Bakers Donuts

I didn’t even get to buy/​try a donut.
Before I headed out, I checked the hours today to see when they closed and it say 4am-​8pm, so I got there probably around 3:30/4pm. But when I parked, the open sign wasn’t on and the doors were locked. There also wasn’t a sign outside or a post on their social media letting their customers know that they close early or on certain days even if they say they’re open every day. Sadly, this is just some bad service in general. I’m honestly frustrated because how are they going to say that they’re open but when I show up, they’re closed? And I also was really was craving their donuts so bad, I just went to Krispy Kreme instead which was across the street.

I was told this place had amazing donuts so my wife and I purchased a couple. She really liked her donut but I was very disappointed to find that my donut was completely raw on the inside. I could literally roll the dough in my fingers. Being that we drove 15 minutes across town to come here, I probably will not return here again.

WOW! WOW! WOW! — as good as it gets.
I happened to be in Sacramento for my daughter’s HS graduation this weekend and was teased by the cover of the Sacramento Magazine (June/​July 2016). It was a full cover photo of the «Fruity Pebbles» donut from Bakers Donuts. I had to see more!
I arrived at the shop (it was a bit of a drive from where I was, but well worth it) and was warmly greeted by Stephanie, daughter of the original owner, lovely lady. I asked to place an order of «cronuts» to pick up the following morning for a graduation brunch. She pointed out that by checking via the Unilocal app, I would get $ 6 off of a dozen (such a deal!). She suggested that I get a «mixed selection», then she told me the price! Very affordable so I decided to tack on a dozen of the «specialty» donuts — this is where it got crazy! I placed my order, agreed to an 8:30 AM pickup for the next morning. I went home for sugarplum dreams.
Forward to next morning… I grabbed my thermos, filled it with ice cold mild headed down 99 to E. Florin Road. I arrived a bit early (I was excited) and Stephanie came out from the kitchen to say she was putting the finishing touches on my order (doesn’t get any fresher than that). I was amazed when she came around with 2 LONG boxes, filled edge-​to-​edge, with a fluffy palette of beautiful pillows of delight. I couldn’t bear to disturb her masterpiece (alas my milk would go untouched). But have no fear! As she was resealing my boxes of sugary treasure, her brother Douglas and I chatted away (all the while he attentively served the steady flow of regular and new customers alike), he plopped a white paper bag before me with yummy samples of some of the treats I had not ordered (are you kidding me?, glad I sneaked out early and made the drive alone). I would only take a nibble on the way home (yeah, right).
I couldn’t wait to get home to show the early risers my bounty. They were blown away. The party was still 2 hours away, so I hid the boxes in the back room and prepared them for presentation. I knew the kids would be thrilled. Never mind the kids — EVERYONE was in awe.
To say the least they were a huge hit! I cut them into quarters after all had taken a peek and sent them into the fray. Boom! Even though we had 30+ guests there were plenty to go around (even had little bits to send home with some).
All in all, highly recommended. Stephanie and Douglas are super. Great for any occasion (like any day with a «day» in it :) Take the drive, check it out. It will NOT disappoint! *****

these place is great. Small place but worth the doughnuts. One suggestion relocate to a different area others wise no complaints.

Wow 2 years since I’ve been here? What is wrong with me? This place still gets 5 stars! So delicious!

You really have to come here in the early morning when they open to get the fresh donuts. I’ve been here twice already after 11−12pm and its totally not that great anymore. I get the ice cream donut and while the ice cream is really good (Gunther’s ice cream SO DELICIOUS AND CREAMY) the donut isn’t the freshest. I’m not from the area so its hard to get here earlier. Also, they have a limited selection of donuts at that time. So if you do wanna try this place, I suggest calling ahead of time to order a box or come when they open!

