Glazed Donut Bistro

Glazed Donut Bistro features «donuts for grown-​ups,» in that you wouldn’t find classic kiddy donuts at this joint. Instead, you can take your pick from some of the more «sophisticated» sweet donut flavors («Brown Butter Maple Bacon,» «Green Tea,» etc.) and savory donut items as well (probably some of my favorites come from the savory menu). You can also order beer, wine and the famous Stumptown coffee from this place.
Glazed is a great place to check out if you’re ever in the Hollywood area. Though I don’t know if I would ever trek out that way again just for donuts, I had a great experience — I was able to find street parking without too much hassle, and the eatery wasn’t crowded at all when I visited. I only went to this donut bistro once, but it seems like the perfect nook to have a late breakfast/​early lunch, or a yummy afternoon snack.
The menu has since expanded to include more delicious treats since my visit to Glazed, but from what I’ve ordered and from the owner’s recommendations, here’s what I would suggest:
«Monte Cristo»: It’s rare to find a Monte Cristo – and a good Monte Cristo at that – at most restaurants, so I was delighted to try the version at Glazed Donut Bistro. This Monte Cristo is probably one of the best I’ve ever had — thanks to its unique construction. It features Black Forest ham and Gruyère cheese sandwiched between fluffy, yeast-​raised donut dough that serves as the bread. The sandwich is fried to a light golden brown and dusted with powdered sugar. It’s served with black currant dipping sauce and a side of fries. I only intended to eat half of my sandwich, but it was so good that I simply couldn’t put it down! The Gruyère cheese-​and-​ham combo was warm and savory, and the deep-​fried exterior provided a perfect crunch, but the batter wasn’t too thick or overdone. I was able to taste the hint of sweetness from the donut dough exterior, which was accentuated by the powdered sugar. When it comes to Monte Cristos, I prefer them simple – no dipping sauce needed – though I did take a bite of my sandwich with some type of strawberry sauce that they were featuring for that day, and it was good. The French Fries were also the perfect side — not super skinny and crispy, but sporting just enough crunch and saltiness.
«S’More Please»: I had a bite of this donut, which was one of the more popular ones at Glazed, and though I often don’t go for desserts (and donuts) with marshmallows, this one was alright by me because it was not completely smothered with a marshmallow topping. This donut features a fluffy Bismarck donut filled with house-​made marshmallow fluff and cream. It’s dipped in a rich, Callebaut chocolate ganache and garnished with freshly crumbled graham cracker streusel, a large, house-​made marshmallow and striped with even more chocolate ganache. I just took care of the marshmallow part by squeezing out some of the filling. If you’re a true marshmallow lover, you’ll love this donut, but after I oozed out all the filling, I was able to enjoy the donut because it featured a lot of rich, decadent chocolate!
«Sympathy for the Devil’s Food Cake»: So, not every donut is featured/​available on any given day at Glazed, so I didn’t have the opportunity to try this specific one. However, it’s on my list for next time. This donut is dipped in a rich, Belgium chocolate glaze and topped with crushed, house-​made streusel, chocolate drizzle and a sweet-​and-​salty pretzel streusel. I do like the moist, soft texture of devil’s food cake, so I’m sure I’d like this donut. Besides, it seems to be aptly coated in chocolate and I’m curious to try the pretzel streusel drizzle.
«Donut Ice Cream Sandwiches»: Okay, so these bad boys definitely were not on the menu during my trip to Glazed, but now, they’re available in several different varieties. I would go for the «Rainbow Sprinkle Cake Donut» with vanilla ice cream or the «Triple Chocolate Donut» … providing that I could swap out the mint chocolate chip ice cream for a different flavor because I detest mint! But if not, I’m sure the sprinkle cake donut paired with vanilla is a great sweet treat. I wonder how these donut ice cream sandwiches compare to the version at Afters Ice Cream …
«Mac and Cheese Beignet»: This was added to the menu after my visit to Glazed Donut Bistro, but I would definitely try it during a future trip! This savory dish features a beignet stuffed with good ‘ol mac and cheese and is served with a melted cheese sauce that’s infused with Stone IPA. I’m not sure how huge of a fan I am of beer cheese, but the mac and cheese beignets alone convinced me to give this dish a try. I’m not sure how many beignets come with the dish (hopefully more than two, as the website photo depicts), but I’m still willing to give these unique morsels a taste.

