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    Empire Donuts

    3.5 (23 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Fresh delicious donuts
    Christina L.

    Delicious big donuts, interesting flavours, each about $3. The earl grey actually tastes like earl grey tea, and it's not too sweet. Fresh and moist (yes, I said moist) and delicious. The lady at the counter is sweet and friendly! We will be back.

    Am I right?
    Bryan R.

    Dear Empire Donuts, "You have got it, you always had it" -Someone smart at some time Simply put, you know what you are doing! Your products are rockin', you are always switching up flavours and types etc. Plus, you have the impact of making loads of people lining up outside of your place, and I see the looks on their faces... they want it! Well guess what empire, there ain't much difference between them and me, because I want it also! Ps. Can you consider making a pancake and/or maple pancake donut ... that would be cool

    Pistachio glazed donut
    Hayley M.

    Great little donut shop. The donuts are very fresh and the pistachio glazed was light and fluffy. My sister always gets the sour cream glazed and loves it. I recommend.

    Alan C.

    Must try if you are in Victoria. The donuts are baked fresh every day with a plethora of different options to choose from. Come early for the best selection.

    Maple Bacon Long John, Strawberry Stuffy and Cookies & Cream
    Ken T.

    Great place to go for that sugar fix. Lots of variety and flavors. Get there early because once the donuts sell out that's it for the day. They also offer delivery in the downtown core.

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    Better than whatever donut shop ideas getting all the buzz. I recommend the homer. Your welcome

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    My daughter loves the "Homer" donut, but an Earl Grey would be my go-to.

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    Friends & Family Bake - Ube Custard Ball

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    We stopped by this small Filipino bakery on our recent trip to Victoria to pick up some baked goods…read morefor dessert. Even though it was the middle of winter and it was near closing, there was still a good number of people inside buying buns and not all of them seemed to be tourists like us. We ended up getting a number of different items: Custard Ball ($2.99) - We warmed this up in a toaster oven, giving a bit of the crust on the exterior edges of the donut, especially on the top where the powdered sugar turns into an almost crème brulee-like topping. The crumb is very fluffy fried and is filled with a sweetened vanilla custard. (4/5) Ube Custard Ball ($2.99) - This has the same donut dough base as the normal custard ball, but is filled with a dark purple ube cream. It's sweet and earthy, albeit not necessarily the most heavily ube flavored. (4/5) Original Ube Ensaymada ($2.99) - This bun, extremely fluffy and nice to eat, has an interesting spiral pattern construction at least when viewed from the bottom, but it's not apparent inside the bun. The bun is sweet and again there's not too much ube flavor. If it wasn't purple I'm not sure I could identify it as ube in flavor. (4/5) Classic Pandesal ($0.99) - Lightly sweet, great soft texture. It's pandesal, not too much else to say. (4/5) Overall the baked goods Friends & Family Bake sells are pretty good. Most of the items are soft, fluffy and sweet, perfect for breakfast or a dessert.

    Amazing little Filipino bakery in Chinatown. So many sweet treats, and everything is well prepared…read moreand tastes great! Pricing is fair and service is great! You can take your baking to go or eat them on the spot, you should definitely have something on the spot where they can warm it up for you also.

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    Now I'm no coffee drinker, and I'm definitely not a matcha drinker but I wanted to be apart of my…read morefamily's coffee date so I opted for the matcha lemonade! Wow - I didn't realize it was blue lemonade! Soooo good! Halfway through I def got the matcha taste but it was so perfectly refreshing. My mom got a plain coffee with cream and sugar and said for just a coffee, it was good! My sister said her honey latte didn't have much of a honey flavour though - the staff was awesome too!

    hey happy has chill vibes from the moment you walk in. exposed brick, big front windows, and fun…read moretiered wooden seating give it a cosy but open feel. there's a steady rhythm of quiet chatter and keyboard tapping, lots of beanies and toques, plenty of laptops out, and a young hipster crowd settling in for long stretches. i grabbed a table with a little card that read "sanitized," which was a small but appreciated touch. i ordered the apple pie matcha, house apple pie syrup, ceremonial grade matcha, topped with cinnamon sugar dust. honestly, i wasn't a fan of the apple pie syrup. it leaned a bit artificial, sweetened with honey and overpowered the drink for me. that said, the matcha itself tasted good, but subtle, smooth, earthy, and decent quality. temperature wise it was more on the tepid side than properly warm, which didn't help. i'd probably try their strawberry matcha latte next time. i also got the hashbrown with herb mayo and added a soft poached egg. it comes as a tiny square, hard and crunchy on the outside with a solid crisp. when cut into, the yolk was cooked nicely with a soft jammy ooze that coated the hashbrown. the herb mayo added a creamy, savoury boost and brought extra flavour to each bite. overall, hey happy is a solid place to hang or work for a few hours. great seating setup options, relaxed atmosphere, and a crowd that makes it feel effortlessly cool.

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