I came in today 5/5/26 a Tuesday morning at around 5:30am or so and ordered 2 dozen donut holes. The woman behind the counter seemed perturbed and said she didn't have any and that it would be -- emphasis on: -- A WHILE until they were ready. I said, oh no, I drove all the way here for them, I ain't leavin, I'll wait. She hollered back to the cooks and asked how long on the donut holes and they said it would be about 10 to 15 minutes. I said I was fine with waiting and I picked out some donuts from the case. Listen. I get it. You want fresh donuts for everyone. You don't want customers waiting even though you have designated dine-in seating that I have seen made use of on a Sunday morning by the 60+ sect with copies of the day's newspaper available to them for reading. But I was nothing if not fully and totally amenable to the prospect of waiting. I drove out here, I used the gas, and frankly, it was all I wanted for my order. I came specifically for the donut holes and the extra donuts were for my bf. It's not to say he doesn't like them, he very much does but he can't get his mitts in fast enough to get them before I gobble them all down like some sort of baked goods hobbit goblin. My Precious(es). I like that the sugar glaze makes them crunch and you can taste the butter. They're light and airy and they make me happy. Anyways. I would like to note that the last time I put an order in ahead of time, it got lost in the shuffle and when I came to pick it up, it wasn't ready and instead of taking the risk and missing out, I just went to the shop and ordered them right there and I figured by doing so close enough to open, they'd have donut holes available. I didn't know they were essentially made to order but I presume since I arrived a half hour after they opened, they surely must have simply run out. To that end, I don't see how it would really matter all that much who buys them and how much of them are bought considering you're still getting paid, whether it's my money or Burt's, our cash is still the same shade of green and still fits the same way in your register. So time ticks on, I'm waiting, another lady purposefully walks in and walks around the counter with all the authority and lateness I would expect from a managerial type. I couldn't make out all of what was said but I did hear, ".....No. She's waiting on a dozen donut holes..." So then I got concerned bc I thought they were gonna cheap me out and only give me a dozen when I paid for 2 so when I got my donut holes I asked for another dozen. The manager possibly owner type takes my box and puts another dozen in. I ask if that makes 3 dozen and she said, "I actually put more than that in there." All of what I'm recounting to you should ultimately be what one might consider a 5 star review but I can't bring myself to do it. I don't know what is going on with customer service in general but I blame the cost of living crisis. It's pushed a bunch of ppl who have no business interacting with customers into jobs where they have to interact with customers and they are doing a horrible job if it. It's not rocket science. Customer service has the easiest formula on earth: 10 foot rule; you see a customer w/in 10ft of you, you say hello and ask them if you can help them with anything. They give you their order You say: Great choice, but it's gonna be about 10 to 15 minutes, are you okay with waiting for the best donuts in the twin cities? Customer says yes. You: Sounds good. Here's a newspaper if you want something to read. End of interaction until you hand me my order. Very simple. What you don't do is try and talk me out of giving you my money. And when I try to give you MORE of my money, you don't respond like I just told you your cat has cancer. You just give me my f*cking donuts and you smile and we f*ck off until I see you again when I want a lard and carbo bomb in 7 months man. Why is this such a difficult concept? I'm not even asking you to be fake nice to be but don't try and weird me out of buying your sh*t. What's the point then? Alternately, when the elderly ladies are working, placing an order has them diving for donuts like they're dodging a Blitzkrieg. It's very unnecessarily chaotic. I would be okay with changing my review if they maybe take it down a notch but I doubt they will. read more

One of my absolute favorite Biden gems tucked inside Little Canada. Their donuts and pastries are very tasty 5 all the way. I only give a 4 as they are limited in choices and the coffee is only ok. They are all about donuts nothing fancy, but always delicious and fresh. The people working there are lovely always cheerful and very appreciative for your business. You get that good family business feeling every time. read more

Donut Hut - Our lovely assortment. The Bismarcks and apple fritters are chefs kiss - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Great baked and fried donuts. They have a strawberry donut that looks plain but is actually so good. The donuts were also soft the next day, which is an underrated quality of a good donut. read more

The donuts were good, but not my favorite and nothing I could not have not gotten elsewhere. I love apple fritters and while these were good, they were very greasy. I almost felt like the grease running down my throat. Was busy for a Satuday which was to be expected, but didn't have to wait too long. Cute little place, but not sure I would make an extra special trip just for donuts I can get closer. read more

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We arrived at 8:40 AM on a Saturday morning and waited for about 20 minutes in line. There were plenty of donut options, but I would expect a line on a weekend morning if that's the time you choose to go. Food: 4.5/5. All of the donuts we had were fresh and overall very light dough compared to other comparable donuts that can be oil saturated (these were not oil saturated at all). Service: 4/5. There were only 2 people working the donut line and checkout. Having even one extra person I think could have made things go much quicker. They prefer cash and charge extra for card usage, so don't be surprised by this for a local small shop. Ambiance: 3/5. This is a very small mom and pop type local donut shop. There were tables and chairs to sit in, but not much room overall for the amount of people that were waiting to get donuts. read more

