Dynamo Donut & Coffee

Amazing donuts! So fresh and delicious. We ordered the caramel apple donut as well as the meyer lemon huckleberry, amazing choices. The texture is amazing, so soft and fluffy. The flavor is incredible. We ordered from the window and the gentleman named Logan working the counter was really friendly and provided amazing suggestions. Great service! Great product!

Really really disappointed in my donut…
Came an hour before closing on a Saturday. There were only a few more donut flavor signs left at this point. But I drove 2 hours to the city so I just got something.
ATMOSPHERE: a little stand on the side of the road that actually opens up to some seats inside and a backyard. Nice if you’re on the run and just want to grab a cup of coffee and go.
SERVICE: there was only one barista who was also working the register, so a line started to form. She was really nice though and worked quickly.
DRINKS:
+ ginger lemonade: iced and refreshing. Had a good ginger flavor and wasn’t overly sweetened lemonade
+ Gibraltar: espresso with a little bit of steamed milk. Tasted good but pretty strong. Milk helped cut the strong espresso
DONUTS:
COLD. HARD. BLAND. We did come at the end of the day, but that’s no excuse for the donut to be all 3 of these things! Especially for $ 3.50 each!
— hibiscus honey bee: pink donut with a sliiiiight flower taste, but was otherwise just hard and tasteless. And dense — more like cake.
— maple glazed bacon apple: sounds good in theory, but was also not very flavorful. Had probably one small piece of apple, and not much bacon either. And cold. Can’t stress cold and hard enough.
Really wish I could give it more stars, but the food was pretty bad when we went…

I think maple bacon donuts are overrated.
One, maple glaze is sickeningly sweet. Two, bacon is best as a glorious glistening strip of fat rather than as chopped-​up dried bits. They should do bacon donuts like they do bacon cinnamon rolls: put the bacon in the pastry, not on the pastry.
Anyhow, the $ 3 maple-​glazed bacon apple donut was aite. The $ 2 candied orange blossom donut was better. I can’t recall the other flavors I’ve had, but they’re all innovative and delicious.
Skip the maple bacon donut all day erry day.

Got a dozen.
Get a dozen.
Lime coconut, Lemon huckleberry, chocolate rose, maple bacon, hibiscus heart beet, passion fruit milk chocolate, caramel apple, spiced chocolate, vanilla bean. + a couple maple bacon backups

$ 3 for a donut, I don’t know on what parallel universe would also exist a place selling a $ 3 donut. Seems a bit excessive and alien to me.
Meh passion fruit donut. The flavors weren’t appealing, and I walked away regretting paying that much.

Dynamo has toppings down. The Caffeinated Crunch and Lemon Pistachio especially… oh my yum. I was not as impressed with the actual donuts which reminded me of mass produced store-​bought donuts (but did I still eat them… oh yes)!

Dynamo, Dynamo, where are my sunday mornings without Dynamo? ;P
This place can get pretty addicting if you are into donuts! Well, it depends on the types of donut you like. It is not Krispy Kreme, so head over on the freeway (Daly City) to get your hands on those. These donuts are more along the lines of unique flavors, not just a circle of pure glazed sugar. My favorites are the passion fruit with milk chocolate, Banana Dulce de leche (unfortunately it’s not made too often), PB banana, apricot cardamom, orange blossom and of course caffeinated crunch! Their coffee is four barrel but I’m not a consistent fan there, yet it pairs off gently with a donut in hand.
They also have doggy donuts for $ 1 and my dog is addicted to those! She smells them blocks away and loves that she is allowed inside and the patio! She’s a fan!
On sundays they tend to run out early, as well as random days in the week when everyone is in donut mode and buys them out before 12 pm –_​-​. BUT if you really want to be a pro, call ahead to find out the flavors or check online ;)
Parking can be tricky, as it is in the mission but nothing 1 or 2 laps around the block can’t fix.
*1 star down because sometimes I find inconsistency on their sizing. The donuts are already pricey but willing to stick it out for the flavors but you can’t discourage a girl that much.*

If Dynamo is still making it, get the ginger orange donut. It’s smallish in size but reasonable since there’s tons of flavor packed in. Frosting is light yet effective, just enough glaze. I found a whole piece of orange in it.
It’s probably sacrilegious, but I thought of Krispy Kreme while I was eating it.
Paid cash, unsure if they take plastic.
Love the décor, will return again.

