Golden Donut

I am thankful for my co-​worker F. for going out of his way to bring some bacon doughnut yumminess to work
We got to try two kinds — bacon with maple and bacon with chocolate. So tasty and surprisingly light
I will return the favor one day!

These donuts taste so good and they melt in your mouth too. I usually purchase them on the weekends. I had the Cinnamon Bun, the Glazed donuts, Maple Bar and Chocolate top donut. The attendants are very happy people who like to sell their products to you.

Donuts are so bomb. Wash it down with some fresh brew coffee. Maple bacon? Are you for reals. Melts in your mouth. Cheers.

Very very disappointed. Poor selection available. We ordered a couple doughnuts from what they had. The doughnuts were dry with no flavor. We couldn’t finish them. Then the shop didn’t offer any public restrooms. I will never return. Worst money spent.

Hot doughnuts most morning hours: what’s better than a fresh fried donut, glazed and handed over with a SMILE!
Fav’s-glazed, filled, Vietnamese style coffee. Locals usually hang around and read the paper.
Walking distance to Mooch’s garden center, Smart and Final, USPS authorized shipping in the same lot as Golden Donut.

Great spot, nice people, good donuts! Just your basic donuts but they are good!

I love this place… It’s in a tiny strip mall next to 7 – 11 on Texas St. I come here with my son more often that i should. It’s pretty much your standard donut shop with tables on the side, and each table has a lamp if i remember correctly.
So far i’ve been there like five times, and my son always gets either a maple bacon or chocolate bacon ($ 2 each). The donuts are always warm when i get them and they are crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle… droool.
I usually get a ham and cheese croissant. I think they are just under $ 3 and they are huge. Very crispy exterior and there is a decent amount of ham and cheese inside. One time a got an almond croissant which was pretty good too, but i wished it had more of the almond filling.
Ok so here’s why I come here a lot and LOOOVE this place… VIETNAMESE ICED COFFEE!!! the ratio of coffee and milk is perfect. It is strong (as it’s supposed to be) but it’s not too sweet or bitter. Three sips and I’m cracked out for at least five hours!
The ladies that work there are always really nice. One time I was short a dollar and she was like, that’s ok just give it to me next time. I felt bad and found four quarters in my purse. Just the fact that she said that was so incredibly nice. OH yes, this place is CASH ONLY so be ready!
Am I coming back here again? HECK yes. This is definitley one of my great finds for 2016!!!

Golden Donut is pure old school donuts done right. They don’t have time to Instagram any unique flavored, craft-​made donuts because GD doesn’t do that stuff. Heck, they haven’t updated their FB page in almost 2 years. Twitter, Snapchat? Lol. You can though tag yourself diving into a maple or chocolate old fashioned donut perfect for dunking into coffee. Glazed, chocolate raised, chocolate devil’s food, etc… you get the point. If you’re wanting high fives and friendly customer service, go elsewhere. They’re not rude but you’re not getting much beyond a cursory «ok what do you want?» smile. Cash only because their donuts are comparatively cheap and no biz likes paying interchange fees if they can avoid doing so.

I don’t know what the rave is about this place. I’ve gone in at least 6 times now in the morning and they are always out of everything. You’re a doughnut shop and mornings are probably your most lucrative time of business, how do you run out of donuts? They seem very ill prepared and the customer service isn’t the greatest no greeting or anything when you walk in no concept of any lines, customers just cut you and walk up to the front counter and order while no one who works there says anything.

I honestly don’t like donuts but I freaking LOVE these! About a year ago my husband got a donut from here. I took a bite and WHAM a love for donuts developed.
I still don’t like donuts as a general rule… I’ve tried many others in San Diego, Oregon, and other places… bleh, no thanks. But I could eat one of these every morning. I come here a lot, the staff/​owners are amazing. So sweet! Love them :)
Best donuts in San Diego, hands down. Glazed old fashioned is #1!

Everyone is going crazy for fancy donuts with obscure ingredients, like lavender blueberry lemon cream cake. But, that stuff is rarely well executed and usually ends up tasting like soapy sweet grease.
That’s not the story at Golden Donuts. Simple, old school, well executed and delicious. Oh, and they had the obligatory maple bacon raised. Fantastic!
And, while you’re there… Try the Vietnamese coffee. Perfect pairing.

Came in for a some donuts and left with the yummiest Vietnamese coffee. Thanks Unilocalers for putting me on! The ladies are friendly n fast. Donuts are fab and yummmm that coffee!

