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    Hill Street Donut House

    4.4 (109 reviews)
    InexpensiveDonuts, Sandwiches
    Open 5:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Favorite smoothies J1 and J6

    BEST NATURAL JUICES AND DONUTS!! The owners are amazing and truly caring. My family has been coming here for years, and it's now part of our weekly routine. 100% recommend!!

    Ham and cheese croissant
    Krystal R.

    My wife and I decided to have a maple bar and a ham and cheese croissant. The donut was delicious. Light and fluffy...MMMMM The ham and cheese croissant is massive! Wasn't expecting it to be so big! We could have most definitely split the ham and cheese croissant!. Delicious! Warm, the cheese was nice a gooey, could do with a little less ham, but it was still amazing!. Service was fast and friendly. Plenty of seating and clean which is a big deal!

    So many yummy donuts!
    Jessica G.

    So many delicious donuts to choose from. The staff were so friendly and patient while we decided what to order. I was on a meal Plan at the time and didn't get myself a donut. The lady working was sweet and gave me a donut hole for free to enjoy. It was a small treat that didn't ruin my diet and I'm glad I could taste the donuts here bc they were amazing, just like the service. The prices were great too. Highly recommend!

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    Craig W.

    There are fancy donut shops with very expensive donuts, and there are classic donut shops with traditional donuts at reasonable prices. There is really no in-between. Hill Street is definitely an old school spot. There is nothing fancy about these donuts but they are good and reasonably priced. Sometimes it is very nice not to pay $5 for a single donut. Free parking in the lot or on the street.

    Amazing customer service! The breakfast sandwich was delicious! The donuts were also delicious! Starting our morning coming here was the best decision, we were treated kindly, served quickly, and everything was delicious!

    Natalie H.

    These donuts hit the spot. The man working the counter was nice and patient with us. We felt the flavors were sweet and not necessarily defined (e.g. chocolate, maple), however still enjoyed them!

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    Absolutely the best place. The owners are incredibly nice and where else can you get a fresh juice and a donut!! Great local spot

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    Amazing server and amazing food everything about this place is amazing the owner is very sweet and very kind.

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    Amazing boba and fantastic donuts. Wonderful woman running the shop. I highly recommend.

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    Great doughnut shop. Probably my favorite in Oceanside, and I've genuinely been on the hunt trying out different shops throughout this city.

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    Tried there apple fritter last week, amazing! Took my friend there and she agreed. Great staff.

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    Get the meatball sandwich…read more Omg and the meatball parm fries. This place is so chill and has the best atmosphere for watching games or playing cards (all afternoon). A pretty good bargain on breakfast as well.

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    Yes, this is a brewery but, goodness gracious, please come for the excellent food and the great…read moreatmosphere. The food is legit, the employees are outstanding, and the atmosphere is pure fun. The beer is good, too, if that matters, after all that. Park for free on the street or in the free City lot directly across from the brewery. The place is much bigger than it looks, with seating inside, a large back patio, and seating along the side patio. The menu offers far more food selections than just about any brewery anywhere and you will quickly notice the Korean influence on the menu. Everything we tried was excellent. The tacos are big and delicious (I preferred the pastor taco over the birria one). The Docent Bowl was incredibly fresh and probably healthy (don't miss the excellent housemade kimchi), and the chicken salad sandwich with tots on the side was delightful. This is real restaurant food and it is very good. The beers are served in these gorgeous goblets and they do flights with very generous pours. I liked all of the beers I tried, especially the darker and boozier ones. When your food order is ready, you receive a text, and then head to the back left side of the rear patio, where the kitchen is located. A small sign here would be helpful because I have to admit I wandered around for a bit looking for the food pickup spot. All of the employees we encountered were extremely helpful and friendly. This is a sign of a business that cares about its workers so thumbs up. Kid friendly, good music on the sound system, plenty of seating, good beer, great food, and free parking. I'm a fan.

