This place is an original donut shop. The selection is satisfying & donuts are fresh & delicious. The customer service is usually pretty good & they stay open all night. If you love donuts & you're in Columbus, you should visit this establishment. read more

Our preferred donut place on the South side of Columbus. We stopped in after sledding for hot chocolate & donuts read more

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There is nothing like an apple fritter from buckeye donuts!! They taste exactly like the ones Big Bear used to have..I never thought I'd find one like it again!! My employer purchases donuts every morning from this place and has them in our cafe so I already knew they were slam! Prices are great and it tasted like heaven in my mouth!! Perfect for my afternoon sweet tooth. I didn't even realize they had a drive through so I didn't even have to get out of the car. Their menu by the drive through is pretty old School and I know they have many more options than that but loved the old school touch!! Great customer service! read more

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I'm writing this retro review as I have had donuts from this location and would like to let you know that if you feel like you want Buckeye Donuts, you should visit the OSU Campus location as opposed to here. The donuts 'can' be as good, but wasn't the time I visited. While it has the Buckeye Donut name, the place had more of a Dunkin Donuts vibe coming from it, not that it should hamper the quality of the donut. I had picked up a dozen donuts for my family to have in order to try Buckeye Donuts, which I had raved about. However, I hadn't actually gotten them from this location before. The donuts I got, however, were just mediocre and some of the donuts felt a bit hard, like they had stayed on a shelf for too long, which, considering I got there early in the morning, shouldn't be the norm for any donut place. You can taste some of the quality of Buckeye in them, but it's not the standard I hope for when I go there. That's why I pick the OSU location over this, mainly because I know that I have consistently gotten a higher quality donut from there as opposed to here. read more

Short and sweet. Donuts are good but costly. There's plenty of places out there making great donuts from scratch. Standouts can only be your selection now. I see the Buckeye, and the eclair with bacon on top. Nothing else pops to mind. Shouldn't it pop to mind? I don't find the staff overly friendly. More like "I've been here since 4AM, what do you want?" The parking lot is a welcome touch over the campus location. It's great for a sugar bump when in the area. I stopped after 2 visits making a special trip just for these donuts. read more

Of course if you've been eating dunkin' your going to think these are amazing. But! if you're into donuts maybe no so much. When there fresh yes! Otherwise there just ok. My biggest issue is pricing. $2.38 for a long john? Woof! Recession started early at Buckeye Donuts!! They're just too damn expensive for what they are and wheres this money going because if you've ever been inside youll ask yourself the same!! read more

I have to start off by saying, I visited here later in the evening, around 8pm. It's a 24/7 location but that doesn't mean they have all of the specials available, 24/7. For instance, I asked for a Cruller just to find out that they are only available in the morning. Somewhat common for a bakery establishment but, I'd think a 24 hour bakery would be running that long, too. Taking these afterthoughts and first impressions into consideration, the donuts were pretty good. The chocolate iced devils food was a little dry but I think it was from sitting on the shelf throughout the day. You could tell it was at one time, quite good. My bowtie was probably the best. A traditional glazed donut but in a twisted bowtie shape. It was fluffy, soft and sweet. If I had been near a microwave, it would have been perfect. Lastly, I wanted to try a filled donut. Vanilla icing filled with chocolate icing on top, to be specific. The vanilla icing was VERY sweet. Tasted almost like eating straight powdered sugar. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I was expecting a more vanilla pudding or custard type icing. Probably my fault since they had a Boston Creme filled donut. Definitely an area staple and worth a shot. Just maybe try to fit in with the morning rush. read more

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Before going here I read up and knew I was in for a treat! AND boy was I... I don't know what to say but, they should step out of the donut business. If anyone thinks these donuts are good they haven't tasted good donuts...they were all dry and the peanut butter donuts was dry and like they took a big spoon full of dry peanut butter and slung it in the middle. I wouldn't feed it to my pigs!!! If I had any! Pure nasty and dry!!! read more

I don't know why anybody could ever possibly give this place any less than five stars - clearly they are trying to convince themselves that their frozen weightwatchers fare tastes delicious by denigrating the wonderfully sugary, chocolatey, drizzled with the sweet nectar of the gods goodness that is defined by the amazing array of donuts that I and my two friends were given the good fortune of sampling tonight. If you are used to the usual fare offered by Tim Horton's... try this place. It'll redefine the standards by which you measure all of those other poor, inferior donuts. Actually, don't. Please, for the love of God - if you value your waistline... forget that you know this place exists. My blood sugar spikes just looking at the displays. Stay skinny. For my sake. Because I'll be busy stopping back again, chowing down more donuts. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. read more

