We went here for the first time this past weekend. It's a bit of a hike for us from West Roseville, but we wanted something different and it's the same distance from us as the appropriately hyped Rocklin Donuts and Cinnamon, so off we went. We got there about 9:30, and their selection was a little thin. They seemed busy and I'd guess the several people who walked in after me or on my way out may not have found much to buy. So that's my gauge on their popularity. I got some chocolate frosted bars and had them filled with custard for the husband and kids; I got a few raised chocolate donuts that were good. A little chewier than your average raised donut, which was interesting. Not a complaint, just an observation. The chocolate frosting was good. I bought a cinnamon roll that I ate bit by bit on the way home. It tasted more like a glazed donut than a cinnamon roll, but it was super soft, very sweet and was devoured. I wished I'd ordered a few more of those. They also had a crumb donut I didn't order but later wished I had. I did order a couple of cronuts, which I usually like but these didn't do it for me. I'm not sure I could elaborate other than saying taste and texture weren't for me. I also ordered a chocolate frosted cake donut that was solid, and ordered the one glazed donut they had left and the one sugar donut they had left. I didn't try them but none of the kids or their friends had any complaints. The place was nice, clean, and the service was friendly. I'd definitely try them again. Their round raised donuts I noticed were not entirely round, but had some angles to them almost like they might be cut with some element of a hexagon in them. Perhaps a signature? I uncharacteristically neglected to take photos. Next time! read more

Every time I go, they're closed!! Saturday morning at 9:50am and they're closed. Kids are disappointed. We need another local spot that stays open. read more

The only spot (that I know of) in town and the best spot in town to get fresh bakery style donuts that are perfect every time. If you love donuts it's important you get here early because they sell out FAST!! they have an option you can text your order the evening. They have great variety of options for the family. The only thing I wish they had would be crullers. Everything else is amazing. They also have cronuts that are fire. read more

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Their donuts are fresh and delicious.. I always go to them for my donut fix!!!! Always place orders for pick up to avoid the lines!!! They are friendly and treat all customers great. read more

Updating my review after the owner responded. I appreciated the thoughtful explanation behind the holiday tree, themed boxes, and business hours. It gave me more context and showed they really care about their shop and product quality. The donuts are fresh and really good, and it's actually a cute little local shop with its own personality. I also respect that they took the time to respond kindly and professionally to feedback. read more

Yummy donuts! Best in town (; Just a wonderful atmosphere over all, the workers are all so nice and friendly. Everything is so yummy, from their apple fridders, to their cronuts, to their maple bars! Just lovely! read more

The Perfect Dozen - Donuts Near Me - Lincoln, California

Great People, donuts were very fresh and delish. They have all standard donuts and three flavors of CRONUTS... Great people, great atmosphere. They open nice and early too! read more

Delicious donuts every time! Love the large selection and especially their cronuts! So flakey and fun to eat. Highly recommended and always the place my family turns to when we have guests or a birthday to celebrate! read more

These donuts are amazing! I buy 2 dozen at a time and freeze them! They are perfectly preserved when unwrapped! Love it that Laura runs her business her way. When she sells out, she closes. Doesn't wast time or product because most days, they do sell out! It's truly a BUMMER when you roll up and the sign shows closed! You know if was a good day on donuts! read more

The young lady behind the counter is an absolute delight however, the owner The blonde older woman in her 50s kinda heavy Set blonde is so dismissive and rude to her customers and her employee. Every day I go there they're closed or either sold out of donuts. I arrive at nine or 10 o'clock in the morning. They say you have to order online ahead of time. I find that to be inconvenient. They're never open when they say they're supposed to be open and they're always out of donuts. The donuts are delicious but the the owner the blonde have that lady is extremely rude rude and she wrecks the whole deal for me. I would not recommend this place at all unless you wanna leave there without donuts and offended and feeling like she totally just misses you read more

I love the donuts here and prefer them over the grocery stores, Krispy Kreme, or any other donut shop. They are the perfect amount of sweetness and fluffiness for me. The cronuts are amazing and you can get donuts custom filled. I do have to come early to make sure I am able to get what I want. read more

