Whenever I'm craving donut holes (my fav!), Donut Star is one of my go-to spots. Their baked goods are always soft, fresh & delicious. It's easy to see why they're considered one of the most popular donut shops in Irvine. Whether you're in the mood for a classic donut, a muffin or one of their fancy pastries, Donut Star has something for everyone. Everything is made fresh daily, with the perfect balance of softness and sweetness. You can really taste the quality in every bite. My kids and I love getting the glazed donut holes ~ they're light, airy, and the perfect lil sweet treat any time of the day, especially when they're fresh. I've been coming to Donut Star since my high school days and back when I worked at the nearby CVS/Pharmacy. It's conveniently located in the Alton Square Shopping Center, next to Starbucks and facing McDonald's. The shop is small but charming, open 24/7, with friendly staff and quick service. Whether you're picking up a morning treat for the fam, bringing donuts to the office, or simply treating yourself, Donut Star is definitely worth a visit. We'll definitely be back when we need to satisfy our donut cravings! read more

Donut Star - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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This place sucks late at night No more maple bars AND stale ass donuts Pretty crazy considering it's so popular around here What donut place has zero recommendations by the way when you're out of maple bars The guy working was rushing me while there was no one else in the shop, it made me not get anything else Save yourself the trouble and get an ice cream from McDonald's across the way read more

Gosh I've been going here since I was in high school and I'm almost 40 now, so that's quite a long time. The ham and cheese croissants are pretty great. Especially when you buy then when they are fresh. My friends and I use to go there at the crack of dawn after being out all night just to wait for them to be made! The donuts are good too, but I might just be biased due to nostalgia. Either way, support them! lol read more

24/7 donuts, yes! We went after a UCI dance show around 9:30. Donuts were fresh and very delicious. Would go back again! read more

Donut Star - Lots of options! - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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We came in to check this location out and grabbed a few donut holes to try out the dough. Overall average. Good service. Easy parking. Please come and create your own adventure. read more

Donut Star - Donut holes - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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This Donut Star location continues to be my favorite place for donut holes. I love their regular glazed and croutons donut holes. They are always fresh if you get them in the early morning. Croutons holes cost a bit more, but I think they are totally worth it if you like a croissant donut. Workers here are always friendly and they get you in and out real quick, which makes this the perfect breakfast stop. read more

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This donut star is wonderful. They are open 24 hours, so I can always rely on them if I need a late night snack! They have countless amounts of donuts and bagel options. I've never had a problem with the service and will keep coming back here for my late night snacks or early morning doughnuts :) read more

The donuts here were so light & airy! I was craving a sweet treat and this spot satisfied my craving. I had their vanilla sprinkled donut. My friend got their chocolate donut, and said the chocolate flavor wasn't as pronounced, but overall a good place that I'd come back to! Side note: the parking lot this is in can get pretty crowded during peak hours, though we had no problem finding a parking space. read more

Donut Star - Old Fashion Donut Iced Cake Donut - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

These folks are AMAZING! They just brought over a box of a dozen plus individual requests, 9 pm on a holiday. The donuts are Brilliant, each an individual cake. That you, folks, you've made us Very Happy. read more

I just walked in and got 2 donuts total came out to $5.10 I accidentally gave the girl $7 instead of $6 in cash and she didn't wanna give me my $1 back. She fought me on it. She was rude didn't want to open the cash drawer back to count the money. I know it's just a dollar but don't be rude just give the dollar back. read more

This donut shop was a waste of my money. Donuts are very tiny for the price that they sell them for didn't realize it until I opened my box. Definitely don't look like their photos. I will definitely not be coming here again overpriced, and the donuts tasted stale. Do yourself a favor and find a different on the shop.... read more

This is a great place for a quick sweet treat. I'm glad they're open 24/7, but I went around 12 midnight and they only had basic donuts. I ended up getting donut holes and a maple donut. Let's just say I've had better. read more

I'm a Long Beach dad who frequents this area for my son's sporting events. My son loves the array of sandwiches and donuts available here and its close proximity to all baseball and football facilities. Plenty of parking spots are available along with seating and additional shopping as well. The vibe outside is meh.... Because it's the OC so absolutely no one will strike up a conversation with strangers because it's Orange County. It's impossible for the residences to learn something like that here. The service is A* and it feels family owned so the kiddos love it and that's all that matters. We will be back ! read more

Parking was challenging. Busy busy shopping area. Nice variety of donuts but the boys gave me specific requests so I went with that. 8 yr old are the whole glazed donut. 5 yr old ate the whole top half of the glazed donut dipped in chocolate with colorful sprinkles. Anyone for a half eaten donut BOTTOM? So predictable. Thank you Donut Star!!! Ok, bye. read more

