Came here around 9am on a thursday morning with some friends! Parking is plentiful and its easy to find. When we went nobody else was here yay, so we looked around. Maybe because it was a weekday, they didnt have as much selection as I thought they would have? They had some cronuts, cake donuts, mochi donuts, then some old fashioned. And a tray of some bread i think. Cronuts come with the syringe thing, and ALL their donuts are really fancy, covered in various sugars, cereals or glazes. Unfortunately no gf options on weekdays, but they WILL have gf options on weekends! I got a pandan mochi donut and almost died when they said it was $3.25 . I have never had to pay more than 2.50 for a mochi donut??!! Even in socal and the bay area! My friends got half dozens and the price was around $17, which is the price of a FANCY dozen at a normal donut shop. But, with that said, I don't mind paying more as long as it's really good. Bless up tho bc they gave free señorita bread as a sample to us. They don't have any indoor or outdoor seating btw so we ate in the car lol. The mochi donut was dissapointing. The glaze is overly sweet and not a hint of pandan (i should've known since pandan isnt neon green hahaha). My friend tried the glazed ube mochi donut and also said it had no ube flavor. The donut itself is soft but no crisp exterior (which i personally like but everyone's prefrences are diff). The señorita bread is good, but not enough of the sugary filling/topping stuff so if u like things that aren't super sweet, get the bread! Did this place live up to the hype? Unfortunately no. Is it worth the price? Also no. But, i think if you just eat their food, it's good. Their donuts and bread are perfectly fine, just not what you expect for the price and the instagram pictures. I think it's worth trying once but I don't think I'll be back simply because it's so expensive. read more

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I've been to Bad Bakers in Natomas, so I was happy to see one in EG. I learned this only recently but "bad" stands for "bread and donuts" LOL! Anyway, the cases were filled with donuts at around noontime on a Sunday. The line moved at a decent pace. I think it would be a good idea for them to mark the line direction, since people were standing in the sun while waiting in line. If they bent the line around the corner, parallel to Elk Grove Blvd, people can also see the shop while they're driving, and come check it out! There is a great selection of fancy donuts and mochi donuts. They also have Filipino baked goods like señorita bread (stax), bitso, and savory goods. Drinks are coming soon! We decided on just getting a pandan mochi donut and a pack of strawberry bread. I was hoping for guava cream bread since I saw a friend post about it a few days ago! The mochi donut was a bit dense for mochi, and they put A LOT of icing...could do with less icing because it got pretty sweet but the pandan flavor was decent. It tasted a bit coconut-y as well. The strawberry bread was ok. It was soft, but on the sweeter side like strawberry jam. The ingredients noted cream cheese but I didn't taste or see any when I ate it. The line placement could also use a bit of work, since people have to wait in line to get to the cashier, tell the cashier how much of each item they want, and then walk back to make their picks. It was a bit inefficient, because the paid customers walked back into the line where customers who haven't paid were looking at the case. Overall, great addition to Elk Grove. I hope to try their guava cream bread soon, as well as their fancy donuts with the shots! read more

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UBE STAX (Aka ube flavored senorita bread) Yummy! UBE CRUMBLE COOKIE not too crispy, had a soft center. HOT DOG BUN Cheese is crispy. Bread has a good bite to it The hot dog is soft Yummy. JALAPEÑO AND CREAM CHEESE ROLL Surprised this had a cream cheese and some kind of nacho cheese mix sprinkled inside. The bread was cooked perfectly Tasted like a bagel with jalapeño cream cheese We're definitely coming back to try different things in their menu. Everything looks amazing!! Thank you BAD BAKERS! read more

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A week ago I came in at 8:15am and bought 2 donuts. They were both stale!! I won't be back.

