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    Rainbow Donuts

    4.2 (165 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Kaye T.

    I'm new to AZ and leaving my hometown was TOUGH as heck because I knew I was going to leave my favorite donut shop. Every state I go, I compare other donut shops to my first donut shop love. I'm so happy to say this hits closest to home. I typically order the same thing.. a plain chocolate donut and the only thing I seek in every donut is the right amount of fluffiness. This hits home.

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    Nhu C.

    Wonderful donuts. Our favorite traditional type of donuts in AZ. The split cream filled is bomb but you have to get there early as they make limited quantities and sells out by 8!

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    Michael C.

    The best donuts in town. Rainbow supplies our donut table on Sundays. We go through all 23 dozen each week.

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    Joyce S.

    Gotta love these owner on premises places--what a sweet woman who waited on me and gave me an apple-filled bear claw, which had nice fresh doughiness, but the filling tasted more like pie filling from a can, but I liked the crumbly bit topping over the too-sticky glazes most places always put on bear claws. This one actually looked more like a claw too with discernible appendages that were fun to pull off one by one for ease of eating. Unfortunately, I wanted to try some of the more unique donuts I'd read about, esp. the maple-bacon, but they were all out by the time I arrived at 11:00 am.m so my choices had to be from the more usual items. Prices best if you order more, so would be best to plan to share.

    Sein G.

    I have been to this location a few times. The first time I tried rainbow donuts was because I heard so many good things about this place. When I looked at the pictures on yelp, I wasn't impressed but when I tried them, they were reallllly good! Rainbow donuts is probably my favorite donut place in Phoenix area. I loved grabbing a few dozens to share with my coworkers at work. :) cannot wait to visit again!!

    Half Dozen: Cinnamon roll, sugar twist, glazed donut
    Don P.

    The ONLY donut shop I go to in Phoenix. Rainbow Donuts has some of the best donuts in the city mainly because they taste balanced. Some places over do it with waxy coatings or the breading is too heavy, NONE OF THAT HERE! It is locally owned by a family who puts their life into the shop. The fact that they open @ 4am solidifies them as BEST OF PHOENIX! Wonderful people Rainbow also has an extensive menu of coffee, breakfast & lunch sandwiches, as well as boba tea.

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    14 years ago

    Great variety, inexpensive and exactly what we wanted on a Sunday morning.

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    7 years ago

    The donuts are pretty decent quality. There's a lot of choices on flavors too. The price was great, a half dozen was less than $6

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    13 years ago

    I was hopeful that this would be a good experience, but The donuts were just ok... Nothing special... Nothing to make me want to return.

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    10 years ago

    The best donuts ever. It's run by a nice family. They have the best Oreo donuts ever.

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    15 years ago

    Tasty Donuts, clean shop, decent coffee. What more could you ask for?

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    15 years ago

    Good donuts. But my favorite is actually their sandwich called the "submarine" really yummy! Check it out!

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    10 years ago

    There are no donuts that compare to rainbow donuts. Not bosa, not dunkin, not Krispy krap..rainbow donuts are second to none. Nuff said

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    8 years ago

    Best donuts in Phoenix. Awesome customer service and yummy yummy donuts!! The cinnamon crumb donut is absolutely delicious.

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    11 years ago

    Wish they didnt close at 6. Maybe thats a good thing for my health though. Great donuts.

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    11 years ago

    By far the Best donuts in Phoenix!!! I crave these and it's definitely worth the drive :-)

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    My go to for donuts. Standard and some exotic varieties. They open early as which makes it perfect for early morning meetings.

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    Lucky Donuts - Sunday

    Lucky Donuts

    4.6(240 reviews)
    10.6 mi
    $

    Whenever I'm traveling on my own, donuts seem to be the only thing I actually stop and pick up for…read morebreakfast. I was waiting for Zia Records to open in this plaza when I noticed Lucky Donuts in the corner and I just had to come in and get a couple for breakfast. This shop is simple enough where you enter, see a ton of donuts, a case full of drinks, and some other random stuff, but mostly I'm just here for the donuts. The employee working was super freaking friendly and ended up giving me a free donut because I had to wait for literally one minute for her to come up, which is 100% absolutely not a problem at all, but it was super sweet of her anyway. I ended up ordering a glaze crawler and a chocolate frosted donut as well, and I think the free one was maple glazed if I'm not mistaken. All three of the donuts were top notch delicious and I can't think of a single non positive thing to say. Overall, Lucky Donuts might just be a standard donut shop, but top notch service and delicious donuts make this place something special. Hungry? Lucky Donuts got you.