After reading about Glazed Donut Bistro, and finding the address online, we rode our bikes something like 5.5 miles on a Saturday morning to begin our day with the indulgence of donuts only to find the doors & windows closed and covered with brown butcher paper. Not a note or sign, or any mention online that THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS CLOSED.
While we were standing there taking photographic proof of our discovery, several other people showed up and gasped in disappointment as they too were expecting to have donuts.
Sad sad day in donut land. =(

I’m updating my review once again because the hours have changed!!!
Man I was really rooting for this place because their donuts are absolutely delicious!
This place is most likely going to close soon due to their ridiculous hour:
10 – 4 everyday. Okay first of all I either want to get a donut in the morning before I go to work, or paired with a drink at night after work. 10 – 4 just does not work for a donut shop! Absolutely ridiculous. Because of their hours they just lost my business.
Disappointing. I give this place another few months and then it’s pretty much guaranteed to shut down.

A recent post on Eater suggests this place might be closing down, so hopefully this review won’t be completely irrelevant, but I’m posting it anyway.
In it’s short run, this WeHo donut shop has gotten it’s fair share of attention for it’s unique donut offerings. The inside is setup kind of like a coffee shop and apart for the display cases, there’s a decent amount of seating available. During our visit, there was actually a few employees working, even though it was pretty much dead. The two girls were friendly enough, but the guy who rang us up wasn’t the most enthusiastic. Service-​wise, there’s not much to write home about.
Since they recently started selling all the donuts for just $.99, so we snagged a couple to try. All the donuts are a bit dense, but the flavors were mostly pretty good. Their vanilla bean is almost like a slight twist on a regular glazed donut and wasn’t overly sweet. The blueberry lemon had great flavor, slightly tart, but it was a little on the dry side. And aside from a little bit of an artificial flavor, the triple chocolate was moist and was topped with tasty little chocolate pearls. We also ordered their «flakey» donut (cronut) and it was surprisingly good. It wasn’t oily, the little amount of chocolate was just right and it has nice, light and flakey layers. All of them were pretty solid and I didn’t mind paying only $.99.
Now, one of the main reasons I wanted to come here was for the beignets. GDB has quite a few different beignets, including fried chicken & mac ‘n cheese ones. And even though I wanted to try it, they were out of everything but the fried chicken. The beignet itself wasn’t bad, but as a whole just didn’t really work. I’ve seen other pictures of the fried chicken beignet and it came with some sort of sauce (s), but ours didn’t. The chicken was so dry, and desperately needed some type of sauce. I think it’s supposed to be both savory and sweet, so a mustard, maybe even a spicy one, would have made this thing so much better. Oddly enough, the fries that came with it were the star of the plate. Probably frozen, but fried perfectly and had great seasoning on them.
If the Eater story is true, it would be a bit of a bummer to see the place close. They could definitely use some work, but they have some really unique ideas and since the donuts were decent, I’d love to try them again.

I kinda expected more of a selection of donuts but it’s a small selection of signature donuts that rotate according to seasons and popularity.
It was late a on Sunday when I stopped by so I decided to keep it simple and order a blueberry cake donut. It was soft and fluffy on the inside, just like a cake donut should taste! It was delicious!
While I enjoyed my donut, I was really expecting this place to be something more. They have some quality donuts so maybe they just need to reimagine the space and make more donuts!

