Old Fashioned Donut Shoppe

These guys rock! So I found myself in need of a very large quantity (read a butt load) of donuts at 7am. I was facing the challenge of cleaning out like 6 holiday gas stations aroung the city… not fun way to start the day. I found The Old Fashion Donut Shop via google, they were the only place open at 5am — how cool it’s that? I called and told them about my predicament. They didn’t even hesitate… I was able to pick up an insane quantity AND wide variety of very tasy donuts 45 minutes later. These guys not only made my day, they saved it! The best part? I received compliments on the donuts. That never happens.
My hat is off to you all. Much Thanks.

I had exactly one half of a donut here but I am giving this little shop five stars based on our experience there.
After breakfast at the neighboring Crystal Café we got in the car and saw in front of us red lettering that just said Donuts. We have a hard time resisting sugar so decided to take a look.
This shop is tiny. Just a couple of tables, one was occupied. We walked in and a voice called from the back, letting us know he’d be right with us.
The man working there greeted us and we chose one donut, surely not an exciting order. He bagged our sugar-​dusted donut with a smile and then my boyfriend and I both realized neither of us had any cash.
We said we were sorry and planned to leave donut-​less, but the man said, «It’s ok.» At first I thought he meant it was ok we’d ordered and then had to give up our dessert, but he meant he was giving us the donut for free. We declined but he insisted, so we took our donut with us and shared it about ten minutes later while waiting for a ridiculously long train (seriously, it was a good thing we had that donut so we didn’t starve to death).
The donut: good. The gesture: awesome. We are planning to return next weekend to buy at least a dozen donuts as thanks. You should go buy a couple dozen, too. And bring cash!

Most definitely the best old fashioned donuts in MN — seriously, if you can find better, let me know! The staff and owner is always kind, though there is little seating in this take-​and-​go spot. Truly worth the trip from S Mpls

It’s not too often anymore that you see an old-​fashioned donut shop. There has been a gourmet cupcake craze lately, but this place has been around for years.
Be warned: the shop is located in a tiny trip mall of Douglas Dr. and the sign only says «donuts». Delicious is the shop next to it, so it looks like the sign says «delicious donuts» but it doesn’t. The shop only has 2 – 3 small tables inside, so I would get your donuts to go whenever possible.
The hours are pretty limited, closed by early afternoons and not open on Sundays.
My family has been going there for years, and love it. The chocolate glaze they use is just divine, and all the donut varieties I’ve tried have been delicious. The bear claw (apple fritter) is also especially good.
Highly recommend!

Donuts are very average, but the people behind the counter are ALWAYS crabby. Ruins the experience.

Love this place. It make the neighborhood smell like donuts in the morning. Only complaint I have is the hours are really terrible. They are only open like 6 hours a day. What if I want a high caloric intake after work? Also, it is kind of dirty like Jean pointed out, but I think the donuts are better than any others around.

I decided to throw all health consciousness to the wind today and seek out a good old fashioned donut — or two. Boston crème-​filled, raspberry jelly, maybe a plain cake donut. A quick google search showed the Old Fashioned Donut Shoppe not too far from my house.
The second I walked in, I should have turned around and walked out. From the door, you could see right into the kitchen where the terracotta tile floor was covered with flour and batter. Given that it was 8 AM on a Saturday morning, I thought I’d be forgiving as they were probably in the thick of banging out the baked goods. But a glance of the small eating area made me change my mind quickly. There was literally DIRT every where — and very visible as the place is white, with white tables and white chairs. Because leaving would have been uncomfortable as I was the only customer in there (and the store keeper was waiting for my order) I tried to focus my attention on the glossy frosted goodness behind the counter.
I chose a chocolate iced, custard-​filled bismarck and sat down at a table. I grabbed the side of the chair to pull myself closer the table only to find my fingers stuck in god-​knows-​what on the chair. Because I have no spine, I ate my donut at the table — which wasn’t bad but nothing special — and got the hell out of there.
I have never seen an eatery so filthy. And to compound my disgust, I discovered that Byerly’s has the same donut selection — for the same price — sans the yuck factor — right down the road.