Penny Donuts

We have a business down the street so we go here a lot when we need a fast breakfast. I usually get their vegetarian avocado sandwich with white bread, no mayo. It is always super fresh and tasty (great for vegans)! My boyfriend and our employees love their donuts as well. Also, they are pretty busy in the mornings but are always fast.

The donuts here are fine. They’ll do. Unfortunately I think Stan’s in Santa Clara has ruined other donuts for me forever.
But again, the donuts here are no worse or better than most other donut shops. They have the usual suspects as well as some breakfast sandwich options and such. Par for the course for your everyday donut shop.

TL;DR: An unpretentious, mom-​and-​pop doughnut shop offers freshly baked, classic American doughnuts in a squeaky clean and simple storefront. Grab your choice of doughnuts and breakfast items early because they sell out!
An unassuming looking doughnut shop located in a strip mall, my hubby found this shop by chance. Penny Donuts offers a wide selection of freshly baked traditional doughnuts (e.g., cake doughnuts, old fashioned, etc.) and breakfast items (e.g., baked in ham and cheese croissants). I am an old fashioned doughnut gal and Penny Donuts’ chocolate and maple old fashioned doughnuts are my favorites. Well balanced and sweet (but not cloying!), these doughnuts have an amazing lightness on the interior and a slightly crisp and chewy exterior. The best indicator of these doughnuts’ quality is that they are still good the second day! Yes, they are a bit stiffer than when they were fresh, but tastier than other doughnut shops’ «fresh» options. When I’m in a savory mood, I enjoy the baked in ham and cheese croissant. A flaky, buttery and airy croissant that hides salty ham and a creamy white bechamel cheese sauce. The perfect accompaniment to my sweet or savory treat are simple, fresh and bold flavored coffee options.
A true mom-​and-​pop business, the loveliest immigrant couple run this shop. Their dedication to their business shows in how immaculate they keep their store and the endearing way they greet diverse customers in their own language! Delicious, classic American doughnuts sold by a charming couple living out their American dream. What more can you ask for?

Delicious donuts!
We went for the sugar and the regular donuts, after filling our Cruise America piece of *beep*.
These donuts were a perfect add-​on to our burning man adventure. And yes, we definetly needed those calories to fix the damage, lol.

Whoa. Damn. My mom and I were wandering around just after noon, waiting for people to finish their acupuncture appointment in the plaza. I don’t come here that often, let alone wander around, so when my mom said we should check out this donut shop I said sure, why not?
At first glance it –appears– to be your very standard, minimal-​strip-​mall donut/​coffee shop; clean but sparse interiors, simple sign. We got there at noon so like many people have said, selection will be limited the later you go but they still had my favorites, which is cake donuts and donut holes and a couple other staples (honestly if you just want a good basic donut). Got a half dozen donut holes, an old fashion, and two sugar and a glaze. Cash only, but it’s cheap, and I noticed they serve fair trade coffee and sandwiches as well. I can definitely imagine this place is popular with the morning crowd. It’s clean, has all the basics – for a place like this, you don’t need to be fancy. Just a good, no-​frills, friendly place to buy your donuts and coffee for a good deal.
Now, I usually don’t eat donuts often, but boy before I even took my first bite, they looked amazing. And then you bite into a pillow-​y soft donut hole, all nicely glazed… gaaaawwd…I knew there was a reason I never like Krispy Kreme; not when there’s such good local businesses! I loved the cake/​old fashioned as well, both were moist and not dense and just the right sweetness from the glaze… mmmmm…
I am eating the rest of my donut holes as I type this. I regret not buying more donuts.

crappy variety and you have a 5 dollar minimum and 50 cent charge to use a debit or credit card. maple donuts on blacow is worth the drive and have yummy breakfast sandwiches

Excellent apple fritter and donut holes. We recommend highly if you want tasty donuts at a good price. Plus they are open til 1pm for those that like to sleep in

Very fresh, pillowy soft but with substance donuts! I got there a tad late, after 11am, so a lot of the varieties were already gone – hmmm, they must be that good! Anyhow, I’ll have to come back but looks like it needs to be much earlier to get a good selection. Still, they had my favorite, a chocolate raised donut – my all time fave – and it didn’t disappoint. Teeth sunk into the softest pillowy donut ever. And no old oily residue taste, to boot! Got a small cup of coffee and the lady asked if I wanted cream or half-​n-​half. Now, that’s service!
Been living here for how many years now? and never saw the donut sign? Well, maybe better that way for my waistline’s sake. But now, geez, I’m already thinking about my next dose of donut from Penny Donuts…

I was told by a friend to check out this place because I dislike the bland taste of Krispy Kreme donuts. This place has the tastiest donuts I’ve ever had! They have a wide variety of donuts, but you must try to get here before 11am (at 11am is when they run low on their donuts). Setting is clean and staff is absolutely nice. Donuts are soft and melt in your mouth. The coffee is just an add on bonus! So glad I came across this place :) *you can never go wrong with an old fashioned glazed donut!*

Penny’s is a hidden gem. Great donuts! Clean shop and great service. The couple that runs the place is very sweet and great with customers. Love their old fashioned glazed:-)

Penny is a rare shop that closes by l p.m. noonish they were almost out of donuts.
glazed donut (.95) fresh and melt in ur mouth
coffee fair traded (farmers, 1.25)
–semi smooth, best farmers tasted so far.
drips:
–prompt, friendly servcie.
–parking a bit scarce.

