OMG! Stopped in The Jelly Donut after driving through Grants Pass on my way back to Lacey, WA from Las Vegas, NV. Was looking for a place to get out of my car to stretch my legs. God had a plan...Visit The Jelly Donut! I walked in to this smaller, unassuming shop and quickly realized this place is for real! The fresh assortment of baked goods was impressive, and the baking racks made it clear they bake fresh on-site. I was tempted by the usual suspects, like the cream-filled eclairs, but the super-sized apple fritter caught my eye, so I jumped on it. Thinking this measly $4 investment would sustain me for many miles of travail, I gobbled it down within a few blocks of the shop. AMAZING! Highly recommend The Jelly Donut! I'll be stopping here the next time I drive through the neighborhood! read more

My dad, mom and the whole family absolutely love the custard filled maple bars they make. But I went there on Monday and they only had 1. She refused to make any more when I asked. Went today, Wednesday at 7:30am they had about 20 bacon and maple(yuk) but not a single filled maple. I asked him to make some and he said that nobody made the custard. It's pretty typical that the younger employees won't do anything more than the minimum here It's a waste of time driving to this place from Merlin even though the donuts are pretty good! read more

The woman working was so unfriendly to me and all the kids I brought along. These days even a smile and a thank you have a nice day goes a long ways. She acted more annoyed that we were there, rather than being appreciative we were bringing her quite a bit of business. Sad to say but that was probably my last time there. read more

When all you want is a fresh sugary donut, no muss, no fuss... Come here to get your sugar fix *thumbs up* Unlike other bakeries, this place stays open 4AM - 10PM most days. Closed on Tuesdays. The cinnamon rolls are huge and worth the $4; other specialty donuts for the same price. Bars, jelly filled or custard filled (round) are $2.25 each. Regular donuts are $2 each. *You get $2 off of a dozen donuts (any combination). read more

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Quality, service, value. The young gentleman helping us was great. Not sure whether the other reviewer went on a bad day, but that is a 5/5 apple fritter. It's ridiculously HUGE, crispy outside, soft inside, with the fruit just right. Personally I would prefer no icing since the fruit is already sweet, but as icing goes, it was good. read more

The Jelly Donut - Huge fritter - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

First time visit. Ordered Chocolate Covered Plain Cake, I got Chocolate Covered Old Fashioned. Could not eat, the dough was raw inside (see photo). Maybe I'll try the Apple Fritter next time? read more

The Jelly Donut - Raw dough - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

Love the donut variety at the Jelly Donut. Their hours are a little tough to predict but the have a good selection and friendly people working there. Typical strip mall donut shop but I wouldn't expect more. read more

Apple Fritter 2.8/5 overall. Crispness 2/5. Flavor blend 4/5. Dough 3/5. Fruit volume 2/5. Size and Value 3/5. Glazed Old Fashioned 4/5 overall. Icing/Topping 5/5. Dough 4/5. Size and Value 3/5. Maple Bar 3.7/5 overall. Icing/Topping 4/5. Dough 4/5. Size and Value 3/5. Good service and decent hours. Fairly expensive compared to most donut shops, but good classic donuts. read more

The Jelly Donut - Apple Fritter, Glazed Old Fashioned, Maple Bar - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

Girl working the counter on 7/26/2023 absolutely needs to be fired!!! Rudest customer service I've ever seen!! To me and the family ahead of me. Horrible. Little girl needs a attitude check from her parents. That's why her tip jar is left on zero and I'll never return read more

In the 3 years we've been living here, I've only had the chance to eat these donuts maybe 2 or 3 times total! Most of the times the place is closed! Which is weird for a 24 hour donut shop? Huh? Weird, right? Well, today we hit upon it being open, so we figured, yay, donuts! FINALLY! The choices were limited at around 2:00PM, not too many options. We picked out 5 donuts and when the young man said $13.50...I thought maybe he was mistaken! Whaaaatt? But he said it was right, 2 of the donuts cost 3.75 each! Wow, that is expensive for a cream filled and a buttermilk bar. Shockingly so...so yes, the price was correct. It did indeed add up that high. I guess donuts are no longer a good value are they? Not bad tasting, but nothing that blew my mind. My husband did say he loved the cream filled log. read more

Delicious real donuts at a great price. Don't miss this stop on your way to Portland! Take the detour and enjoy a delicious donut in Grants Pass. read more

This place has the BEST Apple Fritters I've ever seen and eaten!! They are absolutely huge! Plus the tase is so wonderful it melts in your mouth with flavor! They lady that was there, at 5am, was so cheerful and happy she made my day read more

Legit donut shop! Lots of choices - we got the Apple fritter, huge with a crunchy outside and soft inside. Delicious. Also a maple bar which was perfect and an old fashioned, which was less impressive than the first two, but still good. read more