We swooped into this place almost as soon as we arrived into Los Angeles. I’m like a zombie in the morning without coffee or breakfast. So, my foodie compadres «twisted my arm» into this place… actually, I had already bookmarked it.
Upon entry, we were greeted with friendly smiles and offers of descriptions to the luscious donuts in their glass display. What first caught my eye was a list of beers and wines… what? Really, in a donut shop? Why not, their byline is «Donuts for Grownups». Oh, then I saw the varieties of sweet, savory, yeast-​raised or cake donuts they had to offer. The donut flavors are geared toward «adult» tastes but even youngsters would enjoy them, too. Like kids in a candy shop, we almost ordered everything in sight. Sweet but not overwhelming flavors glazed yeast-​raised beauties such as browned butter thick-​cut Maple bacon, blueberry-​lemon, raspberry with white chocolate, Happy Happy Almond Joy, and apple fritter were snatched up and added to our plates. A Dominique Ansel Cronut served as inspiration to Flakey Donut that called our names. We also tried their cardamom-​pandan scented cake donut with Matcha green tea glaze. All were paired with free dipping sauces like Vanilla Bean, salted caramel, chocolate fudge and balsamic strawberry. We each ordered a cup of their full-​flavored Oregon-​based Stumptown coffee and I «gilded the lily» with a cup of salted caramel latte… Yow! Did we get a a mean sugar rush.
Unfortunately, we arrived to this bistro too early in the morning to try their savory offerings. But, we’ll be back to try their Fried Chicken Beignet, Monte Cristo or Mac and Cheese donuts!

What can one say about doughnuts? Well, I can say I’ve definitely had better. This place in concept is pretty awesome. However, this place in execution it doesn’t match up.
Let’s talk about the positives. It’s an awesome concept. Essentially, this is a bistro that uses doughnuts as it’s main ingredient while supplementing it with either sweet and savory items. That’s all well and good. It offers an extensive array of doughnuts, but that’s not really reinventing the wheel. They’re just mixing different flavors together in a doughnut form.
It’s execution on the other hand was quit poor. I felt the doughnuts lack complexity in flavors. I had the s’mores doughnut and if I didn’t know it was a s’mores doughnut prior to eating it, I wouldn’t have been able to tell. It was very one note and lacked texture. I did not get the flavor of a s’more or the texture of the gram cracker. It was very muted. The fried chicken beignet was literally a glob of flavorless fries dough wrapped around an under seasoned chicken. Salt and pepper are the fundamentals of cooking and these chefs need to go back to it. The maple syrup sauce was a little too bitter for my taste and didn’t bring out the flavors of the meat. Also, the portions felt off balanced as there was way too much dough to meat.
I honestly believed that if they really reevaluate their menu they’ll come to the realization that it’s severely under seasoned and lacks complexity. The one thing that can go a long way in the interim is perhaps access to condiments, which were none existent.
As I stated, the concept, but it gets taken off course by its lack of execution. The chefs really need to reevaluate whether they’re tasting properly and if not change is needed. Overall, I hesitate to give them a 2 star as I believe there is enough here to succeed. It just needs some fine tuning.

Honestly I was so stoked to try this place after seeing it be posted about online so much. The donuts were both really good. I got a maple bacon and banana fritter. The stumptown coffee is also top-​of-​the-​line.
The reason why I’m giving it four stars is the price. $ 20 for donuts and coffee is ridiculous. This place is just like ever other LA overpriced donut shop.
They do offer yummy dipping sauces (vanilla and Caramel were good) but realistically do you really need to dip a sugary donut into more sugar?

