It is with a heavy heart that I have to report: stale donuts Over $5 for two pastries and both stale with that shopworn taste. Not just stale-really stale. Can't recommend it. read more

Small and quaint location. Great staff, we stopped by on Saturday around 2pm, there was three staff members, all willing and ready to provide service. We ordered the nutella, the butter crumb and chocolate twist. Everything was delicious. (One downside, it's very warm inside, not sure if the a/c was out but this is certainly something that can be fixed for the comfort of staff and customers). read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Since I was driving through Pasadena, I decided to get a donut that my wife likes. As soon as I walked through the door, it was a long hallway to the front of the store. I ordered Butter Crumbed Raised, Texas Glazed and Apple Fritter. My wife enjoys the Texas Glazed. Customer service is awesome!! read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Very neat, clean donut shop with friendly staff. Donuts are yummy and upheld to the Randy Donut reputation. read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Randy's Donuts store has a narrow aisle that you line up for to get your donuts. When we went, it wasn't super crowded, maybe around 4-5 people in the line. The donut display has a huge variety of donuts. The basic donuts are 2 dollars and the deluxe are around 3. I just dropped in to buy a quick breakfast donut, but you can order by the dozen, half dozen, and many more. They have so many flavors, from glazed, chocolate glazed, sprinkles, special designs, donut holes, specialty donuts like the cereal ones and so much more. I just got a sugar raised donut, since I just wanted something simple. The dough of the donut is so good. It's fluffy and chewy and all the things a donut should be. The sugar raised donut is a good alternative for something a little less sweet than something like glazed or sprinkles. Awesome store overall! The staff are so kind but efficient. Such a positive experience. read more

Randy's Donuts - Donut display - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Today I bought 2 dozen donuts for our department at work. I got a mixture and I was quite pleased with Randy's Donuts. I ate a maple donut. The donut was thick, airy, fresh and a joy to eat. The donut was not greasy and the maple icing topping was great. I could taste the maple and it was not too sweet. Suffice to say our department loved the donuts as well. All were happily eaten up. The staff was helpful while I was there as they filled my order. I will be back. Thank You Randy's you made a believer out of me. This is what a donut should taste like not like just a pile of glazed sugar that will irritate every tooth filling with each bite like krispy kreme. read more

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My favorite place to get donuts! It always hits the spot when I'm craving something sweet. Their donuts are very consistent and they have very interesting flavors! My favorite is the nutella; the donut itself is so chewy and the nutella is sweet and velvety. read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Randy's Donuts was in my Yelp List for a while! Finally, today was my day to go to Randy's ! The shop has 2 enterances; one at S.Lake and the other one at shopper lane. It was easy to park the car at Shopper lane just across from the shop, there were plenty of available spots specially early in the morning. When you enter the shop, there is a very long hallway, it is okay you are not lost, just keep walking then finally you will see what you are looking for towards the end and on your left side. There are a wide selection of fresh donuts waiting for you to choose. We ordered many of their delicious donuts to try: -Maple Raised W /Churros - Nutella chocolate - Matcha Tea Raised - Snow man (seasonal) - Texas Glazed (My husband's favorite) - Chocolate oreos Raised - S'mores Raised - chocolate long John w/ cream - Chocolate old Fashioned - Ham & Cheese Croissants We ate warm Ham& cheese Croissants right away. They were fluffy and really good The donuts were very fluffy, fresh and really delicious. Every donut has a very unique taste of yumminess . When we entered the shop, we were the only customers, but few minutes later there was a long line. I got it now! This long hallway to fit the long customers' line! I am looking forward to trying more of their donuts collection.The employees were very nice and courteous.It is a very nice donuts shop to try and I am glad I finally went to it before the end of the year! read more

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Okay so rough writing this bc on the one hand I absolutely LOVE the frappes that they make at this location- they use Jones coffee and taste great. The service is also good, no complaints on that frontier. Now: tell me why the donuts here are always super doughy in the middle if they are "raised" donuts, or too dry when cake/ buttermilk? I ordered on door dash tonight for delivery and was given some substitutions for the glazed donuts I ordered- and was disappointed that all of these donuts really SUCKED besides the chocolate crueler, and the pink sprinkle. Those were the only *decent* ones w the pink sprinkle cake donut really being the shining star. I used to work right next to this business on lake and we had donuts delivered often: at times would be *great* but often under cooked or doughy w the raised donuts. It's been months since then, so I decided to give it a shot tonight!! I'm sad bc I saved the two pinks but pitched the rest!! Randy's your coffee and frappes are great but your donuts are lacking! read more

