The Jelly Donut

It was a wonderful afternoon. One of those afternoons when a donut, (I was raised with doughnut as the proper spelling), has the potential to make the day extra special. Sometimes a good donut, a great donut, or pastry, can make a great day an extraordinary day. If you disagree you might ask an old time Renoan, Renopolitan, no — Renoite just how incredible the Matterhorn Swiss Bakery was. The Fuchs family sure knew their pastries. But, back on track, the Jelly Donut turned out to be a disappointment. First, someone needs to scrub the place. Yes, the building is old, but it should be spotless. Food is made and served there.
I am a plain cake guy, my friends like maple bars and the like. The woman who served us was pleasant enough, not overly friendly. We ordered two plain cake and three bars. The woman dumped, yes dumped, almost a shove, all five into one small bag. Once back to the car I reached for the bag. Okay, I grabbed the bag from the driver who was fiddling with his keys. Expecting a beautiful plain cake — they look great behind glass — I pulled out a plain cake with maple icing stuck to it. I have nothing against maple — Vermont, syrup, tree, all good — but it should not ever touch a plain cake donut. I picked off what I could. Anticipation of the first bite was a reward all in itself. Then I bit in. Stale! Both of them. More than cooked that morning stale. I may be wrong and forgive me if I bear false witness, but it seemed more than day old stale. Just to be honest and give full disclosure — I ate them both in total. So they weren’t awful. But they were on life-​support. My friends declared theirs stale as well.
We all agreed we would never go back. Sadly I’m older now and I can only remember for so long who I am mad at.

Nothing good ever happens after midnight, except for donuts from Jelly Donut. This run down 24 hour donut shop may look a bit suspicious but it will satisfy those late night cravings. They have a variety of donuts, however I always go for a good old fashioned glazed donut and an apple burrito (ooey gooey goodness). Since the place is 24 hours though some donuts may be a bit stale because they are left sitting out.
The only downside is the service, every time I’ve gone in the cashiers can be a bit rude, but that doesn’t stop me from coming back. I love late night trips to this shop with my friends and love the fact that it’s 24 hours.
A friend told me the donuts were vegan, but I’m not sure if that’s true…

I’m not the type to right a good or bad review. But I had to say something. It was my first time at this donut place. It was almost about 10pm last night. My husband and I wanted to get some donuts. So the maps showed us this place and it said 4.2 stars. So I figured ok it must be good. I will never go here ever again. My poor son had one of their chocolate bars. As he bit into it he spit out a toe or finger nail out. It made him sick he throw up. Never will I go or recommend it to anyone. I would have gave them a good review cause their fruit burrito was good. But this is just sick to find a nail in one of the donuts.

I hate to write bad reviews but this place left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Asked for a coffee and was told the wait would be awhile because it was late. 2 minutes later the coffee was ready and had coffee grinds covering the inside. Asked for a new coffee and the guy attempted to use the same cup with the nasty coffee grinds inside. Ummm hello?! Never talked to me the whole entire time I ordered, instead talked to my boyfriend as if he were the one talking. Coffee ended up being burnt. Threw it away and walked out so much for a simple coffee. Rude employee. Dirty place. Yuck

The store is a dive, and seriously needs a update! They make good doughnuts though.
The day that I went in I think that the employees face may have cracked had he smiled, he looked like he hated his job!
If a doughnut is shaped like a bear claw that does not make it a bear claw! Bear claws are filled with almond paste not apple or cherry!
Yes, I will go back they make good doughnuts!

I went in here to get a dozen donuts.
I handed the girl my debit card and she informed me that there is a .50 charge to use it.
What part of doing business do they not understand?
I will never darken their door again.

I got a sugar and crumb. Both were dense, not like they were made that way, but dense from becoming stale. I ate a bite out of both and tossed the rest. Don’t waste your time coming here.

I don’t like jelly donuts. Never have, never will. So I can’t speak to the dessert that is the very namesake of this establishment. But if you want a kick-​ass glazed buttermilk donut and a deep fried crêpe thing that is what you’ve always wanted a hostess apple pie to REALLY taste like, then this place, my friends, is THE place. Bless you, Nevada, and your penchant for all things 24-​hours.

It’s late, you should be home in bed. Like the old saying goes, nothing good happens after midnight. But you’re jonesing for sugar. No, not just jonesing… You currently look like the after picture on one of those before and after meth billboards. You gotta have a fritter, an old fashioned – and you gotta have a Jelly Donut. You will consume a mountain of sugar in less than 5-​minutes. Your pancreas and liver are going to have to work double duty so you don’t end up exploding like the guy at the end of Big Trouble in Little China.
After midnight who cares about what the place looks like but for continuities sake let’s talk about it. The interior… It’s as bad as the exterior. I’ll quote my 7-​year-​old when she’s describing anything that’s not emblazoned with My Little Pony. «That is so ratchet.» It absolutely is ratchet, but my god the donuts. They’re worth standing under fluorescent lighting that buzzes louder than a hive of bees. In all honesty, I’d do horrible terrible things for these donuts. They taste fresh, never like used up oil. Even in the wee hours they have a huge selection and a decent cup of coffee. And for some strange reason they have really nice employees. Imagine for one moment what a graveyard employee at the Jelly Donut sees… The horror.
You were 22-​years-​old when you walked into the Jelly Donut for a sugar fix. Now you look like a busted 47-​year-​old goat roper from Pahrump. Sugar is a helluva drug.

