower manhattan location.
I took some pictures of the Special Taste of Japan flavors.

This was my first time at the LIC location one Saturday morning after taking a trip over the 59^th street bridge for a doctors appointment. It was around 10 am so there was only one person ahead of me on line. I got to the counter and ordered a carrot cake doughnut, the Brooklyn blackout doughnut, a tres leches doughnut and last but certainly not least the crème brûlée dough seed and an iced latte. (I know it’s winter. I can’t give up the iced coffee) this wasn’t my first time at doughnut plant so I knew what to expect and yes the doughnuts might be a little pricey but let me tell you — they are worth every dollar and, unless you are like me and eat with your eyes first, you really only need one doughnut. They really are so decadent and flavorful. The crème brûlée dough seed is the star of the show, I mean shop. Doughnut with vanilla cream filling glazed with torched sugar just like the infamous dessert. Stop reading and get yourself to any of the doughnut plant locations !!

I was recently at this location and ordered a box of 6. They completely messed up my order and the brooklyn blackout which was my favorite I ordered 2 and when I opened the box there wasn’t even one. It’s just disappointing how something simple can be messed up. I always go to the location on the lower west side, and I like that location better.
Love the donuts but not this location!

THANK YOU DOUGHNUT PLANT FOR COMING TO QUEENS!
the staff is super friendly and also very helpful and patient!
I had doughnut plant a few times before they ever came to Queens and I fell in love but hated the fact that they were only in the city… then my dreams came true and I am now able to have those AMAZING tres leche doughnuts alllllll the time LOL.
Flavors I’ve tried:
Tres Leche
Blueberry
Strawberry
Cinnamon Bun
Cinnamon Sugar
Peanut Butter and Jam
Vanilla Bean
ALL ARE SO GOOD! But Tres Leche is my all time fave!
I also have had their coffee and It is pretty damn good! I love that it isnt super SUPER strong or super watered down. And they add cinnamon if you want which is a nice touch!

First: The people are amazing!!! They great with with such a positive and happy hello that you automatically feel better. I’m not a morning person AT ALL!!! I don’t smile until I drink at least half to ¾ of my coffee. Some days until I drink 2 cups. This morning I had to leave early to get some doughnuts for my boss’ bday without coffee in my system. I was already irritated since parking isn’t that amazing but just when I looked in both girls look up and say «Good Morning, How are you?» «please let us know what you want» with these great big smiles that knocked some wind into me. That started my day off right!
I ordered the Cappuccino: amazing!!! Love it so delicious only negative they don’t have large. I’m a huge coffee whore that I drink about 4 – 5 cups on a bad day!
From the doughnuts I got: the wild blueberry, coconut cream, vanilla bean, the jam yeast one, crème brûlée, blackout, hazel coconut (i think) and a cranberry orange one! We cut them all into 4 pieces and sampled them all! OMG heaven in your mouth all of them.
I will say the blackout was delicious!!! And I love coconut so that was extra great for me but I wouldn’t be able to pick just one! NEVER!
Go and get anything from this place you will not be disappointed!

The service in this place is great and the interior is also really nice. Got the cranberry relish, the peanut butter with banana cream filling and the wild blueberry. They were all great but the cranberry and wild blueberry really stood out to me. Their matcha latte is also delicious and I was so happy that it wasn’t scorching hot

I finally tried the doughnut plant and wish I would have come sooner. The selection for doughnuts is massive. Every single doughnut looked good so it took me about 5 minutes to try to figure out what to get. I got the ice cold brewed coffee which I enjoyed. I ordered the wild blueberry, cranberry relish and peanut butter with banana cream filling. My favorite so far from what I tried was the wild blueberry it was very soft and moist with tremendous amount of taste. The cranberry relish was also very good. I was not much of a fan of the peanut butter and banana cream filling doughnut. Will be coming back to try more doughnuts.

I love Donut Plant and this is location is no different from the one in the Lower East Side or Chelsea. All the donuts are super fresh and delicious.
My favorite and recommended donut is the:
— Coconut Cream Filled

Really disappointed. I love doughnut plant but I did not love this experience.
I went in around 4:30. They had very few items left which I understand BUT i can’t understand how EVERYTHING I got is stale.
I got 3 different donuts and a cinnamon bun. They all have this hard plastic staleness to them. I spent $ 14 on 4 items. That is my other compliant. They are VERY expensive. When they taste good I am willing to pay a premium but when things go wrong. $ 14 for a few donuts is a complete ripoff.

