Heavenly Donuts

I’m from around the area, so I’ve been here quite often — and for good reason. Their donuts are great.
The yeast donuts — the glazed rings and maple bars, for example — are solid, with a crisp outside and chewy interior that one would expect of a yeast donut.
However, the real star of this humble donut shop are their cake donuts — and boy do they have lots of them: plain, chocolate, cinnamon crunch, blueberry, and cherry, in addition to other ones I can’t remember at the moment! A problem that cake donuts often have is that they’re too dense; Heavenly’s do not have this problem at all. They’re wonderfully crisp and fluffy, and have the nice richness that you expect of a great cake donut. Just awesome.
Service is pretty good, and the space itself is clean and quaint. No complaints here!
As of this review, a baker’s dozen (14 donuts) is $ 9.99 — when compared to the gauntlet of donut shops in the Portland metro, Heavenly’s offering most definitely holds its own.

Old school since 1948! Swivel chairs at counter, nothing fancy. It’s about the donuts, fresh, super moist and tasty!
Dang, the apple-​filled donut with a glazed cinnamon crumble is soooo delicious! I don’t know where they hide the magic donut elves since there’s only one guy working here at 5:45 am.
I wonder how long he’s been here since they are open 24/7…I’m not sure why they open at every hour, do they really do that great of business between 10 pm — 5 am? And he’s a bit no-​nonsense, but I’ll totally forgive him if he’s the one making these creations. When I was trying to be friendly (I guess not everyone is an early bird like me) he just spoke «Apple» when I pointed indirectly… but it did lead me to the best apple experience I’ve had thus far in my 37 years of life… so there’s that. So he’s forgiven twice. He sticks to the task at hand: DONUTS (and exceeded my expectations)
Coffee. No frills. Coffee old school on the stove with sugar and half & half. I like lattes but this does the trick, it cuts the sugar and makes me feel tough.
It’s 5:59 am and I think the guy is waking up, a customer asks for 3 dozen and the worker quips, «oh my gosh, are you that hungry?»…ok, so he IS funny, he just needed his coffee!
Yes. Go out of your way off I-​205, totally worth it ’cause it’s Heavenly!

I got the cream filled and the maple bar. Maple bar was pretty fluffy but the frosting was really flaky. And the cream filled only had filling in one end. Okay donuts I would say.

They are open 24 hours and the donuts are hot and fresh most of the time they are a little over priced. It’s always clean and well lit inside with a tv and newspapers to enjoy while you dine

Portland has a weird obsession with donuts. You know what they are — globs of dough conditioners, white bromated flour and lard drenched in heated oil splattered with high fructose or other sweetenened frosting. That’s what a donut consists of — so no matter if you’re at Voodoos with stale cereal on top or Sugar Momma’s where 14 minutes of fame on the Food Network won’t stop you from making terrible business decisions. Either way you look at it, Portland, donuts need not be so special to be good.
Luckily we have Heavenly Donuts in Gladstone where we can stop off on a rainy day (like today) after spending 1 ½ hours in gridlock coming home from work. I’m not a heavy guy so I can afford a few thousand wasted calories but it was oh so Heavenly. I like the service, the ample parking in their lot unlike some places you risk your life crossing the street to get to and there is plenty of places to sit and visit and enjoy your donuts. It’s not noisy like some other places nor do they force you to tip them — you just want to because of their genuine service. They make good donuts. And they have a great selection. If you want limited choices, fight traffic and/​or fight for a place to park which just adds to the headache, go on — visit those «other» places. But if you want a good donut, a hot cup of coffee and a place to hang out, read the paper and enjoy your time, get Heavenly, at Heavenly Donuts.

Fresh doughnuts even at 8:22 pm. The employees were very nice and we enjoyed the experience. Would come back

Really good donuts. Love Blue Star in Portland but hey, if you’re in OC or Gladstone, Heavenly Donuts is a good second best. DELICIOUS buttermilk bars. Decent coffee (and the nice woman placed the carton of half and half– REAL half and half!-on the counter for me to use before she filled up the carafe, as she noticed it sputtering. Open 24 hours. NOTHING in the area Is open 24 hours except Subway and one McD’s I know of. So when you need something g sweet past 11p, this is the place to go! Or past 11a… When I visited. I got a Heavenly Dozen (14 donuts) and my kids and my tummy are happy!

Most Oregonians like this place, I think it’s good as well. The kind of place you would grab a donut after sunday church, or your Dad would go to and grab a coffee with his maple bar and old fashioned.
Nothing fancy, not hipster voodoo stoner stuff, which can be a good thing when you just want a simple donut.
You know what you’re getting here.

A great place to get DONUTS. Nothing artisan like blue star, etc. But, they are good classic donuts done in a tasty way. The outside does not look that inviting, but it is just a simple place. And, the prices are really good too. I got a donut and a medium coffee for about $ 2, and the service was really helpful too!

I’m addicted to their double chocolate cake donuts, they are the best! We love that they are open late with fresh donuts to enjoy all day & evening!

