$11 for four donuts plus a small coffee. Yeah sounds a little pricey for Lincoln. But they are full…read moresize and we were at the new location that has plenty of seating and a soda fountain to boot. Clean restrooms. Good variety in terms of fruit filled. Sour cream cake and a coconut frosted cream filled were the other two.

Mel-o-Cream Donuts is in a little old small shopping plaza on Keokuk Street in Lincoln. You'll see…read moreit between Happy Wok and Famous Liquors. DON'T PASS IT BY! This place offers delicious donuts of all kinds, cream filled pastries, honey glazed rolls and lots more. The shop serves tasty, piping hot coffee. You can sit at the cafe style counters or take your order "to go." Prices are exceedingly reasonable. It's a great stop for a quick snack and a fun destination for kids. These days the staff and the "carry out" customers wear masks. IF YA SNOOZE YA LOSE! Mel-O-Cream is mighty popular and the pastries go FAST! When the last donuts sells each day, the shop closes. The earlier you go - the best choices! DON'T MISS MEL-O-CREAM!

Review Visit: May 2nd, 2015…read more Not just a bakery but a tourist stop. If you mention getting donuts (or doughnuts) in East Peoria, everyone will talk about how good Carl's Bakery is. They produce a lot of doughnuts (or donuts) that are beloved by the residents of East Peoria. Having lived in the general area and having drove by the place a million times, I thought it was time to check it out. If you are familiar with Carl's Bakery, you are familiar with the giant rooster that is outside the building. If you aren't familiar, then there is a giant rooster outside the building. One that is prime for taking a fun photo with. My dad and I did just that after trying out their food. Carl's Bakery is one of those places that seems to be open from before the sun rises to around noon-ish. So, if you are interested in going, you better head there when the roosters crow or else they will be closing up shop. When you go, you have to compete for a parking spot on the side of the building. While Carl's has an indoor eating area, I took the limited parking as a sign that they cater to the 'pick up my donuts (or doughnuts) and go' crowd. Nonetheless, my dad and I found a spot to park and headed in. Once we were inside, we had to squeeze a large throng of people to get to the counter. We told the cashier we wanted to eat in. She guided us to a table and we took a seat. While looking over the menu, I had hopes of getting some breakfast as that is what I assumed they specialized in. Maybe we missed a cutoff point or something else happened but we ended up ordering some lunch instead. My dad got a tenderloin and I got... I honestly don't remember. Maybe a burger that came with a ton of fries. Oh, and we both got coffee. Let us start with the coffee. It was... not good. I've had cheap coffee and this stuff takes the cake. I used more half-n-half and sugar than I normally do. While I am no snob and I put down a few cups, it wasn't worth it in the end to taste some water masquerading as coffee. But no worries. It's just coffee. We were there for the food. How was that?/ A notch above the coffee. I fully admit that I don't remember what sandwich I got but I do remember not being a fan of it. My dad said the same thing about his tenderloin. Both just lacking in everything. How does that happen? Can a chef or someone with cooking knowledge explain that to me? The french fries were salvageable at least. In fact, they were the only things that tasted good. Hype. It has it's place in the world but more often than not, I find that hype ruins a lot of things for me. Movies, video games, restaurants, and various other things. It's nice to get excited about something but when it doesn't live up to that level, I believe it is more disappointing than if it weren't hyped at all. But we aren't here for a hype discussion. My dad and I got to hang out and try something new. Was it the best place ever? No. Do I cherish the memory of this outing? Heck yes. While I may have had a lack luster time here, don't let the opposite of hype dissuade you from checking it out if you are a doughnut (or donut) person. Or you want to stop and take a photo with the giant rooster outside and then find yourself magically teleported inside, trying out their coffee and menu offerings.

This is an older family business that has become curbside only, check FB for menu or call ahead to…read moreplace an order. Do not let this stop you from heading over ! Open Thursday to Saturday (always check) . Can only speak for donuts & pastries but I can't imagine that they'd fail at dinner ! The service was very personal and polite. The donuts are Old School ! Fresh Home Made, hot if you're early! Big variety , fair prices , honestly good ingredients that you can taste . I was in town for a dog show, picking up 2 dozen to have out for people and this place was a fan favorite for many . You want commercial, cookie cutter , uninspired donuts you can find that anywhere. If you want to impress or treat yourself, friends and family give this place a try !

This is a great local business. Really good donuts and friendly, professional staff. Everything…read morethey have is delicious.

Have been going to Denny's over the years when visiting our daughter and her family. Something has…read morehappened to the quality. Was there yesterday and all donuts tasted as if they were at least a day old. Very disappointing.

