Mel-O-Cream Donuts

Same building and décor for at least 30 years. Came back into town for a family reunion and ordered a dozen doughnuts. Taste exactly the same as they did when I was a kid. Now I am hardening my children’s arteries with my childhood favorite. Great food as long as you only eat it once in a while.

I remember, when growing up in Springfield, a plethora of good memories regarding the 3^rd and Laurel Melocreme. Nothing started off a Saturday morning better than a hot chocolate and chocolate bismark (probably not the name but that’s what my folks referred to it as), if we were exceptionally compliant that day, we may get a bag of doughnut holes for later.
I left Illinois about 30 years ago and now live in an area that’s been graced with the Melocream clone «Krispy Kreme». My wife, a Californian, has never heard of Melocream and I thought we someday might trek back to Springfield and I could share some of the cooler things about Springfield.
A few weeks ago, while wasting time on the internet, I came across Melocreme’s website. I read that it’s become quite the big operation and further discovered that they were able to ship doughnuts to the servicemen overeseas during one of our country’s many wars. I thought since Melocream was able to ship their product overseas, fifty plus years ago, they should certainly be able to do it today.
I wrote an email to one of it’s many employees and was kind of disappointed but not too surprised to receive an email stating that they’re not capable of shipping product anymore. I sure thought Springfield would have advanced or at least maintained the level of technological advances they achieved 50 years ago.
Needless to say, Springfield won’t be seeing us in the future (my wife has no interest) and we’re going to have to make do with Krispy Kreme.
Shoot, they’re darned near the same stuff.

Dounts keep getting smaller but tastes good great coffee good. Always cleaning smells like a.hospital. Service is great.

Growing up in Springfield, we were spoiled at a young age by having Mel-​O-​Cream donuts. Made fresh daily, these donuts make it very clear that you’ll never want to buy a box of Entenmann’s from the end of the grocery store aisle. I mean never! Mel O Cream is Fresh. Gourmet. Delicious!
So now that I don’t live in town it’s always on my «must eat b/​c I already know I’m going to gain 10 pounds while in SPI» list. Sure, prices have increased. A box of 6 cost over $ 6 now. I remember paying 35, 45, or 55 cents per donuts, but hey, the donuts are still made fresh daily and oh so so good. If you’re undecided on what to get, the cream filled crunchy bun is the best. Get there early though, those go quick!

Though skeptical at first, I must say they not only make good traditional doughnuts, but often have interesting and tasty one off batches. Do recommend!

I am not a fan of Mel-​O Cream. The donuts are not of high quality. They have been the only donut shop in Springfield for more than 20 years and the lack of competition shows. The service is good and that can make up for the quality some what.

Love this place bc they have the best donuts around!
Make sure to get there early because they tend to run out of several favorites early.
Highly recommend!

Mel-​O-​Cream has essentially bullied all competition out of town due to nothing more than the misguided blind faith of its loyal Springfield customers. First off, NO LOCATIONS make the doughnuts that they sell. ALL Mel-​O-​Cream doughnuts are made the day before at the main factory and trucked in for sale.
Alternately, if you go to a grocery store in town, you get Mel-​O-​Cream Prefried doughnuts, out of the freezer and into the oven to bake ‘fresh’ every day. None of the sales locations are company owned. The result is that Franchise owners are forced to sell an inferior product. It is easy to confirm all of this by the fact that none of the Mel-​O-​Cream retail locations have fryers, and the corporate Mel-​O-​Cream website proudly describes the production process.
Mel-​O-​Cream donuts are improved by being microwaved before being eaten, but I recommend going to a bakery for something else entirely rather than paying fresh donut prices for day old donuts.

Call a day ahead, place an order and they will hold it or you!

Very good donuts at a reasonable price. Not as fancy as some of the new donut shops you find in Chicago. Straight forward selection of traditional donuts.
I brought some in for my coworkers and I was the most popular person at work for one day.