Donutpolis in Mira Mesa is my go-to spot for amazing donuts without breaking the bank! The donuts are always fresh, flavorful, and perfectly made -- from classic glazed to fun specialty flavors, every bite is a treat. What really sets this place apart is the great prices -- you get delicious, high-quality donuts at prices that can't be beat. The staff is friendly, the shop is clean, and the vibe is casual and welcoming. If you're in the area and craving a delicious donut, Donutpolis is a must-visit. Highly recommend! read more

Donutopolis is an old school donut shop, without the touristy or high-end glitz and glam, with early daybreak hours from 5 am. Not a lot of options are open at this time, even in the heart of San Diego, so I was glad to stop by for a donut or two. I ordered 2 donuts, a strawberry and glazed old fashion which came out to $6. I thought it was pricey but attributed it to the outrageous egg prices. When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was 3 donuts inside. $1.99 for a homemade donut? What a steal! Old fashioned donuts are my favorite and these tasted great (4/5). If it was a tad lighter on the oil like the Japanese Mister Donuts, would have been a perfect score. Great prices, great taste, and great variety; Donutopolis delivers a low-key classic donut experience that's hard to come by nowadays. read more

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I came here on a morning walk and decided to bring back the family a fun treat. These donuts are very pretty, but more importantly they taste good! It wouldn't be enough for me if they were just lookers. This is a no frills on the inside donut shop. The biggest "frill" they have is their cost. I spent $23.25 for 6 donuts and a cold brew. And when you really think about it that's crazy. After reviewing my receipt it seems they charged me the price per donut instead of by the 1/2 dozen. Not sure why, it made my order way more expensive but I didn't really notice at the time. It was early at 7am, I wasn't doing the math yet lol. But, I've said on other donut shop reviews, the prices at donut shops are exorbitant and the only reason I go is because they are a "treat" and not something I would eat regularly. They are small cakes at this point, Not the simple donuts of the past. If you can believe it, donuts used to be .70 cents (or less) a pop. Just in my short lifetime. This time I paid almost $3 each. Anyway, just a rant I have with donut prices in general. Another thing definitely not worth getting here is the cold brew, $6 and very basic, comes black and not the best quality. It was bitter tasting. I added some international delight creamer to make it better. Just go to a coffee shop instead. But this place gets decent stars because the donuts are delicious. I loved the blueberry cake donut and the apple fritter. My test of all donut shops is a chocolate old fashioned. It was perfect. My niece & nephew were excited to see the box of donuts on our vacation, so it was worth it,... even if I still think the price isn't actually worth it ;) read more

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This is one of the best donut place in town. High quality, clean store and super friendly services. Got myself a chocolate and some choco donut holes read more

Went to buy employees a bunch of donuts. $60+ dollars later, everyone was happy. Good sized and decent variety. I don't buy donuts often (or at all), maybe once a year, so I didn't realize the price of a dozen has gone up quite a bit to ~$20ish/dozen. Regardless, the employees were happy to eat donuts and that's what matters more to me. read more

Have gotten donuts here on a few occasions. Quick service and the quality of the food is excellent and worth the cost. If you are looking for yummy donuts, this is the place. read more

Amazing donuts. Great service. Very friendly. Great price. Cut little building nice and clean.

Came in right before closing and were given time to explore. We came specifically for the vegan donuts. They have a cake like texture, sweet but not overly sweet. They had about 4 different vegan donuts. read more

Donutopolis - 1/2 dz vegan donut - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

AMAZING PLACE the doinuts are super fresh and the filled ones are sooo good we got the raspberry boston creme. and glazed and were the best dounuts we had! read more

Donuts and coffee. Prices are reasonable and the selection is vast. Lots of parking and the dining area is spotless. It's a relaxed kind of vibe. Service is great and the owner is friendly. I'd be back again when in the area. Their donut holes are the business according to my 5 year old son. read more

