Rare do you find a place that does two radically different things and does both things equally well! Carlson's is a staple in Annapolis where you could go in there for a donut at 8am and then come back for lunch and eat Thai at 2pm. If you get a donut I recommend going early they're baked fresh daily and they sell out quickly. I also enjoy the Pad Thai. read more

I really wanted to like it..... ********** I mean...I really wanted to like it! I read the reviews, I drove a little bit, I got my tastebuds all ready and then - well, blah!!!! just blah.... I wouldn't visit a second time. It wasn't awful, it just was not all that the reviews said. I wouldn't recommend, but I also wouldn't say don't give it a try - maybe I went on an off day. It wasn't as sweet and the dough was just bland really...the frosting was ok (but again nothing great). Since there was a lot more dough to frosting ratio - I was left feeling like it was a no for me. read more

Finally had a chance to stop by Carlson's for lunch while in Frederick and, unfortunately, thought it was just okay. The star here is definitely the donuts. The Thai food, I could have definitely did without. Order up front at the counter and you can either dine in or take it to go. Seems like most decide to take it to go as your meal comes in a to-go container. Note they don't have plates, so if you plan to dine in, you'll have to get creative with sharing the dishes. We decided on the wonton soup, drunken noodles with beef, and fried rice with chicken. The wonton soup wasn't bad and came with a decent amount of wontons (made with minced chicken). Both the noodles and rice dish came with more vegetables than needed. My drunken noodles came with chicken (not beef as ordered) and was more like a stir fry. Also not spicy like the drunken noodles I'm used to. The fried rice was okay, but lacked that fried rice taste. The Thai iced tea was also just okay - super sweet. The donuts were on point - soft, fluffy, not too sweet. Highly recommend these over the Thai food (hopefully it was an office day). read more

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How long have I been eating Carlsons Dough Nuts. Mrs Carson waited on me and Buddy Carlson was in back making the prettiest icing roses you ever seen. She always said, boys don't eat them yet there still warn. Hell, we had them half gone before we got to the front door read more

We love Carlson's Donuts so much so that We had them at our wedding instead of a cake, and they were a huge hit. There wasn't a single donut left by the end of the night. The donuts are always fresh, delicious. So If you're looking for a sweet treat that never disappoints, Carlson's is the place to go! Thank you Carlson's for making our wedding day extra sweet! read more

Amazing donuts. They are delicious and fresh and warm. The service is great. Remember to bring cash to pay.

This is a whole in the wall joint. It's worth stopping by. The place only has a few tables, but most customers order takeout, so there is always a table available. The food is great. My coworkers all tell me that the pad thai is their favorite dish. My favorite dish here is the Drunken Noodles. However, You can't go wrong with either one. Definitely stop by to try this place. It's worth it. read more

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Food was mid, service was nonexistent. Unfortunately the girl running the front, was also the waiter, the cashier, the DoorDash handler, it was busy on a Friday night and she was the only person read more

Someone brought these donuts for a neighborhood workday and I could have eaten the whole box. The Boston Creme was UNBELIEVABLE! So much better than DD by far. read more

After reading all of the positive reviews about the donuts, I knew I had to give Carlson's a try. Since they're closed on Monday's and that's actually the best day for me to stop by, I ended up in the area on a Wednesday and stopped in around 10. Like everyone said in other reviews, the earlier you come, the better the variety of donuts to choose from. I came in and was greeted by a woman behind the counter. I purchased a 1/2 dozen of donuts. 3 twist glazed and 3 chocolate frosted. The store/restaurant itself was no thrills, just small and sort of hole in the wall-ish. I brought my purchase home and gave them a try. They were pretty good. The person I shared them with said the exact same thing, just pretty good. Were they the best donuts I've ever eaten like some of the other reviewers on here, absolutely not! They were a little bit above average. Soft, fresh, nice glaze, and a great size. I will say, they aren't that great the next day. So it's like a, eat them on the same day, type of thing. From other reviews. I was expecting mind blowing donuts. I didn't get that. I would I give them a try again if I were in the neighborhood, but I wouldn't make a special trip to come here just for their donuts. I will, however, come back to try their Thai food. That seems like something that would be wonderful. I'll just stick to my donut spot that's down the street and around the corner in Annapolis. Now they serve phenomenal donuts! read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Glazed Twists and Chocolate Frosted - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

The best doughnuts - period. But they are not in Cape St. Claire! They are in Annapolis on West Street almost downtown. read more

The donuts are delicious. Cash only for donuts FYI. These are the real deal and the size for the simple glazed ones is gigantic!

