Lee’s Donuts

My favorite local donut shop! Lees is a staple donut shop that does all the classics very well.
It is true, you have to get here early to get the donuts you want.
All of the ones I’ve had are great. My usual never fails: The French Cruller, donut holes, maple filled bar, bear claw. But the one that tops them all, the one I show up early for when I need a chocolate fix. Their chocolate chip donut. This pillowy soft, chocolate covered and filled donut bomb gives you chocolate euphoria. No lacking on filling or flavor here. A definite must try for chocolate lovers with a cup of coffee. Try not to smile too much while you eat it. And don’t forget to wipe the chocolate off your face

Donuts are good deal for dozen. They do charge an extra .50 cents for credit cards. So better to pay cash.

Very tasteful french cruller as well as a tasty bacon egg cheese croissant, not greasy at all very tasteful first time stop!!! Well done

I usually love this place, even though your service is always lacking. Good quality and cheap, but you really disappointed me this morning. You see me standing and waiting, but helped the Asian guy that came in AFTER me.

The best donuts I’ve ever had: fluffy, crisp on the edges, and not too sweet. I recommend getting a raised chocolate in the early morning.

Best glazed twist in America. Can’t really speak to any of the other flavors since I can’t get myself to order anything else.

Both Tina and KC are cool to me. KC is funny with his attitude and sense of humor. They are both sarcastic in nature and I’m cool with that. You do, indeed, have to get there before nine o’clock since most of the good donuts (like the elusive Bear Claw) seem to always get sold out before then. Their jelly-​filled and custard-​filled donut wholes are so delicious! You’ll pay surcharge if you want to use your credit/​debit card for a purchase under ten bucks. Oh, and if you get there after their good donuts are sold out, say like a Bear Claw, be prepared to be offered an alternate pastry Bear Claw. Umm. .. . not the same. Or alternate pastry Cinnamon Roll. Yeah. .. still not the same. Awesome selection of donuts, though!

Service is ok. The donuts were not very tasty, tasted cheap and mass produced. Not the usual flavor of a small mom and pop type eatery. Place is clean, a little sanitized for my taste. They serve coffee and have a bathroom. The price is on the higher end for donuts $ 1.25 instead of the usual $.75, but it’s a donut not a necessity. Over the years I have discovered that the best donut shops are run by Cambodian Americans or Vietnamese Americans. This place is a Chinese American donut shop, although it was ok I will probably not make a second trip to this shop.

Off the top, the donuts are excellent. However, as others have noted, the service needs to be more friendly. I didn’t appreciate the attitude I received when I didn’t understand which donuts made up a «regular» dozen. I really like the baker and I wish him well, but there are other donut shops nearby that I will bring my business to. Get new counter help.

Lee’s donuts are awesome. I’ve had some crappy donuts in the Oakland area but Lee’s are awesome! Very tasty and moist. Coffee, donuts, and more. Will def be going back!

staff loved it, lady was really nice and fast. Very cheap!

The donuts themselves are always good and it’s a kick to have donuts filled to order.
But the last few times I’ve been to the shop I’ve been concerned about the cleanliness of the place. It really is unappetizing to turn from the counter and, as you push the door open, naturally let your gaze fall to the floor and see used matches and dirt at the doorway. ICK!
A good, strong and thorough steam-​cleaning of the whole place and a rearrangement of the stuff on the counters would go along way toward increasing the integrity of the store and its products.

I’m craving a donut right now but I promise you that has nothing to do with my opinion of this place.
My mom has been coming to this place for years but does she always bring donuts home? Nope. Thanks, mom. But this place IS the place to go to bring a big box of donuts to the office or to friends. They’re always fresh and taste so soft and oh look at that, my mouth is just filled with saliva. But if you want those then you should come earlier. I made the mistake of coming here after noon but I was pleasantly surprised to try their ham and cheese croissant and holy balls those are delicious. If I had an amazingly fast metabolism then I would have a cinnamon bun donut and a ham and cheese croissant every morning, and pray to not develop diabetes.
Something I don’t agree with is the service? They know my mom but they don’t know me but they are always very nice to me. Maybe it’s because I’m Asian myself and I can understand «heavy» Asian accents but they are not as difficult to understand as these people want you to believe.

