Eddie’s Southtown Donuts

I went into Eddie’s Southtown Donuts with a donut craving. The man behind the counter was very friendly and quick. It was before 8:00 a.m. on a Friday morning and the donuts didn’t seem fresh. The fillings inside of their donuts are amazing but they underfill their donuts. I would try the place again. The glazed donuts were not glazed on the bottom unlike other donut shops I’ve visited in the area. Maybe I just visited them on an off morning.

This place rocks. I just stopped in because it’s right down the street from me and I’m so glad I did. There is a great mix of donuts for all kinds of folks. The cake donuts were soft, moist and delicious. The nice fellow behind the counter recommended his favorite which was folded over with some cheesecake and some kind of topping sprinkled on it and it was absolutely amazing. The price was $ 9.50 for a dozen which I think is pretty reasonable. I will definitely be eating more donuts from this establishment.

stopped into this donut shop on my way to work this morning. My first visit, and a great one. Service it was very quick and efficient, the man behind the counter it was friendly and chatted with me about the day. You can order by the half dozen here, which is great! The donuts were amazing, melted in my mouth! I cannot wait to go back. Also, great price. Half dozen for less than five dollars.

I was super disappointed after trying Eddie’s this morning. First of all, they have mostly cake donuts which I am not a fan of, but I can’t fault them on that. When I walked in people were yelling and I was a bit freaked out. I got a dozen donuts because I’m not going to go to a donut place and not get a dozen. The price was good. The filled donuts were barely filled. The chocolate cream filled donut was pretty good, just had hardly any filling. The custard was really gross in the one I ate so I guess in that way I’m glad it wasn’t filled with more. The price was good, the donuts were ok. Maybe it was just a bad batch because so many people on here seem to love it, but I won’t be back to see.

Donuts were excellent and owner was a pleasure to do business with. I would go here more often if I wasn’t so far from central city. This is the kinda of doughnut shop you go to to enjoy a real doughnut, not some cheap corporate crop.

Best donuts around! And you could not ask for nicer people. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a cake donut with maple toffee topping.

While in St. Louis for something work-​related, I got a Saturday morning craving for donuts. After carefully combing through other Unilocal reviews of 4 – 5 donut shops, Eddie’s sounded like my kind of place. It wasn’t too far from the hotel I was staying at so I headed over.
I got there about 10:00 and I’m weird in that I don’t like to re-​heat donuts so to me, the state they were in at 10:00 is just fine. I got a glazed donut, a twist, and a chocolate iced donut. The guy at the counter helping me was really friendly and the other man, who I presumed might have been Eddie, was having a jocular conversation with another customer that involved a lot of good-​natured ribbing.
I liked the overall feel of the place and even at 10 AM there was still a decent selection of donuts. When I went to pay for my three donuts for the grand sum of $ 2.42, I had $ 12, and when I realized I only had two 1’s and got ready to hand the $ 10 bill over, the guy just said, «That’s ok, just make it two even.» It wasn’t only the donut that had icing on it!
Living in Brooklyn for the past few years I have to say that customer service is not always pleasant. Overall St. Louis has been good to me in that regard and Eddie’s definitely did its part. Obviously I can’t compare it to other donut shops but I do know you won’t be unhappy at all with these delectable donuts.

Delicious!!! I’ve been on a donut tour recently so I’ve been interested In visiting this place. I went shopping in this area and when I walked outside I could literally smell the donuts from across the street! Unfortunately it was closed when I walked up, but the owner was still inside and even though it was past closing he let me come in quickly to pick up a few treats! He seriously made my day! As for the donuts themselves, soooooo good! Definitely stop by if you get a chance!

Best donut shop on the south side and maybe even all of St. Louis — the donuts literally melt in your mouth. so yummy! Whenever I need a breakfast item for work, I stop here and pick up a dozen.

They’ve got some stellar donuts, and the customer service is excellent, too.

