I stopped by Golden Star Donuts this past Saturday at 11:05 a.m.--an hour and a half before closing time--and they had virtually nothing left. Sprinkle frosted doughnuts? Nope. Old-fashioned doughnuts? Not one to be seen. Regular frosted doughnuts? Not a one, They basically only had a few dozen apple fritters, about fifty donut holes, some eclairs, and some muffins. It's not like I showed up five minutes before closing, but for someone who was looking for a doughnut on a Saturday, there was just about nothing to be had. So I ended up ordering half a dozen donut holes (just to be polite), and then I drove over to Jaram's on Preston, where I quite easily was able to pick up a couple of sprinkle doughnuts and a couple of old-fashioned doughnuts--no problem. A lot of people seem to really like this place, and maybe if you show up at 6 a.m. or something they might actually have donuts. But for me, I don't think that I'll be going back here. read more

Honestly, we drive 20 minutes out of the way to get these! They are truly the BEST donuts we've ever tasted. Sorry no pictures because we eat them so quickly. Not sure their secret but they don't compare with any donuts!! read more

Still on our mission to find the best sausage roll and donuts in Dallas. So on July 4th stopped by Golden Donut. Close to closing time so not many choices. Sausage rolls were okay a little sweet, raspberry donut had lots of jelly with seeds. I do like when they throw in a few holes as a sweet gift. Thank You Golden Donut read more

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This is the go to place to get donuts for any occasion. Ladies there are very nice and friendly. The donuts taste amazing every time. It's a small store but it still amazing! read more

First time there and staff was very supportive. Looking forward to visiting them a second time

Good service and good quality donuts! Usually always giving my kids free don't holes.

There are donut shops on almost every corner in this city but very drew that demand the crowds like this one. Most any weekend morning there will be a line out the door at this place. Curiousity finally got the better of me and I had to come see what the place is all about. Other than the lines, this place is pretty unassuming. It appears like any other donut shop. I endured the line, which really moved pretty quick. Finally when my turn came I was greeted with a pleasant smile, something that makes even the sweetest donuts even sweeter. The lady helping me was very pleasant and very efficient. I had my order in hand and had paid in less than a minute. I always appreciate efficiency even at the cost of human connection when it comes to cash transactions, but when you can do both, you got skills! The first taste of my cinnamon roll was all I needed to "get" this place and its popularity. It really was amazing. read more

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We have been coming here for years and they never come up short. The donuts are always fresh and delicious. Service is great read more

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O' might gym-gods, please forgive for I have committed the ultimate gym sin. Please hear my confession: After completing an amazing workout nearby, I was headed to my car and the aroma of fresh donuts tapped me on the shoulder. I did my best to ignore it, but I truly believe the aroma picked me up, placed me inside this place and what appeared to be a line of 6-8 people was gone in no time. It was as if the donut-gods had preordained this moment on my behalf. As the saying goes, the rest is history as the next thing I knew I ordered a couple of donuts. While they are limited on variety, they have all the standard offerings which was more than enough to satisfy the post gym donut craving I was having. I ordered a one traditional glazed and one coconut donut (this was my Dad's favorite donut) and the first bite had me thinking of ways to incorporate donuts into my workout routine. :et me tell you, these donuts were beyond delicious; they were the light, fluffy and melt in your mouth type of donut. Seriously, the donuts were heavenly, which is ironic considering the sinful act that was occurring. I noticed they also have sausage kolaches but I did not (have not and will not) try those. The staff was friendly and did a superb job of taking and fulfilling in orders. As I mentioned earlier, a line of 6-8 people disappeared in no time. As I end my confession, please know this is my story and I am sticking to it. As a corrective action, and to prevent the aroma from finding me, I now park on the other side of the gym. This is very beneficial as it is a longer walk to the gym (more steps) and it puts me closer to the nearby smoothie shop. Take that donut-gods! read more