Fried Chicken Beignets with a Maple reduction sauce. Do I have your attention? Good. Because these babies are really as delicious as they sound… If not more so. In fact, if I had to choose between ordering a doughnut or an order of beignets, I would go with the beignets, hands down.
Now, don’t get me wrong. The doughnuts here are really good. With options like Maple Bacon, Blueberry Lemon, Tres Leches, & Stumptown Coffee Glazed Donuts, they’re among some of the best, actually. But once you’ve had your fair share of doughnuts, there’s only so much you can do to make them better. They do have several dipping sauces that pair nicely with most of their doughnuts, though, so that’s a nice touch.
However, the Fried Chicken Beignets are really something else. I mean where else in LA would you be able to find such a unique addition to any menu? And they really do them right at this bistro: Made to order, nice & fluffy on the outside, with a small, perfectly cooked nugget of fried chicken on the inside, & served with a side of either fries or a mixed green salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette. And the Maple Reduction Sauce they give you to dip them in is an amazing burst of flavor that compliments them perfectly. I really haven’t had something this exciting in a while.
And to wash all that deliciousness down: They have just about any beverage you could possibly want, from Kombucha to alcohol. My favorites, though, are their coffees. Their Salted Caramel Latte, in particular, is among the best I’ve had this side of LA. Perfectly sweet, with quite the caffeinated kick.
If you’re going to indulge in this kind of fare, you might as well do it right. Am I right? Of course I am.

This was exactly what I needed! I happened to walk right past this place after the bar and noticed it’s display case of amazing looking donuts. It’s pretty neat because they have a lot of flavors that are usually only reserved for cakes.
I had the tres leches donut. Yum! Whipped cream, fresh raspberries and blueberries over a delicious donut that tasted just like the fried dough at the carnival.
I’m giving it only 4 stars because I only tried one donut. Next time I’m going to try the maple bacon, PBJ donut, among the slew of others that looked amazing. I’m hoping to give it a five next time.
Oh. Big plus. It’s open late late late!

So my friends and I came here as a place to rest during our WeHo trip and it was one of the places still open late that had something sweet. We ended up getting donuts and mimosas.
For the donuts, one of them was chocolate like and the other one was Strawberry Cheesecake like. Both donuts were decently good, but I thought they were a bit overpriced considering they were just donuts with slightly fancier toppings.
The mimosas were passable, they came in a variety of flavors (Mango, Regular Orange, Banana, and I think like a berry or pomegranate or something). I didn’t think they tasted all that good though and probably wouldn’t get them in the future.
Overall the place is just okay, but if you’re out and about in the area and just want something sweet and it’s late, this wouldn’t be that bad of a stop.

More like a 3.5−4ish
This is the sprinkles version but for donuts… it’s going to cost you…
My friend and I got the maple bacon doughnut and also tried their pulled pork sandwiches on a doughnut. The maple bacon doughnut was good and the bacon pieces made it good, but there were too much maple glazed and it cost $ 4. I understand if the doughnut was like a lot bigger but it didn’t feel like it was worth $ 4 for a doughnut… maybe like $ 2 – 3, but $ 4 was a bit too much. It was not like it was bad, just a bit pricey…
And with the pulled pork, the pulled pork was good, but the doughnut that they used for the bun did not bring any value to the sandwich. We wouldn’t have know it was a doughnut unless if you ate it by itself. There was no sweetness or doughnut-​ty flavor to the bread. It could gone without…
It’s a neat new twist to the donut world. Good for them for trying.

