Donut Crown

This place has the best donuts and the best kolaches I’ve ever had. Honestly.
Coffee is nothing special.

I haven’t tried anything but the doughnuts, but I gotta say, they are top notch! I bring them to work and they get devoured! You must try the devils food, it melts in your mouth! Pretty friendly service and really good prices. They’ve got me hooked!

This is one of the 3 places I will visit for donuts in and around the North Austin area. Chewy but not dense, sweet but not too rich– their yeast donuts are a step above your typical neighborhood donut shop. They never seem to quite have the depth of flavor of the golden beauties they sell at Mrs. Johnson’s. and their cake donuts are pretty forgettable. But all things considered, Donut Crown is a GREAT place to get your glazed donuts.

This is a place that I get my donuts and kolache for work and for myself.
The kolache that has croissant bread are really my favorites. The bread has a buttery taste that just melts in my mouth.
The donuts are fluffy and just the right touch of sweetness.
The young lady is very nice. The service is simple and quick.

My usual place is now out of my way on the commute so I tried this place based on sheer convenience.
Walk in, it’s quiet and just sort of odd — there’s a fly buzzing around inside the case of donuts. .. I order anyway, I figure it won’t kill me — and I opt to avoid the fly touched donut. I got a mixed dozen and a handful of donut holes. Donut holes were stale seeming — not light and airy — ate two and threw them out.
The mixed dozen. .. I tried the old fashioned and liked the cake/​donut part but it was wayyyy too sweet. The chocolate cake had potential but tasted like blueberries.
It was only 8 for the whole she-​bang so that’s a plus.

Best éclair I’ve had in a while and the kolaches were great. Also try the ham & cheese croissant

Went here today to pick up a dozen donuts for a client I was in town visiting. Picked them because they were close by and the Unilocal reviews were so good, and they did not disappoint. Selection was fresh and plentiful, super fast and super cheap — what’s not to like?

The sausage cheese jalapeño kolache was pretty depressing. The sausage was an itty bitty hot dog, and there was one tiny jalapeño slice in the whole thing.
The apple fritters definitely made up for the kolache. They were crispy and sweet on the outside, spicy and doughy on the inside. We’ll definitely be back for them.
The éclair was only ok. The chocolate icing wasn’t horrible, but it was pretty watery and not as fudgy as I usually prefer.
All in all, we’ll be back– if only for the fritters.

Super cheap. Super convenient. Must say though, not a huge fan of the old fashion sour cream. Different flavor.

Must have gone at the wrong time, at – you know, 6 am. It was empty, the donuts and kolaches were cold, they were out of milk, and the one gal working wasn’t interested in helping us learn about what was good or fresh. Now I understand. NOTHING was good.
It’s rare for me to get donuts. But the few times when I know I have a long day and crave hot coffee and abundant sugar, this sure isn’t the place to go. What happened? How did Unilocal lead me wrong? This place felt like everything arrived frozen and they maybe heated it up. Or not.

Pretty easy transaction. Nothing frilly or overwhelming. Run of the mill, good donuts. I say that, but I also hate pudding filled donuts too! If Im getting a bismarck, I want a full fledged frostilng filling. this they don’t carry. We loaded up on a dozen, a few kolaches (nothing fabulous) and I think my total was under $ 12.
Not much to say!!!

For my child’s in-​class birthday treat, I decided to be «that mom» and bring a sweet treat. What better than doughnuts?! I was going to go with KK, but decided to try a small business first. After reviewing some Unilocal,this place stood out.
I called in my order the day before. Next day I picked them up, and the service was friendly and efficient. Their doughnuts are outstanding! So glad I chose this place over KK. The doughnut itself is thick, beautiful, golden fried perfection. The glaze is delicious. The price cannot be beat. Everyone loved them.

I don’t know what makes this place so fantastic.
It has a cute vibe, one that’s not easy to pin down to a word.
The raspberry jelly donut is divine — I don’t know what makes it so delicious. But it’s tart, fresh, and extremely messy if you don’t eat with caution (finally, a place that doesn’t skimp on the jelly!!!)
The kolaches are good, but my personal favorite has to be the strawberry cream cheese croissant. It is flaky, warm, and each bite is a little different — lots of jelly/​little cream cheese, lots of cream cheese/​little jelly — but they’re ALL good.
Amazing cake donuts as well. The hours are tough, so i don’t get to go here often — but its a pre-​road trip tradition. Delicious!