You may be thinking, how can I give so few stars to a place that has such good doughnuts, a place that has such a huge hype. Reason for this is because the two times that I have gone to Bakers Donuts, I was never able to get a doughnut and try one myself. In just this month I have tried buying some doughnuts two times! Both times not being able to get any :(
The first time I went (It being the second location, not the one on Florin), I called and asked if they were open, being that it was Memorial Day, and they said that they were. I got there around 4pm and they were closed. Knowing that I was going to be back in Sacramento the following weekend I did not go home too sad.
The following weekend I decided to go visit Baker Doughnuts after spending the day at the California Museum. Arriving at around 5:00pm, I was very excited to get my hand on a box of doughnuts. The area and the store was a little lonely but this did not steer me away from entering. I entered the store and was immediately put into a state of confusion. Looking for all the cool doughnuts that I’ve seen in these Unilocal photos, I saw none! All I saw were a few fruit fritters and a few old fashion doughnuts. A man behind the counter was putting away white boxes, to me looking as if they were getting ready to close… THREE HOURS before their posted time of closing. I asked of they had any doughnuts left, they said that (what I mentioned before) was all they had. I asked what about the other cool flavors and if they were going to have anymore. They said that they were closing early, reason because not many people were showing up that day. This was on a Saturday. I left with much disappointment.
It is really out of my way to go to Bakers Donuts. I live in Oakland and it is very rare that I make a trip to Sacramento. I am sure that if I am back in Sacramento, I will not be making a detour to Bakers Donuts, first because I’m not sure if they will be open or selling «cool» doughnuts if I do go. Im sure Bakers Donuts is a cool place to go, but it seems like I will never know.

Bakers donuts have been around for awhile now. I grew up around the 65^th and florin area and occasionally visited baker donuts. It’s a really small building that makes great donuts. I used to come here when the donuts were 75 cents and delicious back in 07′
Bakers donuts has changed a lot due to Krispy Kreme opening next door. Bakers donuts revamped there selection and made some interesting donuts. I’m not a fan of the new donuts they offer I still have the class donuts which are still really good.
The few times I tried the new donuts I found them to very sweet and tasty but over priced.

Simply put, I really don’t see what the whole hype about Bakers is all about. Don’t get me wrong, it’s awesome that they have fun and unique flavors but taste-​wise they’re like every other donut place in town. Nothing too special in my eyes.
I’m a simple girl, who likes simple donuts but hungry to discover new flavors and ideas so I give them props for their variety. Their donuts were good but did not meet up to my expectation of jaw dropping, can’t help but rave about, oh my goodness where have you been all my life, deep fried dough covered in sugary goodness.
I was also super excited to try their cronuts and in the end, I was super disappointed. The pictures that I browsed thru on handy dandy, trustworthy Unilocal showed cronuts with layers upon layers… what I got was a donut… no layers, nothing that reminds me of a cronut whatsoever. Have they mistakenly given me a doughnut instead of a cronut? Have I been scammed to believe that the holy matrimony of croissants and donuts exist? I may never know because those «cronuts» have found their resting place in my tummy for the time being.

I read about this place from the sac magazine and OMG… Ahhhhhh-​maaaaazzzzz-​ing crack donuts! My favorite is the ice glazers (ice cream donut sandwiches) sooooo gooooood! One of the best donut shops in Sacramento. Hands down.

I don’t really think there is anything real special or over-​the-​top about Bakers Donuts. I came here because it seems like this is the fad donut shop to go to lately, but I left just feeling like it was just another donut place. Admittedly, I feel like there are other local shops that simply taste better than the donuts here. Are the donuts good? For sure! But, I’ve had better. JR’s donuts in Elk Grove surpasses these by far in my opinion and even the other little shop on the other side of the freeway on Florin road makes donuts that in my opinion taste better. I am not really into all of the crazy weird donuts with cereal and bacon and all of that stuff; I just want a no-​frills chocolate or maple bar and in that case I am all about the taste. A little dry compared to others I’ve tasted and lacking the whole melt-​in-​your mouth experience (not comparing it to Krispy Kreme because that is an entirely different thing).
Location is poor as well, but that wouldn’t stop me from frequenting if the donuts were
. Not really sure what more to say other than out of all the donut places I’ve been to, this one really did not blow my socks off. If I was in the mood for a donut and was in the area would I come here again? Sure! Just not one of my favorites. If you’re into the crazy-​flavored donuts and want to try something out of the ordinary then I think this might be a really good place for you to try. Lastly, I feel that if you are in need of high volume for your kid’s soccer game or something, I don’t feel this is the best place for that. There is a donut shop on Elk Grove Blvd. and then there is JR’s donuts that I feel is excellent for high-​volume orders, as they have a lot of inventory (can that word be used for donuts? lol). Even the donut place on Laguna Blvd near Target is good for high volume (and they are tasty!). Bakers just seems to have a pretty small amount of donuts unless maybe they keep more in the back for larger orders??? Unsure on that one.