I know this place is about to blow up after the Thrillist LA article so I wanted to come down and check it out before the line becomes crazy. A reminder for those reading this before you get to the shop. They have «Launch Hours» right now so check the hours before you come down. We can at 2PM today and ended up being turned away because they were closed. Look through the pictures, I took a pic of the hours.
Please note that this is actually a Bistro so if you plan on eating there, you don’t have to wait in the line that you will undoubtedly see. (Make sure you see servers around the place… I’ve only been once but I don’t want to mislead anyone into sitting and waiting for hours to be served. When I went, there was a fairly long line (10 — 15 people) but we sat down and had our order taken right away) Please note that they do serve wine and beer. Our server was a little pushy about this fact. He told us at least three times and then seemed disappointed when we didn’t order any.
Now on to the food. Let me start by telling you that the savory donuts are not really donuts at all. The are full meals and definitely cost the same. Most of their donuts are $ 3 — $ 4 but the savory ones range from $ 7 — $ 14 but they come with fries or a salad.
Fried Chicken Beignets (2.5÷5)
Over-​all I thought these needed work. The concept is great but there’s just not a lot of interesting flavors going on. You just a small piece or chicken inside a flavorless piece of dough. They include some syrup on the side but I really think they need to re-​think their approach. It’s a chicken breast that has been fried and then cut into pieces stuffed inside of beignet dough and baked with syrup on the side.
I’d prefer a fried chicken bite inside an actual beignet… with powdered sugar and everything. IF not that… then a maple glaze over the beignet? This just wasn’t that great.
Monte Cristo (³⁄₅)
The Monte Cristo was alright. There wasn’t a lot of filling and the dough puffed up a lot so it seemed like even less. They include a raspberry dipping sauce that my friend absolutely loved but I though was just so so. This wasn’t bad though, i’d get it again.
Pulled Pork Sandwich (4.5÷5)
Probably the best of the donut/​sandwiches that we tried. The pulled pork is really delicious, nice bbq flavor and the donut bun works well. This was the only instance where I was satisfied with the doughnut. Usually I wanted more.
Shrimp Roll (⁴⁄₅)
I thought this also worked remarkably well. The bread is a long donut without and frosting. I think a light tarragon frosting would have helped bring this over the top since the shrimp salad they have is a little too salty. It would have balanced nicely. Over-​all I liked the shrimp salad and could eat it all day, but give me a large glass of water because the salt is gonna need something to counter balance it.
Maple Bacon Donut (3.5÷5)
Standard Maple Bacon Donut. They put a lot of bacon on the sucker though, so that’s pretty good.
I don’t think i’ll be coming back to Glazed anytime soon. It’s fun to go to once but it wasn’t enough to make me want to go back.

I think Glazed could eventually be great, but they have a lot of kinks to work out beforehand. For example, donut selection. I’ve actually tried to buy donuts here on two separate occasions, but the first time (an hour before closing on a weeknight) they were out of EVERYTHING. Tried again during the middle of the day on a weekend, and while there were actually donuts to be had, only about half the menu was available, with the fancier, more interesting donuts sadly out of stock.
I wound up paying $ 20 for a half dozen – blueberry, vanilla sky, Boston cream, brown butter maple bacon, raspberry, and apple crumb. I thought the maple bacon and apple were great. The others, while tasty, were nothing special (vanilla sky was pretty much like every other glazed donut out there) and not worth the costly price.
The location itself is a bit noisy if you’re dining in, but the people behind the counter were super nice, if a little confused on how to move a line quickly. (It breaks my font– loving heart that they decided to use Papyrus for the signage, though. Why, Glazed Donut Bistro, whyyyy?) In terms of parking, I’ve never had a problem grabbing a meter, but I also have never tried to go during prime hours when the neighborhood gets crazy.
Hopefully they fix the flaws when the «soft opening» comes to an end. This place could really be something special.

The donuts here rival those at Donut Snob: just as pricey and almost as good, but the fact that there is a storefront (unlike Donut Snob) is a huge plus!
I came here on a Saturday night with a friend around 7pm. The selection was still pretty descent, and there wasn’t a huge line. We ordered 12 assorted donuts including the Boston cream, PB & J, s’mores, apple fritter, blueberry lemon, and raspberry. And a 13^th was thrown in for free along with dipping sauces. The apple fritter was by far my favorite: it was crispy on the outside and doughy and chock full of flavor on the inside. The raspberry and Boston cream were also good. I wasn’t too keen on the others but by no means regret trying them.
Parking is a bit of a pain, luckily I came at a time when a meter was open and didn’t require payment. And the donuts aren’t cheap ($ 44 for 12 is what we spent). These hiccups aside, I’ll definitely return for the apple fritter, it’s well worth the cost.

