Donut Star

This is the best donut place I’ve ever been to… and I’ve been to my share. Wonderful people, great prices… fantastic fresh donuts. These are traditional style, old school donuts, great selection. If you are looking for new school fancy donuts, this isn’t the place. Love this place!

Came in here to buy some lotto since it was on the way to the freeway. Found parking right in front. Went in to get my lucky lotto ticket and bought it. After giving me the ticket, the lady asks if I want anything else? I saw the fat, round, juicy, voluptuous crumbed donut staring at me. I said «yes, please let me have that doughnut.» It was heaven on the jam packed freeway.

There are many reasons to love this donut shop. Yes their donuts are great — my favorite are the old fashioned chocolate. And their donut holes are super cheap, a dollar a dozen. However it is the friendly service that keeps me coming back, as the workers here always have a smile on their face. There is always such a good vibe in here and it has such a homey welcoming feel. Also their ham cheese n jalepeno croissants are addicting. They are about 3 dollars but they are definitely filling and worth every penny:)

Someone brought doughnuts from here to my house a couple years ago and I thought they were pretty good. Last weekend I was in the neighborhood for some other reason and as I drove past I spotted this place and thought, oh, I should stop and see if they’re still as good as they were that one time or if I just imagined it.
Saturday afternoon at 3:30 isn’t the best time to go doughnut shopping, but there was a decent selection to pick from, so I sprung for a five-​dollar assortment of eight.
Verdict: they were great. No shortage of filling in the lemon one, and the raised twists and glazeds were full-​flavored with the scent of good clean oil. There were a couple cake ones in the box too, but my doughnut-​thieving husband scarfed those down overnight like they never even existed.
The next morning, I popped the leftover scraps in the microwave for eight seconds, and they somehow got even better.
Strangely, the Donut Star that’s much closer to me (at Verdugo and York) has been a repeat disappointment. It’s unclear whether they’re run by the same folks, but whatever’s going on at the Figueroa shop, that’s where you want to be.
«Crumb doughnuts are awesome because they bedazzle themselves with the pulverized remains of their vanquished doughnut enemies.» — me, with my mouth half full.

Won the lotto here like over and over and over!!! Best buttermilks!!! Guy at counter is the best kinda rude-​funny!!!
I split a half dozen and a diet coke with my roommate and eavesdropped on Jr High kids convos. (Theyre all lil racists)
If this place we’re open 24÷7…

Worst donuts ever! I got sick from here and never again. The donuts are greaser and I think the person that helped me got it with there bare hand.

Great place. Been going for years. Peter and lilly are the nicest folks around. They know your name and the service is good. Best coffee! I love having conversations with with them. Tracey Thompson

So we went on a donut tour of Highland Park… it was amazing! I am a fan! The donut holes were just ok, but regular glazed were bomb!!! LOVED IT!
The price can’t be beat. You can usually get a free donut or two by ordering bulk… like 6 of 12 at a time.
There are video games for the kids and an option to purchase lotto tickets for the addicts. All in all… super cheap and yummy!

I go here once or twice a week to get a lotto ticket and an occasional donut. The woman behind the counter is always smiling and happy. The donuts are fantastic, always fresh, and inexpensive. Can’t go wrong!

Good donuts, great customer service. All the donuts are less than a dollar a piece. Sometimes the customers are shady but that isn’t Donut Star’s fault. Open early, open late… Don’t know if they ever close.

This is a pretty cool donut shop and the workers are super nice and friendly. The second time I went to the donut shop the lady that took my order said I was a nice guy now because that was my second visit and she was like I got to treat you good because you are a returning customer. I was like thank you. They do sell a lot of variety of donuts here and also a lot of different types of drinks. From gallons of water to gallons of milk and 2 liter soda bottles. I have also noticed they are a bit obsessed with the lottery and selling lottery tickets. The entire inside of the store is filled with past lottery winning tickets. This also includes the amount won in both scratchers and lotto tickets. Maybe I will buy a ticket now. My only issue with this place is that there parking is really crappy since they share it with several other businesses including a family burger/​Mexican restaurant. I work near by so I do not park in the parking lot. I walk to the donut shop. The other issue is that in my opinion it’s a bit pricey compared to the donut shops around my neighborhood. They have a dozen donuts special right now for $ 7.50. Around where I live its around $ 5.50 to $ 6. A single donut is 75 cents. Well check this place out.

