I believe this yelp site is in desperate need of update as the business name does not reflect the products sold. To be clear, yes, they sell donuts, but no, they do not sell ice cream; and, furthermore, it feels as though the donuts only exist because of the lottery tickets and scratchers that they sell as those have a better selection than donuts. That said, I did purchase a donut from their meager selection in the afternoon. Not sure if that selection was limited by the time of day, or simply reflects all that they have but the donut was decent, I believe it was called a cinnamon crunch, but the remaining selection of donuts were a small collection of cake and old-fashioned. Still not sure why ice cream is listed in the name as the sign outside the business does not reflect that either. I went to purchase my donut only to learn that they only accept credit cards for purchases over three dollars. Good to know my donut was under three dollars, disappointing if you fail to bring cash they have a decent sized sitting area in the back behind the lottery section. Ironically, I feel as though it is more generous than the area used to sell their tickets and donuts, the attendant was neither nor cordial. Experience was less than memorable. The only reason I chose to do a review to help others avoid a similar disappointment. My final advice, walk across the street buy some box donuts from Grocery Outlet and you'll be similarly pleased. read more

Alvin DO-Nut & Ice Cream Shop - Cinnamon crunch, doughnut, or so I believe. Decent but probably the only one worth trying in the display. - Donuts Near Me - Salinas, California

Found this place on yelp and decided to stop for donut. I wish I hadn't. I got a doughnut and it turned out to be all wet on the bottom side that was not visible when I saw it in the case throwing it out. read more

I absolutely adore their blueberry donuts. They are truly top tier in the donut realm. I just wish they had more ready at any time since it's so popular. Small shop, take card with a minimum but cash preferred! read more

Donuts were nothing special. Actually, once I saw them I almost just walked out. But I ordered an apple fritter and it was what I expected. Below average and took some time before I found an actual apple. read more

When shopping on the east side of town, I would oftentimes drop in for a donut fix. Their donuts apple fritters are huge, and they are also totally delicious. With a cup of coffee makes for a grand meal. I also really love the crumb cinnamon roll. Best of both worlds, both crumbs and cinnamon The glazed donuts and sugar donuts are light and airy and not heavy at all. And the twists are just as good too. I really love this place. read more

Got 2 dozen donuts for the office today and not one person didn't ask where they were from...they all loved them. Myself included. Donuts seemed fresh, nice and fluffy. Prices didn't seem bad either. Definitely coming back read more

In una tranquilla mattinata a Salinas, ci siamo imbattuti in un piccolo negozio e... ..Wow! Mai assaggiato dei donuts così: soffici, freschissimi, preparati al momento e con una glassa allo sciroppo d'acero spettacolare! Qualità/prezzo altissima! La tappa da sola vale il viaggio per iniziare alla grande la giornata! E all'interno ci sono anche dei tavolini dove poter mangiare. Top! read more

I have been passing by Alvin's donuts for years since I was a kid! Finally had to fulfill a donut craving and winchells was too far so stopped in, I got a chocolate and glaze donut with a black coffee! Coffee was good, glaze donut was to die for, chocolate donut was mediocre! You can tell donuts are baked fresh! I went back for a second time and paid 1.15 for one glaze donut so I think it's cheaper to buy by dozen. I def recommend you give Alvin's a try there was no weird after taste that most donuts have! read more

Alvin DO-Nut & Ice Cream Shop - Glaze Donut - Donuts Near Me - Salinas, California

This place has delicious donuts, great service, great price, accepts credit cards and is open. I was there last weekend. The status of this place needs to be updated to open. read more

Maple old fashioned was not bad, nice crisp outside with perfect inside. Not too sweet either. The Apple fritter was really good and only $1.50. The glazed was a bit soft and almost too chewy. The maple had a great texture. They also sell different priced scratchers. read more

I will not go back again.....I went with a friend in a wheelchair.....the donuts are good about like every other joint. No restrooms for customers, no free refill on coffee when you are in the shop. The place had two colors of floor tile. It look like a repair job. The place in my opinion was not very clean and had a stale smell. It is not very welcoming to me and my friend. read more