We got a maple espresso cronut and a chocolate cookie butter cronut ($ 7 total). The employee also threw in a guava fritter for free, which was super cool. We tried the guava fritter there, and saved the cronuts for later (we had just devoured some brunch). The fritter didn’t have much guava flavor, but it had a great texture– fluffy but still with some heft and density, with a crispy exterior.
The employee marketed the maple espresso as Vietnamese coffee’s cousin, but it didn’t really. It just tasted like, well, coffee. I liked it, but it didn’t meet my expectations. The maple was more sweetness than maple flavor. It was less sweet than the chocolate cookie butter one, but I liked the flavor of the so speculoos one more. It wasn’t participated chocolatey, but if you’re into cookie butter, you’ll like this one. Aside from these toppings, the cronuts were plain. They didn’t have any fillings, and the majority of the flavor came from the toppings. We ate them 5 – 6 hours after purchase, so they definitely weren’t at their peak, but the cronuts were somewhat greasy and soggy.
Two stars. Great customer service. Creative flavors and aesthetically pleasing products, but lacking in execution.

Mmmmmmmmm, one of many sounds you might make while biting into a Baker’s donut. It was opened in 1985 by the hem family.
So now to the donut greatness they have made. There is so many options for donuts, you have the classic style donuts all the way to cronuts and some more over the top super creative donuts that will make your jaw drop. People travel far and near for their donuts and you will see and taste when you arrive at the door steps.
Maple bacon donut is my weakness right along with the mint oreo. Fellow Unilocaler friend Dana K who loves UBE got me wondering cause i had no clue what it was till her. And they have Ube donuts here, so i had to try and it is UBErific, now my son will only get that donut everytime we come here. #purple power
have you ever had a donut with cereal toppings? Like reese’s, fruity pebbles? Just to name a few, theres more, have you had a donut with icecream inside? You can get the standard glazed donut or ask and they can make any donut with icecream. I decided to go big and got the maple bacon with thai tea icecream, and loved it, nothing like a warm donut and cold icecream mix. you can make your wildest donut dreams come true here! Some of the new ones we have tried was the reese’s donut with a reese’s peanut butter cup inside, YES its true and it is wicked good same as the house cream donut with fresh strawberries! Im more lost in words on how to tell you how good these donuts are. You will have to just check them out for yourselves. You can find them on
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and of course Unilocal :)
The brother and sister duo took charge of the new concept of donuts with flare, edgy, gourmet what ever you want to call this new awesome concept to modernizing donuts, they’re not just plain and old fashioned anymore, they have upgrades like life itself.
They have a great back story to them. It was a great read and enjoyed it. If you want to know more about bakers and there success read this article.
Find your inner happiness or you want a cheat day on your diet there is many delicious options to try. Mmmmmmm donutssss.
Just one last crumb of info, some of the specialty donuts are friday to sunday only, so they encourage you to call and make a order if you really want one, they sell out fast especially on the fresh strawberry kinds.

Oh my goodness! You got to try this place.
I have always ignored this place. Why? I literally am not a donut eater. If you ask me if I want a donut, I will take one. But you will hardly see me go out to buy donuts. What is really interesting is that «Krispy Kreme» is right next door from this business. Even I don’t go there often. I went there only one time to bring a potluck for my place of work.
BUT GUESS WHAT?
My daughter asked me to try out «Baker’s Donuts». I went right in on a Sunday morning and it was packed with people. I had no idea how to order and I ordered a few of their Croissant Donuts. I bought a few… Oreo, and Bacon Maple. I was really surprised! The texture of the actual donut was literally like a CROISSANT in a shape of a donut with «creative donut styled flavors». You should really try it. It is absolutely different. They call them CRONUTS.
I have never tried this type of donut before in my life, so if you want something different and love croissants, they have it in a form of a donut. Dont get me wrong… if you are a traditionalist… they got traditional donuts too. What is really cool too is they got ICE CREAM with donuts. Very interesting! Maybe Ill try next time.
The cashier even suggested to me, «If you check into your Unilocal,you get $ 6 off»
Of course that check in that signals a voucher is only for the croissant style donuts.
The workers there are really really friendly.
LOVE IT! I am now a regular!