I went here last night an as soon as I walked in I was greeted. I had 7 donuts which were all great! Didn’t taste oily or fatty. They were soft & pretty flavorful. Their customer service was incredible. Such nice people. I love how they display their customers winning lotto tickets around the store. It’s like displaying your child’s achievements from school. Nice family atmosphere. I’ll definitely be back.

Friendliest service I’ve come across in awhile! Bought a dozen and was helped by a very nice man who pointed out unique and popular flavors. I highly recommend the crumb and old fashioned. A little greasier than I’d like, but the perfect amount of glaze on almost every type. Super fresh and a steal at $ 8.50!
If this place wasn’t a 45 minute drive away, my ass would be made of these donuts.

Donut star is pretty cool; I use to come with my mom in the mornings and get some donuts. Most of there donuts are really good. The place is a bit dirty, but that is only really because it is old. In the mornings before school, I use to come here and get donut holes for the f*ck of it, the after school go to the burger place close to it to get some fries. Everthing taste really good when it’s freshly made.
The price for there donuts aren’t that expensive. Th e only thing that is a bit overpriced is there drinks. There small and taste like whatever. Other than that, this place is really cool to come and get something small in the morning.

Great all around
Very welcoming and you are truly overwhelmed by all the scratch and lotto tickets that are plastered all over the walls. Wow is this place lucky or what?!
The guy working the counter is such a cool guy and he really cares about his customers. The prices are reasonable. A dozen regular donuts are $ 8 and a dozen of the larger donuts is only $ 8.50!
Open at 4:30am and closes at 9pm with fresh donuts baked daily?! C’mon now, how could you not love this place?
Would I be back?
I am only just up the street from them. I’ll be in line at 4:30am tomorrow morning!

The parents in charge of buying 60doz donuts to sell after church for our 3^rd grade continental breakfast chose the RIGHT place by going here!!! EVERYONE was talking about how great they smelled, how fresh and how delish they were!!! People were asking for their info. I sampled 2 myself and they were awesome!

Fuck diets.
I came here because my strict diet has not allowed me to eat donuts (go figure), so I wanted to find the BEST donuts around to cheat with. I definitely made the right choice coming to Donut Star.
Reasonably priced, fresh, delicious. The women working at the counter were so sweet, and the fellow patrons were even engaging and friendly.
I dream about these donuts. SO good.

Not just your average donut shop, everything is good specially the service, friendliest people you could meet, and they have a special homemade coffee cream to die for, trust me and check it out tell them Jeremy sent you. mahalo nui

They are the perfect definition of the PERFECT corner doughnut shop. So nice, so friendly, how can you go wrong with people this nice?
The doughnuts are amazing and they have a large variety. Even the customers in the shop want to know how your day is going!
It’s like a little clubhouse doughnutty goodness!
Yum and rock on!

5 stars for Donut Star! 5 stars for Unilocal helping me find yummy donuts! These are quite possibly the best donuts I have ever had. Not because their flavor is above and beyond any other donut because, let’s face it, sugary goodness usually tastes like sugary goodness… unless it’s sugary badness :(
But these were definitely sugary goodness and what I think sets them apart as the best donut is the lack of a greasy feeling in my mouth or lead weight in my gut after eating them! They tasted fresh and clean, which is really saying something for a donut. The raised donuts were perfectly dense and airy at the same time and had a wonderful slightly crisp exterior. Superb! Delicious flavor without the greasy feeling? I thought it was impossible but Donut Star proved me wrong.
Plus, as other reviewers have mentioned, the clerks are SUPER nice. All smiles and a helpful, cheery, sincere attitude. It really made my morning. The woman helping me even gave me an extra glazed! I’m in heaven.