Ray's donuts are not even remotely as soft and fresh in texture nor as flavorful at all as Fresh Donuts off Barry Rd or Lamar's in Liberty which are the two closest other donut spots in the KCMO area. The chocolate yeast donut here has zero chocolate flavor. The yeast donuts in general were tougher and not super giving and moist like Fresh Donuts which is a bummer. They are not super expensive here like Lamar's which is the only upside. The pumpkin cake donut was very moist and had the slightest bit of crisp on the outside so that was a winner but the other donuts- especially the not soft at all really donut holes I tried today- were lackluster at best. read more

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I'm a huge donut fan in general, and I was excited to try Ray's for the first time. For those of you in the northland (north of the river in Kansas City), there are a couple options for donuts. I don't recommend Donut King or Duck Donuts. If I were to compare Ray's to Fresh Donuts and LaMar's, I'd say that Ray's is a mix between the two. Fresh Donuts is for those that like a lighter, drier texture-- a bit more bready. LaMar's is heavier, with a bit more of an unctuous chew with a custardy flavor (which I really enjoy). Ray's kind of is a happy medium between the two. I recommend their glazed donuts. I didn't taste much of a difference with their glazed, chocolate-dough donuts, so if you're hoping for a heavy chocolate flavor, you'll probably be better off getting one that's chocolate-iced. I don't recommend their donut holes because I felt like the texture was much tougher and drier, and had less flavor. For the reviews mentioning poor customer service, I felt like it was good on the day that I went. I would definitely go back! read more

Great spot in the Northland for a sweet treat! Who doesn't love a donut? Ray's is tucked into the strip just off North Oak & Vivion (just north of Anita Gorman Park) and is super-accessible. There is no drive-thru, of course, but it's a quick in & out. Amble up to the counter that runs the back width of the shop and you're faced with racks on racks of beautiful pastries. A pair of donuts will run you between $3.50-4.00 and that's on par with the 'donut market' anymore (boo! inflation). But the value is beyond the price and Ray's offers up some *very* fluffy treats. Staff is friendly and invested and depending on the time of your visit, you might catch a coffee klatch of locals enjoying a cuppa & donuts while solving world problems in conversation. It's a great neighborhood spot with just the right 'donut shop' ambiance and a solid pastry game to boot. read more

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From out of town we have some pretty good doughnuts shops but this is good didn't get to try some of the unique flavors I gotta say these are some good doughnuts really fluffy and jelly was packed in but I spent close to $25 for a dozen doughnuts this would be a nice treat from time to time read more

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Honestly my favorite donut place in the metropolitan. Literally the donut cake has the best texture. The apple fritter is ginormous and so yummy as well. read more

This place is a staple and de facto standard for what donuts should be. Arguably one of the best donut shops in the city.

The Long Johns chocolate Long Johns with chocolate fill are to die for....they taste so delicious...when you take a bite the tastes immediately melts in your mouth. These long John are just as divine as the long John Kelly's bakery had in Northeast...if anyone knows what I'm talking about Every since I can remember being a lil chica having Kelly's bakery right by my house on St. John & Jackson. I looked forward to Kelly's bakery Longs all the time...missed it But I was so Happy to find Ray's donuts because they are just as good maybe even better read more

Long John's are amazing and the chocolate iced are my favorite. Never had a bad doughnut here and truly a very good place right up there with Lamar's which is a good compliment! read more

Love when they do special recipes! The banana bread cake donut is one of the best donuts I've ever had!

