A community focused business that continues to blow my mind with their kindness. Recently, another business folded d/t a health situation. Bearscat opted to accept their gift cards, so they wouldn't have to give refunds. So thoughtful! As if that wasn't enough, when the government shutdown was happening, they offered completely free grab & go breakfast bags. If you needed to eat, you could just pick up a pre-made bag. No need to order it, or ask... just pick it up from the designated area - no questions asked. Buying a full dozen? They gave you a token to pass to someone of your choice for redemption of a dozen at no additional cost. Sometimes, I wonder how they stay in business, then I remember that their financial loss is also a financial gain... as it sure makes me keep coming! read more

I ordered donuts 24hr in advance and when went to pick up my order had to have substitutes because not all of them were available anymore. When I contacted the manager to ask why it was listed as available if that was not the case I was rudely informed that they are all available 24hrs but obviously that is not the case. I asked why was I not contacted about the change to my order and she said that they don't call people first thing in the morning however, if they knew I had ordered something that they were out of why not make them for the order? read more

Four stars will always come back Donuts grates the dough is fresh or sometimes a little bit old but still made slightly fresh lines are kind of terrible when you have to wait in the morning but besides everything always come back for the mornings read more

Solid donuts. Not too thick and cakey which I like. However, they are pricey and the selection is small. read more

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Great customer service, and the best donuts!! Love the fun variety. Also love how convenient their drive thru is! Fast service and great donuts read more

Everything is good and the service is great also a lot of different donuts to pick from

Yummy donuts - they have a very wide selection of them, all lovingly made fresh everyday. The staff are so nice and pleasant to interact with as you choose your donuts. Great place to get a sweet treat. read more

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Second year in a row of major disappointment with Bearscat Bakehouse Minot. Ordered a Bavarian Cream Donut cake last year for my husband's birthday and ended up with decor on it that was unrecognizable (no photo). Tried again this year, only to cut into the cake at the Birthday Party and find only a smear of vanilla. So embarrassing.... Bearscat PSA: #StopMakingCakes read more

Bearscat Bakehouse - Where's the vanilla filling?!? - Bakeries Near Me - Minot, North Dakota

Donuts were good! Ordered a box for my family, and they were all very different. I am giving it four stars because they were very good, but also not specific to Bearcat. I feel like you could replicate this taste pretty easily at other donut shops. read more

Bearscat Bakehouse - a variety of donuts in a box - Bakeries Near Me - Minot, North Dakota

My partner and I were about to embark on our road trip to Minneapolis but we needed to stop by the base beforehand. We decided to get a box of donuts (or should I say... bearscat?) so we could have a tasty, sweet treat to keep up awake and excited. We arrived fairly late in the day (afternoon) but we arrived about two hours before closing. Perhaps due to the timing of our arrival, they didn't have a lot of their flavors out, but still enough to make a variety box. There was a girl working the counter and she was quite friendly. I loved their Bearscat cake donut, it was a heavenly chocolate flavor but not too cakey! Pro tip: dip it into hot chocolate, just trust me! I did happen to notice they didn't taste as fresh as other homemade donuts I have tried, and I read that they use frozen dough. Regardless, they are still above decent donuts. read more

Bearscat Bakehouse - Box o' Bearscats - Bakeries Near Me - Minot, North Dakota

We got a coffee, apple fritter, maple bacon bar and chocolate Bavarian donut. You have a choice going through drive-thru or inside. Went inside, customer service is good. Coffee was good and hot. Apple fritter, chocolate Bavarian donut, and maple bacon donut was good. I liked the apple fritter best, not too oily and fresh. For this establishment, Minot has a good place to stop for your taste buds. read more

