Cheap good large variety... employees not so friendly however we go for the donuts not for them

Friendly! Clean Store. Yummy Donuts. Huge selection. Parking. Please bring Cash as I'm not sure if they accept Credit cards. I actually found this place on Uber Eats. I selected Pick up so I drove about 20 miles and So Glad I did read more

Hubby went to pick up some donuts on a Friday night around 8:30pm. It was raining and he said parking was hard to find for a first time visit. I can't speak for the shop itself because I wasn't there myself, but I can speak for the goods. The donuts were tasty. However, they were a bit oily for my liking, leaving an oily film and taste in my mouth. The "Bakers Dozen" is for any donut with a hole in it. I don't know the names of the items, but the donuts with sprinkles were a bit stale (maybe due to the time of day). The ones that have a hole, but in a flower-ish shape were amazing! Soft, fluffy, but again...oily. The one jelly donut we got came with a crazy amount of filling. It was awesome! They sure don't skimp on the fillings. Like others have mentioned, it's cash only. However, my hubby said the lady that had helped him was really nice (contrary to some of the bad experiences others may have had). I wish he would have picked up some of the blueberry/strawberry donuts for us to try, but there's always next time! P.S. the lady gave us an extra donut for purchasing a dozen. read more

Donut Wheel - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

So disappointed. I placed an order for special Christmas donuts for my family Christmas Eve celebration. I arrived at 4pm, the agreed upon pick up time. The man behind the counter said, no one told you there was an issue? He wouldn't explain anything to me, called the owner and the owner spoke to me over the phone and stated that my order was just not made, asked if I really needed it now or if I could come tomorrow for it. I have ordered in the past and been very happy with what I've gotten but this put a damper on what I had planned for desserts for our dinner, not cool on a holiday. read more

Open 24/7 and delicious donuts! What more could you ask for?! It was a bakers dozen for $10.95. Just remember to bring cash!! They have a really good assortment. My favorite is the glazed old fashioned. It was dense with the right amount of fluffy and it wasn't too sweet either. They have a large assortment- buttermilk bars, sprinkles, chocolate donuts, blueberry, cherry, donut holes- all of its good :) read more

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A close family friend ordered a birthday donut for my son who just turned 18. It was huge, delicious surprise! We have never seen this before. The donut was soft and fluffy on the inside and cover with beautiful vanilla icing with edible glitter on the outside. It was not greasy at all and a day later the bottom of the box is not greasy at all. It was a wonder, delicious surprise! Thank you so much!! read more

Donut Wheel - a doughnut shaped like the number six - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

Love the filled donut holes. We order them every time we go through town. Now are friends order them for parties.

These are the best donuts on earth! They taste even better than they look. The cake donuts are crispy yet moist inside; the yeast donuts melt in your mouth! Totally donut divinity read more

The place was clean. They had marks on the floor for you to stand 6ft away. They have a variety of donuts to choose from. My daughter got a sprinkle donut. I picked a cinnamon roll and I bought the big 4th of July donut. They all tasted great. We had chocolate milk to drink. They have outside seating our table had 4 chairs at the table. We will stop here again. read more

Donut Wheel - This is what I brought to the 4th of July celebration a big donut. - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

This is my morning ritual before I get to work in Livermore. Depending on the time of the day, there might not be ANY DONUTS :( but when there are nice, fresh raised donuts. My go to: sugar, glaze, and the donut holes. I love Sonia, thank you for always being so sweet! :) Make sure you bring cash! read more

Had some late night sushi and wanted something sweet. Saw the donut wheel so we decided to get a donut. I'll be short. I wish I would have just taken a pass on this place. The donut was nothing to brag about. read more

best donut ever had!! perfectly sweet!! nice and fluffy!! nice man!! i recommend the red velvet!!

On top of the parking being annoying, the donuts are stale. I doubt the donuts are made fresh daily. Would not recommend.

