Christy's Donuts has been a staple for me. I used to pick up donuts for my classroom a couple times a year. My 90+ year old father would eat one chocolate old-fashioned every morning. We did freeze some, but frequent trips there fostered a friendship with the owners and workers. Best donuts. Best people. i cried a little when I saw the shop's windows covered. I hope this is temporary. I'm praying for your family. I hope to see you again. Blessings and fond memories. read more

We stopped here on a whim, just saw it on our way to Dutch bros. (So we didn't read reviews) I'm not sure what was wrong with our donuts but we purchased 4 total. 2 chocolate, an apple fritter and a maple bar. I don't know what we tasted but they tasted almost rotten, or like chemicals. My partner immediately threw up. Nothing is getting this nasty taste out of our mouths. I just hope we don't get MORE sick. read more

Christy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - El Cajon, California

Great Donuts! The Best In The Entire East County And Possibly San Diego Unless You Know A Spot That's Better..Donuts Are Soft Like Pillows & Superrrrrrr Fluffy Filled With Flavor!!! Prices Aren't Too Bad Either. read more

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I was craving donuts after watching mukbangs on TikTok & decided to come try this place out & lemme tell you I don't regret putting on my chanclas & heading to Christy's. Hands down best donut I have ever had!!! SOFT, TASTY, RIGHT AMOUNT OF SWEET, FRESSSSHHHHHH. Owner was super patient & kind when attending me read more

Christy's Donuts - Crumbl donut - Donuts Near Me - El Cajon, California

(: yummy in the tummy :) I may have got a dozen, and ate like 6 through out the day. Really good. Classic donut shop vibes.

These people were given a gift. My friends and I have been here 4 times and it keeps getting better -- Easily worth the 20 minute drive. I would give them 6 stars if I could. Extremely fluffy and fresh donuts no matter what time of day you go. Not to mention dirt cheap. I wanted to take a gamble on the random day old box, and was surprised with a box of roughly 20 donuts with almost every kind you could ask for. Bear claw, apple fritter, old fashion, chocolate, glazed, filled donuts, etc FOR $8.50! FYI, the box in the pic is like 3 layers of donuts deep, with some of the bigger ones like the apple fritter on the bottom. Classic donut shop vibes with efficient and dedicated employees. read more

Christy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - El Cajon, California

I wanted to like this place. My husband use to come here when he was a kid and spoke highly of Christy's. Unfortunately right when I ate a glazed donut, I could taste what seemed to be plastic. I tried the chocolate donut, assuming it was just the glazed and unfortunately, the chocolate donut also tasted of plastic. I instantly wanted to vomit. The lady up front also seemed annoyed with us. There's a ton of options so we were taking our time (I'm exaggerating on taking our time. We immediately started ordering as we entered) & right when we had already ordered 4 donuts, she goes " ok. Do you have half a dozen or 12? The cinnamon doesn't count with your 4. What do you want. " I couldn't process quickly enough, to answer so she again, repeated herself, since this came out of nowhere. So I answered "6". I'm not about to order 12, knowing I've never been here. The last 2, were just chocolate, since it seemed like she wanted us out. When we paid, she held onto our card until it processed thru. I absolutely felt immediately uncomfortable and concerned. Again, I wanted to like this place, given the great feedback from hubs and his fam but it's a no for me. read more

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It's been over 20 years since I've come to this shop. The most important thing is the donuts (obviously) and sadly I was very disappointed. I didn't think they were good at all. I'm giving 3 stars because my mom thought they were fine, they had a great selection (especially for 2pm on a Saturday), service was fast and friendly, they have their own parking lot, it was very convenient to get in and out and they accept credit cards with a $5 minimum. It looked like it could use a deep clean and they had a good number of tables and chairs but they were all staked up so you couldn't sit if you wanted too. Seemed to me like maybe they don't want to make it too comfortable which makes sense to me considering the area and that only two people were working. I'll for sure not be back but I do think they have some things going for them and they're still around after decades so they must be doing just fine. read more

Donuts were old couldn't tell until the first bite in a couple donuts. Threw out the rest.

Absolute banger of a donut shop. No woke nonsense at all. They don't sell any garbage like nomad or donut bar, strictly business. Classic donut shop, classic pink box, classic taste. Will never turn my back on you goat. read more

I've been coming here since moving to East County 10 years ago and I think my husband's come here since he was a kid. Family owned and operated, donuts are consistently fresh and delicious. I come in almost every weekend to pick up a couple treats to bring to my parents and my dad without a doubt likes the apple fritters from here better than any other place. The two women working the counter are friendly and fast, welcoming the customers who at least on Sunday mornings look like a crowd of regulars. It's an old school donut shop, but they've got pretty good croissants, too! read more

Great family business, exceptional customer care, and last but not least the very enjoyable tasting quality doughnuts

What I like about Cristy's Donuts are their donuts & customer service! And.... Delicious!!! Always fresh and so well made! There's not too many good Donut Bakers out there. If you haven't tried them out, you have too!! They put Dunkin' Donuts, donuts to shame! read more

Nice donut selection and they're good, lots of drinks to choose from, nice staff. Classic local donut shop.