So excited for this place to be open in Elk Grove! It's such a treat having them in town. Their donuts are always good, and their take on what is called "staxx"--very delicious when warmed. They have a regular and ube flavored one. I went during their soft opening (I couldn't wait and couldn't handle my excitement to see the sign say open) lol. I got their staxx and I believe the breakfast donut with bacon and cereal. Try not to eat it all in one sitting, because you will definitely tempted. If you haven't tried bad bakers before, go! You definitely will not be disappointed. read more

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the senorita bread was AMAZING, honestly the best i've ever had, and the other donuts were bomb, fair price

Bad Bakers - Bad ASSS BAKERS! Great pastries. Unique types of donuts and pastries. Would highly recommend. Great service. Go early! read more

Bad bakers is one of my favorite donut shops in sac but there are definitely a couple of things to keep in mind when visiting this location (or any of the others for that matter.) The quality and quantity of the donuts are MUCH better when they first open. Being a brand new location this place is super busy and if you are coming in the late afternoon likely your selection and experience might not be the greatest. This has generally been my experience and the other two locations. I love Bad bakers but generally every thing I like is gone by the afternoon. Really the best donuts are the Mochi but those go extremely quick. I know it doesn't sound great having to have certain expectations for a place based for time of day but just something to keep in mind. When I visited late Friday afternoon it was as I had expected, much of the donuts were already gone and no mochi but I was able to snag a few empanadas. There was only one person working so service was a bit slow but I can also attribute that to picky slow customers haha. One issue they had is that there was a concerning number of flies on this visit. Something they will have to fix if they don't want health issues. Empanadas were great and I really love the location! read more

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The cronuts are super flaky and good. I love all the fun toppings they do, it's nice to have such a good variety of flavors to try.

Cool little shop. My coworkers back then in Natomas would buy this. I finally got around to try in Elk Grove near home. The custard syringe is different and my kids loved injecting their donuts with it. However, the donuts itself is just ok. The consistency is not very good. The mochi donuts weren't as chewy and the frosting on top was very thick and wet gooey/came off in the box after I got home. Maybe its just me, I like options that are not overly sweet. However, all their stuff were overly sweet. My kids didn't finish their donuts. read more

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We were excited to finally have a donut shop in Elk Grove that sells mochi donuts. We must've stopped at every mochi and soy donut shops and stands in Japan. Countless purchases at Mister Donut. I wanted to love Bad Bakers. We came here twice. The first time I really just wanted matcha mochi donut but they ran out. Yesterday we stopped by early Friday afternoon and matcha was also out. We got the rest--ube, Pebbles cereal, one with banana chips, one with caramel with cheese (couldn't taste the cheese), and a regular one. Texture: this has more "mochi" texture and so a little denser. Flavors: I think the Ube donut itself had decent flavor but the ube icing was just that. Icing. Icing: my personal taste is that the icing should complement the donut and not hide the taste of the donut. On all of the donuts, the icing was just way tooooo overwhelming. Just sugar and no real flavor at all. I found myself scraping off the icing. The plain mochi donut was decent since it only has a slight glaze. We ordered a dozen so had some leftover the next day. The ones we buy from San Francisco would taste great for another 2-3 days. We may go back to get the seniorita bread and try the matcha mochi donut since we didn't get a chance to do that. However, it will be a while. Hopefully, the owner will take feedback from patrons. read more

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Should have known by the name. Donuts are expensive and bad. The dark chocolate is just dark sugar. No cocoa taste. Every donuts we tried are just food coloring without any real taste. Half dozen at $20 should taste far better than what you get here. Counter person was nice and so giving a star for that but we won't be returning here. read more

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I came to this place a few times with my family to buy Staxx bread and try out the donuts they offer. Their food is good enough to make me come back from time to time. However, I don't know how I feel about this place after experiencing bad service with how they handled the food I ordered. Three times in a row, I order two 40-piece Staxx, and when I open the box to the goodies, they are in poor condition. It felt and looked like the worker just threw the Staxx bread into the box, which shows a lack of care. Because of the worker's actions in handing the bread, it got smashed together and became soggy faster. After receiving my order, the energy I got from that environment felt unwelcome, disrespectful, and gave off this aggressive vibe. On top of that, Staxx Bread is not consistent in making bread of similar lengths and sizes. I felt like I got ripped off by paying for two and only getting read more

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Tons of selection on donuts and baked goods! I suggest going here early when everything is still fresh tasting. I like their senorita bread and some of their mochi donuts. Though as a specialty donut place the baked goods are a little on the expensive side. read more

Food is stale and lacks taste. Service was not good Ambiance is whatever's. Maybe I had a bad batch so I may give them another try if I'm desperate read more

The staxx were delicious!! I also got a few donuts. It was hard to choose since they all look good. The employee was very friendly and fast. It's a nice and friendly donut shop you must try. The señorita bread is a 10/10. read more