Buckeye Donuts - Donuts at 3:00am. - Donuts Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Came here the other day just to try it out. I rarely come down this way because I think this area looks pretty scary sometimes. It's on High St., but it's all the way down past Thurman Ave. in Merion Village. In fact, I didn't even know that there was a Buckeye Donuts down here until I was down here driving around going somewhere else. I thought there was only one Buckeye Donuts! Jeff and I came back here to see if it was any good. Plus it's a lot more accessible than the campus location because it has a parking lot. So we pulled into the lot and right away almost got hit by some old guy in a pick-up truck backing out of his space that wasn't paying attention. Then he looked at us like we were just stupid kids and drove away. I gotta say, this place looks pretty junky. Inside and out. The B and E are missing from the front sign. It is old and outdated. The menu inside is written with those little plastic letters on a white board. It doesn't look like this place has changed much since it opened. There was a group of three older people sitting in the corner playing rummy. This looked like their daily hangout. I have no doubt that this place has it's regulars, but here it's old retired people as opposed to the students you'd find at the campus location. This one is also different in that they don't serve gyros or anything like that (I guess the older crowd just don't crave them like drunk college students) and they have tons of lottery tickets displayed at the counter. Weird thing: As soon as we walked in the woman behind the counter greeted us with a smile and said, "Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you in here in forever!" To me. Yeah, I've never been here! It kinda threw me off but I shrugged it off and we proceeded to order our donuts. We looked at their selection behind the counter and Jeff instantly singled one out a chocolate cake donut with colored sprinkles all over it. They did still have a pretty good selection. I forgot to mention it was the middle of the day. On a weekday. I couldn't decide, but the lady said, "Don't forget to check out these ones," and pointed out ones in the display case under the counter. She pointed out what was what and I had to stop her when she got to the signature Buckeye Donut. It had chocolate icing with a glop of peanut butter cream on top. That was mine! When she took it out she told me that those had been sitting out for a while so it wasn't real fresh, so she said she'd give it to me for half price. She also said that she hadn't made them or else there would have been a heck of a lot more peanut butter on top. But that was fine. It was like $1.37 for our treats. And the taste? Jeff's was really good, and I don't even really like chocolate donuts. But I would have eaten this one. Mine was great. It tasted fine - it wasn't stale and it was soft and chewy like it was supposed to be. The peanut butter cream was very light and fluffy, but it would have been nice if there was more of it! I try to stay away from donuts but if I ever have a craving this is likely where I'll be to get some more.The donuts are cheap, the service was nice, and they had a great selection of kinds of donuts. Plus they are open 24 hours! read more

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Absolute angels work here. EVERYONE I have interacted with at this store is beyond sweet and pleasant to interact with. We love the donuts and love to sit at the counter on a weekend and enjoy them. It's truly the best neighborhood breakfast spot for couples and kids alike. read more

Finally got a chance to try Buckeye Donut's infamous Buckeye cake donut. Good? It's sweet, so yeah, from that standpoint. However, the peanut butter topping was too sugary; I prefer a more "salty", thicker, savory peanut butter flavor. Definitely more of a fast food donut shop. While it's always good to have a sweet-tooth outlet close by the doctors office, I guess I'm more attracted to higher quality donuts, since I can't tolerate too many sweets, period. I'm glad I've tried BD, and can say I've partaken in a city institution (some say). read more

Meh eww yuck hmmm The feelings towards these donuts today lol. The donut are dry and a little stale. The jelly filled had way too much unnatural processed filling and the long johns had gaps in the fillings. Talk about a donut without a hole hahahaha maybe it was just this visit then again the south high location is no where near better the the campus location. Aw hack I know I'll be back again smh why sweet tooth why! read more

Buckeye Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I frequent the S. High location. This makes the third time in recent months that the quality of their donuts is very poor. I drive extra from Ashville to get the chocolate iced cream filled donuts. The last 2 times they were fresh (soft) not warm but skimpy on the filling. I even called the second time to let a manager (he said he was the owner) know. I get maybe new hire or other reason. But, now, today being the third time, I have to write a poor review. The donuts at 0930 in the morning weren't fresh. And, they had very little filling. Only one bite ( the size of a quarter) with cream. I tried to take pictures to show. read more

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There is nothing worse than when your favorite donut place tanks. Your name, in case you've forgotten, is Buckeye Donuts. Therefore because you are a 24/7 donut shop, you should always have your signature buckeye donut either on hand or have the peanut butter filling available to plop on top of a chocolate frosted one. This used to be the case for years but I don't know if they're under newer management or what but they consistently never have them regardless of the time of day going on 2 years. How hard is it?? It's literally a squeeze from a piping bag on top! You don't even have to jam it into the donut. Yes there is another location but you all know what the parking situation is there and they end up absorbing the smells of the other things they cook there. Gyro buckeye donuts are not tasty to my sweet tooth. Please get it together. read more