"Ice Cream" This place is fine. Cute and simple with good ice cream. Clean, small, friendly, a nice shop. Enjoy! read more

Alvin DO-Nut & Ice Cream Shop - :) - Donuts Near Me - Salinas, California

The best donuts in the world. Our to go to donut shop in the Monterey county area. MUST TRY the blueberry and chocolate donuts. Fireeeee af read more

Terrible donuts tasted like they had them there for days and prepared them with the littlest preparation. Never again

Aww.. no ice cream. It's called Alvin do nut and ice cream shop and doesn't have any ice cream. It's just a small donut stand with a glass partition. The girl wears masks and gloves and didn't even put a napkin on slip of wax paper in my order to pick up the donuts with. I could find a better atmosphere to buy a donut in at a hospital cafeteria. Parking outside is crowded and short on space. The donuts do stay fresh longer, but the glazed are hollow and greasy sometimes. read more

who needs dunkin donuts when you a local family owned donut store?! Although it's CASH ONLY, this place had YUMazing GLAZED DONUTS!!! They are huge and i wanted to sink my teeth into a second one after i gobbled up my first... soooooo delish!! we went in the morning and all of the donuts we ordered were light, fluffy, and finger lickin good!! i'm glad i finally found a donut place in salinas! read more

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BEST DONUTS IN SALINAS!! I was shocked on how soft they were and realized this is how FRESH! out the oven donuts taste like! how?! if heaven was a donut it would be these.. Don't believe me? try it yourself then you can thank me by getting a dozen donuts haha FYI: CASH ONLY!! why? it's small business (banks charge businesses for people using their credit card so small businesses cannot afford that) still worth it though and really kind people read more

A former coworker of mine told me about this place, and I've been a regular ever since (on my "cheat days" at least!). A well-kept secret of Salinas (for now), Alvin's Donuts is a fantastic place to spoil your taste buds. They don't have the widest slection of donuts, but they have all I need, and it is DELICIOUS. The workers there are exceptionally nice, they like chit-chatting and make your feel a lot better about your upcoming donut feast, heck they'll throw on some donut holes free of charge, much to my delight! I've yet to try their Ice Cream, but the reviews look good so far (not surprising). The owners here have truly mastered the art of donut-making and taste bud-spoiling. You will not be dissapointed. read more

I don't always do donuts, but when I do, I wait 'til I hit Salinas! Alvin is the man. Small batch, crisp/tasty sweet fried friends, come hither. If you go at a more popular time like Sat. mornings they are fresh as can be. I went one weekday at 5am and they were possibly yesterday's batch. I think he felt bad but I don't knock him for waiting until peak rush to get the fryer crackin'. Alvin hooks it up on donut holes too. Support local donuts! read more

This family-run place is great. While hanging out for 20 min in the morning, 3 out of 4 customers were greeted by name, and many didn't even have to place their order, since it was anticipated by the amazingingly attentive and multi-tasking owner. My cinnamon roll was hot and fresh. And coffee wasn't bad either. When I went back in the afternoon later during the week, I received an extra donut with my order. read more

Delicious and very inexpensive. The cashier even gave me an extra doughnut! FYI it's cash only. read more

I use to live walking distance from here for 15 years now I live about 6 miles away still worth the drive, all taste fresh, service is great and very inexpensive. I would easily pay twice as much for what they ask read more

Alvin DO-Nut & Ice Cream Shop - Just pick up some jelly, glazed, blueberry, and an eclair because I the smell is irresistible - Donuts Near Me - Salinas, California

BEST donuts in Salinas! Their donuts are very fresh and they have a great variety. People always ask where I got the donuts when I buy them from here, some have even teased that they are homemade, because that's how good they are. You have to give this place a whirl! read more

I've gone here twice in a week, and it's literally an understatement when I say these donuts are delicious! I thought maybe it was a fluke the first time I went they were so fresh and you could taste it in your mouth the freshness of the bread. After today I must say these are even better then krispy cremes, and best donuts in salinas. It's a must have, and will be going here for most of my morning donuts!! read more