Best donuts Very fresh. Tasty. Buttery Creamy soft Best donuts Very fresh. Tasty. Buttery Creamy soft Best donuts Very fresh. Tasty. Buttery Creamy soft read more

A Thai place and a donut place in the same spot? Yes please! Unfortunately we came in the morning so we only tried the donuts, not the Thai food. I was very pleased with my choices and considered giving it a five-star review, but I came to the conclusion that while I enjoyed my food I was not blown away. I try and reserve my five star reviews for places that completely floor me. What I got: Cronut - 5* this was my first cronut and I am a BIG fan. Airy like a croissant, sweet glaze like a donut. Pumpkin - 5* I thought this was the best flavor of their donuts (people in my party had chocolate, maple, and Boston cream and I sampled a small bite of each). read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Pumpkin donut - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

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They have some of the best donuts I've ever had. Super fresh and delicious. It is $1.50 for a donut. We were in and out within 3 mins.

What's not to love about Carlson.. well the fact that unless you are there early you get what's left. Which is still delicious donuts. Great service. read more

This place is amazing and they have the most delicious donuts. I can't even tell you how good they are some mornings. I wake up and I wanna drive all the way over there just to get a apple fritter. This place is the best and worth a trip I highly recommend it read more

Amazing flavors! Have visited for donuts but never for dinner/carry-out. Wonton soup, steamed dumplings, chicken with cashews, spring rolls contain all fresh ingredients. Cooked to order and not sitting on a warming area. Will be back again! read more

Great food, speedy service, and familial enough for us to linger for a few extra minutes to chat. The donut and food pairing is always fun, too. read more

Get there early if you want to get the donuts you really want. Cash only. Very popular place! read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Donuts and prices - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

Excellent Thai food and the donuts are out of this world! They are the best in town-hands down!

Great Thai food. Can't wait to go back and get a donut. Staff was nice. Pad see u was as good as anywhere I've had it

We are now a regular here! This time we tried curry puffs and there were really good. It's my eldest's new favorite now. We ordered 4 main courses- what are the chances that all were superb? We ordered Pad Thai, which we usually do. Next time I have to remember not to add chicken, I like it that way. We also ordered 12) Koa Pad Kee Mao and 15) Pad Eggplants. We asked both to be spicy and they were both great. We took a chance and ordered 26) Kratim Pik Thai. This reminds me of Pepper Chicken fry on the Indian menu. It was great. Will order next time too. read more

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Im so happy i stopped by this amazing Thai restaurant. After a long day at the hospital visiting my mom, I was starving and craved Thai food. I walked in and the nicest waitress/host greeted me. I ordered THE best fried rice I've ever had. I also had a donut too and honestly it was heavenly. Excellent service and amazing food. read more

The donuts are the best in town made fresh and in traditional flavors such glazed, chocolate frosted, etc... The Thai Kitchen items are very good. The dining area is not fancy. Reminds me of an 80's fast food restaurant. This is place locals love. read more

My birthday gift to myself every year is a marshmallow crème filled donut from Carlsons. They are amazing!! read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Marshmallow crème filled donut - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen is a donut and a Thai restaurant combination eatery, located in Annapolis. While it was a little too early to order Thai (literally, as we went there early in the morning!), we ordered a regular glazed donut to go. The donut was so fresh, fluffy, and was perfectly glazed - yum! The sweet lady was so kind and welcoming! There are also plenty of seats to sit and enjoy. I saw some of the patrons digging in to their breakfast platter orders. There's parking off to the side as well as a small lot in the back. Most seem to get their orders to-go. Definitely worth stopping by to get some donuts, as a snack or as a dessert! +tasty yeast donuts! +friendly staff and service! +parking in their private lot read more

