I think this is the best Donut shop in North San Diego County. It is certainly the best we have found and we have tried many. I Drive from San Marcos/Escondido area all the way here just for their donuts. It is a small family owned business that deserves every bit of support they can get. I've told all of my friends and family about Tan's and they all agree and travel to buy donuts as well. Please try them and please tell your friends and family about them as well read more

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Came in yesterday with my grandchild. Got 2 donuts both exceptional. The service was quick and friendly. The store was clean and well maintained. I found it surprising that is was open later in the afternoon which was wonderful! read more

Cash only, nostalgic and classic donut shop!! They have the best donuts, yummy croissants, and coffee drinks in addition to a fridge of cold drinks absolutely. This cozy little hole in the wall has been a staple since my childhood, and I'm almost 30! read more

Tasty donuts. They were open at 430am which was convenient. Must have cash though. They do not accept cards.

Beware of the cashiers, they burned me for $5 , it was crazy, the lady like insisted I give a tip , which was fine , but I do cash with the tip, so then I used my phone to pay and she pressa button and my phone scanned and the total was 28.50 for a dozen doughnuts , I didn't wanna make a big deal but that was scandalous, she pressed $5 for the tip, just Beware read more

Great tasting and best prices in town. It's cash only is it's only set back. Easy to get to and it's a family business

Very tasty. Bought an apple fritter and a large cinnamon roll.the lady who helped me was very sweet.

They have the best doughnuts in Oside. The cake donuts are incredibly soft and moist with incredible icing. I also love their old fashioned and buttermilk doughnuts. So fresh and yummy. And they do mini Apple fritters too. read more

I'm sure I'm in the minority opinion but in 2023 what business is still cash only? Secondly, I asked for 1 dozen assorted. When it was rang up, I was charged $16.99 when it was posted $15.99. When I questioned this, I was told be cause I had asked for a chocolate bar. Nope, I only asked for an assorted dozen. I know it's only $1, which I would have tipped plus some, but the principle of the subtle rip-off is what angers me. read more

Very, very good! I've been picking up boxes to bring to work from here for years. They have never disappointed. Try the donut holes or maybe don't! They are to good. read more

Tan's is the bomb. Best donuts in SoCal hands down. Moved away from Oside and this is one place I miss but always go back when in town.

These donuts are terrible. Whoever heard of a cinnamon roll with no cinnamon on it? They don't taste good. Waste of my damn money ! I'm pissed my husband bought the donuts here . He works at the post office and said they buy their donuts here! I said why? People will buy and eat anything! After tasting these crappy donuts I'm considering going into business for myself! read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

Don't trust this place. Sketchy ATM inside. It's cash only so I used the ATM one day to withdraw $20. Typical $1.85 charge so there was only one transaction of $21.85. The following day I had 2 additional charges show up on my account from Tan's donuts, one for $2.50 and one for $0.00. I would have been a daily customer here since I work close by, but now I'll just go to McDonald's for breakfast and not have money stolen from me. Sad to see read more

I went to get a coffee and a doughnut the lady behind the counter was rude and when I tasted the coffee it was so weak it tasted like water. When I let her know she yelled at me so I left the coffee there and they kept my money.horrible place read more

Hello North County!! Nette B is here... TIP: CASH ONLY and if you don't have cash there's an ATM machine inside. Hmmmm heard good things from friends but IDK... I might have to give the another try. The worker was nice. The selections were good. I ordered 2 dz donuts and I ate a glaze donut. It was sugary on the outside but it didn't wow me. It was just alright. The coffee was good too. read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

I didn't get anything to eat here just got a cup of coffee. The lady that helped me was very nice so I'm giving her five stars just for that. The food looks really good, donuts and breakfast sandwiches. read more

Holy moly these donuts are orgasmic!! A patient of ours brought a box of these in and everyone was stuffing their faces like piranhas. They were perfect!! So yummy! Apparently this place is well known and I know why. Highly recommend recommend if you're in the area! read more

Tans is always our go to place for great donuts and breakfast sandwiches. Our girls love the selection of donuts and we all love the taste. read more

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I love this little hidden gem! I tried a lot of flavor boba and the doughnuts are super fresh and delicious. This place is a must visit! read more

