Review #929
2025-107…read more
Donuts Order:
3 Chocolate Bars
2 Chocolate Frosted
2 French Crullers: Cinnamon Crumb & Cinnamon Sugar
2 Twists: Glazed & Sugar
1 Cinnamon Crumb
1 Frosted Cake with Nuts
1 Glazed
1 Old Fashioned
1 Sugar
1 Vanilla Frosted
I was in the area & had 45-mins. to kill before The Yelpies, so I checked the TooGoodToGo app to see if there was anything nearby for pick-up before 8:00 PM, & Granny's Donuts popped on the map. If you haven't heard of TGTG, they're a certified B Corp social impact company that's on a mission to inspire & empower everyone to fight food waste together. They partner with bakeries, restaurants, & supermarkets to rescue good food from going to waste, with customers paying a discount (about 1/3 of the estimated value) for a "surprise" bag. Please note their surprise bags are day old or end of day items.
Upon entry, the clerk asked if I needed help & I said I'm here for my TGTG pick-up. She asked to see my phone & took it from me to swipe for my redemption. Aaaugh! My phone is now sticky & needs to be clean. \(`0´)/ This is especially weird to me since their order/pick-up counter has a plexiglass barrier, probably from the pandemic lockdown. She grabbed an empty box & walked back to fill it up. I ordered a $6.99 for an estimated value of $21.00, my surprise box had some weight & counted 15 various bars, twists, & donuts worth $26+. Not a bad haul.
I didn't have any so I won't spoil my appetite & tried a couple bites when I got home. The donuts were likely day old, not end of day. Granny's Donuts is open 24/7 & inventory was somewhat on the low side for the night. But then, when does a 24/7 donut shop put out fresh & hot donuts? Likely in the early morning. I took a nibble of the sugar twist & cinnamon crumb, which were pretty good. I squeeze some of the others, & noticed that they were "older" & might need a nuke to freshen it up; the worst ones were the bars.
The donut shop is located just off the 91 Fwy. & somewhat isolated off Lakewood & Artesia Blvds., though it was well-lit on the outside. There's plenty of parking spaces but none in front due to the entry ramp to the plaza. It's a decent size shop with some seating on the left, & an ATM on the right if you choose to pay by cash, not sure if they charge less for cash payments. Donut menu is pretty standard: cake, raised, bar, twist, French cruller, buttermilk, old fashioned, cinnamon roll, bear claw, apple fritter; I did see their version of the cronut. Price points are just under $2/ea. with a dozen at $18.75 & up, & 1/2 dozen at $10.50. I think this is reasonable? It's been awhile since I purchased donuts. There's also muffins, croissants, & other baked goods that's norm for a donut shop. Service is alright except for handling my phone when I can clearly show & swipe for my surprise bag redemption.
I probably won't be back here due to the distance & standard menu, but I liked the fact that Granny's Donuts is doing their part to reduce food waste & offer cheap treats to entice potential customers into repeating ones.
Recommended: French Crullers: Cinnamon Crumb & Cinnamon Sugar, Twists: Glazed & Sugar, Cinnamon Crumb. My family had the others & thoroughly enjoyed them as well, though the chocolate ones were more stale than the rest.