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I really enjoy going to local places, and we thought we would try Bearscat Bakehouse. I thought it would be a good donut and coffee stop. But I was wrong on bother levels. The menu is limited, which is understandable given a small donut shop. However, it turns out, coffee just comes from a machine - you know - the kind at a gas station? So I became less impressed since half the menu is coffee type drinks. Additionally, the donut selection was slim. I asked if they had any cake donuts, and she said yes - one was their trademark Bearscat so I was super ready. When I opened the box, I was disappointed to not find a cake donut - instead it was a French donut. Which for those who don't know - is like a cake donut but more fried like the other donuts. The person we ordered from had to write down each donut we ordered (only 4, with two being the same) and seemed really confused by everything. She was also annoyed that we didn't already know their specialties or filled donuts. I mean, they aren't on the menu and we are in a drive thru with no visual context of the shop. The plus is that they have a drive thru which is what allows this place to be 2 stars. Just be careful because it is narrow. I imagine it's not great during the winter. Also, we were really confused that there is a random location in Oregon? The rest made sense regionally. But how do you get Oregon from North Dakota area?? read more

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This place has amazing doughnuts. Very funky little doughnut shop. The apple fritters are amazing

Very happy with the quality and freshness of the donuts we got today (first visit). Good ingredients, cooking was consistent. Friendly service. The place was clean and professional looking - sometimes those traits are not found at donut shops. We'll definitely stop there again and look for their other stores as we travel. The only thing we found off-putting was the name, Bearscat Bakehouse. I don't care if that's what cowboys called donuts. Having seen plenty of actual bear scat, the name provokes an unpleasant visceral sensation. read more

Disappointed. I had an apple fritter which tasted day old (purchased at 9am)for fresh price. The flavor was good. There was good amount of apple in the fritter. The coffee was disgusting! read more

This is the only decent donut place we found here and we were pretty disappointed. Donuts we ordered were very greasy, service was okay (she was doing her job) read more

as soon as we walked in we were greeted by the man working (didnt catch his name but he deserves a raise!!!) he was super friendly and even made a couple jokes. he definitely made our day!!! thank you for your awesome attitude on a monday read more

Creativity Quality Quantity I had $17 into a bakers dozen worth of donuts, but damned if it's not worth it. These were a client gift, so I didn't get to taste but one (pictured apple fritter). The fritter was huge! It had a nice glaze on top, a crispy bottom, and gooey inside. read more

Bearscat Bakehouse - Apple Fritter - Bakeries Near Me - Minot, North Dakota

Only boxes to go, which seems odd if you order only a couple. My Bavarian filled was undercooked. The white-iced long John was good. Other one in our party had the cinnamon twist and a cinnamon covered. She liked both. Worth a second visit. Get there early, too! read more

Just know the portions are big lol, I got a maple stick (king John) and an apple fritter, well anyways I had a nice big apple fritter for later lol, good stuff! read more

In the area, only shop opened early. Full selection of donuts as of 0600, awesome. The flavors, food appearance and taste are a great blend that warrants the five star review. read more

Way too sweet. Every time I try it I feel sick. But Minot needs this. I still prefer Krispy Kreme glazed but the chocolate ones here at Bearscat is decent. read more

Best donuts in Minot. Not much else to say, they don't serve anything else, there's no dining area to speak of and they do a brisk business primarily in the mornings. Note: They only make a set amount for the day and when they sell out, they close. If you want to be sure you get a variety to pick from you will need to plan an early morning visit. They are often sold out and closed by early afternoon. Also: they do sell a variety pack at Cash Wise grocery store, but your selection may be limited and while they are still good, they are not as good as buying them fresh from the bakery direct. read more

I'm just visiting Minot and heard about this place on the Iocal news. Who can resist freshly made donuts? Anyways, I made a last minute stop here a few days ago with my grandma in the early afternoon to see what their selection was. They had about 10 or 12 different varieties at the time as it seems some have sold out since the morning so it's probably best to come early. What was left was still very good though. We ended up getting their most popular, which was a maple bacon bar, a few plain maple, striped chocolate, old fashion and also what I think was a raspberry jelly filled donut. Everything was really tasty and fresh. I loved the chewy texture and it was hard not to eat more than one in a single day. We ended up eating them over three days actually and they tasted just fine on the 3rd day without suffering from dryness. The staff was also very pleasant with assisting with recommendations. Overall, a good place to get donuts and no complaints from me and grandma. read more

