Duck Donuts is a great concept. All donut bases are the same (vanilla cake) and then you get to choose from a large variety of options for toppings. They have several laminated sheets with different suggestions -- when I went they had a Campfire sheet, Christmas sheet, and some of their traditional combos. You grab a pencil and paper menu and mark your order; turn it into the cashier, pay, and wait for your order to be called. The donuts were freshly cooked and freshly topped, then the person who made my order took the time to explain which donuts were which and I was on my way. Of my order, favorites were the maple bacon and raspberry / blackberry combo. I honestly don't think you can go wrong though; just order the flavors you prefer! Only downside is that because the donuts are made to order, it takes more time than popping in your average donut shop. But I went in knowing this and had no problem waiting for my fresh order. read more

Duck Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

They have the best donuts in Columbia! The maple glazed bacon donut with strawberry syrup is fantastic!!! Or the blueberry pancakes? Oh my! So delicious! Unfortunately their espresso is way below the expectations, please do not try! It definitely needs improvement! I do recommend this place! read more

A little difficult to find off the Highway, however after 3 u-turns the reward was worth the effort. It is in the Whole Foods shopping center (just across from Whole Foods). We kept our donuts simple. Maple glaze, chocolate frosted and cinnamon sugar - all of which are some of the best donuts we have ever eaten. They are made to order which takes a little longer but the price is comparable to any other donuts out there. There is something to be said about fresh, hot donuts. read more

Duck Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

We've been traveling all night and wanted some local breakfast instead of Fast Food chains. We barely saw the sign on the highway, but the name caught our eye. We took the next right - drove an extra mile and breathed in the sweet aroma of freshly-made donuts. Delicious donuts and coffee! Will stop every time we pass through the area from now on! read more

Duck Donuts - Made to order - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

BEST...DONUT...SHOP...EVER! OMG, I wish there was a Duck Donuts in every city in the US... people would be so much happier! :) I was living in Columbia, SC for a few months and happened upon Duck Donuts. They make their donuts right while you are standing there and decorate them for you. So you get a very fresh, warm and absolutely delicious donut! EVERY donut place should be like this! When I decided to move back to the west coast, I just had to have one of their ceramic Duck Donuts coffee mugs and a cute little duck toy to remind me of this cool donut shop. Also, staff were very pleasant and the shop was very clean. There's some seating inside and outside the store. And you can order donut and ice cream sundaes, shakes and donut breakfast sandwiches. Well done, Duck Donuts! read more

Good donuts. I'd like to post more but the server the day we went was not friendly and I am uncertain if I will return. They could be friendlier, I mean they are a donut shop. Be happy! read more

Gulp, I think after eating a Lemon and Coconut donut, darn good. You don't have to come to SC to try these I discover after I Google it. There are even franchises in MD, my neck of the woods. Review the rating for your local franchise though because quality control must be loose. Some Yelpers write about how much better this DD is than theirs. I hope the magic doesn't die as it ages. What I witnessed today was super hyped. The employees were at their best. Us buyers were excited too, a perfect scenario. I stumbled over this place. Yesterday I went to Whole Foods, in the same shopping center, and I saw the DD with the line out on the sidewalk. It was about 85 degrees outside. What the f***! I say to myself. I drive slowly from Whole Foods and decided to come back and try this place. After all, the bakers at Whole Foods aren't slouches. For this place to have lines forming for donuts when there is a Whole Food Store in the same shopping center is amazing. Today I know why. Ain't nothing better than a warm made-to-order donut except a 2nd made-to-order warm donut. LMAO while I think about how good the 2nd uneaten donut will taste later. Yeah, As good as it gets. read more

If you love cake donuts, this is your place! The donuts are fresh and made to order every single time. We love the maple bacon donut! The strawberry lemon was a close second. They ran a special on a key lime donut, but it was underwhelming. Other than that, we were so pleased. I'm a coffee snob and absolutely loved their coffee. Excellent flavor profile! read more

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Fantastic creativity with the flavors and decorations of the donuts...the Maple with Bacon is to die for If you like donuts or trying to kiss up to people at work and bring in donuts for your colleagues you absolutely have to try this spot out! read more

First time here and right away super excited! The place is fun looking and sets you up for success with ordering! I got a half dozen and they are made fresh while you wait. It was fun watching the donuts coming out so a great place to bring the kids real quick. Very excellent quality and while I did wait for mine to cool a bit before I ate one. They donut itself was great along with the fun decoration. I would have like chocolate cake too, but I totally understand white cake is what you get. Loads of chocolate icing to go around! I also got a large coffee and because of how busy they were they had run out of the bold flavor I wanted. That is super important to pay attention too at a donut place! Highly recommend donuts from here! read more

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All of their donuts is so good you can't go wrong with any of them. My whole family and friends love these