They have overcharged on a regular basis. Check your receipts. My husband has been bothered each time he's had to walk back in to say they charged him too much. read more

This place is honestly one of the best if not THE best donut shop in dallas. been coming here since I was a small child. It's a neighborhood staple! read more

i've been coming to this donut shop since i was in kindergarten if not younger. and this is genuinely some of the best donuts in dallas. the owners are always so sweet and ive never had a bad experience. i mean even reading the bad reviews the few i have seen are just from people who decided to go in to one of the busiest donuts shops in the richardson area an hour before closing knowing very well that most if not all donut shops tend to sell out the later you go. their quality has never changed and yes the prices may have increased but it's a price i'll be willing to pay over and over again no matter what because i know i'll never leave disappointed. even the vibe of place hasn't changed much in the 15 years i've been coming here. which is so comforting and nostalgic. genuinely some of the best breakfast in dallas and i will and have recommend this place to everyone i know and if you've lived in richardson you definitely know gold star donuts. a place truly deserving of their name! read more

This place is awesome. I have been going to this place for over 2 years now. I have my work who is now started making me bring the donuts because they like them so much. I do agree several mornings there's still warm. Services fast in and out friendly staff. You really need to try this place read more

I'm a fan of Golden Star. They open early in the morning on weekdays (5am!) which makes it a great place to stop and grab some sweets for the office. I saw previous reviews that note they are cash only, but I can report that they do offer credit card payments now. While they don't have an exceptional variety, they have all the standard offerings and will definitely please crowds. Their donuts are very soft and melt in your mouth. As for kolaches, they offer only sausage kolaches using soft and slightly sweet breading on the outside. I like to pick up a one or two bags of their glazed donut holes when I have a smaller group meeting at work. I have found that while most people are looking to avoid sweets, a single donut hole (...or two) hits the spot without causing a total derail of someone's daily calorie goal. read more

We like the donuts from here- my son loves the chocolate sprinkle ones and the donut holes. Their donuts are pretty good but sometimes the plain glazed ones have too much glaze and they become too sweet. Customer service is always great and they have a good variety of drinks too. read more

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Amazing donuts!!! We always go here when we are in town! These donuts plus doughnut holes melt in your mouth! My goodness these are the BEST doughnuts and doughnut holes ever even my whole family agrees! For a dozen of doughnuts and one dozen of doughnut holes is $25 but they are totally worth the price! I hope you try this place out because it is worth the time and money! I can't wait to come back to this place! (We have tried almost all of the doughnuts and they are all super duper good!) read more

I absolutely love waking up in the mornings and going here for my breakfast. Their donuts are every day freshly made, you can definitely taste the freshness. Delicious donut holes! My mouth waters thinking of their pastries. read more

I have heard great things about this place and I am so glad I gave it try! Delicious donuts and kolaches.

They accept cards now! No longer cash only! I don't always go for donuts, but when I do, I go to Golden Star donuts. Dallas has donut stores on every corner. I wish that Vegas had that same luxury. Actually I don't because I would be like that commercial where the girl with the donut around her belly like an inner tube can't get out of the elevator. That would be me. I'm an old-fashioned girl, in life and in donut choice. See my pic as the only pic for the whole business. Sad! This place deserves so many pictures! It's so good! I also got a sausage roll because I was nostalgic for days past when I could eat 5 sausage rolls and several dozen donut holes with no consequences. Major yums. read more

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This has been our go-to donut shop since 1998 - hot, delicious and great service! The owners have outlasted several surounding businesses and it's easy to see why. They'll even warm up your kolaches if you want them piping hot. Yum. read more

Best donuts in Richardson! Great service, and so many options from all kinds of donut holes, all the traditional ones and sausage rolls, and delicious kolaches! Very clean and has all the COVID standards to the max! read more