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Pretty good donuts — get there early for best selection. Not too many choices in Alameda, so it’s nice to have a place that’s decent. Service could be friendlier, but it’s a donut shop so they get a ½ pass.

OK… you Want #1 donut. _​these guys make this chocolate chip donut that is to die for. This is one of the best donut places I’ve ever tried and believe me I’m a donut connoisseur a donut whore. these guys make their donuts fresh. Give lees donuts a try today. Right now. Get in your car and go get some. Mr Lee is super nice. Everyone who works their is nice.

Did you know that the proper spelling for a ring-​shaped cake made of dough that is fried is doughnut? Apparently someone found the «ugh» in ‘doughnut’ to be too long and it was shorten to ‘donut’. Well now you know, you’re welcome.
I come to Lee’s Donuts for the stuffed jelly donut holes and stay for the breakfast bagels. The shops donuts are like most fried sugary dough, freaking delicious. The fact that the donuts are great is not a big shocker; the fact that Lee’s Donuts make a great breakfast bagel is awesome. Lee’s donut places the majority of its focus on its donuts so don’t expect a large selection of bagels. I personally enjoy their Everything Bagel with bacon, egg and cheese.
Lee’s Donuts is a small mom and pops shop that carries your standards donut selection (see list below), a large selection of beverages (sodas, juices, milks, coffees, espresso, teas) and of course cigarettes (I don’t get the cigarette and donut connection). If you happen to be in the area and in the mood to gain 10 pounds give Lee’s Donuts a shot.
Selection:
Cake Donuts
Old Fashion
Buttermilk bars
French Cruller
Peanut Topped Assorted
Frosted Raised Bars
Glazed Raised Twist
Coconut Topped donuts
Cinnamon Crumbs donuts
Cinnamon Rolls
Devil food cakes
Triple Chocolate donuts

I did not sleep well last night, so hubby and I decided to get some coffee and donuts from Lee’s. Of all the businesses in Neptune Plaza (a little strip mall), they probably have been there the longest.
Since I’m not much of a coffee drinker, I needed the caffeine to perk me up along with a donut.
The pour: one small Hawaiian hazelnut coffee. Mellow coffee, not harsh, nice hazelnut aroma.
I was disappointed that Lee’s did not have any French crullers — my favorite donut. They sold out and it was only 11:30 AM. I had to settle for a small crumb donut. The selection was limited to what they had on hand.

I kind of have this obsession with their croissants.
They’re huge, fluffy, delicious, and cheap!
I buy them to make bring home and make my own egg sandwich.
The donuts are really good too! And again, cheap.
They sell out of things quick depending on the day. I was there on a Wednesday morning at 10 and they barely had anything left. The secret is out about this place.
The owners are really nice, and she’ll throw in a couple donut holes for free.
$ 10 minimum credit card transactions.

Yes, the donuts are indeed fluffy. Makes me feel almost not guilty ;9
Lots of different types of coffee brewed for your pleasure.
Everything is dirt cheap.
Breakfast bagel sandwiches do the trick! Bagels are not hard or dry at all.
Typical Asian-​esque customer service: serious, to the point, efficient.
$ 10 minimum for card.

Fluffy clouds of traditional donuts?
SO light and delicious that you can eat 2 without feeling anything at all?
It’s a dangerous dangerous situation, I tell you.
I love the pink box of donuts and the neatly glazed (and chocolate glazed) wonders peeking out at me were… ahh! it was all I could do to exhibit some self control and only eat one. then a half. and then the rest of the half. (who was I kidding. but seriously. I limited myself to two and then let someone else take the box home. Go me!)