Donut Factory

There is no way I can be in the vicinity and not stop by. All their baked goods are delicious! Best…read moreapple cider donuts I ever had. The turnovers are super flakey and delicious. I even like their dried snacks like the garlic cloves. They sell out fast so get there early! The store is super cute and overall everyone that works there is nice. One of my faves!

The Red Apple had me at 1st bite....of their addictive apple cider donuts! OMG. So I bought a…read morecouple of their apple cider donuts as I was passing through the town and audibly gasped at how good it was. Perfectly crunchy, light, moist, and not too sweet. I went back for more the day after meaning to bring back for family..and I ate more than half on the way home. Along with great selection of fruits, they have amazing baked good such cookies, pies, turnovers and interesting snacks like garlic chips and other dried veggies and fruits. I will 100% be stopping by next time I'm in the area.

Coolest grapes I've ever seen and yummy, too!

Red Apple store front

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Harvest turnover ($3.75), apple fritter ($3.75) and apple cider donut ($2.50)

Scotty's Doughnuts

4.5(45 reviews)

29.2 mi

Service is always friendly, and the donuts are good. I prefer Donut Family, but Scotty's make a…read moreyummy maple bacon bar that my beloved hubby really enjoys, so I come here occasionally to get one for him. The location is always clean, and, as mentioned before, the service is always friendly.

Dounuts are great they are fresh and delicious.... The service was awesome they were very welcoming…read moreand helpful Will be going back again soon nice clean place

Dozen of donuts

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Mr T's Donut

4.5(1.8k reviews)

40.2 mi

I am not a big fan of donuts, however this is only place I will actually eat them from. They don't…read moreleave the greasy after taste. Donuts fluffy and fresh. You can never go wrong with glacé ones. They do have few small tables if planning hangout for a bit. Service pretty quick they seem have it down on service. Plenty parking spaces

They have an incredible selection to choose from but honestly we were so thrilled with the fritters…read morethat we barely made it past them to order the delicious doughnuts. Their blueberry and cherry fritters are off the chart amazing! Both of them! But truthfully, the blueberry was overwhelmingly my favorite. Everything was fresh and delicious- you won't be disappointed! This place has been added to our favorites!

Cronuts on our Dessert Table.

Display case of donuts

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Crumb, coconut, chocolate, maple, glazed

Donut Family

4.5(26 reviews)

30.3 mi

Donut Family hones the freshest, most lovely batches of donuts daily. I usually get a plain ol'…read moreglazed donut, but I felt adventurous today and tried the chocolate cruller. It was delicious and rich, everything one could want in a pastry. Their glazed donut was also amazing, with a soft interior and a lovely, sugary yet not-too-sweet glaze. You will not be disappointed upon coming here, I would wish for a donut from here if it were the last thing I could do. The workers were kind, accommodating, and lovely to talk with. Please, everyone; I beg you to try Donut Family at least once, whether a resident of Oakdale or just passing through. This small business really understands how to get the job done in their respective industry.

Stopped at a 7-Eleven and their donut cabinet looked so good, I opted to find a real donut shop…read more Bonus! They had my favorite donuts! Inside was clean, I was greeted and helped quickly and in a very friendly manner. The chocolate crullers are very fresh and a decent icing with a good chocolate flavor. If I'm ever in Oakdale again, I'll swing by.

Chocolate cruller.

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Donuts!

Fails Donut Factory

4.5(95 reviews)

42.0 mi

First time here. Staff is friendly and the donuts were delicious!! I absolutely love their…read morespecialty decorated donuts for the kids. My granddaughter was so excited about the pink kitten donut! They have soiderman, Pokemon, Star Wars etc. I can always tell when shops don't change their oil enough because it will feel like a rock shortly after eating and indigestion. None of that happened, they were so fresh and tasty!

New owners purchased about a year ago. Now they make their donuts the night before. So almost 12…read morehours later, they open and sell donuts that aren't freshly made, like with the previous owner, who would come in at 2 or 3am, so by 5am donuts were still warm! This used to be the freshest/best donuts in the area! Not anymore... If you like 'day old donuts', this is your place! (Not mine)

This donut tasted like a strawberry shortcake, which it is aptly named. Absolutely worth the drive just for this donut alone.

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Star Donuts

3.4(19 reviews)

22.8 mi

Great selection of donuts and pastries, friendly staff, decent prices but was looking for something…read moreto catch my eye besides donuts. So I didn't purchase anything. My tummy was in the mood for something but didn't see what I wanted.

Just randomly decided to come in here and got the blueberry cake donut... What do you know, might…read morebe one of the best I've ever had.

