Winchell's is a 24 hour Southern California-originated donut chain. This particular location has been here for pretty much my entire time living here, which is a good 20-some years.
I came here around 5 PM to pick up a dozen donuts for my family. It was actually fairly busy around this time and there was a small wait-time to get my donuts.
Parking can be challenging. You can park at the nearby Pavilion's lot as there's lots of people coming and going, but the lot is kind of small for the amount of businesses here. There's not a lot of nearby street parking.
There's not much to say about the donuts here, except that they're somehow still addicting to eat even though they're not spectacular. They're yeast donuts, so they're light and fluffy for the most part. They're actually not bad even though they're not always fresh, but I kind of expect that from a 24-hour location. The donuts keep well and last for at least a week.
They have all sorts of donuts, such as maple bars, bear claws, sugar twists, and jelly-filled donuts. The jelly tastes extremely artificial (especially the lemon jelly), so I would stay away from those. The glazed donuts are pretty good; I like them the most out of all the donuts here.
I know a lot of the reviews complain about the service, but my experience here was actually decent. It was understaffed, with only one employee, but she was very good at managing the line and handling my order. She was really nice and efficient, which is valuable when there was a line occurring. She also spoke both English and Spanish. read more