I went there early sunday morning the young lady behind the counter was a special person and very nice I set there and had my donuts I had to buy some of the donut holes they just looked so good I was there for 20 minutes or more and person after person who walked through she was professional and courteous they're lucky to have such a great employee read more

Trying a new donut place brought us here today. They didn't have a big selection but it was in the afternoon so they were probably sold out. They did have my favorite apple fritter so we had to try them. Are they as good as the Missing Hole? No, but they were still good in their own right. They are a little bigger and more bready and the apples looked fresh, could use a little more cinnamon. Also tried their cinnamon roll with crumbs, it was huge. That was pretty good but for my tastes could still use a little more cinnamon. Overall pretty good, we'll come back to try their frozen yogurt. The owners were very nice. read more

Alvin DO-Nut & Ice Cream Shop - Cinnamon Roll with Crumbs and 2 Apple Fritters - Donuts Near Me - Salinas, California

Best donuts in salinas I've been coming here for at least 2 years and they have always been so delicious

No more Winchell's donuts for me, this place is great, their donuts are big, service is good, location always clean and I get some free stuff once in a while. go during closing time and a dozen is $4.99 and i got some free donuts holes, i don't know if they do this every day during closing time, but the 2 times i been there it was $4.99 but there wasn't a big selection of donuts than if you go earlier. Try this place out located next to Sakura Buffet read more

Oh man. I really hope this didn't happen but I fear there is new ownership here. The donuts are not the same - really greasy. If there are, in fact, new owners and they are reading this, take my advice in order to save your business. Go get the man who you bought the donut shop from and pay him whatever he wants to show you how to make good donuts. Yours are not worth coming back for. By chance, has the donut Jedi-ninja master opened a new place anywhere? Anyone? read more

Donuts aren't bad! Coffee is not that great. It's almost never busy when I stop by early in the AM :)

First off let me say that I travel a lot and look for donut shops that make awesome donuts. This place makes greasy, fresh donuts. They lost there numiness within 2 bites, the pink box was tossed mostly full... read more

Allen donuts sell real donuts , not whinchels,the owner is really friendly last time we went he gave us two free donuts , he will be having my business read more

I have never been a fan of doughnuts until I came to this place. My favorite is their sugar doughnut. They are definitely not like your typical doughnuts since they're super light, fluffy, always fresh, and cheap! Today I bought half a dozen for $3 ($1 less than the usual cup of coffee I get)! This is the only place I'll ever get doughnuts from. read more

Great tasting donuts! Nice people. They are often misunderstood by the people I take. The quality is so great here. They don't taste like the average donut. I honestly believe these donuts beat out every mainstream donut chain easily. Glazed and maple are my favorite but they make a delicious jelly donut, blueberry donut, and apple fritter! And also, they have sales on their dozen every now and then. read more

Visited about a month ago. As I stood at the cash register paying for my donut, I noticed a mouse trap exposed in a corner, near the donut case. I walked out with my donut, tossed it in the garbage outside and have no intentions of returning to this establishment. Huge thumbs down. read more

Best donuts in town . Way better than the chain type donut places . The donuts are very moist and always fresh. The customer service is always good as they always appreciate their customers. The owner always throws in something extra . My favs are the maple bar and glazed !! My kids like the sprinkle donut . I always get donuts from here when family visits or for company meetings . read more

My kids and i love this place. The doughnuts are so fresh in the morning that sometimes they are still warm. Great service also. They now have frozen yougurt for like $2.50 you get a large filled cup.only drawback is that is only one flavor read more

No ice cream or yogurt anymore. Not impressed, $1.50 for average looking fritter. We left, not something I need or have to try.

Best donuts in salinas and a good price..underrated donuts. These donuts are always soft and fresh..way better than Winchelles donuts honestly read more

Let me start by saying the donuts are really good & very reasonably priced. I am giving Alvin's one star b/c as I was ordering my donuts, a little girl that I assume belonged to the person helping me, was at the frozen yogurt dispenser using her hand to dig out frozen yogurt, licking it off & then repeating. For an icecream shop, you would think they would offer more, but all they had was chocolate frozen yogurt & after that display, I won't be going back. read more