Sam’s Donut Shop

Absolutely amazing. I was astounded at the pure quality of their delectable donut holes

Taste: 4
Value: 4
Service: 4
I’ve had this place twice now and the experience has been good. Get there early, as they run out throughout the day and have to make more. The donuts are fresh, and standard flavors. But they’re reliable and on point. More recently, I had the ham & cheese croissant, and also the bran muffin. Both were good and tasty.

Good donuts, not hard to get in and out of. They have a nice variety of options and it’s the only donut shop in the area. Owners are friendly. No complaints!

The donuts at this place are by far the best around. The lady who runs this place is ridiculously nice. Her accent is a bit hard to understand but she is so polite. Definitely worth giving it a shot.

I love how this location has lemon filled donuts. They have other filled flavors like custard, cherry which is a total score in my book. The donut case always seems to be full and clean. The ladies working at the counter are eager to get you in and out, and not having you waiting for a long period of time which is appreciated early in the morning. I don’t go regularly but if I have a potluck or I want to surprise my co-​workers I come here for my donuts. I usually stop here around 6:00 — 6:30 am. They have sprinkles, glazed, sugar, chocolate, plain, maple, etc. You can also find Cinnabons, bear claws here. Besides donuts, they also make breakfast croissant sandwiches, and smoothies, they have cold drinks like monster, gatorade, water, orange juice, milk, etc.

Why so many bad reviews? Ive come here a couple times to pick up donuts for work because its conveniently located across the street. The latest I’ve been here is 9:00 am and the donuts are still fresh. I dont understand why people are complaining about the quality??? They are pretty darn good, and my coworkers have never complained. They actually make a tasty french twist donut, which is my favorite, and none of the donut shops near my home (that Ive discovered) make a decent one. There are some homeless people around there in the morning, they don’t bother anyone. Instead of some of you reviewers being afraid of them, buy them a donut. They have come in the shop to get coffee and the lady behind the counter treated them with respect which is more than I can say for some people. That is the kind of business I love to support.

Good stuff here, light, fluffy and good donut flavor.

Went in here the other day because of convenience but they were out of all the basics and the woman kept swinging her hand inside the donut container then we noticed there were bees in there. There was a bee on the donut she was getting for my daughter I just told her forget it we are going some where else in which we found a donut shop just up the street but Sam needs to take care of his bee problem maybe because there is no A/​C and they leave the doors wide open two thumbs down.

Lot’s of questionable folks hanging around outside. I wanted 6 donuts for my family thinking she’d put them in a box and she just stacked them in a small paper bag, not even separated by those little papers you can grab them with. By the time I got home they were squished together and a mess. There were bees flying around in the donut case as well. The shop isn’t very clean so I can only imagine what the back kitchen looks like. The donuts were donuts. Nothing special, go somewhere cleaner and friendlier.

Expected something good. It turned out the place is dirty, doughnuts just plain, doughy and dry. And coffee? Don’t bother. Wonder what the attraction is.

My, I haven’t reviewed this spot? I’ve been coming to this place for years. I do love the donuts here and my co-​workers have been pleased as well.
I usually come here between 5:15 — 5:30 am so there are plenty of donuts and they are fresh. I’ve ordered the ham and cheese croissant’s for a co-​worker and they said that it was delicious. I am happy with the chocolate and glaze twist donuts (my usual likes), doesn’t leave a layer of lard feel on your tongue.
They could use some work on their greet when you walk in and put money into their business. But, since I don’t have to enjoy my donuts there, I will give them five stars, and I will continue to buy donuts here when convenient.

Sam’s have my favorite donuts in the world — raised cinnamon crumb! HEAVENLY! I travel from Encinitas as often as I dare to indulge!

This place is right around the corner from my house and they get you in and out really quick! I came in to order 5 dozen doughnuts and I would think they would be happy but they were a little mad since I took a lot of doughnuts and now they have to make some more. They asked if I order that much again I called the day before and I said I would! Everyone who had a donut was very happy and their doughnuts are amazing!

This is the closest place to Mira Costa and I was in need of some donuts after class. This place isn’t bad at all and the donuts were still good at 4pm. (Although it could use some better décor.) The best part was it was cheap and she threw in an extra donut. I recommend the spiral glazed donut! :)

Donuts are delicious, although donut selection is limited. They have a great beverage selection — coffee, juices, milk. Also have breakfast sandwiches, consisting of croissants, eggs and cheese, amongst other ingredients. Prices are good. Perfect place to satisfy a quick craving for a donut.

Had some donuts here that were not fresh around 1pm. They had a very small selection and no apple fritters. Since apple fritters are my donut jam, I was sorely disappointed. They serve breakfast sandwiches here too.

Not much one can say about your run-​of-​the-​mill donut shop. Selection is decent. The prices are average. The service is quick. They do cater to their regulars, so it pays to be one.
Bought from here a couple times for some gents at my office and haven’t had a complaint.
I’ll be back, I’m sure, in the future.

My favorite donut place around. They cake donuts are absolutely delicious. Light and fluffy, I’ve never been disappointed. I’ve never experienced any kind of foul odor like a previous reviewer and I’ve been there a lot. The employees are nice and donuts are the best I’ve found around here. I would agree that u do have to get ur donuts earlier rather than later but isn’t that always the case with a donut shop? Anyway, I highly recommend!

So it’s 10am and they have one rack of donuts. How is that possible? Maybe I just missed the big mid-​breakfast rush. Who knows but to have to wait 10−15min for a glazed donut is not my steeze. So I went with one of their bagel breakfast sandwiches. Not an huge mistake it was decent but I ate the bagel sandwich with a smirk knowing that yummy glazed donuts were just behind that counter… somewhere!
Anyway my bad for running late ill just have to get them next time. The store was relatively clean and there was the fun group of elderly gentlemen to chat with while I waited. They seemed to be the regulars. Knowing this I will be planning ahead to stop by again and give em another shot.

Stopped in this morning for a quick breakfast because I just wasn’t feeling McDonald’s and it was across the street from my motel. It smelled like rotten eggs and chemicals. I looked over the case and at 9:20AM on a Wednesday, they hardly had anything. It was mostly plain donuts and a few croissants with fruit and cream cheese filling. In the moments it took my uncle to order himself something, the smell became to much. I left immediately and went hungry instead.
They accept credit/​debit cards but there is a fee for transactions less than $ 10.