Donut Wheel

Donut Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeel!
Finally! A doughnut shop that is open ²⁴⁄₇ and not a chain!
Decided to stop here for a quick bite, luckily there was a parking lot at the back of the shop, so I parked and quickly went in. Upon walking in, I noticed that the place is dark, probably b/​c the lights were not producing enough lighting. Anyway I got a standard glaze doughnut and a chocolate old fashioned. The lady helped me pick out the doughnuts that I favored. She had no smile and no vibe. She was serious!
Got my doughnuts and left! lol — The doughnuts are .95 cents each, excluding bars and filled doughnuts.
Glazed — Above decent! The flavor was on point and the dough was fluffy. Glaze was awesome! However, the doughnut had a bitter aftertaste of oil. Not much, but something worth considering.
O.F Chocolate — Decent doughnut, I didn’t get ‘wowed’ and I felt like the chocolate needed more sweetness. The dough was very dense and oily for some reason. It was a little stale.
I was happy to try out Donut Wheel but their doughnuts fell short on my expectations. They aren’t as fresh as I thought they would be (according to previous Unilocalers) and I was disappointed.
Overall, Donut Wheel provided me with decent doughnuts and decent service. Not worthy of a 20 minute drive from Santa Clara. I want my gas back!

Very standard, run of the mill, donut shop. Exception open 24 hours. Does have a wide variety of the old school donuts to chose from, which makes it worthwhile to stop in if you have a hankering for one. However… buyer beware… the lady who waited on me was one of the rudest people I have encountered! I greeted her with a smile and a hello. I got back a sneer and rolled eyes. I smiled back, but to no avail. Anyway it was what it was. A donut and no more.

Came here with my boyfriend at 4 in the morning one night when we were craving something sweet. An older gentleman was working who I assume was the owner. He had a headset on the entire time and was talking on the phone WHILE helping us. When I asked questions he was very rude and short and it seemed as if our business was an inconvenience to him.
CONS:
Cash only
Small shop that clearly needs to be renovated
POOR customer service (I work in the food industry & know this behavior is unacceptable)
PROS:
Open ²⁴⁄₇
Prices were on the cheaper side
The donuts were delicious!
I’d definitely go here if you want something sweet at 3 AM whenever you have the munchies/​drunchies. I’d go somewhere else if it was during normal business hours for other places.

Cash only! They do have an ATM inside and plenty of seating. These donuts are classic, soft, delicious, & melt in your mouth. I made the mistake of going to an overpriced gourmet donut place (The Fractured Prune) and was extremely disappointed. Here at the Donut Wheel, I got 6 amazing pieces of heaven for $ 7.30 where at TFP it was $ 7.50 for 3 donuts! Oh heck no! I will be sticking to the classic place, thank you very much! Try the classics like the chocolate, maple or glazed fluffy donuts or the scrumptious cake donuts toped with nuts or sprinkles and for extra fun, get an apple fritter or giant cinnamon bun. And who can forget the yummy filled donuts?! They have it all for an amazing price! Perfect for these El Niño weather days! P. S. There is a Starbucks across the street, too!

They know how the make every classic donut right. ²⁴⁄₇

I had visited this place few weeks back.
Pros:
* its open ²⁴⁄₇
* free coffee refills
Cons:
* cash only
* I felt its too doughy
* only one staff who is busy in kitchen. You have to wait a lot to get his attention to order a donut.
I suggest you to ask him the special donut of the day and try it. That will be soft, fluffy and delicious. Rest are too doughy.
I will not be going back to this place again.

I have been there couple times. Their donuts are tasty! Very suitable for those who just happen to have sweet tooth, and crave for some snacks to consume. The only thing I dislike is they don’t provide wifi there, otherwise I would like to stay there having snacks and working on some of my own stuff.

I bought some donut holes and they didn’t taste fresh at all. Pretty stale. I know it’s probably hard to keep things fresh considering it’s a 24 hour spot but I’d probably go elsewhere based on my one experience.

I always wanted to try Donut Wheel as I passed by it numerous times over the course of my life. So on a TGIF occasion, I stopped by here to get six blueberry twists to bring to work. By the time I got there, it was consumed quick. I never even got to try it.
They also had apple fritters (my favorite) as well as all the cake donuts that I also am a fan of.
They are the real deal.

