Okay so the owner can be snappy but I don't think it's intentional in any way. I've been coming here since 2012 so she's well acquainted with me now but the first year was different lol. None the less this does not take away from the fact that she has probably the best donuts in the PNW. The coconut dream bar! Omg! And the cinnamon roll with the cream cheese!!! She is amazing! My kids love her and her donuts too. read more

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Man. I'd seriously get obese if I went here as much as I wanted to. I'm a maple bar freak and they feed my craving for sure. A great selection of baked goods. Great strawberry and cinnamon bow ties too. Good prices and friendly staff. Great drive thru also, I love it. read more

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Store was grimy, employee rude and refused to wear mask. Makes me worried about the sanitary conditions in the kitchen!

I went here kinda of late (7pm)but I called before I came, and the owner was nice enough to stay open me. I got there and got the coconut dream bar and the maple dream bar. I have never had donut like this before it was so delicious. The cream between the bars is so good its not to sweet and its a light cream not heavy. Its you haven't tried this place yet, you really should. read more

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I have been to Dockside Donuts a few times now and have some things I would like to share: Pros: The fact that it is open 24 hrs is a big plus. I tend to be a night owl/early bird, so being able to go somewhere with friends and get quality eats is a must. The variety and quality of their donuts is something that I have been missing for a very long time. I remember how at times, when I was a child, my father would come home from a local donut shop with "good tidings of great joy". Having one of their donuts reminds me of childhood rememberies laden with sweet glaze and fruity fillings. Specifically, their cake donuts are light and fluffy, not dense and greasy. I like this because I have a favorite bread pudding recipe that uses cake donuts INSTEAD of, well, bread, and boy is it good. Their cake donuts do their job and they do it well. Who'da thunk that they would have amazing bagels? Yeah, every once in a while, I get a bagel craving and I have been known to frequent a national chain grocery store for their jalapeno and cheddar bagel (snap three times if you know what I mean). Although Dockside Donuts only has plain bagels (as they are a donut shop, wink-wink), they are definitely made the way bagels are supposed to be made, and taste amazing. A must try with their in-house lox (as in, cold-smoked salmon) cream cheese. Their staff is very friendly to me whenever I come in. I'm aware that in food-service and small business management (since I have worked in both), service is very important, and some people or establishments can come off as fake or ingenuine, but I never feel as though I am being treated as a commodity here. It's a nice change of pace. Although proximity is not really a major "pro" in my book, it is extremely close to where I live, so it's easy for me to swing by and pick some up on my way to the interstate. It's not too far off the beaten path, very close the the Sounder, Amtrak and local transit stations. Cons: The donuts are never warm when I get there, but not enough of a critique to knock it down a star. It would just be nice if I could have a warm one, not microwaved. They still taste amazing regardless. I wish the main entry could be open a little later. Although they are open 24 hrs, the dining room closes at 6pm. This could be a security measure, but at least they let me peak through the drive through window to see which donuts I want. It's so hard to choose sometimes when you are buying a dozen or more. ************************ Although coffee and donuts go hand-in-hand much of the time, I cannot comment on the coffee as I am not really a coffee drinker. I've tried their drip once, however, and it tasted average, like everything else I've had since I drink so little of it. Overall, I have a had a good experience. The prices are reasonable, the donuts are huge and I've been able to share this experience in unique ways with friends and family. There are many donut shops that I like here in Tacoma, and Dockside Donuts is another I can add to my list of favorites. read more

Yummy!!! What a refreshing find. We got the angel cake and an assortment of other delightful treats. Everything was perfect and not too sweet! We will be back for sure.........or at least Uber Eats will. read more

I actually threw the donuts away after two bites each. To me, a maple bar should be "frosted" with maple, their maple is as thin as glaze, to the point that it cracks like glaze as you bite it. I also got a blueberry cake and it tasted sugary fake, like how banana and strawberry candy are sugary fake and not like the actual fruit. Never had a blueberry cake donut like that before. The donuts were all very basic, nothing was interesting like "ooh I want to try that!" I also got a small Redbull that cost as much as a medium sized Redbull. The people working were not friendly, it seemed to annoy them to have to help us. They put all our donuts in one small bag...I hate when donuts are put in a bag instead of a box because it ruins the topping, it makes the toppings from each donut get on the others. Safeway, by far, has better donuts and service than this place. read more

I've been to every single donut shop in Tacoma and these are definitely the best. They are always so fresh. My coworkers get so excited when they see the Dockside Box. My favorites are the blueberry cake and the raspberry bow tie. read more

They have let me choose my dozen every time my friend and I have ordered doughnuts. I have many receipts I can pull up and prove it. Tonight, they told him through a passive-aggressive note written on the box, not even a phone call, that he can't pick his dozen. The order was even pushed back 20 minutes. They have called me in the past to let me know they were out of certain doughnuts I chose for my dozen. The reason he picked doughnuts was because he has a coconut allergy and he ended up with a coconut doughnut, great going. Had they called and said something, he could've told them about the allergy. He was watching their menu for hours waiting for the lemon doughnuts to go back up and they gave him 1 of the 4 he asked for. I wouldn't be angry if this was a consistent policy, but it is not. It is not our first time ordering a dozen but it's our first time being told we can't pick. If that's true, it should say it on the menu and I shouldn't have many receipts contradicting that. It is complete garbage and neither him nor I will be ordering from here for a long while. read more