We love bad bakers and all their items on the menu. It is a super treat that is so yummy. Definitely not your run of mill doughnut. For sure. It is a super treat and we'll worth the calories. Eat here! read more

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If you enjoy, delicate sweetness subtle flavor you must have a Filipino rool. Unfortunately you're going to be strung out, they're very very addicting that's as much as I can say read more

Hmmm ..yeah, I'm not sure about this one!! I went yesterday and was super hungry. Got a couple of kronuts, an empanada and lumpia. I'll start with the positives. The empanada was fresh, very flavorful and delicious. The pastry part was flaky and not too heavy. It also had a good amount of filling. The kronuts were ok. I had a couch potato and a s'mores. They were fine I guess. The flavors weren't spectacular but they were soft and flaky. Nothing to complain about but nothing that makes me want to buy them again either. Now, the HORRIBLE! First, I should have known better when the container with the lumpia was pulled way back from view in the glass case...so I couldn't actually SEE the lumpia before I decided to buy. I ordered 2 chicken lumpia but I think they gave me beef (it was so dried out I could barely tell WHAT the hell it was!). I opened the package when I got home and WTF?? It was all burned looking and dried out like it had been sitting in that container for DAYS! I'm not gonna lie, I was hella hungry so I did take one bite and BLECH!! Immediately No! Gave them both to my dogs! Y'all should be ashamed to sell that in your shop! Where's the PRIDE???? read more

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I love bad bakers but I went yesterday to get some Spanish rolls, let me tell yall. I am very disappointed. They were raw and doughy very sugary as well. I don't I will come to this Bad Bakers again. read more

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Walked in. $38+ for a dozen donuts. WHAT?!?!? It's not like they had an amazing selection. They were regular donuts. Nope. Walked out. I'll stick to the other places read more

The cronuts are legit delicious! I liked the plain one best with the dollop and blue berries on top. I've crinkle cookies hit the spot too! I also picked up other goodies that satisfied my sweet tooth. This place is definitely a treat and serves out of the box donuts, separating itself from a run of the mill donut shop. I did the 6 for $19 deal, so definitely a bit of a splurge but well worth it. Sign up for the app for deals! read more

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Ummm, yummm! That's it, that's the review. Tried a number of doughnuts, all delicious. The old fashioned, the mochi, the cereal covered, all good. My favorite was some strawberry covered concoction with fruity pebbles on it. The doughnuts were good and fresh. They were unexpectedly gooey though. Wasn't planning on that and needed more napkins. Arrived a little later in the day and the empanadas were sold out. I'll have to get there earlier and try some lumpias too. Great job! read more

Yet another food staple is in Elk Grove, Mochi Donuts! Bad Bakers have been opened for awhile now so no need to worry about long lines which happens almost every time a new place opens in Elk Grove, we like to welcome new businesses! Parking is easy with a medium sized parking lot and some shaded spaces in a clean and safe area. Bad Bakers bakes fresh daily and have lots of variety and changes. I often take awhile ordering because I'm overloaded by all the choices and creative combinations. There's only one flavor I haven't liked so far. The injection syringe with different flavors to choose from is inventive too! Other offerings include: donuts, cookies, seniorita bread, cronut, ensaymada, drinks, and company merchandise. I will have to admit that they are much more expensive than donuts but in-line with mochi donut prices. Cost might be around two times more, which in todays economy limits me to how many times I can have mochinuts. This is probably good for my diet as well as my wallet. I've found their service to be friendly and genuine. Tip: drop by after your favorite item is freshly baked. Ask them. read more

First time I went to this small bakery and their señorita bread was really good, I got 2 dozens to go read more

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The senorita bread was yummy. The mochi doughnuts were amazing. I'm glad the person who answered the phone told me they still had some senorita bread before I went to the store. read more

Came on a Saturday afternoon. Walked in was greeted by staff. Took my time reading and looking at the displayed donut flavors/creations. Some of the items for sale are not on display so check out the menu and refrigerated case. Tried the Unberryable vegan donut- honestly I couldn't center tell it was vegan it was so moist and flavorful. The Ube Staxx-basically ube flavored seniorita bread-was buttery and good. The maple donut (with no filling)- you can pick your own filling at the register which coke is a syringe- nice touch! The lumpia- good but wish it was fresh out of the oil and came with a dipping sauce. read more

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Great specialty pastries. Familiar flavors in unique recipes. Friendly staff!! Not a place to sit and immediately eat the items but clean.

