Shipley DO-Nuts

Tough to review this place. Why? Because with my upbringing in Houston, I HAVE to like Shipley’s. But the other reason is because the family that runs this place really do work hard.
What makes this place falls short are two things. The first is an industry-​wide problem, and the second is my own.
1) Kolaches — while fully enclosed, the sausages were weak, boiled hot dog sausages, and definitely on the thin side. It wasn’t enjoyable — so what I did was when I got home, I just switched it with the Bier Bratwurst that I had leftover — and d***, now we’re talking! But yes, the kolaches are a weak point they’re going to have to figure out how to fix on their own.
2) Donuts — my fault — I came in the afternoon. And it seems like they do a bulk of their businesses in the mornings. In the afternoon, the selection is smaller, and not only that — but frankly a bit more stale. Like I said, the family works hard, so they still had plenty of certain types of donuts to sell. So, when I ordered 3 donuts, she put in 5 donuts (I didn’t notice until later), because she knew that they were not going to sell much more, and there’s no way that they would make more donuts when they still had plenty. However, I would suggest to this family to just time the donut-​making procedures throughout the day, so that the fresh ones would always be available.
It did, at least, had that airy, collapsable Shipley’s dough, and it did have the glaze that made me realize that it was in fact a Shipley’s. Just, it wasn’t the best Shipley’s, and not even close. It would be good to see a serious Shipley’s in town, one that is open 24 hours, with hot chocolate, and even beignets like a few places in Houston. Will that day come? Who knows.

Delicious, light, and creamy donuts. The only kolache my daughter (picky) would eat. Kinda liked but saddened that I see the family (who owns it) working so hard all the time. Regardless, they have a superior product.

I like my donuts fluffy and with a moderate amount of sweetness. So if your preferences differ from mine, you may want to get another opinion.
When I walked into the store, there were barely any donuts on display. All I saw were a few glazed ones, cinnamon ones, and the twisty things. I was disappointed because I really wanted some chocolate covered ones. Luckily I asked if they still had any. The lady at the counter said they did and disappeared to the back to get me some. It hit me as strange that they would have donuts available yet leave their display looking bare and empty, but hey, whatever. I ended up getting some glazed donuts along with the chocolate topped ones.
Well when I got to my car I couldn’t wait any longer so decided to have a few. I was pretty disappointed with what I got. The donuts tasted somewhat stale and were waayy too sweet. There was so much glaze and chocolate, it was overpowering. The chocolate donuts appeared like they got chocolate frosting (the kind you get at the grocery store for cake) and just slabbed some on top. It was everywhere… and really messy to eat. Is that how the usual chocolate topped donuts are? Anyway. I think depending on your preferences, you may like the place. However, it’s not for me. I’ll probably go elsewhere for donuts in the future.

I go here a minimum of 2 times a month for donuts for church. The place is rockin on Sundays at 8am. The donuts are always fresh and hot. The staff are great.

Stale? I have to agree with Min K. Here on every account… look elsewhere!!!

Was craving for some type of bread and ended up here. I expected a place with a famous name should be good. But boy was I wrong!!! I got the kolaches, donut holes, and small cake donuts. Yeah I know sounds like ten pounds right? Like I said I was craving for something like bread.
Once I bit into the kolache I was shocked, not because it was darn good but because the sausage was only 10% of the kolache. The rest was just yucky bread… If you go to other places they put a regular size sausage and the bread itself actually has a taste to it.
Hoping that the donuts would be good I tried the donut holes. They were so good I just ate one. Not really they weren’t good at all… disappointment #2
Luckily I bought more than one item, my last item which were the small cake donuts tasted okay. The chocolate frosting is topped on high so it was pretty sweet and the donut itself was just like a normal cake donut.
For my next crave I’ll definitely find another source or at least another donut store.

Shipley has the best Donuts in the neighborhood. There donuts are consistently fresh, fluffy, and soft. If you get the sugared varieties sometimes they will put the sugar on when you order it. There is a donut shop withing walking distance of where I live, but Shipley is worth driving the few extra blocks.

Believe it or not but on Saturday mornings I used to be and sometimes still am the «soccer mom» for my little cousins. I’d battle my hangovers by grabbing some shipley’s in the morning before going to their early morning games.
The staff here are Laotian too so they are super nice and patient. I usually go for the jalapeño sausage kolaches. Most jalapeño kolaches I’ve tried at other doughnut shops are not spicy at all and there may be one or two slices of jalapenos found but the ones here are filled with chopped up pieces that you can taste it in every bite. Yes that’s right I need my spice in the morning too! They keep them very warm so when you bite into the soft dough the sausage inside is even warmer and the melted cheese just oozes out. mmm.
Their doughnuts are good and they usually always have a large assortment of each kind. I just hate it when I’m craving a certain flavor and the shop is all out but that’s never happened here for me!