Your typical donut shop; there’s nothing too special about it. It’s located right at the entrance of North Park, very easy to locate!
I got the donut with the CRISPY COCONUT:
This was a little too sweet for my liking but other than that the portion size & amount of coconut crips was good. The owner/​workers were friendly but not really engaging. They didn’t have much to choose from either.
My boyfriend got TheBACON COVERED DONUT: He liked it but also thought they over sweetened it. The amount of bacon was the donut was minimal.
Overall, if you’re craving a basic donut & have a sweet tooth you should come here cos it’s convenient but other than that, again, it’s your basic donut shop.

Tuesday morning and I took the day off work. I thought a donut was a good way to start the day, so I headed to Nomad donuts a place I have wanted to go. UMMMMM they are closed on Tuesdays. Plan B, find another donut shop in the area. Small parking lot, tricky to get parking if the lot is full. I didn’t have to wait in line, and there was not a huge selection of donuts. That is ok, it just makes deciding easier. I opted for a Maple Glazed donut with Bacon bits and three donut holes. Total price is under $ 3!!! That is a bargain compared to other donut shops. The maple glazed donut with bacon was surprisingly light and buttery. It was delicious. The donut shop had a few tables and they were all taken, so I ended up sitting at the bar in front of the window. They had shades on the window, but it was a sunny February day and I was sweating, it was so hot. Next time, donuts to go.

Gross.
It used to be our place to go for over 10 years but the quality has gone down hill a lot!
Yesterday we came in and waited 10 min before we were even talked to because the women was on the phone.
The frosting was almost clear on each donut even the chocolate donut you could see through to the breading. It looks like they watered down the recipe.
After her not saying «be right with you, or anything to that nature we left and we to Nomad Donuts on 30^th and Monroe. Best donuts we’ve ever had in our life.
Sorry but we won’t be coming back. Thanks for many good years but you guys need a upgrade to compete with the new businesses in town and your customer service needs a enema.

These are some fantastic donuts. They were still warm when we got them and they were delicious. Also, the vietnamese iced coffee was really good to.
Maple covered sour cream donut was our favorite so far, but every single one we’ve tried has been great.
What makes this a five star though is the fact that the prices are very reasonable. Donuts are less than a dollar which is way better than a lot of the «fancy» donut places around these parts. I actually like the donuts here better than the ones I’ve tried at Nomad.
Cash only, but totally worth it.

WARNING: NSFW (not safe for waists) lol
I had a dream about donuts (donut judge me) so when I woke up one Saturday morning, I was determined to fulfill that craving. Luckily for my inner fat kid, there is the Golden Donut within walking distance from my house. I wandered in around 11am and you could tell they had sold a lot of their inventory already, but they keep their most popular donuts in stock and FRAAAAASHHH.
I LOVE their donut holes. Believe everyone when they say they’re pillowy soft with the perfect glaze coating. Pure bliss. $ 1.95/dozen. Their toasted coconut and maple bacon were also delicious.
Cash only, super affordable and friendly service. Donut think of passing this up!

One of the best donuts I’ve ever had! Now that donut haven is closed, I think we’ve found a new favorite.
The toasted coconut is light, fluffy and just melts in your mouth with every bite. All of the donuts looked so fresh. It was close to 8 am, so that might be why. However, I bet they’re all delicious regardless!
The woman behind the counter was so friendly. She made some recommendations on what we should try. My boyfriend wasn’t ready to try to chocolate bacon donut, but there’s a always next time. A few pluses? It was super clean inside, and the prices are fair.

I’m a fat bitch.
So I know my donuts.
And this place is aces.
Seriously, the best donuts in town.
Light and fluffy.
Cheap and easy.
And to quote this old, racist white dude,
‘Finger licking good’.
You’ll have to wait in line, but it’s so worth it.

The fatties in our household woke up early and were craving donuts. Unilocal delivered us to the Golden Donut shop over on Texas and University.
I picked up the donuts a little after 5:30am. There were a handful of people there already getting their morning coffee and donuts. I looked at the donuts and ordered the ones that I was told are popular. Ended up with sugar, glazed, toasted coconut, maple with bacon, and chocolate with bacon.
I had a chocolate with bacon… pretty delicious! No complaints from the others here in the household…
Service was friendly and fast. I was in and out with a dozen to go in about 5 minutes. Plenty of parking. They have an assortment of donuts, scones, tea, and coffee (even Vietnamese style coffee).
I’d definitely get donuts here again.