Not just one, but two of my friends who I didn’t realize were fellow donut enthusiasts, posted a story about the opening of Glazed Donuts and it’s unusual donut-​centric offerings on Facebook. Apparently the line wrapped around the block as people waited for these gourmet donut creations. We saw pics of the fried chicken beignets and donut monte cristo and decided that we too, must patronize Glazed Donuts.
We walk in around 10:36 on a Wednesday morning. The place is bustling but thankfully there isn’t a line out the door. We get to the window and order a couple of sweet donuts, one cake and one raised and tried to order the fried chicken beignet but were told that we couldn’t order that until 11am.
Hmph ok, we came in specifically for the fried chicken beignet and since it was now 10:45 and close to 11 we asked if they could possibly let us order the beignet maybe ten or 5 minutes early. The girl firmly responded with a no. Ok, so we didn’t make a big deal out of it but we wish she could have accommodated us juuuuust a little.
We sat down and enjoyed our bourbon glazed pecan donut (OMG tasty!) and blueberry lemon donut which had a nice hint of cardamom. We did rock, paper, scissors to see who would have to leave the comfy confines of the shop to feed the meter. We weren’t expecting to be there for longer than 45minutes (that’s what the meter already had in it when we pulled up-​Score!) but we appreciated having to slow down and enjoyed our time in the little shop.
We noticed that they serve beer and wine, along with Stumptown coffee and soy chocolate milk. There were more employees than customers at the time, and they were doing interviews for even more employees. Looks like they expect to be quite busy. I think the kitchen staff was training too.
They were also debuting new donuts and working on new menu items. Apricot pistachio was the new donut of the day. The chef was nice enough to bring over Oreo beignets that she was working on for us to sample. Those warm beignets filled with an Oreo cookie were HEAVENLY. They were ridiculously delicious.
Thank-​you Glazed Donuts for sticking to your policy of no savory donuts till 11 and thank you for being generous with your new creations and sharing your delicious Oreo beignets with us. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and kind service.
After 4 sweet donut-​centric items, we finally get our savory fried chicken beignet. It’s thankfully accompanied by a mixed green salad, which we both desperately needed at this point to detox from the deliciously decadent sweet donuts. We considered getting the optional fries as a side to the beignet, just to see if the fried donut flavor transferred into the fries themselves, but we decided to treat our bodies to some nutritional sustenance.
The fried chicken beignet reminded us of an Indian Samosa and strangely the floral maple syrup sauce that accompanied it made us think of potpourri or a candle. It was delicious on its own but it was tricking my brain into thinking I was eating potpourri as I had it with the beignet. Ahh fancy fusion flavors sometimes does tricks on the taste buds that not all of us enjoy. We devoured the fried chicken beignets and bid adieu to Glazed Donuts. Thanks guys for your great customer service, and great treats.