Randy's Donuts - Pink Sprinkles Iced Cake , Plain Buttermilk - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Randy's is an LA institution and is one of the places I go to pacify my LA munchies. Twice as pillowy as a KK, and craveworthy. I would do Randy's donut runs with friends (weekends or after final exams) when I lived on the west side. Oh yeah we'd go in the middle of the night too because the Inglewood location is open 24 hours. Now that they are in Pasadena also, (open till 9p), my cravings are sated readily. LOL. You make have seen one of LA's historic landmarks, Randy's donuts in Inglewood. If you haven't nows the time to visit. This Pasadena location has a miniature version of the donut sculpture. But the main reason I come here is I Love everything here. They have new donuts & crondys now also. The Apple fritters tho? I def crave. They've been making these genius apple fritters, lots of apple goodness,since I've been going to Randy's during college. Lines during business hours because only one party is allowed at a time. If you order online however, and pick up, there is a table for pick up orders right outside and you can just walk up and grab your boxes. Don't be grabbin what's not yours. Service is oft friendly and everyone working here jumps to help, with an awareness there are people in line, sometimes down the block. Visits: hundreds if not thousands read more

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I forgot to post I remembered because I just seen their page on DoorDash but I went last time right before they closed and got the worst service you can imagine. Didn't seem friendly made me kind of feel intimidated. Last time I go for a last night craving. read more

The donuts are good but today I got a chocolate old fashion and it was missing parts of the donut. See my glazed one and see the chocolate one. Why would the employee give me one that is breaking apart? I am not sure if it fell apart or if it fell down and they picked it up, or someone took a piece off to try yes my mind wonders since I worked in the food industry and I know anything can happen. See my pictures. read more

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It feels great in there. Everything is tasty. They have a great selection. Everyone who works there is super nice. Randy's feels like the perfect donut shop. read more

Donuts were delicious!!! Parking was easy and there are tables to sit and do work. My favorites are the classics. read more

Randy's Donuts - Vanilla Latte - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

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I entered this donut shop on a whim. I lived for 3 years in Costa Mesa, and many times drove by the location there (it's on Harbor Blvd) and although the giant donut that they have in their sign got my attention, it wasn't enough to persuade me to go visit it. Today, I decided to give this location a chance and it's quite good. The donuts are a tier above the typical Dunkin' or Krispy Kreme's offering, but without reaching the level of Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee. They have a wide variety of options, I tried the Oreos Raised and the Nutella Raised and they were both hearty, voluminous and substantial. Almost like a meal. The atmosphere and service were both great too. The Nutella Raised won when compared to the Oreos Raised (the frosting of the Oreos Raised would flake out and fall off upon contact, but the Nutella Raised was a whole experience and nothing fell of while I was biting into it). read more

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Pretty solid donuts! I always like to get the one with Nutella, but everything else is good too. Love that the employees who work there are usually very friendly and attentive! read more

They opened a Randy's donuts closer to me. Yay! They have parking on the street or a parking lot. I tried the chocolate iced cake and a glazed donut hole. For the price these were great! I'll want to return and try some other flavors. Friendly service. read more

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Alright, alright, I get the hype now. I had initially put off coming to Randy's Donuts since it's grand opening due to the long lines I always saw no matter the time of the day. However, the donut cravings were hitting hard so I bit the bullet one day and made my way there. Due to social distancing, only one party is allowed in at a time, hence why the constant line. While you're waiting, you can peruse the menu outside which lists out all their various donuts at different price points. I must say though, upon entering you may find yourself questioning your initial choices because their donut display game is on point! For my first time, I got the apple fritter, blueberry cake donut and the s'mores donuts. One thing I like about Randy's is they definitely don't skimp on the toppings. Just look at all the marshmallows on top of the s'mores donut! The apple fritter was bigger than my face and had sweet, cinnamon-y apples in every bite! Each donut I had was delicious and worth a reorder next time I revisit. While considered a chain, the donuts at Randy's has the charm of your neighborhood donut shop in taste, craftsmanship and quality. I would happily brave the line again to try more of their lineup. Lookin' at you for next time, maple bacon donut! read more

Randy's Donuts - S'mores Donut - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

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My mom loves this place and gets donuts for the church like every Sunday. My favorite are these donut holes with different toppings. Perfect size for individuals. M&M and Maple are the best! Tbh I feel like these aren't amazing if left for a couple days so eat them ASAP. If you're looking for a variety of flavors, check them out. Not outrageous flavors but a good variety in the realm of desserts. It's very much a grab and go place. There's always a line but goes by fast! read more