I absolutely LOVE Buckeye Donuts South! Everyone is friendly and this is by FAR my favorite donut shop for my family & friends. Always accommodating, donuts are fresh and the owner is like an old friend to everyone...Wouldn't get my donuts anywhere else..GO BUCKS! read more

This review is for the apple fritter only since that's what I ordered and I didn't try their other donuts. They have an excellent apple fritter, it was flaky, crunchy from the sugar and had a really great consistency and perfect moist texture. Overall I would put it at the top of my list of one of the best Apple fritters I've had. Will most definitely be going back and although I would like to try their other donuts, when I find something good I keep ordering it so I will probably get another apple fritter. read more

Great donuts! Fresh and tasty every time. Doesn't disappoint! The variety is great and it's hard to pick just a dozen!

Not many little "old style" donut shops around any more but Buckeye has been around forever. They still have the counter where you can sit and enjoy your donut or grab it to go. The staff is very nice and fast even on the busy week ends you can get in and out quickly. The donuts are fresh and even if you sleep I. There will be plenty to choose from when you arrive. read more

Best donuts I've ever eaten. I was happily surprised. They make fresh donuts everyday throughput the day. Yum!

I visit donut shops in every city I travel to. I love this place. Soft , fresh donuts that are light and not overly sweet. No fancy pancy donuts here!! Just the classics done right!! The woman at the counter knew I was visiting from another city and she helped us pick out a great selection. Very nice!! read more

Buckeye Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

These donuts were honestly the best donuts I've ever had in my life hands down! They were so fresh! The chocolate donut with chocolate icing was my daughters favorite! I however LOVED the apple fritter! The blueberry was a close 2nd ! 10/10 will visit again if we are back in Columbus! I'm so sad I don't live local because I would go back all the time read more

Poor customer service! Love the donuts! They have lost a long time customer. Why? It was too much to accommodate my request to have my donuts laid flat and not stacked! I'm the customer and I do not care how long you have been boxing donuts, please respect my request. read more

Awesome awesome love donuts. Yummy gooey and love filled donuts. Sprinkles or glazed

Tried this place out with my mom late at night when our sweet tooth hit, we got 6 different flavors and my goodness they were tasty, soft, and obviously fresh. The cherry donut was just heavenly and they have a glaze donut that is perfect. read more

Perhaps I didn't go to the right location, but even so it should be standardized to the same level as the other. Bought half dozen: 2 custards, 1 cake, 1 blueberry, 1 glazed, and 1 buckeye. Took a bite of each one and had to throw out the entire box. Doughnuts were all really dry and tasteless. Overall, I don't get the hype and not worth the trip. read more

So, this location is ok in a pinch if you're really wanting some buckeye donuts and you're nearby, but it is not as good as the OSU location. Our experience was stale tasting donuts, and they didn't have many varieties available. They don't have the extra food at this location. I would definitely recommend the other location, especially if it's your first time getting Buckeye Donuts. But still a good spot of you're just hankering for a donut! read more

Absolutely the BEST donuts in the world! And the owners are truly amazing and kind people! Don't waste your money on chain/corporate owned donuts that are completely inferior to Buckeye Donuts! read more

This place is great! Open 24 hours, the best donuts I've found in Columbus. Try the chocolate cream powdered!

Great selection. Fantastic service, even bright and early in the morning. Truly a campus-area institution, with great pricing and a bite for every palette. Xoxo! read more

Stopped here at 12:30 in the morning and truly got the BEST service I've had from any retail or restaurant business in a long long time. Our donuts were spectacular and Angie left us with huge smiles on our faces and was the highlight of our trip to Columbus. Thanks Angie! read more

Who does not love doughnuts. These doughnuts are amazing. I walked in for the first time and they made me feel like I was important and part of the family the waitress asked what we were up to on this rainy day. The feel of the shop is this little hometown diner where everyone knows everybody. read more

Not so fresh. They tasted day old. Maybe because it was the day after a holiday but It wasn't what I was expecting after reading other reviews. A little disappointed with my first Buckeye experience. read more

