I stopped by Shipley Do-Nuts in Houston and WOW those glazed donuts were on another level! Soft, warm, perfectly sweet, and they literally melt in your mouth. You can taste how fresh they are the moment you take the first bite. Customer service was great too super friendly and quick, even during the morning rush. If you're ever in Houston, do yourself a favor and grab a box. The glazed donuts alone are worth the trip! read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Thumbs Up: This is conveniently located in the Downtown Tunnels and easily accessible on foot. Thumbs Up: The kolaches tasted normal, and were exactly what you'd expect. Thumbs Down: However, about half of them looked more like plain hot dogs (see photo). Thumbs Up: This location offers some kolache varieties I haven't seen at other branches, which was a nice surprise. Thumbs Down: That said, the place seems to be doing well enough not to care about customer service. I waited at the register for over 5 minutes and wasn't even acknowledged. So, I left and got breakfast somewhere else... a place that actually wanted my business. Thumbs Down: From an earlier visit, the employee looked like she didn't want to be there at all. read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ok. A coffee shop that doesn't know what a dirty chai is or a chai latte with espresso? We don't have that. Okay. Well take two chai latte and a double espresso. That they have... Donut was decent, the kolache was horrible. read more

These are the rudest donut shop employees I have ever encountered. There was a language barrier/misunderstanding regarding picking up an order placed online and instead of trying to understand they just dismissed me and said "no" and wanted me to pay for the order that I already paid for. After multiple attempts of explaining and showing that I already paid online, they were annoyed and begrudgingly gave me my order and made me sign the receipt, which I could tell wasn't protocol and she just made me do it to cover herself or something. There is no need or room for this type of attitude on a Monday morning. read more

Pretty standard donut shop review. I got something like half a dozen filled donuts and they weren't bad. They were definitely on the under-served side, unfortunately. Not enough custard or jelly in the donuts. But for the price, I don't mind. Overall would order again for the price tag. read more

Place is terrible. Everytime I've asked for a strawberry smoothie, they act like their machine is broken or down. It's been 4-5 times in a row. At this point employees are simply refusing to make it as it takes extra time. Rude employees read more

Do yourself a favor and stop by this Shipley Do-Nuts location as it is a great entrance for exploring the tunnels of downtown Houston. You do need to enter the lobby of an office building and take an escalator down, but once you do the donut shop is right in front of you on the left. Since this is a tunnel location, the only thing to keep in mind is that it only stays open until about 12pm, but the donuts are incredibly fresh and delicious because of this! Wander around and you will also be able to see what else the tunnels offer -- it is so much more convenient than sweating outside in the TX heat!! read more

Shipley's Donuts always hits the spot! Their glazed donuts are super soft, fresh, and perfectly sweet. The kolaches are fire too--warm, fluffy, and so tasty. It's the perfect place for a quick breakfast or snack. read more

Service is rude and donuts are not fresh. I go in between 6:30 am and 7:15 have never gotten fresh donuts. Employees act like they are being bothered no matter how nice customers are to them read more

The Shipley's by Will Clayton and 59 get my order wrong every time. Even if I order one glazed donut. Today I asked for a sausage and cheese kolache but instead paid and got donut holes and a glazed donut. The lady confirmed my order and told me to pull up. However my order wasn't correct so I turned around and reported it. She just laughed and seemed not to understand English now. There also was a kid behind the counter working around the age of 9. The experience was weird and I wish they would get my order correct and not make me pay extra money for their mistakes. read more

The donuts are really good if you come in the morning when they're made fresh! The donuts came out fairly quick. read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Classic Glazed - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