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I was staying with my son, and he decided to get us donuts. This is one of his favorite donut shops. He brought me an old-fashioned donut with chocolate frosting. It was delicious! I really enjoyed it and would like to try other donuts next time. read more

Donut Star - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

Great place to grab a sandwich. However, you need to be CLEAR about what sandwich you want. I told the lady I wanted a Turkey Club and got a breakfast club instead. Was it horrible? No way, It was good!! Be clear on what you want, they make great food here . I will be back to get that turkey club soon. read more

This place a great spot for an early morning treat or an evening snack! All of the donuts look amazing and I have every reason to believe that every donut tastes just as good as it looks. I got a regular sugar donut and it is exactly what I had wanted!! It was light and fluffy and was obviously made fresh! The staff is attentive yet efficient which is perfect when there's an early morning rush. The ambiance is fun and unique and there is plentiful outdoor seating. Overall, this place just became a new favorite donut place in my book!! read more

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I was there this morning for some donuts and found out they are open 24 hours! Not that I would eat donuts in the middle of the night, they also have sandwiches etc. The place is very clean and the food is fresh and donuts are neatly stacked. The cashier/server was very cordial and helpful. They have just about everything a cafe has. Try them! read more

Literally the best donuts in town, so underrated! They're always fresh, fluffy, and delicious. Way better than any big-name donut chain. Whoever is behind these heavenly fried pastries is doing an amazing job. read more

We originally planned to go to Krispy Kreme for National Donut Day but ended up stopping by Donut Star in Irvine and we were so glad we did. My wife and I were pleasantly surprised with this quick little stop after dinner. Even late at night, they had way more options than we expected, especially since it was Donut Day. We were hoping they wouldn't be sold out of everything, and thankfully they still had a great selection. We picked up some donut holes, both sugar and cinnamon sugar, and they were perfectly fluffy and warm with way more cinnamon sugar than usual which made them even better. My wife went for her favorites, the classic glazed and a custard filled one since she is obsessed with custard. Let's just say those were gone before we even made it home. I grabbed a few of my usuals including the classic sprinkle, cinnamon sugar, and strawberry. Every one of them hit the spot and of course I had to pair them with a cold chocolate milk. The staff was very sweet and patient while we took our time deciding what to get. Highly recommend stopping by if you are in the area or just in the mood for some solid donuts late at night. read more

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Was my first and last time coming to this store. I waited in line to get helped while one of the workers was helping someone else. Another employee saw me but walked away. A white guy ends up walking in and the same employee that ignored me immediately helped him out and greeted him. Even though I had already been waiting a couple of minutes. Will never come back to this establishment again. read more

Food is made fresh every day. You can taste the quality. Highly recommend. Service was very welcoming and engaging. Will be coming back read more

Donut Star - Chipotle Chicken Panini Milk Tea - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

The service is always nice and quick. Again my favorite thing is the jalapeño croissant!! This time I have a photo so yall can see how much meat and cheese they put in it, look at this heavy lil puppy. read more

Donut Star - Jalapeño croissant - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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This place is a literal hidden gem, this is the only place you're going go find fresh donuts no matter what time you go in all day every day. Their blueberry donuts are honestly unreal, I went in to get ONE and came out with 7 so -____- thank god for donut star read more

Donut Star - I went in at 10pm and got FRESH STILL WARM DONUTS - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

Friendly and quick staff. Literally open allll the time. Sandwiches and cold beverage options also available. It's usually very fast paced with radio usually playing. read more

Donut Star - Chicken Pesto Panini - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

I placed a 3 dozen donut order in advance and when I arrived for the pickup time they didn't have my order. The manager then proceeded to tell me it wasn't done because they couldn't read the writing from their employee who took the order. I told them I needed it asap because it was for a wedding and she began to give me attitude and said that it wasn't going to be done for a while. I will not be coming back here. read more

Great flavors & cheap pricing for donuts. Coffee is good too. Easy to find with a strong, delicious smell.

The BEST croissants but also the kids' favorite donuts. Their sandwiches on croissants are incredible. Plus: theyre always open! Always friendly, fast service! read more

Get there before food sells out but this place is the shit! My old man and I had half a dozen donuts and halved a fried rice and club panini and everything hit different. Donuts are perfectly flavored without hints of being too rich or cakey and the food while a tad greasy came perfect and felt relatively homemade. Would easily come back as it's open late has a ton of drink options and is great priced and joy should too! read more

Fresh donuts. Clean store and friendly staff. They have my favorite chocolate French donuts.

