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4.2 (43 reviews)
Open • 4:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Too Good to Go Box. A box is $7 thru the app.
Janice O.

Too Good to Go Box. Plenty of variety of donuts and great quality too. Friendly, fast service, and overall great clean Cambodian place for donuts. Highly recommended! (A box is $7 thru the app)

Rudy M.

It's an interesting place with good food. I got the ham egg bacon and cheese croissant and it was dam good. The place itself is a mess around you. All of the fridges had many different items and some were tossed around a bit. The donut counter was nice and had a good selection. It's definitely a place that truly serves the community around it, and i definitely support places like this.

Laurel T.

Another place I found through the app - too good to go. My yelp girl Michelle L told me about the app. It has a lot of bakeries, some restaurants and a lot of donut places. They all have mystery bags / boxes of stuff they didn't sell and would otherwise be thrown away This place isn't too far from me and I've been wanting to try it As soon as I walked in the staff was really friendly. The lady behind the counter was great. I showed her I purchased the surprise boxes from the app and she started boxing up The donuts. She even gave me some donut holes to try while waiting I ended up getting these because I always bring them into the car dealership in the morning when I get an oil change for the workers. There was all kinds of donuts in the box. But mostly regular glazed, some maple ones and chocolate glazed. They also have a lot of other stuff to purchase like bobas. I also bought a couple cookies and she gave me one for free Whether you are trying a locally owned donut place or trying the app, give this place a try (The boxes on the app were 5.99)

Maple bars, sprinkle donuts, old fashioned chocolate donut.

These are solid donuts. Went early in the morning for the first time and was impressed. Its a hole in a wall donut shop. Got half a dozen and a large coffee for $11 reasonable. Good service. Would return.

Mum papaya
Chaille K.

Was looking up whatever would be open at 5am in lbc before taking my sister to the airport. Penguin donuts popped up so we headed over. Long Beach low key still lil hood, not like scary hood but the kind of crackhead hood. We were greeted by one once we drove up. Came inside and greeted quickly by an auntie. She was very sweet, even tho the man came inside and trynna get us to buy him things just lingering and touching shit. The auntie was pretty calm. Since this is normal for the businesses out there sadly. Ordered two Banh mi - Egg and a pork. They both were filled with topping and the pickled veggies were super fresh. These items took a little wait. So I recommend to call ahead. My sister gotten glazed twist donut she said was really good. Viet coffee wasn't that great but the hot coffee black was pretty good. The counter had mason jars of Mum papaya so I grabbed a few and snacked on those rest of the day. The flexible hours along with good service is be back. Just know if you do choose Togo before dawn it'll be kinda wild, harmless but wild.

Beef Bhan mi & Organic beet and orange juice
Riya

Kind lady always at the front. I always enjoy supporting local small businesses like this. Please be patient with the lady at front she makes everything fresh with fresh ingredients. Sandwich was 10/10 and she also threw in some free donut holes.

Good donuts, even better customer services. Shout out to Mr.LEE for bringing sweeter than all the donuts are!
Kaci W.

Great donuts, price point, and customer service. Thank you Mr.Lee. Was not expecting to find such a great donut place randomly but glad I did!

Chicken Banh Mi
Tuan T.

They were closed late night when my gf and I came check it out. yelp says they're open until 2 but I'm not sure if that's is every once and while. I came back the next day and I'm glad I did. The lady was really sweet and welcome to criticism on the spot if the food wasn't good. Bought a chicken Banh mi and beef Banh mi along with donuts. The sandwich was just right. And the prices are hard to beat for a Banh Mi. Would recommend. Donuts were pretty good too. Parking is a bit clunky so I would suggest coming in and parking in the main area because the back is hard to get back out from the alleyway.

Maple Bars and Thai Tea with boba
Elijah S.

Came by in the evening to satisfy my cravings for some maple bars. It's a good small business with some tasty looking donuts behind the display window. There's some space for seating if you'd like to sit and eat. The donuts did not disappoint and the Thai tea was nice and refreshing to drink for the trip back home after, although I would probably go without the boba next time but that's just my preference. The woman working was very kind and attentive so I'm definitely coming back.

Donuts - Anne

Using the Too Good To Go app, for $5.99 I got over a dozen of a variety of donuts! Glad Penguin Donuts partners with this app to prevent food waste. The donuts were tasty and the woman working was so kind. There were seats to dine in although ambience is lacking. Next time, I would try the breakfast bagel sandwiches and fresh squeezed juice.

Sooooo fire omg open late too

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Got a special Vietnamese sandwich and it was pretty legit. Love this place and they have great service . Highly recommended.

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My girlfriend got a drink from here and the milk was rotten. She was in the bathroom for a while sick shortly after

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Donuts are incredible and affordable - lady that owns the place and works there has great service.

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Favorite donut place in Long Beach. Open late, soft & tasty donuts, nice welcoming owners

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3 years ago

Danishes were delicious along with the croissants very fresh fruits and sandwiches customer service was excellent.

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3 years ago

Great service and very welcoming fasho would recommend and by far best donuts on the East Side.

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Love this spot! All of the staff is always welcoming. The donuts are fresh and the coffee is always made strong.

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4 years ago

All their donuts are fresh and yummy, love stopping here for breakfast. My favorite items are their fluffy donut holes & fresh juice #5!

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4 years ago

Great donuts and drinks, made fresh every day. Plenty of snacks too. Staff is nice and welcoming.

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Service was great and quick. The donuts and drinks were delicious. The staff are friendly and quick

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I really wanted to like this place and perhaps it was an off day.. but between the extremely rude…read moreperson at the front taking my order, the lack of customization on the lattes, and the actual taste - I just feel there's much better spots to visit for coffee in Long Beach. Let's start with service: the woman at the front was very dry, quiet, and uninterested. We tried asking her if we could add cold foam or sweet cream to our drinks to make them sweeter, and she said it was only available on seasonal drinks. As an avid matcha latte consumer, this made zero sense to me. While I don't blame her bc she likely had nothing to do with that decision, she wasn't kind in relaying that information or trying to help me find something on the menu I may like. Her demeanor remained the same when my friend ordered his drink, and we both felt a very negative energy coming from this woman, simply put it didn't seem like she wanted to be there taking our order. This was around 1pm last Saturday (the 21st of March), so they had a decent amount of customers, but it wasn't some crazy morning rush. Forward to the drink : we grabbed our drinks which came out promptly. I tasted my matcha and just as I suspected due to the lack of sweetness, it just tasted like grassy chalk. I assumed that my friends latte would be better, as matcha can tend to have an earthy taste to it to begin with. Then I tried his... chalky and sour. Due to the lack of customization and the barista's attitude, we just took a couple sips and tossed our drinks. It was a super negative experience for a place I really really wanted to like. I think allowing people to use sweetener and cold foam on more than just seasonal lattes would be a great first start, and perhaps training the staff on appropriate customer interaction would also help. Loved the branding on this spot, but it seems like the people who work there don't want to be there and it really put a damper on the experience, and for a place so cute, the drinks and vibes should be top notch.

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