Inexpensive, quality donuts. Amazing service and cute shop! Everyone loved these donuts.

Unfortunately, my last few visits to the Elgin Country Donuts have been pretty disappointing, especially compared with the consistently great experiences I've had at their Crystal Lake location. Freshness has been the biggest issue. On my most recent visit, my beloved apple fritter was so stale it was virtually inedible, and it's not the first time the donuts here have tasted like they'd been sitting around far too long. Fresh donuts should be the bare minimum at a donut shop. Service has been equally ho-hum; slow, indifferent, and not particularly welcoming. The atmosphere follows suit, with messy tables, sticky floors, and a dining area that has felt neglected on multiple visits. It's just not an inviting place to sit down with a coffee and donut. What makes it frustrating is knowing how good Country Donuts can be. The Crystal Lake location consistently delivers fresh donuts, good coffee, friendly service, and a welcoming atmosphere. Elgin lately has felt like the polar opposite. I'd love to see this location turn things around, but after several disappointing visits, I can't chalk it up to an off day anymore. read more

Solidly good donuts in Elgin. An institution. I highly recommend the strawberry frosted (so sweet) and the double chocolate (cakey and rich). Quick service. Very affordable prices. I will be back for more donuts and to try out the breakfast service. read more

Country Donuts - Double chocolate, regular chocolate, strawberry frosted, apple cider red velvet, honeydew, apple cinnamon, Bavarian cream - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Country donuts are the best in town! I wish I live closer to go more often, they are delicious read more

Country Donuts - Love the Apple cider and coconut - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

The best donuts around! The breakfast sandwiches are so good! A real egg, plentiful bacon or sausage and cheese on a croissant or English muffin. The drive thru goes pretty quick and always friendly service. The apple cider and pumpkin donuts are addictively delicious! read more

Country Donuts - Breakfast sandwich yummy! - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

The only issue, which could be considered personal, is that the Chili is WAY to spicy. Even adding additional crackers did not help. ​ read more

Best fresh donuts in this area!!!! Worth the drive off the beaten path!! Love the apple fritters!!

I would recommend this place even though the donuts are not as good as the Crystal Lake location.

The dozen doesn't fill the box like the country donuts in Crystal Lake does. This is the small version of country donuts Crystal Lake. Totally different owner so he must be a really small owner because he makes really small donuts. I noticed the baker is really small. So maybe that's why. They don't taste great either. They taste like three days old. I keep trying it because they're close, but I think this was the last time for real. The people there are pretty rude too. Don't be surprised if you see a rude response back to my review. Owner is ignorant read more

Stopped by this donut shop after eating at a nearby restuarant. They also have a drive thru but I enjoy going inside donut shops to see. It is a cute place that looks like an old school diner. It is popular, we waited our turn to purchase donuts. I got an old fashioned and a apple cinnamon one. They are decently priced and I enjoyed the texture of the donuts. The workers were helpful and moved as quickly as they could to keep the line and drive thru moving. read more

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Best donuts I've ever had. Try the sour cream old fashioned! The ambiance is like an old fashioned donut shop in a small town I used to go to as a kid. It's all around great! read more

All day long I just wanted a good fried donut but the universe seemed to be conspiring to keep any and all delectable doughs out of my reach. My plans to stop by 4 different spots were thwarted again and again by early Sunday closing times and even a permanent closure. I had just about resigned myself to sadly going to Dunkin' after pulling up to my last option, a pricey but good specialty Korean donut shop in St. Charles, only to find that they were already sold out for the day. I'd come so far. I had to try at least one more search. And that's when a beacon of red hope lit up on my Yelp map screen. "Country Donuts." Just a 15 minute drive away in Elgin. It was not only well-reviewed but supposedly open 24 hours! It sounded too good to be true. Could it really be or was it just some kind of mirage caused by donut deprivation? I had been burned too many times this day so I called ahead to double-check they were in fact a real establishment and was overjoyed when a lovely voice assured me that they were in fact open 24 hours and had plenty of donuts still available past 5pm on a Sunday. I made the drive over and there was my saving grace tucked away at the end of an unassuming strip mall. I noted a family savoring their order in the truck parked next to me as I pulled in and grew excited. Walking in I was surprised to find a he place had the welcome feel of a cozy diner. And then there just past the register was a generously stocked wall of various donuts glowing in the soft light. Initially was going to just grab 2 or 3 but decided on a whim to go with the dozen when I remembered that I had a family cookout to stop by later. They seemed to be a hit. I cut them into halves so that people could sample more than one and every donut I tasted was great. Looking back I should have just ordered another 12 given that it was only $14! I had several people asking me where I had procured this delicious dozen. The vanilla long john, powdered Bavarian and apple cider flavors were standouts to me. I am so happy to have discovered Country Donuts but also a little scared that I may find myself very soon making many a long drive to satisfy my donut needs. read more