How convenient this donut spot was close to the hike! AMBIANCE: Parking: Plenty of parking. It is a shared plaza but I didn't have any issues. Seating: Simple. 3 tables for small groups. Vibes: Mira Mesa isn't a downtown area. Just a spot with plazas and plazas thus plenty of good eats. The spot itself is relatively simple, a small donut shop with all donut and snack needs. Great for a grab-and-go or staying lowkey. FOOD: Cronut (Recommend) Deeeeelicious! I enjoy the flakiness, the creaminess from the glaze. Chocolate (Recommend) This is the baseline for most of my donut spots. It passes the test. A fresh and fluffy donut with a sweet and chocolate glaze. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Awesome! Friendly people and quick with the service. TL; DR OVERALL: 4.5 Stars. Reasonable prices, good donuts, and a pleasant experience. There are a lot of donut shops but this is a pretty solid one. Nothing else to say but if in need of a simple local donut, this is your spot. TIPS: * Great for a post-hiking meal from Penasquitos Canyon. * They got vegan donuts too! read more

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If you're looking for a place where donuts reign supreme and your waistband starts questioning your life choices, Donuttopolis is the place to be. From classic glazed to wacky flavor combos, it's a sugar rush in the best way. With a selection so vast, even the most indecisive person will feel like a kid in a candy store - but with donuts. Warning: Entering Donuttopolis may result in an uncontrollable urge to buy a second dozen for "later." Spoiler: there is no later. read more

I like their regular donuts. It's light and fluffy. But I am not a big fan of sugary donuts. I can't handle too much sugar on my breakfast. I guess it will be more enjoyable if you eat it with a cup of black coffee. read more

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Good tasting donuts. They even have egg free donuts, but the best one in my opinion is the cronut. It's a croissant w/glaze. Service is great. Lots of parking in a corner lot of other restaurants in Mira mesa. read more

Donutopolis is hands down the best donut shop in Mira Mesa. The donuts are soft and full of flavor. They have a really good variety of classic and premium style donuts. By premium, I mean donuts with additional topping (cookies, cereal, etc.) Shoutout to Francisco! We were able to place a last minute Birthday Donut Cake order less than 24hrs and pick up the next morning for my 16 year old's birthday He has always been extremely nice and has helped us out in a pinch when we were looking for a ton of conchas (Mexican Sweet Bread) for a last minute Cinco de Mayo celebration a couple of months ago. The donut cake was amazing and HUGE!!! 3 layer was $24.99 There is a smaller version advertised at $16.99 The Birthday Cake was a fun a unique treat to add to our celebration. read more

Donutopolis - 3 layer Birthday Donut Cake - $24.99 - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

Great tasting donuts. Service is fast and friendly. My 2 sons and I got different donuts and we really enjoyed. Only thing they don't have anywhere to wash ur hands. I had just had a painful bowel movement earlier and really wanted to wash my hands first. But they did have the hand sanitizer, so it all worked out in the end. My bowel movement now regular and healthy with the extra fiber and hydration in my diet. I do have diverticulosis however, but most people over 50 have this. It's like arthritis on Uranus. read more

This is a newish donut shop that reopened under new ownership. Small business owner and has gotten a lot of publicity in the area so decided to check it out with my BFF. We walked in and there was another party ordering donuts. As the other party was paying, we decided to look at all the donuts available for sale. We opted to buy a dozen donuts for less than $15. There was a variety that we chose and we made sure we chose donuts that were unique. We got a few maple flavored goodies (donut, twist, and bar), red velvet, sprinkles, sugar donut and twist, strawberry filled, chocolate and maple swirl. The donuts were good and the service was friendly. They even make a donut cake for birthdays. For 1 layer I believe it's $15 but for a second it's $20. The guy showed me a photo of a huge birthday donut cake he had just made for pick up. Nice alternative vs an actual cake. Great small business to support in the area. read more

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Got the blueberry donut and it was delicious. There was a perfect amount of glaze and the blueberry flavor was amazing. The worker was super sweet and there was a good variety of donuts when I went in the afternoon (plus croissants+bread). Highly recommend! Cheap prices as well read more

Date of visit: January 29, 2022 The former California Donuts location has now become Donutopolis - this store and its sister location in Poway are run by a pair of brothers that used to work at Donut Touch. While this location has vegan and gluten-free options, those weren't what I was looking for when I came here for breakfast this morning. I'd heard they had a cronut here, plus I really wanted an apple fritter. So, for a total of $3.75, I got my order & got my nosh on. The apple fritter was big, chewy, and full of apple goodness; just what I expected. The cronut, however, wasn't what I was expecting... instead of a combination of a croissant and a donut, Donutopolis' version is a glazed croissant. Certainly different, but different is still good. Clean place inside, friendly staff, and the table and seats outside have been refurbished. Looks like in addition to fried chicken, Mira Mesa is certainly becoming known for its myriad of donut places! Welcome to the Mecca, Donutopolis... especially as they have a Minion donut I'd like to try next time! read more