A classic donut shop. Completely devoid of Portland irony and utterly un-​hip in every possible way. This is the donut shop your dad used to stop at to bribe you and your brothers for having to get up at 4 a.m., so your mom could drive him to work… in California… in the 80’s!.. or maybe that was just me.
Anyway, no kitch, no wacky, edgy or creative flavors just really very good versions of classic donuts. Served by a friendly staff in a fluorescent lit, linoleum tiled, plastic seated slice of childhood. Go. Eat. Love.
But don’t tell anybody… I’m not waiting in line for donuts, anywhere.
Also, they take credit cards.

Great donuts, friendly staff that you can understand each other, and they take cc, I refuse to buy from cash only places, we all share the roads and should share the taxes

If I’m driving across 205 after midnight, it takes some major willpower to keep from taking the 99 exit and stopping off here, because that’s when the donuts are frrrreeeesh. The donuts are good all day, though. I LOVE me some Blue Star (NO VooDoo!), and I think these are made with just as much care. Not too sweet, great texture, none of that cheap shortening film you get on Safeway type donuts. Buttermilk Bars & Old Fashioned are where it’s at for me, but sometimes I’ll take a fresh Glazed Raised. I’m picky as hell, and I love this place. The staff have always been fine to me.

When I moved from California to Oregon I was stunned at the low quality of donuts here. But Heavenly is really decent.
Open 24 hours. Donuts taste good, and as expected, and aren’t stale. I like to get a handful of donut holes when I’m in the area for a sandwich.

WOW — The RUDEST staff ever!!! Like we were bothering them to even come in the store. Put your asbestos suit on before walking in and know you’re getting ‘tude from the moment you dare to even speak to them and force them to move off their chair.
My daughter was sick so hubby and I decided to stop in and get her some donuts because she loves all their doughnut holes and our neighbor takes her. Asked for doughnut holes and the woman wouldn’t even look at us — just grunted that they had none (according to my kid they usually have 6 types… so that was strange). And no crullers. And no fritters. And no puffies. What ya see is what ya get. Lord knows what you’ll get after 5pm because after noon, there’s not much.
The tables were all dirty with crumbs all over them and we were the only two in there so why they hadn’t even been wiped down is a mystery. Guess that takes away from TV time in the back.
And folks, they’re just donuts. No better or worse than anywhere else. I’d rather go to Safeway and get their donuts rather than deal with the gruff, rude woman who works there.

In my opinion probably the most underrated doughnut place in the Portland area. The doughnuts are classic, affordable and fresh.
The only negative is the décor, it is not as «modern» or «eccentric» as some of their competitors but hey, it’s just a good olé doughnut shop!

It’s sort of dumpy. I’ve driven by it many times and passed it up.
Then, I wondered whether or not Heavenly Donuts would be Portland’s equivalent of a Dunkin’ Donuts (DD) type place. Lo and behold, it was … at least to me. Once upon a time, there was a Dunkin’ Donuts at roughly Sunnyside and SE 82^nd, but then it disappeared.
There is strip mall type parking right in front of the store, the look and feeling inside is like a DD, and there are a lot of donuts to choose from.
I should be deducting 2 stars to make for 3 stars, but I was in there at night and the place was staffed by a person who seemed to be juggling quite a bit. I wanted 2 donuts. It’s easy to tell what’s chocolate cake or chocolate frosting but, with other colors, not so much. I saw some donuts with pink frosting and coconut sprinkles, and assumed they were strawberry. So I asked and the guy seemed perturbed when he informed me they were cherry. Did they ever think of labeling their trays of donuts so people wouldn’t have to ask, especially when there could be a language barrier? He seemed stressed, which was understandable, but both donuts were good. Surprisingly, I found the cherry/​coconut donut to be very tasty.
So, hooray for having the closest thing to a DD in Portland’s southeastern suburbs. Heavenly Donuts is a down home donut shop. It is a world away from Voodoo, Blue Star, or Tonalli’s in every which way. Also, along those 6 or 7 miles of McLoughlin Blvd. from Milwaukie to Oak Grove to Gladstone and into Oregon City, they do not have a Ford dealership while they have niche car brands, but they have the bread and butter donut shop dialed. I like that.
Lastly, I’m sitting on top of a Heavenly Donuts coupon for 12 donuts at $ 4.99 but I worry about eating them … quickly.

Pretty basic donuts. Nothing super special, but then again donuts don’t need to be. Just smother them in chocolate and sprinkles… they could use more sugar though (I don’t like things too sweet but these aren’t the sweetest). I am giving this place a four star for being open 24 hours. Whether that is good or bad is up to you, but I know I crave sweets ²⁴⁄₇ and can’t always find a place open.

Not a bad little donut place. Definitely fills the craving for a late night maple bar because they’re open ²⁴⁄₇. But sometimes they are out of the good stuff. Glad we have it in the neighborhood though.

A Couple of the other reviews on here are just goofy. I’ve had donuts all over town and Heavenly stacks up just fine without all the high price, stink and attitude of voodoo and much lower prices for larger donuts than donut world and some others.
They have had maple bars, delicious maple bars every time i was there so maybe Kitty was in there late at night?
My favorite is plain buttermilk bars with no icing. Very few donut shops leave them plain but I’m very happy when they do.
It is a hole in the wall with old men hanging out but every good donut shop does and that’s what old men do. So what?
A dozen donuts for $ 8.99 is a great deal if compared to other donut shops that actually make their donuts.
The taste is far above dunkin and krispy crème and they are much nicer.
I highly recommend Heavenly Donuts.