The Dough Nut

Yummy donuts, fun flavors as well as the classics. The apple fritters are huge! Super nice service.
Recommend!

Who cares about the donuts! When my family and I went in for the first time ever there were two women behind the counter making THEMSELVES fancy espresso drinks. We were the only customers in the entire store! They completely ignored us while talking amongst themselves and making themselves drinks. WTF seriously! I guess whoever the bimbo in tall shoes and tight pants was, has an attitude problem! Funny part was, all I ordered was a dozen donut holes for my 5 years old… who was also wondering why they weren’t taking our order or acknowledging us. AWKWARD?

This review us for the store located on the east side.
This is yet another donut place that wants to be like Voodoo Donuts. Sprinkles, candy, and other crap on top of donuts. They even have the obligatory maple frosting long john with bacon. If you want just a regular cake donut, plain or with regular frosting, don’t come here.
Regarding tastiness, both Hubby and I found that what we got (6 different ones) were just okay. No different than quality/​taste from Safeway donuts/​fritters.
When we paid, the total came to $ 14.22 and gave the cashier $ 20. She kept typing into the computer, then panicked. The calculator was broken, and she had NO idea how much change to give back to us. Yep, Adult Woman working the cash register and can’t think/​make change.

That was a proper apple fritter. And my old lady got something vegan (I don’t know what because I don’t pay attention to those weirdos) and she said it was the best vegan whatever donut she ever had.

Special ordered donuts for a bridal shower brunch i hosted and when i went in they said «they weren’t positive what donuts i wanted so they didn’t get made» … Definitely disappointing. they didn’t have anything premade that i wanted so i went to sweetheart donuts to pick up some they were amazing from their service and kindness to their donuts!
However the doughnut attempted to make good with some free donuts which was awesome. I was understanding i know sometimes things get miscommunicated. However when we tried their donuts they were huge, super insanely sweet and heavy donuts! Lots of friends gave is good references to the doughnut but they aren’t the donuts we like but we are so happy we tried sweethearts! Our go to place from now on!

Hands down the best in Oregon! Made by hand daily, endless varieties, all around delicious! You truly can’t go wrong here people. Wanna support a local business and make your belly happy? Go to the dough nut.
P. S. try the one with Oreos on top — personal favorite

We had several different donuts and they were not good. Taste was very flat and all left a greasy film in your mouth. Gave them a second try and same thing. Lobby was also dirty with crumbs and napkins on the floor. Not up to a third visit.

These donuts were incredible! Soft, large, and tasty! The different flavor profiles were awesome. I went for the Reese’s PB Cup donut and the Salted Caramel donut. Both were supreme!

These donuts are completely hit or miss .
I’ve been in there and had a donut that I swore was the best thing I’ve ever tasted and then also have had donuts there, taken one bite and tossed it in the trash.
The guys selling the donuts have never been overly friendly but how excited could you be about waiting for drunks to buy your last 6 donuts at 9pm?
Overall, a potentially tasty late night snack on my way home but I wouldn’t go out of my way to get them. They better not move and stay right between brother johns and ten barrel.
People who have been drinking aren’t picky and no one else wants donuts at 9pm.

I called to ask for gluten free, and they had just sold out, but he said they would have more ready in about 45 mins. Sure enough, they were ready, and delicious! I haven’t had a donut in years, and it actually had the taste and consistency of a regular donut. Very happy lady today, and my friends who had the regular donuts are equally as happy! Thank you!

Cool spot, good people, awesome Doughnuts what more can one ask for? I highly recommend the maple bar!

My girlfriend and I stopped in yesterday afternoon while on a walk about. Was thinking they might have «cronuts» as a Unilocal search on that name pulled up the Dough Nut. Anyway, she wasn’t aware of those (had my first cronut when visiting my Niece and family in Park City, UT last weekend. They are amazing! They’re literally a cross between a croissant and doughnut. Flaky layers of deliciousness! I had a bacon/​maple one.) Nonetheless, since we were there, we split a huge — and I mean huge — apple fritter. It was soft, crispy and very, very good! Would highly recommend one of those. The gal working there was vey nice, as well. We plan to stop back in soon for a monte cristo sandwich, which I love. 5 stars.

Amazing doughnuts!!! The maple bar was honestly the best I’ve ever had. The service, however… wow. The kid working behind the counter acted like serving doughnuts was the last thing in the world he wanted to be doing.

Awesome!!! Love this doughnut place! The best in town: great atmosphere, cool people, they even have vegan doughnuts! Delicious doughnuts that are NOT full of chemicals. Lot’s of fun flavors. Skip the other places and go here!

I had an apple fritter at 9:30 am on a Friday. It was alright. My wife a fancy chai doughnut, it was pretty bland and doughy. Overall, a mostly mediocre doughnut experience at 9:30 am on a Friday.

The low ratings are old so I wouldn’t judge by those. The new gluten free donuts are moist and the total opposite of what the one person said about them. They are super moist and soft and do come with added toppings. The gluten free cupcakes or muffins whatever they are look tempting as well.
I like the French Toast and twists the most. Full of flavor and hits the spot for the needed dough NUT.
There is a good variety to choose from too. Classics and off the wall ones like bacon maple, mint & Oreo cookie and peanut butter Reese’s.

