Doughdaddy’s Doughnuts

My cousin and I walked into Doughdaddy's last Saturday night after my Aunt's, her Mother's, funeral. We wanted to buy muffins and doughnuts for our extended family that were leaving town the next morning. The ladies behind the counter overheard that the food was for a breakfast after a funeral. They were so kind and sympathetic. You truly don't get this kind of service and care from anyone these days. It was like a breath of fresh air. You need more ladies like these two taking care of customers. You need to do everything you can to keep these two as employees, and give them a raise. Thanks for listening, Laurie Knight

Used to have great donuts and the gas station and facilities were very clean and friendly staff.
Recently the store original owner sold the place and the new owners have really let the maintenance go dramatically downhill.
The men’s restroom has a bag over the urinal, the door handle is falling off, flies all over a extremely dirty or and toilet. It’s disgusting. The lady’s restroom what from I’ve been told is the same.
The fountain drink station ia dirty with noticeable dirty diposites of food mold on spouts where soda comes out.
Lastly the workers are dirty, flour all over them as they come from back and man the registers amd then bsck to serving the pastries. They do not follow food safety and do not wash hands after working the register. They do not appear clean otherwise from their attire. Not friendly and certainly not the same type of vibe as the previous owners.
10 lost customers after our last visit.

I have been a fan of Doughdaddy’s for more than a decade. Lexington has great doughnuts, but I have yet to try a doughnut better than Doughdaddy’s chocolate cake doughnut (they call it Devil’s Food). I cannot pass them up!
Doughdaddy’s has such a fantastic selection: cinnamon, caramel, maple, yeast or cake, sour cream, buttermilk, blueberry, red velvet cake doughnuts, long johns, filled, fritters, muffins, and more.
Stop in and try one. They will make you happy! Then grab some more to make other people happy too.

As many times as I’ve passed this place, I’ve never stopped in. It was likely the gas station/​food mart thing. The parking lot was full so I thought people must be on to something. What a sweet surprise! There was a large display of doughnuts — too many choices. I’d been craving a childhood favorite — a jelly doughnut. DD’s version, stuffed with a deliciously tart raspberry filling in a puff of dough, hit the very spot. Prices are very reasonable. Will definitely be back for some doughnut time.

I was visiting my girlfriend’s family in Versailles and wanted to surprise them with a treat. I was about to make a 30+ minute round-​trip to Lexington to pick up some North Lime doughnuts (I love them too), but then I saw a really good review of Doughdaddy’s, just a quarter-​mile away from the house. «Don’t let the gas station fool you» is the best advice for this place.
We picked up two dozen (24) doughnuts in assorted and awesome flavors. They even have a maple bacon doughnut that can contend against the best I’ve had elsewhere (i.e. Nords, or High Five’s doughnut at Against the Grain in Louisville). The best part was the price. Take whatever you thought you’d pay for two dozen doughnuts and cut that in half. Now subtract five. That’s about what you’ll pay at Doughdaddy’s. Best bang-​for-​the-​buck doughnuts I’ve had.
The take-​away point: if you want to score massive points with your significant other’s family, do what we did and get them Doughdaddy’s.

No trip to Keeneland Race Course is complete without stopping here for donuts, no matter the time of day. Large display cases show off a vast variety of delicious choices. Located in a newer gas station, there is still a bit of old country charm to the vibe– they sell Candleberry candles, one of my fave brands. Everything here is quality.
I truly love the bacon-​maple donut, I really think I could eat about a dozen of them if no one would find out and I wouldn’t get fat. They are so good, they are practically juicy, they will melt in your mouth and stick to the napkin and your fingers.
Plentiful little chunks of bacon are stuck to maple sugar frosting, smeared onto a classic plain donut… the fluffy kind. The best.
Free donut with fuel purchase is a plus.

Two words: Heck. Yes.
I pass Doughdaddy’s all the time on my way to work, and it took me almost a year to finally stop in. I went in to grab an assorted dozen for everyone at my work (for $ 9.99!), and I was not disappointed. They have both yeast and cake doughnuts, and they even had a huge selection at 6:00 at night! They were absolutely delicious– so light, and each of the various toppings and glazes were great! I will definitely be back.

Anytime I’m out between Lexington/​Versailles, I’ll make sure to stop and get Joe some cinnamon twists. It’s the only place that I can find them and he says they’re amazing.
All of their doughnuts are amazing, really. They’re over sized and overstuffed with delicious fillings. The prices are pretty reasonable and the store smells like fresh baked goods whenever you walk in. They also have hand scooped ice cream and tend to offer some unique flavors. So, it’s always worth your time to stop in and see what’s behind the counter. You’ll be glad you did.

just as good as I remember when I was five! we got a dozen assorted, holes, sour cream cheese. cake doughnut (my personal favorite), bacon doughnut, cinnamon roll (they’re huge), and 2 coffees all under $ 20. Fed 4 adults, 2 kids and was enough left for breakfast tomorrow!