This place sells out of their donuts so quickly on the weekends. We had to made plans to not sleep in on a Saturday to come here. It’s pretty amazing how many types of creative donuts they came up with. We were hyped up on sugar all morning from all the ones we tried. My favorite was the maple bacon one. Everything was probably too sweet for me, but still delicious.
The person who helped us was super nice. Would definitely come back!

We finally got to Bakers on their 31 anniversary day. I appreciated being able to try their donuts at the sale pricing. We order 2 croissant donuts which they freshly topped for us and the donut was still warm. It was awesome! We also tried our usual favorites, glazed and jelly filled and they were good as well. I wish I had taken more time to do research because the lady next to me was ordering ube, passion fruit, tea, etc… flavored donuts and I would be into trying out these unusual flavors.
The parking lot is super tiny and the building is too. They did efficiently get through the long line that was forming. The staff was really nice. I can’t wait to try their ice cream donut and more specialty flavors.

The hype is REAL! When my brother-​in-​law visits from San Diego, this is the first place he stops, and for a reason…
It’s a small ‘hole in the wall’ spot, but we’re not here about what this place looks like. Get the donuts, it’s freakin’ awesome. Their Cronuts are the best, crispy, flaky, and chewy. Unlike other donuts which you might lose interest after a bite or two; Bakers Donuts are consistent with every donut they make and each donut is consistent in texture and taste with every bite you take.
I really can’t recommend any one particular donut, because they are all delicious. At the Bakers Donuts, I really don’t discriminate against any of their donuts or Cronuts.

Oh Bakers Donuts, let me count the ways of how much I love you. I’m a sucker for mom and pop donut places, but this one really takes the cake. Although the building might be a little off putting because it just looks like it could blow over at anytime, but it’s truly what’s on the inside that counts.
I went here early on a Saturday morning and I definitely expected there to be a line out the door but it really wasn’t terrible. What was terrible were the customers that were obviously being exceedingly difficult for no reason at all. But I digress…
I had to get a cronut because when in bakers donuts you get a cronut, and it was the red velvet one and it was MAGICAL! It was literally everything I could imagine in regards to beauty and flavor… and I was so disappointed that I had self control and only got one…
Everything here is simply delicious… I’m glad it’s in my area so I can secretly go here at 4am and eat my feelings… perhaps you’d come and eat your feelings with me as well?

I wanted to update this review because I did not emphasize how amazing the combination of thai tea ice cream and a glazed donut was. I’m not sure if last time I just never thought of using a spoon, but that helped eating the donut so much. I remember I used at least five napkins the last time I ate here. However, after eating an ice-​cream filled donut with a spoon, I was much relieved by how little of a mess I made.
GLAZED DONUT WITH THAI TEA ICE CREAM
Even on a cold, rainy day, this combination made my day. I love how the thai tea ice cream is not as sweet. It complemented the sugary glazed donut so well. At other donut places that sell with ice cream, I’ve had difficulty with finishing the entire portion because of how sweet it got. This was obviously not the case here.
Next time I can’t wait to try the other ice cream flavors! Also, the lady who served me and my sister was probably one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. :)

Paddycake, Paddycake, baker’s man,
Bake me a donut as fast as you can;
Roll it, pat it, mark it with a Ube,
Put it in the oven for my friend and me.
I heard about this donut shop from a fellow Unilocaler Scott D. and I had to come. I made my friend drive 30 minutes to this donut shop because I had to have one of their specialty Ube donuts.
This donut shop is a tiny hole in the wall that looks pretty old. So don’t expect some nice establishment because it’s not. However you could feel small business love the minute you walked in. We found out this place has been here 30 years and 2 years ago Krispy Kreme’s opened literally right across the street. I thought that was a crappy thing to do, I mean they could have at least opened a block away. I was happy to see business was still thriving for them even with such competition.
Bakers did a great job making my trip worth while! Their donuts were fresh, warm and ready for my consumption. They had a lot of unique tasting donuts like Thai tea, maple bacon, Ube, and green tea. Also, for all the ice cream lovers they had ice Glazer’s which are donuts filled with ice cream. We got one of those and it was good but very sweet and hard to finish by yourself.
I like that the prices are pretty reasonable unlike other specialty donut stores that I have been to. We also got there in the afternoon and there were still fresh donuts with a lot of choices still available. Luckily parking is quite easy and we had friendly service.
Definitely worth a visit for your tastebuds!