I came here for donuts but they ran out of them on a wednesday at 3pm. Sad! How can a donut shop run out of donuts?! She said it happens when they have a busy morning. Still, you’re a donut shop 2 hrs away from closing. She told me to come back around 11am-​noon if I want more variety of donuts.
I came on saturday at 1pm and they had donuts. Hooray! Parking is crazy though. Come here on a weekday!
Donuts are $ 2.50−3.50 a pop. I would come back considering the unique flavors and also their donuts are soft.
I haven’t experienced super great customer service, but it wasn’t that bad. I told the girl that I wanted chocolate lavender TWICE along with my other orders but when I asked her if it was in there she said «i didnt hear u say it», not with attitude or anything, but I’m sure she can respond better than that.
They have bathroom and a cute outdoor seating in the back.

I finally had my car in sf so I decided to hit up this place. We were staying in union square so this place was on the other side of town.
I ended up getting three donuts. I got the chocolate rose, vanilla bean, and lemon one. Three donuts costed me 9 bucks. I was not a fan of any of the donuts. I love donuts but nothing about these donuts were great. I believe my friend and I were saying the average donuts from a regular donuts shop would be better. I believe the only one that I enjoyed was the lemon one.
It was not worth it for me. I’m glad I came to say I been but will never return again. The guy helping me was really nice and the place is cute.

When I was randomly craving a donut on my visit to San Francisco, I came across this place. It was near to the Golden Gate Bridge, on the way from my hotel. The person working there was so nice and helpful. He gave some suggestions for coffee and I decided to get a spiced chocolate donut. When he was ringing me up, he gave me a freshly made caramel donut, for free!
The donut flavors are awesome — spiced chocolate, caramel, maple apple bacon, etc. They even have gluten-​freen donuts. I will definitely be stopping here as much as I can on my visits out to San Francisco.

I adore a light fluffy doughnut. When a talent of ours brought us Dynamo Donuts, I was skeptical. They looked a little cakey. I was going to pass, but my sweet tooth kicked in and I caved! Everyone’s entitled to an afternoon snack, right? It was Thursday, November 12^th. Prices below are what’s listed on their website.
*Chocolate Rose: Chocolate base topped with a sweet rose water and lemon zest glaze ($ 2.75 each)
*Passion Fruit Milk Chocolate: Vanilla bean base glazed with tangy passion fruit and milk chocolate ($ 2.75 each)
I decided to go for the Passion Fruit. The doughnut was light, fluffy and not too sweet. Definitely, not the dense cakey doughnut I was imagining. The glaze had a subtle tartness and the chocolate pieces weren’t too milky or sweet. (I’m don’t really like milk chocolate.) I honestly had no idea it was milk chocolate until I looked up the doughnut I ate.
When one doughnut’s got you craving more, you know they’re doing something right!

Not even close to what a good doughnut is in NYC. The doughnuts here are small, greasy and expensive for what they are. The coffee isn’t bad but I’d recommend you take your business elsewhere for the doughnuts.
Not really worth navigating the sidewalks littered with human and animal excrement you’ll encounter on your way to this place. (Shudders.)

How it’s taken me so long to finally get to Dynamo Donuts is beyond me. Now that I’ve had it, I’m almost certain I can’t go back. I picked up a dozen donuts for work on a Thursday morning, and asked the guys there to pick out their favorites, but to also include the Maple Bacon Apple, Spiced Chocolate, and their seasonal Pumpkin Chocolate Chip donuts.
Needless to say, I was everyone’s best friend in the office that morning :) I will absolutely be back here… especially since my gym’s super close by. Because your workouts should always follow with donuts right? There’s protein on my Maple Bacon Apple donut, so that counts. Get here when they’re hot!