My husband and I decided to give a vegan doughnut a try, while waiting for our table at 10 Barrel Brewery across the street. It was about 3pm, and the doughnuts were already almost gone, but there was one glazed vegan doughnut left, so we bought it. Having never tried a vegan doughnut, we were skeptical, but surprised at how light and fluffy it was, with a lot of glazed flavor. I would happily go back for more of them, as the doughnut did not leave me feeling heavy and sick to my stomach as most do!
Also, this is a hole in the wall, one man shop. The owner is very friendly, and makes all of the doughnuts himself, in small quantities. Get there early in the day for a better selection.

So disappointed. We had to try this place when we heard they had gluten free donuts. It was actually gluten free donut, not plural. One offering, dry and crumbly with no toppings. Now I realize they couldn’t add toppings or the thing would have fallen apart. And for $ 3 save your money. My wife ended up throwing it out.
The buttermilk bar I got was not very good either. Not very moist and maybe stale.

Although this donut shop on Bend’s west side is new (open just five weeks) the owner has background in selling his tasty wares through nearby Parilla Grill and once distributed to some Bend locales like Back Porch Coffee. There are donut selections aplenty in this funky new storefront. From more standard offerings, like cake donuts topped with chocolate and nuts and apple fritters and maple bars to more unique choices like peanut butter and jelly donuts and Boston cream pie donuts to choices that are Portland Voodoo Donut-​esque (I say that as a compliment) like maple bars with bacon, S’more donuts and Jalapeño donuts. Many options are vegan and there was even a donut option that was baked and gluten free and stored, as it should be to avoid cross contamination with gluten, in a separate display case.
VIBE:
Our first visit to The Dough Nut was yesterday and the first thing we noted when we walked in is the place smells good. Enough of a surprise that I said «ooohhh…it smells GOOD in here» right out loud. Like fresh dough and sugar. It was also sparking clean and with funky clever décor of walls of deep pink you find not in nature but in frosting and punctuated by colors that were reminiscent of, say, sprinkles on a frosted donut. The owner said his sister and her friends came up with the idea and did the painting. Nice.
DONUTS:
It is likely helpful for context to share that I can count on the fingers of one hand how many donuts I eat in an entire year. Typically I find donuts to be greasy and leaden and not worth the opportunity cost in calories. You know, the calories consumed in a donut are not then available to invest in, say, pie.
But these are not typical donuts! My hubby and I both liked them a lot, not a bit greasy and unlike other reviewers commenting on their experience, we found our donuts to be very fresh.
We made three selections for our introduction here: a cake donut with chocolate frosting and toasted almonds, a French toast donut and a Jalapeño donut. All yummy. The French toast donut was an idea of the owner’s girlfriend, he said. Hang on to her, we say. The Jalapeño donut was just the eensiest bit sweet and perfectly savory too. This would be great with a glass of wine or beer. He ought to market these to the brewpubs in town.
With The Dough Nut just a few minutes from my front door, I can see my annual donut consumption increasing exponentially.
VALUE:
Three donuts were just a little over $ 4. Seemed like a good deal to us for scratch made fresh treats.
A «POP SHOP»:
If you like supporting local businesses, «mom and pop» efforts, as we do then you’ll enjoy knowing this is truly a «pop shop». The owner makes the donuts and runs the store. A very nice guy too he seemed to be yesterday as he helped us make our donut selections. Store hours are Tues — Sun 6:30 a.m. to 9:00p.m. and he’s «the guy» for all of that. Hard work, this single proprietor business stuff.
THIS N THAT:
1) LOCATION: On Galveston between Brother Jon’s Public House and 10 Barrel Brewery, there isn’t much in the way of signage so use that as «locater» information.
2) PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY: A handful of parking spaces in a very small lot (including a spot of Accessible aka ADA Parking for those who need to know that in advance) or on the street. So parking is a drawback here given the popularity of both 10 Barrel and Brother Jon’s. Entry is accessible up a ramped sidewalk.
3) SAFETY ISSUE: The narrow sidewalk walkway into the shop has a drop off of over a foot at the edge. Seems dangerous in combination of night time hours (open til 9p), patrons from the brewery who might be «tipsy» coming in and the icy winters months ahead. Just a heads up, in particular if you have little kids in tow here.
4) NOT REALLY EAT IN: Only for two at stools in the store so plan on taking out.

I’m a sucker for a donut. Love them. I was so disappointed that a donut shop ends up on the westside and it’s no good. Got there early and the sign says open until sold out and I wondered after the fact if maybe this was 36 hours straight of waiting to sell out. In a word, stale. So stale that neither of us finished our donuts.
Creative selection, the combination of flavors is conceptually very cool. A lot of thought went into it. S’mores, bacon maple, etc. thumbs up on that.
We tried the cheddar jalapeño cake donut and maple custard bar. Both were stale., really stale. Too bad.