B C’s Donuts

2.70 for glazed cruller, apple fritter, and decent cup of coffee! What’s not to love?

I have never planned to go to a donut shop… Instead, I just sort of find myself in one, drawn to the fried dough and colorful toppings like a rat to a big hunk of stinky cheese on a trap.
This donut shop is pretty nice. Here are a few 1 – 10 ratings, 10 being highest, of things you might look for in a good donut shop:
Donut variety: 8
Donut freshness: 8
Coffee strength: 5
Stickiness of tables: 3
Cordiality of staff: 7
Parking situation: 5
Likelihood of encountering vagrant, panhandler, or that guy who left his family in the car up on the freeway and just needs a couple of bucks to buy gas: 7
Number of free «Weekly» newspapers available outside featuring ads for escorts and massage services that my 7 year old son seems to always see and call «nasty»: 3+
Palpable worry of being injured in armed robbery while eating a donut here–
During daylight hours: 4
After sunset: 7
Style points awarded for availability of sandwiches, tobacco, lottery tickets, and probably home-​batch, illegal, unregulated Kombucha if you knock seven times on the kitchen door out back: 3
Likelihood of getting attacked by homeless if you go to the back looking for Kombucha: 9
Number of sushi restaurants in same strip mall: 1
Number of massage parlors in same strip mall: 1
Number of greasy taco shops in same strip mall: 1
Proximity to alcohol & substance abuse treatment facility: 1 block
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So yeah, good donut shop.

Rude customer service.
I had to take time to write this review because the old woman in the store really pissed me off. The first time I went there, I brought a dozen donut and 10 donut holes and the she REFUSED to give me a box. The donuts ended up sticking together in the bag forming a nasty goo.
The second time I was ordering take out from the sushi place next to it and decided to give this donut place a second chance. What a disappointment. Again I ordered a dozen donut and demanded a box, the old woman refused again at first. I insisted and she finally conceded with a snort. I was in a hurry so I didn’t count the changes but I later found out that she charged me 5 cents extra without my awareness and changes are short, did not even meet the half of it. If you wanna charge me for the box this bad, at least let me know. I’m willing to pay a little bit extra for the box.
I’m never going back ever again. Their cheap service disgusts me.

I eat here because it’s convenient and the donuts actually taste fresh and good. The building and interior are run down and need a desperate make over to feel clean and comfortable — so I grab my donuts and run out.

Wow, this place is rude! Plus, their posted opening and closing times don’t mean a thing. Often, there’s a faded yellow sign on the door saying «be back at 8:45 pm», however several times we’ve seen store closed way into the night and store owner comes in whenever they feel like it.
They have nothing unique or special other than regular old donuts, coffee and sandwiches that you can just as easily get across from the gas stations surrounding this quickly dwindling and fading donut shop. The store itself has all kinds of dusty and faded out signs. Their supposed opening and closing times is posted on a ripped and torn up piece of paper, so you already get the idea that this business doesn’t care anymore and is hankering on it’s last few legs.
When you come in and order, you’re treated like you’re annoying or bothering them. Also, they didn’t want to accept anything other than cash, which makes me suspect that they are cutting corners with the IRS/​Taxes.
Btw, don’t EVER use their ATM machine. It doesn’t work and when you tell the owner about it, he’ll make it a point to embarrass you in front of other customers by yelling that you must not have any money in your account. In reality it is because he has failed to take responsibility in maintaining the mechanical function of the machine within his store.
I don’t think these people realize that they are in USA and that here business is operated differently than in other parts of the world. Cutting corners could end up in legal trouble and rudeness could end up burning a serious hole in your profit margins and ultimately the death of your business.
This business is in serious need of an attitude adjustment towards their customer base. An inquisitive investigation to the local public library for books on customer service would be time well spent for this owner.
We’ll be going to the competitor across the street for our coffee and donuts or either Starbucks from now on.

Came here to buy lotto and maybe a donut. I came in and there was no donuts just a tray on top. All the rest was gone. It makes me wonder if there is ever donuts at this place. Well the lady is ehh kinda friendly. Kinda depends on her mood I guess. Well any who the blueberry that day tasted great and the lotto ticket wasn’t a win.
Parking in front. Donut shop is in the plaza.