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I'm the biggest donut snob and usually go to one place for donuts. My friend kept telling me her "Donut Man" moved to Mira Mesa from Santee and told me I needed to try it once. After a few months of her nagging, I finally went and was pleasantly surprised to see the owner, Francisco, who used to work at the donut place I used to go to! Francisco is very experienced and offers a diverse menu. So it isn't a surprise that we liked the same donut place. Donutoplis serves delicious donuts, amazing cronuts, conchas, tasty breakfast sandwiches and other specialty items like cinnamon rolls on Saturdays and sometimes chocolate chip cookies! If you like donuts, you will love Donutopolis. Such friendly service and fresh food and coffee! read more

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The website is very misleading. The ONLY gluten free product are the donuts. The website hints at gluten free croissants and bagels, even sandwiches but they ARE NOT. Only donuts. read more

I went there yesterday before closing and the guys that was working was not friendly at all. He was short answering my questions about the vegan and gluten free donuts. I bought one vegan donut and left. The donut was just ok. I will not going back there again. They need to hire friendlier staff. read more

So happy I found this place as someone with Celiac! They have plain gluten free donuts which you can top with whichever icing you want or just sugar. The donut is much better than the frozen ones you can buy at the grocery store. Friendly service as well, I will be back when I'm craving donuts. read more

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Great donut shop. Smelt amazing walking in and the donuts and bakery items looked amazing. They do have one gluten free option for a donut. It is a yellow cake like donut and you can pick which frosting you'd like to have on it. The cake of the donut is very moist not your typical gluten free texture or taste. I would not have guessed this was gluten free at all. I wish they had a chocolate flavored one as well. It was cake like Nothing Bundt cakes. The size of a typical donut. Will definitely be back. read more

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I'm giving the establishment a 2 star because my husband liked the croissant sandwich, he said his donuts were meh too. The Gluten Free ones shouldn't be called a donut. It should be called a sponge cake. It tasted okay but was so bland and boring. No toppings or anything. It seems unfinished. For $3 each they are not worth it. read more

Donutopolis - Gluten Free Donut - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

Just found this place last week. Great Donuts. The donuts here are slightly larger than the average donuts. Only place donut shops in SD with vegan donuts and cronuts. Coworkers loved the cronuts and the vegan donuts taste just as yummy as the regular donuts. read more

Supper amazing!!! Service is impeccable!!! Highly recommend the sandwiches and bagels too. Feels local and homey!

Don't want to let the other donut shop we came here, but for foods sake! We wanted to try it... Employee was very helpful and patient as I was just navigating their selection for the first time. They had a really good variety and had every option required by the family. I actually had opted for a hot breakfast option. Everything Bagel with Bacon Cheese and Egg, and was completely happy with that creation. Perfectly toasted bagel, melted cheese, enough egg to cover the entire bagel as well as the bacon. Sorry, normally that would be highlighted in my photo, however I was just hungry! Also had a mixed variety of donut holes that were very good as well. Soft and fresh as they should be. Next time around I will give their coffee a go, but as far as donuts go, they are a good local spot for Mira Mesa. read more

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We placed an order for a 3 layer donut cake for Mother's Day a week ahead of time, but when we went to pick-up our order today the cashier lets us know that "...he told me to tell you that he made a mistake with the second layer, so we're just going to charge you for the price of a single donut cake..." and grabs the box. When she opened the box to show me the cake, it looked nothing like the pictures of what they have in the website / pictures in-store. The bottom donut was frumpy and melted on the edges, the middle layer is just 3 chocolate donuts with smudges on the side put together (to replace the middle layer that was missing), and a PB&J donut at the top with the icing partly smudged too. We were disappointed and taken aback upon seeing our order. It was unappetizing to look at and we didn't have the gut to give it to our Mom for Mother's Day. There was no explanation of why they messed up our order. There was no call to let us know that our order had been screwed up - they had our contact information and they had 1 week between when we placed the order and when we picked it up - so they could've called us at some point to give us a heads up about their mistake and offered us a full refund, especially if they weren't going to make a new cake to replace the one they've screwed up for a special occasion. They get 1 star because the cashier apologized for the state of the cake and offered us a small discount. We ended up buying a box of half dozen donuts so we can at least give our Mom something sweet to replace the donut cake we were supposed to give her (another disappointment - they barely had any flavors to choose from today too). The cashier did give us 3 free donuts, which was nice of her to do. This wasn't the outcome we were hoping for, but it's something I guess ... read more