Tried this family-​owned place for the first time while waiting for my clothes to finish washing in the laundromat next door (which the family also owns). Wow… this little place is great! They have a nice selection of donuts and the female at the counter was very nice and friendly. I ate a chocolate-​filled donut, chocolate covered donut, along with a cup of coffee… good stuff! My parents had the cinnamon roll, vanilla french donut, glazed donut, and another selection. Everything was great!
Highly recommend this place if you’re ever in Reno.

Stale donuts, the fried tortilla donut with fruit was under cooked and soggy… also stale. The place is run down and dirty, and the kid behind the counter (while nice enough) was very clear that he does not like his job and does not want to learn the baking aspect of the business. All in all, not someplace I will go again.

Went in and the tables were not cleaned, had trash and crumbs all over them. Place was very dirty. Very gross inside. Credit card machine wasn’t working. Nope.

Yuck! Donut bistro was out so we thought lets try this out… it’s like they soaked them in grease n said here’s some dough. ick
Never again

Thank God DD is coming to Reno. DD to donut lovers outside of the west is Dunkin’ Donuts. This dirty, bad coffee, and tasteless donut dump will thankfully be gone. Who will go there?

Best. Doughnuts. Ever! I fully blame this place for my 5 pound weight gain, because it is so amazing and open all night! Yes, it’s in the «ghetto,» yes I would not linger in the parking lot at night, and yes I lock my doors as soon as I get back to my car, but you do what you have to do to taste some delicious doughnuts! I’ve had the glazed doughnut, sprinkled old fashioned, chocolate, jelly, you name it. My gym thanks you for keeping me plump to keep me needing workouts, but I will workout all day to have these doughnuts! Delicious.

If you want real donuts you gotta go to the ‘hood … or at least Reno’s closest approximation of the ‘hood … actually this place is just barely on the border of it, so it’s nothing to worry about
Donuts great when they’re fresh, OK when they’ve been sitting for over an hour. 80 cents for a cake, 1.00 for a jelly filled, 1.65 for a filled bear claw. Donut pricing is pretty good but the coffee seems a bit of a rip for what it is, with a small at 1.35 (try My Favorite Muffin over at the strip mall for that instead)

This place is awesome — nothing like the big franchise donut shops. The building is a bit old and doesn’t appear to be the cleanest, but it’s as real as it gets. These donuts are prepared with a specific frying oil that has a very unique flavor and aroma to it that I’ve never experienced anywhere else. Pricing is not bad at all. Try the fritters, bear claws, cinnamon coils, and fruit burritos. Worth every penny. My only suggestion would be to eliminate the surcharge added to the bill when using a debit or credit card.

Went here today and got a raspberry jelly donut for $ 1. It was delicious, great donut! Big thumbs up. The police go here… so you know it’s good! lol ;)

So, there is a reason there are such mixed reviews for this place. I am a late night fresh butter milk donut fan. I moved to reno from Redding ca and had the winchell’s donut schedule down there. If you catch the donuts fresh here, they are quite good.. The Cambodian cook has no problem with selling you a 2 day old donut while the fresh ones sit on the rack. They also have some service contracts (like with 7 – 11 etc) and are open all night preparing to deliver the 5 am donuts. So you go in late night, see the great fresh donuts on the racks, order a donut and it is stale as stale could be. I even suspect he cycles the donuts he gets back from his service contracts
You can actually ask for the fresh donut and 90% of the time, the old guy wont give them to you. But the young kids often will (no guarantee though as they have have cheated too). It is sad that you have to fight to get a fresh donut here, but this is the only late night donut place. I have had the old guy refuse to get donuts off the rack and my wife will walk out without buying. My wife calls ahead now and asks which donuts are fresh and «if» the guy will actually sell them, that seems to get the best results.
If you can get to Doughboy donuts before 10 pm, you wont be disappointed. Their end-​of-​the-​day donuts are fresher than this place’s 8 am donuts due to BAIT AND SWITCH!

Just o.k.
Neighborhood is a little ragged, the store itself is a little ragged.
Had a few donuts, they weren’t bad but they weren’t amazing. Of course they were better than a grocery store or Krispy Kreme. But compared to the owner-​operated places I’m used to they don’t hold up.
Next time I need a donut fix in Reno I’ll try another place in hopes for a little better quality donuts, but if you’re thinking of trying it out, go for it. As I said, the donuts aren’t bad and are better than a lot out there.