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My coworker decided to be bad and bring in donuts for the office. She brought in a variety pack and I opted for the old fashion glazed. It's not very often that I eat donuts, but when I do, it's the bad ones... Talk about sweet!!! I think I have a cavity now ??? Anyways, there's a history behind this donut shop. My friend indicated that Tan's used be owned by a really nice couple who have since retired and sold the business. Since then, the donuts haven't been as good. Thanks to her, I'm going to be wired on this Friday... YIPEEEEEE!!! read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

This business has been here a very long time and has not changed much. The donuts and boba drinks were great! Parking is easy and available every time I went. Employees were nice. If you want donut holes go early cause they run out before anything else. read more

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Terrible! I went in to purchase five donuts I was transporting to work. I asked for a box and was told I needed to put the items in a bag, not a box. I offered to pay a bit extra for a box because I certainly can't purchase donuts I'm going to share in a bag. She said no, a dollar. For a BOX so I can transport the donuts I paid for?! I said that seemed expensive and she said she didn't care, and that I didn't need a box. Nice. I walked out. read more

One of the best donut shops in town for sure. Highly recommend, worth every penny spent. Very delicious and eye appealing. My name is John, and I approve this message! read more

A legend in the mid valley of Oceanside. Tans has been here for decades and will continue to hold it down in the donut world. Everyone has their favorite donut shop but this one is mine. I've been coming here since I was a kid and now my kid likes to come here. My personal favorite is the jalapeño ham and cheese croissant. I've had them from lots of places and really they are about all the same. That is just one of my favorites regardless of donut shop. The donut holes are good and they have the same donuts as the others. It's hard to judge donut shops, I think they are mostly all consistent with each other. Unless one just stands out as really good or bad. Anyways this is where to go if you live close by or are in the mid valley anywhere. It's what the locals do!! read more

Really hoped this place would be good because of the reviews but was not happy. Looking down at the donuts from the display they all looked good. Ordered 1 doz to bring home to the family and total #donutfail when we opened the box! See for yourself in the pictures below....It looks like I'm missing the bottom half of the donuts and the owner had no problem boxing this up and selling me these disc donuts...smh read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

Definitely middle of the road donuts here. Don't bother with the filled donuts- they do not fill them fully- took eating more than half the donut to get to the filling. Also the variety is lacking- it really is the same donut with a different color icing. Heard good things so decided to try and price is cheap but really not compelling enough to return read more

Consistently great donuts with great QC. Never greasy, and you can tell they always keep their frying oil clean. Service is always polite and friendly. Remember - cash only. :) read more

I've been coming here since I was a kid. Any Oceanside native knows that Tan's is the spot to go for donuts. Freshly made every morning, they have a wide variety ranging from the usual Old Fashioned to a Bacon Maple Bar. Their donuts are always delicious, light and fluffy. Never greasy. I can have some a few days later and they'll still taste just as good as the day they were made. A dozen will cost you about $11. CASH ONLY! So make sure to have some on you but they do have an ATM machine in store if needed. Now this isn't the fanciest place. It' the perfect example of a "mom and pop" shop but with their quality donuts and friendly service, it's no surprise why they've been in business all these years. I will continue to be a loyal customer. read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

I am from Oceanside went to Del Rio went to Lincoln an El Camino schools all located in Oceanside tennis donuts is the most wonderful thing in Oceanside their old school yeah they don't take credit cards or any other things but you take cash the most honest people ever come across to. This is pointing to hear people criticize them when they're the nicest people in the world. If you want to taste real good donut, you're not concerned with the petty things go to tans they have the greatest donuts on the planet read more

Seriously the best glazed donut I've ever had!! Better than Krispy Kreme or any other popular place I've been to. This place really is a hidden gem. My husband brought me one of their glazed donuts last week and I couldn't stop thinking about how good it was so we went again today. Also just a special thank you to the worker there who helped cleanup my clumsy husband's spill lol read more

Nice local Donughts shop . I love they offer a smaller apple fritter and cinnamon roll. Super reasonably priced & friendly . Cash only is no problem either it reminds me of the old days. read more

