Big John’s Donuts

The proper right here located on Willow is donut shop at sandwiches donuts real good prices will has a lot of variety of things there milk and chocolate milk is nice and cold there donuts in the other pastries are nice and warm and fresh

I grew up right across the street from this place. I remember coming by here everytime I had a sweet tooth and they’d treat my family and I like loyal customers (which we were until we moved away). I haven’t been here for years, but had a hankering for a donut and decided I’d go here due to nostalgia instead of Winchell’s.
Home sweet home.
Filipinos still loiter, staring at you as you enter (some a little too creepily, which is ridiculous that you have to feel insecure about what you wear in SoCal just because some men can’t, at the very least, DISCREETLY leer at you). There’s always an array of donuts; there never seems to be a flavor out for the day so if you’ve got a favorite you’ll have no problem having it. The donuts are crispy on the outside and soft, moist, and fluffy on the inside (perfect!). Their subs are delicious — I grew up eating their subs instead of Subway’s and they’re about the same price. Their blended drinks are comparable to other fast food shakes at about the same price!
This place is my go-​to for donuts when I’m in Long Beach. Low prices, great flavor!
This is my childhood.

This little shop is not far from my house. It isn’t located in the greatest strip mall. There are a lot of people just hanging around but for the most part they wont bother you. It is kind of fun to see the old guys playing chess.
This place has great sandwiches — far superior to subway. The rolls are fresh and dense and tastes bakery fresh. The prices are good too. make sure to bring cash as they don’t take credit cards. Every time I have gone the ladies behind the counter have given us extra donuts for free. The subs are much like what we call Italians in New England.
Worth the trip for the sandwiches and the donuts.

So far this place has the best donuts in the area. They are made fresh and yeah the taste is pretty good. Better than other place it doesn’t have that recycled oil taste that you can get if you fried a cake donut in it. The dough is nice and yeasty and the chocolate glaze is just right not to bitter and not overly sweet.
The place is clean they serve other things like sandwiches, ice cream, coffee. The place is tiny, there are a few tables but the regular people hog it most of the time.

after all these years still the best

I consider myself a glazed donut connoisseur. My favorite donuts are plain glazed and glazed twist. This place makes the absolute best of both. I do eat other varieties and they sell pretty much all the standard offerings. Everything they make is tasty but for me there is nothing better than a great glazed donut. The glazed donuts from here aren’t flat or doughy. They are like little wonderful cakes glazed to perfection. Okay enough of me and my glazed obsession.
They have another area favorite that they serve here. I try to stay away from pork so I was thrilled to find out they sell an egg, cheese, and pastrami breakfast croissant here. These things are delicious but you have to get there early because they only make so many and when they sell out they are gone for the day. It’s a bummer when you miss them but this way you know you will always get a fresh one.
The owners are a very nice couple and they have been there for years. Don’t let the hoard of old asian guys hanging out in front scare you away. They are just a bunch of retired guys that love good donuts just like you.