Tang’s Donut

I no longer live in LA, and I was deeply saddened to hear about the closing of Tang’s Donuts. Were the donuts great? Eh… but Tang’s was part of the fabric of Silver Lake, and in that regard should be awarded 5 stars.

Honestly, not the best doughnuts but not the worst. Better than average however. One thing is for certain, their sudden closing leaves a big doughnut hole in the late night cravings of this part of Silverlake. Tangs you will be missed and I hope someone fills your place soon.

RIP Tang’s Donuts, this place was here as long as I can remember.

Boom!!! This place is no more. Good thing to. It was terrible.
Come here for a snack. Don’t go expecting a nice full meal. It is so LA though. Donuts and other snacks are perfectly fine, but the one time I ordered a chicken salad I found myself pondering: What font looks good on a headstone? And who gets my flatscreen after I’m dead?
Fun little place as long as you’re not ordering any cooked meats, or anything not stored in a plastic bag over night and re used the next day for that matter.
For my money I’d rather find a taco truck. mmmmmmm… taco truck.

The doughnuts are doughnuts. Nothing beyond what you would expect but nothing awful. Just really good doughnuts.
I do have to say though that their apple fritter seemed to be less dense then most apple fritters. The flatness of it somehow made it better for me. I can’t describe quite why, but it had a better taste.

(Desserted 07÷22÷13 M @ 10:00pm): What, my late-​night donut shop where I bought treats to sober me up also sold boba?!
[BOBA ALERT — 5/​5] Thai Iced Tea with Boba ($??? For ginormous size) — Whenever I had boba for the first time at a place I usually started with the Thai iced tea, and if I liked that I’d move on to other flavors. I ask the kind lady to give me the biggest size boba drink she could, and she came back with a Big Gulp-​sized Styrofoam cup! The amount of boba was plentiful, cooked to perfection (chewy yet not gooey and held its shape), and the Thai iced tea itself had a gentle sweetness. She made sure there wasn’t a ton of ice so there was more to drink; I loved this lady!

Tang tang tang! (Sing it like the song — you know what we mean). We loved our donuts! We sampled the Apple Fritter and Maple Bar and both of us were pleasantly surprised. The Apple Fritter had the perfect combination of crispiness, doughiness, and appleness all in one sweet bite. And the Maple Bar had the perfect ration of frosting to donut — just the way I like it. Minus one star for the dough of the Maple Bar — could’ve been a wee bit fluffier, but just ever so slightly… other than that we really liked our donuts and would recommend stopping here for one.

Tang’s offers good food at good prices. Their selection of donuts isn’t extensive, but it is sufficient, there are usually abut ten options to choose from. The donuts are always delicious and seem fresh, and the apple fritters are amazing. The sandwiches are made fresh on the spot. Tang’s brings a diverse crowd and often times homeless people are hanging around. The quality of the food is equal to if not slightly better than its price. The lady who works nights there is very sweet. If you’re looking for a great place to grab a donut then this is your place.

This place is as LA as it gets: it is wonderful and gross and dirty and great and fresh and old and disgusting and perfect and friendly. LA is Tangs on Sunset in Silver Lake (the donut I got was decent too).

Very good place to grab a donut, specially the sandwiches. Owner is very friendly. Gives my kids extra donut holes when we go there. My wife gets lucky on their scratchers… AAAAA+++++ an asset to our neighborhood.

I like my glazed donut, but for some reason my Thai iced tea with boba had a cigarette after taste. My husband had a apple fritter and said it was really good.

I’ve always heard bad stories about Tang’s from my Jr High days which was located a block south of Tang’s. The only reason why I stopped in was I was at the local laundry mat trying to get all my big bed sheets and blankets washed.
I always remembered that Tang’s had tons of old men sitting around inside and out on their patio playing chess and checkers (that scared me).
I walked in this time to pick up a couple of ham and cheese croissants. Not sure if Tang’s makes em fresh like Daily Donuts on Hillhurst, they ended up cutting a croissant in half, added ham and cheese and microwaving 2 croissants for me. Even though they didn’t taste bad, they weren’t freshly made. Booooo!!!

