Every year when I'm in the area I always hit this place up, as the donuts are always over the top bangin'. My favorite is the glazed twist and I'm telling you it is prolly one of the best things you will put in your mouth. The service is awesome as well, as they always seem so happy to see customers and one time they even threw some extra donut holes into my order Overall a legendary hole in the wall place if your looking for a solid donut to make you happy. read more

Our family started going to Gold Star Donut when they opened in 1989. We used to get donuts once a month or on special occasions. The Boston Crème, Chocolate Long John, and Cake Donut with Sprinkles were my "go to". Today was my first time returning to Gold Star in over 25 years. It was a perfect combination of nostalgia and delicious donuts. The Boston Crème had the perfect amount of custard spread evenly through the donut. The Cake donut was soft and fluffy, but also rich and dense. read more

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Great assortment of fresh donuts raised & cake. Go early for better selection. Been going for years.

Very friendly family owned and run business. Great donuts both cake and raised. My favorite is the maple cake! Go early, they can sell out.

A no frills place Gold Star is a small takeout place, there is no table seating inside. I stopped by to get a couple of donuts to eat while driving home. As soon as I walked in and looked at the display cases, I knew I wanted their Apple Fritter. It was great, definitely sweet but not overwhelming, with a bit of a crunch. I still wanted a donut and selected their White Cream donut, with chocolate on top. It was also great. There were no other customers when I arrived so it was a quick in and out, not much interaction with the person helping me. She seemed nice. I ended up laying my treats on the hood of my car to take a photo, and while I was messing around doing that I saw several other customers stopping in for their donut fix. read more

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Love this place! The staff is ALWAYS friendly. The cases are ALWAYS clean. The donuts are ALWAYS crazy good and fresh. The Cronut (croissant donut) OMG I can't say enough good things about this family business. Why would you buy grocery store donuts when you can get the real thing? Keep up the good work, you are killing it. read more

Simply the best doughnuts in the area. Hands down. Always sells out the owners work so hard. It shows. People drive from Tampa to get these. People have grown up with them. read more

The donuts are always good. It used to be a barber shop next door so I always pick up a donut.

Best donuts. This is a recent find for me and glad I found it! Great assortment to choose from and price is right!

The staff (family owned and run by the grandmother and daughter) were extremely nice, the place was very clean, the selection of donuts were awesome (getting their earlier does pay off with selection), and the donuts were amazing! If I lived nearby, I would come here once a week! Thanks for a wonderful dozen! read more

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Hole in the wall donut shop just north of the Sarasota Airport. Nothing fancy about the place but it's a donut shop. They service you with a smile, and seems to be a family run business. If you are looking for old school types of donuts without all the crazy toppings this is the place. They also have kolaches for breakfast and some unconventional croissants one with strawberry/cheese which is a winner. If you want some donuts that aren't small this is the place. If you want a donut place where they don't overcharge you for donuts this is definitely the place. We usually grad donuts from them once a week for the office. read more

Awesome donuts!! We had Bavarian filled & maple glazed along with cinnamon rolls All of them were delicious. .Friendly service & they were open on Thanksgiving morning read more

Amazing donuts, amazing service! These donuts are so airy and light not cakey and dense, their apple fritter is so good not too terribly apple and it tastes fresh as well. Their glaze is so perfect not too sweet and it's actually got a nice crisp bite to it. read more

What can you say about a donut shop? Either the donuts are good or they are not right? THESE donuts are FANTASTIC. Soft, fresh, and delicious! You can tell they are made with a love for the craft. The people that work there (the owners?) are super friendly and act like they are genuinely happy you chose their shop. That kind of humbleness is severely lacking these days. Definitely makes me want to go back and spend money with them often. Well that and the FREAKING FANTABULOUS DONUTS!! It was all the great reviews that got us to jump in the vehicle and road trip all the way across town to sample their wares. BOY was it worth the trip! If you haven't been, what in the wonderment of sticky fingers are you waiting on? GO! NOW!!! Did I mention the donuts are pretty good? read more

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Pretty good donuts. I got an assortment and liked the apple fritter the best out of them all

Amazing donuts! They are airy and thick. Every donut they have is absolutely amazing. If your in town you have to try the donuts out! read more

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Visiting Sarasota for spring break and longing for some classic donuts! Our friends recommend Five-Oh but we decided to try something a little different. We are so happy we did! A lovely small business run by friendly faces. Thank you Gold Star for making our morning! Unfortunately I wasn't able to snag a picture of our Apple Fritter which our group demolished before leaving the parking lot. It was delicious! Not to sweet and fried to absolute perfection. A must try! Second favorite was the blueberry cake donut! read more

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Very good and fresh donuts. They cake donuts were a little heavy for my taste. But over all I would return

Kindest owners and GREAT donuts. I'm talking ACTUAL cake donuts like you get back in California. Will be back!

Best Classic Donuts! Some of our favorites are the Apple fritter, blueberry cake, Boston cream filled, long johns...their classic glazed, crullers, and cake donuts are delicious, moist and perfectly sweet. The owners and operators there are always friendly and kind! Prices are right! Why waste your time with Dunkin when you can have amazing FRESH donuts just as close to home. Fell in love with Gold Star Donuts about 8 years ago, was devastated that they were affected and closed for so long due to Irma. SO HAPPY they are back open and thriving! read more

Worth the drive! Selection,service and quality is exactly what the name says: gold star. So very glad we found you!