Love that this is located in Queens and it being in the Falchi building is kinda nice too, as there are other shops and stores to peruse. I’ve made it a point to get my hands on a matcha green tea doughnut, and it was a bit of a pain since I didn’t realize they only have them on certain days (Sat & Mon, I think). so, I made it worth my while when I found out the schedule, and ensured I left with a handful of matcha green tea doughnuts among other yummy flavors!
The matcha is a perfect cake doughnut — not too sweet or greasy and the subtle matcha flavor lends it the tiniest hint of bitterness which establishes a nice balance between the batter and the glaze. I’d eat one every single day if I never gained weight like someone with ultra high-​speed metabolism! But alas, this is once in a while treat.
My second favorite is the Blackout doughnut, which is also a cake doughnut and through and through chocolate from the batter to the crumble on top. It reminds me of a truffle. It’s decadent and a chocoholics fantasy.
I’ve also tried some of their yeast doughnuts, and though they are pretty good, they can’t quite compare to Dough’s yeast doughnut which is (for me at least), the standard bearer.
But the one thing that this place has that Dough is lacking, is a green tea doughnut. and as long as they keep churning them out, they will always have a fan in me.

I had been eyeing up this spot for over a month. Finally convinced my BF to go with me on a quiet Sunday morning.
There are a ton of different kinds & they’re broken up into 3 categories: yeast, cake & tiny cream ones that reminded me of beignets.
I tried one of each kind, you know, for the sake of my review ;) I had:
Tres leches cake donut: it was good, I definitely wouldn’t call this tres leches as I don’t think it tasted anywhere near the likes of the delicious spongy cake but maybe if the texture of the actual cake were dry it may taste like this? Good, definitely tasty, no shade here. Kind of threw me off as an avid tres leches cake lover.
Crème brûlée beignet: oh my Lord is this little guy scrumptious. I could’ve easily eaten a half dozen of these. I don’t actually like Crème brûlée but my god this tasted like airy heaven. WOULD DEF GET AGAIN
coconut cream yeast donut: my fave!!! Not a huge coconut lover but this was superb. Not sickeningly sweet, I could tell whoever created these flavored really put some serious thought into each flavor. This donut was perfect, it was light & very tasty & rich but without that feeling you get when you eat too much of something sweet. Next time I may order 3 of these…& eat them all in one sitting.
I walked away after eating 3 donuts in one sitting not feeling sluggish or with the Itis but satisfied & ready to start my day. The cold brew was very smooth too. It’s a cute little place. I’m excited to see what the building will progress into.
Mmmm thinking about that coconut cream donut, so yummy!

After my third visit I am feeling guilty for not sharing this place with my follow Unilocaler.
Not many people know that there is a Doughnut Plant in Queens!
On Saturdays the lines outside the original Grand St. shop can be a very long wait but here I just walk right up to the counter and take my sweet time ordering.
This location is large and has tables and chairs inside and outside.
I tried the Coconut Lime, it is delicious! But not for everyone. Rate ⁵⁄₅.
Shhh… don’t tell everyone, I like my personal service here.
Tip: The location is right behind La Guardia Community College.
There is free parking on the side street on Saturday.
Subway station closes is #7 stop at 33 St & Queens Blvd.

So happy to have a Doughnut Plant in LIC! and even better — no queue! However they lose a star due to not having a lot of flavours available when we went in. The options were really limited.
I had a mini filled doughnut and my husband had the chocolate cake doughnut. It was nice to sit on the seating outside in the sunshine and they also have a small store with DP branded products.
I love their doughnuts, but keep this shop stocked up!

