Rainbow Donuts

Very tasty, not greasy, specialty donut, only seen in New York City. Rare found in Phoenix!

Not often is it that I wake with a crave for donuts. But man, today was something else! Unilocaled donuts, found this spot, drove on over, and even tried the BACON DONUT. Yes, you read correctly. It was aight :) I would have flavored the frosting differently, but won’t bag too harshly for their brave experimentation. Oo! Speaking of donuts… I still have some left. Gotta go! :)

When you open the door you are walking into a portal to a magical place. I recommend the cream filled, they slice them in half and smear a thick layer of cream in between, real cream; not that Boston cream (custard) crap. The maple bacon donuts is amazeballs. Everything I’ve tried is heavenly and cheap. And oh — the croissant sandwiches are delicious and half the size of your head. Support local :)

Rainbow donuts is the best! They have honest to God Texas Kolaches. We’re talking REAL KOLACHES people. The owners are so sweet and welcoming. Amazing. Super inexpensive. Delicious, simple coffee. Come early because this place is amazing and sells out SUPER fast. It’s worth it.

We were in town from out of state and decided to stop and buy some donuts. The donuts are quite pricey compared to dunkin donuts and aren’t very much better in my opinion. I asked for a iced matcha latte, which had powder lumps all over it and was not very good either, not worth the $ 5 for a cup. The asian man at the counter wasn’t nice either, overall horrible experience and will not come back ever again.

I didn’t get in early enough to get a better selection, but they made up the delicious maple bacon ones for me that had been recommended to me. Yum! And they open at 4. By the way. That is 4 AM

Doughnuts from this joint are awesome. I have tried at least 6 different types. The hot coffee was nasty. It tastes gross! I will never purchase another coffee but clean doughnut shop. Owner is very friendly Asian man who does not understand English too well. He makes mean doughnuts though that melt in your melt and are made fresh daily early in the morning.

I saw rave reviews on Rainbow donuts and it wasn’t until I saw the maple bacon donut that I needed to go and give them a visit, besides the location is just about a mile from my house.
So my boyfriend and I shown up around 10am, I didn’t expect a large selection of doughnuts to still be available at that time but they were! They didn’t have the maple bacon doughnut out but the lady gladly offered to make us some. I ordered the maple bacon, and my boyfriend ordered the Oreo doughnut. We waited about 5 minutes and we were served. I was concerned that the doughnut didn’t have much maple on it but boy was I wrong, the amount of maple and bacon was perfect! My boyfriend doughnut was also good, considering I’m not a big cookie person.
As I mentioned we shown up around 10 am. The only thing I would’ve wanted differently was a warm doughnut, but they open at 4am so next time I plan on showing up when they’re fresh from the oven. We also ordered iced coffee. Again not to sweet, not lacking just a nice cool treat. I’m a sugar freak, so I went in wanting and expecting to have a sugar high, but to be doughnuts they weren’t so sweet that you have to drink a tub of water afterwards, and I liked that.
With the friendly customer service and the products offered I give them 5 stars! We will definitely be coming back again.

The place is a little run down but very clean. The friendly Asian man and woman (owners?) and were friendly. They didn’t have a very wide variety at 11 on a Sunday, but I bought a ham and cheese croissant, glazed donut holes, and a frozen hot chocolate.
Ham and cheese croissant: It was okay. The woman behind the counter «heated it up» but it was in a microwave, not a high speed oven or toaster that would have made it less squishy and more flakey. Sliced ham and cheese were grocery store quality.
Donut holes: Tasted a tiny bit stale, but still good. I prefer BoSa’s in Chandler though. I imagine these are fantastic when warm. I’m going to save some and try pop them in the microwave later.
Frozen hot chocolate: Very heavy on the cocoa powder, and served without whipped cream. Could’ve used some more sweetness and a creamy vanilla flavor in it. Added a couple pumps of sugar free peppermint syrup at home to wake it up and balance the bitterness of the cocoa. I’ve yet to find a FHC that can beat Dairy Queen’s, sadly.
Rainbow has a very convenient location with easy parking, though their hours are somewhat limited. I’d rather support them than a chain, and they’re a step above my other local choice of Bashas’, so I would be back if I need (or want) any donuts.

Good selection, decent prices, pretty good donuts. Worst iced coffee I’ve ever tried in my life, though!