If you like flies on your donuts and dont care attitude from employees. This is your place!!

Always spot on! Donuts are always fresh, lots of selections, and soooo yummy! They are open on the holidays too!! If you're in the area, great spot for that morning sweet treat and a hot coffee! read more

I love this donut shop! The donuts are fresh, traditional, and consistently delicious! They have a great variety. It's a family owned and operated small business in East County. Their prices are lowlier to average for local traditional donut shops. I even custom order donuts for parties. They are always exactly what I wanted. read more

Christy's Donuts - Donuts - Donuts Near Me - El Cajon, California

Super fresh and delicious. I've been going here since 2002 and they always have the best food and fresh donuts

First time trying this place out with my husband and i was pretty excited, but it looked pretty lonely. As soon as we got in and i explained what i wanted NICELY the Old asian man with a mask raised his voice horribly with the worst attitude simply because HE misunderstood. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE IVE EVER HAD. Never going back to this place ever again, also donuts have a weird aftertaste, i wonder why Maybe they would get more customers if they had nicer people read more

Completely rude. We purchased merchandise. The owner kicked us out of the shop at 1pm letting us know that she needed to clean the floor even though they close at 9pm. The floor was cleaned because no one was at the shop except for us. She didn't want us to come back. I wouldn't recommend purchasing at this donut shop. Take your money elsewhere read more

I am happy to announce that I found a place that reminds me of a donut shop back home that is no longer there but I missed so much! I've tried several with no luck until I found this spot! Quick service, yummy donuts. I love this place so much read more

I would rather be charged for a box than have 7 donuts shoved and smashed together into 1 small bag. Gross

The donuts were old tasting Very disappointing experience especially when you're anticipating deliciousness and you get less than mediocre

Ive been going here since I was little and it is still so good, the donuts are delicious and the lady at the counter is so kind and funny. There is a retro donut shop theme and it is overall so fun would recomend! read more

These donuts had a terrible aftertaste like metal or poison. I think they were probably using old and possibly bad oil, or worse. They were un-edible and possibly could cause sickness. read more

rude , the lady had bad attitude and she didn't even give us our sprinkle donut ! bad service bad employee behavior

The donuts are delicious when fresh . Service is good. The atmosphere is good. The price is decent for a dozen donuts.

So far so good here. I need to taste more before putting out that additional start.... The ham and cheese croissant was delicious. Despite the ham being rolled up and cheese around that I actually like the extra room it provided for that nice and flavorful buttery croissant. Just wish it had jalapeños!!! The lady behind the counter was super nice and friendly. She answered my questions and gave great recommendations like trying the rolled sweet tortillas, I had never seen them before and will try another time. Very clean establishment and it was nice to see people in there chatting, sipping coffee and enjoying themselves. I'll be back when in the areas again!!!!! read more

Love this place, been coming here forever! Have all the classic options and they are delicious

I have been enjoying these donuts at Christy's for decades and the quality is always great. The prices are very reasonable and they give you free cake donuts when you buy a dozen. Great people who work and live there 24/7 so give them a try. read more

Felt likes donuts at 8 at night. Went and got a dozen. These donuts are nice and fluffy with great freshness!!! Very good donuts! Nice and friendly owners!! read more

Sunday night and still had fresh donuts. I had a sweeet tooth and the lady was nice. As soon as I got home, me and my wife ate 3 of them (no pictured)! YUM YUM YUM. I think I found my forever donut shop. read more

Christy's Donuts - a box of assorted donuts - Donuts Near Me - El Cajon, California

Christys has stepped up their Donuts game. Before covid the quality was in the toilet. But now, all their donuts are increasingly better than yum Yum or winchells. Great job guys keep making the best donuts read more

Some of the best donuts around at a very reasonable price! They were delicious and fresh with a wide assortment.

Took the kids to get a donut, they were really excited. Despite having tables and chairs the lady told us "no one can sit". Wtf. So now we have crying kids who thought they were going for a fun outing to eat a donut. Definitely won't ever be back. read more

Just got back from there and found loose hairs in the donuts. That's gross. Be careful.

Prices are too good to be true. Something had to be wrong. The donuts are seemingly good, but give off a (can't help but describe it as) plastic-y taste. I would not come here again. Although, I have a soft spot for the fact that the owners (husband and wife) seem to be nice humble people just trying to make a living. read more

Horrible, donuts taste like old oil. Had a stomach ache for 3 days. Don't recommend this place

Been going here for 20+ years and it's always been amazing! Wonderful doughnuts and incredibly kind staff. The inside of the establishment is cozy and not too modern. read more

This is a great donut shop. I came by to pick up a couple of old fashion donuts with chocolate. The donut were .65 each. The donuts were fresh and very good. The outside had a nice crunchy texture and smothered with rich chocolate went perfect with my coffee. The service was a little rushed but very good. The place had a lot of donut in the display and was very clean. read more

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