The front of the store

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The apple fritter is soooo bomb

J-R Donuts

4.5(47 reviews)

44.4 mi

Nice donut shop in a little shopping area. Very clean and great service. They have ham n cheese,…read moreplain croissants , blueberry croissants & cronuts. Definitely recommend this place.

I tried J-R donuts for the first time using the "TooGoodToGo" app which is a good idea, restaurants…read moredon't waste food and people get it at a discount but these were not end of the day donuts or even next day donuts they were a few day old donuts and corsets. However, I raised the stars because the service was good and if you buy fresh donuts, which I did buy a few that day those are great! You can clearly taste the difference. Sadly the shop is located in a pretty run down area that doesn't look all that safe, I wouldn't have came alone if I knew the town better, I'm from the next town over.

Boston creme pie donut. Highly recommend.

This is a picture of a real croissant donut, this is not the imitation Cronuts at JRs.

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The "Armondo" donut from the secret menu. It's a chocolate raise donut with color sprinkles Best donuts in Atwater/Merced area!

Donut Street Cafe

4.9(61 reviews)

43.6 mi

Wonderful service at this little Plymouth place. We had the biscuits and gravy and the #2 sandwich…read moreplus coffees. I highly recommend getting eggs with the biscuits and gravy. That was an excellent combo. The biscuit was super tender and perfect for a biscuits and gravy service. The sandwich had a great bread too. Funny thing... didn't try the donuts. Another time.

IMHO this quaint & cute little donut cafe has the absolute best fritters ! What's even better they…read morehave a blueberry fritter which is my absolute favorite . The last we were in Plymouth, CA visiting the bakery I was so excited to get my hands on my fritter & sad panda they were sold out. I checked their website to see if possibly I could do an online order but they are in the process of relocating to down town Plymouth CA . No online orders available but the next best alternative was call that morning & ask the to reserve some blueberry fritters! Surprise !!! We arrived 2 hours later , we were coming in from Reno & attending a wine event at Rancho Victoria winery. Awww! The sweetest sight when you see that cute pink pastry boxed filled with the best blueberry fritters, we did order 2 apple fritters for our friends . The little donut cafe is very clean & the owner & her staff are all so very friendly & kind . We're so very excited that you found a great spot to relocate your Donut cafe . We will see y'all soon.

Fritters

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Flappy's Pizza

4.2(303 reviews)

0.9 mi

Maybe if they had good customer service they could have survived…read more The first time I went to Flappy's was during Christmas. I was blown away (at first). Their decorations were AMAZING. However, it was sooooo slow. From the moment we were seated it probably took about 15 minutes before we were acknowledged. Then it took the same before our drinks were brought and they finally took our order. Nearly 1 hour after we sat some of our pizza finally came. The calzone took an extra 15 minutes. During the wait we did not get an update or any notice from the one or two staff members. When the food eventually came out it was still missing things. When we placed the order we asked for marinara and ranch. Neither came out with the pizza and we had to ask 4 times before it was finally brought to our table. Not to mention, we only asked for 1 marinara and they brought 2 that were half full and charged us for 2.... Some of the pizza options were fun and creative but the service and speed was a huge letdown. It is sad to see another place in Sonora go out of business but this place did basically everything wrong.

Went into Flappy's twice this past week - Wing Wednesday with my leadership team from work & again…read moreSaturday for a late lunch with my family. We are so sad that Flappy's is closing their doors permanently today. The Vibe is always so fun, the staff is super friendly and the food & drinks are always great. Best Garlic Parm Wings I have ever had, and love the Chonky Sticks. It is such a huge loss to the community :( We are deff going to miss the food, the drinks, and all the memories we've had over the years. Here's to one last round...

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Village Donuts

4.7(46 reviews)

42.1 mi

Stopped by on my way home after a late night of irrigating. Got maple bars and donut holes. My son…read moreknew immediately where they were from when he tried them. Fresh and tasty as always!

Just got some glazed donuts and a sugar donut here. Delicious! The lady at the counter was very…read morefriendly! Will definitely come here again

February 1st 2024 Village's pricing for shoppers. The whole milk was icy cold and fresh on today's shopping event.

I'm smitten with the pink & white Candy Stripper theme on their donut boxes. xoxo

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February 1st 2024 Village's super-fresh donuts. The pink icing heart donut makes me fondly feel nostalgic. :)

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Julia F.

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I like their new location. (they just moved a handful of storefronts over to the left). Their donuts and coissants are very good, and they have a great selection. read more

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Excellent food and fantastic service! I called in an order for our church service. The donuts were so good!

Tim K.

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Every time we go in here I get the apple fritters they are always fresh and delicious

Douglas M.

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BEST DOUGHNUTS EVER!!!! Consistently amazing, best glazed doughnuts I ever did have! read more

Aimee D.

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6 years ago

Trump 2020 Donuts not political shaming

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The Best !!!!

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