Hurts Donut

1.) Very unique.
2.) Always open.
3.) Lots of variety.
4.) The music just makes you want to dance.
5.) Love the atmosphere.
6.) Staff is always helpful and will go out of the way to assist you with any questions you have.
7.) You have to try the Fred Flintstone milkshake, amazing!

I love Hurts!!! I just wish late nights had some better options! Either way. it’s addictive! I love the Oreo Cheesecake it was a filled doughnut got it once and it’s not been there since then!!! And Carly was super friendly!

AWESOME! I’m now addicted to this place! (Bittersweet) the staff is very informative and patient. First time customers tend to take longer because of the various ‘eye candy’ and get overwhelmed– but the staff is there without judgement:). Cinnamon rolls, maple bacon long johns, and streusel are my family’s favorite. Price is reasonable. If the pick them– it cost less. You can’t go wrong with HURTS!

Common sense tells me $ 10.00 for six donuts is crazy, but I’ll treat these gourmet sugar-​bombs as an occaisonal treat.
At 9:45 a. m on a Sunday a line was expected but it moved quickly. It did allow time to peruse the selections. It would be nice if there was a board with descriptions of the donuts. As it is you have to go on name and look. Selections range from simple glazed up to cereal and candy encrusted monsters. Both cake and yeast donuts are offered with varying toppings. Coffee, juices and soda are available to drink.
While i firmly believe nothing beats a hot Krispy Kreme right out of the fryer, Hurt’s variety will keep me coming back when I want to treat myself.

The selection here is pretty amazing for this area and they are tasty.

I was in town for a performance at the Coralville Performing Arts Center and I couldn’t help but stop at Hurts for a donut or two. My friend got the maple bacon one which was quite delectable. However, I chose the red velvet and I must say it was the best red velvet donut I’ve ever had. Just enough cream cheese icing to get some in every bite without masking the moist red velvet cake. I can’t wait to go back for more.

I work in the area now and have had a chance to stop in several more times. Their customer service has gotten so much better, and the donuts have always been fresh, no matter what time of day/​night I come in. They’ve worked out the kinks and they seem to be hitting their stride now. Definitely a fan of both the donuts and the coffee!

Delicious! The person who called them dry must have had them on an off day– we just went at 9 PM on a Wednesday and there was a great variety and they were as fresh as could be! They are definitely on the fancier side– lots of toppings– but SO good. We tried three different cake donuts and they were all fantastic. Super impressed at the variety and freshness at 9 PM on a week night. Also appreciated the woman working who answered our questions and gave recommendations– very helpful.

Pros:
1. Variety, variety, variety. So much that you may go in numerous times and not have seen them all.
2. The store has a unique vibe and I enjoy the modern atmosphere.
3. Donuts are the best you can get on a regular basis in town. (Note: some semi regular donuts I enjoy better).
4. No dry donuts here, even the cake donuts.
Cons:
1. Would have been nice to see better and locally roasted coffee on hand.
2. The donuts tend to be over the top sugary or salty. Sometimes it works other times too much for me. Need to be strategic in choices.

Hmm, maybe I’m biased because I come from somewhere with a wide variety of novelty donut shops, but this is rather underwhelming. The only options are dessert donuts — which is perfectly fine if that’s what you’re here for, but it’d be nice if there were more choices. That way I could have a dessert donut if that’s what I’m feeling, but also select from other and more creative donuts. I’d say the donuts are a bit on the dry side actually, in contrast to some of the other reviewers’ comments, but not terrible. The maple bacon definitely has way too much bacon; it was inedible for me as someone who just ‘likes’ bacon, but if you are a bacon fanatic it’d be right up your alley. The interior design is interesting, and gives you something to look at when you’re waiting in the long lines.
Overall, not bad. It has the potential to be much better, though.