This morning I had an unusually big donut craving and this place really hit the spot. I had a chocolate eclair, a handful of donut holes and a small coffee for less than $3. The woman behind the counter was kind enough to double the amount of donut holes that I ordered for free! Major props to that employee, she truly made my day! Even though it was near closing time, the donuts didn't taste stale at all. The donut holes weren't too sweet and were exceptionally fluffy. They're also quite large and were about the size of a golf ball. The eclair filling didn't have that weird, artificial aftertaste that most eclairs from donut shops have. If my diet allows it, I'm hoping to try their wide variety of donuts! This is definitely my new go-to donut shop. read more

Clean. Very nice and quick. Good prices and donuts! I can be picky about kolaches and they passed the test. read more

Guys. I thought I had found my donut place in Dallas... until I went here. These are EXCEPTIONAL donuts. Let me tell you a story. At work a few weeks ago we did a blind donut taste test (all glazed, all different brands). We had donuts from all the popular places around the metroplex, and then afterward we did a vote on the best taste. Overwhelmingly, Golden Star won our little "unofficial" taste test. No other donut compared. I think it's the fact that the actual dough has a slight vanilla flavor to it? I can't pinpoint what it is but you have to trust me when I say it's fantastic. Also, the prices are great! I bought a dozen donuts + a dozen donut holes for 10 bucks. Can't beat that. You have absolutely gained a lifelong customer in me ! read more

This donut shop is by far the most insanely delicious donuts I have every tried. From my first days in Richardson to my 12th year now I can say that the ladies who have worked there have always been so nice professional and kept the store super nice and neat. the way they even bag the donuts and place a napkin at the top is so cute. They truly make the experience even better. I have NEVER tasted a donut so delicious in my life. I have many guests from out of state and I always make it a habit to get some donuts for them to try and you should see the look on their face when they try it. It is so delicious! I am moving soon but will always drive back when I need donuts. I will forever support this family owned business. Keep up the amazing work and tradition. read more

This place is GREAT!! I've seen it driving by so many times, but only first stopped in a few days ago. It's really accessible and really easy to get to and on entering you get a good smell of fresh donuts.. the kind you can't fake. I had some kolaches there which were heated up for me and every bit as satisfying as I had hoped. I still needed something for work and didn't know what to try so I got a variety. Lucky for me, they have a great selection and even with just under four dozen donuts I didn't really have repeats in my box. I'll probably have to re-think that one for next time because co-workers were practically fighting over who got what... but the selection was excellent and they were thoroughly enjoyed. These were easily a hit at work and even a few self-proclaimed "donut snobs" said it was so good they had to force themselves to stop eating. And the best thing about it was that it didn't set me back much at all! read more

Why doesn't this place have more reviews?!?! Itza REEEAALLLY good! Very eager and polite ladies at the front. Cool old guys hanging around reading newspapers that know good coffee and good donuts! Super local, super high quality. I take everyone that visits me here, the glaze is just ridiculous. My favorite is the Buttermilk or Blueberry. Simple but done just right. No tricks or BS here, just your traditional donuts at a great price! Go. Go now. Call ahead for BULK orders of like 3-4 dozen. I always pick these up for my Teams and they always ask about them and can tell when I don't have time and have to get something else! read more

Still the best darned donuts around! Probably for the last 10-15 years I've gone out of my way to have their donuts and after a 5-year break, they are still fantastic! Not too sweet, but sweet enough, and indescribably good. I challenge your favorite plain glazed donut to theirs any day of the week. read more

I absolutely love this place. I always come here when I want donuts or kolaches. The owners are so kind and wonderful, and the donuts are so tasty and well made. I always come for my birthday, a teammates birthday, etc for at least two dozen donuts. read more

Normally, my donuts come from a place known for coffee, donuts, and originated on the east coast. Filled with delightful Boston Creme, chocolate cake, long johns, muffins, and my staple hazelnut coffee. Then I moved to Texas. Where coffee and donuts requires me to now make two trips; one to the green giant, and one here. Why here? Because it's cheap, delicious, and close to a SBux. And like a cop at a donut shop, I've eaten through my fair share and this one takes the cake. They've got glazed, cream filled, long johns, ecclairs, chocolate, raspberry, the little hotdog in the bread thing - I'm not from here - so you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge of kolaches. You've got the regulars; the old guys that run the crossword puzzle and debate who or what a Justin Bieber is, the families, and people like me who are hankering for a good donut. read more