Awesome. Very tasty donuts. The staff is fun to deal with and I like the more creative options they've made, I like the salted caramel ones the best. read more

The family and I road tripped in from Phoenix, Az to visit our college athlete at Minot State. The girls were craving a donut for breakfast and we didn't see any standard chain bakery in town. It was just our luck that Bearscat Bakehouse was newly opened and just across from the campus. The donuts were hot and fresh and tasted oh so good. I can see this business taking off! They have a great location and the product speaks for itself....I mean, who doesn't like a donut. Add in some more seating, WiFi and they'll have to throw people out. LOL read more

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The best donuts I've ever had, no lie. My favorite place to get a donut, even if 1$ does seem pricey for a single donut it's so worth it

Great doughnut spot!! We found this gem while traveling and they had fun and different varieties from the normal doughnut shops! read more

Bearscat Bakehouse - Doughnuts are fabulous!! What a find! - Bakeries Near Me - Minot, North Dakota

Great donuts, great service! Passing through Minot on our way home from vacation. By 10am there was only 1 vanilla sprinkle left. They made us another one on the spot plus a custom long john. And they were fresh, not too sweet, and very delicious!! read more

This place is AWESOME! Love the different variety of donuts and especially like the cream filled. I'd really like the donut with cereal on top, except when you eat it the cereal is stale. The service is great and they keep the line moving when extremely busy. The prices are a little expensive for a dozen, but worth it because this place beats the heck out of Tim Horton's. read more

Took our son to Minot to start college. On the 5th day of our 6 day stay. Checked Yelp to look for a place to get coffee and came accross this place with a 5 star rating. Plan was just to get coffee but ended up getting donuts too. Did not disappoint! Will surely be back next time we are in town. Oh yes, this the only place on yelp with a 5 star rating. read more

Fantastic service and delicious donuts!! All of the staff members are always so smiley, polite, and friendly. My family and I were picking an assortment of specialty donuts and my father was a little disappointed that they were sold out of their blueberry donuts. After helping us pack up our donuts and coffee, one of the employees (I didn't catch her name) went into the back room and packaged up her own blueberry donut she had saved for herself and gave it to my dad. She really made our days!! read more

It's good but I could go to another donut store to get donuts. I'm not saying that they are bad but there's not much to pick from if you get there late read more

Absolutely delicious. It's about time we have a good donut place in Minot! The maple bacon donuts are amazing!

From out of town and just happened to stop in here on a Tuesday afternoon. They had a nice selection of classic and fun donuts. Nothing overly trendy or anything, but lots to choose from. Both the raised and cake varieties were had good flavor a classic donut texture. We tried a half dozen donuts or so and were happy with all the ones we sampled. All in all very glad we stopped in. read more

The donuts are amazing and worth the higher price.

Worst donuts ever and a waste of my money. Husband went through the drive through and got a dozen donuts for $17 and they are disgusting. So do not recommend and do not plan on ever buying from here again. 04/03/2020 visit read more

A huge favorite of mine, I typically buy donuts for work here once a month. Service is always friendly and they're really quick in getting the donuts to you. Delicious and would always recommend. read more

Variety of doNuts is great! Would like them to bring back the lemon filled donut. Apple fritters prolly the best in North Dakota and well worth the taste for your $$ read more

Definitely pricey! But man it's delicious. My favorite donuts are from the south hill market place but bearscat blows them out of the water! I'm not sure about the other menu options but the donuts are amazing. It's twice the cost of my usual donuts but well worth it. They are polite and courteous while helping you and I would definitely stop here again. read more