Randy's Donuts - Donut Holes? - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

I am a huge fan of Randy's donuts. When I had first heard that they were opening up a location here on Lake I was thinking I would wait out the initial rush. But no behold I was there the first couple days of they open. There was a crazy line and now things have drastically improved. The donut some selves are hands-down one of the better donuts I've had. They are way better than a lot of the other places in town. Not going to throw shade at the donut place right across the street. The dough and consistency is very light and has a great texture to it. Which made me really surprised. I thought they were going to be another typical donut place. And the price point isn't outrageous either. It is great value for what you got. The donuts had to be a little bit larger than most places too so there is that wow factor. I am a fan of their more normal donuts. Their fancier ones are fine but not the biggest fan of those. Although my exception is the bacon Long John. Now you are able to order your donuts online and you can pick them up from the front of the store (the Lake side) There is a ton of parking in the back. And you are able to cut through the store. When they first open and the line was probably at least 10 people deep and I was lining up near Mendocino Farms next door. I would say for the first time it's probably better to see the donuts up close and person but it does take some time. I'm not sure if they're still only allowing one party to order knows of one party there to be ready. I've been here twice and I now have a new favorite donut place. read more

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Randy's donuts is pretty iconic in LA. So of course, when I saw this in Pasadena I have to stop in for a giant Simpson donut. For a donut thats the size of my face, $3.45 is unbeatable. Tasty too! They have donut cakes too! read more

Randy's Donuts - giant Simpson donut - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

The Best doughnuts! The customer service was quick and exceptional. Clean environment. read more

Super friendly staff, especially the guy who was working the counter today. Made my day, recommended the butter crumb. Don't miss out!

OMG...hands down the best donuts in the SG Valley area! They are always fresh, yummy and consistent. You never have to worry if your donut will be as good as the "last time"! The customer service is helpful and kind too which honestly is a great thing as some places are really lacking in customer service these days! read more

Went to try Randy's Donuts and it was spectacular. I especially enjoyed the s'mores donut which was surprisingly not overwhelmingly sweet and just contained the right amount of toppers. The Nutella donut was also great, it wasn't thickly coated with Nutella which we enjoyed greatly as well. Service was super fast and efficient though this location does not have much space so hanging out is not possible. Ordering to go is a much better option. Parking wasn't tricky as well which is a plus. read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Great selection and a delightful "donut artist " helped me with a large order. Plus they're very generous to the community. I'm a fan!

Randy's Donuts is an iconic building in LA, with the huge larger than life donut sign. So on opening day, no wonder people were going crazy, wanting to get a taste of their famous donuts after they made their debut in the 626. I was actually at Mendocino getting some food when I saw a huge line next door - didn't know what people were waiting for, but the line was never-ending. It wasn't until I saw someone carrying out the orange box with the "Randy's Donuts" on the front did I realize that they had opened up right next to Mendo's! We luckily were able to get in line during one of the lags - we probably waited for around 15 minutes before we actually got into the store. I'd recommend checking out their menu on-line to see which donuts are sold out for that day. And if you want to save time, you can actually place an on-line order, which they will ready for you and leave on the table in the "online order" section so you don't have to wait. Most of the donuts we wanted to try were sold out for the day - but I was able to still try a few that piqued my interest. I ordered the blueberry cake ($1.60) and the cinnamon crumb cake ($1.35). I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I thought it would be super moist and soft; however, biting into both the blueberry and the cinnamon, our first thought was that the donuts were super dry and crumbly. The cinnamon one actually fell apart as we took several bites. Taste of the blueberry donut wasn't bad - sweetness was pretty good, but I was pretty disappointed with the cinnamon one. The outer cinnamon texture completely came apart from the donut itself because of how dry it was. Probably would not order that cinnamon one again. Got a funfetti cake with ganache ($2.95) for my sister - was kind of underwhelmed at the size and appearance of the donut. It looked similar to a basic donut with sprinkles. But maybe the taste would be better? Unfortunately my sister said the cake had no flavor and tasted bland and dry. She did think that the sweetness from the ganache helped make the overall donut better but she said she would not order this again because of how pricey the donut was. I tried the ganache and I thought it was too cloyingly sweet - not something I personally would enjoy. My dad liked the glazed raised donut that I got for him ($1.35); he ate it the next day, and it was still pretty soft and tasty. My friend also ate his chocolate raised donuts ($1.35) the next day after microwaving it for a few seconds and found it to be pretty soft and fluffy, which was nice since he really didn't have that high of an expectation after the cake donuts. Chocolate old fashioned ($1.60) was okay, but I thought the donut was a little dry. Workers are friendly and super helpful. I thought it was a little weird that they asked us to name off the list of donuts that we wanted, but they didn't start assembling the box until after I had listed all the items. It ended up making me confused about what I had said, and making the worker confused because he had to ask me several times to repeat my list and he ended up forgetting one donut anyway. Would probably be more efficient to grab the donuts as I pointed out the ones that I wanted. I think I expected a little bit more since the hype was so crazy and the lines were so long. The prices for the classic donuts aren't too bad, but the premium selection is a little pricey. If you order a dozen, you do get $2 off, which is nice. They also serve Jones Coffee and take credit card with no minimum. tl;dr - The donuts didn't wow me, especially the cake donuts that I tried. Not sure if I'll be rushing back here if I ever crave donuts. Free 90 minute parking in the lot around back. read more