I like the concept of this local donut chain with a long history of being in Springfield -- I'm…read moretemporally residing in Springfield and have stopped in a few times on my way to work when I have a morning sweet tooth. The staff is always friendly and the donuts are pretty good...Better than Krispy Kreme (which are always greasy), yet not as good as Duncan. But it's a local business and the mom and pop shops will always get my patronage over some big commercial national chain. My favorites are the chocolate covered cake donuts. Their cake donuts are in my opinion better than the yeast glazed donuts. The chocolate covered yeast donut is just fine. Maybe I just like the chocolate frosting, it tasted homemade and was just about perfect. It would have been five stars but I really don't like the coffee - I prefer a little more of a robust and darker blend, but it is palatable standard donut shop coffee. I recommend this donut shop for the nice folks working behind the counter and chocolate covered anything they have in the old-school glass fronted display counters. Thanks for the sweet morning treat -- I'll most certainly be back again.

The donuts were okay. Nothing very special. Of course there were no jelly donuts when I went so I…read morejust tried the regular ones.

This bakery is a treasure in Bloomington-Normal. We visit here and always try to stop by for…read morebreakfast items or cookies. You cannot go wrong!

Great sugar cookies and amazing sandwich cookies. Also love the happy hour special - I think it's…read more2-4 on Tuesday - Thursday.

Due to poor planning on my part, I needed to pick up food for an event I was a part of and nothing…read morewas really open at 5 am so I drove to Pekin for doughnut. Awesome experience. The woman behind the counter was really helpful. Everything was incredible and everyone loved them. Some of these were so massive that I genuinely over ordered, but we started handing them out at the end of the day. Would go back if I lived in the area.

Love this place. The doughnuts are always high quality and the best anywhere in Central Illinois…read more Probably our favorite doughnuts ever. But be prepared to pay, it isn't cheap. Not Chicago prices but for Pekin, it's high.

Came early in the morning and the employee was so nice and friendly. We got 4 donuts and 2 coffees…read more She went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our coffee and that it was made the way we wanted. All the donuts tasted great. Wish there was more tartness with the pink lemonade one though.

Full disclosure- I love donuts. In Springfield- this chain of donut shops was consistently…read morementioned to me as the go-to place for donuts. Any variety with chocolate was my favorite. I thought the maple was a bit too mapley (new made- up word) for my taste. This is probably a bit of a 3.5 rating. Why? First off- there was a fly in the donut case. I know this might by nit- picky, but it was ick. The second thing is that even if you are buying a dozen to share with your office the donuts are individually priced, so they are on the expensive side. I can't fully recall the price- but definitely over $20. Good- but not great. If you've sampled many non-chain donuts you might by a bit underwhelmed.

Not a huge donut eater. I do know that Krispy Kreme is high on many people's lists. My coworkers…read morewanted someone that bring in donuts so I obliged. Krispy Kreme was requested. One of my coworkers brought in Casey's donuts on the same day and got roasted for it. Premium! Once I walked up to the counter the employee gave me a free donut. That's the magic word for me. The donuts were fresh and delicious. I don't plan on eating many donuts in the future but I'd go to Krispy Kreme again.

I wanted to give a huge shout-out to Jessica Rick, the General Manager at the Bloomington Krispy…read moreKreme. Working in real estate, my daily dozenswere frequent - from brokerage drop-ins to title company teams at a morning closing. Honestly, this ended due to the inconsistency in quality and service. My visit today was a total game-changer. Despite the big morning rush to school, issues ordering on the app, and the complaints of impatient kids: Jessica's phenomenal service turned it all around and saved the day! She was calm, efficient, and went out of her way to make sure our order was perfect, while playfully entertainingthe kids in the process. It's clear she is working hard to improve things here, and it shows. Thank you, Jessica for helping restore the communities trust in this resource.

We are searching for best donuts in Springfield. These were very good, so fresh. Service was quick…read moreand friendly. I purchased a dozen with variety to go. The cookies and cream were popular with my family. Looked like a nice spot to sit and have leisurely coffee and donut on weekend. Menu board said $19.95 for dozen but ours was $33 total so not sure what caused ours to run so much higher. We were pleased with choices and would recommend this shop.

The service here is always great but I keep giving this donut place a chance and I am not all that…read moreimpressed. The 3 times I have been, the donuts do not taste fresh and I don't know why. This is supposedly Springfield's premiere donut place and I am never blown away. I have had much better donuts other places. Buy hey, maybe it is a Springfield thing. Every time I stop by there are people dining in with coffee and donuts, but maybe that is just the senior retiree crowd. If there is another donut shop in Springfield that has fresh pillowy donuts that don't taste day old please let me know where I am missing out!

This is a great place for pizza. A lot of choices and great prices. But pick up only. Order at the…read morewindow inside. It takes about 15 minutes. Large specialty pizza is only $15.99. Choices include supreme, meat galore, taco, chicken bacon ranch, bacon cheeseburger, barbecue beef, Buffalo chicken, and vegetable pizza . Great service too.

Horrible service. I ordered a taco pizza with no tomatoes and to my surprise when I received it the…read moretomatoes (huge chunks) had been on the pizza just pulled off and sat to the side in the box! When I called back and they hung up on me! Never again will I waste my time or money!