Delicious!!! Stopped on our way home from camping. Let's just say bonus stop. Happy to return. Offer the best warm buns with jalapeños and cream cheese! Egg rolls bomb! Yum can't wait to stop again for the yummy warm treats ! Wonderful customer service as well! read more

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Looking for Mochi donuts but come to find out during arrival they only start serving mochi donuts at 10a. Kind of disappointed because they have tons of donuts available. But I'd like to say the ube crinkle and the ube seniorita bread was delicious. read more

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08/24/2024, went to Bad Bakers and they're supposed to be open at 0700 in the morning, and they are not. It was 0720 when I got there. I also called them as i was standing in front of the store. No answer. All good, probably just a single occurrence. But I do need some seniorita bread for my daughter's soccer team today. So i guess i'll make the drive to Star Bread off Mack Rd because i know for sure they'll be open read more

Had to try this place out and see what all the hype was about. I was surprised that there was no line when I got there. Lots of parking but no indoor/outdoor dining. They don't have signs on all of the donuts but it helped that I looked at the menu online and their instagram. It's pretty expensive for donuts and these aren't very big for the price. $17 for an assorted half dozen is kinda crazy and not entirely worth it. I got mochi donuts, a cake donut, a kronut, and a chocolate cake donut. Unfortunately they didn't have any raised donuts. Also got the staxx bread free sample which is so yummy when hot! this definitely made me more ok paying the $17 lol. 10/10 recommend the bread! So happy there's a place that is finally close with senorita bread! Really love mochi donuts so was pretty disappointed with them from here but everything else they have there was pretty good! I had really high expectations for this place and they weren't all completely met. Mochi donuts - overall 5/10 wish the flavors were more present Ube w glaze: Can't really taste the ube but it's really chewy 5/10 Lemon poppy: It tastes like a fake lemon flavoring and not real lemons so the lemon flavor takes over. 3/10 cookies and cream: wayyy overly sweet and doesn't taste like cookies and cream but more like grape to me which was weird. 2/10 s'morgasboard kronut: comes with a shot which I think is so cool that you get to add filling in yourself. the peanut butter cups on it make it taste really good 8/10 cake donuts - the basic donuts that are good bc they're basic read more

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I'm sooo glad that Bad Bakers opened up a location in Elk Grove. It's been weeks since they opened, but business has not slowed down. We arrived on a Saturday afternoon & there was a line out the door. The donuts look very pleasing to the eye. The flavors are very unique and fun. It's always fun to get the flavor syringes. I have to remove a few stars for a few things. The line wasn't terrible, but it took forever because the service was a little slow. I think they could improve on their system so that selecting donuts & paying for them could be a little smoother. Also, one of the workers dropped the whole tray of lumpia, so another customer had to order something else. When I got home to eat my donuts, they weren't as fresh as I'd like. read more

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god damn the cheese chicken bake looking thing was hella good. and the lumpia was superb. great flavor. i've yet to the try the donut, but assuming from how delicious the lumpia and cheese thing was, i just know they're gonna be 10/10 must try again sweets. That being said, i highly recommend. Also dude at the front was hella non chalant, but in a bad way, but he was hella chill. Recommend read more

We love the Spanish rolls(señorita) and we have going to another bakery to buy them, until we heard of Bad Bakers. Bad baker's is very close to our home in Elk Grove so we tried their rolls and they were great! But the last 2 times Monday on August 5 (being the second time)after 7:00 pm we decided to stop again and get some rolls. They were very dry not buttery at all. We were attended by the same young lady and a tall young man. The young lady said that's the way they are always done. I know that's not true but I did not want to argue with her. Honestly, now I really feel their name literally fits them. I hope the owners see my post and corrects their problem and all their personnel gets taught to do them right. They do have all other kinds of goodies, but we love the Spanish rolls. read more