I thought the kolaches were sad, I had a spicy sausage and there was a spicy hotdog! The bread was too airy and sweet for me. The jelly donut was ok. I think Shipleys is better. But, the donut holes are awesome!

I love this place. A long-​time Austinite recently told me I HAD to go to Howdy Donuts if I wanted a real donut. We’d been going to Donut Crown and were pretty happy, but there was such overwhelming positive feedback about Howdy that I thought maybe we were missing out.
So we went to Howdy, and were pretty disappointed in the quality of the product, the variety, and especially the service. And we went back to Donut Crown and were extremely happy. They don’t skimp on filling. The service is fast and friendly. They have great variety. And the donuts & croissants taste awesome.
I’m not a donut snob. Maybe I just have plebian tastes, but I’m more than OK with that if that means I can easily & cheaply find something I really like without waiting 20 minutes in line, only to be disappointed (I’m talking to YOU, Howdy!).
I’m not saying my long-​time Austinite friend was wrong; I think she’s had some really fond memories of sucking down those Howdy donuts on lazy weekend mornings, and the hype machine doesn’t hurt. But as someone who is a relatively new transplant and just looking for a good donut on a lazy Sunday, I’m proud to be a Donut Crown fan.

Oh my, Donut Crown, how do I love thee? You are still my favorite donut shop in town, even with some new contenders. I love their variety, not only in donuts but kolaches.
I love the fact that they are always open super early so I can stop there on way to work or very early on a weekend when the toddlers have woken us up. My kids (and me) love the flavored iced donuts-​maple, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate-​they are all yummy and delicious. The cake and regular donuts all taste great. I love the chocolate donut with glaze. And the fritters are the absolute best in town, hands down, no matter what the flavor (cherry, apple or oddly delicous banana!). The kolaches are tasty too and there is always a good selection of milk/​juice in case and the coffee is passable, not great, for a donut shop.
The lady who ALWAYS works at the counter is so dang nice and it is always tidy and clean in there. Our kids love choosing donuts and sitting in the shop so that says something.
I never do check ins but I guarentee that I go here very often!

I confess. I have never been inside this store.
My boyfriend, you see, he works nights and gets off around 6. Oftentimes, as a way of spoiling grateful and thankful me, he’ll go and get some things to surprise me with for breakfast that will make the painful act of waking up in the morning easier for me. Oh, poor me. :)
Anyway, he’ll usually grab me a kolache or a cinnamon roll to which I roll out of bed less grumbly and more happily for. In exchange, I wake up quicker and he gets to spend some time with me before he has to go to bed. YAY for everyone!
The Kolaches are wrapped in this really light airy dough. It’s good, with sweet undertones. The cinnamon roll, I suspect, is made with the same dough. It’s freshly coated in a layer of their glaze and what I love about it is that it’s crisp in the only way really good donuts are made. The true test, folks, is not when the donut is hot. Any donut is good hot. The kicker is when it’s cooled off and if it’s still got that crispness that only freshly made yeast bread has before it’s glazed off. I know. I had a friend who owned a donut shop in my hometown (she was Korean).
Thank you Donut Crown for also being open early so that my relationship with my man friend doesn’t explode from mean morning «hangri-​ness!»

Huh uh! Hells to the no!!! Stopped in here and got a breakfast taco (they’re pre made). Got to work through it in the microwave (it was wrapped in cell-​o-​fane), unwrapped and took a big bite. I bit into a hair that was at least 10 inches long! Yes that’s right I had someones hair in my mouth! Never again!!! I guess I could have used the hair to floss with.

I only have 4 check-​ins here but I’ve been going 3 – 4 times a week. Best kolaches with cheese EVER!!! I work down the street and I get off at 6am every morning. Stroll down burnet and POP into this cozy, Warm, inviting shop of incredible Awesomeness. Cake donuts are great, pigs in a blanket are as well.
Great way to end a day, donuts and kolaches. The cashier is very helpful.
This place is BETTER than Czech Stop, in West, Tx.

I stopped in here to get a special birthday treat for my husband. The man LOOOVES donuts. I thought surprising him with a box of delicious, soft, sugary donuts his birthday morning would mean more to him than a cake. He loved them! Hell! I loved them.
I went up to the counter and wanted to get one of everything, but I kept myself under control. I got us a great assortment plus a bottle of OJ for $ 7.50. What a deal!