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This place is great! Huge selection, nice staff and it's packed! I drive 20 minutes to get here!

The place was busy on a Saturday morning, but they had plenty of workers behind the counters taking orders. Not only did they have donuts, they also had muffins- (blueberry, chocolate chip, and I believe banana nut) and breakfast sandwiches. I personally really enjoy the honey dip and toasted coconut donuts, along with their chocolate chip muffins. read more

I was super excited the other day when our office ordered Country Donuts for coffee and donuts day. I love it when they spend a little more (over Dunkin) and get the good stuff. The donuts are always a hit. They taste fresh, have lots of frosting and sprinkles, and are plenty big. I'm not much of a coffee drinker but others enjoyed the coffee. I highly recommend Country Donuts! Whether in the store or at the office, everyone wins with Country Donuts! read more

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Been visiting one of there stores for 30 + years and there's always friendly staff and fresh made donuts and bagels.

Best donuts and great service! They have a great variety of fresh donuts. Also day old dozens if you get there early. Also coupons in the mail often. read more

Went in to try Country Donuts for the first time. It's an old diner theme. I got a dozen and all of them look amazing. I tasted one and it was amazing. My only thing was the cashier wasn't the friendliest. read more

Country Donuts - Dozen Assorted Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

The best fresh donuts in town! Consistently good strawberry filled, strawberry iced, double chocolate, vanilla long John's and peanut.

Best doughnuts around all the suburbs better than Stan doughnuts and Dunkin and many other doughnuts shops. The sugar and honey dip doughnuts are my favorite and I haven't been lucky these past couple times they have been out. They are fresh and very delicious and the cost for a dozen is not bad compared to any other place. The service is always great here and it's clean inside. Usually no one sitting inside in the evening. read more

The staff is always friendly and the shop is clean and cute, very retro vibe. The donuts are yummy and they have my favorite vanilla cream filled that nobody else has. We're about 20 minutes away but so worth the trip. read more

Donuts there are always amazing! Staff is hit or miss though with level of friendliness.

The best doughnuts hands down tastes homemade and I've always gotten great service staff is very friendly. If you ever get a chance to get a dough here you will be spoiled for life read more

Whoever was working 4:00pm on a Friday deserves a raise. I asked for extra bacon on my bagel and he gave me a raise worthy amount. Love him read more

Country Donuts - A good ass bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwich - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

WARNING: if you come here you WILL become a donut addict!! this is my favorite place to get donuts! everyone i know loves country donuts. it's farther away from me than dunkin', but i always make the drive out here because it's the best donut place around. there are always coupons on their facebook page for $2 off a dozen. they have great seasonal donuts, the workers are very friendly, and the drive-thru is open 24/7. retro diner interior. when my long-distance boyfriend comes into town, we come here soooo often. he is totally addicted, lol! he misses it so much when he leaves and mentions it all the time. it really is the best donut place ever! read more

They have gone downhill, I ordered a honeydew donut and it had no flavor at all. It was so oily that it made my mouth feel icky. The iced sprinkle donuts looked perfect so that's why they got 2 stars read more

First off the location of the store is such a pain to get to. Then once you get there, they are ALWAYS OUT OF MANY THINGS! Your open 24 hours and always never have any popular items. Terrible, never again. read more