I ate part of an apple fritter (these things can literally feed 5 people) from here last night and I’m still feeling pretty sick from it. It was SOAKED in grease to the point that the grease managed to escape through 2 layers of brown paper bag. I understand fritters are fried but I don’t think I’ve even had french fries that were as greasy as this thing was. The fritter tasted like sugar, burnt batter, and old oil (my hands were COVERED in grease after barely touching it). It was kind of overcooked on the outside and almost too under cooked and doughy on the inside. I’m not sure if this happened because their oil wasn’t at the right temperature, but after seeing other reviews I know I’m not the only one who had this problem.
I also had a kolache which I enjoyed, but I haven’t had too many others to make a fair comparison with.
Prices are kind of what I would expect for ‘designer’ donuts. It’s a pretty cool addition to the IC/​CV area and they’re always open which is also nice. Since they are still new, hopefully they will improve with time!

In anticipation of checking out Hurts, my daughter at the University of Iowa was texting me pictures of the line outside the door and telling me that she heard the place was great.
It was.
And yes, it is pricey too. But hey, if you want a glazed donut from Dunkin’ Donuts, don’t come here. But if you wanna see what a little creativity and ingenuity can do to transform a donut, then give Hurts a go.
We went after a Iowa football game and there was next to no line. The place is lit up beautifully inside the store. And the array of donuts is staggering. They have cereal topped donuts (which we passed on because of concerns that the cereal would get soggy… and those concerns may or may not be valid), the maple/​bacon topped long Johns, peanut butter chocolate donut, Kit Kat donuts and other varieties of candy-​infused goods and fresh coffee.
If you let the workers pick your donuts, you pay a little less for six than if you pick your own. We chose our own. But next time I would have no issues with the workers making my selections for me.
The staff there answered every question we had and explained the donuts as some of the names do not jibe with the donut itself. But no matter. It’s a fun place to visit and I shall return when next I am in IC.

I’m glad to see there’s a donut place in town however they never have just glazed donuts. Been in a few different times and they are always out of glazed donuts and I know they have to make plain donuts to make all those other wacky flavors. Also if I find the staff to be rude and snobbish. I would suggest management needs a reboot or hires friendly customer service people (I know that’s hard to find in a college town). However I will be back looking for glaze donuts. I did actually think all the other donuts I tried were very good. I will give another star once I’m able to buy plain glazed donuts.

Yum! I waited 30 minutes in line for these baby’s and they were well worth it! So many choices made it hard to decide!

Not a fan. The store is spacious but very dark. The staff was very friendly. The donuts were interesting. Captain Crunch, Maple Bacon, pumpkin, blueberry sprinkle, glazed.
All that was interesting so I picked up a dozen for my family’s enjoyment. They were not a hit. It was just overwhelmingly cakey. I’m sure that works for some but I didn’t find it appetizing. I’m not strictly against cake donuts.
I could see stopping in occasionally to see what unique offering they have but I doubt I’ll ever get more than a single donut per stop.

I’m really not sure where the mediocre reviews for the spot are coming from. It brings to mind the line from the PM Dawn song where he must ask «please excuse me for the lack of love.» Seriously peeps, this is another high quality addition to the area!
After hearing that the prior establishment was not renewing their lease and then learning of the Hurts donut folks coming in, we’ve been totally stoked.
They opened a few weeks ago to a huge line that has continued 4 most days since. Upon entering you’re greeted by 24 hours of energetic donut selling. They have no less than 30 different kinds of donuts and these cake beasts are nothing short of amazing.
An interesting concept that they employ here is charging less for a dozen that they choose. Its 12 bucks per dozen if they choose them for $ 15 if you do. These donuts are absolutely massive. We got a couple dozen and tried to sample most of everything that was available and there, in my opinion, was not a bad one. Interestingly, the maple bacon bar was not available with the Dozen, but must be purchased separately. A small price to pay for delicious bacon!
Another fan favorite released donuts with chocolate and cereal on top. Few things are more pleasantly reminiscent of childhood than Lucky Charms marshmallows and a donut with said marshmallows delicately resting atop a light sea of chocolate glaze.
I’m anxious to return and hear about some of the flavors and why they’re named what they are. It just adds to the mystique of a place that is awesome enough to be able to pull off a pink donut called the Homer!
Overall, this is another fantastic addition to the culinary experience that has become the Iowa City /​Coralville corridor. It is certainly a little bit different than what you’re used to, but absolutely in a good way! This is a place you love, your kids will love, your neighbors will love and any visitors to the area will love. Do you want a Hurts donut? Oh heck yes!