So, D and I went on a hunt for bear claws- the pastry kind, not the animal appendage. Our search is still on but we settled for Golden Star donuts. Located on the corner of Coit and Campbell in Richardson, this place gives all those other Asian-run Donut shops a considerable run for their money. D got a sour cream cake donut, a cinnamon roll, and an eclair for me. Run by the CUTEST twin Asian ladies ever, they also happily scoop in a half dozen donut holes into the bag with whatever you ordered. My eclair was mediocre, the donut dough was flavorful, but the standout was the cinnamon roll. More donut than fluffy pastry, it was delicious. They also have something called a butter roll which I'm sure is calorie filled goodness. They only accept cash or check so don't bring plastic but their sweetness and skill makes them stand out. read more

I stopped by after going to popcorn papas and I agree with Cristy, the asian ladies are so cute! Anyway I only got the kolaches there and they are very good! They warm it up for you and it was delicious! I need to try the donuts there next time! read more

The nicest owners ever and the donuts are some of the best imo. I've been a lot of times and they're never stale and the icing is great. Love the chocolate with nuts. read more

The BEST donuts EVER!!!! I have never tasted a glazed donuts so fluffy, soft, and sugary like theirs! Everything is wonderful!!! No matter the item you order! They also are very nice and the wait is not long! read more

This place has the best donuts in the area. Third-generation, family-owned business. Retired gentlemen are always their having coffee and donuts and their conversations will make you chuckle. Service is fast and efficient and prices are super-reasonable. Now to the good stuff--the taste. The glaze they use on their donuts is AWESOME--best I've ever had. We've done several blind taste tests at work on regular glazed donuts and Golden Star wins every time. Their donuts are soft and moist, always generous with the icing, toppings or glaze. My favorites are regular glazed, cake blueberry, cake apple spice, chocolate buttermilk, glazed buttermilk, chocolate iced, maple. And their kolaches are so yummy! Great place to practice your Korean!! read more

I don't see the hype! I came in right at 5 am, and instead of piping hot donuts, they're already pretty cold and taste more like bread than donuts! read more

Very good donuts with great service. The ladies behind the counter are great with kids. I come here about once a week. Best donuts in the North Dallas/Richardson area. I've tried all the other shops. Now I just come here. Also, I love the table of guys in there every morning. Same guys every morning. They don't seem to say much to each other, but if you stop and say hello, they'll all open up. Before you know it, you and your kids are sitting with them and they're telling all kinds of great stories. Feels like a real donut shop. read more

Got donuts here a couple weeks ago for a work function, paid on my company credit card and totally forgot to get a receipt which i have to submit. When back today and the lady was awesome! Wrote me a new receipt no problem! I will be returning! read more

This is my go to place for donuts. Simple, great tasting, not over-priced. Glazed are exceptional I wish they had maple bars. But I will survive. . Ladies are very nice. Just a great experience all around read more

So I've been here a couple of times and I always get either their buttermilk cake donut (which is so so so good and soft! Literally crumbles and melts in your mouth) or their devil's food cake donut which is also amazing! (And sometimes I get both! Shh, don't tell!) I haven't tried anything else, so can't comment on that, but they seem to have a great selection of donuts. Actually, I did try their blueberry cake donut once and I didn't like it too much. I think the buttermilk and devil's food cake donuts kind of set the bar high. I wish they were open later than 11:30AM on weekdays though. Their customer service is fine. One lady is really nice, but the other lady kind of looks grumpy so I feel intimidated and rushed to order and pay and leave. But whatever, I'm paying for donuts, not smiles right? read more