We have family that moved to Rogue River Oregon and they said there were no good donuts in their area. We thought we'd try this spot since it had good reviews on Yelp, but I was not impressed. Maybe we came on an off day. The donuts were skinny, looked dry, not much variety, and were overpriced. They also had big puff pastries that also looked dry and seemed expensive compared to what we pay in California. read more

The best donut house I've found in Oregon. Yes I'm a big donut fan. Every time that I have went there. The donuts have been simply amazing. Consistency is something that we look for as we look for the best of something sweet. Even if you get there a little early before the open to gladly open the doors for you and serve you whatever he has and I don't normally get five stars. read more

best dough shop in Southern Oregon. the owner she is a big sweet heart and makes amazing donut. read more

The Jelly Donut - Amazing doughnuts - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

Best doughnuts ever. The chocolate bar had a nice crisp crunch that I love, but never find in a bar doughnut.

$4 for a rock hard apple fritter that tasted burnt. Had to throw it in the garbage. How hard can it be to make a good donut?

By far the most delicious donuts we've ever had! The blueberry jelly donut was delicious and had tons of fillin! the cinnamon rolls are as big as your hand, the coconut crunch raised donuts are delicious. you cant taste the oil they were cooked in! Prices were good. 4 donuts and a cinnamon roll for ten bucks. Definitely made return customers! they're looking to hire a baker just FYI read more

Okay doughnuts not the best selection when I went either! I've tried it now twice and was not impressed either time. Staff didn't know what some of the doughnuts flavors were either. Updated review! Went into the store yesterday and was pretty impressed with staff and doughnuts were pretty good! They have definitely improved! read more

The Jelly Donut - Cherry turnover - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

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Another day, another donut! I've been coming to this place for over three years now and have been happy with the donuts. Even though they've had a couple issues with their bakers that lead to a "less than perfect" treat, I still must give them 5 stars. For all the donut shops I've eaten from over 50 years, this place is right up there at the top. No, it's not one of those "artsy" shops with bacon on top of their cakes or some wild cream filling inside, it's just a nice simple shop that makes the kind of donut I grew up on. Like old fashioned and buttermilk bars! And like the best shops, they stay open long enough (midnight) when they begin frying up the creations so a warm, fresh donut is always available. Their donut flavors cover most of the standard range from orange to maple. Others have the typical candies on top for added color and texture. They also open early (4:00AM) which is when their hot, fresh apple fritters come up. Those are a real treat and I highly recommend. Truth... read more

I'm new in town and every time I drove by the jelly donut I'd say oh I have to stop there. So today I did. And the case looks beautiful. The woman who came out to help was the most unfriendly person I have met in quite a while. She was angry, defensive and outright rude to someone who only said "how are you today?" The cinnamon roll I got is okay. Kind of over sugared for my taste but OK. Lots of things in the case look nice but I will never try them. There is not one reason to go somewhere where you're treated rudely. read more

Okay folks..... Picture this..... You walk in at 9:45 pm after spending too much money at a fancy restaurant who served you fake cake dry as the desert with Hershey syrup on the plate. My bakers intuition said walk away from that place... STRAIGHT TO THE JELLY DONUT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WOW WOW WOW. The man with the donut know how walked out like an old friend and was soOO kind. He spoke to my husband and I and answered all my annoying baker questions. We were treated well and the best part. WHEN WE ATE OUR DONUTS THERE WERE NO WORDS....JUST SMILES.... My husband said it was the best bear claw he ever had in his life. Me who does not eat chocolate or cake donuts was GROOVING on this chocolate donut hole from another planet. Props to the Baker....... You rock! read more

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This place has my favorite donut ever! It has custard filling and maple glaze. Yumm!!

I kid you not, our last visit: My wife and I walked in and was looking at the display case trying to figure out what we wanted while the guy behind the counter waited on someone else. He handled their money then came back to ask what we wanted. I asked if one certain donut had cream cheese of custard. He didn't know so he stuck his finger in it, pulled it out, sniffed it and said. "Custard." WTH? We walked out and never went back. Prior to the "Finger" incident, I'd stop in for a great tasting and huge apple fritter, but the two times before, they didn't even have any and it was slim pickin's on everything. Their pastry is also really expensive. Never again Jelly Donut! read more

24hr and at 4:00am I got served fresh warm delicious donuts. A happy day...the even had a rockstar in the cooler to wash it down The filled and the rest are pillowy heaven with glaze and a variety of fillings. read more