Excellent fresh donuts. We grabbed a dozen before heading to the airport. Wish we would have found this place sooner. read more

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This woman English​ is terrible and annoying as hell. 6 AM... She was very pushy, trying to force me to buy lots of donuts. Wtf? Do I have to get diabetes just because she wants? Time to pay... She refused to take my card. "I don take calds" Alright, just shove you stupid donuts you know where. Nastiest​ thing was seeing her taking every single donut with her bare hands. Really disgusting. By the way, tried this donuts once in the past and there are nothing but american standard pure crap, as any other place. read more

Best kolache in town. The staff is very friendly. I come here almost every morning before work.

I've been going here since high school best most reliable donut shop never fails me DELISH!!! Family owned & you can tell.

This donut shop used to be my favorite many years ago and I recently heard it reopened. I had to check it out and I am so glad I did. The donuts were outstanding years ago and they were still amazing. They offer normal donuts. Nothing too fancy, but they make basic donuts the proper way. It was the highlight of my week stopping by and getting to enjoy a bit of nostalgia from years past. I would definitely recommend this spot to anyone looking for a quality donut. read more

Get there early cause they sellout fast nice family run business Donuts made fresh everyday

What is more American than doughnuts? Not much! When visiting Sarasota and surrounding areas I first discovered this mom and pop doughnut shop and put it on my list as places I must visit. When I finally found myself there yesterday morning I was not disappointed. We were greeted by an older man who said he had been making these pillowy treats for 28 years in the same spot where he exists today! Pretty cool if you ask me. The donut shop was modest and no frills and there wasn't a place to sit down. It's basically grab-and-go here. The cases housed a nice array of doughnuts: yeast raised, cake, long-john, buttermilk, sour cream, twists, applesauce, frosted, unfrosted, stuffed yeast donuts, etc. when we arrived around lunch time on a Monday all of the coveted creme-filled donuts were exhausted but there were plenty of other treats to be had. The donuts are purportedly made fresh daily and I can attest to the fresh taste of them. We got a supreme assortment of "donuts" to try being as it was our first time. The glazed yeast raised, Boston cream (yes, it's traditionally spelled "cream"), and the apple fritter were amongst my favorites. I also enjoyed the chocolate cake (despite not having a rich chocolate flavor) and the buttermilk doughnuts. We didn't not like anything. I appreciated that the doughnuts seemed fresh and weren't very oily. Also, at around 85 cents per doughnut, they are very nicely priced. The shop is located off the beaten path off in a not-so pretty strip mall. Don't let the appearance inhibit you from going. Go treat yourself to some sugary goodness or share with friends one morning and j don't think you'll be disappointed. read more

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Family business that knows how to make good donuts. Fresh and variety if you get there early. Best donuts!

First time visit at Gold Star this morning around 10:30am. They had a great selection of both yeast and cake donuts. The glazed twist was my choice but I really can't wait to go back to have the Apple fritter. The donut was fresh, flaky and sweet. Super good! read more

Gold Star provides you quality donuts hand made with care by THE DONUT MASTER. After reading some reviews and hearing about the Holy donuts, I decided to venture into this strange part of town that I have never been to. It is in a quaint little strip mall, on a small road near a bunch of industrial complexes. Right next door to a "Sauna," which is nothing new in Bradenton. We came in around lunchtime and there were still tons of donuts. This is mostly because it was Friday July 3rd and many people in the area had the day off from work. Normally, I hear that they run out of donuts early. The pricing structure is a little strange; the donuts range in price from $0.55-$0.85 and the pricing is on the wall to the left, not listed on the trays themselves. We ordered six donuts, and it was a little over $5.00, so we must have chosen the high end donuts. I highly recommend the Apple Fritter and the Bear Claw. For those of you that have been craving the raised donuts from Krispy Kreme, but there is not one of to found in the area, then Gold Star can provide that same raised goodness but better flavor. The dough itself is very flavorful and delicious, like eating the best waffle ever or a fresh funnel cake. The donuts are crisp, not too greasy, and oh so delicious. read more

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Fantastic donuts! So friendly and welcoming which completely makes a difference! Only thing that is missing is donut holes

The best doughnuts in the two-county area! If you're in Bradenton or Sarasota, this is the Go-To spot for your morning doughnut! Submitted for your approval is photographic proof! Love this place! read more

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Quite possibly the best sour cream donut on the planet. Ok, admittedly, I have not tried all sour cream donuts on the planet but these are really, really good! Very glad this place is more than a 30 minute drive from my house! read more

Food doughnut but they charge additional fee to use a credit card. We will not return!

I AM SO HAPPY THEY ARE OPEN AGAIN. Whoever made this happen I could kiss you! This place has the BEST donuts I've ever had around the world. I just moved back after being away for four years and this place being open again has made 2020 despite all the bad, feel pretty ok. Thank you to the owners, please never change or close read more

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Great donuts! We pick them up nearly every Saturday morning. Plus you get to support a local biz - what's not to love?

My friend Tee brought some to work to Sun today they were awesome I loved them haven't tried many doughnuts since leaving home but boy these were good they melted in your mouth can't wait to take the family there great job guys you won me over with Florida doughnuts read more

We got donuts yesterday and my husband got long-Johns and said they were good. I got a glazed twist and it was ok, but it sure needed to be alit more light and airy. Also got a couple bear claws with apple filling and they were terrible. I warmed it a few seconds in the micro and they were absolutely grease soaked and down right nasty. I took I bite and had a mouthful of grease and had to spit it out! Just awful. read more

By far my favorite place to get donuts from! The staff is so friendly and they have the best kolaches in town!