Cash only. Other than that, I actually had a turkey sandwich for about $ 4.75, which was 3 times better than what I would get at Subway.
Will be back for some more sandwiches in the future.

My daughter loves donuts and this is my go to donut shop. The family who run the shop are all very nice and they have always been able to fill my order request even last minute.
They are cash only (which is not a favorite of mine but seems to be normal for donut shops) and the parking lot is always a pain but I like supporting a family business.

I gave this place an extra half star for the sake of convenience. Where else am I suppose to get my donut fix at 2:30AM just minutes from home? It actually surprises me that this is one of the only donut shops in my area open ²⁴⁄₇.
You won’t find a wide array of donuts here. At least, that was the case for us, but then again we were rolling in incredibly early in the AM. Also, don’t expect anything fancy like a cronut. They have simple decent donuts at fairly reasonable prices.
The older man who takes orders can come off as rude, but I think that’s more due to miscommunication issues.
I ordered the glazed, cinnamon, and bear claw donuts, and contrary to other reviews about bitting into stale donuts, we were pretty satisfied with ours. My bear claw was nice and warm, but it wasn’t anything too special — the apple filling was more tart than sweet.
Next time, I’ll keep it simple with just the glazed and cinnamon ones.
Note: This is a cash only donut shop.
**For some really awesome donuts, I recommend Donut Man in Glendora. I also enjoy DK Donuts in Santa Monica, but it’s mainly because they make ube cronuts. They’re both open 24/​7**

The good: I’ve been here several times, usually in the morning to grab a quick snack on the way to the gym. The food is decent and cheap. I sometimes just get a donut or if I’m a little hungrier, the ham and cheese croissant. Not much else to say… it’s a tiny donut shop, so what do you really expect?
THE BAD: I dropped by the other night around 3am as their sign is listed as OPEN 24 HOURS (or something to that effect). I needed to use the ATM first and didn’t want to drive all the way to my bank. I walked up to the take-​out window (assuming the door was locked, as it was the middle of the night) and peered inside. I couldn’t see anyone so I said «hello» through the small window. An older Asian man popped up outta nowhere. It looked as though he might have been baking donuts.
So far, everything normal.
As it was kind of loud inside and he was several feet away, I asked in a raised voice if I could use the ATM inside, and sort of motioned/​gestured towards it. He took one look at me (white dude, early 30s, dashing smile) and rudely screamed in an angry tone «NOOO!!!».
Assuming there was a miscommunication, as any staff member should know better than to scream at a customer, especially at the first moments of service, I asked again and said «ATM?», pointing towards it and sort of nodding my head as to let him know I would like to please use it. He repeated his scream from across the donut shop of «NOOOOO!!!», glaring at me as if I was about to rob the place, or if perhaps I had just dishonored his family (neither true).
Turning away, I felt disrespected and unwelcome.
Apparently he was too busy to be bothered by a customer (yes, they make money when patrons use the ATM), and couldn’t even take the time to walk over and explain that the «dining room» was perhaps closed after certain hours (I’m assuming this was the case… I didn’t know because this creeton would not speak to me other than shouting «NO» from across the shop).
The Rub: They have decent food for the price, but their customer service is unacceptable, and I will never frequent this establishment again. I will also make it a point to let my friends know not to go there. I’m sorry but you don’t scream at a friendly customer; I don’t care how «busy» you are.

Old fashioned donuts were pretty decent. However, avoid the coffee at all costs! I took one sip while driving and offered the rest to the asphalt.

Thank you for all the donuts I’ve had year since 1986. Even a move to NYC can’t keep me away

My husband purchased some donuts from here and it was extremely disappointing. His donut was dry and old while my donut tasted like it was cooked in bacon grease. We will never get donuts from here again.

