Jack Frost Donut Shop

Best Donuts ever. I drive 200 blocks to go to Jack Frost when I have a DD around the corner.

MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE DONUT SHOP! Although the building is small I noticed they are remodeling! Their donuts are very extravagant and very delicious! Staff is friendly but I wish they had a better parking situation, hard to get in and out of. I would recommend to everyone and their brother to try it!!!

Don’t be fooled by the building, the donuts are as beautiful and good as it gets! I love this place and i’m defintaly coming back!!!

Don’t be fooled by the look of the building — there is a beautiful donut wonderland inside waiting for you.
It might have been a blessing in disguise that we don’t live on the west side, or I may gain some serious weight from going to Jack Frost every day. I am totally willing to drive 40+ minutes just to get a box of donuts. The price is very reasonable, and the staff is very nice.
The donuts here are pillowy and light, and you can taste the freshness in every bite. So good. My favorites are the classics — glazed, sour cream, Boston cream, and don’t miss out on the maple bacon — it’s got real bacon on top of creamy maple glaze. Heavenly!

Here’s how I found Jack Frost… I was coming back from a business trip and had been away from home for a few days. I couldn’t wait to see my kids and wanted to get them a special treat. Before I even picked up my luggage, I found this gem on Unilocal!I purchased a variety like German Chocolate, peanut butter, salted caramel and more. They were more like beautiful little cupcakes. I don’t have a sweet tooth, but it was all I could do to keep my hands out of the box for my 40-​minute ride home! My kids wanted to know when I was going out of town again! I can’t buy donuts anywhere else now. Highly recommend.

I have wet-​dreams about this place! I know, TMI, but it had to be said. I haven’t personally been to this shop in years… because of allergies and gluten issues, but they are probably one of the best donut shops around. My mouth was watering as I wrote this.

I’m a donut expert, and these are the best. Raspberry crullers and salted caramel are my favorite. Remember to bring cash!

**THE FOLLOWING REVIEW HAS BEEN REVISED**
I got married last week and my husband and I had intentions early on of getting these fantastic donuts for our guest gifts at our reception.
We used a different local donut shop (George’s Donuts in Hudson) instead. I tried every means of communication to order them, going back months. I was calling them a couple days a week going back months before the reception and leaving messages, even e-​mails to the manager’s personal e-​mail address I was given. I never got any response whatsoever. Eventually I sent my fiancée up there in the early am (the manager is apparently the only one who can take wedding orders and is only there very specific times of the morning), and talked with the manager, who promised to call us in a couple days to set up the order. This NEVER HAPPENED. It was becoming a workplace comedy with my co-​workers who watched this happen for months.
Overall, I wasted a lot of time, effort, and unnecessary pre-​wedding stress trying to get them to work with us and was completely blown off. I very seriously do not think they must need the large order/​money and free advertising we offered them. It’s a real shame. I have loved their donuts, but I have a terrible taste in my mouth when I think of them now.
(The above review was edited to reflect that we were dealing with the manager, not the owner as we originally thought.)
Since this review was posted the owner and his wife both contacted us personally to find out exactly what went wrong so that it could be dealt with, and hopefully never happens again. They went way above and beyond to try to make amends and offer their sincerest apologies for this unfortunate series of events. This exceptional attention to customer service and loyalty has caused us to revise our review from one to four stars. We are certainly happy to have this resolved to everyone’s satisfaction, as we truly love Jack Frost donuts, we have been customers for years and will continue to be so!

Read the reviews and was pleased to say it exceeded the lofty expectations. Every donut is topped with a mountain of frosting and if loving that is wrong, I don’t want to be right. I tried the maple bacon donut, M&M, and Orange Crush. The maple bacon was one of the best maple bacon donuts I have ever had, mainly due to the excellent maple frosting –not to sweet and not too «maple-​y». The M&M donut was great. I ordered to Orange Crush mainly for the novelty but was impressed by the quality –it’s like a Dreamsicle and was fantastic! Will definitely stop by when I am in Cleveland again.