I remember coming here with my buddies during high school back in the early 00’s. Then, they had amazing donuts. Similar to Krispy Kreme.
Now, they are sub par at best. The donuts taste undercooked. Too «doughy» for my taste.
I don’t think I’ll be going back. Especially since I can get similar quality from Safeway, and cheaper.

Love this donut spot!
Used to frequent this spot in my De Anza days to study or just for a snack.
Haven’t been here for years until last night! It’s currently finals week for SJSU and MLK was just too stupid packed and Donut Wheel came to mind.
I forgot that it was opened ²⁴⁄₇ and so I headed on over! To my surprise there were plenty of seats! I was overjoyed because I really needed to study and I waste my time trying to find a spot to sit down at MLK. Ridiculous.
I ordered my all time favorite glazed cruller. Omg, I cannot believe how good it is here! So squishy and puffy and airy but not too oily. They make them the best here. I literally was moaning as I took a bite and my boyfriend was like chill lol but it was heavenly!
Don’t get the bars, they’re not as good, and too much doughy and tasted slightly stale. The crumb donut was okay, but very dense.
Their coffee is decent.
Anyways, there’s a small parking lot in the back, and also street parking.
CASH ONLY! And no wifi. Which was perfectly fine for me because I didn’t need it and wifi would
distract the shit out of me when I really need to study.
This place has donuts literally all day all night. Freaking amazing!
I love you Donut Wheel!

Cash only. Not really that great but its been around and has grownon me. All the standards covered. Small parking lot.

BEST BLUEBERRY TWIST EVER!!!
Went here at 3am and wish I had come sooner! My friend and I tried the blueberry twist and chocolate donut. The blueberry twist is the most uh-​mazing thing I have ever eaten. It’s not so sweet and you definitely can taste the blueberry. Not only that, we got our blueberry twist WARM and it just melts in your mouth!
Its so cheap as well! Its less than a dollar for the donuts and 1.99! For the twist.
4 stars because the donut is not as good. While it is light, airy and fluffy, the flavor of dipping is not strong enough for the donut. But i guess, nothing can beat the blueberry twist, so it wasn’t fair that I ate the twist first. Everything else will pale in comparison!
But great place overall! Would come again soon

Old school donut shop that does it right! The old fashioned’s are amazing as are the fritters! The stock varies depending on time of day but there’s always something delicious in the display. Prices are super fair too! I can’t wait to go back for more!

The best apple fritters this side of town!
This place is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Bring cash since it is cash only or you can use the ATM inside.

I can’t believe that someone took 2 stars off this place for no wifi and limited charging?
It makes and serves delicious donuts.
It’s not Starbucks. God knows we have enough of those.
People that say «this place is great» and still give only 3 stars are damaging truly great places. Stop with the entitlement and review the place properly.
That is all.

Donut Wheel oh Donut Wheel what a magic place.
Donut Wheel is everything you dreamed of from a donut shop. Great donuts, milk cartons, bored teens, weird old people, and ice cream.
Stick with the donuts and enjoy the atmosphere as you look into the secret late night lives of Cupertino natives.

24 hour donut shop, and close by me. What more can I ask for? I like the lemon filled donut, the blueberry twist, and regular glazed. Prices are hard to beat too. I’ll keep coming here!!!

The good:
Cheap donuts that seem fairly fresh. They also have ice cream but we didn’t try it .
It’s open ²⁴⁄₇.
Free coffee refills.
Reasons to not run here for last minute cramming powered by sugar:
1. NO WIFI
2. Not many plugs — there’s one per booth and there’s 5 booths in the store.
3. Cash only

I’m extremely disappointed with this place…
I stopped by around 2pm yesterday (Friday), and purchased two donuts: a cinnamon glazed twist and a chocolate old fashioned donut. The cinnamon glazed twist donut was okay, but nothing amazing. The chocolate old fashioned donut was literally the worst donut I’ve ever had… Every time I buy donuts, I always get a chocolate old fashioned donut, so I know that the best version always has a slightly crispy/​crunchy edge with 85% or so of the donut being soft. The chocolate old fashioned donut that I bought from Donut Wheel was 60% crunchy, and tasted like I was eating something stale.
I’m not sure if I stopped by when the donuts aren’t at their freshest, but either way, I didn’t finish either donut and left unhappy. Considering I went out of my way to go to this donut shop and didn’t like the donuts very much, I won’t be back any time soon.