I had heard about this place for so long, and I love interesting /​non conventional flavor combinations.
My favorites were the maple bacon and one with a light lemon cream and lemon glaze. The cake donuts were too dry for me (especially the apple crumble).
I’m glad I finally got to try them, but I would stick with the maple bacon.

Mmmm… donuts.
Just don’t get as addicted to Dynamo as Homer Simpson is to his donuts, or it’ll drain your wallet faster than Starbucks runs.
Though Dynamo magically redefines donuts from ultra-​sweet glazed further sweetened fried dough to works of art playful combinations of flavors, from my experience it’s a bit of a hit or miss. Maybe I was set my expectations inside in assuming that the flavors would be incorporated into the donut itself; several of the donuts are plain vanilla base and the fancy descriptions refer only to the glaze and toppings.
The CAFFEINATED CRUNCH was a bit of a disappointment. Amazing though it sounds (especially to a coffee addict such as myself), it was a plain donut topped with some coffee-​flavored clusters. Not bad, but overall lackluster and carried a $ 3.50 price tag. The website description mentioned it sells out early which was not the case the day I went, and I think I also read that it’s custard filled which was not the case either.
My friend got the STRAWBERRY EARL GREY and I thought the donut would contain strawberry pieces and an infusion of strong tea, but he said there were only very small strawberry bits and a touch of tea flavor on the glaze atop a plain donut.
The redemption is the SPICED CHOCOLATE when I gave Dynamo a second try. Rich dark chocolate with cinnamon-​chipotle sugar – a bit like Mayan mocha with the complex interplay of chocolate and spices. The server mentioned it was vegan and I was hesitant due to my encounters with some rather fail vegan desserts, but their spiced chocolate donut was on point: similar to a fancy brownie. It just looks significantly more dry and less glorious than the website pictures, which I’ve observed for some of their donuts.
The ambiance is remarkable – a beautiful roadside storefront and a wooden theme throughout. It’s very relaxing to sit inside and enjoy a tasty doughnut and the calming surroundings, though once I came around lunchtime and they decided to do cleaning around the middle of the day, and the bleach smell was nauseating.
With the abundance of craft creameries and cupcake patisseries, Dynamo’s spin on donuts is a breath of fresh air (or should I say sugar?). I just wish it were like ice cream where you could sample; otherwise I feel compelled to check out Dynamo to try a new flavor each time I see something interesting on their daily Twitter feed.

Ohmanohmanohman. Gluten-​free carrot cate donut WINS!
I stopped by here at 10:30 on a Friday morning just hoping they’d have one of those GF donuts left, that I’ve heard so many Unilocalers rave about. I was in luck! There were two. Despite having to beat down the McFatty EatsALot Carol M. voice saying «BUY BOTH,» I just got the one.
I’ve definitely had my share of GF baked goods in my day and most taste sugar dust or a pile of playdough with frosting. This. This was neither. The cake was actually cakey. Light and fluffy. Lots of spices and carrot pieces in it. The sugar dusting on the outside was the perfect compliment to sweeten up the donut a bit.
Yes, guys. Yes.