Holy moly! We went for a quick dinner run next door at 5 Guys and saw the glorious sign for Randy's Donuts. Not only did a donut sound good, I knew my kids would be thrilled. Really I should have only gotten 5 or 6 but they have such a good selection of old school and new school donuts that we walked out with a dozen. All of the do it's were fresh and so good and sweet! Staff were friendly, efficient and cleaned everything before our transactions started and right after they ended. read more

Randy's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Best donuts in Pasadena! I've always wanted to try Randy's donuts, so I had to stop by while in Pasadena. The exterior and interiors of this store are so cute! And the donuts are all so decorative & fun. I got my fav, a classic glazed old fashioned donut and it was freshly baked , perfectly sweet and melted in my mouth with each bite. Perfect with a hot cup of coffee. Would love to stop by to try the other donuts! read more

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$2 off any dozen of donuts and they're world famous... count me in. There are a huge variety of donuts, yet I tend to prefer classic donuts over those crazy fancy ones. My favorites: glazed raised, sugar raised, and vanilla iced cruller. Least favorites: blueberry iced cake, blueberry cake, and devil's food cake. Looking at the colorful display of donuts is stunning. The raised donuts were soft and fluffy. Blueberry cake donut was dry. Devil's food cake was too heavy on chocolate for me. Pink raised with sprinkles donut was good. Based on what I've tried, these don't stand out from the local donut shops around here. They were good, but nothing amazing. If you enjoy those fancy and premium donuts, then I can see this as a good place for donuts. If you just want classic donuts, you're better off going somewhere else that's cheaper. Service is good and I really like the donut boxes. The holes on the side of the box make it easy to carry. I'm glad I got to try the donuts here, although it's not something I'd wait in line for. read more

Randy's Donuts - a dozen donuts - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

I have been craving a blueberry donut for the longest time and just had lunch in the same plaza as Randy's Donuts, so I had to come by to get one. I've heard of this place before, but never went out of my way to try it. I was planning on trying their matcha as well, but they unfortunately ran into technical issues and couldn't make them, so I just had the blueberry donut. I don't know if it was just because I was craving it, but I thought their donut was pretty good and it hit the spot. After finishing most of it in the parking lot, I wanted to get another but knew I shouldn't after a big lunch. read more

Randy's Donuts - Blueberry donut - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Randy's donuts has a really wide selection, and if you're an indecisive person like I am, you'll find yourself standing and holding up the line like a jerk. It's located off of the Lake Ave. business district, where parking is free in the back, but spaces seem to always be a premium over here. The store itself is quite small, basically just a narrow space just enough for a single line. There is seating out in front, however. At any rate, I got a half dozen donuts. They have different tiers of pricing, with your basic donuts at the lowest priced tier and their fancy ones at the top. I decided on a mixture of each tier. I'd say the basic donuts are pretty good. A bit oily, as many reviewers have said. But otherwise tasty. The Randy's cream donut is ok, but I think they put too much cream inside. And the cronut was really oily and overly sweet. Just not very good. I did buy the bear claw, although I havent tried it yet. It is monstrous and it might take some time. If I'm in the area, I'd probably go again. But I wouldn't exactly go out of my way. read more

Randy's Donuts - That's like two bear claws! - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

