Always a great experience! Customer friendly and the best donuts around. You can't beat them.

I love this place and the donuts that's why I give it a 2 star instead of 1 star. This place is 24 hours but never had donuts at night. I used to work nights and I'd come here around 11pm or 3 and they never had any donuts. I'm here now and it's 7pm and they have no donuts. I usually order drive thru and I went inside one day and it was disorganized and no one helped me for 10 mins. Coffee is amazing and donuts taste amazing but just never In Stock. read more

I think I can proudly say that I've been to all of the Country Donuts in the Chicagoland area. There is the Schaumburg location, which now calls itself "County" donuts, I believe. Then, there is the actual "original" located in Crystal Lake. I love them all. I especially enjoy their mint chocolate chip donuts. Sometimes I have friends who visit me at school bring a half dozen or so from home. Don't judge me. I usually share them with those who have never experienced the goodness. All of the locations have a retro pre-fabricated feel, with tile floors and permanent stools at the counter. I chose to review this relatively new location based on its cleanliness and quick service. Complete with a drive-through, this donut shop meets all my expectations for a quality donut shop. read more

I won't be joining the Country Donuts fan club any time soon. They were good, certainly better than Dunkin Donuts, but what isn't? The donuts we had were on the same level as grocery store bakery donuts. Good, but not great. As expected, they were super busy on a Saturday morning. But the line kept moving quickly. Unfortunately, the front counter area is a hot mess of people who are in line, not in line, and picking out donuts. I couldn't really see past anyone, so I asked the girl to just pick out her favorites and add them to my dozen. The toasted coconut and Boston cream were my faves, but most of the cake donuts were dry. There's no way they were old, not with that kind of business coming in and out the door, but something wasn't right. Prices are fair though, definitely less than the super fancy donut shops. And the donuts are overall better than Dunkin. read more

This place used to be fantastic. They still could be. Only problem is the last 11 times I've stopped there over the last 4 months. No donuts. Well the ones noone wants are in stock. Peanut, plain, a few others. Stopped at midnight, in the afternoon. Even stopped this Saturday morning. No chocolate frosted. No Strawberry frosted, no chocolate long johns, no jelly filled. In fact, just some of the cake donuts. Left once again with no donuts. Why do I keep stopping. Its a waste of time. Get your act together. A donut shop should never run out of these staples but you never have them in. Only once since October was I able to get a dozen. read more

I pass three dunkin donuts to get there, and I'd pass 37 if I had to. Super good, and cheap! Always have coupons for $5.99 for a dozen?! That's crazy talk! I get all the coconut donuts and my wife loves the Cinnamon sugar donut holes. Must agree that going west on 20 and not having an entrance is ridiculous!!!! I imagine over time they may widen the road and correct it, but I'll continue going. read more

You have to choose Country Donuts instead of Dunkin. They are kind, personable, and don't rush you out the door. Eat inside, outside or drive through. Everything is delicious and you can use a coupon on fb. Just show them your phone and get the discount. read more

Can I have another star? This place deserves 6 stars! So yummy! Staff is always nice and friendly. My favorite is the homecut, so much flavor for a basic plain donut. Open 24 hours. The shop is clean and has a great sit down counter with free wifi. read more

You've never lived until you've tasted a glazed blueberry cake doughnut from Country Dounuts. Trust me, you've been dead for X amount of years. This doughnut is almost good enough for me to drive an hour out of the city to the boonies that is known as Elgin, IL. They've also got some other great doughnuts (eg. Honeydew - glazed cake, Double Chocolate - choc cake with choc frosting, Bavarian, German Chocolate, etc). But my personal favorite is def-def-definitely the glazed blueberry cake doughnut. Mmmm ... so good! And so cheap! Normally a dozen is $6.95 or something. But we scored a buy one dozen, get a dozen free! 24 doughnuts for seven bucks, heck yeah!! read more

I can not drive past Country Donuts without seeing if they have toasted coconut or chocolate mint. Good solid donuts made fresh on site daily. Friendly service and decent prices. read more

Forget about "What would you do for a Klondike bar?" and ask me what I'd do for some Country Donuts! The strawberry donuts are out of this world amazing. I was also very impressed by the mint chocolate cake donut. Stop by and pick some up. You won't be disappointed. read more

Awesome donuts and great friendly service! I like how the interior has an old fashioned feel with the red padded stools at the counter. My wife and I ordered a Honey Dip, Cinnamon, German Chocolate, Mint Chocolate, and Pineapple donuts. All of them were delicious! Very pleased with our experience here. read more

