Sunrise Doughnuts

Amazing cake donuts! Get there early though… They sometimes sell out before closing.

Sublime donuts. The blueberry cake donut is my favorite– I could eat a dozen to myself. The old fashioned glazed is equally amazing. My husband and I decided we had to get Sunrise donuts at least once a month– if not more. We live fairly close, so it’s nice to walk down for a cup of hot coffee and a donut in the mornings.
Pricing is outrageously cheap for the quality. Staff is always friendly and helpful. So glad we found this little gem in Bloomington!

Yes, I am a donut fanatic. This place «Sunrise Doughnuts» are among the best I’ve had. Friendly service and good coffee too. I highly recommend trying this doughnut joint.

Every donut I’ve gotten from this bakery has been perfect. The employees/​owners are super friendly. Go here for your donut fix instead of Cub Foods. Just make sure you get in fairly early so you can get a bismark before they’re all gone.

This is Bloomington’s best kept secret. These donuts are incomparable to any I’ve had. They are magnificent. I dare to say they are the best donuts in the whole entire world.

Best Apple Fritter I’ve ever had in my LIFE! The custard in the Bismarks was very light and just sweet enough; the chocolate icing was finger licking splendid. Quite certainly the best doughnuts I’ve EVER had the pleasure of enjoying!

High hopes for this place, as we’ve been disappointed in our search for a good, classic doughnut shop. Walked in the door on a Wednesday morning at 8am and an extensive selection of doughnuts awaited looking just like the old school donut shops I love.
Daughter and I each ordered a sugar raised, the baseline for all good doughnuts. We toasted our doughnuts and took our first bite… delicious! The doughnut was nicely raised, squooshed down and popped up, light texture, fresh, not too sweet.
Next I tried the plain old fashioned — just the right amount of crispy outside and nutmeggy flavor. Lastly had to go with the powdered sugar lemon bismark, which was everything you would expect, super fresh donut with classic lemon filling.
Daughter also ordered an iced long john and a glazed. Her highly sensitive palate detected a slight weird aftertaste. This was not noticed by me as I was happily savoring my new favorite, Sunrise doughnuts.
The one staff person was happy and helpful. The ~8 inside tables were all clean. We sat outside to eat and viewed a steady stream of customers also enjoying these time-​honored pleasures.
So glad we found this place!
P. S. The French crullers are not currently available due to some weird issue related to the Avian flu outbreak and the eggs in the special flour used in crullers. Could be 6 months until this is resolved.

I’m another old-​schooler on the donuts, and this place hits the spot. I keep trying these new, hyped up places that are trying to reinvent the wheel, or donut as it may be, and they just don’t really do it for me.
The place reminds me of the donut shop we went to when I was a kid. They’ve got fritters, old fashioneds, cake donuts, bismarks, raised donuts and long johns. i’ve heard rumors of crullers but they must have been sold out when I was there.
If you like blueberry and you like cake donuts, an especially if you like blueberry cake donuts, you HAVE to get one here. Honestly hands down the best one I’ve ever had. My mom agrees. I had to go back in to grab once since we forgot in the original order. My mom and I split it and all I could think of was that I had secretly bought 2, so I’d have another one all to myself for later. Yes!
Loved the cake donuts and especially the old fashioned, it was really tasty. The custard filled bismark was good as well, but nothing spectacular. It’s a slight step up from the custard filled bismarks at Cub, which aren’t bad themselves. I didn’t try the apple fritter but according to my tester, it wasn’t super apple-​y. He didn’t taste any apple bits that you get some other places, and he prefers the whole thing a little more crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. He still prefers the ones at Cub, which I have to admit aren’t bad either. I’ll be sure to go back for more cake and old fashion donuts in the future.
Customer service was great, the guy was very friendly. When you go in the strip mall the store is kind of easy to miss. Right in the middle of the Great Bear Strip Mall there is a gap in the buildings with almost a courtyard and the donut shop is in there, not facing the street on the main strip. So if you spot the Sunrise Doughnuts sign and then see a different business right below it on the front of the strip mall (it’s a dry cleaner or laundromat or something) don’t panic. Look behind that place and you’ll see the donut shop.

Mapped this place out from our hotel– got there at 10am on a Sunday and very limited donuts left… Very sad… Can’t leave a review of the taste because we didn’t buy.