I was really excited when I saw Glazed Donut Bistro pop up on Unilocal as a new business that recently opened. After that, the article and pictures on Thrilist put me over the edge and I knew that I had to come down here to try everything out.
FOOD — 1.5: So, I got a baker’s dozen. The 13^th donut was free of charge as for which one was free, I have no idea since everything is priced differently. Cake donuts are $ 3 and Yeast raised donuts are $ 4 except for a couple of them. This dozen cost $ 46.
So, I got: Bourbon Pecan, Maple Bacon, Chocolate, Apple Crumb, Red Velvet, Tutti Frutti, Blueberry Lemon, Vanilla Bean, Raspberry, and Blackberry Mojito. Here’s what I tried from the bunch mind you it ranged from a whole donut to just a bite or two:
— Raspberry (⁴⁄₅) — You get exactly what you ask for… a donut glazed of raspberry and white chocolate drizzled on top along with some white chocolate beads. I liked the strong raspberry flavor of this.
— Chocolate (⁵⁄₅) — This was chocolate to the fullest. It’s a chocolate donut with chocolate frosting and chocolate beads. Straight up chocolate.
— Tutti Frutti (¹⁄₅) — This was ok. I’m not sure why it’s called Tutti Frutti other than it has what looks like fruit loops on top of it. Other than that, there’s no other flavor other than bread and sweetness from the glaze.
— Blueberry (⁴⁄₅) — I have a secret love affair with blueberries and this definitely kept it going.
— Apple Crumb (²⁄₅) — I’m giving this low marks because I ate this not realizing what it was. I could taste the crumbs on top, which tasted like cinnamon, but I couldn’t taste any apple at all. If it was there, it was definitely hiding.
— Maple Bacon (⁴⁄₅) — This looked pretty basic with the presentation since I had high expectations given the presentation of what was publicized. However, this tasted really good with the sweetness from the maple contrasted with the saltiness of the bacon.
— Bourbon Pecan (⁰⁄₅) — This looked way better than how it tasted. First off, after I ordered this, I heard another customer say «Oh I probably shouldn’t get the Bourbon Pecan donut because my girlfriend doesn’t like that alcohol taste.» After eating this, she would’ve had no problem with this. I tasted zero bourbon. I only tasted a donut with pecan and caramel. This should really be called the Caramel Pecan donut.
— Blackberry Mojito (⁰⁄₅) — This one didn’t quite make sense. I know it’s called blackberry (because it’s topped with blackberries) mojito (because I have no idea why). This was really confusing. I tasted the raspberry glaze and just sweetness. The pipette had some sweet liquid in it. I tried tasting it to see what it was, but all I could taste was just sugar.
Overall Value: The problem I have with this place is that if you’re going to do donuts, you gotta do them superbly well especially if you’re going to charge a premium for them. I have no problem spending on food, but given the price and the value of what I got… it wasn’t worth it.
SERVICE — 2: The service was mediocre at best. I understand it’s a new establishment, but training your employees for proper service is expected. More importantly, their website and the menu inside does not state when the savory donuts are available. So, by assumption, you think it would be all day. However, it’s only after 11AM. The manager (I think that’s who it was) was going around telling the employees this. It was just a little weird because I could hear the conversation going on and it didn’t seem like the manager knew how to address the situation. I saw at least two customers try to order the savory donuts. It would’ve been helpful to at least put a sign up.
The girl that helped me get my donuts was friendly and the guy who was working the register seemed flustered and all over the place. Again, I’m not sure if it’s due to lack of training or just because the place just opened recently. He was having trouble closing my box and was just trying to jam it shut. All I could think about was that he was going to mess up the Mojito donut because they have pipettes sticking out of them.
ATMOSPHERE — 4: The inside has an open kitchen so you can see everything going on. There is a good amount of seating inside as well as outside, which is pretty cool especially on a nice day.
RECOMMENDATION: Overall, their donuts are all over the place. The basic donuts tasted good, but I had problems with some of the specialty «adult» donuts. I really wanted to try certain donuts, but they weren’t available for whatever reason. With the amount of money I spent here, I think I would’ve been way happier with the regular mom and pop donut shops a bit farther down the street. If you’re going to charge a premium, you gotta up your game.
I may try this place again to see if things improve and to actually try the savory donuts. However, after the having the regular donuts, I could do without the savory donuts. If you decide not to come here, sadly, you won’t miss much.