An old school donut shop that has really good donuts. I discovered this place when I was searching for a cup of coffee after setting up for a show at the Tacoma Dome. It's just about two blocks east of the dome. Good coffee and the Bacon Maple Bars are awesome. read more

My favorite place for doughnuts. The blueberry glazed cake is awesome! The coffee is better than the swill they serve at the original doughnut house. read more

Not a bad spot for a doughnut if your in the area it's worth stoping by but not going out of your way to come here I like the maple bacon bars because the bacon is in pieces read more

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Dockside Donuts has a nice, wide selection of doughnuts! Their staff has always been friendly and quick to bag a few doughnuts for me to enjoy on my way to work. Their doughnuts are large, fresh, and delicious. I usually try something new each time I stop in, and have always been happy with my choices. I didn't find out about Dockside until someone brought a box to work for a meeting. Now, I find myself wanting to stop there every time I am in the area! It's a good thing I don't live any closer to them. read more

I've been here quite a few times and have enjoyed their raised donuts. The dough is light and fluffy and the donuts aren't overly sweet. Their coffee is nice and strong and great for us overly caffeinated Seattleites. read more

Friendly staff. The donuts were average. The jelly left more to be desired in terms of filling amount.

Dockside Donuts quickly became my favorite before school pick me up! They're open super early and the donuts are soooo soft and tasty. Their normal donuts are good but where this place really shines is in their Angel Bars. It's a maple or chocolate or coconut bar filled with whipped cream. It's Amazing. The soft donut! The gentle cream! The way the whipped cream is sweetened by the tasty sweet donut! Ugh, the things have appeared in my dreams. Don't worry about the lady behind the counter. She might seem a little gruff but the more you come around, the nicer she becomes! And seriously those Angel Bars are worth everything read more

Great donut shop. Has plenty of seating. I got the coconut angel bar which was a new donut for me. Filled with whip cream which I liked. Not custard. They also had a chocolate angel bar. I will be back. read more

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Must try the ham and cheese croissants there are so good. Reasonable prices and friendly workers.

Went here on a Saturday morning and they were not busy. But the counter helper was friendly and ready take my order. I bought a variety of very fresh donuts consisting of sugar raised to glazed and jelly filled. When I got them home the dozen donuts were quickly devoured. They serve very good old style donuts.. Nothing like the big chain doughnut shop. So if your on Puyallup Ave in Tacoma stop by and give them a try. read more

Best donuts I've ever eaten! I come here almost every time I come to Tacoma. The angel bars are absolutely amazing. They seem to be continually making small upgrades to the interior, every time we go it's a little bit nicer. The lady that works there (possibly the owner?) is always super-friendly to us. In fact, I think I'm going to go back this weekend. read more

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They were open later than everything else bro. They have no sandwiches worth purchasing. I grabbed a cinnamon roll

The woman who runs this place is GAWD DAMN GOLD! She's short with you, bitter, to the point, and figure out what you want and shut up! I love her. This is my first time here. She plays NO GAMES! I ordered an iced nonfat vanilla latte and bagel with garlic cream cheese. Both were made to perfection, the garlic cream cheese was the best I have ever had. I will be back. Simple and perfect. read more

Your average middle of the road donut shop. The gimmick is the Bacon Maple Bar, and a whole assortment of other donuts and other baked goods that you can get 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I went to get donuts at about 7 in the morning and when I was there I was greeted promptly and the amount of donuts was abundant! Only problem was they were a bit chilled. It would be nice to be able to pick up some WARM donuts on the cold mornings. I didn't have any coffee so I can't speak to that. The donuts seemed fresh and they had good flavor but like I said nothing over the top. The prices were somewhat reasonable compared to other donut shops. Maple Bar w/ Bacon will set you back just under $3.00 and forget about getting a discount on buying a dozen because you pay per donut starting at $0.75. read more

The doughnuts were really soft and delectable. There were not many slections left once I got there around 3. The looks of the place is pretty dated and the ceiling had a water damage spot in it. Overall the doughnuts were spot on read more

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Don't let the location fool you.These donuts are good and worth the stop. The Angel Donuts are TO DIE FOR! Omg! I'm from out of town and will be making the drive there every time I'm in the area just to get one! Oh, and my husband tried the bacon maple bar and said he'd be back for that too. Man, I wish we didn't live 200 miles away from this place. read more

Finally I found a REAL doughnut place that I can now visit when in the Tacoma area. If you are looking for some good old long ago doughnuts that are the best around then stop by and they have a very good selection as well. The doughnuts are awesome so Enjoy!!! read more