Super way to start your day! great people help you to pick anything you like and CUSTOM FILL IT with Yellow Custard, Lemon, or Raspberry fillings or anything the "kid" in you desires. It's just me, but I was having so much fun I bought a ton! Great service and prices are important, but to be impressed they have to taste amazing and these all did just that. My personal favorite for 50 years is a MAPLE BAR STUFFED WITH YELLOW CUSTARD! as much filling as the walls of that donut can hold! I was hoping I wouldn't have to beg for this custom custard delight, or worse, they say "we don't do that!". not this time... Poppa donut master Marshal stuck his head out at 5:45 am still mixing and making because he heard me and well... this is such a classic great donut that's not typically made nowadays. He says... "my personal favorite too!" I think we both got a kick out of that exchange. It's a lot of top of the heap donuts so my choices are always similar to my favorite saying. "why buy 1 when you can get 2 for twice the price!" haha but honestly, priced right and the counter service was so excellent, I tipped. I'm 57, live in lincoln hills and have been missing out on this great local business, buying from safeway, and always just barely getting my "donut fix". Not today, it's just me at home, but I'll bring some to my sweet momma and ring my neighbors doorbell with treats. No way as much as I want, put down all these donuts. But, I'll try to bring out the 20 year old in me when I would stop by an american icon shop we all know of, with a W in it! i'm embarrassed to admit how many of these I could eat with a gallon of milk... hey c'mon now, I was growing! Thanks the perfect dozen is just that! nuff, more than enough said. be well, look younger, and live longer, eat more donuts while you still can! the kid in me says....weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! and does the "happy food dance!" read more

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It was my 1st time here, my kid wanted donuts for their bday. This place only has 3.5 stars so I read the reviews, it's all a bunch of people bitching that the donuts are sold out or that they (god forbid) be closed so the owners and employees have a day off. If a place is sold out of donuts it's because the place has amazing donuts. The staff was super friendly, donuts were amazing. Whoever the owner is that is writing the reviews back to the people is really want me over on this place. I own two businesses, and this is exactly how I respond to people when they are being dumb. read more

Very rare that I get fresh donuts like this but man when I do it sure is tasty. It was my daughter's first day at school so I decided to grab some donuts and some chocolate milk, you know something to start her day off right. Got a glazed donut, a chocolate donut, a pink frosting sprinkle donut and a maple donut. All were very fresh and yummy, at least that's what I was told about the sprinkle donut because I didn't eat any of that. LOL very friendly customer service and I would totally go back and enjoy some more. read more

Great doughnuts. Always a line and the only downsize is that they run out of doughnuts too early as they are so popular.

The donuts are good. My only complaint is the staff has zero hustle or concern about getting the customers served timely. I recommend you order your donuts ahead of time. Do not show up on a morning before work thinking you'll quickly get your office a dozen donuts!! read more

As a donut shop, they are passable. Has a business? I mean, why close at 11 AM? And why aren't you open at 10:30 AM and why would you be closed on Monday and Tuesday? Seems like your heart just not in it maybe you should pass the torch to somebody who actually wants to provide donuts. As the only donut shop within 6 miles, you are doing your market a disservice. read more

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If you have a craving for donuts, try The Perfect Dozen! Delicious fresh made donuts surely to satisfy your sweet tooth. Staff is friendly and location is great. They have plenty of indoor seating. read more

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The best and freshest donuts! Get there early as they do sell out. Great family owned business and they put their heart into their donuts!

Service and Ambiance are good. Food in the other hand- Cinnamon roll lacked top glaze that is usual for rolls. (I didn't even expect raisins). But the white glaze not donut glaze is quite necessary or else it's just a big rolled up donut. The apple fritter has no apple bits (canned or fresh)!! Another deep fried donut masquerading as a fritter. So if you want a donut ONLY this is your place. read more

Was a regular because it's the only donut shop in town but won't ever go back. The owner has a nasty attitude and after coming here to leave a review I decided to read others. Her responses to anyone who leaves a non five star review is nasty. Not sure how anyone would want to give business to someone who speaks to their customers like that. Oh and my friends and family won't be coming in either. Going to call some other donut shops I know and see if they want to expand to Lincoln. I think once they read these reviews they would be very interested. Response: I don't care what programs you have or don't want. You are rude the way you respond to people and anyone on here who reads your comments to your other customers will see it for themselves. Please people scroll and read. read more

The Absolute best donuts in Lincoln California or anywhere close by. The Ladies are always so friendly and the Variety is 2nd to none. Where as alot of donut shops have shifted to selling coffee not here donuts are their still the main game in this town. Thankyou Mike from Lincoln read more

Best cronuts I've ever had! Amazing donuts I work in Rancho Cordova and my coworkers ask me to bring the donuts cause we love them so much. So many to choose from but can't get enough of the gooey goodness of the cronuts! I've tried them at other places but nothing like the perfect dozen! read more

