Winchell’s Donut House

Their donuts are pretty good and pretty cheap. We have had donuts from this place many times over many years, and we’ve never gotten sick or had a bad donut. I’m glad this place is still around and hasn’t been taken over by some froo-​froo place that sells donuts covered in bacon for $ 7, or some crap like that.
Oh, and way better than the Minchell’s in Hesperia.

Let’s see the breakfast bagel sandwich is pretty amazing (4 star quality). The bagels… um pass on them. Will still take the extra drive to go to Einstein’s for my bagel. The coffee… well just glad that Starbucks is next door. The donuts (again a 4!). Homer would be proud of this joint. for picky eaters this is not a one stop place for bagels, donuts & coffee.

The bagel sandwiches are pretty good. This place is a bit of a dive but they got some good stuff here. Donuts and cronuts look amazing! Will have to be back to try.

Horrible horrible super rude employee’s all of them even the manager was lost one star for the food tho its pretty good even tho I didn’t get egg on my ham and egg sandwich

Open 247, open xmas night for any sweet tooth ppl or for those who want to sneak in more lol Don’t go during off times. Came late at night.
Felt sick from eating the doughnut. It was stale and didn’t seem to taste right but I was so craving something carby and sweet. Don’t give in! You’ll regret it later.
I should have trusted the other reviews on here…“Spoiled Donut Alert” via Marseille.

I come here in the mornings for coffee and fresh juice and the girls are so sweet! I love starting my mornings here

Their bagel sandwiches are amazing and so inexpensive!!!
The place is slightly «dirty» but, I just don’t care… I saw her make it, and it was sanitary and overall, it was just delicious.
Had a glazed donut also, which was amazing.

Cronuts!!!

Got a glazed donut, coffee and bottled water. Was charged instead for 2 coffees and bottled water. Told the cashier and got my money back. The kitchen was dirty. There was visible yellow goop dripping from the metal shelves.

I am bit surprised to see poor reviews of this place on Unilocal.To each, their own. I have visited this establishment on multiple occasions and have great customer service experience in addition to excellent sandwiches. The service is bit slow but then a lot of effort is put into each sandwich in order to make it delicious. I have had sandwiches such as chipotle, bacon, turkey and chicken steak and I found them very delicious. I would certainly rate these sandwiches above subway. I can’t wait to grab another sandwich from here.

Spoiled Donut Alert.
The other night I bought a stale donut from this store. When I brought the hard stale donut to the attention of the clerk he immediately told me that he would not give me an exchange or a refund.
Then things got very emo on his part.
The clerk said, «Look, you eat it. So I no give you free». I showed him that I only tore off a pinch and the clerk argued with me aggressively saying, «Is no right. You make eat, half».
I got another donut from the clerk eventally but he couldn’t let go of how much he hated doing the exchange for me. The clerk yelled, «Go, You make trash on no body» as I was leaving.
The whole situation was obnoxious. I didn’t yell at this guy and only stated the facts of my problem calmly. What irked me the most about this clerk was that he felt compelled to get aggressive towards me in order to intimate me into leaving the store. That alone is Unilocal worthy.
Avoid this place.

DO NOT GO HERE!!! Bad customer service and sandwich not good.
Just went here to get a breakfast egg ham and cheese bagel sandwich and a cappuccino after taking a blood test in the area. The man that took my order was not friendly with a grumpy look.
The bagel was half toasted and the egg was overcooked. The lady that gave me the bagel sandwich was not happy. The cappuccino is premixed.
Mid way going to work my stomach start hurting after eating the sandwich.

Been here over 20 times,
Pro: donut holes. cheap and delicious.
Con: All the donuts taste the same. Cinnamon rolls have a pinch of cinnamon in them and tastes like any other donut they have. Except the cronut. That tastes like sticky unchewable dough. Filling is way too sweet for me.
WARNING: A few hours ago I tried the Avocado Bacon Melt. I now have diarrhea. I know this is a little too much information but I’m just warning y’all fellow Unilocalers.
1.The bagel was heated for way too long. So hard I couldn’t chew it!
2. Avocados are left out in the open. And you can’t taste them because there are barely any. (disappointed)
3. Cheese is most likely expired because regular cheese doesn’t taste like gasoline. Not a joke. THE YUMMY LOOKING PICTURE ON THE WINDOW IS NO WHERE NEAR WHAT IT TASTES LIKE.
Overall I don’t taste the bacon or avocado or cheese, and definitely not the bagel because I. CAN’T. EVEN. BREAK. IT. WITH. MY. STAINLESS. STEEL. FORK.

I like the fact that whenever I come here at an ungodly hour to pick up dozens of donuts, they are always well stocked! And their donuts are at a low price. I also like the bagel sandwiches that they make. And they’re open 24 hours incase you have late night donut cravings!

Horrible hygiene. The worker/​cashier makes sandwich without changing plastic gloves after cleaning supplies.

This is my breakfast place on the weekends as I head to class. The staff is super friendly and very quick. When there is a long line they hustle and really get it going I don’t think I’ve ever waited more than 5 – 8 mins. I always get the same thing a green juice and a plain bagel with cream cheese, my husband loves their breakfast bagels and tends to switch it up between a ham and egg with cheese or a chorizo on a plain bagel. He’s always satisfied.

Just to be sure I wasn’t being unfair, I read through the other reviews and sure enough, other people have had the same terrible experiences at this Winchell’s that I have.
I got tired of paying almost $ 5 for a latte at Starbucks, so I started coming to this Winchell’s to get my morning cup. The coffee was hot and fresh. I never tried a donut but they looked good, so I thought I had found my new «go to» place before work.
At first everything was fine but then something started happening and soon it became apparent that what I had tried to explain away was actually happening.
This is a racist donut shop!
The first time I was ignored and passed over for service so that the spanish speaker who came in after me was served, I just chalked it up to bad luck. The second time this happened (the following week), I started to get a bit concerned and began to pay more attention. Finally, after having the same thing happen to me a third time within 2 weeks, and seeing it happen to others, it was impossible to ignore the blatant racism taking place at this donut shop.
I guess their thinking is, «If you’re not hispanic, go to Starbucks because we don’t want your business.»
Too bad, the coffee was pretty good.

Ghetto, and sucky donuts.
I made the mistake of getting donuts here upon arriving in Pasadena for the week. Bought a dozen and threw 8 out of 12 in the trash cuz they were already no good the next day. (Mind you, I bought them late night).Will never go back!

Coffee and a breakfast sandwich for $ 5
A 32 once fountain drink for less than $ 1
All the traditional donuts and sweets you would expect.
Yes, Starbucks is a stone throws away but if you’re in a rush or just want some coffee this should be the place for you.
Free WiFi.
open ²⁴⁄₇

If you’re one of those people that think ehh, donuts are donuts. You couldn’t be more wrong my friend. That’s like saying freshly baked cookies are the same as two-​week old chips ahoy? Uh-​uh.
If Krispy Kreme is the Mt. Everest of Donuts (not saying it is), then this Winchells is a hole in the ground (not to be confused with a «hole in the wall» which are usually good).
In other words, this place produces terrible tasting donuts (they use lemon extract in their glaze frosting I believe). their fried donuts taste like oil some days which means they’re either frying in old oil or the temp of the oil isn’t hot enough. I’ve heard from friends their coffee isn’t bad, but if the donuts aren’t good at a place known for donuts, umm. ya, there’s a bit of a problem.