I had never tried Ray's donuts before. I felt the prices were a bit high, but the donuts were big, fresh, and delicious. Will definitely visit again. read more

Coming to Ray's reminds me of getting donuts with my Dad as a child. Everything about Ray's is amazing. The staff is wonderful and accommodating and the donuts are fresh and delicious!!! read more

Ray's donuts is another Kansas City classic for your Saturday morning donuts or your weekday donut run for coworkers. The employees here are always friendly and very welcoming when you come in. The donuts are made fresh every day and the variety of options is ample. My children love coming here when we are in the area to get there sugary breakfast treats. read more

Great selection of donuts. Best place for donuts for early in the morning. Refreshments are available. I only saw two employees so they were giving it their all. I'm definitely going back. read more

I drove by Rays doughnuts all the time, finally stopped in to a wonderful selection of fresh made doughnuts for a decent price. Doughnut lady was nice and dealt out the doughnuts quickly. The price point is a huge draw to Rays. Lamars cost $24.00, yes you read that right TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS for a dozen doughnuts. I understand costs are rising for everyone, but hot ham damn, that is ridiculous!! Rays has an absolutely delicious doughnut, fluffy, fresh, fantastic. I am thankful I finally stopped by. I have found my new doughnut hook up and could not be happier!! read more

These donuts are awesome! Many to choose from. My finance went to the store and got a dozen of them and brought home. We got cherry, lemon, blueberry, red velvet, butterfinger, and M&M. I love glazed, but he forgot to grab a few. Ha. The 2 with the candy on top were different but really good! This was our first time getting donuts from here, definitely will get them again! read more

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Awesome delivery experience and the donuts were phenomenal. My favorites so far are the blueberry cake and apple fritter donut. Will definitely be ordering from Ray's Donuts again soon! read more

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Theres only 2 types of donuts....good donuts and bad donuts. These are great donuts! I actually stopped here this morning while working nearby but forgot to hit the magic Yelp button on my phone. I made the mistake of getting a dozen donuts...half glazed & half chocolate with chocolate glaze. Get the latter. Youll see why. I thought I would give away most to my co workers but that was a big fat lie! I realized I don't like them enough to share my donuts. read more

I was most impressed by the super friendly staff. There was a great selection of donuts, and everything we ordered tasted super fresh. Convenient location to quickly run in and grab some sweet breakfast treats. What more can you ask for in a donut shop? Clean friendly tasty read more

Stopped in while waiting on my oil change, good selection to choose from. Second time here, and always good experience.

The ladies that run this business are fantastic, friendly people who obviously love what they do for a living and it shows in both their customer service and in their product. Great doughnuts, a wide variety, and a clean shop full of good vibes. If you make this place your first stop of the day, you're off to a great start. read more

Dropped in here and was scolded by some lady with a scowl on her face that it was apparently closed (yet istsaid 'OPEN'). Overall nasty vibes. Donut was decent but had a plastic chunk in it. won't be coming back. read more

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I am a donut fiend, and boy am I lucky to have this store near me! I have been several times since moving to the area and always come away with impeccable donuts. I try something new almost every time and haven't been disappointed yet. read more

Bought a couple dozen donuts. Best Donuts I ever had. Great donuts, great service, great smiles.

Good donuts and service! Yelp says I have to say more so.... It's a donut shop and they have good donuts and the counter ladies were nice.

This donut shop was referred to be by someone who literally drives 20 minutes out of their way once a week to bring their donuts to work. I used to always visit this quaint little place in Parkville that was broken down and replaced by a Price Chopper and since then I've been reluctant to try another donut place... however, this was a great surprise! One problem is that when you search for it, it pops up as a Lamar's (not sure if it is a freelanced chain or what) but it goes by another name: RAY's! Once I found the location, I learned they have very early hours and really resemble the old shop I used to love. They have a huge selection of all your favorite donuts and it's hard not to order one of everything when onlooking over the range of donuts and iced goods! My partner and I got their managers special of 13 donuts of our choice for only $19.00 bucks and brought home a great variety of tasty treats. Their cream filled long Johns were to die for and my dad loves their huge Cinnamon Rolls the size of your head! I am excited to get more of these delicious treats when I'm back in Kansas City and though they are a bit pricey, it is worth it! read more

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Maybe the donuts are not any more awesome than other fresh donuts, but this local retailer is always staffed with friendly and accommodating staff, they bend over backwards to handle birthday and other larger orders, and they are respecting COVID issues. read more

Placed an order for delivery and got immediate confirmation as well as a personal phone call to update me on some changes to my order because of low inventory. Great customer service, was able to choose my new add ons for the delivery with no additional charge! read more