Buckeye Donuts on the South Siiiiide makes me feel like I am in a cop show from the 1950s. Or, in a Wayne Hancock music video. (Please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ItgMRXv6v0). Aghast that, having lived in the great city of Columbus for going on four years now, I'd never been to any Buckeye Donuts, the boy dragged me (so very willingly) to the South Side for the sole purpose of obtaining Buckeye Donuts. Being a Dunkin Donuts obsessed New Englander, I was skeptical - very skeptical. There is nothing like a Boston Creme Donut from DD's, sorry world. And, as it turns out, this remained the truth - but that doesn't mean Buckeye Donuts wasn't awesome. It kinda blew my mind. I am so glad we went to the South Side location. Very much a small-town lunch counter/diner feel, this location doesn't have the gyros and fries that the campus shop panders to drunken undergrads - and rightly so. Fried munchies very much belong on campus - a true doughnut shop is what you'll find on S. High. There are picnic benches outside and a small counter inside. When we went in they were playing a football game, and there was a lone local watching it and sipping watery coffee out of a styrofoam cup. Of course we ordered coffees and two donuts each. The Bavarian cream did not live up to Boston creme of Dunkin Donuts fame, but then again, nothing will, so I wasn't surprised. The apple fritter was fantastic, as was the krueller (I think you all call them doughnut sticks here?) and the coconut covered doughnut we shared. They all tasted very homemade, which of course they are - which is why I liked them, compared to the manufactured and uniform taste and texture of the (still amazing) donuts at DD. Want to food-time warp into the land before megalith corporatism? Like 1950s cop shows or outlaw country? Nostalgic for simpler days? I recommend S. High Buckeye Donuts. It's sure to cheer you up. In the yummiest way possible. read more

THE. BEST. DOUGHNUTS. The maple bacon was sublime, so moist, airy, light, fluffly heaven. And I usually don't like cake doughnuts. The buckeye donughnut could change though. The peanut butter is not sweetened at all, and if it were a real buckeye flavor, It would taste more like a true buckeye. Still one of the best yeast based doughnuts I've ever had though! I ain't mad! read more

Buckeye Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Buckeye Donuts in German Village is the best! I don't get donuts from anywhere else. read more

Buckeye Donuts - Best popcorn donut ever!!! - Donuts Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Just stood at the front counter for 10 minutes looking at donuts with staff folding boxes and making eye contact but not willing to serve my self and my wife. Looked around and noticed that she and I were the only people of color in the place. I have never had this problem at the high street location. Left without buying anything and won't return again. read more

I will state that I'm biased. I came to Columbus in 1985 and found Buckeye Donuts on High Street on Campus. I moved into Merion Village in 2013 and found The Merion Village Buckeye Donuts on South High Street. SAD SITUATION AT THE SOUTH HIGH, MERION VILLAGE, LOCATION.......NO BATHROOM. I'm unsure if that's even legal. COFFEE...amazing coffee. It really is. However, you must pay for each individual cup....it's not a coffee cup that gets refilled like in a Diner. DONUTS... A. They'll make for you anything that you need to have if it's different from what is available as long as shells are available. B. TASTE IS ALWAYS FRESH, FILLINGS ARE PLENTIFUL, VARIETY IS MORE THAN EXPECTED, COST HAS REMAINED LOW, FRESHNESS IS KEY. C. Service has always been kind, attentive and thankful D. South High, Merion Village, location HAS A DRIVE THRU....YES!! E. 24 Hour Availability...ALWAYS open... F. The Campus Location serves Food where Merion Village location does not. In today's world I don't believe the younger generation has the history with donuts like my generation does. Donut Shops, donut holes, Long Johns or Bismarcks are words that have always been in my vocabulary. I've been know to stroll into BUCKEYE DONUTS like at 4 a.m. .... No explanation needed...a large purchase topped off the night. read more

With high hopes I stopped at Buckeye Donuts. Staff was nice, shop was cool, a few older men spending their retirement at the counter. Got a dozen fancy/mixed for $13.95. Not a bad price. Too bad all the donuts seemed 12 hours old. Not one of them had any crispness. They could probably improve all the donuts by covering each of them in the peanut butter cream you'll find in the buckeye donut. The cake donuts were each inedible, even the glazed coated peanut one. They were all hard and dry. The long johns were limp and underfilled. Apple fritters were pretty good, but would have been better fresh. Again, all donuts suffered because they didn't taste fresh. At 10Am you think they'd have at least been the second batch for the day, but I have had many donuts and am sure they were not remotely fresh out the oven. I would say there are many places, including Giant Eagle, I would go to before getting a Buckeye Donut again. read more

Buckeye donuts is a Columbus landmark Situated on South high street. They have a wide variety of donuts, my favorite are the long johns or eclairs. The long johns are cream filled deliciousness that comes with maple, chocolate, or vanilla icing. I have also called in a special order of cream-filled donut holes iced with chocolate, vanilla, or maple. This is a great hit if you want to bring these to the office instead of a box of donuts, but call ahead the day or night before so they can reserve the dough to make them. The prices are reasonable. If you want to stay and have a cup of coffee, they have bar seating and outdoor seating, as well. read more