I wouldn't recommend or probably ever bother going back. We went in around 9pm after dinner and the donuts were so stale. And the workers were so rude. read more

My favorite donut shop of all time. Donut wheel is consistently delicious every time I have gone there (and I lived in Livermore since I was a baby, so that's been many times!) Now that I live out of town, I make sure to stop by Donut Wheel every single time I am back in Livermore. And I am always sure to bring some back to my new home town to share with my boyfriend and friends. I have even brought these donuts to a bachelorette party! My go to donuts: the maple bar, glazed old fashion, and sprinkles with white frosting. GET. THE. DONUT. HOLES. You will not regret them. They are warm and have the perfect amount of glaze on them. Perfect bite sized pop in your mouth donut. It is open 24/7 also which is awesome! You can end a night of drinking at the bars downtown with some yummy donuts - a must! I would say the only downfall would be the CASH ONLY and trying to remember to pull some out ahead of time. They do have an ATM if you forget to get cash. read more

Donut Wheel - As you can see, nothing but smiles getting my late night donuts! - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

Donuts tasted better recently. I wish they would stick to the baking times so that I could purchase warm fresh donuts.

This is a not a bad place to get some donuts if one is craving for them. We really liked the chocolate donut here. This place looks like its not maintained well and ambience is very convenient store type. However they seem to be open when no other donut place is. read more

These doughnuts never disappoint! Always fresh and always stocked we love stopping here after dinner to get a few doughnut holes. It's open 24 hours and they bake doughnuts round the clock.This place is cash only too so make sure you have cash. They do have an atm in the lobby in case you forget. read more

Try the red velvet! Go early for the best selection. It's been owned by the same family for many years (1988) and they are very nice. The male owner, is a sweet quiet man who give kids donut holes...I've put in more than a dollar tip and I get the impression it's too much because he gives me something else to try, very nice. It's great to support small businesses, particularly after the year or so we had with covid going on. read more

This is our go-to! Great prices and selection. Their donuts are slightly smaller and lighter than other places, and their chocolate, maple, and creams are not as sweet either. read more

This is a Livermore staple! I enjoy coming here but have noticed that I enjoy it more when I've had some beverages. The service can be a little slow and it's quite dirty. So in order to get over those things-I come in after having those drinks haha. But I recommend coming here as the donuts don't disappoint. read more

We love the Donut Wheel it's yummy fresh made donuts are delicious! Grand kid's favorite!

Best donuts we served at my sons breakfast themed wedding!! Everyone loved the fresh donuts! They also have a red velvet one that was delicious! read more

Been getting poor quality, dry, stale, donuts here for the last few visits. They really need to step up their game. It's in a great location and could do much better. read more

I go inside 10 minutes after opening and my favorite donut (a pretty popular one) isn't out yet. No worries. I ask when they will be. "Probably around 11" I'm told. So in 6 hours....? What is that? And they aren't open 24/7 anymore. These were my guilty pleasure snacks in the middle of the night or after a night at the bars. Hope they go back to 24/7 soon, though I'm not sure I'll be back. read more

This was a good place to get a donut and tea some years ago. It was especially nice that it was open any time of the day. Upon my most recent visit; it appears the store has developed a flying insect infestation in the corner of the donut case! Please be cautious and check to see that the case is free of bugs before purchasing. I wouldn't want anyone to get sick. read more

Donut Wheel - Insects flying inside corners of donut case! need to solve this ASAP - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

Our go to place for donuts 24/7! Just wish they accept card and not only cash. Has the best donut holes that melts in your mouth. My favorite favors of donuts all in one place! read more

The Lowdown: ** ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE DOUGHNUT SHOP ** First time visit! We stopped by tonight on the way home because I wanted to have a doughnut and haven't had one in a while. So I read about this place on Yelp open 24 hours and decided to go check it out with my family. We came by at 9:30 pm on a Sunday night. Found parking right in front on a busy street in Downtown Livermore. As many have mentioned, this place is CASH ONLY. We had cash, no prob. I would say this is the weirdest experience I've had at a doughnut shop. We got there and there was about 5 other people in line ahead of us. It is not a fancy joint at all. A real 24-hour joint which is not appealing to eat at on the premises. Older furniture, dated signage. Not very cozy or welcoming. There was a homeless man sleeping outside on the corner in a sleeping bag. But hey, I just wanted a doughnut. As time wore on and we stood in line, I just had this creepy feeling that it would be the ideal place in a movie setting for a zombie apocalypse to happen - harsh fluorescent lighting in the store, strange clientele there during the time we were there, and slooooow, slow, S - L - O -W, slower than molasses service from the lady working there. Like I just wanted to turn and run out of there, but I was still hoping to get a delicious doughnut! Here are more things I can share from my experience that will save you from the heartbreak of coming here and being disappointed like me: - slow, Slow, S-L-O-W, insanely slow service. Did I mention that it was slow? I want to give the server Norma/Nirma (sp?) the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she was having a bad day, recovering from surgery or something and had to move slow, or may have health issues, but the service was so maddeningly slow, it was not normal. So if it bothers you to wait in line while your hair turns grey in order to buy a few doughnuts, then DO NOT come here! But I want to give her props because if I was working here at 9:30 pm on a Sunday night, I wouldn't be thrilled at all, either. I was very nice to her, smiling, and eventually she smiled at us at the cash register after she bagged our items. I hope you have better days ahead of you and wish you the best, Norma! What we bought: - A dozen doughnut holes $1.75 (or 20 cents each otherwise). These were pretty good and OK. Got this for the kids and they enjoyed them. I wanted to buy and try the custard-filled doughnut holes that I read about on Yelp, but was told they didn't have any. :( - Two chocolate glazed, raised doughnuts (99 cents each) - this is what I chose, and one for my child, too. My doughnut did not taste fresh at all. It makes me sad that what I chose did not deliver. Than again, it's 9:30 pm at night, but still. A chocolate glazed raised is pretty basic and should taste fluffy and fresh on the same day. What a waste of my splurge calories! + COCONUT DOUGHNUT! Of course my husband chose this. He always chooses the bomb item wherever we go! I should know better by now and gotten one for myself. THIS WAS GOOD! If there's anything I can recommend, it is this coconut doughnut. It tasted fresh, was fluffy and full of light, coconutty goodness! Maybe this would be a better place to visit and buy from during the morning hours?? Sooo...I don't think we would come back here because of the product inconsistency and turtle speed of service. And Zombie Apocalypse evening vibe. This was the first and last visit for us at the Livermore Donut Wheel. read more

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5 stars for flavors and donuts 5 stars for location and hours 3 stars for service 1 star for atmosphere The donuts are absolutely amazing. You can get 13 donut holes for 1.27. You can get 13 donuts for less than 10 dollars. There's constantly different flavors and varieties. Best donuts I've tasted. It definitely has an old time feel. The location is amazing. On mainstreet in the heart of livermore. Absolutely lovely to walk down the street and visit the shops. It's a 24 hour donut shop which is amazing! The service is eh, the owners are elderly and know moderate English. Never rude, but always sort of blah, like they don't want to be there. The atmosphere is awful. The place looks like it was made in the 50's and hasn't been maintained or updated since then. This place definitely needs an update. Otherwise just grab your donuts and go! read more

Great donuts and hot chocolate, whenever I go downtown I crave this place. Going there was the last thing me and my family did downtown after the light show last December. This is a place I strongly recommend. read more

Can't go wrong with Donut Wheel, a Livermore institution :) went on Mother's Day morning for a dozen donuts of deliciousness; was not disappointed :) even had donuts that spelled out MOM. Remember to bring cash as credit is not accepted! read more

Food and service is great! But they only accept cash. Would be diff for those who are not bringing cash. But they have atm which charged $2.5 for withdrawal from bofa. read more

I've never been in here in the mornings, only after 9pm. It is 24 hours and I definitely am giving them props for that. But if you show up round midnight or past, it is a whole other crowd, just sayin'. The selection at these hours look more marginal, and the lady behind the counter is somewhat zombie-like at this hour, but this place is money for that quick cheap sweet fix. Even though the selection is limited, the product does taste quite fresh. The cake-y dense donuts have a nice texture and are not crazy sweet which is of paramount importance to me. The blueberry one just melts in the mouf. And I heard the chocolate covered frozen bananas here are quite good if I were into such things, but I'm not. Great way to end a night. Or start a day, depending on what type of person you are. Early birds and night owls will all be happy here. read more

Donut Wheel - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

Fresh donut holes for $1.50. OMG. That is all. Haha - came here with friends after a day of wine tasting in Livermore, for some reason the more drunker parts of our party were really craving donuts. Luckily, Donut Wheel here is open 24/7! On top of that, they serve all kinds of interesting things like ice cream and shaved ice as well. The staff is relatively friendly, as far as they can be working 24/7 I guess ... (yes yes I know, they have shifts) ... and their regular donuts are pretty yummy. Recommended to satisfy your cravings any time of the day, especially when they're fresh! read more

I was visiting relatives in Livermore and we were craving donuts so I found this place on yelp and saw that they had pretty good reviews so i decided to make the drive to satisfy our craving. Imagine my disappointment when we walked in to see that there were 2-3 sheets of donuts that looked sad and lonely and like they'd been there for a while. It was just plain donuts and maybe maple? The rest of the cabinets were empty and there was no one around to even ask if they had some donuts in the back. We waited around for a while and nobody ever came to the front. :( read more

Donut Wheel came to my attention @san leandro downtown farmers market (5/23) menu: shaved ice/"snow miracle"/taiwanese shaved ice(4), frozen banana(3) w/toppings (4) eats: chocolate covered banane with peanuts(3) gave it to me for 3 when regular bananaes ran out .so cool! -banana was solid frozen, couldn't taste anything. -the chocolate and peanuts were good though. crumbs: -friendly, cool people, -may try shaved ice on a really hot day... read more

This establishment had been hit or miss for me. When they're good, they're great. When they're not good, it's a mess. Just a lot of inconsistencies for me.. We stopped by tonight and lucky for me the donuts I wanted were in Stock (barely) and they were soft and fresh! Honestly, the husband and I get a kick out the lady who works behind the counter. She is a hoot! Not even sure she knows that.. read more

Donut Wheel - These were pretty good tonight.. - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

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Not a big fan of their snow miracle. These 'snow miracle' are the new style Taiwanese shaved ice. They are not just ice with syrup, rather, the shaved ice itself are flavored. The texture weren't bad but the flavors were just too artificial. I have to admit though, I am a food snob that dislikes most artificial flavors and food coloring. If you are not as picky as I am, you will probably find these icy treats likeable on a hot summer day. The decor really needed some tender love and care. Calling it 'dated' is really an understatement. read more

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I grew up going to the donut wheel in Cupertino, which was the 'it' spot to hang out when everything else was closed. The Livermore location (and apparently also the original) is also great. Sure; I may be going at 4pm on a Saturday of 1am (does 1am even exist anymore?), but the donuts tasted fresh and made a perfect quick dessert. read more

Donut Wheel - Chocolate covered donut (Isla did not get any ) - Donuts Near Me - Livermore, California

It's one of the few places that's open 24 Hours. That alone makes it cool, especially when there's nothing else to do late at night but you don't want to hang out at Denny's. If you've got a craving for a late night donut, go to "the wheel" as my friends and I used to call it. The donuts aren't that great, but for a late night snack, anything will do. They let you sit at the tables as long as you like. The only thing they don't seem to have here is a public restroom, at least not one I could see. 24 Hours in the suburbs...you can't really beat it. I get tired of going to 7-11 for my midnight munchies. read more