Bangarang! Stopped by for takeout (dine-in is currently not available), and ordered the green curry (beef) and a couple of donuts. The curry was amazing, perfect balance of spice with the coconut sweetness. Usually something gets lost in the takeout, but not this time. Absolutely fantastic meal. I tried one of the donuts after the curry, and was similarly blown away. It's rare that I write a same day review, but Carlson's definitely warrants the five star review! P.S. - Great prices, too! read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Green Curry - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

Unassuming from the outside but delicious food and very friendly staff! The dining room is currently closed but you can still order carry out. It seemed clean inside and the selection of donuts is right behind the register. They are closed on Mondays! The food was very yummy. I ordered chicken pad Thai which was $11 and it was delicious. The flavor was great, they did not skimp on the chicken at all, the temperature was warm/hot, and the portion was very large. It was definitely more than I need to be full for dinner and I love leftovers, so win win! The cashier also gave me a free donut! The red velvet donut was very tasty and cake like. I called in my order at 5pm and the woman taking my order repeated my order back to me and gave me an ETA of 10 minutes. My food was hot and ready when I got there. The cashier was very friendly and cheerful, and it didn't take much time at all to ring me up. The staff was all wearing masks. Overall, great experience here. The service and food make this a 5-star hole in the wall joint in Annapolis. read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Pad Thai with chicken and red velvet donut - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

I thought it was odd that this random Thai restaurant also happened to serve doughnuts, so the bf and my friend decided to swing by here one evening when we were in town to scope it out. We got an assortment of doughnuts and my friend and I also decided to order some Thai dishes off of their menu. I opted for an order of their pad kee mao sans meat, while my friend got another noodle dish. I opted for it to be spicy, and it had a kick to it, though I thought the dish could have been a little more flavorful. My friend thought the same way about her noodle dish. Funnily enough, though, the doughnuts were pretty good on their own. The coconut frosted doughnut I got was very flavorful and soft and chewy, as were the bowtie and Boston crème that I had gotten to share with the bf. All of us were pleasantly surprised with their doughnuts, and would recommend this place for the doughnuts alone. The doughnuts were also very reasonably priced, so all in all, I would say that this is a decent place to hit up if you happened to be in the mood for doughnuts without breaking the bank. read more

Carlson's is the only Thai food we eat in Annapolis. The food is absolutely phenomenal. The service is quick and whenever we order takeout (which is always) the order is always complete and correct. The donuts are always a treat and delicious too! Be careful with the spice level. Believe when they say they can make it spicy for you! Soooo good! read more

The doughnuts are unbelievable! The ladies great you with a smile. We I good to get my car serviced I make sure I stop into the shop!!!

3.6 stars overall for this place. My partner was curious about their donuts after seeing a lot of great reviews and I also gave the food a try. Donuts were decent and they had a fair number of flavors available when I came in around lunchtime. We liked the seasonal pumpkin and my partner was excited they had cronuts. We both agreed that overall it wasn't something we'd go out of our way for next time though. 3.6 stars. I also ordered a drunken noodle while I was there. I have very mixed feelings about it. On the plus side, it came out quick and I enjoyed it quite a lot (I was hungry after PT). It wasn't overly spicy - in fact, it wasn't spicy at all because I had asked for less spicy, expecting the food to be on the normal Thai spicy scale. However, downsides to my noodles - very oily. No basil at all and no smoky flavor at all. Based on how they prepared the veggies, they were probably Chinese operated, not thai. That said however, it was still very satisfying. So another 3.6 stars here. Would've been higher if they used a fraction of the oil. read more