We went here at 7:30 on a Sunday morning and were the only customers in the place. Being our first time, we just walked up and started ordering off the printed cards in front of the register. The cards offer a lot of choices so it can be intimidating the first time. What we should have done is went left when we walked in and grabbed an order card from the stand. Then we should have sat down at one of the tables and marked what we wanted. Instead, we stood at the register and came up with a dozen options. The girl working the register was patient with us even though the morning sun was blinding her. The donuts are all the same base, so the toppings are the stars. The base is a cake donut, but it's lighter than normal. It might use some pastry flour in the mix. The donuts are also made as you order so they are about as fresh as possible. The fresh donuts are then moved to the toppings stand and assembled. We ordered 12 different topping combinations and we had our dozen in about 10 minutes. Ones I remember are the maple bacon and maple bacon with raspberry drizzle. I also really liked the lemon with powdered sugar. All were good, some excellent. Pick the toppings you like and you can't really go wrong. read more

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Donut art!! Made fresh to order donuts are hot then glazed, dipped, sprinkled and drizzled to your choosing. Amazing! Decently priced, store was clean workers friendly and patient as we were choosing. read more

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Hands down!! Why why wouldn't I recommend Duck Donuts!! It's the perfect balance , or the entire meal! Warm , custom donuts ( plus if you are mobile , they can be delivered right to your door) that pair with a big ol cup of joe! Now go! read more

I am so glad I took my sister, niece and two sons here the other day! When we walked in, we were immediately greeted by a smiling face. I didn't catch her name, but she was very patient with our kids who ordered their customized donuts and was very pleasant to speak with. Our donuts were served fresh and warm, so they were absolutely delicious! My iced coffee was pretty good, too. I wish there was another location in Lexington, but until then, this place is totally worth the drive! read more

Duck Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

One of the newest (and more creative) donut shops in town. It's a unique concept - all donuts start off with the same vanilla cake base, but then you get to run with the glaze, toppings, and drizzle. You have the option to completely personalize your donut or to make your life easier, there is menu of pre-conceived combinations, including a seasonal menu as well. The donuts are surprisingly good and made to order. They are reasonably priced as well! Service was very friendly and helpful. The one ding was just that the floor was very sticky. read more

Absolutely great. Kids loved the doughnuts very fresh. We will be back more often. Keep up the good work.

Love love love this donut shop. They almost make me want to give up on Krispy Kreme! The donuts are customizable so whatever you can think of you can get it. I love the strawberry coating with Oreo crumbles. This place can get busy depending on the time of day but the donuts are always hot and fresh so worth the wait! read more

We were in the area passing through Columbia, SC and I saw Duck Donuts on Yelp with great reviews so I insisted that we make a detour just to try out their doughnuts. This location is located in a shopping center so there is plenty of parking. The ambiance is quaint with a coffee shop like vibe there are a few tables and a long bar for waiting or eating. When I walked in to the left were donut forms and little pencils for ordering. I must admit I was overwhelmed because i'm a simple donut and frosting type of gal. Fortunately there were a few customized favorites you could check which made things easier for me. My niece would love this place and appreciate the plethora of toppings and options. Since I wanted to try a few and my boyfriend did as well I purchased a half dozen we chose chocolate frosting, maple frosting, blueberry, strawberry frosting, cinnamon and sugar and and one customized donut. The doughnut itself before adding any toppings taste like a plain doughnut from Dunkin, its thick and fluffy and not too sweet like it should be. Unlike a certain doughnut company that makes the doughnut and toppings too soft and too sweet. Everything is made to order so don't expect to see them picking through ready made doughnuts. The toppings at Duck Doughnuts are rich and they were all yummy. I would definitely recommend this cute little doughnut shop if you are in the area. read more

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Wow so lucky to find this place here in Columbia. We have been to one of these before this yr. I think it was in Indianapolis, IN called the Donut Experiment! Same concept but donuts here are more eggy and there more cakey. Both are really good! As u can see on the pix we picked half dozen. Nice new concept getting around America !!! Kewl. read more

Duck Donuts - Choco bacon/peanut butter choc drizzle,/blueberry lemon/plain/ peanut butter with peanuts! Yum - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Enjoyed my donuts from here! The combinations are endless and delicious! The donuts are vanilla cakes based, and your imagination takes care of the rest. I recommend the maple bacon or chocolate donuts. I dipped one in vanilla icing, cinnamon and sugar and bacon and it was excellent! Service was fast and friendly which always gets high marks in my book! read more

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Love the Bacon doughnuts is theBest.. Service was great..clean place... Best doughnut shop... read more

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Literally did not think any place could take me away from Kristen kreme. The doughnuts are so fresh and delicious. The breakfast sandwiches are amazing too. Customer service is great. read more

Where has this place been! I'm all about trying new things and I did not go wrong with trying this place! The donuts are made fresh right in front of you. They are thicker than KK almost like a cake donut but still amazing. So far my favorite one is the maple with bacon crumbles. Can't wait to try all of the other ones that they offer too. There's nothing like a warm donut. read more

Duck Donuts - Strawberry icing with lucky charms on top! - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

All I can say is amazing! Love the "weird" combos of flavors! Always hot and delicious. Will def be back!!