It’s about time a good donut place came to the area! Both of their cake and raised donuts are really good! I would say stay away from the cereal donuts. They sounded good but the cereal was mushy from the frosting. Staff was very friendly and for only being open 2 days, they had some really good knowledge of the donuts. We went super early — 5am early and they were still pumping out donuts and keeping the place running.

If you’re a fan of ridiculously sweet donuts, this is a place for you. I like sweet things as much as the next guy, but these donuts were rich beyond reason. I suppose part of Hurts’s appeal is super decadent donuts, and in this area they succeed. I tried a few different varieties, and they each had great flavor; however, it’s not the kind of thing I can eat very often. It’s just too much sugar, and I want to puke after eating one of these.
I’m deducting a star because they lack any sort of menu or explanation of what anything is. Sometimes it’s obvious – a smores donut probably has graham crackers, chocolate, and a toasted marshmallow (it was pretty awesome, by the way) – but sometimes it’s not too clear because the name doesn’t give you an indication of what flavors or ingredients are present. I cannot stand cream cheese, so I had to ask for explanations of what the different donuts were to avoid it.
I realize that the menu rotates, and you can’t necessarily get every flavor every day. Whatever. This doesn’t mean that they can’t create a list of the different varieties with explanations of what they are. Imagine walking up to the counter and seeing a tray of donuts called «the zombi.» What would you expect this to taste like? Who knows. You can’t tell by looking either. Perhaps it wouldn’t be such a problem on a day when they weren’t totally swarmed with customers, and the employees would be happy to tell you what the different flavors were. Still, a descriptive menu would be very welcome. It’s not that much to ask.
Overall, it’s a fun place to go when you feel like consuming 800 calories in the form of a specialty donut. Provided you have the patience to figure out what all they have to offer, it can be fun.

This donut shop is exactly what the Iowa City area needed!
The atmosphere here is loads of fun and despite it being a weekday morning, the music and fun staff made me pretty darn excited to be kicking the day off with Hurts Donut.
I’m a picky donut eater (read: instead of a wedding cake, my husband and I had donuts at our wedding). Seriously. I usually only order the classics like raised glazed and glazed old fashioned and when I want a really sugary donut, I usually go for a classic cake donut that’s been dunked in jimmy sprinkles. So to be honest, I didn’t expect these donuts to be as tasty as they are — in my experience, a donut that’s smothered in toppings is generally compensating for the lack of overall donut flavor and texture. But not these!
Having never tried a Hurts Donut, we ordered the ‘Hurts a Little’ which is a half dozen of donuts that the staff picks at random. These donuts have ample spices and a perfectly soft inside /​lightly crispy outside, which means that there’s finally a donut in the area that can satisfy my donut cravings. Hallelujah!

This place was much hyped, I loved the marketing and branding. Very well done on the business side.
These are more of a creation style donut which you don’t find everywhere, they are very different with the toppings they use. I got the basic one just to see what it was about without the toppings which is called the old fashioned, very good with a nice dough consistency and flavor to it. I then got the Jesus one, which tasted heavenly if you will. It’s a cinnamon/​caramel type of deal. Both were very delicious and quite filling so two was more than enough.
They have several types of donuts with fun names. Well worth the price since they are pretty well put together with all the toppings, which comes out to be quite the snack. Open ²⁴⁄₇ for now, I would stop by and try a few. Great sweet stuff!