They beat out Krispy Kreme in my office! I was feeling especially generous on Halloween and decided to stop and get donuts for my employees. Little did I know that another mgr bought in Krispy Kreme. Suddenly sacrificing that extra 40 min of sleep didn’t seem like a good idea. Once I cracked the lid on these, they blew the competition away. No one touched the Krispy Kreme and the assorted dozen and a half I bought was quickly demolished. What I loved about these donuts was that they were so fresh and actually had great flavor. A lot of local donut shops sell donuts that have an overwhelming greasy taste & smell. I tried a little of everything. Cinnamon rolls that were the size of my head, Carmel cinnamon, chocolate drizzled donuts, custard filled and my absolute favorite was an oddly shaped cream cheese filled bear claw! Or at least thats what Im calling it. It was topped with finely chopped nuts and absolutely ah-​mazing! My only regret was that I only bought two of these! I was pleasantly surprised with these place because I drove past before and I too thought this was a front for something suspicious– like you’d come @ 7am for donuts and they’re like we’re all sold out. lol Anywho. these were sugared perfection and I’ll definitely be back!

I’m not really sure what their hours are, but I wanted a donut for dessert, so I went here at around 7 PM on a Friday evening. I saw people inside and was really excited that it was open. I went up to the door, but it was locked. I was disappointed. As I was walking away, the people inside opened the door and let me in. They said that I did not look like I was going to rob them so they let me in. They started laughing after that so I’m not quite sure if they were actually open or if they were just doing me favor. Nonetheless, they had a number of different flavors but I chose both the glazed and the custard-​filled donut with chocolate frosting. They were fantastic. I will definitely be back, but I’ll probably call before I go next time.

I recently had the chance to try Eddie’s donuts and I have to admit they are much better than the chain store /​Dunkin Donuts variety. One of the great things is that Saint Louis has many family owned donut shops scattered around the South City area, I am not going to say one is better than the other because they are all great. However the staff at Eddies is friendly and is proud of their quality/​selection. Donuts are great, and prices are good, too. I suggest stopping by, you will be glad you did.

Eddie’s has the best glazed cake and buttermilk donut sticks in the business. And yes the staff is extra friendly!

First of all, Eddie’s is REALLY proud of their Unilocal status. They have about five «People Love Us On Unilocal!» stickers on their window. Which is nice, because lately I feel like a lot of restaurants in STL basically have stickers on their windows that intimate «Stay the F Away, Unilocalers».
When I walked in, it somehow came up that it was my first time there. A super enthusiastic guy introduced me to another super enthusiastic guy and said, «This is Eddie, this is the guy who makes the doughnuts!» (as if he were Ferran Adria or something.) They were hilarious. Eddie goes, «Don’t tell ME how to make doughnuts!!!» Then he said that I am going to be hooked on his doughnuts for the rest of my life. I should have turned around and ran my lard ass the other way.
I have a confession about doughnuts– I’ve never had one in STL that I like better than Dunkin Doughnuts. Fine. Shun me. I don’t care. There isn’t enough room in my life for people who get snooty about doughnuts. Anyway, it doesn’t matter, because my love affair with the Dunkin’ has been shattered.
This place is one of those places that is in a great location, but yet a shitty location, because you don’t see it. I mean frick, I’ve driven by it about 300 times and have not seen it, and I’m better at spotting doughnut shops than Lindsey Lohan is at spotting cocaine dealers. Good location, and even has parking, but needs some more visibility. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be going to the «new doughnut store on Kingshighway» that’s been there for five years. Then again, I do live under a pretty heavy rock at times. Dunkin’ Doughnuts is all we have down there.
Soooooooooo… Eddie’s, Eddie’s, Eddie’s. His swagger is well earned. Those doughnuts were incredible. I always think it’s funny when people review doughnut shops, because it’s a freaking doughnut, it can’t be bad, and it costs less than a dollar. The difference between a great doughnut and a shitty doughnut is pretty minuscule, but I think it mainly has to do with moisture. I tried four different kinds of doughnuts. I tried the chocolate frosted ones with custard inside (super moist, airy, and rich), the standard glazed (softer, more sticky, and better than a Krispy Kreme), a chocolate cake (the most moist and satisfying cake doughnut I’ve ever had), and, the piece de resistance, the powdered sugar one that has fudge coming out one side of it (I’ve never seen a doughnut like that before, but he said something about buttholes, which I think he probably shouldn’t do). I don’t like powdered sugar doughnuts for several reasons, but that doughnut was probably the best I’ve ever eaten. The chocolate filling was thick, tasted like pudding but had the consistency of frosting, and made it worth getting white powder all over myself. The dough was super moist, too.
These doughnuts were STAND OUT. I know there are a LOT of doughnut places in St. Louis (at least it seems that way to me), but I’m done trying doughnut shops. I’ve found the one I’ve been looking for! This place is a hidden gem, for sure, and I can confidently say it is the best doughnut shop in St. Louis (if you bagged Megan Fox you wouldn’t keep looking to see if there were someone better out there).
Oh, and also, the service was fantastic. These people seem very east coast to me. Really blunt, sincere, and genuine. Hilarious, to boot. And you were right, Eddie. Hooked. Then again, I was an easy target.

