Mojo Monkey Donuts

I love doughnuts but the prices are a bit high and the chocolate glaze is bitter.

The donuts here are GREAT, maybe even the best in the cities, especially if you love unique treats/​trying new combos. While their donuts are fantastic, I wish they were open later, or had a greater supply (they tend to sell out, especially on the weekends and holidays.) They are in a pretty arbitrary location, that is not really near too many other restaurants, so it is often out of the way (even though I live in St. Paul.) Their smores and crème brûlée donuts are a MUST, and are usually available. Some of their specials are a little too risky, even for an experienced donut eater/​lover like myself.

What a disappointment — and on National Donut Day! After reading in the paper that Mojo Monkey would be making their famous beignets today we made a special trip there just to find a sign on the door that said they were out of donuts and closed. It was 10:30! Wow! seems like an odd way to celebrate with their customers. IF I ever go back, I will be sure to call first, and you should too.

High quality stuff here. We had the blueberry fritter and the s’more. Both very, very good. Friendly staff. Seemed a little pricy but when you bite into their creation, you will know why. A little out of the way for me but you can be sure, when I’m over in this area, I’m stopping.

Yum! Yum! I love donuts. This place is adorably located in Saint Paul. Even though they only offered street parking, we didn’t have a problem finding a spot on a Friday morning around 9am. They have a lovely selection of donuts and their coffee is bomb. I’ll be back for more!

This place is adorable with their cute donut shop decorations inside. However, it seems very quiet everytime I come in. The staff members are not very friendly. They just kind of stare at you and wait for you to pick your donuts. Their donut selections are small but very good. If you want instagram-​worthy donuts, this is the place to go.

My daughter & I went on a doughnut hunt today. We found ourselves Mojo Monkey Donuts! So fun! Very small local shop with very interesting flavors! They have $ 1 bottomless coffee and free chai spice doughnut holes to keep you satisfied until it’s your turn to order :) I sampled a hands down, IMO, best apple fritter-​eva! I also quite enjoyed the Arnie-​Palmer bismark raised dough, lemon frosting, lemon tea filling. my sidekick sampled the raised sprinkle one– of course and the smores bismark. A homemade spiced marshmallow topped it off with a marshmallow crème filling. YUM! We’ll be back for sure!

This is my ideal donut shop! I will absolutely go back next time I get donuts for the family!
— they clearly use high quality ingredients, the dough is made with partly wheat flour or at least unbleached flour, which is my preferred taste
— good variety of donuts, from plain old fashioned to a delicious tres leeches which is almost more of a dessert than a donut, in a good way :)
— prices are tiered appropriately
— went at 9am on a Friday and the cases were still full, with more on the racks
— not pretentious at all, at least not compared to most of the Minneapolis donut shops :)

The doughnuts here are pretty good, but a little overpriced in my books. Mojo Monkey has some very unique doughnuts, which is definitely a plus if you like trying new things! Today, there was a smores donut, tres leche, maple bacon bar, german chocolate and many more! They really got a lot of variety here and that’s great! What I really like about this place is the ideas set forth. The doughnut itself could be a little better tasting. I feel like the dough itself doesn’t taste fresh. It’s a little on the tougher side and dry side. especially the cake doughnuts.
Now onto the service… The service is pretty good and they offer plenty of samples. They got lots of workers to help you out and very nice and helpful. One thing to note is to make sure you come early because if you come too late. like an hour before closing, they run out of many of their good ones.
The flipside is when you come around closing, they may give you extra donut or doughnut holes to round out your order!
The only thing I didn’t like was the price… It was really pricey. My box of 6 donuts cost about $ 20… that’s expensive, given the size of the doughnuts.
Overall a good and unique experience, but the price keeps me from coming back!

Amazing cute place for delicious donuts! Great service and friendly staff!!! Got here around 11ish. Wasn’t too busy but after 20 mins people started showing up. Good varieties! Ordered me a dozen. My favorite was the tres leche! Def will be going back for more.

This donut shop is hands down the best in the twin cities! We have been going every month for the last 4 years and have not had anything as high quality and delicious yet. Their glazed old fashioned are amazing as well as the vanilla bean, chocolate ganache and mango glazed coconut!

