I left this place running for my car. The location is in a rough area of town, so while the donuts were edible, I felt compelled to issue a quick heads up warning for any unsuspecting newcomers. As I entered the parking lot I witnessed a lady hanging out of the window of a car missing a rear bumper, cursing at a minivan that looked like it had recently been involved in a series of hit-and-run crimes. I'm unclear what occurred before I got there, but kept my head down and quickly parked and scurried inside. The entrance had cardboard on the ground laid out like some sort of Oscar the Grouch red carpet. There were two people sitting at the middle two tables with portable shopping carts filled with assorted belongings. The interior matched the rest of neighborhood with random stuff laid out on counter tops, and a general dirty feeling that made me consider whether I wanted to buy food here, but I was already inside. There was a single woman working the counter. She was polite and matter of fact. I had promised my kids donuts, so I ordered my box to go. While she used appropriate tongs to put them in the box, she didn't bother to fully close or seal the box. Just looking to get out of there as quickly as possible, I headed immediately back to my car but was followed by an unknown man shouting at me asking if I could spare a dollar. I quickly fidgeted for my keys and pulled the door closed and locked it behind me. This was at 9am. I cannot imagine this place late at night. The donuts were basic and not overly sweet, more of a fried bread. My kids ate a few bites of each but it wasn't worth the stress of getting them. read more

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I ordered a couple of 6.99 dozen donut boxes from Too Good to Go for an employee's return. Located in not the best of areas, the establishment is also run down but the owner was very nice and she also told me to bypass the app and she would sell me a dozen donuts for 7 bucks directly. Donuts were good and didn't taste day old as she filled the boxes when I got there. read more

It's good. I like it better than other places I've been to. The donuts aren't soggy or oily, they tasted fresh! The blended ice coffee is really good! We also had a breakfast croissant and it was good too. read more

Penguin Donuts - Blended ice coffee with boba - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Too Good to Go Box. Plenty of variety of donuts and great quality too. Friendly, fast service, and overall great clean Cambodian place for donuts. Highly recommended! (A box is $7 thru the app) read more

Penguin Donuts - Too Good to Go Box. A box is $7 thru the app. - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Great simple donuts. Good prices and the owner is so sweet. They also have boba. Donut holes were bomb, ham and cheese croissant soooo good. read more

It's an interesting place with good food. I got the ham egg bacon and cheese croissant and it was dam good. The place itself is a mess around you. All of the fridges had many different items and some were tossed around a bit. The donut counter was nice and had a good selection. It's definitely a place that truly serves the community around it, and i definitely support places like this. read more

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Another place I found through the app - too good to go. My yelp girl Michelle L told me about the app. It has a lot of bakeries, some restaurants and a lot of donut places. They all have mystery bags / boxes of stuff they didn't sell and would otherwise be thrown away This place isn't too far from me and I've been wanting to try it As soon as I walked in the staff was really friendly. The lady behind the counter was great. I showed her I purchased the surprise boxes from the app and she started boxing up The donuts. She even gave me some donut holes to try while waiting I ended up getting these because I always bring them into the car dealership in the morning when I get an oil change for the workers. There was all kinds of donuts in the box. But mostly regular glazed, some maple ones and chocolate glazed. They also have a lot of other stuff to purchase like bobas. I also bought a couple cookies and she gave me one for free Whether you are trying a locally owned donut place or trying the app, give this place a try (The boxes on the app were 5.99) read more

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I stop in here 2-3 times a month to get donuts for work. The donuts are always good but what has prompted me to write a review and give 5 stars is the service. I assume the people I see at 5:45 am are the owners. They are always very friendly with big smiles and eager to fill my order. Thanks for brightening my mornings with your positive attitude! read more

Got a special Vietnamese sandwich and it was pretty legit. Love this place and they have great service . Highly recommended.