Background On Donut Discovery: Back when I was taking some Oracle Database training classes in Irvine, a cohort would bring in yummy donuts. One bite of the donut and I was hooooooked. Payment Type: Cash and credit cards are accepted. Restroom: There is a restroom. You just have to get the code from one of the staffers. Waiting Time: Lines can be long depending the time that you arrive, but I promise the wait to get inside to order and get your doesn't take long. Entrance: It would be best suited to enter from the front on Lake Ave. Location/Parking: Sandwiched between an eye optometrist place and Five Guys Burgers. Location is not like the Randy Donuts in Manchester. It is not open 24 hours and there is no iconic donut that you see in the movies, tv shows, or in person at the original location. Parking can be found in the back lot that is shared among other shops, meter parking along Lake Blvd., or along the one way street of Shoppers Ln (Free for 2 hours). Ambiance/Decor: Your usual look and feel of a doughnut shop. Walk in and see display cases of your doughnuts. You might feel a bit cramped, but just grab and go. There are 3-4 tables in their outdoor patio if you would like to sit, eating, drink, and socialize. Service: Service was great. The staffers behind the display cases were friendly, willing to engage in conversation, and fast. One of the staffers saw me munching away and asked if I liked what I order. Very good. Donut Of Choice: Can't go wrong with the original glaze raise. Soft, airy, quite yum. Pastry Of Choice: Believe it or not, most of the time I go to Randy's Donut it is because of their ham and cheese croissant. Worth the $3.50 +tax price tag. Soft, flaky, and yumm-O! Coffee Program: They brew Jones coffee beans Doughnut Shop For Thought: Will definitely come back. read more

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Best donuts in town! Our go to place everytime we are in the mood for donuts. This place is a must try! So many different choices and everything is always so fresh. read more

I'll have to admit that I was a bit nervous after seeing so many reviews about stale donuts. Woke up early and decided to check it out. Arrived at around 0630 to find 4 people inside and once I walked in, I was asked to wait outside. Sucked as it was smokey as hell due to the bobcat fire. Another stupid thing is that they want patrons to enter via the front entrance off of Lake where the cashier register is. Once I was allowed in, I had to walk past 3 other customers in the narrow walkway. They definitely need to rethink things through and decide on a dedicated entrance/exit. Opted for mix #2 as it allowed me to choose 2 apple fritters. I'll have to admit that though they were huge, they weren't the best I've ever had but was solid. If I was really craving an apple fritter, I'd head down to Goody's in Cerritos. The raised glazed donut was also pretty good which had a nice chewiness to it. Do prefer pon de ringu at Mister Donut but that requires a 12 hour flight. I'll have to admit that Randy's offers the best donuts in the Pasadena area and will most likely be my go to place that is within a 5 min drive. read more

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Great that they opened one nearby me. Best donuts I have had. Every time I have been here and got the dozen it always hits the spot. Freshly made, not overly sweet, and good pricing. Their raised donuts are a must; thick, bounce to it, and all around goodness. Order online and pick up in-stores is the way to go. read more

Randy's Donuts - Deluxe dozen - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

They've been open for about 4 days now and have a line that's about easily half hour wait. It starts on Lake. Originally they had the line come in from the back and down their long hall way which wasn't helpful for social distancing but they've fixed that. Totally wide open lines on Lake heading south. The donuts are sooo tender moist and perfectly cooked....I seriously believe it's one of the top donuts in LA if it's just plain glaze. It's not fluffy airy but has a chew. The apple fritter has a crisp outside, moist inside. So yeah this is worth the wait. The blueberry donut is seriously one of the best I've had. Also moist blue Betty cake donut with perfectly sweetened icing. Even when I went 6 in the morning there was a line so be prepared to wait. So onto the important covid details, they have touchless pay...serve only 3 patrons at once, divider shield between us and workers, hand sanitizer. Good luck donut fiends!! read more

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This place is amazing just like the location in Inglewood. Great friendly service from the staff. I really like that they had the social distancing floor marks in place, they require masks and have hand sanitizer in a few different places. On top of that, there's delicious and fresh donuts! I went on a Sunday morning and there was only two people ahead of me. I'll be back soon read more

Randy's Donuts - 1/2 dozen (one apple fritter, two glaze, one cinnamon crumb, one strawberry jelly filled, one sugar crumb) YUM! - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Definitely worth the donut price! Dough is deep dish pizza like, the Choco or Maple toppings are unique and the strawberry filled powdered sugar donut is a beautiful mess to indulge. Try it! Plus they offer Military Discount! read more

Went here on Monday at 2pm and no line! Tip: You can order for pick up online. Super easy peasy. Also, enter on lake in front of the store to avoid the awkward narrow hallway of squishing against other people from the back lot. I got the S'mores, chocolate and glazed old fashioned donuts. The s'mores donut is aesthetically pleasing but wasn't anything special. I think this place is way over hyped. The style of donuts is old fashioned light and fluffy donuts. However, there are many places in SGV that has this style of donut for under $1. read more

Randy's Donuts - S'mores donut - Donuts Near Me - Pasadena, California