This place is amazing! I am from Chicago I know good donuts. Ray's have great quality donuts despite the low average rating. Their donuts are soft and delicious and they have many flavors. I had the lemon, red velvet and maple donuts, they were all delicious not too hard or stale they were beyond perfect! I recommend anyone to go here in the Gladstone area even people from out of town such as myself. I plan to come back before I get back on the road to Chicago. read more

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Fantastic donuts, local charm, super friendly folks. It's like the "Cheers" of donut shops! They have a great special where they offer free donuts the Monday after a Chiefs win! Love this place! read more

Amazing!!! Great service and great donuts. Can't say eNough good things about this place! Outstanding! Many choices to choose from and their donuts are so light and fluffy. First time in? No problem the girls wIll make sure they steer you in the right direction! read more

Like most average donut places. Solid donuts, but nothing spectacular. Got the Bavarian filled and it was good. Definitely tasted fresh. Only complaint is that the coffee tasted like water. read more

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Many other Yelpers hit it on the head: good donuts, kind of rude customer service. I went in with a friend to get donut holes. We were the only party in the store, but got immediately snapped at for only buying a half dozen holes and not spending enough for a credit card purchase. (I ended up buying a s'mores donut to reaah the minimum.) Not a thank you as we left but another snippy reminder that I should have bought a dozen donuts. Saving grace? The pumpkin donut holes have the perfect ratio of pumpkin, cinnamon and glaze! read more

Nice little family run donut shop here in the northland. Can be a bit direct and not the most friendly from time to time, but let's be real, they're up extremely early. I'd need an IV drop of coffee to be chipper all the time on the morning. Donuts are great and seemingly always fresh. I'm a big fan of chocolate long John's and cake donuts and theirs so not disappoint! Only real gripe I have is they seem to be on the upper end of pricing for donut shops around. read more

My old donut place was John's Space Age Donuts which I absolutely loved! I was sad about them retiring and closing up until I found Ray's! The lemon donut was great as was the glazed, chocolate glazed and the apple fritter. All were moist and tasted great! I'll always have great memories of JSAD's but that chapter is closed now and it's all about Rays! Not sure why there are any low ratings. Rays is delicious!! Must try!!! read more

These donuts are absolutely delicious!! Friendly staff and outstanding variety!! I'd highly recommend getting up early for these donuts.

Thank you guys for providing me such tasty donuts for my donut stand my dad built! It was a huge hit! My Pinterest creation became a reality for my daughters wedding! The donuts were phenomenal as usual!! Especially the pumpkin!!! read more

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Perfect little family run donut shop. While the man I figured was Ray that took our order was a little gruff, I feel it added to the charm of the place. The selection is outstanding and we bought a dozen of various types of donuts. The two I tried were a old sour scream cake donut that was both flavorful and moist. The other one was chocolate covered cake with nuts which is my favorite (I think!?!?!). I love them all. We also got a dozen glazed donut holes free for buying a dozen and they were the bomb. A lady, which I'm naming Rays wife, made a fresh pot of coffee which is by the side fountain for self-service. She was very nice as was the other young lady behind the counter, which I'm saying is their daughter. There was also a much older gentlemen working the counter (Grandpa?) who was super friendly and the 4 of them together were super efficient for as busy as they were. I'll pick Ray's over the giant corp DD's or KK everyday of the week. Keep up the great work. read more

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Definitely the best donut shop in all of Kansas City! Great variety, fantastic flavor and amazing staff!

Ordered donuts a couple of weeks in advance so I could be sure they had what I wanted. First time I'd tried chocolate glazed donuts, wasn't much chocolate flavor but the chocolate long johns made up for that. Having said that, I'd still order the chocolate glazed donuts again. Staff was OK, since I'd ordered earlier I only added a couple of things, paid for them & was out the door in about 5 minutes. I'll stop by next time I'm in the area. GOOD donuts aren't that easy to find. read more

Best donut place in KC. The people there are super friendly and helpful as well! The earlier you go, the better selection you have to chose from. They have never disappointed though! read more