I love Tang’s!!! The staff are super sweet people.
You will be surprised by how good their food is. The place seems a little old, shabby and slightly run down with ugly unplugged videogames in the corner.
I’ve never had a bad experience with anything I’ve ever eaten here and I’m talking about simple sandwiches, nothing too fancy.
They have super yummy yummy sandwiches. I highly recommend their Tuna with extra pepperoncinis or their breakfast sandwiches.
The donuts are made fresh there and are best in the morning. Coffee is good, fresh ground beans, but if you want milk or half and half, you need to request it, otherwise you get the nondairy stuff. They’re always happy to give you the milk though.
Give Tangs a try!

A lovely donut shop– better then most. I come here usually to meet with a bike ride which is good because they have really late hours. The oher day I had a lunch craving for a ham and cheese croissant– assuming they wouldn’t have anymore since it wasn’t morning time I decided to stop by. She didn’t have any prepared, but offered to make me one and man, it was good and freshly hot out of the toaster. I ate it in just a few minutes and plan to go there again whenever I am in the silverlake area.
The reason I give it 4 is because it is a bit grungy and dirty at times– but then again, what donut shop isn’t?

I return to Unilocal to write a few honest reviews.
Its your typical asian run donut shop in southern california with pink boxes, sandwiches, lots of posters of blended coffee drinks on the wall, and other random things. I love reading the Unilocalers complain about a donut they bought at 1AM, a donut thats probably been sitting there all day, and condemn the shop for failing to offer fresh donuts. Btw, get to know donut shop owners so they can tell you when fresh batches come up. I digress.
Why do I like Tang’s so much? Their Sandwich/​Chip/​Drink combo is cheap and filling, around $ 6. Their bread is excellent. I really like crusty sandwich rolls. I like the outside to be crunchy and the the inside to be chewy, and that is what they offer! I think they lightly toast just the outsides to get it via a panini press. Great idea.

The perfect place to grab donuts, coffee and a horchata and sit out in your car on a cold night across from the Elliott Smith wall and get to know somebody.
Old, busted video game cabinets, folks playing chess undisturbed, woman behind counter with a strong opinion about donuts… fuck, let’s make a music video in here.

My boyfriend may have been overzealous in proclaiming the turkey and cheese sub from Tangs «best sandwich ever,» but it was a cheap and satisfying choice.
I’m in the area of Tangs at least once a week but never tried it until I saw a few friends enjoying their sandwich combos. I ordered the turkey and cheese sub, sans mayo and mustard (they offer Italian dressing, which is essential for my submarine enjoyment). The bread was fresh and toasted, the veggies crisp, and the meat and cheese, while definitely not «high quality,» was just fine for the price. The sandwich combo comes with your choice of chips and a soda, and came in at just under $ 6. Lots of different cold cut combos to choose from, and you can get your sandwich on a croissant or bread if you prefer.
My friend ordered a massive ice cream cone that looked tempting, and as the name implies, there were plenty of doughnuts to choose from.
Tangs will definitely be a top choice if I’m craving a sub in Silver Lake!

Yikes!

The light, fresh, and airy nature of the donuts negate the guilt that comes from eating so many donuts. Inexpensive and delicious.

My fiancé looked this place up, as he had a hankering for donuts.
So last Sunday afternoon we journeyed east to Silverlake. I had half a dozen donut holes and a sprinkled white-​frosting cake donut.
Scrumdiddlyumptious.
And my fiancé was happy to see they served horchata — he helped himself to a small for $ 1.50.
My fiancé and I were in and out of Tang’s for less than $ 5. The place out-​of-​this-​world, but the donuts were yummy, fresh, and the gentleman running the place was nice. Also, there are windows around the perimeter of the shop — excellent for observing passerby.
Also available are sandwiches and ice cream (1 scoop for $ 1.25).
Bring cash if you’re planning to spend less than $ 5, as that is the credit card minimum.
Two thumbs-​up!