I grew up in Oceanside and Tan's Donuts is a staple to the local community. It's your typical neighborhood donut shop-nothing too special about it. They have a ton of different donuts to choose from, the basic glazed, maple bars, sprinkles, and more-they're all delicious. They also have croissant sammies that they microwave to heat up-not the best idea but as far as taste, eh. I've never had the smoothie/shakes here but they do have a variety, when I was looking at the menu I saw an avocado shake that I wanna try sometime soon... It's cash only, so be prepared. It also gets pretty busy in the mornings especially on the weekends but the staffs pretty quick so it won't be too long of a wait. read more

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By far, Tan's Donuts are the best!! This is truly a hidden gem that's been in Oceanside for years. Their donuts are always fluffy, soft, never greasy and the price is right!! AND, you can buy a carafe of coffee to go and an awesome egg and bagel sandwich!! CASH ONLY! read more

The only Tan's that should come to mind for any Oceansider when you put those 3 letters together. Probably because my skin is the color of a donut anyhow it's the 1st thing that comes to mind when I think of TAN or donuts. Sure there are more mainstream brands like Yum Yum nearby and an eastcoast staple like Dunkin on base, but if you identify the city of Oceanside by terms like "backgate, valley, deep valley, shores, etc" you can only come to 1 donut conclusion. Back when I was young donuts were a part of my regular diet, as was snowboarding and pizza hut, but a few things never changed. I've been coming here for well over a decade, at least as long as I could drive. This mom and pop shop is the epitome. They have not taken notice on the trends like the cronut, the bacon anything. They stick to the classics, but added boba milk tea a few years ago. They do breakfast sandwiches, bagels and a few juices. Not many bagel shops around, heck not even any juice shops nearby and only 1 donut shop in the vicinity so this all in 1 almost gets much of the traffic by default. This place used to be the bomb.com literally owned by the nicest sweetest couple, but they retired and sold the business. I can't necessarily say it's not as good as it once was, but it's lost something. CASH only, but an ATM inside, nominal ATM fee as far as ATM fee's go. Service is good and the staff is friendly, variety is excellent, quality is ok (I mean come on their donuts). It's clean, but in a bit of a run down strip mall. It's never stopped me or quite a few others from coming, but it could use a touch up. read more

I've only recently started coming to Tan's because sometimes I just get sick of Yum Yum donuts. This is a true mom and pop operation and because of that I love this place. They have a little bit of this and that so that's great. The employees don't say much but that's okay I will still come back for some tasty donuts. read more

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So happy I decided to finally try this place! Very clean, great selection of donuts and they are so delicious!! My new donut spot :) read more

This donut shop holds a special place in my heart, as we used to go here all the time back when I was a little kid. My favorite has always been the "maple bar filled" as I used to call it. :) [section omitted due to Yelp flagging my original review] ...in true old school fashion they are still a cash only joint - no big surprise considering how inexpensive donuts are, but just make sure you have cash BEFORE you go so you don't end up paying $3 extra or something by getting cash at a nearby ATM. Or in my case, before you drive a mile down the road to the Chase drive-thru to get cash and have to wait 20 minutes behind someone who accidentally picked the Spanish language and was dumb enough not to close out their transaction before driving away. SCORE! Haha, you HAD an account balance. suckerrrr So once I finally had cash I drove back to the shop and got my glorious maple bar filled (cue angelic music). My wife likes chocolate old fashioned donuts, as does her mom (who was in town to visit), so I got 2 of those. My sister always loved the apple fritters back in the day, so I got that simply to complete my nostalgic package. I also got a chocolate bar filled because. Well because I'm a swine. Now shut up and listen. ;) I'm happy to say that none of the donuts disappointed, and they were every bit as heavenly as I remember. The spirit of Tan lives on [more omitted because of Yelp flagging]! Donut gods be praised. read more

BEST DAMN DONUT IN OCEANSIDE:) I grew up down the street from this place and their donuts were OUTSTANDING in the 90s. I came back after 21 years and their even better ! I am forever a loyal customer and will be back every time I visit . read more

I dropped my dog off at the salon and saw this place and went in to get something. Very cheap prices and great. I got a croissant sandwich with egg and cheese and it was huge and only 2.50 and so delicious. It's on a huge buttery soft fresh croissant. I also got two glazed donuts and they were nice, soft and fluffy =) everything was very tasty I will be coming here for my donuts form now on read more

Tan's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Oceanside, California

Best place donuts in North county, awesome and delicious. I drove around North county one month and checked all the glaze donuts out and tans is the best read more