I was in the area the other day and decided to buy a couple donuts for my kids. When I walked in, I noticed that the store was pretty clean compared to this other one near my house. There wasn’t much selection for donuts so I ended up buying 2 dozen donut holes. The lady that helped me was pretty nice but she thought I was Vietnamese and started talking Vietnamese to me. I’m Chinese! Anyways, I left with my donut holes and ate one at home. I did not like them at all. They were dry and dense. I don’t think I’ll go back to this place again.

I have gone a few times and I think they are the best I have had in a long time. It’s out of my way but if I’m going to treat myself I want a good one!
Give it a try!

We drive from San Leandro to Newark just for their donuts. Their donuts are really that good!

I LOVE THIS PLACE! They don’t just make incredible donuts but they are super sweet people. This place is ran by a husband and wife and they are the most sweet and friendly people I’ve ever come across at a food place. They remember your name and greet you with a big smile every morning. I used to come to this place all the time when my son was in preschool in Milpitas. I will never forget my first time here… I was running late and didn’t get a chance to make my son breakfast so I decided to make a quick stop here and get him a donut. Little did I know that they were cash only… We get down, he chooses his donut and i grab a small jug of milk and when I go up to pay with my ATM they tell me that it’s cash only. OMG I was shocked… how could i tell my 4 year old that he coudln’t have that donut! And since i was running late I could not drive to the nearest ATM to get cash and come back. Well these nice couple told me to go ahead and take the donut and milk. I told them that no it was okay and they insisted that I take the donut for my son. I told them I would come back the next day and pay for it, i promised them. She just smiled and said no problem, enjoy. She waived by to my son and I left… How often do you get that!!! I honestly have NEVER gotten anything for free… Sure enought i came back the next morning, i grabbed my son another donut and a jug of milk and paid for what i owed them. I left them a happy tip and I thank them all over again. From that day on… everytime my son craves a donut, we make sure we wake up extra early to make up the time driving out to Penny Donuts. I don’t eat donuts any more but my son loves them and I highly, highly recommend this place. Great service, great donuts EVERY time!

Cash only but a very clean well lit donut shop that has the most interesting shaped cinnamon roll that I had ever seen. It wasn’t circular but shaped like a star where it’s spread out into six different directions. It’s easier to eat and doesn’t require two hands! They also have the other special donuts as well as standard and I got 3 specialty donuts plus a regular one for $ 5. Not too bad! They have coffee ready as well as a fridge full of drinks too. They also don’t skimp on the glaze of the donuts either…
I give Penny a slight edge over Lloyd for the time being…

I have been to Penny Doughnuts a few times now and I usually pick up a dozen or so donuts for my co-​workers. I was feeling greedy on my most recent visit, so I got myself half a dozen doughnut holes (10 cents each). I think I could have easily done with only three doughnut holes, because those things were huge! I don’t think I have seen such big doughnut holes before! I ended up sharing with co-​workers anyway, so I guess I wasn’t that greedy.
I like the doughnuts at Penny’s, because they are fresh. I admit, the selection is on the smaller side, but they have all of the staple flavors so that’s all that matters.

Wow… I don’t even know where to start with this place other than by saying, it was phenomenal! After failing to find any old BK or Mickey D’s to grab a quick grease bomb during a road trip, the Googler Maps delivered this little gem nestled away in an unassuming strip mall. My first round (trying to be «good») consisted of an odd looking, but oh so fluffy, glazed that would have brought the CEO of Krispy Kreme to tears. My second trip to visit the cashier got me a delightfully flaky ham and cheese croissant… because really, can anyone be full after eating just one doughnut?! AMIRITE?! I left the cashier a thrid time with my head down in shame, but my hand wrapped around a fantastic, custard-​filled maple log that was so brilliantly wonderful, that nothing that I say here can ever honor it’s memory. God rest it’s soul.
And did I mention, I got this and food for 3 other people for less than $ 14?!

Mmmmm… donuts…
A friend brought a box of assorted donuts from Penny’s Doughnuts over for a potluck. At first, I thought, OK, that’s weird… we’re Asian, aren’t you supposed to bring eggrolls… or maybe even wingstop? But 5 seconds in the microwave and I understood the magic that is Penny’s Doughnuts. Mmmm… soft, sweet, goodness in my mouth…
It turns out this is a really small, mom and pops run business. Great quality for super low prices. So yeah, even though Krispy Kreme is delish… it’s nice to support your small local businesses.

Barest of bare-​bones run-​of-​the-​mill donut shop. Very limited selection.
I stopped by on the way to work with a hankering for a decent cinnamon sugar cake donut. Their’s hit the spot. Their pain au raisin looked good, so I got one of those as well. Not bad.
Decent if you happen to be driving by. Not worth a special trip.