In the area from out of town and came in for a visit given the great advice of my fellow Unilocal friends. The great reviews are so right. The location is on a corner and looks a bit dated on the outside — don’t let this keep you away. They are cash only — so make sure you’re prepared. Approx. $ 11 for a dozen which is a great deal for fresh homemade donuts.
We got a dozen of assorted varieties. The glazed chocolate cake were great with a little crisp on the outside. The chocolate frosted cake donuts are super flavorful and love the thick chocolate coating and the wonderful piled high buttercream. The maple bacon was a wonderful mix of salty and sweet with fresh bacon bits and maple frosting on a yeast donut. The yeast donuts are not your ordinary yeast donuts — they are glazed perfect with almost a creamy mouth feel — stick in the microwave for 10 seconds — you will thank me later. German Chocolate donut is a glazed chocolate cake with pecan/​coconut frosting and the wonderful piled high chocolate buttercream.
My only concern is that there are no labels on any of the donuts which is fine for locals who may visit more often — but makes it difficult to decide without feeling really annoying to the staff and the line behind you. This shouldn’t deter you at all though — The donuts are an absolute must try!

I should start off by saying I’m not a donut connoisseur of any sort but I like to think that Jack Frost has exceeded all of my expectations in terms of delicious donuts. Not only did I beat the chaotic rush of the shop, but I was greeted by one of the most friendliest women ever.
As I write this review, I must remind myself that donuts are not their own food group – though I believe they should be.
Fresh and tasty donuts along with a friendly and welcoming staff makes for an excellent experience. Bravo!

I don’t really like donuts but I heard this place is great, and I’ll try anything once, so I decided to pick up a dozen and bring them into work the other day. I had to wait in line and there were people coming in after me as well, everyone was ordering 2 or 3 dozen donuts! I suppose this proved they are indeed popular and tasty! The lady who helped me with my order was personable, the place seemed clean, and the donuts did look quite nice. Oh and just a note, you have to pay with cash or check as they do not accept credit cards.
Back to the donuts. I got a variety and my co-​workers all said they tasted really good so that is what I am basing my review on. I did eat one and it was A-​Ok, but it tasted like a regular donut to me so I can’t really rate it on taste since it’s not my thing, but I would definitely suggest this place to anyone who likes donuts! A dozen was only $ 10.95, so super cheap too!

Jeeze oh Pete you’d thot I brought in a box of lobster tails last Friday morning???
There weren’t many people in the office for Good Friday so I grabbed just short of two dozen thinking I would be taking home a few when the office closed…
Yeah right…
They saw the label on the box and went all Spider Monkey crazy and NOTHING was left after about an hour…
Holy crap coworkers… Sure I got the obligatory «thanks buddy» and «oooh I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Jack Frost»! But you’da thunk that these people hadn’t EVER had a doughnut before…
So now I sit here rethinking putting out extra Easter candy as the Maelstrom might return…
I think I will be fine though as commercial candy does NOT compare to Jack Frost Donuts…
Right?

If you’re reading this and haven’t been yet, then let me start by saying– BRING CASH!!!
Okay, that being said, Jack Frost Donuts is a pretty good doughnut shop in an area where apparently doughnuts are not worshiped as the almighty mother of all bakery items as they should be. If we were in a larger city where specialty doughnut bakeries are a dime-​a-​dozen, I probably would say ‘eh, they’re alright’.
The doughnuts are a little on the small side but for a half dozen under $ 6, you can’t beat it. I disliked both the fried doughnuts I got (strawberry and maple). The strawberry was actually so bad I spit it out– I’m not sure if it was the doughnut or the icing but something tasted sour and nasty.
The other 4 I bought were:
Maple Bacon — Pretty decent if you like bacon on your doughnuts. A nice combination of sweet and salty.
Cookies and Cream — Pretty disappointing if you’re expecting cookies and cream. It was a plain cake doughnut with a lot of plain frosting.
Fat Elvis — These were great. The banana was not mushy, the peanut butter icing was not overly rich and the bacon added the perfect amount of salt.
Boston Crème — The absolute best Boston crème I’ve ever had. This is how it should be done. I would give this place 5 stars had I ordered just 6 of these bad boys.
I believe our city has low standards when it comes to doughnuts, and as a doughnut lover myself, I hope to change that. In the meantime, Jack Frost Donuts is definitely one of the better bakeries in Northeast Ohio and definitely worth checking out– just choose wisely and BRING CASH.