Really awesome doughnuts here! Fairly priced, great quality and delicious unlike some doughnut places that have way too much stuff on it and can be over priced. Sunrise keeps it real! The shop is located in the little plaza strip mall and is literally tucked in the center of it. Great location in Bloomington not to mention it’s only less than 4 mins away from my home! They have doughnuts in all shapes, FLAVORS and sizes! We usually get the traditional glazed, cinnamon twists, cake doughnuts and the maples.
The glazes are to DIE for and are super close to K Kremes. Not dry at all they are perfectly raised and not overly sweet.
I recommend getting there EARLY if you have a preferred doughnut, don’t get there at 11:30 am on the weekends, nothing will be left!
The only downers I’d have to say is that they are only open til 1 pm, wish they’d stay open til 8 pm, there are people who like doughnuts at night too!
Also they have a credit card minimum :(
Other than that this is THE doughnut place !

Just got back from a Sunday morning doughnut run. Arrived at 9:15 a. Good selection all types of doughnuts on hand. Very friendly staff, but the best part of the trip was the two doughnuts I just finished eating. Both cake doughnuts, one maple topped and the second blueberry. The doughnuts were just slightly crisp on the outside and then soft and moist as you broke the surface. The frosting on the Maple covered doughnut was shiny (a sign of freshness, no dull flat look as found on doughnuts that have sat around awhile) and just the right thickness, not too thick in my book. I want to taste the doughnut as well as the frosting. The blueberry doughnut has a thin, shiny glaze as well with the blueberries in the dough. Very fresh doughnuts!
Can’t go wrong with Sunrise Doughnuts. Can you tell I’m a fan.

If your sign says you’re open until 1PM, you should be open until 1PM. If you sell out, don’t just lock the door, turn out the lights and leave. At least have the common courtesy of putting a sign up or something. What a crappy way to run a business.

We had been previously been getting our doughnuts from Denny’s 5^th Ave Bakery, but after today we’ve found our new doughnut shop. The cake doughnuts have a slight crispness/​crunch to them that makes them wonderful. The chocolate cake with chocolate frosting is absolutely stupendous.
Some people have mentioned that their raised doughnuts aren’t the best. Well a raised chocolate doughnut is my favorite and has been for the past 27 years. I’ve eaten more than my fair share and these can certainly hold their own. For reference, my ideal doughnut is a Raised Chocolate Glazed from Byerlys or Cub.

What a great product! Stopped by to gather a few dozen for a hail/​farewell party at work. This place is top notch. Although it’s a bit hard to find nestled in the bowels of a strip mall/​plaza at 90^th and Lyndale, once you get there, you won’t be disappointed. This is now the concierge’s recommendation at my hotel in Bloomington. Simply outstanding and reasonably priced. I will be back!

Hit this place based on good reviews from fellow Unilocalers and am glad I did. I should note that while I purchased and tried 4 doughnuts, I did not actually consume all of them…
Blueberry glazed cake: 5 stars, awesome blueberry taste, light fluffy
Raised glazed: 4 stars, probably would have been 5 if I’d gotten it earlier in the a.m.
Cherry frosted bismarck: 5 stars, nice tart filling prevents frosting from being cloying
Apple fritter: 3 stars, good fruit, but shape was flat – almost like coffee cake – just ok
Okay, so I did eat most of them. I was supposed to share, but when the time came, I took larger than fair sized portions and gave stink eye to others who were to participate in the sharing to encourage less participation on their part. I don’t feel good about it, but it happened. I feel better telling someone.
Also, next time I go back, I’m biking there to help offset my caloric intake. Finally, I should note that I got there around 10am – early but not prime time. Will definitely swing by before 8am soon to get them a little closer to production time.
Prices — very fair. Most were under $ 1.
The parking lot is easy enough to find w/​the «Great Bear» on the sign. The actual store signage is not perfect, but if you look closely enough, you’ll find it on the north end.