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No questions.. Great donuts.. Located in an easily seen strip mall. Open 24 h. They even have good soups.. Place is a local hangout especially in the morning.. Staff in the mornings are great despite being busy.. My complaint is the drive thru tonight.. It is understandable at 1:25am some flavors are missing.. But we had a very rude staff that took our order. When we were not ready yet to place our order coz we cant read the flavors clearly, she sighed loudly. While taking our orders she was irritated. We have been going here for years and its disappointing that place that sells sweet donuts would have somebody as rude as her..hence the 3 stars. read more

Hands down, this is the best place to get donuts in the state of Illinois. I never would've stop in if it wasn't for the recommendation of my dog's trainer. She said they had good donuts. So having an hour to kill I made the trip inside. The first donut and I was hooked. Thanks to my unruly dog, I found the ultimate donut shop. The one downfall: getting into the place can be a bitch but completely well worth it. Mmm, the fall season brings the apple cider and pumpkin spice donuts which are delicious. I just tried a German chocolate donut and I almost cried. The mint chips are outstanding as well. It's so hard to get just 1 dozen because all the flavors are yummy. Definitely do yourself a favor and stop in. They run a little higher than Dunkin but they're so much fresher and you can taste the difference. This is my favorite donut stop. read more

I grew up on Dunkin Donuts and when my husband said to me "you'll never eat at a Dunkin Donuts again after you've gone to Country Donuts". I snickered and blew it off until he got my attention with "they have Apple Cider donuts!" I LOVE apple cider donuts and ones that have cinnamon sugar (with a big cold glass of apple cider), oh yum! Their donuts are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS fresh. The staff is really friendly and remember you. It is the watering hole in western Elgin and everyone goes there. My only complaint (until just recently) is that you can't turn left into their parking lot, they fixed that by adding a driveway that goes to bank on the corner and to the Church (drive down to Nesler Rd and turn left if you're coming west bound on US 20 and turn at the Church parking lot, you'll find your way around. Drive around the back of the strip mall and they have a drive through. Dont forget to get a dozen (or two). People in this area know the name and will mob you for the donuts. Seriously! read more

I grew up in Crystal Lake and every Saturday morning my Dad would take my sister and I to Country Donuts. At the time it was just tasty donuts. Now that I'm older I appreciate what these little donut shops are all about. Now that my Dad is gone, the memories of those Saturday mornings are some of my favorite. Support little family own businesses that actually care. Country Donuts has delicious donuts, great coffee, and generations of happy memories. read more

Definitely the place to go for donuts if you're remotely close! The sour creme fry cakes are amazing. Highly recommend those and the cranberry scones. The other lesser known fact are the paczkis offered once a year! Recommend the apricot! read more

Country Donuts - Best donut!! - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Oh Wow! Love, Love, Love Original Country Donuts. Although, it is not easy to get to, I will go out of my way to get the donut holes. They are amazing! They also have cider and pumpkin donuts right now so race over there. You will not be disappointed. I think I will be going in the morning. read more

I absolutely love Original Country Donuts! I changed the way I drive to work in the morning so I would not stop every morning and grab a donut. My only complaint is if you are coming from the North on 20 it is so inconvenient to pull in. You have to turn by the bank and pretty much circle back around but it is worth the inconvenience. The donuts are so delicious. You can tell you are not buying some mass produced donut the second you bite into one. If you are lucky you can even catch them making them through a window into the back room. So much fun and the kids enjoy watching them make the donuts. I recommend the apple cider donuts and chocolate covered long johns. Yum!! read more

I truly enjoy all of the donuts and the variety they have. The staff is friendly. The coffee is good as well.

This place has amazing donuts, I stop by every time I'm driving by I just can't help it lol I'm so happy that they have the apple cider donuts. In my opinion they taste better than any other location around here. But you don't have to believe me just stop in any weekend and you'll see why they are good. They are always busy but run it like a well oiled machine. read more

I have been to the Crystal Lake location, but since I pass this one on my way to work every day, I decided to check out the original. It's definitely bigger, and has a more accommodating seating area inside than the other location. What I appreciate about both is that you can see where the donuts are being made, and there is no question that what you are buying is fresh. These are hands down the best donuts in the area, and they easily beat out Dunkin or any of the other larger competitors. Service was fast in the morning, even with several people in line ahead of me. In all, whether I'm at the Crystal Lake location or this one, these are easily my favorite donuts ever. Enjoy! read more

Favorite by far is the coconut donut. Love it!!! I put the flakes that fall off into my coffee. Win-win! :) Can't wait to try more varieties! read more

Country Donuts - Coconut donut. Love it! Put the extra flakes in my coffee. :) - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

