I recently moved to Gurnee, and since then, I've had received so many recommendations about this place, and let me tell you, it didn't disappoint. In fact, we are fans of Gurnee Donuts! I cannot explain how happy I am when I see local businesses doing that well, and you can tell for the line that they have every single morning. Place is small, yes, but perfect for a quick stop on the road! We pick up donuts at least once a week, and we get plenty to survive at least a few days! I am so picky with my Boston creams, but theirs is pure love. Best Boston cream in Illinois I'd say! I love the glazed donut, as well as the red velvet. My husband LOVES the ube donut (which we've heard so many praises about it, and they were very much right!) Donuts are so fresh always, and I love that! Not a fan of their coffee, actually! We are so lucky to have Gurnee Donuts just a few minutes away from home, yay! read more

Gurnee Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Rude disgusting stale roach covered donuts and floor. Workers hard to understand, and the taro donut tastes like cardboard. The lady behind counter started raising her voice and scared me away read more

We purchased a dozen donuts, very good. We enjoyed the differed variety of flavors that you don't find at other donut shops!

We have tried these donuts several times over the years and they are always just...very average donuts. Simple, strip mall shop - no frills. I wish I liked them more than I do since good donut options limited in the suburbs. read more

Wow! What a pleasant discovery! I was house sitting for my sister's family up in McHenry County for the weekend and my girlfiends and I made a minivactaion out of it. Saturday we spent beautiful mid 80's partly sunny day hiking around Lake Geneva 20 minutes north of us. The next day was a drastic difference in weather; 55 degrees, damp and rainy. We originally planned to attend Calvary Community Church and afterwards looked forward to a hike at Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy next door. The 8 a.m. worship service was enough to brighten our driery morning, but sadly our mini vacation had to be cut short. A hike was not appealing in the rain so we headed home. As we were driving along highway 41 heading south, Linda happened to be reading the signs and mentioned we were entering Gurnee. Faith ears perked up and suddenly we had to make a detour to Gurnee Donuts. Faith had been to Gurnee Donuts before so she was all too familiar with the ube declicacies which are created in this tiny shop. Upon entering the place was packed with people, I read a posted sign, "Ube donuts only avaiable on Saturday and Sunday". It felt good to know it was Sunday and surprisingly there were a number of ube donuts avaiable that late in the morning. I ended up buying a dozen donuts for "pasalubong". Never realized there was such a variety of ube donuts. The unique looking sugar crusted huge thick ube donuts sparkeled radiantly and drew my attention immediately. They tasted as good as they looked (my favorite of the 3 I tried). I also tried the 2 coconut ube varieties. After ordering the dozen, Faith discovered they had ube cinnamon rolls which were only avaiable that day. Of course I had to order some since they were rare; at $4 each I asked for 4 keeping my total just under $50. I believe the donuts were $2.50 each. The friendly employees added to the pleasant experience. As I inquired about the shop the nice young man who attended to us pointed out all the donut trophy awards they had won since they opened in 1994. I found the Gurnee Donuts to be another blessing to brighten the unseasonably cool rainy summer day. If you are in route to any town north of Gurnee, I highly suggest to take a short detour and stop in for a donut break--make sure it's not their closed days! read more

Gurnee Donuts - Big Ube Cinnamon Rolls are rare, they told us available one day only. We were blessed to be there! $4 - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

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I totally get why Gurnee donuts made the top 100 donuts! Absolutely delicious! The ube donut was thick and fluffy, great sweetness and flavor. We also got the maple bacon bar which was smoky, crispy and sweet. The Boston creme had great chocolate glaze flavor and the creme was thick, creamy and sweet. The cold brew coffee was also very very good. The staff were so friendly and welcoming and of course meeting all the other yelpers was fantastic! Super cute shop! We had an amazing time!! read more

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What can I say?! It's a Lake County staple. All their donuts are pretty great! They have one of the best Boston Cream donuts I've ever had!

