Winchell’s Donut House

The regular coffee is quite fresh at 2:30am on a Monday. Huge carnation vanilla creamer, half and half, and low fat milk at the sugar creamer section so pump away. Not much donut selection though. I only see a few muffins, classic glazed, cream puffs, chocolate glazed and apple claw.

Usually their donuts are stale.
The employees are nice and ignore you for the most part.

OK, what? A friend and I came here this morning to grab a donut and we waited and waited and no one came to help us. Another man walked in behind us and waited and gave up and left. We saw two workers there doing things behind the counter but they just decided to ignore everyone who came in! WTF?!! What kind of service is this??? We ended up just walking out and not getting anything since there was absolutely no customer service! I couldn’t believe it… it was weird…

For nostalgic’s sake, I had to have Winchell’s. In Cold Stone language, it’s termed, «GOTTA HAVE IT!!!»
I hadn’t had it in years and it’s something I don’t look for because they’re not around as much anymore and they don’t advertise much either.
Here are a few samples of what they carry and some seemed too big to count as 1, but it counted anyway!
–Cinnamon roll
–2 stacked flat donuts with cinnamon and texture similar, but not as flaky as a croissant
–Raspberry filling
–Maple Iced
–Some covered with chopped nuts
–Cherry iced
–Glazed
–Chocolate
–Puffy Beard Papa-​like Crullers
–Twisty glazed
–Glazed and chocolate rolls
–Sprinkles
The guy was patient and cool as I kept pointing and asking what each donut was. None of the trays were labeled, but were arranged large and wide in front of me like a Mexican pastry shop. If you must ask, yes, I felt like a kid in a… donut store. I must’ve eaten 5 on the way to, and upon arriving at home.
Here are the reasons I like:
–Donuts be twice as large as Krispy Kreme yo!
–Open 24 Hours!!!
–14 to a box for $ 7.50! Take THAT baker’s dozen!
–Not overly saturated with sweetness.
I just wish I could have tasted these when they were fresh and hot. With basic flavors, it’s a solid pick for a donut craving. Come on, it’s 24 hours!
This one’s in a strip mall on the East side of Fair Oaks Blvd, without the soft yellow lit triangular sign that usually beckons me from afar like a lighthouse. I’ve noticed a few of the familiar Winchell’s signs in L.A. only to find out upon driving closer, that they belong to a different donut company.
I wonder if the donuts have preservatives, because they kept soft for a few days. The ones that were left behind in the box the following day, anyway.
–July 6, 2010. Approx: 11:00 PM–