Where do I begin? I have so much to say about this fabulous donut shop/bakery!! I live nearby and had patiently been awaiting the grand opening for months! I had heard great things about the location out in Roseville, and I knew that Bad Bakers is just what Elk Grove needed. Of course, with all of my anticipation and passion for baked goods, my husband and I were at the grand opening!! We waited about twenty minutes in line and the wait was definitely worth it. We ordered half a dozen donuts and the divine, light, and addictive Spanish bread sold in packs of five. This is a unique item and best eaten as soon as you get in your car, warm from the oven. The half dozen donuts we tried included: couch potato, blueberry with granola on top, strawberry cheesecake, s'mores, butterfinger, and bananarama. The donuts already out-of-this-world, come with injectable fillings such as strawberry cream, Bavarian cream, and lemon. Now, I have been to many great donut shops including Dunkin Donuts and Holey Schmidt in Reno, and I bestow the Bananarama injected with Bavarian Cream at Bad Bakers, the very best donut I have ever had in my life!! Must try this donut, people!! I enjoyed the other flavors, but was most in love with the light and flakey cronuts over the more traditional cake-style options. The employees are super nice and the interior is immaculate and sleek. Even the merchandise is stylish and adorable. I might even go back for a Bad Bakers tank top. Yelpers, take my advice, cut out a little slice of time in your day, and treat yourself to scrumptious donuts at Bad Bakers!! If you are in the mood for something more savory, try the hot dogs in a crescent roll, lumpia, or other tasty options. There is so much to choose from, we will definitely be back!! read more

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We tried a variety of donuts such as the Ube mochi donut, a few different cruller donuts (maple, glazed, frosted), and the caramel nut mochi donut. We also tried the chocolate glazed donut with the vanilla creme (pick your own filling). Why two stars? Issue #1- PRICEY. For this half dozen plus two plain coffees our bill was $27! Issue #2- TEXTURE and TASTE. Compared to Mochinut or Paris Baguette, their mochi donuts were soggy and had very little structure. You don't want your donut to sag and the frosting to drip all over your fingers when you're eating it. The texture of the bread donut and the crullers were fine, but the chocolate glaze tasted gross and reminded me of Play Dough. The vanilla crème filling and caramel tasted all right. Our coffee had a chemical, waxy flavor of the takeout cups. Issue#3- TIME. Our coffee order literally took over ten minutes. There are other places with better donuts and coffee for the price that we paid. Would not recommend. read more

Im a fan of Mochi donuts since I had them from the Bay Area and came to try it out. Got the pandan, cookies n cream and ube Mochi donuts. I don't taste much of the flavor glaze on top of each of them. It taste a lot more sugary. The texture is great though so they got that. I also tried their senorita bread and it's legit. Would come again for the senorita bread. read more

Bad Bakers - Seniorita bread, ube, cookie and pandan Mochi donuts. - Donuts Near Me - Elk Grove, California

I would say they had the right idea but didn't meet the requirement with me. They have some really cool and Weird concoctions and thought I would get a bunch of wonderful flavors but at the end of the day it wasn't much flavor different from a regular donut. I did love the fact that they give you the filling to inject yourself if you would like a filling in the donut; they had a handful of flavors to choose from but the vanilla custard and dulce de Leche was the decision I went with. We got a variety of flavor of donuts and nothing really stood out from the norm even the hot Cheetos donut was mediocre and the cheetos were Stale. The staff were amazing and very helpful with our selections. The store sells merchandise as hats and shirts as well. Try it for yourself it might be life changing for you; just not for me to go out of my way. read more

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My daughter and I went on a date to get donuts and decided to try this place. I see it on IG and people raving about it so wanted to see the hype. We arrived around 9:30 - 10:00 ish and there wasn't much of a choice to choose from. Lots of shelves but not enough donuts. Wished I took some pictures and posted my review sooner but totally forgot. This happens when you are 8 months preggos. The one I remembered is the smorsborg - something like that it reminded me of a rocky road kind of donut. It came with an syringe filled with cream that you inject into the donut. I thought that was a neat idea. That was probably the only donut I liked. My daughter asked where the plain glazed donuts were and of course there were done. So she opted for one with sprinkles. She maybe took a bite and didn't really care for it. We were lucky to be able to get the last two regular mochi donut to try and comparing it to the Bay Area this was just okay. Mochi Dough would be a better option IMO if you want mochi donuts. Never been to MochiNut downtown so can't say. Overall I would drive here just for donuts. The donuts aren't anything to rave about other than the syringe thing is pretty cool. Maybe next time if we do go when we are in the area there would be more choices but for the time we went is was slim pickings. read more