I love their donuts. Not the most creative (and for me that's not a diss -- I like my donuts traditional) and super pillowy tasty dough. Perfect. Friendly service. Good coffee too! read more

Great Donut place. Highly recommend this business Best donuts in the Chicago Area!!! read more

Best Donuts in the area! We ordered primarily mixed Ube flavored donuts and some donut holes from here. Everything was delish! The place is small typically for grab and go orders but have two small side tables and bench to sit on by the window. Kevin and the workers were real nice and helpful. Definitely come early before they sell out of all the specialty donut favorites. read more

We were staying in the area and looking for a breakfast spot. It is important to know that this place has a table or two, but not an eat in restaurant. We grabbed a half dozen of the freshest, fluffy doughnuts-ube, cream-filled, jelly-filled, chocolate and strawberry iced and a blueberry. We couldn't try them all, but we made a dent, taking it all back to our hotel to enjoy. read more

Good donuts ! Quick and nice service, reminds me of classic donut shops with a few twist donuts

Stopped here before heading to a beach. Based on the Instagram-worthy pics I had seen, I expected the interior to be bigger, but it's actually quite small. They have the donut counter up front with another shelf of trays in the back, and there's a fridge with standard bottled/canned drinks. The selection of donuts is pretty good, but they're not labeled, so you have to know what you want. Mostly standard flavors aside from the purple ube donuts. Anyway, we got a glazed yeast donut, a sprinkled long john, and an ube cake donut with coconut. Each donut was excellent. The yeast donuts were nice and fluffy, and the cake donut was moist. Pricing is reasonable; a bit more than Dunkin, but these are premium donuts. Wouldn't mind stopping here again if we're in the area. read more

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Came here at the beginning of their store hours to get some of their ube donuts only to find out they weren't ready. The lady said they wouldn't be ready for at least an hour. Never been to a food establishment where they don't have all their food items ready to go at the beginning of their store hours. Aside from the fact that they were not fully prepared for business and the inconvenience of having to wait at least an hour, the donuts I eventually got were pretty good. Managed to kill some time while waiting for the ube donuts to be ready to be sold. If you do plan on getting any of their other donuts they'll be there for you. Just don't always expect the ube donuts to be ready right at opening. These ube donuts are only available on the weekends btw. Appreciated the limited entry and the multiple stations with hand sanitizer. Made it easier to social distance added to the experience. read more

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Still the best and consistently delicious donuts on the Northshore! Great variety and excellent service.

I had a craving for apple fritters and decided to stop by this shop. The store is clean and smells of delicious doughnuts. The customer service was great. The lady who served the doughnut gave me free doughnuts holes along with the doughnuts I purchased. The doughnuts taste homemade, are flaky and moist. It is impossible to eat just one or two doughnut holes. Although the doughnut holes are small, they are delicious. The apple fritter has just enough cinnamon to and apples it. The chocolate doughnut, which had a thick layer of rich creamy frosting is perfect for the chocolate lovers. I am excited about returning to Gurnee doughnuts to try the blueberry and buttermilk doughnuts. read more

Gurnee Donuts - Apple fritter, glazed chocolate with sprinkles, and doughnut holes - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

After numerous attempts to come here for the ube donuts (a couple of times they were sold out), I finally decided to come as early as I possibly could so this past Saturday, I woke up at 6:30 a.m. and gave them a call to pre-order my ube donuts. No one answered so I left a detailed message and marked it as "Urgent" because I was on a mission to get some this time. Today was the day!, I said to myself. I didn't get a call back so I got a little anxious and called back twice but to no avail. Nevertheless, I hit the road and was driving a little fast on 94 and when I rolled into the strip mall parking lot, there was the store front - Gurnee donuts! I walked in confidently with a little doubt and when I looked through the glass, there were no ube donuts to be seen! I was disappointed as I let out a deep sigh, like when you miss a flight. "Hi, my name is Gerry, I left a message for the ube donuts...." I must have been a little excited. They went quickly to the back and suddenly, out came boxes of the sought after ube donuts. I thought hurray! They're not sold out. Whew! The donuts were a beautiful purple but after tasting each and every donut, I realized that there was great flavor, texture and sweetness but the question was, did it taste like ube (purple yams) and the honest answer is.....drum roll please....not so much. I've had pastry and dessert products with ube and I know the true ube taste and that was either faint or missing. The donuts were great, don't get me wrong, I would probably just market them as purple velvet donuts? Of course, if they add more ube to the mix, perhaps that ube taste will be more prominent. The donuts are a bit pricey but will be a big hit at the office or next family get together. read more

Gurnee Donuts - Got an assortment of ube donuts - coconut, fruity pebbles, crumb cake and plain ube (purple yam) - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

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I always love a good family business that shares their passion and family tradition with others. This place serves the most delicious donuts I've ever tasted and the owners are some of the kindest people I've ever met! I came on a Saturday around 8:30AM and there was a long line outside. That just proves how good this place is. The wait wasn't too long- about 10 or 15 minutes. They had every option available and I ended up getting 3 donuts. An Ube donut, vanilla frosted and glazed. All have such a delicious and cakey taste-not too sweet. The only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is because the prices haven risen substantially. I understand that may be because of the pandemic, but I do miss the old prices. I want to see them continue striving though so I am still willing to pay for their delicious donuts! Give it a try! read more

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Consistently good donuts and such. Does a good business. Service is always top notch. Never been disappointed. Check it out.