Need an idea for a fun girls’ day out? Stop by Jack Frost then head to the Cleveland Zoo to watch wild animals reenact what you just did with your donuts. (That’s actually exactly how I found this place lol).
Like others have mentioned, you need to bring cash, be prepared to wait in a VERY long line (which seems to go pretty quickly), and bust out those sunglasses when you reach the glass counters so as not to be blinded by these sugary beauties. I enjoyed the apple fritter, maple bacon, and crullers. The salted caramel was also a memorable choice. You honestly can’t go wrong with any of them and be prepared to surprise your digestive system with at least 3 donuts in rapid succession.
Unlike other donut places, these delights are light, flavorful, and not sickening. The proportions are always correct, so that you never feel like you’re being shortchanged on filling, topping, or dough. They really are special and that becomes clear when you meet people waiting in line that have traveled hours (that’s right) to sample some of these treats. Count yourself lucky if you live nearby!

There is some kind of subtle and divine flavor in the batter of these doughnuts. I can’t put my finger on it and I don’t think it’s lard, but I suppose it could be. Whatever it is, it makes these doughnuts the king of all doughnuts. These doughnuts reign supreme. And then to top them off, their frostings and fillings are also first rate.
Maple bacon, maple bacon, maple bacon. mmmmmmmm
The crullers are really good too.
And ones with lemon filling.
And classic glazed and cake.
It’s all good.
The maple bacon is definitely the star though.

God bless Jack Frost donuts. After seeing the Plain Dealer articles and reviews from the 2014 NEO Best Donut competition (I can’t believe I didn’t know such a thing existed until now), all I could think about was the maple bacon donut.
It did not disappoint. My first visit to their shop was a true success. I walked out with a dozen donuts, enough to share with family and friends, all for less than $ 10 (1 dozen: $ 9.45!- bring cash!), and had a pleasant conversation with the staff.
First purchase included flavors pumpkin spice, chocolate peanut butter, apple cinnamon, chocolate cake, salted caramel, maple bacon, and a French cruller.
The maple bacon is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. Perfectly sweet and salty. My parents, who are uneasy about straying away from the standard glaze, went crazy for the chocolate, salted caramel, and pumpkin spice. Freshly baked, fluffy, frosting and toppings galore (but never too much!), the donut shop one dreams of.
I was surprised at how balanced the pumpkin spice was– it was flavorful and sweet, but not tooth ache causing or overpowering. So much that one could inhale a few of them in a sitting.
Can’t wait to go back. After I run off this batch that is.

It’s my first time trying the Jack Frost Donuts. The place is a little small but what you expect from donut stores? The lady there was so friendly. She helped us to pick the donuts cause we got overwhelmed by tons of different donuts and flavors!
I tried my first sprinkle donut out of a box of dozen I got, and it tasted like heaven! For sure I will come back for more. Even the peanut butter frost was totally mesmerized me! If you’re a peanut butter lover then you should totally get the donut with the pb frost. Speaking of frost, the frost they have on the donuts are amazing. They don’t get messy in the box even though they get pressed by the top of the box unlike any other soft frost.
It’s totally worth two hours drive from Columbus. I love Jack Frost Donuts!!!

Uhh if you’re on a diet than don’t even think about it. Come here early because they run out pretty fast! You MUST try their maple bacon and pumpkin. They only take cash but seriously you can buy several donuts from the change you will find in your couch. Go home, eat the mouth-​watering donut (s), weep, and then get on that treadmill.

Yep — this place deserves every star I gave it… and every star everyone else gave it.
I’ve had the donuts before (when people at work had them) and always meant to go in and grab some of my own, but never made it there till this morning. I know some people have an issue with the location /​old building — but people… Jack Frost only cares about the quality of the donuts! and it’s apparent — they’re SO good!
Got a half dozen this morning… and an apple fritter… (don’t worry, I’m going to share!) Donuts included: blueberry, pumpkin, peanut butter chocolate, caramel apple, reeses peanut butter cup, and salted caramel. Pumpkin= amazing. Blueberry = amazing.
The apple fritter is the size of my head… if not bigger! The 6 donuts were in a smaller box… apple fritter, in a box made for a dozen (granted, it didn’t take up the entire box, but still… huge)
All in all, spent $ 9.25 and it was mainly because of the fritter. ½ dozen is less than 6 dollars!
Amazingly fresh donuts… amazingly cheap prices… sweet people behind the counter — what’s there not to love?!?
(PS bring cash or a check– no credit/​debit here)