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It seems like there are so many donut places in town to choose from, and Donutopolis is amongst the best! I had been meaning to visit this location after hearing about their opening a while ago, but just came here recently on 2 different occasions. I have tried around five different types of donuts here, and all of them are delicious! My personal favorite is the bear claw, although if I don't want something too big, I'll probably get a maple old-fashioned. The ones that I've tried have been moist and not too dry. They also have a lot of coffee and espresso drinks that are really reasonably priced. This location is always clean and not too busy either. I hope they do well and are able to stay in the neighborhood! read more

Donutopolis - Assorted donuts - bear claw, maple old fashioned, chocolate sprinkle, and blueberry - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

Francisco is the best. Not only does he make vegan and gluten-free donuts, after some insistence from me he made Cinnabon buns today. Best donut shop in town. My sons love the vegan donuts, he only sells vegan cake donuts during the week but on Saturdays he made delicious yeast vegan donuts. read more

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I used to go to the one in Poway but it's so far from home. Luckily this one opened up and so I can go every weekend for my gluten free donuts. You can pick the kind of glaze to put on there. My favorite is the maple top gluten free donut paired with almond hazelnut latte. GF donuts are $2.50 a piece. Yum! read more

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STILL the best vegan donuts in San Diego! The owner is always around keeping customers happy. The staff is so warm and welcoming. It's my favorite weekend treat. I think they opened a new location in Scripps Ranch area. Going to have to check it out. read more

Very tasty everything and jalapeño bagels. They even had a bright green, plain bagel for St Patrick's day! I may just have to order that birthday donut sometime read more

While running errands at a nearby mini-shopping plaza, I experienced a severe need to use the restroom due to my Ulcerative Colitis (UC), a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease that can cause fecal incontinence. Despite offering to purchase items from the menu, I was denied access to the restroom. This put me in a very uncomfortable and distressing situation. I understand that UC is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and I plan to file a formal complaint regarding this incident. read more

Went early and was really happy with the donuts overall. This is the one place I could find that made gluten free donuts. They were great! They tasted like cake. Albeit I am not a big fan of cake, but these exceeded my expectations. They can add basically any topping you see on regular gluten donuts to them. As for regular donuts, they tasted great too. Definitely a bit larger than your typical donut place. read more

Super fresh and delicious! Have brought in donuts to work and for parties and everyone always says these are the best donuts they've had! Especially love their donut holes and cake donuts but everything is great! read more

Donutopolis is the new 'Best Donuts in San Diego'. There is actually a really good reason for this: the owner, Francisco, worked at another top donut place in San Diego during it's heyday. He knows how to make perfect donuts. He has a great selection, fresh, and it is consistent. Chocolate old-fashions are my favorite. These are difficult to get right. I was really happy to get one of these - great frosting, moist cake, just the right level of brown on the outside. The location is very convenient if you live near Vons. Up the street from Camino Ruiz Park. Anyway - I really like this place and was glad to see Francisco back in Mira Mesa. I don't do many reviews - I have to feel very strongly. But I want Donutopolis to succeed. Life is better with good donuts. read more

As far as donuts and breakfast sandwiches go, this is the best in east county. We've been coming here since they opened and the quality is always consistent. The donuts are as fresh as they come. The family favorites are the blueberry cake, the red velvet with cream cheese frosting, the chocolate Bavarian cream, and the pink sprinkle cake for the little one. Always a crowd pleaser. The bagels are perfect with a New York style crunch on the outside and soft, fresh and pillowy on the inside. My husband and I love to get their breakfast sandwiches with egg and bacon or sausage on bagel or croissant. The owner is awesome. Super sweet down to earth neighborhood guy. Please always support Donutopolis before chains (absolutely) and if you want the freshest, highest quality, and most consistent always come here! read more

Donutopolis - Egg and cheese bagel sandwich with sausage! Mmmmm. Melty cheese and the most perfect bagel outside of Manhattan. - Donuts Near Me - San Diego, California

Fluffy, fresh, and delicious donuts every time! Wonderful customer service! Watch out for the "extra" fee for certain donuts - but SO worth it! read more

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