Dam good donuts! I called my parents to let them know I was stopping by and asked if they need anything. My dad urgently replied «BRING ME A DONUT!!!» Yikes. Cruising down 494 I had no idea where to go for this beautifully fried cuisine. Thankfully I asked Siri and she guided me to the delight that is Sunrise!
Sunrise is a small, old school donut joint. There were some old folks there which established credibility that these were the real deal. I just can’t with these fancy schmancy donuts around town that are $ 5 a pop. (You know who u r!) You may as well call them donOts.
I’m a classic donut girl. My jams are old fashioned and cruellers. It was 11 am, so I was nervous about what my fate would be. Luckily, they had 1 chocolate old fashioned, a few cruellers, and 1 apple fritter (my dads fave). I got all 3 varieties, sped to the rents, and we tore the bag open. HOLY MOLY! I was worried they wouldn’t be fresh and they were SO. The old fashioned was crusty yet light. The fritter was the best I ever bad — crusty edges, super cinnamony, with perfect chew. The crueller was light and airy-​I bit into it and my teeth just sank in!
These donuts rock, customer service is great, and it’s local! Go get your sunrise on yo!

Yesssss! This place is amazing! I stopped here after realizing I was in the neighborhood this past Saturday. Man, I am SO glad I did! This is not a hip, new donut shop. Nope, this is an old-​school place and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
When I stopped in around 10am, there were just two older gentlemen sitting in a booth, enjoying some donuts and coffee. Despite the late arrival (relative to when I’m assuming this place is busy!) the case was still stocked with an awesome variety! Lots of both raised and cake donuts. As I am a cake donut fan, I opted for a cinnamon sugar, which is my hands-​down favorite. To bring home to the man, I got a chocolate glazed raised donut. The price of these two donuts? $ 1.80. Yup. That’s it. Also, the younger guy behind the counter was super friendly and helpful.
I must admit my donut did not make it home. About halfway through my drive the car started to smell so good that I pulled over and ate my entire donut. It was amazing. The inside was soft and fluffy while the outside had that nice crispness that you can only get from a freshly fried cake donut. The man gobbled his donut up as well once I got home with it! Don’t miss this place if you’re in the neighborhood, and have a hankering for something delicious and sweet!

Don’t give up, it’s here.
You have to walk into the walkway in the middle of the strip mall to find the front door, but do it. This place is fantastic! The donuts are sensational, the place is clean and sunny, the service is top notch, and the prices are great.
Small town feel. Obviously owner operated.
If you want a donut, go here.

So I Unilocal this place and get great reviews… Then I show up to the strip mall location and think this is gonna be your average donut shop.
Wrong it may look like any other donut shop but wait till you eat their donuts… They’re awesome! My customers all raved about how great the donuts were.
Will definitely buy donuts for my customers here.

If you’ve been under a rock, donuts are having their fifteen minutes of foodie overexposure. I’m always confused by these obsessions of the minute, bacon, cupcakes, donuts… ok…
but circumstances aligned today. Up at five. Sugar craving. What’s out there?
Amazing donuts, that’s what. I’m a cake donut person, be advised — raised donut fans may score bigger elsewhere, but I urge you to defect and have a cruller here.
I’ve had bits of the cruller (still hot) the cake and the old fashioned and each is pretty much the best in its category I’ve ever had. As in ever. Gourmet donuts try — these just ARE.
I don’t care about donuts plural but I do care about THESE donuts. I don’t think I can overstate it enough. This is one of those food-​perfect moments out of nowhere, where it just gets no better. It makes you happy — somebody somewhere is doing something perfectly, to little recognition, because they can.
It’s the delicacy, the lightness, the crisp outermost and the crumbling almost creamy interior, the sweet but not-​cloying glaze, the ever so slightly shy of sweet donut to keep the sugar factor in balance. It’s the frying at perfect temperature, the perfect medium palm-​sized size of them. The crullers with their airy eggy open spaces. And the most exotic flavor in sight is maple.
PROTIP: The plainer it is, the better it is here. The choco raised are decent but lack the magic — they’re a good commuter donut but no more. Instead go for the old fashioned unglazed, the cake unglazed, the plain cruller, and see what I mean. I get half dozens with no frostings when I go here.
You don’t have to take this perfectly democratic, unhip, cop-​food, mild workplace bribe, rushing to work commonplace thing and make it anything unusual to make it amazing.
We showed up at five, clearly overeager. Signs of life, lights off. We knocked on the window, they let us in. If you show, someone will take care of you, in the most friendly of ways, not even treating you like an insane person, which you clearly are. Lights go on, place is totally non-​descript Owner is sweet, chatty, polite, and cool. And boy did we let her know how gifted we think she is
At about 5:30 you should be good for everything being new and warm.
Perfection x 12 — price: 7.50.