They're much better than store bought donuts for sure. But They don't have much of a selection compared to other places I go to. They don't have any pecan donuts whenever I go or danishes. I do like their breakfast sandwiches more. Their sausage and chorizo croissant sandwiches smell just as good as they taste! I like that they wrap the sandwiches in foil. They always stay hot until I get home. The sausage, egg and cheese on a croissant is my favorite. read more

Country Donuts - Strawberry sprinkles, Cinnabon, apple fritter, toasted coconut - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Tried country donuts for the first time. It reminded me a lot of Dunkin but the donuts are not stale. They actually stay quite fresh. They have a wide variety to pick from. My husband got the Apple fritter - it was large and he was not pleased to share. I got a classic chocolate donut. My parents got the coconut and a strawberry filled donut. Everyone found something that they enjoyed and the prices are reasonable. They also offer coffee and breakfast options. I will be sure to visit whenever I'm in town! read more

Another site that is indicative of what food currently is in most restaurants and grocery stores, namely, lower quality, diminished sizes, and inflated prices. When I entered Elgin's " Country Donuts ( on a Sunday at 6:30 a.m. ), " I noticed that their doughnuts and muffins were actually glistening with oil or grease. Their doughnut sizes were reduced to the mini doughnuts size sold in grocery stores. Shockingly, the site charged a whopping $ 8.40 for 6 doughnuts. Yet, through no one's fault but my own, armed with all these bad signs, I still purchased 6 doughnuts. I took a bite of the first doughnut and tossed this nauseatingly oil filled, stale tasting mass aside. I tried a second doughnut with the same result, and then threw away the remaining doughnuts. read more

The donuts at Country Donuts are tasty. They are open 24 hours so the likelihood of getting a donut that is quite fresh is good. Their vanilla cream and toasted coconut are two of my favorites - light dough and flavorful. The vanilla cream is creamy and not too sweet. The toasted coconut is crunchy and yummy. Enjoy the variety if you stop by. Pro tip: Don't skip the other menu items. They rotate the soups and I like their broccoli cheese when they have it. read more

Service is always amazing when I call to order our donuts. Always get out special event donuts! All 5 Dozen were perfect! Thank you!!

Absolutely the freshest coffee and donuts ever!!! Love the old school donut shop ambiance and the service of everyone is top notch!!!

I was intrigued by the reviews of this place. Came by for some late night donuts through the drive thru. I was shocked by the rude service, as I asked a question regarding what donuts were available. The lady responded with nothing less than a harsh grunt and a stern voice as I could discern she did not want anything to do with my question even though it was my first time! Once I ordered the lady commanded that I pull up to the window. As I drove up, I was greeted with an unhappy look on her face for whatever reason. Maybe it was because it was 1:30am? Bad mood maybe or bad day? No idea, but left with an awful impression of this place unfortunately. read more

Over rated dunkin donut like and on top of that i took exception to the cashier literally snatching money from my hand Ive lived in this area of almost 20 years and i will go out of my way to get donuts somewhere else read more

Love all the donuts here. I think next time I come into town, I'm gonna try the strawberry cream and make sure I eat it in front of the crybabies like Kev who don't understand the concept of a 24 hour donut shop or the super foreign concept of pickup orders. read more

I recently just heard about Country Donuts on the Elgin talk radio station WRMN 1410, so I went to the Country Donuts in Elgin on Route 20 this morning and I bought a box of a dozen donuts including blueberry, apple fritters, strawberry filled and peanut covered donuts, along with a large cup of coffee. The store was exceptionally clean and service was very quick and efficient but most importantly- the coffee and donuts were just magnificent. Five stars... read more

Wow! A real donut shop! I didn't know these even existed anymore. So many choices, made on site, out of this world taste and SO FRESH! Truly melt in your mouth. A lot of folks were ordering sandwiches while we were there and they have signs saying their chili is the best - going to be hard to try those with the deliciousness of their donuts. Get in there and decide what you want, regulars behind you get a bit grumpy about waiting for newbies to pick and choose their donuts. read more

Fantastic, fresh donuts / products!! Always pleasant when you go through the drive-thru or in store.

This place is a local landmark in terms of quality. The breakfast sandwiches and breakfast burritos are beyond tasty. It's a cute place inside, nice and clean. Service is always friendly and fast - there is truly nothing to complain about. read more