Mmmmm… glazed donut… I feel like Homer Simpson with how much I love the glazed donuts here. Being from Texas, I am sorely missing glazed donuts from Shipley’s. Anyone from the south knows that those are the BEST DONUTS EVER! But since Shipley’s isn’t in AZ, this place is a good second. The donuts are soft, the inside is moist and doughy, yet light at the same time. The glaze on the outside is sweet, but not sickeningly so like at Krispy Kreme.
and WAIT… I just saw that another review said they have Texas kolaches? I need to get back there stat!

Good little donut shop with a large selection and good pricing. I have only been here on weekday mornings, so as the day goes on, I’m sure the selection dwindles. My favorite is the apple fritter. Like another Unilocaler said, it’s crispy on outside and soft on the inside with a ton of apples. I’ve also gotten the iced coffee (because I didn’t want to make another stop). It was good, but for the price, I probably wouldn’t get it regularly.
Regular donuts $ 1.00
Fancy donuts $ 1.95 (I think…)
Iced coffee $ 2.35 (or close to that… comes in large only)
Don’t quote me on the pricing, I’m going by memory and believe it or not, that’s not always accurate.
Easy to access of 7^th st, plenty of parking, friendly service.

Got in line with my daughter when we observed the lady in front of us returning a few donuts. Expecting the donuts to go in the trash per food regulation, I walked out after seeing them being placed back with the other donuts to be sold (again).

I live nowhere near here (thank God!) but have had their donuts from co-​workers bringing them in and have been in store. I recently tried the Texas kolache, which is a breaded sausage and cheese pastry. You can get it spicy or not, I chose for the not spicy warmed up. It was delicious! As far as donuts, their glazed is addicting. I also got an iced chai, which was very flavorful and delicious. Restaurant inside has bar seating and a few tables. Staff is also really friendly. Overall winner here!

It is dangerous to live this close to a Rainbow donuts. I have been here more times in the last two weeks than I am proud to admit, but I have tried a variety of items:
— bacon maple donut: delicious, amazing, definitely recommend
— apple fritter: incredible, fluffy in the middle, crispy on huge outside, chunks of fresh apple, yum!
— ham, cheese and jalapeño croissant: sinfully delicious, not too greasy, not overfilled, just right
— spicy sausage and cheese kolache: so tasty! Sausage with great flavor, puffy pastry, gooey cheese — delicious
I would (obviously) recommend any of the items above. Can’t wait to try the cherry fritter. :-)
The staff at this location are super friendly.

Bacon maple donut is unreal, seriously off the radar. Was in love at first bite then had another. Place is clean and staff super friendly.

Three words: maple bacon donut. Go here, you won’t regret it. It looks like a cute little diner on the inside, with little barstools & the like.

Always fresh, and always a hit when I bring them in to work. The cream filled donuts are wonderful.

This place was good for a spontaneous donut craving one Sunday morning… I happened by here when another place was closed on Sunday. It wasn’t busy and also didn’t have as many donut options as I expected. On this particular day, it didn’t look anything like some photos I’ve seen.
I wanted something crème-​filled, but alas — no luck. I did get a dozen donut holes to go, and yes they were tasty but I was left a little disappointed because I didn’t get what I had a taste for.
They have plenty of parking and a counter inside with TV. No complaints about the service.
It may be that they were in the middle of making more donuts or getting some more in. I’ll stop by again to give it another chance.

Items selected included:
Blueberry Cake
Buttermilk Cake
Strawberry Raised
Apple Fritter
Chocolate Oreo
Maple Bacon
For their last day in Phoenix I took my mother and aunt to La Grande Orange — easily my favorite spot in The Valley — but being late risers I decided to grab some donuts beforehand just down the street at Rainbow Donuts, an independent branch of the local chain that many claim to make the best donuts in the area. Opening early — I believe 4am — and at least by 5:15am when I arrived on ¹²⁄₃₁ the shop is small and anything but trendy, the only other patrons during my visit a trio of old veterans who apparently meet there daily, but with a friendly staff and an interesting selection of classics and novel options alike I have to say I was pleasantly surprised.
Selecting a half dozen donuts and taking portions of each home it likely comes as no surprise that the warm cake donuts were my favorite — the buttermilk bar literally still dripping glaze — and with the blueberry subtle and light plus the fritter less greasy than the average with a great crunch giving way to cinnamon apples within I enjoyed all three more than those that were raised — the dough a bit less wispy or raised than I prefer and the frosting on both the maple and the strawberry a bit too artificial, though the Oreo option was admittedly quite good as the frosting approximated the flavor of Nestle Quick.