Absolutely 5 stars for the donuts! Pricing is a bit high. But the donuts melt in your mouth. The dozen of standard donuts we ordered was $21. Specialty donuts are $2-3 extra each. Woah. So we kindly asked to put the M&M donut back. The donuts are amazing. Loved the sprinkled donuts, sugar twist, custard filled, long johns, and glazed. I appreciate how simple and good they are. Nothing fancy or too sweet. Located in a plaza with boba and other food and dessert options. Plenty of parking. read more

Donut Star - $21 for this dozen (Feb 2023) - Melts in your mouth! - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

Let me save you the disappointment if you're here specifically for the old school stuffed ham & cheese croissants. They should specify if they have ham & cheese croissant or ham & cheese croissant sandwich. Because that's exactly what I got a cold, ham, cheese, croissant sandwich. I should have been skeptical that it was wrapped in paper but in my defense they said they JUST made it. So I assumed it was a hot baked stuffed ham & cheese croissant. It was not. read more

Donut star is my go to donut place if I'm looking for a quick donut in Irvine. They offer a large variety of different donuts and they're open 24/7 which is a huge plus because you never know when a donut craving will strike. This isn't a high end/gourmet donut store by any means, but is a solid place to get more traditional donuts. It's never been super crowded any time I've gone, so it's easy to get in and out quickly. I definitely recommend trying the croinuts and blueberry donuts here! The croinuts here are underrated and are actually one of my favorites from all donut places! The only reason I'm knocking down a star is because I got the croinut holes one time and they were a bit stale. I'm not sure if it was just an off day, but I've only bought the actual full sized donuts/croinuts after this experience as I've never had an issue with those. read more

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Wow you guys I can't believe I'm back but I hope you can because I am. I've been away exploring new food around the city [so cal ] so I can deliver some seriously serious reviews and boy do I have a CHRONIC review for you regarding the donut star. So check this out they not only have regular delicious donuts but they have a secret delicious donut It's actually not secret but rather it's so unsuspecting you wouldn't even maybe consider to get it but you absolutely must because it's extremely delicious and superior to every donut Shoutout donut star for being open literally all the time and these guys are steady on donuts and good ones at that so please come here and buy their donuts and be very kind to them of course and yeah thanks guys I'll write again soon . read more

Donut Star - BLUEBERRY GLAZE DONUT - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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Very reliable and friendly donut spot. I regularly get their breakfast croissant. Staff is friendly, and everything is very reasonably priced. I really enjoy this place. read more

Great restaurant for more than just donuts! Consistency is key to restaurants, and Donut Star has always been consistently delicious. Try it out, you won't be disappointed! read more

Donut Star located at 5365 Alton Parkway (not to be confused with other locations) delivers via Uber Eats and I was really craving breakfast foods but was too busy to make a breakfast run myself so I decided to order myself breakfast. I ordered the Lox and Cream Cheese Open Face Bagel on an everything bagel. The smoked salmon (lox) was fresh and good quality. I was impressed by that! They have a great amount of capers and onions and tomatoes. I also liked how they included a side of lemon pepper for some spice. The only part I didn't like was the bagel itself. It was very dense and bland. I'd also ordered a sourdough bagel and a whole everything bagel to go and that was also dense and bland. Lesson learned: don't expect bagel store quality bagels from a donut store haha! I'll stick to Noah's or Einsteins or Shirley's for good bagels. I also ordered a vanilla french cruller (French cruller with vanilla frosting) and while tasty, it tasted dried out like it was a day old. Overall my craving for breakfast was satisfied but when I'm craving bagels I'll just drive to a bagel store and I much prefer the French crullers at Mag's Donuts. read more

Donut Star - Lox Open Faced Bagel - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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This place was beyond my expectations. I was coming to grab a donut after a long day of work and I left with a scrumptious donut and a huge smile. Would come again! read more

My favorite donut place ever. Donut star is a Irvine institution and has been around 20+ years, since I first moved here. The family running the store is very sweet and friendly. Their donuts have not decreased in quality in all the years I have been coming and it seems each year they expand their menu to include more things like sandwiches, smoothies, and now rice based dishes. Their prices also cannot be beat, which in a world of inflation, Donut Star makes not only your mouth abs stomach happy, but also your wallet. read more

Just as good of food as elsewhere. Go to a different donut shop and get the same thing. Except you don't have to get an attitude with it. To the female cashier that laughed in my face when I confronted you, thanks a lot. To the misleading menu, thanks a lot. To the female manager that couldn't give a rip, thanks a lot. Donut star just tried charging extra for something made up on the spot. I asked the cashier why it was extra to get the bagel toasted. I told her it wasn't on the menu. I corrected their mistake for the 50 cent made up charge. I know it may not sound like a big deal, but imagine if I bought a dozen. They still gave me a toasted bagel... which was the icing on the cake for me. That's what made me tell them both off. I'm glad I did. Laughable. Shady ways Donut Star. But hey! I guess it was National **** This Dumb White Guy Day... LMFAO. Do yourself a favor and don't support this business. Ralphs bagels are half the price and don't come with a side of attitude. Just sayin'... Cheers Donut Star! read more

Donut Star - Her and the manager - Donuts Near Me - Irvine, California

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