Best donuts ever. I'm not even a donut person, but these, I'd order more than one. Cider donuts, pumpkin donuts, and the butter crunch. The absolute best! read more

Love. Old school style with fresh doughnuts made in site. They can get super busy at peak hours but you still get through the line super fast. My kid loves to peek through the window to watch the doughnut making process read more

I love donuts, and country donuts is my favorite place to get them! We always get a chosen it half mixed because everything is perfect. I personally love the traditional cake donuts, apple cider donuts, and pumpkin in the fall. Conveniently open 24 hours so you can get something whenever you would like :) A must try in the Elgin area. read more

Still 1 star. I swear one of their hiring requirements is low IQ. Stopped by to bring donuts for coworkers and asked for mixed donuts with NO chocolate. Woman gave us chocolate. Straight up idiots. Donuts never fresh. Never iced well. Crystal Lake location is much much better. read more

No complaints. The donuts are almost always fresh and taste good. Everytime we pick up from the drive through they give our dog a biscuit, which makes us happy. read more

In the last two years of travel our family has yet to find a donut so to top this one. It is the standard we hold to every other donut shop. It's THAT good. Our favorites? Chocolate cream filled, Apple n spice, buttercrunch and pumpkin when it's in season! read more

Country Donuts - Hand making the deliciousness while we wait! - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

This was my first time ever to a Country Donuts. I can say honestly that I will be back! Honestly though, it is hard to mess up donuts, although I'm sure it can be done. The minute you walk in the smell of flour, sugar and a host of other things engulfs your nostrils. Standing in front of the case of donuts with such enticing choices as an apple fritter, chocolate cake donut with coconut shavings or a apple cider donut is enough to make anyone want to make their lunch out of donuts. The staff was super friendly. I ordered a half dozen donut holes in variety of flavors from chocolate glaze to powdered sugar. All were amazing, with the chocolate being my favorite. My husband tried their croissant breakfast sandwich and was very pleased with it. Great job guys, we'll be back. read more

Really great doughnuts. Busy, friendly, good tasting donuts. The apple fritter was pretty amazing. read more

Pacqzi day was a success! Excellent job Country Donuts! Food was good and the coffee was perfect.

Truly delicious donuts! My recommendation is the German chocolate donut. It smells like a Girl Scout cookie and tastes almost as good! The lady working there was very sweet and I appreciate her assistance. One thing, however: get there in the morning. We purchased our donuts some time in the afternoon and they were not as fresh as they could be. Other than that, I will definitely be back! read more

I'm normally a Dunkin Donuts person, but one day I decided to give this place a try based on the reviews....and I'm glad I did. The donuts here are so much better than Dunkin. They are soft and moist and don't leave that weird taste in your mouth that some donuts from Dunkin do. I got an assortment of donuts and liked all of them. The Mint Chocolate Chip, the Honeydew, the Strawberry, even the Old Fashioned was amazing. Hands down this place make amazing donuts and worth the trip out to get them. read more

I come here whenever I need a donut fast. Always get the bavarian and its a hit or miss when it comes to their baked goods. There are times it's so fresh that you could eat the whole half a dozen box while there are times it's cold and stale that you just want to toss them in the garbage. Service is okay. There's this one time though a teenage girl served me and got my order wrong. She seemed high honestly. Anyway, exterior is clean although not that much space for a parking. Interior is nice! Reminds me of the good old times in the 80's and they are open 24 hours! read more

Great donuts, fresh! Drive-thru service a huge disappointment this morning! Girl in window threw an order of 6 donuts in 2 bags without a care...frosted ones were stuck to each other! A huge mess! A box would have been appreciated! When we asked for extra napkins, worker made a face too. read more

Country Donuts - Donuts "thrown" in bag carelessly! - Donuts Near Me - Elgin, Illinois

I went on 2/17/20 to pick up a large order placed for a business. Initially the call was okay and went off word of mouth feedback. However i will not be coming back. The cashier was rude, giving responses to my questions with an attitude and no interest of helping whatsoever. As quickly as she checked me out, she went back to removing Valentines decals off windows. There was no line either which would have given them a pass. So disappointed!!! read more

Love this place! So much better than any national chain. Everything is made fresh on site and not brought on frozen. My kids love when I walk in with a box of donuts. Staff is great, friendly and love their customers. read more

Best donuts ever. The one in crystal lake is also awesome. Worth going out of your way for and making a special trip!

The first time I went to Country Donuts was on January 14th. I was greeted by an extremely nice worker. she is extremely nice and helped me pick out the best donuts the shop had to offer. I go here weekly now! i love this place. read more