Location: It has shared parking with a seafood/taco restaurant that takes up all the parking, so parking wasn't easy. We ended up parking on the street. Ambiance: This is definitely a neighborhood shop. It looks rough on the edges. Service: it's a sweet lady working that gave us a free donut hole while we waited for our food. Food: we ordered a jalapeño, ham and cheese croissant. I was pleasantly surprised how delicious it was! It had honey baked ham and pickled jalapeños. We got it warmed up. Usually places will just throw it in the microwave, but she actually panini pressed it! Each bite had either ham or jalapeño. It had a perfect amount of ham, cheese, and jalapeño. I would go back again. read more

These are solid donuts. Went early in the morning for the first time and was impressed. Its a hole in a wall donut shop. Got half a dozen and a large coffee for $11 reasonable. Good service. Would return. read more

Penguin Donuts - Maple bars, sprinkle donuts, old fashioned chocolate donut. - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Was looking up whatever would be open at 5am in lbc before taking my sister to the airport. Penguin donuts popped up so we headed over. Long Beach low key still lil hood, not like scary hood but the kind of crackhead hood. We were greeted by one once we drove up. Came inside and greeted quickly by an auntie. She was very sweet, even tho the man came inside and trynna get us to buy him things just lingering and touching shit. The auntie was pretty calm. Since this is normal for the businesses out there sadly. Ordered two Banh mi - Egg and a pork. They both were filled with topping and the pickled veggies were super fresh. These items took a little wait. So I recommend to call ahead. My sister gotten glazed twist donut she said was really good. Viet coffee wasn't that great but the hot coffee black was pretty good. The counter had mason jars of Mum papaya so I grabbed a few and snacked on those rest of the day. The flexible hours along with good service is be back. Just know if you do choose Togo before dawn it'll be kinda wild, harmless but wild. read more

Penguin Donuts - Mum papaya - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Kind lady always at the front. I always enjoy supporting local small businesses like this. Please be patient with the lady at front she makes everything fresh with fresh ingredients. Sandwich was 10/10 and she also threw in some free donut holes. read more

Penguin Donuts - Beef Bhan mi & Organic beet and orange juice - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

My girlfriend got a drink from here and the milk was rotten. She was in the bathroom for a while sick shortly after

Donuts are incredible and affordable - lady that owns the place and works there has great service.

Donuts weren't that good, mango smoothie was just powdered mango, ham and cheese was kind of gooey. And a crazy homeless woman was harassing us on the way in and out. Great service though and friendly people just bad location and ingredients. read more

The shakes are sooo nasty and artificial as hell! i got a strawberry milkshake and it just tasted like nesquik and milk blended. it was gross. i tried it right in front of the lady and hated it. no refund no exchange nothing. waste of money. Donuts are mid and don't even taste fresh at all. read more

Great donuts, price point, and customer service. Thank you Mr.Lee. Was not expecting to find such a great donut place randomly but glad I did! read more

Penguin Donuts - Good donuts, even better customer services. Shout out to Mr.LEE for bringing sweeter than all the donuts are! - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

They were closed late night when my gf and I came check it out. yelp says they're open until 2 but I'm not sure if that's is every once and while. I came back the next day and I'm glad I did. The lady was really sweet and welcome to criticism on the spot if the food wasn't good. Bought a chicken Banh mi and beef Banh mi along with donuts. The sandwich was just right. And the prices are hard to beat for a Banh Mi. Would recommend. Donuts were pretty good too. Parking is a bit clunky so I would suggest coming in and parking in the main area because the back is hard to get back out from the alleyway. read more

Penguin Donuts - Chicken Banh Mi - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Came by in the evening to satisfy my cravings for some maple bars. It's a good small business with some tasty looking donuts behind the display window. There's some space for seating if you'd like to sit and eat. The donuts did not disappoint and the Thai tea was nice and refreshing to drink for the trip back home after, although I would probably go without the boba next time but that's just my preference. The woman working was very kind and attentive so I'm definitely coming back. read more

Penguin Donuts - Maple Bars and Thai Tea with boba - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Using the Too Good To Go app, for $5.99 I got over a dozen of a variety of donuts! Glad Penguin Donuts partners with this app to prevent food waste. The donuts were tasty and the woman working was so kind. There were seats to dine in although ambience is lacking. Next time, I would try the breakfast bagel sandwiches and fresh squeezed juice. read more

Penguin Donuts - Donuts - Anne - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

Open late, Not a great part of town, but I came at 9 o'clock at night when I was having a donut cravings. I can get the owner was very nice. You could tell she was really helping out the read more

I tried this place twice because of the "too good to go" app. Great value and great donuts. It is really easy to place an order using the app and they are always really nice. read more

Cute hole in the wall donut shop! Sweet old lady works there. She was very friendly! I bought a ham and cheese croissant and a beef sandwich! She threw in a free chocolate donut! Food is my love language so I'm over the moon, so happy! The ham and cheese croissant was delicious! Cheesy and melt in your mouth goodness. The sandwich was also pretty good, I went in for a typical traditional banh mi sandwich. The woman recommended the beef and it was a great recommendation! The meat was tender and juicy. The sandwich had all elements of a banh mi, veggies, spread, all the works but the marinated beef definitely elevated the taste! I just finished all the food and my mouth is still getting watery as I write this! The food is delicious but her sweetness is definitely making me a new loyal customer! This may have been my first time but won't be my last. I highly recommend! read more