6 AM Memorial Day 2014, on my way to work. Wanted to buy 2 dozen donuts for the coworkers. Cash Only policy. ATM did not work, asked the staff for help. Older Asian guy immediately said «Maybe your card no have money» in front of several other customers. Told him I had money on the card, the ATM won’t even take me to my account. He then typed in a few digits on the machine and said, «You see, there’s $ 86 inside the machine, maybe your card no have money» for the second time, in front of all the other customers. He refused to investigate what could have been wrong with the machine and completely invalidated my complaint, so I got the message quick, THEY DON’T CARE. So I politely said thank you and left when the guy asked «What about these 2 dozen donuts I’ve already placed in the box?» Wow. I’ve never had such rude treatment from a business. They don’t deserve my money.

What’s up with all these reviews «CASH ONLY»… What, you’ve NEVER been to an Indy Chino owned Donut Shop before? they’re ALL CASH ONLY… «CASH IS KING»
OK… BC you’re OPEN ²⁷⁄₇ it’s 9:00AM-ish on a Weekday so WHY aren’t your shelves FULL? your selection OR lack of is just pitiful…
Red Velvet ($ 0.75) —
Heavy dry cake and the only resemblance to Red Velvet is color
1.5-Star
Blueberry ($ 0.75) —
Have you ever seen this?
I’m sure this Donut falls in that category
Blueberry? What Blueberry! s-​l-​i-​g-​h-​t-​l-​y better than the Red Velvet 2-​Stars
Cheap $ Donuts BUT they’re Crappy Donuts

Cream cheese bagel, and the Ham, Egg and cheese bagel are delicious. Down side is its CASH ONLY!!! So bring cash! Good customer service, and prompt…

This is my favorite donut place in Pasadena. It’s inexpensive, they’re fast, and nice.
Like most donut shops, they only take cash. There is also very limited seating in the store. It’s only a few seats. I always take my donuts to go. I really like their old fashioned donuts and their cake blueberry donuts. Those are great, and there’s usually only two of them. I don’t see them all the time, but when they are there it’s an easy choice.

Visiting donut shops lately for coffee instead of the usual coffee shops I frequent, I have been on the hunt for the best old fashioned, chocolate frosted donut I can find. So far a donut shop in ‘da hood is in the lead with a delicious, melt in your mouth, chocolate in every nook ‘n cranny old fashioned. Of the several shops visited so far most have run out by evening, however. So I am left having just coffee as I really don’t eat donuts much. I have tried a suspect cronut or two, though. One tried right here at BC’s.
I liked this shop the first time I came a few years ago. Returning in the evening helped me understand why. It is just an ordinary SGV shop. Lottery tickets, sandwiches, ice cream, cigs. And it is simple. But they do have a walk-​up window on the street and several benches for outside seating around the shop. It is brightly lit and clean, and on a busy corner where you can watch drivers honk and scream. A nice touch is a wooden bench right outside the door with a newspaper box set right beside. Inside is clean and well organized for customer self service. The bench seating is a bit close in but if you think of it as intimate or cozy it makes it better lol.
But anyway those are the things that set it apart from the several other shops I have visited recently which garner no review at all. Parking can be tight when busy as it shares space with a popular taco place and a massage parlor. I would just have to say make more chocolate old fashioned donuts so you have some left in the evening The cronut I had here at BC’s? It was better then the fat, doughy brick I had at one popular L.A. shop. This cronut is flaky layers up top and denser toward the middle and bottom. It was also too heavily «glazed» imo. I am not sure what the perfect cronut is but I have a feeling this one isn’t it. It was fine, however. Just not like the pictures I see of cronuts with light, airy pastry throughout.

Got a chocolate bar n coffee this morning. I just wanted to wish all my Unilocal friends a Happy 4^th of July Holiday!
Okay this was a stop today on the holiday and i was really hoping i could have given this little Donut shop a better rating because i am always seeing a lot of people and cars pulling in but unfortunately 3-​Stars is being very generous!
They only got three stars because for one thing they were open on the Holiday, second they had on top of the usual variety of regular glazed and chocolate donuts to chose from they did also make sandwiches and they also carried specialty iced coffee and tea drinks that most other Donut places don’t carry. As far as being really delicious and fresh for first thing in the morning… not really i would still rate Pronto Donuts #1 on Hill and Washington since they are my 5-​Star Donut Shop to go to but they are closed today!

There’s better donut places around. i just thought i’d try one since i was buying a Lotto Scratcher…
tasted stale, cold and hard.