I don't need a bespoke, bougie donut with fondant and bacon sprinkles. Give me a jelly or glazed donut and I'm a happy girl; this is what Sam's Bakery makes. We found Sam's Bakery on "Too Good To Go" and ordered two surprise bags thinking we'd share with neighbors. What I didn't expect was the Santa Bag of donuts! My son saved all the very large twisty glazed and apple fritters for himself (large = better!) and sadly my jelly donut went to a neighbor (he didn't know I coveted). There were a lot of donuts in two large bags for about the cost of three donuts elsewhere, a deal. Spotlessly clean with friendly service, Sam's Bakery is a good spot. read more

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This is the first time I have eaten food from a bakery in a long time. The donuts I had delivered to my residence was super good. It will take me a week to eat all these delicious donuts . Thank god for donuts. I highly recommend them if you are in need of something sweet. The service was excellent and the ambience of the place was amazing from what I have seen in other pictures. I wish I could give them. 100 stars read more

Sam’s Bakery - Donuts - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I'm a Krispy Kreme girl for life but when I saw doughnuts and pastries being advertised on the Too Good To Go app from Sam's Bakery I decided to give them a try. My hotel was about a mile from the bakery so I decided to walk. The location isn't in the best of neighborhoods so I would advise driving. I arrived on a late Friday afternoon and they still had plenty of doughnuts and pastries left for sale. The lady behind the counter was extremely nice and took care of my order quickly. Sams bakery offers day old products at an extremely discounted price through the Too Good To Go program. You can't pick specific items and the selection varies daily. To my surprise, I received quite a large paper bag of baked goods during my visit. I could tell they obviously weren't "fresh out of the oven" but they were still tasty. Out of the 7 or 8 pastries that I was given, my favorite was the cinnamon roll that was literally bigger than my hand! I'd definitely order that again on a future visit. I'm sure all of it would be even better fresh! read more

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Came in around lunchtime to grab some donuts and pastries and was surprised at the variety. The menu is huge and there's a bunch of donuts, pastries, drinks, and sandwiches. The lady at the front counter was nice and helpful with choices. I ordered a total of nine donuts and they all looked and tasted yummy! The store felt very casual and clean. I will be back when I am in the mood for donuts. read more

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Sam's was a block away from where I stayed while in SF this year. I went a couple of times, as it was conveniently located. When you walk in the space is pretty open. They have two display cases. One with donut, and pastry selections. Ordering was a bit challenging due to the plexiglass, but post Covid it's the norm. The lady behind the counter was friendly, but a bit quiet behind the glass. Visit one, I grabbed three donuts. A custard bar, which looks like large eclair, a jelly and a butter crunch? They were pretty good, not the best donuts but better than Dunkin. Visit two, I got a custard bar and a ham, egg and cheese sandwich on a bagel. Obviously, I like the custard bar, but the sandwich was it up to par. The bagel was stale, the egg was either made from powdered eggs or was pre made and reheated, and the ham looked and tasted like Taylor's pork roll (which I like, but it's not ham). I would stick to the pastries. read more

Sam’s Bakery - Custard bar donut (remote for size) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My second visit to Sam's. So good that I ordered at the Denver Airport. Sam's is my top doughnut place. They freeze well so I can keep a stash here. I know people like their pricey breakfast items but sometimes you just want a good, big doughnut. This stuff is incredibly good. Service is so welcoming. The store is so clean with a large selection. And walking to it from O'Farrell and Van Ness you can give the finger or thumbs up to the Tesla Dealership depending on your viewpoint. read more

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They have a huge selection of beautiful glistening donuts and assortment of pastries. I got the croissant, raised glaze, maple bar, and jelly filled. My favorite was the maple bar and it wasn't too sweet. The lady that helped me was very sweet and accommodating as I slowly picked out what I wanted. There's only a place to sit by the window so it's more of a grab and go but you can still people watch for a moment but the vibe isn't really a hang out spot. Would absolutely come back. read more

Sam’s Bakery - Donuts - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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This is an amazing donut shop with an abundant selection of delicious donuts and other fabulous offerings. The staff were super friendly and supper accommodating For example, I needed a special request for a donut order, and they were able to help with a big smile on their face.. the shop is cute and cozy, conveniently located with some street parking around. read more

Excellent apple fritters! I have been there twice and both times in the late afternoon, and it was the same nice Asian lady behind the counter. Friendly and patient with me because it was hard for me to make a decision with all their beautiful pastries!!! read more

This place odd a lot like Bob's! Not only does it smell amazing inside, but if you're lucky enough to catch something fresh, but two of them! We were drawn in by the smell of fresh croissants, but ended up, leaving with a few additional donuts. While the croissants, refresh and amazing, the donuts were delicious when we tossed them in the toaster for a few seconds. Especially the maple and chocolate covered ones. If you're not near Bob's , and try to put aside the tenderloin aspects of the exterior, there is a real treat inside ! read more

Sam’s Bakery - Chocolate cake donut and apple joojoo beads - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

They were very nice. No trouble at all only took 10 min waiting time for my food and a pastries

First off- the smell before you walk in is absolutely heavenly. This is the perfect bakery to leave with a loaded box and impress your work friends ... go make their day. read more

So many different items for cheap price. Really nice staff. Location is a bit rough but the donuts were good!