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I HAVE to leave a review! We stayed at a motel across there street, so we got to savor their goods as a late night snack as well as our morning departure snack. Quick mention: fruit turnovers (apple, raspberry, etc.), "Dog Bone" cinnamon twist, and apple fritter. The apple turnover was big and airy. It was frosted (and I don't really like sugery things) but the frosting was not particularly sweet, so out was just crappy and yummy. I love cinnamon pastries. Unlike most of the offerings at Jelly Donut, their Dog Bone cinnamon twist was very simple: dough twisted in with cinnamon--little or no glaze. So, if you REALLY don't like things too sweet, this can be perfect. And last, but most, their apple fritters! This is not only the best apple fritter I've ever had, it was also the BIGGEST. Literally as big as a personal-sized pizza, this fritter was soft inside, with a satisfying crispness to its outer crust. The other amazing feature was the big chunks of apple throughout the giant fritter. If you like apple fritters, you HAVE to get this one. read more

The Jelly Donut - The Jelly Donut's apple fritter: bigger than my head! With big chunks of apple. - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

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I returned to The Jelly Donut on 4.6.13 and they still got it!!!! You HAVE TO get a donut here. read more

Let's start with false advertising, not open 24 hours, no jelly donuts when I was in earlier. Worst part, 3 out of the 9 donuts I purchased here (pictured) we're raw. Of course I didn't know this until I got all the way home and bit into one. Went back the store, the only "lady" working there (name unknown) claimed she "wasn't allowed" to give refunds (we never got a receipt either). She admit the batch she made was raw after we brought this to her attention and even so would only offer more donuts instead of a refund. Anyone in thier right mind would know that's just insanity. Funny thing is, there was a paper on the door stating that they were looking for a new Baker, not surprised. It's pretty sad when third worlders could bake donuts and the locals can't. This business is a classic example of why Grants Pass is going downhill. Hopefully I don't get salmonella poisoning. read more

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We really enjoyed our donuts. The Apple fritter is absolutely huge. Surprisingly, out of the different donuts we tried my favorite ended up being the good old sugar donut. Can't go wrong with the classics. read more

We love love LOVE this place. Open 24 hours. A 24 hour donut shop!!! We don't have those where we're from. The owner is a jovial fellow. So funny and friendly. He made us feel right at home. There are so many different flavors. They have cream cheese filled donuts, a Reese's donut, triple chocolate, cherry, orange and raspberry glazed, and buttermilk bars. So many more. We ordered a dozen and sat right down to eat them. The owner even made fresh triple chocolate cake donuts for us. My son compared them to like bites of steaming mugs of hot chocolate. YUM! My favorites are the chocolate crullers. They melt in your mouth. We bought a dozen and went back for more. Wish we had one of these near our house! read more

The Jelly Donut - The Jelly Donut - Open 24 Hours. - Donuts Near Me - Grants Pass, Oregon

So sad that no selection at 10am! Only pastries to choose from & not many of those. Hope this business gets it together soon as have been saying how good they are, but getting worse. Has to be someone out there that can make donuts all day! Pam L. read more

Not much to say about this place. They are a donut store and they indeed have donuts. The only reference I have as far as donut shops are concerned is dunkin donuts, and this place definitely had a better selection than them. The person behind the counter was friendly and not annoying and the two donuts I got filled me up for hours. I'll be back! read more

The Jelly Donut! This is my go-to pit stop when traveling the I5. I feel like Homer Simpson stopping by for a donut. The plain glazed are my go-to and they have been consistently delicious. Every time I've stopped by for the past 2 years, it's always been the same friendly woman at the counter. 10/10 will keep stopping at the Jelly Donut! read more

I second that you MUST get a donut here. Forget any other desserts that you may be craving. Drop everything and get a donut here. I repeat. Drop everything, Huge squishy donut covered in maple, filled with barely sweetened whipped cream? It's SO naughty of them!!! Its so. damn. good. its gotta be bad. WHY do you do this to us, Jelly Donut?????? read more

Very good donuts. 24 hours. If you like that type of thing... Update 09/27/07: Bad news, friends. The once fabulous Jelly Donut must have changed owners. The quality and variety of donuts has dropped off significantly. Not only that, but the attitude of the service people there is rude and depressing. My advice: walk past this place until they get their act back together. read more

i'm not a huge donut fan but their twists are incredible. They've recently expanded their selection to include maple bacon bars and more. They have a reading hour where they invite kids to come listen to a book reading and get a free donut hole. I think that's pretty adorable. read more

Handling your food barehanded after handling another customers money? Friggin gross!!!!!!!! This has been several times in a row of this happening. I will walk out of this place every time I don't see either hands being washed or gloves put on. This is in front of customers, don't want to think what's happening in the back :(. I'll change my review if you guys change your handling of the food. Been a customer of JD since I was a kid. read more

Not a fan. The few times I've been here the donuts have been very greasy, heavy and not very good. The prices are also high for what you get. read more

The bear claw was a 4; the apple fritter was a 3. Very nice lady served us.