Donut Hut - Dozen assorted donuts. - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Magnificent selection of gorgeous donuts, friendly gals to fill your order!! And carrying the box out I realized The donuts are warm!!! read more

Delicious!!! We got these for a funeral from my aunt and they were so good! We must've gotten hundreds so lots of varieties to choose from. They were all really good! The glaze gave the donuts a good crunch but they were still light and fluffy. read more

The chocolate covered custard bismarks are outstanding! So good!!! They are my favorite but everything else we've had from the Donut Hut has been delicious. read more

These baked items are delish!! I got two cinnamon rolls and only ate one with the maple on it. I honestly enjoyed it a lot. Nice texture, soft and not overly sweet. I'm just not a huge sweet eater but I do get a little sweet tooth every now and then. Service is well...service, nothing too friendly or extravagant but it was a one time treat for me so I'm not too concerned with that. I won't be returning because I don't live here. The place could use a good cleaning and dusting but aside that, it was pretty good. read more

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When we were not on a low carb diet their Apple Fritters were a breakfast favorite. The crust on the Fritters covered 100% of the surfaces. The sugar glazing enhanced and sealed in the crispness. We are now off our diet but something at Donut Hut has changed. The fritters are now soft and have lost that every bite crunch. We hope the Baker finds the old recipe to make them like they were before COVID. read more

Any time you can get a donut from an independent "mom and pop" store, go for it! What this place lacks in ambience it makes up for in quality and character. Products are light and fluffy and eating the donut holes is like eating popcorn! No pretense. No putting on airs. It's down home and old school, the way God intended. read more

I love coming to Donut Hut! I've been come to Donut Hut since I was a kid. My favorite kind of donut is the chocolate and vanilla donut. The staff are always friendly and helpful. read more

Donut Hut - Chocolate donut and vanilla croissant donut. - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

I don't know what it is about their dough here but it's so good! Anything cinnamon or glazed is delicious. They have some huge cinnamon rolls as well as braided long doughnuts and some in form of a flower that are just so good. You definitely do need to arrive super early early in the morning to be able to see the complete selection. They go by fast and aren't open for that long depending on the day. Service is fast and efficient and they do their best to put out doughnuts as they come out. It's in an easy location to park as well which is super convenient. read more

Donut Hut - Cinnamon roll - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

YUM! Must visit. Stopped in this morning around 7:20am. Lots of donuts available to pick from and hard to just pick a few. It smelt amazing in there. Donuts were coming out fresh frequently during the short visit. My suggestion, do not skip this donut shop. Donuts were fresh, fluffy, crispy on the bottom, and just simply delicious. Ladies behind the counter were nice. They were getting a little busy during our visit. A bit of a line was starting to form as we were leaving, but staff handled it well. It's a cute little Ma and Pop donut shop. Lots of donut boxes. The display case was lit up well. I'll definitely be back for these melt in your mouth donuts. I live about 15/20 minutes from here and the drive is worth it. read more

Donut Hut - Assortment of donuts: chocolate cinnamon roll, maple cinnamon roll, chocolate cake, plain cake, and apple fritter - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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the cake donuts are great, but the raised donuts are greasy. Their maple icing is very good.

These donuts are so good I daydream about them. Idk what they put in these donuts, but they are the best donuts I have ever had. Don't skip this place. It's a hidden gem. read more

I've gotten my donuts here for over 18 years. Sadly, over the past year or so, no matter when you go in (as early as 7) they are often out of glazed donuts, sugared donuts, chocolate iced donuts. They make a great donut, if you can actually get one. read more

Yes. Yes. Yes. This is a great spot for delish. Judging by the line and the "sell out and close early" scenario I encountered here on the weekend, they've clearly been found out by plenty of folks over the years, but I only just found them. New fan. read more

Egg croissant was HUGE and so good. Also they have fresh squeezed orange juice. Delicious nuts are amazing as well. Highly Recommend

Crazy good !!! Always melt in your mouth experience. Excellent stop for a home town experience

Great ma and pa donut shop. Donuts were super fresh, delicious, and inexpensive. Plan on waiting in line but it moves quickly. read more

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Good donuts! Nice staff! We had a cake donut with sugar and a glazed cruller, both delicious. read more

This is probably my favorite donut place ever. They're not the fancy schmancy donuts you can get at some places but I'd choose them anyway over a specialty donut. They're fairly cheap and always fresh. Whenever people are in from out of town we stop here and grab a 6 or 12 pack. read more