I have failed miserably at getting up early to wait for Cruffins at Mr. Holmes, so when a friend suggested we go to Dynamo instead, I happily obliged. Coffee and donuts on a Friday morning? Who could say no? (I mean, unless you’re gluten-​free or a cynic or something…).
Go with a group, because then you can try everything. If your friends say you can’t try their donuts, dump them. You really don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. Luckily, I’ll be keeping my friends.
We tried the following:
(1) Peanut Butter Banana: Peanut butter base with a sweet roasted banana-​honey glaze
(2) Spiced Chocolate: Chocolate base tossed in cinnamon, chipotle, and sugar
(3) Maple Glazed Bacon Apple: Diced Fatted Calf Heritage Baconand sautéed apple base, glazed with real organic maple and topped with crispy bacon
While my friends loved the Peanut Butter Banana, I thought it could have had more flavor. I’m a PB&B enthusiast, but this peanut butter flavor left something to be desired.
The Spiced Chocolate is a safe bet. It’s cake-​y and delicious!
My favorite and the stand-​out-​donut-​of-​the-​day was the Maple Glazed Bacon Apple. You guys. Seriously. The bacon was crispy and the flavor was spot-​on. Usually, I don’t like maple-​flavored things, but I would become a maple fan for this donut alone.
The texture of these donuts is light and fluffy. Suddenly, you’re done with 3 donuts and you don’t feel like a heavy cow (that could be what I’m telling myself, so I can have more donuts on the «reg»). I don’t think you’ll find another donut with this type of texture.
The coffee was also excellent, so pair that up with the donuts and you’re set! If you have any questions, ask the people at the front. The woman who helped us on Friday morning (July 24, 2015 around 10:30 a.m.) was the sweetest person ever! She explained each donut and told us her favorites!

Here on a Sunday at 9 a.m. for the first time.
I was able to find free street parking since it is Sunday and the neighborhood is pretty neat with several murals around. It seems like a cool place to take a walk around after you grab something from here.
You can both order at an outside window or inside. The line for the outside window is longer and you can order the same thing at either window, so do yourself a favor and go to the shortest line (which seems to be inside).
I ordered a chocolate rose donut for $ 3 which is probably the most I’ve ever paid for a donut in my life. It also wasn’t that good and is not something I would recommend. However, it was definitely unique and maybe I just ordered the wrong thing on the menu.
The inside of the shop is pretty basic, but kinda cute too for some reason that I can’t put my finger on.
I would give them another shot.

Was super excited to go this place. Not bad but there are a ton of really good doughnut places immediately surrounding this place that may be a little less polished but far better.
At least the donuts were very reasonably priced no complaints there. The courtyard in the back saved the review. If you are looking for a place to get away from the locals and plug in your kale powered iPhone 8 this is the place for you. Just want to smash on some greasy glazed yum yums? Then look elsewhere.

Maple Bacon Apple Donuts. That was the purpose of our excursion down to 24^th street in the mission. We all shared quite a few donuts and I also had the bread pudding and a few cups of coffee.
The standouts for this place were:
Maple Bacon Apple Donut — This was light and had a lot of flavors going into it which balanced out nicely. It was also light and airy without being too sweet.
Passion Fruit Milk Chocolate Donut — Passion fruit anything is hard to resist, especially in pastries. This was no exception and it had a great combination of sweet and tart flavors going on in it.
Bread pudding — The pictures look amazing for this item, and it was quite enjoyable. I did expect possibly a bit more than it delivered but it was still great nonetheless.
Coffee — Ordering the coffee to drink there gives you unlimited refills which when eating more pastries than can possibly be healthy, is a great way to wash it all down.
There were quite a few other unique flavor combinations which we tried but none of them impressed me too much. For the most part, they were a bit lackluster in my opinion.
Overall, I don’t think these are anywhere close to the best pastries SF has to offer, but I very much liked the unique flavors and unlimited coffee. The back patio definitely makes this a nice place to meet up with friends before heading out for brunch. «I’m a fan.»

Hi, my name is Vy and I’m addicted to donuts.
During my visit to SF, I got the chance to stop by here. It’s a pretty small place, with seating inside behind the curtains. I loved how they displayed their donuts in those cute glass domes. After browsing the menu, I decided on the maple bacon, coconut and strawberries and cream filled donut.
The coconut was my favorite! It was topped with thick toasted coconut flakes. The maple bacon was the perfect balance of sweet and salty. I usually don’t like maple bacon bars, but this one was perfect. The filled donut was not too sweet, but I wish there was more filling inside. I loved the texture of these donuts, it was in between a fluffy and cake donut. The perfect consistency!
I got two more donuts to go… don’t judge me. I got the caramel and chocolate star anise. These were both good, but I couldn’t really taste the anise.
Either way, this place deserves its 5 stars for their creativaty and the porice wasn’t too bad for gourmet donuts.