Are they under new management? Terrible experience here last time we went. Bad customer service and a truly dismal selection. Guess what, prices are up too! Oh well, it was nice while it lasted. read more

My search for the best donuts in Illinois sadly has to continue. This place was okay, not has fluffy as I had hoped. My favorite donut from the batch was the chocolate glazed. read more

Gurnee Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

The donuts are amazing. I would recommend this place to anyone. Might want to get there early before they're all gone!

Service was great. donuts where puke quality. there boston had so little cream and the chocolate tasted as off brand. The old fashion batter was off as well. very disappointing. read more

Delicious donuts! We recently moved to Gurnee. And our new neighbors brought us a nice box of donuts from this establishment. We were told these are the best in town. And I have to agree. We can't wait to try them again. read more

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After reading many great reviews and even seeing Gurnee Donuts rated among Yelp's Top 100 Donuts shops in the US, we were excited to check it out as it's only 30 minutes away. We chose to go on a Saturday as people had noted this when they offer their Ube Donuts. Upon arriving at 1030am, the store was almost completely out of donuts. Not just the Ube, but ALL donuts. There was a sign on the door that once donut supply was consumed no more would be made. What is that? On a Saturday morning? We barely were able to fill a dozen with an assortment of plain chocolate and vanilla long John's which were nothing special. Good, but not worth going out of your way. read more

Best Donuts by far!! I highly recommend getting the maple bacon donut. That is the best donut by far. Their ube donuts are only sold on the weekends and they are also very delicious. You need to come in early, because they will sell out by noon. Their donut cakes are also a must get for parties. $15 for a donut cake that comfortably feeds 6. read more

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There are many wonderful reasons to live in Gurnee, but Gurnee donuts is near the very top (just behind my friends)! I drool just thinking about the maple bacon long john! Also the ube is a very unique special treat. Not to be lost amongst all this sugary deliciousness is the service! Try it out soon! read more

Good donuts, better than Dunkin'. The place is not very clean, but you will receive a kind welcoming. There is a sitting area inside to sit and enjoy your donut. What you will expect in buying these donuts. They are a good size, and doughy and a good flavor at every bite. This place also has special donuts that are fun and tempting to always want go buy. Can you believe you can also order a giant donut ! Anyhow, don't leave Gurnee without trying these awards wining donuts. Parking is big and close to the shop. read more

They are really the best donuts around! Service is great and they helped us decide what and how many we needed for our breakfast meeting.

If you are a donut connoisseur, this is the place to visit. Yeah yeah, I know it's far but it's definitely worth the drive. This place won the best donut at Donutfest 2016 Illinois for a donut they call Ube donut. It's a purple color donut that is made with this Ube root. The Ube donut is really good and taste like a really good cake donut. They also have a bunch of the regular donuts such as long johns, Boston Cream, glaze twists, apple fritters, etc. One of my favorites are the maple bacon long John donut. The key to the donut are the dough. It taste so fresh and fluffy and fresh. Most of the non cake donuts tastes so good they remind me of a Hawaiian bread but not as sweet. As for the cake donuts, they are a baker's perfection when it comes to consistency and feel. You take a bight and it's fireworks in your mouth. read more

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Always soft and fresh l love this place. I wish my diet could afford to eat more of them.