LOVE this place ! Love the owner she's super sweet and makes the best drinks , fresh donuts ! I live next door to a donut shop and make a drive to come here !! read more

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Favorite donut place in Long Beach. Open late, soft & tasty donuts, nice welcoming owners

Sunday evening, 8-7-22, about 9:25 in the evening. The food here is your average donut shop fare, sandwiches drinks and donuts of marginal quality and price. I ordered a tuna sub and iced coffee and got charged for it twice because they could not figure out how to print a receipt. Then, to make matters worse, they left me waiting and serviced other customers before they fixed their mistake and gave me my food and my refund. That's not how you do it, if you make a mistake then you fix it BEFORE SERVING OTHERS. Needless to say, I won't be going back. MDK On my MacBook Pro read more

The yelp said they took card and the door had stickers as if they took card so we came to get donuts and the lady did not say one word when we walked In just had us point to the donuts we wanted and when it came to paying she just stood there we were waiting for her to say the price we took out our card and she just shook her head I guess saying no to taking card. Very awkward and disappointing and the donuts looked crusty read more

Very disheveled inside (merchandise everywhere). You'll be accosted walking in, fly was flying around food, overpriced for average donuts, and I was bitten up by a mosquito while I dined inside. read more

Danishes were delicious along with the croissants very fresh fruits and sandwiches customer service was excellent.

The lady working the shop was super friendly, helpful and worked fast. My volleyball team loved the donuts! I will come here again next time I'm in town and need donuts! read more

Literally the only reason I would say you shouldn't go here, is because I want to keep this secret spot for myself. It's WILD to me that someone would say ANYTHING negative about their pricing. This place is sooooo affordable, that I literally made a joke about it "breaking the bank" today (2 donuts and a coffee for $6? Yes please!). Not only are they affordable, but they are generous! 2 out of 3 times, they gave me something small for free. Plus everything is so good! The donuts and pastries are fluffy and not overwhelmingly sweet, which is a common problem I have with other donut places... and don't get me started on the coffee. That's really what brings us back in every time. It's better than starbucks, at half the price, and you're supporting local... And last, but certainly not least, is the service. These lovely ladies NEVER fail to make me feel like their service is exceptional. They greet every single customer genuinely and warmly upon entry with the cutest smiles, and wait patiently for you to make your selection (while still not being overbearing). Honestly, I don't even know the shop owner's names, and yet they feel like friends. That is how welcoming they are. And when you combine it all, it makes for an exceptional experience, especially for being such a quaint little donut shop. While reflecting on the immense value they give in exchange for a measly $6, I felt compelled to review them and give them their props. I lived across the street for 2 years before trying it, and i regret not going sooner. Go, now. You will be grateful you did! read more

Penguin Donuts - Sandwiches Near Me - Long Beach, California

1st off, great customer service; the staffs were welcoming & friendly. The donuts were fresh & fluffy. Plus, there's a variety of food/snack selections for whatever I'm not the mood for! read more

Great service and very welcoming fasho would recommend and by far best donuts on the East Side.

I recently began working across the street from this donut shop. I walked inside and made a purchase of coffee and sandwich,etc. The woman who took my order and payment walked from around the counter grabbed my arm tightly and demanded that I pour my coffee creamer elsewhere. Obviously I would never volunteer to patronize her establishment ever again. She was rude and disrespectful even assaulting. read more

Love this spot! All of the staff is always welcoming. The donuts are fresh and the coffee is always made strong.

All their donuts are fresh and yummy, love stopping here for breakfast. My favorite items are their fluffy donut holes & fresh juice #5!

Great donuts and drinks, made fresh every day. Plenty of snacks too. Staff is nice and welcoming.

Yum yum yummy. I was in the area visiting family and decided to drop in the donut shop. I remembered this spot used to be a video store when i was a kid. The donut shop owner were friendly and greeted us when we walked in. We got 2 dozen donuts to take home to share with family and friends. It was freshly made. Everyone enjoyed it. Will definitely go there again if i am craving fresh delicious donuts. read more

Service was great and quick. The donuts and drinks were delicious. The staff are friendly and quick