Don’s Donuts & Deli

Super dank food ²⁴⁄₇ and the price is alright. Just a lot of folks and they stare until you leave.

The donuts were beyond amazing! Fresh and super fluffy. The place was clean, however, coming from SoCal, I couldn’t help but notice the high population of homeless folks in the area. Will be coming back when I visit. Pizza was also very good! The best crust ever lol loved the pineapple!

I was sooooo wasted when I went here, haha. 5 stars! Good donuts!

Yummy pizza and old fashioned donuts. As far as clean seating or even being able to get a seat away from one of the many homeless drugged out regulars, good luck. Go earlier in the day and it’s not as scary. Usually…

Don’s has been in at at a forever, but was much better before the current owners bought it. Why? Because it is the MAGNET for trouble! They allow meth addicts, heroine addicts, drunks and just about anyone to congregate there, do drug deals IN the shop or in front. They do nothing about it because they make money off them. Their location is THE most crime ridden spot in downtown Arcata! Sure, people like their donuts, but if you’d seem what I’ve seen, fights, rats in the shop, etc you’d never step foot in there!

Donuts were good, coffee was great but I would not stay and enjoy it in the establishment again. I would make sure and make it to go!

Every time I come to town, I must get Dons donuts. The Donuts are great and cheap. Perfect for munchie time. You can never go wrong with their pizza, bagel pizza, and sandwiches. Nice, attentive staff that have to deal with crazy people at all hours of the day and night.

Great drunk food.
But holy cow, their hygiene standards are non-​existent. The people behind the counter frequently go from handling cash to making food without washing their hands — I called one woman out on it and she got pissy when I asked her to remake my bagel. There’s a homeless looking man that seems to be behind the counter quite often — I’ve seen him making food without wearing gloves or an apron, looking like he’s been sleeping on the street for the past week.
If you’re too drunk to care, go for it.

I like coming here for a sandwich on the go. I can’t emphasize how valuable it is when someone makes a fully-​loaded sandwich with the care and delicacy that this place does.
4 stars because they included a disco light in the evening that just kills me. This place gets intense during bar hours, but I just stand outside where I can at least breathe.

Let me take this time to educate. I’ve been here since 1995 and someone educated me way back then and it’s time to pass the learning on… Order right now the southeast Asian sandwich. You might be asking what that is… Well here ya go… The French invaded Vietnam in 1887 and with the French came the baguette. The Vietnamese put their twist, chili, pickled carrot, daikon radish to create what is know as the banh mi.
Here is how I order it–
Dutch crunch
Cheese and avocado
Cheddar
And ALL THE TOPPINGS!!!
Learn from the master. 20 year veteran

I usually LOVE eating here. The South-​East Sandwich is amazing… every time. The pizza on the other hand… not so much. Every other time I eat Don’s Pizza (about once or twice a month) the crust is always crunchy, and the toppings cooked to perfection. The dough is often not cooked all the way through, mushy, and chalky. NO, THANK YOU!!! I ended up scraping all of the toppings off and eating them alone. If I only wanted melted cheese with pepperoni slices tossed in, I would make a dip at home and eat it with a bagel. :(
Also, I find it really unpleasant that as soon as you walk out you are bombarded by homeless people loitering out front asking for a slice of the pizza that is supposed to feed ME for the next two days! I’m poor, too, dude! I suggest that Don’s should probably take action against this issue. Or maybe APD?

It’s hard to turn down a late night indulgent snack (donuts!). But, every time I come here, whether it’s 10pm or 7am, the donuts taste stale. I brought it up to the cashier one evening and he yelled at me that they weren’t stale and wouldn’t give me my money back. Since then, I’ve never come back. I know the drunk crowd stumbles over here early in the morning and loves it because they are so drunk it doesn’t really matter if it is good or not, but I know better. I’ve seen the cashiers take drunk people’s money and put their change in the tip jar as a kick back to themselves for dealing with them. This may be the only donut place in Arcata and the only one in HumCo that’s 24 hours, but if you want quality donuts, go to Eureka. Donuts may be cheap, but don’t waste any $ at Don’s. The homeless/​transients parked out front don’t do this place any favors either, whatsoever.