O Muse! Sing in me, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all the ways of contending, a wanderer, harried for years on end .... in pursuit of a boudin kolache. I wouldn't necessarily say I "suffer" from dumb bitch disease - I enjoy every minute of it. But it was dumb bitch disease and a nice coupon working in tandem that brought me to this kiosk of Shipleys in the tunnels under 1001 McKinney. Nice surprise: boudin kolache. Not so nice surprise: errrything else. The Museum District Shipleys is my "home" Shipleys where the Big Earls are always in stock and you can be grimly harassed by the street people types camped under the Wheeler spur that spill into the parking lot to ruin your morning. You know they are street people types because they are angry and demand money from you. The entrepreneurial homeless types trying to get their lives back together are willing to put in work, with an alternative use of their mouths or otherwise, to earn your money like hitchhikers used to do back in the 70s when America was truly great out on the interstate. But still even with the Big Earls there they never had boudin kolache in stock - something of "my unicorn" I have been chasing throughout #hTownHoldItDine and #hTownTillWeDrown for years. So this kiosk had boudin kolache in stock. Well, take me to there, sister. I have heard of this thing for years and here it is finally. Also for comparison they had the Big Earl so in the parlance of my man E-40, when they are selling that girl you may as well buy. This location's Big Earl was a nightmare. The size was incredibly wrong to begin with. She is called Big Earl for a reason fellas. Look at the photos from the Museum District location - that thing is ENORMOUS. This was smol bean here. Like I even compared size to boudin kolache and the boudin was bigger! The name BIG is in only one of those items. This kiosk makes me think this was a gang thing or soundcloud rapper thing where the nickname is ironic - like calling a tall guy Lil Marco, or calling a sumo wrestler The Gashlycrumb Tiny. The cheese was a rubbery disappointing lump, a failure pile of sadness indeed. The "cut corners" preparation of the kolache bread itself shown through how the bread had become transparent with grease and barely able to contain the guts of the rubbery cheese, the jalapeño, and the questionable sausage - Big Earl would be loading up his six shooters getting angry that this was every tunnel person's experience with Big Earl's meat, rather than the Museum District one that really brings the truth and authenticity to Big Earl's wieners buried deep in nice pillowy kolache bread. But not this location. The boudin kolache was large and in charge, but largely unsatisfying. If this is what meeting your heroes is like, I see why that TV show on the NBC failed because this failed to blow up my skirt - but like any unicorn of yours you must chase it, harried for years on end, until you can put your mouth on it. This was mostly rice. Too much rice in fact. What is this, a kolache for a wedding? While everyone else is living in 2019 throwing actual rice at weddings, you can live in 3019 by buying one of these and chucking it at the groom (Dean) or the groom (Castiel) or the moose. Sure, it is in the tunnels so it is convenient when you are already downtown and not in the mood to drive over to the Museum District. Just keep in mind this kiosk has nothing on other Shipley locations that pay more time and attention to preparation of normative breakfast wares that tickle you in all of the right places when in soulful mood for nice kolache and seeking Big Earl's spirit deep inside of you at the bewitching time of #real #breakfast #hours. read more

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Favorite Shipleys, staff is fast and donuts are always fresh! Lines move really quickly despite being under tunnels with hundreds of people . read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Boudin Kolache!! - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Worst experience at a Shirley's donuts ever received. Two rude old ladies working there happy they are working donut shifts and nothing else. read more

Tried the chocolate glazed donut with nuts-- unique flavor combo but flavor can be better. The chocolate wasn't too sweet which I liked but it was a very thin layer of it. The nuts were an interesting pairing. I wish it was more toasted to bring another depth to the flavor read more

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Service. The employee Jose working at the Shipleys charge us $50 for a dozen donuts and a dozen kolaches donuts should not be costing $50.

The girls who work there are consistently rude and seem miserable. Their attitude is unacceptable, and they clearly shouldn't be in customer service if they can't treat people with respect. I'm deeply disappointed, but at least they're only there for one morning shift. read more

Sadly I have to write this review. Its only 1 star and not one because of the quality of the donuts which is good - they are after all donuts and beignets. I've had numerous experiences with customer service at donut establishments, thinks in large part to my sweet tooth, and of all those experiences this was my worst one as far as service goes. Hopefully MRomero has a better day. I wouldn't recommend going to this location, at least at this time I wouldn't. Hopefully they can improve their overall customer service. read more

I'm so unhappy with the early morning crew! They were incredibly rude and refused to warm up my items or offer fresh ones.

Very interesting texture in the donut. I mean it has a different kind of fluffiness to it then I have ever tasted. Its like foamy fluff. But its not bad. Shipley Donuts are pretty good. I just had the plain donut. Definitely have to try other ones. They have line up everyday. Also they are located in the tunnel I don't think they are located elsewhere other than Texas. Whoops I was wrong they are located in other places too. Cool will try it at other locations when I go visit them read more

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If you go here don't get a "kolache" they use hot dogs instead of traditional breakfast links And I would put my life on it that it IS NOT an Earl Campbells sausage as stated below read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

I frequent this location often, and I am always greeted with a smile along with great customer service. In particular, Ms. Maria does a great job. She took the time to answer my questions about putting in an online order for kolaches for a company breakfast. Lastly, the donuts are always fresh and full of icing just the way I like them. If you have not stopped at this location for great donuts and kolaches, please do. read more

The kolaches are very delicious but at the dulles location the donuts are always cold and the drinks all have this awful eggy after taste. Which is especially weird since they don't sell anything with egg in it. I would recommend not getting the drinks from here. read more

Good donuts not super fresh. You aren't able to get them hot and ready but they have good flavor and a large variety