I’m proud to have this little shop in my neighborhood; reminds me a bit of the doughnut shop in the small town where I grew up.
The display cases are lovely to look at. The doughnuts are well executed, with good amounts of glaze/​icing. The coffee is hot — doughnuts don’t need fancy coffee. Just make it hot and black, and Eddie’s does that. I’m working my way through trying the more unique items, but everything I’ve had so far has been well done.
Go to Eddie’s. Have a lovely glazed/​iced something. And stick it to Big DoNut while you’re at it.

I had an emergency this morning (Saturday) and Eddie’s was able to bail me out. I dropped in early in the AM and announced I was in need of a gross of donuts. A dozen, dozen and fast! Eddie himself swung into action with his trusty assistant working another display case. 144 wonderful smelling pieces of deep fried goodness were placed gingerly into 12 boxes and expertly walked to my vehicle. Eddie was good on the price and was grateful for the local patronage. I was in and out in no time flat.
It’s good to work with a local shop and skip over the Dunkin’ Donuts.

I just went here today and I am so glad I did. Everything we brought home were great. I especially liked the caramel long johns. YUM! Coffee was very good and the prices were great.
P. S. They have custard donuts. Very very good.

Yum Yum Yum! Blueberry Cake is the Bomb! Actually everything is the bomb! The guy that owns this place’s dad delivers to my work. He is the sweetest thing EVER! You gotta get a donut here if you are anywhere near this place! Guaranteed you can’t buy just one!

Holy freakin’ crap. Eddie’s does donuts right. Talk about variety! And he’s not skimping on the good stuff. Donuts are filled to the brim with their fillings, iced, glazed or powdered just right – and he’s got donut holes to boot!
Now I’d been wondering how best to approach this Unilocal Donut Crawl. As noted previously, Justin was not veering from his cake donut approach. Fine. Should I just stick with one kind of donut or go for the craziest thing I saw in the place? At Eddie’s, there was no question.
I went for the craziest thing I saw in the place.
It was massive. A monster of a donut. I guess it’s called the chocolate fudge-​filled donut, but I dubbed it the Poo Donut (which, granted, is probably not the best marketing, but you know, the chocolate crème bit coming out of the donut end looked like YOU KNOW… only tasty). Anyway, this rich bomb of a donut was nicely dusted with powdered sugar and just about pushed me over the edge into a diabetic coma, even though I shared with my friend Maria and offered bites to other Crawlers.
It’s the freak show of donuts. It’s rich and delicious. It’s dangerous and it’s something you should probably try at least once, just to say you’ve walked on the wild side.
Eddie’s gets that fifth star for his friendly service (aside from that smart ass teenager working there). When one of our crew accidentally had a donut casualty (donut on the ground), Eddie kindly offered her some donut holes so she could continue the feast and get a bite of something new. And likely delicious.
Give this guy your business. The only way you’d not enjoy yourself is if you have no soul.