When I first got wind of this new donut shop, I was intrigued by the concept of a donut shop for adults where wine and beer is served. I thought I’d pay them a visit this morning and drove through the morning rush hour traffic from the south bay. I admit, it was a little crazy to do on a Friday morning and after a 50 minute commute, I finally arrived smack dab in the middle of West Hollywood. Anyways, I proceeded to the donut shop after finding some street parking. The meter was only an hour max so I knew I had to be quick about my visit.
The store itself seemed cool with the high ceilings and exposed brick walls. They had a few tables and chairs for indoor dining as well as a few outside on the sidewalk. The kitchen was exposed so you could watch them workers prepare donuts which was kind of cool.
I asked the friendly young woman behind the counter about the various donut offerings and she explained what each one was. I finally decided to try the Maple Bacon, the Cinnamon Crumble, and the Tutti Frutti as well as a large cup of the Stumptown coffee to wash it all down.
She explained I could also get free dipping sauces and asked if I wanted to try any. I asked if I could try them all and she said that wasn’t a problem so she gave me the chai, the mango, the raspberry and the salted caramel. Crazy to think that you would make your donut even sweeter but I was game to try something new. Anyways, you dip churros in chocolate, right?
Out of the three, my favorite was the Maple Bacon. It was a fluffy dough and not as sweet as I was expecting it to be. I tried dipping it in the various sauces and preferred the chai and the salted caramel dipping sauces out of the four. The other two were okay and actually sweeter than tart.
The other two donuts were cake donuts and I felt they were a little too dry. The cereal topping for the Tutti Frutti donut was really stale and not that appetizing. It would have been better if they were fresher and crispier. I wasn’t too fond of the denseness of the cake donuts actually and the Cinnamon Crumble was just okay without any sort of wow factor to it.
They seemed to be bringing out fancier donuts as time went on so I asked to try another one which had a lemon cream filling inside. They were nice enough to comp me this donut and I actually thought it was good. It was fluffier which is what I prefer in a donut and the lemon filling was tasty and not overly tart.
Unfortunately, they didn’t serve the savory donuts until later in the morning and at night is what I was told. I was hoping to be able to try the Fried Chicken Beignet which was a little disappointing since that’s what really grabbed my attention when I first heard about this establishment.
Overall, I think they have a good concept but they need to work a little more on making their donuts taste better. The fancy presentation of the donuts is really nice but the cake donuts themselves were way too dry. Also, when you consider that they charge $ 3 to $ 4 per donut, you would want to make sure you get an extremely good tasting donut at that price. I ended up paying over $ 14 for three donuts and a large coffee which I think is a bit exorbitant for what I got. Definitely not something you’d want to do every day during the week.
I am still interested however in trying their their highly publicized savory donuts so I’d probably stop back at some point in the future to try it. Otherwise, I personally would skip on the morning cake donuts because there are better tasting ones at a whole lot better value at most other mom and pop donut shops around town. The non-​cake donuts were good, however, definitely not good enough to pay the extra price especially when you consider that you can go somewhere else and get something similar or better for a lot less money. I don’t regret coming here but, to me, it’s just not an experience worth repeating.

Been a lot of hype about this place. Just read an article on thrillist about this place becoming the most popular donut shop in LA. I don’t doubt that since the whole idea and premise of the store is great. The slogan here is «donuts for grown ups.» They have donuts, wine, and great coffee (stumptown to be exact). So that’s why it’s more appealing to adults. I like the feel of the store. It feels classical.
The three star rating is because the donuts themselves while eye catching and pretty are a bit lack luster for 3 to 4 dollars each. The mojito donut was interesting but it was too sweet and so was the creamsicle. The orange and vanilla bean weren’t a good mix and was overwhelming. The smores was the least sweet and was just right. The raspberry was good. It was one of the better ones I tried. They also have free dipping sauce which are interesting but you don’t really need the sauces unless you’re eating a plain donut like the vanilla bean or the donut holes. Hopefully they improve on the donuts. They’re really heavy and over stuffed. The service is very friendly and inviting here. They answer any questions you have completely.

I thought the donuts were just average.
I had one of each that they had available and each donut is $ 4 each so the total was close to $ 50 for donuts that were just average.
The bourbon pecan was good although it didn’t really taste like bourbon in my opinion. The glazed could have been fluffier as well as the glazed with sprinkles.
Cake donuts:
The blueberry lemon: pretty good. tastes like blueberry with a hint of lemon.
Carrot cake: too gingery for my taste.
Chocolate: not chocolate-​y enough for me.
Tutti Fruti: not that great. dry.
Red Velvet: nothing special
Yeast raised donuts:
Vanilla Bean: Could be fluffier.
PB&J: too sweet.
Raspberry: not bad.
Bourbon Pecan: good. not too sweet; it didn’t taste like Bourbon.
Maple Bacon: Not bad. not too sweet and bacon was a nice touch but I’m over the whole maple bacon donut thing.
Creamsicle: my least favorite. The vanilla bean cream, and the blood orange glaze did not go well together in my opinion. Too much filling.
Apple Crumb: Didn’t stand out. Unmemorable.
Smores: Sold Out :(