I saw all these great reviews and wanted to try this place out. I was not impressed. Customer Service was great and the donuts were fresh, which was awesome. On the other hand, they were not light and airy. They were thick similar to old fashion sour cream donuts. Nothing similar to krisy kreme, which is not a bad thing. It was just not my forte. The coffee was not great either. Maybe it was an off day, everyone I know praises this place. I will try it one more time. read more

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I've had my fair share of donuts in life, but Duck Donuts takes the prize for 1st Place! I've been wanting to check this place out after seeing photos here on Yelp. What I didn't know was that the donuts are MADE TO ORDER. The donuts are still hot when they give them to you. My favorite donut was the blueberry lemonade! Not too much lemon & the flavors mixed together really well. They do require masks upon entry & have a bottle of hand sanitizer as soon as you walk in. I will definitely be back sooner than later. read more

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Rolling through Ft. Jackson, getting ready to head back home, need some lunch, pull into a shopping area, and OH MY GOD THEY HAVE DUCK DONUTS IN COLUMBIA NOW!!!!! I first encountered Duck Donuts in Virginia. I hadn't found them anywhere else, until now. If you've never been to Duck Donuts, I can sum it up for you: Duck Donuts is what Krispy Kreme wants to be when it grows up. Fresh-made donuts, hot out of the oil, frosted with a multitude of flavors, sprinkled with all kinds of goodness, and drizzled with any sauce you can think of. If you haven't ever been to a Duck Donuts, go forth. Try one. Do it now. read more

Omg! This is hands down the best donut place I've ever encountered lol seriously the best place to get fresh, hot donuts with glazed maple and bacon crumbled on top. read more

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Really fun concept! Honestly a very good value as well with all the customization that you can do! Efficient system and friendly staff. My lemon blueberry coconut was warm and delicious! Our friends said that they've enjoyed their past visits as well so that definitely helped make our visit happen! read more

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This place is amazing! Donuts were hot and fresh! I got a donut sundae thing and it was perfect! Nice cold ice cream with a hot donut! The pumpkin ones and French toast are to die for! read more

Love this place, a little too much..lol But I love the way the donuts are a yellow cake batter mix & you pick out which frosting you want on them... and you can't go wrong with that concept!!!! But every donut we've tried has always been very delicious...not too sweet but just the right amount.. I think that's what makes them so very different!! Customer service has always been excellent, even when the crowd is out the door... And this is another great addition to this area.. happy to have Duck Donuts here!!!! read more

Duck Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Duck donuts, what a unique experience and a different play on all the donuts I'm used to. I'm usually used to yeast donuts turned into designer donuts with topping and frosting, fruit etc. but a cake donut is a fresh take on donuts. I totally dig the cake donut with choose your own toppings, the only one downside is how small the donuts are but the price is great! read more

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Maple Bacon Oreo CrumblesClassicRandom Half Dozen Assortment The doughnuts are wonderful read more

Deliciously made fresh donuts any way you want it. This can get really messy! Staff is friendly and it's located right next to Tazikis! I came in just out of curiosity. What really triggered my sweet tooth instinct was when I had the sample of their cinnamon donut. Oh. My. IT WAS AMAZING. It was fluffy and cake-y on the inside and had a soft and sweet outer. Once you pick your own donut, glaze and toppings, you can watch the donuts come out of the donut fryer, where they will grab it and take it to the toppings bar. There was a range of glazes, and toppings. I enjoyed the blueberry glaze and one other one, I ate it so fast I forgot. Yum!! read more

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First off let me say AMAZING fresh warm donuts. I couldn't resist eating one right away. So yummy. My only disappointment was I ordered the chocolate with nuts. Mine was missing the nuts. Still very very good donut. I bet it would have been better with the nuts. Next time I will check the box before I leave. Believe me there will be a next time. Glad I'm not a local. This good become a habit. read more

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Fresh made doughnuts and an Amazing staff. The lightly glazed with a dollop of Apple strudel is my favorite plus a small cup of afternoon coffee. read more

Good food good service my first visit l am returning. Polite friendly service heard about Duck Donuts now l can tell from experience how delicious the food is! I shall return! read more

Duck Donuts is everything you'd want in a donut and more. The donuts are always fresh (no need for a hot sign) and they always have an endless number of ways of customize your donuts. No worries, if you are indecisive... they always have a list of seasonal combos and everyday combos with some classic pairings that will satisfy you no matter what! Kelsay really enjoys the blueberry glazed donut with powdered sugar, and you can't go wrong with the vanilla glaze and oreo crumbles. For the purists our there, the original glazed is amazing! And no these aren't like Krispy Kreme, they are more of a cake donut, so to me that means they are more filling. It's easy to eat 4 Krispy Kreme donuts and then wonder to yourself how on Earth did we get here... at Duck Donuts, 2 will satisfy any sweet tooth (but if you go for 3, we won't judge). The coffee is also worthwhile, I don't get it every time I go... but when I do, it's always refreshing read more

Duck Donuts - Blueberry iced with powdered sugar (top left), vanilla glazed with oreo crumbles (top right), original glazed (bottom) - Donuts Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Coffee was good but the cup was sticky when it was handed to me. The donuts are delicious. I usually don't care for donuts but this was excellent. read more