First off please look at my screen shot of the conversation between I and their daughter. And I want to add that, my last review was a long time ago. And their daughter had just messaged me in a very disrespectful manner, when you're family owns a business, you leave it to your parents. You have to understand there will be customers who have a bad experience and they are going to put a review about it to let other customers know because we all look out for one another. They need to teach their child to leave certain a things alone, she needs more knowledge about respect because that is the last thing their daughter has for their customers. She literally contacted me out of nowhere speaking in such disrespect! There is no way in the world you can pay me to eat here, customer service always lacked anyways. Epic donuts in Puyallup ftw! Even Krispy Kreme has better customer service. I mean, I'm all about support a small business, but I am no longer supporting dockside. At least corporates have respect for their customers. Negative stars if I could! She said that I was disrespectful, I didn't intend to be... But people tend to read things different behind the screen. Just advice was all I gave to her. Good luck everyone! read more

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Went and had possibly one of the most awkward and uncomfortable experiences here. I ordered a blended white mocha from the menu and a doughnut. When the lady working handed me my coffee it was hot so I politely told her oh I i wanted it blended like a smoothie and she looked at me and said they don't do that. I said oh sorry I saw it as an option on the menu can you do a blended caramel coffee then? And she proceeded to tell me no and try's to give me the hot coffee I asked her if she could possibly make it iced and she hesitantly did but as a barista myself the coffee tastes as if she just poured the hot drink over the ice. Very unhappy I ordered from them on uber eats a week ago and got a blended caramel frappe so idk what the problem was. read more

We tried to go here for the first time. When we approached the door the employee shook her head no, dismissing us, even though there seemed to be other customers in the building. It looked like there were only 5 donuts in the case at 6:15pm. For a "24 hour" place that seems odd. I probably won't try to come back. Moving on... read more

Went here today before catching a train, ms Chang (I'm told that's her name) was exceptionally rude and discourteous. I was with my family and we had some questions on pricing and available donuts, which she answered curtly or not at all. The donuts themselves were simply OK, nothing to be excited about and certainly not enough to make up for deplorable service. I will never return to this shop despite it's proximity to the amtrak station and downtown Tacoma, which I frequent with my family. It may be that she was having a bad morning, but her behavior, attitude, and sheer lack of the most basic customer service have permanently spoiled the rapport of this shop for us. I wish I could post my review with zero stars. read more

only reason its not a one star, is well, it is 24 hours? 2 stars because, the donuts are terrible, and the service is worse. I've only ever gone late at night, and will never go again. I assume if you go at like 6 a.m. you might find some fresh, hot, decent donuts. But if you go at any part of night, you are getting full priced, aged, stale, and awful donuts. Furthermore, you are interrupting whoever is working by being there. I drive through at like 10 pm after work, or midnight after work and got donuts for family as a surprise. Some decent options, in theory, but all of them got thrown away after 1 bite. So yeah.... It is open 24 hours, kudos to that, and maybe they are decent fresh, but after hours they are not fresh and garbage., read more

This place is amazing. Ham and cheese croissants warmed up are so delicious. Everything is really good and they are really friendly first thing is the morning. read more

Absolutely love the donuts the filling is amazing and the bread is soft and fluffy like definitely one of my favorite places to go to get donuts! read more

What more can I say, a drive thru donut shop. Donuts were good, coffee was hot & the service was efficient & polite. A pleasant surprise for a sketchy area. read more

Couldn't try the donuts. They were closed at 7:30 pm when Yelp says it was open today, Saturday until 9 pm. I guess they ran out of donuts. Epic sadness. read more

Decent donuts nothing extraordinary. Place is a hole in the wall and doesn't seem very kept up. Got a dozen "premium" donut box and chose my donuts with the young girl who was the owner's daughter. Went up to pay for I thought would be $12 but was up charged $2 per bacon maple bar donuts. I had four, so it was a bit surprising to pay $20 for donuts and not told upfront that the bacon maple bars were not part of the premium package? Oh well, whatever, I'll be going to Legendary Donuts instead. read more

I came here because my friend decided to take the long route to pick me up from the amtrak. I ordered the maple bar and the cream cheese cinnamon roll. The outer shell of the donuts were a little crunchy with a very soft center. It was good, but the location is kind of sketchy. I'll stop by again when I take the amtrak next! read more

Dockside donuts has great donuts. Are they particularly special not really. I do feel I get the same quality of donuts at a lower price at other donut shops. Most of the donuts here are $2 each. I stopped and bought 3 donuts & 1 milk. That was $10. I feel thats a bit steep for 3 donuts. When places like Lakewood Donut House would be half the price. I agree the staff here is dry. Not rude but just very depressing and dry hardly say Good Day never say thank you just stare at ypu blanky while you decide hand you your bag. They dont even crack a smile. They have inventory stacked up high in the dinning area. Its just a negative vibe. read more

The donuts are ok but not great. The lady at the drive thru was less than pleasant. They didn't have most of the donuts on the menu and she told me that as if I should know. read more

I really like coming here doughnuts are so good and good on prices too!! There is a difference between a krispy kreme doughnut (mass produced, low quality). If you don't carry cash like do, your order needs to be more than $3 dollars to use the plastic(credit/debit cards). I actually tried to walkin one day and all doors were locked but they were open must be drive thru only. I'm not real good at memorizing what I want and it doesn't help when there are no pictures of what the doughnut(s) look like (on the drive thru menu). read more