Lightly crisp donuts from the outside and soft and airy on the inside! Grateful my work place got them for us! Would love to stop in to get more donuts! read more

I do not make a habit of eating donuts but when I'm in the mood this is the place to go. Love their raspberry filled donut. When done drive a few doors west to Qamaria Yemeni coffee cafe for some intersting coffees and sambosas as the coffee at Donut Hut is not worth drinking. read more

It was a rough week at work for my team and when we finally made it to Friday I thought I'd bring in doughnut holes. I wanted the old school traditional doughnut holes that I remember from my childhood, which I didn't realize would be so hard to find among the new agey cereal-&-bacon-on-the-donut places. I read about Donut Hut from a yelper's review of a different doughnut shop but because they described it as a "no frills mom and pop shop" I knew this was the one for me. I arrived around 7:15 on a Friday morning and there was a sizeable line out the door. They limit the inside capacity to 2 people ordering at a time so the line moved quickly. I got 3 dozen doughnut holes ($2.50/dozen) and headed out. My coworkers dug into them as soon as I walked in with that white box and they all commented on how fresh and light they were with the perfect amount of icing. Any place with a long line out the door is usually worth it. This is definitely true for Donut Hut. read more

Friendly staff and fresh doughnuts all day. We come from WI to get these awesome doughnuts.

best cappuccino ever!! it was so cold out had to grab it, warmed me up so fast! and the 2 lady's working today dec 5th @ 5:20 very nice! thank you. Linsey was VERY helpful! and very nice!! read more

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Used to be the go to place for donuts in the area. New management took over a while ago but quality remained the same. In the last few months they have gotten awful. The young girls working the counter in the mornings are rude and talk about customers while they are still standing at the counter. Donuts are getting done later and later so not all types are ready if you get there too early. Donuts remain good, service is questionable. Just a heads up, they do ask for orders larger than 2 dozen to be ordered ahead of time. read more

I had donut hut a number of years ago but it had been a while. I was in the area today so I decided to stop in and get some donuts. They are freshly made each day and you can for sure taste it!! I got a glazed twist, a vanilla frosted twist and a raspberry filled sugar coated donut. We loved all of them and for sure will be back. The woman working was so kind. They do have a little sitting area if you want to eat your donuts there. Overall, I would highly recommend this place. read more

Glazed doughnuts and Boston crème are so light and fluffy--yum! Apple fitter was too overcooked and sweet. I'll be back for raised doughnuts

Great staff and amazing donuts! No where better to get donuts in the twin cities. The staff is so friendly and welcoming.

Donuts are the best. Service is great. Staff is amazing. I recommend if you are craving freshly made donuts.

My Apple fritter was light on the apple and heavy on the oil. Disappointing. I wanted to like it.

I recently visited Donut Hut in the early morning. I had high expectations, as City Pages has ranked this place as one of the "top ten" places in the Twin Cities for donuts. I ordered a maple glazed raised donut, an old fashioned, and an apple fritter. I think it was a little over $3 for three donuts, so they were a good price in my opinion. The maple glaze raised donut was delicious. It was thick, airy on the inside, and had the perfect consistency on the outside. The old fashioned was mediocre at best. The outside had a nice crunch to it, which I appreciate on an old fashioned. I thought it had been a bit over cooked. It really had no flavor whatsoever. That was the most disappointing past. The apple fritter, once again, seemed to have an issue of being over cooked. The outside was perfectly crispy, but the inside was way too chewy. It also had a burnt taste to it. Overall, the only good donut was the maple glazed. I can get the same donut around the Twin Cities at other donut shops. The other two staples of a true, good donut shop, fell short of my expectations. On a positive note, the worker was pleasant, and the store was stocked full of donut choices. read more

A cute and charming spot that feels like it's been a part of the neighborhood forever. I came early morning on a weekday and the doughnuts were so fresh, fluffy, and slightly crisp. They were perfect! read more

Without a doubt, the best cake donuts I've ever had. (I only got a couple bites because this cutie inhaled them all!) read more

Donut Hut - Donuts Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Bought my birthday donuts. Arrived at 7:00 am on a Saturday. No line and friendly staff. Cake donuts were very fresh and tasty. Partner ordered an apple fritter and reported it was too sweet. Highly recommend this place for donuts. You won't be disappointed. read more

Pre order or get there as early as possible. It will not disappoint. Our standard order is Chocolate Frosted Fried Cinnamon rolls. My husband loves the Apple Fritter. read more

A great, old school donut shop. Nothing too fancy, but really good donuts and a very friendly vibe. I give it four stars only because the coffee was pretty bad and served in styrofoam cups. A great find for us in the northeast quadrant of the Twin Cities! read more