Today was my first time stopping by . I ordered 3 dozen donuts and I wasn't sure on which types I wanted (it was for a graduating class) I'm unsure of what her name was but the girl working the front was not only patient but extremely pleasant . I LOVE great customer service . I'll definitely be back! read more

Went here for the first time ever this morning and I am not disappointed. The donuts are phenomenal and the service was fantastic too. They had the kindest staff who seemed happy to be there. Can't wait to go here again. read more

I am not sure why this place only has 3 stars on here. Let me start by saying this place is a gem. I came in on Valentines Day around 10:30am... They had only one kind left so of course I had to try it. Sprinkles! I know what your thinking who get sprinkles well I did considering every other donut was gone. The donut was soft, moist and delicious. I wouldn't normally order this kind. Glad I tried it the sprinkles were perfect not to sweet and the donut was the same. So I decided to come back when they opened the next day to try all the other ones they make. 5:02am is when I showed up on a Saturday I had the whole place to myself. Yeppie and all the shelves were stocked. They had everything I could ever want. So I had to get a dozen of a variety. I was blown away. They even freshly add your filling to the inside of your donut to order. Wow I am impressed. The girl working the counter was chipper and friendly ! I was so happy to have someone that was a morning person like me!:) This place will be my go to spot for donuts when I am in town! Great Job Pink Box. read more

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I dont know why this place is so low rated. This place deserves 10/5 stars. Donuts were absolutely delicious probably the best in Sacramento. Staff were friendly and their selection was great. No wonder why they are sold out so fast. You have to try their donuts! read more

We weren't aware of the hours and arrived at 10:30am, the closed at 11am. Our selection was limited to about a dozen different donuts. We chose three different kinds, and were not disappointed with any of them! They were delicious they were extremely fresh, a good size and a comparable to other donuts shops in cost. The staff friendly and eager to help. They even give out the phone number so that you can text your donut order the night before and they will pull them and hold them for your arrival. The shop included tables for enjoying inside. It was a very pleasant treat. read more

The best local donut shop! I dropped in to get donuts for my daughter's daycare to celebrate her birthday. Laura went above and beyond to make sure the dozen included pink donuts, per my 3 yo daughter's request :) She added some unicorn sprinkles to glazed donuts and even offered to go mix up some more pink frosting since the pink donuts were running low. And the donuts are DELICIOUS. read more

The staff is always very friendly, and the donuts are always delicious! As with any donut shop, they're busy on the weekends so make sure you get there early. But even with the line wrapped around the store, service was fast and they were quick to restock the popular donuts. read more

We love The Perfect Dozen!!! We are weekend regulars, and I have also ordered several custom donuts as well. The donuts are always beautifully done and always so delicious. read more

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I'm sorry but this donut shop is nasty. I just don't see how they even pass inspection. We need a much better and cleaner donut shop here in Lincoln. I'm usually not one to post anything but after going to this place for the first time and seeing how dirty it is, I would think twice before buying donuts from here. In response to your question below, Un-washed pans and baking utensils all over on counter with dried batter on counter behind etc, and this was around 10:00am. Just messy. Baseboards in shop grimy-like with floor dirty. We went in there a second time cause maybe just hectic day first time; same issue. Wished I had taken pictures. read more

Service great , donuts delicious, what's not to love ? Going to the perfect dozen is part of living in Lincoln , just simply the best

Solid and fresh donuts, good selection, friendly staff and checkout is fast. Great that we have a donut shop here in Lincoln!

Establishment never makes enough donuts for the day. Always out of the popular items. hit or miss on donut holes. Need to plan better.

The Perfect Dozen donuts are the best! They're fresh and tasty, Perfect for a quick couple of donuts! I always am late, so there's not always a tremendous amount of varieties but there is always a good amount , and there is always something that I love! Give them a try! Also customer service was great! read more

Credit where credit is due, the donuts here are very good. However, I can't recommend a place right now that not only does not have their staff wearing masks or encouraging their customers to wear masks, but seems to be condesending to the people who are concerned about their "masks are a choice" policy based on the owner responses below or on Facebook. Again, good donut. And if masks aren't your concern, go for it. For me personnally, I won't be back read more

Always delicious! Fresh filled and fluffy. It honestly doesn't get more PERFECT than these donuts! AND she's local!! Support your people y'all!! read more

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My 73 year old father-in-law surprised us with some doughnuts this morning before the kids took off to school and I took off for work. This is a great local business, who's owner has been volunteering and contributing to this community for YEARS! I'll be back and I highly recommend visiting for a treat!! read more

Awesome little donut shop! They fill the boston cream donuts to order and their specialty donuts are always great! We drive past half a dozen donut shops to go here!!! read more

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