Quite possibly the best donuts I've ever eaten in my life. I got 6 and ate 3 of them the same day. La Chica was like, "I didn't know you liked donuts so much." I mean, there is a reason I don't buy them often, and it is because their safety cannot be trusted. It truly is one of the few foods in the world that I could seriously binge on. If someone gave me a dozen donuts, I would eat a dozen donuts. Moral of the story here, it is a damn good thing for my cholesterol that there are no Shipley Do-Nuts anywhere near Tampa because I'd eat my way into a grave. Just a note for the unknowing, this location is at the bottom level of a skyscraper. Walk in, go past the security desk and take the escalator down. read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - How long will they survive? - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

NASTY walked by in the tunnels at lunch. All of today's leftover donuts are still on the trays. Uncovered unprotected just waiting for roaches and rodents to feast on after hours. I'll be watching if this is a common occurrence and report read more

Some of the best donuts I've ever bought. I always get 2 dozen when I come into town for my team. I haven't had any since I'm gluten free. Would love to see GF versions of their offerings. read more

Yums! This place is in an underground tunnel, but it's pretty easy to find; google maps has it right. There are a lot of donuts to choose from, and I got a twist, cream-filled, and devil's food. They were all really good! The devil's food has a very chewy almost bread-like outside, and the cream inside tastes somewhat like coffee, though it's really sweet. The cream-filled is chewy and light, and the cream isn't too sweet which I appreciated. The outside was glazed though, so it was pretty sweet by the end of eating it. The twist I think could have been fluffier, and it was glazed as well. There wasn't additional sugar besides that, but since I ate it last, it was pretty sweet. Not a bad place, all this cost almost $4 though. Expensive breakfast! read more

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Customer service is very poor. We were visiting Houston for the first time and were just looking for a place to grab some breakfast. We couldn't find this location and when we called the workers were less than helpful. Donuts are OK but very average. This was just a little counter in the underground tunnel so I am sure an actual full size Shipley's has more to offer. read more

Never tried a kolache before this and I must say...now I'm hooked. Shipley Do-Nuts provides an amazing introduction. I kept it simple with a sausage and cheese and a donut. All of the above were fantastic. It's 4 am and I'm counting the minutes until they open so I can order again before I have to get on a plane out of Houston. read more

This spot is the bomb! Great for downtown travelers to know who need a quick breakfast fix! Fresh, fresh donuts in a myriad of flavors and solid coffee! read more

Visited from out of town and heard nothing but amazing things about these donuts and needless to say they did not disappoint. I was greeted immediately upon walking in and saw there were so many different types! Ended up just trying the glazed and the chocolate iced donuts and they were delicious. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Best donuts in Houston and probably the state. The glazed donut is the greatest of all time and I think it's best when it's cooled down to room temp but most people would prob say you want it as hot as you can get it. Hard to argue with! They also have a great cinnamon twist. If you're in town visiting, Shipley's is a must-do. read more

I know, I know. I'm possibly shocking you with my secret love of fried dough. I am picky though, so there's that. For example, if I was having an insulin reaction on a desert (or is that dessert?) island and could only find one sad, flattened doughnut at Shipley's and a doughnut festival at Dunkin's and/or Krispy's, I'd be fighting people off for that one glazed Shipley's. (Then probably wander around looking for a Christy's Blueberry Cake Doughnut until just before I passed out - you know, just to make sure a better doughnut wasn't out there waiting for me.) Since there is no decent bakery in the tunnels and I was having a desert island sort of moment, I reached for a Shipley's. Sugar dusted yeast if you must know the specifics. It hit the spot and I was able to continue my tour of the tunnels. I sort of felt like Ms. Pacman chomping up a cherry, though - glad I don't have to endure the tunnels on a daily basis. Yikes! read more

They have beignets! I got my fix, before leaving the downtown area. The lady behind the counter was nice and served me, even though she was preparing to close for the day. read more

Good, basic donuts! I ordered a bag of twelve donut holes and a chocolate glazed donut, and they were great. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy amazing, but it got the job done, was cheap and was a nice, sweet treat. read more

Well.....I use to frequent this location atleast once a week but I think the location wasn't well thought out. They opened it right next door to a smoothie king so guess what happened....they have now relocated outside of my walking radius. I can still smell it like it was yesterday....ahhhh read more

Shipley Do-Nuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

This is the third time in as many weeks. The donuts tasted old and hard. The kolaches looked like the cheese had curdled. I remember when this location was awesome now it's just gross. read more

After moving from Houston to NYC, the second thing I wanted to eat after I stepped off the plane was a Shipley's kolache. So many good memories of mornings kicked off the right way with a couple kolaches on the way to work.... This location did not disappoint. Pretty convenient location for a tunnel location - just a quick escalator down from the lobby. Craving satisfied. Now on to Pappasitos.... read more

My boss had some do-nuts overnighted to him here in Chicago! One-day old and still delicious! I had the apple. Yum. Texas is calling!