Not in an amazing part of town but that can't be helped. Pastries are yummy and fresh. The apple fritter was very good as was their giant cinnamon bun. The place is small but clean and the employees are very sweet. read more

The donuts are great. If the husband serves you it is not as good as when the wife does. Today I was in there and the husband rushed and I did not get the donut I wanted. There was not anyone else in the shop but he was super quick to rush me out the door. I spent $12.00 on donuts and didn't even get a napkin. When the wife serves me everything is perfect and she is nice to me. The husband no thank you or napkins or have a nice day. If I want to be treated like crap I would go to Safeway. That's all I have to say. read more

There are donuts everywhere and a lot are really good. Bob's, just further up Polk is a religion to a lot of people. Don't sleep on Sam's though. If you need gourmet novelty donuts, you can stop reading. Those who appreciate the blissful simplicity of good donuts are definitely my people. Now, apple fritters and old fashioned are my measuring stick for all donut shops. The maple old fashioned was a little heavy on the maple, but that could very well be a plus for some people. The reason this review is a full 5 is because of all the apple fritters I have ever had, these are the best. By a hefty margin. Lots of real apple and flavor without being over the top sweet. You really need to get you one. read more

Their donuts are to die for. I highly recommend this place. The food, the drinks, the service is absolutely amazing!

I had the rocky road brownie, its was SO GOOD and fudgy. I wish I got another one when I left SF.

I've stopped by here a few times while in the area, and it's always been a pleasant experience. The staff is kind, the banh mi's are solid and the pastries are fresh and tasty! read more

Sam’s Bakery - Cinnamon pastry (very yummy) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Got too good to go from here, not really worth it since it's a day old and you can't pick the ones you want. But the lady was nice.

Best Vietnamese coffee and fresh warm donuts to get the day started! Love this place as it never disappoints

This place has tasty baked goods and the lady at the counter is super nice. They only take cash below $5, otherwise they charge extra for credit card, so if you're only trying to buy one or two donuts, you need to have cash! There's no seating inside so this is a stop-and-go kind of place. I got two of the Old Fashioned Donuts and they were so chewy and sweet! I want to come back and try one of their sandwiches next time. read more

Sam’s Bakery - Raised, Cake and Old Fashion Donut - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Omg! Their donuts are to die for! Way better than Krispy Kreme in price & quality pricing is very competitive, $19 for a dozen! I can say this because we just had a Krispy Kreme read more

Sam’s Bakery - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

could notsleepone nightand made itovertosam's itwas openat 6;00am!,yay!iwas happy coffee is great!strongand delicious glad it opens early too croissants were good!niceto touchbase withtrue community where everyotherplace is closedand you can't sleepa d need place to stopwhen yourwalking late read more

Donuts were fresh and tasty. Store was clean and employees were nice. Good work! I'd come back.

Found this place off Too Good To Go. It is good amount of donuts for the price $4.99. The flavors are pretty good and taste decent fresh. read more

Sam’s Bakery - a plate of doughnuts - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered 2 apple fritters and 1 chocolate twist. Total cost including uber eats delivery was 27.00 dollars. They only sent 1 apple fritters. I spoke to both uber eats and Sam's Bakery. Both gave me the run around with no end results. Sending me back and forth. I was a regular customer for Sam's Bakery. I will never order from them again. read more

Why do you guys sell non fresh pastries?? It ridiculous when you want to feed your kid something nice and tasty and it appears super old..

I came here one time recently and the person that helped me was very kind and friendly and helpful.

Don't buy a order of there donuts on "Too Good To Go " not worth it. Received a Apple fritter, cin twist, couple cake donuts and 6 donut holes for $6. Your paying for day old donuts and getting the same donuts if you brought them fresh and you don't get to pick. Bad deal. Otherwise buy them fresh and the donuts are ok. read more

I bought a bag of day-old doughnuts on Too Good To Go. It is advertised as an $18 value for only $6, however I got 5 doughnuts. I would recommend just buying 5 fresh doughnuts for about the same price, and not the Too Good To Go "deal" read more

simple place, i come here for the donuts after snagging them from too good to go selection is a bit limited but they taste good

I stopped in here after a long and difficult process at the passport agency and got a bagel and green tea. The ladies that work there are the sweetest people ever and brightened my day an unimaginable amount. The bagel was also tiny and cute and I loved it very much. read more