Delicious and oh so fresh! Get there early I arrived shortly after 6 and already a small line of people waiting for their morning sugar and caffeine rush. Shop local! Family owned and operated! read more

Gurnee Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

Omg!!! The most fantastic Apple fritter I've had! Filled with apple and made perfect!!!!! And the Purple Ube doughnuts wow! I want some now!!!! read more

This family-owned gem services the community while also affirming their own ethnic identity. Every time I go in, there are old veterans from our American Legion sharing coffee, and even helping make take out boxes. Not only does everyone local, especially police and Cub Scouts, love their donuts, but I also bring their special ube donut selection as gifts on weekends to all my Asian friends and relatives. What is ube? It's a root, kinda like a small purple sweet potato, but not as mushy. More like a baked potato. On weekends only, Gurnee Donuts makes super-delicious purple donuts with ube and a variety of coconut, Fruity Pebbles cereal, ube frosting, or my son's favorite, crushed Oreos. For special occasions, they can also make a donut cake for birthdays! They've been featured on all the local news channels, and when I say "local," I mean CHICAGO news! Here's a link to the local ABC affiliate's video review: https://youtu.be/n3UY4J_mUys So, if you're heading to Six Flags Great America, get in a little earlier and stop by Gurnee Donuts for a taste! read more

After seeing them on TV the other day and hearing how they sell out, I had to come here after my shift ended at the firehouse. There was a decent sized crowd when I arrived but the line moved quickly. I ordered a dozen donuts to go and knew there would be no waste! I only saw one front of the house employee and she was fast! I ended up bringing home 3 blueberry, 3 glazed red velvet, 3 ubes, and 3 fruity pebble glazed ubes. Wow! Everything was amazing and fresh and I can see how their specialty ube donut is so popular! I'm a huge fan and will definitely be back soon. read more

Gurnee Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Gurnee, Illinois

"hidden gem". Once you get donuts from here nothing from the generic commercial places (Dunkin donuts, Krispy Kreme, etc.) can even remotely compare. It's akin to comparing beer to champagne. If i had to nitpick, my only complaint is that they close so early everyday. read more

im confused with some of the bad reviews honestly because this place is a 10/10. first timer coming from the west suburbs and easily some of the best i've ever had! staff was very friendly, donuts were fresh! the chocolate ones we had came out warm! my kids loved them. will definitely be back. a gurnee gem! read more

I came across this establishment through an article talking about specialty donuts. I can't remember what article it was and from where right now but anyway, I decided to check it out after I looked them up on Yelp. This was my second visit. My first visit was last year I believe. They have good tasting donuts. They are homemade. Their specialty and claim to fame are Ube (Purple Yam) donuts. They are pretty good. They have won awards and got recognition for those Ube donuts. Even Steve Dolinsky, the channel 7 (ABC) Hungry Hound show food critic and writer, has mentioned good things about this place. They also have regular donuts like chocolate glazed long johns, old fashioned round donuts, custard filling powdered donuts, maple bacon long johns and more. They also serve coffee and sell (in bottles) milk, chocolate milk, juice, and soda pop. It's a bit pricey place for a local suburban joint in that they charge $2.50 per Ube donut and the other standard donuts vary in price but I believe the regular price is $1.19. It's not bad in terms of pricing compared to those Chicago based fancy gourmet donut shops but in my opinion, for a place it is and the type of donuts they serve, $2.50 might be a bit much. $1.75 - $2 should be max in my opinion. But anyway, check them out if you haven't before. It's worth going here for their Ube and regular donuts. They are a popular local establishment serving good donuts variety. read more

Amazing donuts! The best I've ever had honestly! No wonder this business gets national accolades! I highly recommend this place!

This is our go to place local doughnut shop when heading out to Milwaukee Park for a weekend baseball game...its in a strip mall with plenty of parking. As you walk in you were greeted with a smile and a hello. They were playing mellow music in the back ground. We're here for their weekend specialty doughnuts called purple ube doughnuts and yes they only make these during the weekend. This caky doughnut you can get different toppings such as plain purple glazed, glazed shredded coconut, toasted coconut, fruity pebbles cereal or glazed crush Oreo cookies!!! Besides the ube doughnuts I also enjoy their Boston cream doughnut, omgeez the doughnut is so light and fluffy and the cream in the middle is so smooth!! #phatties lol! They have a couple of tables to sit down and enjoy your assortment of doughnuts and some speciality coffee. They also have refrigerated drinks from juices, soda, and milk. They have such assortment of doughnuts from classic old fashioned, red velvet, twist to fancy doughnuts like apple fritters, bear claws, cinnamon rolls, etc They had a good crowd coming in and out all morning we were there. They also displayed a coupe of doughnut trophies too. Friendly staff and customer service. Overall a nice place to check out for some fresh made doughnuts and a cup of coffee. read more

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