Don’s Donuts is the quintessential Arcata spot. In Arcata we take a few things seriously, and two of them are donuts and pizza. This place combines the majesty of pizza and donuts into one small establishment. Their pizza beats the pants off of Dutchy’s in both quality and price. If you’re from out of town, you are legally obligated to go there and enjoy yourself. It’s open 24-​hours, SO THERE ARE NO EXCUSES! Get yourself in there, eat a delicious slice of pizza, buy a couple of donuts, sip a coffee, and then watch all the weird characters that come in there. All sorts of funky street people stop in, any artists playing next door at Jambalaya or Humbrews will swing by too. The later you are there, the more chaotic it can be. Weekdays during business hours are totally tame, but weekends after the bars close are pretty crazy.
«Don’s Donuts: Come for the drunchies, stay for the people watching»

I love this place, late at night there is a line out the door, it usually moves pretty fast and is worth the waite. Great company in line with an interesting assortment of folks to talk to.
The pizza bagels are my favorite, you can fill out a slip to pick your toppings. I always grab a box of dougnuts for everyone at work. I love the old fashioned doughnuts!

LATE NIGHT DOUGHNUTS…
I’ve made this mistake numerous times… and i don’t regret it.
automatic 5 out of 5 rating,
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Don’s, the institute, the legend, the mainstay of Arcata’s downtown. I don’t know when this place opened but it’s been around for at least 20 years I think. Everyone love’s Don’s. I don’t think anyone knows who Don is, but that’s another story.

If you spend even 5 minutes in Arcata you should acquaint yourself with this place. If you’re used to fancy places like Krispy Kreme don’t be fooled by it’s humble appearances.

Parking is a bit unreliable in the immediate area, but if you’re willing to walk a half block or so it’s usually not hard to find somewhere.

Over the years they have expanded their offerings, which have always been high quality. I don’t even try to keep up with the menu now, I just know what I like.

Two of my favorite things are the South East Asian sandwiches and the raspberry Danishes, both of which have been absolutely perfect, every time, for over a decade in my experience. You could order a sandwich at 2 am and it will be as good as 2 pm sandwich. It’s a family run business I believe, and it shows in the overall consistent quality. It’s one of the few places in town that I truly miss when they close for vacation or holidays.

Everyone love’s Don’s, and you can see so many different people here. Late weekend nights they pick up a lot of bar closing traffic, and they play clubby music with some lights going, people eating, hanging out, having a good time. It’s always interesting there, sometimes old folks reading newspapers in the morning and office types getting the pink boxes to go. I really can’t say enough good about this place.

Love their Southeast Asian Sandwiches, they are amazing!!! The eggrolls are freaking delicious and are well priced. The pizza and donuts are great too!

So damn good! 3verything here is awesome! Any thing from Bagels and cream cheese to cure a hang over to a drunken slice of spicy chicken masterpiece (or even the hawaiian) after a good night of binge drinking along with some donuts for the drunken stammer home!
Try the southeast asian sandwhich (bon mi) or get a hot turkey!!! Yum yum yum!!!
DONUT HOLES!!!
Downsides are tons of homeless nutzos… But I font care this place is killer!
People who work there are great and put up with a ton of crap from us drunkies!
Open 24 hrs whoot whoot!

YES and here’s why:
— They’re open ²⁴⁄₇
— Their greek pizza slice is oh-​so-​delicious
— As is their apple cinnamon roll pastry
— AND their Chicken BBQ Banh-​Mi sandwich!
— What else are you gonna do at 3am, study? Take a break!

Great hole in the wall donut shop in downtown just off the Plaza — an eclectic crowd that changes with the day, and an old school donut shop that also does huge pizza by the slice.
Lots of killer donuts to choose from and they are made fresh twice daily. The aroma of fresh made donuts at the 5:30s is the best.
Their plain old fashion buttermilk donuts are great!
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