    Came back to get some HCJ croissants. They were fresh & tasty. The cashier was quick and…read moreefficient. Although I didn't get donuts this time, they were well stocked and all looked good. I'm glad I walked in here over Circle K (in the same plaza). These freshly made tasty little snacks were a better choice.

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    TGTG surprise bag 5/2026: dozen assorted donuts

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    Parlor Doughnuts - Raspberry pistachio

    Parlor Doughnuts

    4.4(72 reviews)
    6.9 mi

    Parlor, you almost had me in a chokehold with that Spinach Pesto Breakfast Sandwich. First time I…read morehad it 5 stars, that pesto is so flavorful I thought there was meat on it (mind you I'm a pescatarian, so I was scared for a minute) Second time, the ciabatta was fighting me back (chewy like it had beef with me), so 4 stars. But flavor..still slaps. Third time is a charm....back to 5 stats! Now, about the doughnuts! They're fluffy, they're pretty, they come dressed to impress. But the toppings! Whew, sweet on sweet on sweet. And this is coming from me, someone who never says no to sugar. If my sweet tooth is waving the white flag, you know it's serious. Bottom line: Go for the sandwich, grab a doughnut for the photo and prepare your insulin. Coconut Cream filled 3/5 Stars $4.25 French Toast 2/5 Stars $4.25 Plain Jane 3.5 /5Stats $2.95 Pumpkin Chai Cheesecake 3.5/5 Stars $4.25 Sandy Beach 2.5/5 Stars $4.25 Spinach Pesto breakfast sandwich $6.95 Turtle Cheesecake 3.5/5 Stars $4.25

    I love a good donut and was disappointed in these donuts. They were just average…read more The turtle donut looked fabulous, but had very little caramel flavour in the topping The lemon was more artificial than real lemon flavour The coconut donut was the winner. The flavour came through with no artificial aftertaste. The double chocolate was not a chocolate donut. My bad for not reading the product description. It was chocolate frosting with chocolate chips to achieve the double title The donut itself was not greasy, but did not rock my socks with awe.

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    Sesame Donuts - Winter donuts

    Sesame Donuts

    4.9(213 reviews)
    8.2 mi
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    The gluten-free donuts and bagels here are amazing, as well as their regular donuts and bagels!…read more The vanilla gluten-free donut (they have a chocolate option too) is the most cake-like GF donut we have ever had and the GF donut is customizable with the same toppings as their regular donuts (we ordered maple frosting for ours). Very delicious! We also ordered some regular donuts (my favorite was the blueberry fritter) and they were so delicious as well! We also ordered a gluten-free everything bagel sandwich with bacon, egg, and cheddar cheese and a sesame seed regular bagel sandwich with maple, sausage, egg and cheese, and both were amazing! The food was absolutely delicious and the service was fantastic. Da Boss is an amazing friendly woman who helped make our experience at Sesame Donut excellent. 10/10 will visit again when we visit the Tempe area again!

    I stopped by Sesame Donuts after getting a haircut in the same plaza and figured I'd get some…read moretreats for the family. For it being later in the afternoon, I was actually surprised by how many donut options they still had, pretty much the full lineup! The shop itself looked clean and well-kept, which is always a good start. The employee behind the counter was a bit standoffish, not rude or anything, just not super warm. but hey, maybe it was a long day, so I didn't take it personally. I picked up an assorted half dozen to try a little bit of everything. That's where things got a little mixed. About half the donuts were great, soft, fresh, and hit that perfect sweet spot. The other half? Pretty dry and tasted a bit like leftovers from the day before (or maybe even the day before that). So, I'm on the fence. If I come back, I'll probably stick with the classics instead of the "fun" or seasonal ones, and maybe swing by earlier in the morning when everything's freshly made. I wouldn't cross this place off completely. Just might need to catch them at their best time of day.

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    Mochidot Donuts - Should have ordered one of each

    Mochidot Donuts

    4.8(122 reviews)
    3.1 mi
    $$

    Wonderful mochi donuts! This was my introduction to mochi donuts and boy was I spoiled. The light…read moreand airy texture in addition to the satisfying chew of the donuts make them extremely addictive. My favorites were the Uber Uber and Churro. I also like the Chocolate mint when I am craving something not too sweet but chocolatey. Super cute store and the owner was really helpful, attentive, detailed and friendly. They also carry adorable gifts and cards also. So happy to see them at the Matsuri Festival. Overall great experience!