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    I was finally able to try Prontos. It's not so easy for me to go since they are closed on…read moreweekends. I really enjoyed it and look forward to going back. We ordered sandwiches from the walk up menu. There are many choices available. The prepared dinner selections looked really good and I look forward to trying those in the future. The sandwich cost was on the higher side. Close to $20 with a tip. The portion was pretty large and the quality was very good so that helped. I also chose ciabatta bread and didn't realize that was an extra $3 until after I saw my receipt. Some upgrades were more clearly marked but I didn't see that one. They have a very nice patio area to sit while you are eating. I thought it was very nice that they bring the food out to you.

    I used to frequent this place quite a bit in the past before the new owners took over…read more Speaking only from my experience, this place has changed a lot, prices have gone up but that's not a shock, everywhere you go nowadays and doesn't have to be even a decent deli, sandwiches are ridiculously expensive, $16 for a sandwich? Really? Or even more depending where you go. Frankly I don't know how anyone can afford it any longer but that's a different story. The new owners still don't even seem to know what they are doing after I would say 3yrs now, maybe even more since taking over this place. I used to love going here, now I go maybe once every 3 months if even that and I know why. The service is not the same, the owners are clueless and the food doesn't taste the same at all. The atmosphere of feeling like you are at home when most everyone but mostly the owner remembered you, would come talk to you, helped you and knew what she was taking about, is all gone. I was there yesterday for one of my favorite sandwiches, meatball sandwich. I like that the meatballs are small, not a size of a baseball or even larger, just perfect size, tasty etc. I go up to the register and instead of his clueless wife when you ask her a question and she looks at you as if you're from another planet then has to go and ask one of her employees which that in itself looks totally bad, this time was her husband who looks to me for now the 4th time through the year I visited, that should just stick to staying in the gym since he looks like someone that takes care of himself that way, quite fit, and although nothing at all with that, perhaps leave the deli part of it to someone else and go back to working out instead, it seems his forte. When I told him the sandwich I wanted, he clearly said to me "what would you like with the sandwich" a question I was never asked before because it simply came with a small bag of chips or pasta salad, so I asked what did the sandwich come with, "it comes" the word that he used "it comes with", not "extra charge" and he mentioned French fries, bag of chips while he pointed where the chips were, pasta salad. I said, "I'll try the French fries". Not ONE TIME he said to me that none of the items he mentioned to me were extra charge, I even told him, "oh they come with all that you just told me"? He said yes. When I paid the total came to $24 dollars, the sandwich itself was $13.65 and a coke that I ordered was $3, how did it get to $24? Well, the French fries were extra cost. Had I chosen a bag of chips, the once he pointed at were also extra charge just like if I ordered pasta salad, I found out about the extra charge from the lady that brought me the sandwich and I asked why my bill was $24 dollars, SHE, not the owner told me about the extra charges. After I said to her, "why didn't or doesn't the owner tell you so instead of saying that these extras come with the sandwich" she looked at me and said "I don't know". She didn't even know however any of the prices of the sandwich they sell. These are the new employees now. I know you are going to think why I didn't ask right away why my bill was $24 dollars. I didn't even think about it immediately, I was hungry at this point, the place was quite busy and I wanted to find a place to sit, no excuse, but didn't think about it right away. Not until I set down and then started thinking about why my bill was higher. That was my fault. I should have immediately asked and actually I should have gone to the owner afterwards and mentioned to him that he should tell the customers correctly, meaning do NOT SAY "IT COMES WITH" that means IS NOT EXTRA CHARGE. He needs to say that wherever we want with it, there is an extra, then up to the customer if he/she wants it or not. The sandwich did not taste like the way it used to taste, meatballs still small but they were very salty, and the fries although I will say cooked pretty nice, crispy and all, a very small portion and also very salty. Overall and sadly for me because I truly liked this place a lot with the previous owner, it's not a place I would go back to. The prices are as high and now higher than any other place nowadays, nothing spectacular, their bakery department is now very limited, used to be huge and very nice selections, they used to have a pastry chef in the back that made the best deserts, and I don't know if they also changed cook, but nothing tastes the same. The place is always very busy, so I am sure I won't be missed, I won't waste my money here again. The new owners should by now know what they sell, know how to interact with customers better, know the job they took over. The owners before were absolutely wonderful and great to talk to, they would interact with you ask you if everything was ok, great service from the staff. I miss them and the new owners really need to step up, it's time. The place also very dirty on floors, tables, trash cans totally disgusting and filthy.

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