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Plainfield Donut Shop

4.5 (72 reviews)
Closed • 5:00 am - 3:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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2 breakfast sandy and 7 donuts for $14
Chris L.

Stopped by here for breakfast Sandies and a few donuts. This is a no frills get your food to get you through a long working day type joint. There's no acai, overnight oats, turf grass juice or any other hipster disaster here. My sausage and egg sandwich were 2 little sausage links and 1 egg in between a kaiser roll. It is what it is type sandwich at a reasonable price. The donuts were fresh and also plenty of calories to get through the day. We got the cawfi roll, 2 glazed, 2 cream, and 2 jellies. the cream and jelly are now my go tos. Sorry, glazed you're not as good as Bloomfield ShopRite. Everything to go was for $14 and a little extra for my dood taking orders behind the counter. 3x the breakfast food than any place within the Scotchy, fanny, garwesty area. Didn't see credit card or a cappuccino hot air spitting machine. Order your food, eat at the counter or take it to-go and get out type place. The sign said pork roll. But the North remembers it at TALYOR HAM! Hence why I order sausage but got 2 little links!

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Neelam P.

A narrow hole in the wall, maybe like 5-6 booth seats. The jelly donut was pretty delicious. The outer part of the donut is crispy and inner is soft filled with a generous amount of jelly. The sugar donut was good too. The coconut donut was a little disappointing; it didn't feel like whole donut was glazed enough to hold the coconut flakes. 6 donuts for $4.

Dozen Donuts and a Cinnamon Roll
Dan M.

This was a very cramped establishment. There was a small counter where 8 or so people could sit. Besides donuts, they also had breakfast sandwiches and other lunch items such as burgers and gyros. The prices were very reasonable as well. I ordered a dozen donuts ($7) and a cinnamon roll ($1). Below are my thoughts on each donut and the cinnamon roll. Cinnamon Roll - It was very big, but not enough glaze was added. The taste of the roll itself was decent. Sugared - This was the worst donut tried. There was not too much flavor to it with just the sugar. Honey Wheat - This was my first time trying a honey wheat donut. I really enjoyed it. There was just the right amount of honey that could be tasted. Chocolate - This provided plenty of a chocolate taste. The donut was not soft, but I think that was their intention for this particular donut. I enjoyed that texture. The same thought regarding texture could be said about the honey wheat one too. Glazed - This was very plain. Like the cinnamon roll, there was not much glaze present. Jelly - The jelly donut was probably my favorite. The dark jelly really stood out here and there was plenty of it inside. This particular donut appeared to be a mini sandwich of some sorts. Crème - There was plenty of crème filling. I am not a big crème filled donut fan to begin with, but this was not bad at all. Will I go back? Debatable.

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Funda E.

A local spot that reminds me of old school breakfast spots in Brooklyn. A little hard to find- but donuts and coffee were tasty and inexpensive!

Breakfast at Old Skool Counter - coffee is good too

Fabulous donuts!! Stopped by to pick up a dozen and stayed for two amazing breakfasts! Husband and wife team kept refilling our coffee as we sat counterside. Reminded me of the 50's luncheonette - if you want donuts... get there before 9am for a great selection

Angela W.

This place is the definition of hole in the wall. The entire place consists of a counter with a around 5 seats. I went to get donuts at 11 am, and by then, they were out of almost everything. I got one of each, but they were all out of chocolate, coconut, and a few others. My favorites were the jelly and the original glazed. The yeast donuts were all very soft and fluffy. The prices here are also amazing. A dozen donuts are only $7, and the special donuts are $1 each. We got a mixture of the special and regular donuts for only $7. We were told to come by at 7 am when the donuts are hot and fresh. Next time, I'll make sure to stop by earlier!

Classic jelly donut. YUM!!!
Robert A.

Delicious!!! Maybe a hint too much baking soda, but really good! Old school yummy. It will be a regular stop on my trips to the Central Jersey area.

Just saw this spot on New Jersey. Com
Mac F.

Well after reading about this little gem of a donut shop in Plainfield in nj dot com , I stop and try it out ! Wow amazing doughnuts jelly and cream seems to be the popular two ! There are variety of 15 different types max . They were 70 cents each and when you buy more the price comes down. Note after they bake the their amount of doughnuts once they sell out of that type , there will not be any more to the next day . Learn that on the next visit . The place is a dive and tiny as hell. Next to a fish market and post office . On the street parking meters. There is a parking lot in the back where you can park for free . Note cash only here . Please note if you looking to need amount of 12 or more best to pre order them the day before they sell out quick !!!! Just want to note I hit this spot for lunch they make a real nice beef or chicken gyro for only 4.10 . It was on the money and pack !

Jelly donut.
Edward C.

Picked up three donuts when making a quick stop close by Plainfield. This place is small and really caters to quick bites as seating is mostly countertop bar stools. Business seemed to be pretty good as having arrived around 11:25am, all those bar stools were occupied with customers. The donuts...... The Honey Wheat was quite yummy with a sweet sugar frosting/glaze on top. The doughnut had a slight crisp to the outer layer and inside was a pretty light and buttery dough. Jelly donut was excellent and really worth buying for any first timers here. The jelly tasted like blackberry having a tame sweetness and a distinct texture, not gloopy, but not too smooth either; striking a perfect middle ground. Despite being fairly thick, the dough was light and again had a nice hint of buttery flavor. Thankfully, the powdered sugar topping was not too sweet; complimenting more than dominating the overall donut taste. The cream-filled donut was very solid, again the dough having the positive attributes I mentioned for both previous donuts, but in this guise filled with a smooth cream that I think was a Bavarian style cream as it was light with a hint of vanilla. Finally, considering the quality and size of my three donuts, the price for three donuts was a pretty amazing $2.00. Try that at one of NYC's gourmet donut shops, which usually charge $3+ for one donut!

Kristen F.

Sweet and cheap. We stopped in one Saturday morning and got 4 donuts and a coffee for only a few dollars (like under $5!) They still had a good assortment of donuts though I didn't see any jelly filled. They also serve breakfast at the counter. Looked basic but always nice to have breakfast prepared for you. The cinnamon powdered sugar was my favorite!

Glazed donuts made fresh satisfy the cravings for yeast doughnuts @ Plainfield Doughnuts

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Unbelievably delicious. I grew up around here and am furious I didn't know about this gem until now! Better 30 years late than never!

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Didn't think they made donuts like this anymore. Too good for words, far better than DD.

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The donuts should be like this. Authentic fresh flavor to it. DD cannt even come close to the taste of these donuts! Deliciously sweet!!

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Good donuts and great prices. It's a little hole-in-the-wall place. You have to get there early as they sell out quick.

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I can't believe how good these donuts are, yummmm...I WILL be coming here right at opening time one day to get 'em while they're hot!!!

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Amazing, this is a so good, homemade all the way, Go Plainfield !!

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