    I love mochi donuts! I wish more places made them cuz they are my favorite type of fried dough. We…read morewere next door getting boba and I wanted to pop in and see what flavors they had. We had the place to ourselves and I perused their display case. They had some interesting flavors and I only wanted 3, but their menu prices reflected 6 or 12 ($18 and $30 respectively). I asked if 3 would be $9, and the employee said yes. I chose their ube, Vietnamese coffee, and black sesame with raspberry. Other flavors included gochujang caramel, almond joy, churro, and blueberry crumble. It was hard choosing flavors cuz they all sounded great. I was rung up for 3 single donuts ($3.50 ea) and asked if that was correct. The employee said yes, as only the half dozen and dozen are discounted. I was tempted to get another 3 donuts but decided against it. We sampled the donuts after finishing our early dinner and the texture was spot on: light, chewy, and delicious. They're so fun and easy to eat too; you can pick off the balls and share them (if you want). Each of the toppings should differentiate the tastes, since the donut base is the same, but honestly none of them had strong flavors which was disappointing. The black sesame seeds did were the most flavorful, but not all of the balls had the seeds on them. Since I enjoy these donuts so much, I'd come back again, although not too often due to the price point.

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    Bring me back here asap someone

    Mochidot Donuts - Churro & Powdered sugar flavors! (November 2023)

    Churro & Powdered sugar flavors! (November 2023)

    Mochidot Donuts - Gorgeous. Tasty. Fabulous.

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    Randy's Donuts - Chocolate Crondy

    Randy's Donuts

    3.4(157 reviews)
    3.9 mi
    $$
    Drive-thru
    Grab-and-go

    can't believe there's a Randy's in AZ!! I was so pleasantly surprised to see the familiar giant…read moredonut sign while visiting a friend. if you're not familiar with Randy's, you can't miss the giant donut but they're ICONIC in California with their giant donut. the drive thru was easy and the person working couldn't be more friendly! We had got the Randy's Rounds (basically their donut holes). All tasted really fresh from the maple glazed to M&M topped. These are more yeasted/raised type donuts rather than cake-y donuts. So, if that's your jam, Randy's is a good affordable option.

    They have two employees here on a Saturday, why? It's a very popular location. I would have been…read morehappy to wait but the attitude of the people that work here is so rude. I have been stared down by other employees when I've come here through the drive-through I have been lied to. They told me that they didn't have a doughnut that they ended up giving me because they had it. They never smile they tell you they're sold out of things when they're not they look at you with like anger in their eyes. This is the kind of people they hire by the way because every time I go here it's a bad experience. I've given them multiple chances. I mean, they hire the worst people at this place. They make you wait forever to order in the drive through and then give you attitude when you ask why. I get it you're too busy with the inside so obviously they need more employees. nobody wants to work right now, but the guy was in charge had so much attitude and was really rude. He's like go over there that's the end of the line like and I just asked hey is there anyone taking orders in the drive-through? He said obviously you have to wait. I have a line in here and I'm thinking obviously you should hire more people if you are so busy. I don't think it's worth going to. This place needs better management now. Please just make your own donuts because nobody should be treated or disrespected and all the employees here are just jerks. Honestly, they need to hire better people and an empathetic leader asap.

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    Maple Raised with Churros

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    Creampuff - Cinnamon honey

    Creampuff

    4.4(78 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    Ambiance service and donuts are a 10/10 love the donuts! I got a s'mores and strawberry shortcake,…read moreboth were so darn good BUT s'mores is my favorite. I wanted to try the cookie butter & churro as well but I had to fight temptation. I'm glad I don't live in downtown because this place would be a problem lol. I also ordered a maple brittle iced coffee, it wasn't bad but nothing special. I will definitely come back again!

    I recently tried Creampuff and had a good overall experience. We ordered the churro donut and the…read morecrème brûlée donut. The churro was solid--I'd rate it a 7/10, with a nice cinnamon sugar flavor. The crème brûlée donut was definitely the standout for me, I'd give it a 9/10. It had great flavor and was the better of the two. The girl at the front was very helpful and took the time to explain the different options, which I really appreciated. The inside of the shop is also really spacious, which I loved. it makes it a nice place to sit and hang out. That said, the overall quality was good but not amazing, and I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to come back. One downside was the parking situation, it's pretty tight out front and the curb is really high. I actually scraped the bottom of my car door when opening it, which was frustrating. Overall, a good place to try, especially for the crème brûlée donut, but just be careful with parking.

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    Creampuff - Cinnamon honey

    Cinnamon honey

    Creampuff - Cinnamon honey

    Cinnamon honey

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