I've had this place bookmarked for a while so I decided to stop by and give it a try. The first time I called the phone just rang. Luckily, I had read some reviews & knew it may take a couple of tries before I got an answer. I waited about 10 minutes and called back. A nice lady answered the phone, answered my questions about a couple of dishes as well as the different levels of spiciness, and she took my order. I ordered the shrimp basil fried rice and some spring rolls. I decided on a medium spice level for my rice. She said my order would be ready in 25 to 30 minutes so I had time to whip up a salad before I had to pick up my meal. Upon arrival, I went in and waited in line socially distanced. The place is intimate so they only allow three people in at a time, which I can appreciate. When I got to the register the lady asked my name and returned with my order. As she was bagging up my order we made small talk. She assured me that the medium spice level would be fine since I just wanted a little spice. I saw a sign that read "cash for donuts" so I asked about that policy so I would know for future reference. The nice lady explained that in the morning that's their policy because people try to buy one or two donuts on a credit card so they require cash, but in the evening if you add a donut to your dinner order you can pay for it with your credit card. Then, she did the sweetest thing and she put a donut in my bag. How nice of her! I really did want a donut but since she had already swiped my credit card I didn't wanna bother her to make the change. She must of been reading my mind. As soon as I arrived at home, I unboxed everything, set a place at the table, and begin to enjoy my meal. The spring rolls were nice and crispy, and I really liked the sweet chili dipping sauce. I prefer that over duck sauce because it's much more flavorful. My basil shrimp fried rice was delicious. I like the variety of vegetables they included in the rice. There was broccoli, onions, snow peas, carrots, & something red, either tomatoes or red peppers, and basil leaves to tie it all together. FYI, they leave the tails on the shrimp just so you know. The rice is a nice portion and I only ate half of it. The shrimp were a nice size but there wasn't an abundance of them in the rice. Next time, I will probably order a second meat so I have a little bit more protein. read more

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Carlson's is so good!! I have only ever had the pad Thai and pad see ew but I am confident anything else I try will be delicious. I ordered takeout from here a few months ago and unfortunately had to wait quite a while to get my food. On the other hand, I was able to get a couple of donuts for cheaper, which made up for my long wait. The man who gave me my food and donuts was very kind and sociable. I assume the restaurant was short-staffed because of the pandemic amongst us so I am hoping the restaurant is coping well and do not blame them for slower service than usual. read more

Really yummy Thai food and donuts! The curry was loaded with add-ins (chicken and potatoes and onions). The Pad Thai was so good! The flavor was powerful and some of my favorite I've had in both Thai dishes. The donuts were tasty! I was surprised how little rice there was, but we didn't need more because the curry was so loaded! Ordered: Massaman Curry, Pad Thai, and an assortment of donuts I'll return for donuts and Thai! read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Donuts, rice, Massaman Curry, Pad Thai - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

Did I just find my new favorite Thai place?! I've had many curries in my life, and many have disappointed me--but Carlson's is TASTY, flavorful, fresh, and local! No disappointment here. Very easy curbside pickup! Order over the phone, call when there, and pick up at the curb. Can't wait to try their breakfast/donuts as soon as I can. read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Panang curry - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

I love the donuts here! I can't wait to try the Thai food. I will continue to support this establishment and be nice to the women working behind the donut counter. read more

Amazing donuts! So fresh and light! My experience there with breakfast sandwiches wasn't so good. The amount of sodium was way way more than my taste buds can take. Cash only for breakfast time. read more

This is a local establishment run by a friendly bunch of Thai ladies, so you know the food is authentic. Even the donuts, which are the highlight on the menu. And since they open at 0530 in the morning, they also have a good selection of traditional American breakfast fare. Don't let the disposable dinnerware put you off, everything from the kitchen is very good. For the donuts, I'd give this place 4 stars. They don't have the widest variety, but everything available is fresh and delicious. The donuts rival Shoppers' giant donuts in size, and any toppings or fillings are applied in generous amounts. You definitely need to arrive early, they sell out quick! The Thai food is pretty good and authentic too, but the portion sizes are quite small. That's why I only give them 3 stars. Service is quick and pleasant. The dining area is clean enough. Their business is mostly take-out, but there are a few tables available for seating in the small dining room. Overall a solid local business, and worth checking out if you are in the area. read more

Carlson's Donuts & Thai Kitchen - Donuts Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland