We parked in the back. It's designed to be a pick up or drive thru donut shop with no seating. The person working the window was very patient and pleasant. We got a small sausage and cheese kolache. Bread was light which I liked and the sausage had the cheese inside it. Very basic, but I would get it again 8/10. Cinnamon Twist 9/10. Chocolate filled donut 8/10. Bavarian cream filled donut 8/10. read more

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Great donuts at a great price! Great service as well. Would recommend! They have a window to walk up to and a drive thru.

Stopped by to get some Valentine's Day sugar cookies and to my surprise they didn't have any today. What kind of bakery doesn't have plenty of valentine's Day's sugar cookies on this day. Will think twice before making the drive to this business next time. read more

Great drive thru! The ladies are super kind. And the doughnuts are light and fluffy. Give them a try, you won't regret it!

Good donuts at a cheap price (as donuts should be.) Have been here twice and been happy both times. Will hopefully come again!

The best donuts on planet Earth. I'm not kidding. Do it. Been eating here since I was a kid.

Love their donuts! When I have a donut, I only have Gates! I'm never disappointed by them. I've tried others and can't even eat them, because Gates is that much better! If you haven't tried them, make the effort to go by! They are the best in town! They have been for over 60 years! Hand made daily and delicious! Not too heavy and never disappoint! read more

Excellent service excellent donuts gates donuts is a bomb gates donuts wonderful people

Yummy donuts and excellent service! They had such a great variety of different donuts at a great price! We got a whole dozen for $10. The guy at the counter was super helpful with our selections and patient when we couldn't decide! He also threw in 2 free chocolate donuts, so we really appreciate that! read more

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It feels like you're biting into a cloud! Donuts are so fluffy and delicious!! Sausage and cheese kolache was good too! Maple bacon donut just seems weird but all the flavors work well together and it is amazing! Nice customer service. Definitely recommend! read more

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These are the best damn donuts I have ever had in my life. I've had donuts all around the country and Gates is better than all of them. Their donuts are so dreamy, like biting into clouds. When you talk to the family owners, you can tell they love what they do. You can tell they use high quality ingredients because any other donut is greasy, soggy or hard, and has a weird flavor to it. Not Gates Donuts, they're baked fresh DAILY and are sold out early. There's a reason they sell out and there's a line out of the parking lot. Plus their prices are just insane. If you go to circle k for a gross donut you're gonna spend over $1 and get cancer. At gates, you're gonna spend less than $1 but probably tip a bunch because they have great service and you want to support your local business. I haven't had a terrible thing on their menu. And our dogs LOOOOVE the kolaches. Sorry folks, no pics because I ate my 2 donuts before I even made it out of the parking lot :) read more

I grew up eating Gates Donuts' best donuts ever customer service is great also at a young age I worked for Gates Donuts Shop

Love this place. Their best donut is the Blueberry donut. When I want to take donuts to an office, I take a box of the blueberry donuts. You seriously cannot go wrong with them. read more

Tried Gates Donuts for the first time today while on the way to drop off my kids to school. Great selection and reminded me of the Donut Man in CA. Beautiful and clean window display of the doughnuts they have and also a bountiful amount if the different kolaches they had to offer today. For the amount if $6.15, I ordered a maple bacon bar (the two pieces of bacon on top of this donut tasted like a Chicharróns ), a chocolate iced donut, a cinnamon twist donut and a strawberry filled donut with pink icing. I loved how the filled donut was oozing out when my daughter took a bite. No air pockets there! The cinnamon twist tasted like a warm churro (heaven!) I'm glad we tried this place out this morning...pretty much made my morning a bit better. Oh! And the dozen glazed donut holes ($1.84) was so light and airy....melted in my mouth after biting into it. I had to stop myself after eating half of the bag lol Safe to say....found my donut place. A bit out of my area but totally worth the trip!! read more

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best donuts in town!! fast service. they do run out if the good stuff by noon though. read more

Wow!!!! Awesome Gates donut shop!!! I got the Maple bacon bar and a fried chocolate pecan roll or a doughnut! Amazing! The long john with custard filling was also fresh and tasty! Coffee was freshly brewed and made right. Not weak and not too strong. read more

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Finally caught this spot while they are open and fully stocked! They did not disappoint! We had their glazed donuts and jalapeño cheese kolaches so darn good! Be sure to check their hours of operation before heading over. Also please note you must Be there by 7am to get donuts hot and ready! read more

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Great local family owned business! So far, the best donuts I've had in Corpus Christi! Friendly and convenient drive up service.

Not your usual kolaches. I hope to get a refund. Was more like pie crust then usual fluffy soft bread. And the doughnuts were small. Not what whats usually made. Management please look into this. read more

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I hate just about everything in Corpus Christi, texas. I hate hate hate Corpus Christi. But let me tell you something... I LOVE THIS PLACE. I recently moved to texas from alabama and have been so miserable but this rare gem of a place is so special. I lovE their donuts!! Love it. read more

After 14 years in Corpus Christi I decided to try this Gates Donut Shop out after a write-up about them featured in Inspire Coastal Living magazine. Here is the crazy part. I live just a few blocks from the donut shop and have always known about them as I drive by there 3-4 times a week but never even thought about stopping in. They always had this 'no longer in business' closed appearance. Anyway, so after seeing the article come out on social media on Sunday night, I look up their hours and wouldn't you know they are closed on Mondays. So had to wait another day. OK fine. I ended up going on a Wednesday. All evening Tuesday I looked forward to my trip and wanted to especially try out the buttermilk donuts that the magazine article boasted about. I am not usually a morning person but I got there at 11am (open 6am-2pm) . I saw maybe a couple dozen donuts spread out over two trays in there. I was like "where are all your donuts"? The lady responded, "Well this is all we have we had a really busy morning". I said, "So all you have is glaze"? I also noticed some honeybun looking donuts and twists. That was it. She then castigated me for not being there much earlier, like 7am. Nope don't need to get up that early just for a donut run. I was so disappointed being that it was my first time there and I get that kind of experience. Usually, I had gone to Shipleys since 1973 for donuts. I know I sound like I eat them all the time, I really don't. Just on occasion. Shipley's are open bankers hours too but at least they maintain full inventory (most of the time) of their donuts. I didn't even see any Kolaches out made or anything at Gates. So I bought just 3 glazed donuts for myself. They were OK. Though they were hours old, the donuts were good but they were nothing really to write home about. Will I go back? Possibly. But it has to be right after 6am as that is obviously the right time to go if you want to see the full bloom of what they have to offer. read more

If u want fresh donuts this is the best donut shop in south Texas - fresh, soft and fluffy light tasting - I prefer glazed and those are second to none - u won't regret tasting these donuts --yum yum yum read more

I try to support local businesses as opposed to national or corporate chains. I've driven by Gates Donuts oodles of times and finally stopped in about a week ago for the first time! Their "Long Johns" -- bavarian cream filled eclair style donuts are to die for --- in a good way! I love their friendliness and well, just personality. Support this business. They've been around a long time, and I hope we can help them continue for years to come! read more

Great donuts, always really fresh! They have a drive thru so you don't have to worry about getting off!

Best donut shop in Corpus. I finally tried this place, and boy, I was missing out during my childhood. They just celebrated 70 years. Here's to 70 more! FYI, closed on Mondays. read more

I was very impressed with the selection of donuts and pastries and kolaches offered at Gates. The family enjoyed the large sampling that I brought home. Gates is now our go-to shop when we eat donuts!! read more

As a donut connoisseur, I can say with compete credibility that these donuts do not suck. In fact, they are the exact opposite. Go for the chocolate covered and pink sprinkles, the long Johns are divine. I ordered everything and have. No. Regrets. read more

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Best lil donut shop in Texas! Gates is HOME to so many of us! Growing up my fondest memories are going with my dad and having an entire bag of donut holes. I'm so glad Gates is still around for my kid. We know longer live in CCTX, but when we are home every few months....we always stop in for the BEST Donuts in TEXAS! read more

Service was bad and the lady working was very rude. I believe her name was Lisa. She was just very unprofessional.

Oh, how I miss this place!!! Our Grandpa used to take us there in the 60s and70s. Continued going there often until moving from Corpus in the 80s. Everytime we go back to visit, a stop at Gates Donuts is a MUST!! I have never had a donut as memorable!!!!! (Glazed Donuts are absolutely YUMMMMMY!!) read more

Every weekend, I treat myself to a maple bacon bar. The maple flavor is not overpowering, just right. The bacon is thick and perfectly cooked. The ladies that work the counter have been there a long time always polite. This is a Corpus Christi institution. read more

I hadn't been here in years but always hear good things so I stopped to get something for a work farewell. They have real bavarian cream donuts with the white powdered sugar on top which is hard to find these days. For a dozen donuts the price is great especially with the assortment they have. The kolaches are awesome, don't have too much bread like most places, but the price for a dozen kolaches is too much and that's the only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5. I mean, if you have the money no biggie but for those of us on a budget it's just not feasible. read more

Donuts are the best around, and the service was top notch. Moving to Portland soon and I'll be cruising over the bridge to get my gates!!!

Family owned and operated with the BEST donuts by far, that I've ever eaten. The chocolate they use isn't the typical chocolate that I've tasted. It seems home made and is extremely delicious. For that I give 5 stars. read more

I just moved back to Corpus and came here for the first time since I was a child. Still the best donuts around!

I grew up in Corpus in the late 70s and early 80s, and moved away over 20 years ago. Since then, I have traveled the world, and lived in New York City and San Francisco. I have sampled donuts from hundreds of places, including the ones that are touted as the best. I recommend to all donut connoiseurs that if you want to eat the perfect donut, you must pilgrimage to Corpus Christi and go to Gates. Your quest will end in true enlightenment (of the taste buds that is. . .your gut may experience the opposite). read more

Third strike, you're OUT. I have been wanting to try their donuts due to the good reviews I've seen, but they've made it abundantly clear that they don't want my business. This morning was the third time that I've attempted to frequent their establishment and the third time that I left empty handed. They can keep it. Twice they were closed during business hours and this time, they spent so much time on one customer, if felt like they were thumbing their noses at everyone else. I was 20 minutes late for work with nothing to eat. Pbbbbt! read more

Finally stopped and tried Gates. I must say it's great. So far i've just had the cake donuts with chocolate glaze. My uncle tried the regular glazed this morning and he fell in love with them. As for the cake donuts they are extremely moist. i usually have two and thats satisfies me. This establishment ONLY accepts CASH!! so bring a few bucks with you if you plan on stopping by. Also they are closed on monday and only open til 2pm tues-sun. when you use the drive through the parking lot has a lot of potholes which is a slight down side. but honestly where in corpus do you not find potholes? ha! except this time i am not going 45 miles on the road. okay..sorry back to gates: The ladies i've seen are really friendly. Its located near an elementary school so during the school year and depending on the time you go there may be a little traffic. But hey if you have the time and a few bucks i say its worth the try. Better yet go on a sat or sun morning for some moist donuts and smiling faces :) After a few more runs on the treadmill i'll definitely go and eat some more cake donuts! yum!! :) read more

During weekdays they usually open until 2pm. But their donuts get cold fast and tastes like they have been a day old. If you want fresh ones definitely go when they open. And during weekends you usually can only get donuts when they open. They usually sell out. Or that's what it seems like. So call before hand. I would still prefer Walmart donuts. They also make theirs fresh almost daily and they remain soft all day. Yes, I like my donuts soft. I don't know who doesn't. read more

As a native Corpus Christian, I grew up on Gates Donuts. The secret is to go early in the morning when they first open and ask for anything warm. They are usually too hot to eat. But once they cool down just a bit, they will literally melt in your mouth. I've eaten lots of donuts in my 47 years, and I can honestly say none can touch a fresh Gates donut. I prefer glazed and the fried cinnamon rolls. If, however, you are unable to get there when they are still hot/warm, a simple 5 seconds in the microwave will make it nearly as good as it is when they are fresh from the fryer -- and still superior to the competition. They are closed on Monday, and only accept cash. If you are there before 8:00 a.m., they will not accept any bills over $10. They are that good! If they weren't, they would be forced to accept all methods of payment. It is the holy grail of the donut kingdom! read more