Hip new location at an out of the way location. But Inside the Falchi Building sits about a handful of bright donuts designed stools and weird shaped edible ones (donuts). And accessories like jam and cups. And the OMG… so sweet and soft heavenly flaky Crème Brulee doughnut with a cup of Agua De Sandia. Small servings but it’s packed with is a creamy sugary delight. While biting into it, gave me a flash as if I were in clouds of sweetness. But flash is gone and I am sitting at a bar style counter looking at my empty napkin. I would like another but heaven is only meant for a short period, back on the road and back to summer heat. The watermelon water was also a very good cooler. Inside is definitely nice and cool just to kick back and relax a little.
Doughnut planet cost like x3-​x4 the price of say Dunkin’ and maybe x2 better than Krisp’ K. but so WORTH it. If I lived next door, man I would lose half my paycheck to them.

Yes! I can stay in my borough and still get gourmet doughnuts! Plus there’s much more of an afternoon selection than Chelsea (which runs out of some doughnuts early). There’s a nice coffee & napkin station with drinking water, a display with tees and Keep Cups (my favorite reusable cups!), and an adorable bar with doughnut-​shaped seats.
As for the doughnuts themselves: no matter which I try, the first bite leads to eyes rolled all the way back. I highly recommend any «weird» sounding doughnut — I’ve tried rose petal, lavender, and molé, all delicious. If such daring behavior intimidates you, their more traditional flavors rock too. Oh, and the cinnamon roll… fuhgeddaboutit.

Good news: Doughnut Plant JUST OPENED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY WORK!
Bad news: My new year resolution of losing weight will fail once again! congrats to me!
Actually we knew they were coming since their «COMING SOON SPRING 2015» sign was up and my coworkers are big foodies and follow their news so the anticipation was building up day after day after day– until this morning– when I drove by the place their lights were on and I found my pot of gold the day after St Pattys day!
Doughnut Plant is located right inside the Falchi Building, in a semi remote location (at least for now), it’s 1 block off Van Dam street between 31^st street and 31^st Pl. It’s pretty much in the Back of Laguardia Community College. Just look for those donuts symbols or follow your nose!
Parking: Ridiculously bad around the area, if you come anytime after 8am, there’s going to be no parking. Unless you want to spent $ 12 parking at a lot, I suggest taking the 7 Training to 33^rd street and walk about 4 blocks over.
I walked in at around 7am this morning (first impression was wow the store is very bright, clean and spacious) and was warmly greeted by the two employees there. They asked me if I heard of the Doughnut Plant before and I said yes and they proceeded to ask me what I would like. Since I don’t know what I really want, I asked them to choose 6 of their favorites for me. I ended up getting: Crème Brulee doughnut, Fresh Blueberry doughnut, Peanut Butter & Banana doughnut, Coconut Crème doughnut, Guava Cake doughnut and the Blackout doughnut (our chocolate cake doughnut, with chocolate pudding, chocolate glaze and sprinkled with chocolate cake crumbs).
They are ALL so DELICIOUS! but if I have to pick favorites out of the 6, mine will have to be the Coconut Crème, and the Blackout
Coconut Crème– I WILL NEVER EAT DUNKIN DONUT EVER AGAIN! KBYE! Talking about favorite doughnut of all time… This square shaped doughnut is pillow soft, light and melts in your mouth yet still has some sort of elasticity or some chew to it. The flavor is amaaaazing! The doughnut got a strong coconut flavor and when you add that coconut crème filling that just turns this doughnut two notches up above perfection. If it ain’t for my health, I’ll be eating this all day long! If you are here, there’s no reason (unless you are allergic to coconut) why you are not getting this dough so get it!!! MUST GET!
Blackout– Sounds dangerous and yes it is dangerous– TO YOUR WAISTLINE. What do you get when you combine soft airy chocolate cake dough fill it with chocolate pudding, top it dark chocolate glaze and crunchy chocolate cake crumbs? A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE HEAVEN… it is truly a flavor and texture overload too good to miss. even if you have to sacrifice your waistline for one day!
Price: Average: The doughnuts are around $ 3– $ 3.50 each but are worth every penny, you will not get this quality nor flavor from any chain donut store.
Overall: One of the best donut shop in NYC just opened right across the street from my workplace, it’s both exciting and scary– excited to try all the different doughnuts they have to offer, scary cause I might die of clogged arteries but it’s going to be a good death! Doughnut Plant offers some of the best tasting doughnut I ever had at a very good price point. You probably won’t be eating this everyday but if you ever need a boost or something to indulge, then look no further cause Doughnut Plant is here!