This place gained some serious recognition when the New York Times mentioned it in its article about Kentucky’s Doughnut Trail. Having eaten at nearly all of the doughnut shops on the trail, I think this one comes in near the bottom of the list.
Don’t get me wrong – the doughnuts are good. My parents love them, and I know Doughdaddy’s has a loyal fan base. The doughnuts are, however, sub-​par relative to local establishments like Spalding’s and North Lime.
Doughdaddy’s strength is its excellent variety. Unfortunately it seems that quality suffers as a result of the focus on variety. But if you’re on the Bluegrass Parkway near Lexington, Doughdaddy’s is super convenient and worth the pit stop.

I stopped here this morning with the boyfriend. We each got a couple different doughnuts, my first was the raspberry jelly filled. It was a little dry and a little more like a glazed bread than doughnut texture. Boyfriend had a blueberry cake doughnut and said it okay. Next we both had Carmel filled long johns. Mine was chewy and not cooked the whole way through. Overall it was a disappointing trip into Versailles and we wish we had just stopped at dunkin.

I’m shocked to see nothing but 4 and 5 star reviews. Maybe I went on an off day? I got a plain glazed and raspberry filled. My husband a maple longjohn. The glazed was so greasy I had to spit it out. It was like it had been soaked in vegetable oil — no exaggeration. The other two donuts were just average. The only thing they have going for them is the variety. I didn’t count them, but they probably had 20 different ones. I’d take a free one with a tank of gas, but I won’t be stopping just to grab a donut.

Visiting Lexington from NYC and I’m a donut snob, admittedly. These are probably some of the best I’ve ever had. No joke, they brought me out a warm glazed donut and it just melted in my mouth. I would ship these to New York if I could. Go here

Great selection of tasty donuts!

So you wanna donut but need your cash for gas?
No worries — DoughDaddy’s got you covered!
A huge bakery inside a gas station with a clever promise of a free donut with fill up!
Not a bad idea! They have a great selection and the donuts were pretty damn good (much better than DD in my humble opinion).
I didn’t actually buy any gas, but I certainly did get me some glazed ones for the road out the the Bourbon Trail!
Get Em!

Excellent donuts.
I will be back

My boyfriend lives in Lexington and on my way out of town I stop at Doughdaddy’s more times than I care to admit. My favorite is the sour cream doughnut because it’s cake based.
Overall, the service has been great… However, when I stopped in last night, the young guy who waited on us at the doughnut counter wasn’t friendly AT ALL, and the customer behind me waiting to pay commented he wasn’t very friendly to her either. I’ve never seen him there before (but I’ve never stopped at night) and given I’ve been many times before and the service has been great I don’t want to give them 3 stars. I’ll just make a point to not stop in the evenings.

Only 3 words. Love this place!
Great donuts and great service.

We stop here everytime we go to Lexington. Doughnuts are fresh and tasty. Bathrooms are always clean.

These are the best doughnuts EVER! They taste so fresh. This is exactly what I think a doughnut should taste like. They come out fresh every couple of hours so you don’t have to worry about getting a stale doughnut. And they re-​heat very well too :) The location is beautiful too, both inside and out. Convenient parking and no steps to get in the front door. Nothing like a fresh hot doughnut and they have great coffee too!

Don’t let the fact that this doughnut shop is attached to a BP gas station fool you– it’s an independently owned and operated shop that’s been a Versailles tradition for ages.
The doughnuts are handmade and fried up eight times a day (5, 8, 11, and 2 am AND pm…) which, in the world of doughnuts, makes an enormous difference in terms of tastiness. They also have a huge variety of donuts, long johns, etc, etc.
I have to give the Doughdaddy’s folks props for going local– their coffee is from Lexington Tea and Coffee, and they have their own blend too.
They sell locally made Valentine’s Ice Cream, hand scooped or by the pint, to go. There’s an entire aisle of Kentucky proud stuff, jams, jellies, Weisenberger Mills products, etc, and a cold case of Kenny’s Cheeses.
I’m not a huge doughnut person, but even I could not resist a cup of coffee and a Doughdaddy’s doughnut. They’re very fresh and not overly heavy or greasy. If you have ANY reason to be in the area, stop by!
Also, very random, but they have free wi-​fi…