I’m pretty easy to please when it comes to donuts, yet I just can’t get on the Mojo Monkey train. To sum up my half dozen experiences in two bulletpoints:
The selection is vastly depleted far before closing hours.
The donuts I’ve had are either forgettable — or memorable because they weren’t good.
Well…they do make a pretty donut.
Not that long ago I’d power through and keep trying others but in the golden age of the Twin Cities donut resurrection, there are others that I will happily visit.

Try to go here early in the day, before all the good stuff is gone! Well, truthfully everything I had was good and I got there about 10:15am on a weekday. If you blink when driving you might miss it. Look for the large donut in the window! It’s much smaller inside than I had envisioned, but a big kitchen to make delicious donuts, is where it’s at.
I bought a half dozen for a few friends (okay, there were inly 2 of us), to try. They were all scrumpt-​dilly-​licious, but here were our favs:
raspberry brie
pistachio gnache
pretzel glaze (?)

Honestly, Mojo Monkey can abuse and let me down in their hours, donut availability, lines, and service all they want. I will keep coming back. It’s just that good. I literally (definition 1) wake up early on Saturday or Sunday mornings, drive 20 minutes, and deal with the line because everything about her donuts make me happy.
Let me explain a few things about these magic-​in-​my-​mouth donuts:
The base cake and raised donuts are phenomenal. They are both moist and generally all contain some amount of nutmeg. All her flavor creations and basic donuts are well balanced because she uses the right amount of salt to bring out the sweet without just adding more sweet. The flavor creation donuts taste as they are described, and they actually taste good!
My favorites:
Blueberry Pancake with Maple Glaze
Arnold Palmer
Spiced Chocolate Mousse
Beignet
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Maple Bacon Bar
Plain Cake

My friend and I were hyped to check out mojo monkey donuts after seeing all the great reviews. When my GPS said I have arrived at the destination, it was hard to tell exactly where it was located because the sign didn’t stick out. Once I walked-​in, the place was small, empty, and cozy with limited donut selections. I was hoping to see the Tuesday’s special such as crème brûlée, but it was no where to be seen because it wasn’t made at all. As disappointed as I was to see the limited selections in donuts, I just ended up getting the belle bean Bismarck and the lemon Bismarck.
I enjoyed the belle bean Bismarck, but not so much of the lemon Bismarck.
I would definitely come back to only try the crème brûlée and citrus coconut though.

I went pretty late when everything was sold!! It was Erin’s Unilocal that made me go there! Boy I bought 2 donuts and both were fantabulous. German chocolate and powdered sugar.
The lady on the counter was v friendly. I will go back in the earlier hours to enjoy more delights for sure!!!

Fantastic selection and unique flavors all around.
I’m a bit of a donut connoisseur. I have my go to favorites in MSP and Chicago no question. I’ve been meaning to make it to MoJo for a while now and finally had the opportunity today. The shop is on the small side but they do have almost a dozen seats inside and about the same outside. They apparently don’t have A/​C and it was blazing hot today unfortunately.
The donut selection was fantastic. Lots of unique flavors, a great variety of cake and raised. They even had beignets which were to die for amazeballs. We picked up 7 donuts, three beignets and some coffee, and the total was around $ 17 I believe. Not cheap but it was worth it to me. Some of the standout flavors included the s’mores, peanut pretzel, chocolate ganache pistachio, and Bella bean.
Donut flavor was good. They all have a lot going on so you may struggle to pick out certain flavors or the donut flavor itself. One of the biggest complaints I have is that the peanut butter coco puffs cake donut we got had stale cereal. It was way past stale and wrecked that donut for me. I also really didn’t like that the s’mores donut had a chocolate marshmallow. I’ve never had chocolate marshmallows and wouldn’t want them again. But some of the other donuts were really quite good so don’t despair.
I do prefer the flavor of the base donuts before toppings are added over at the MSP competitor YoYo Donuts. They also have similar creative options too. Another competitor with better dough is Bogarts although they have very few actual options.
Overall, good variety and options but some missed the mark. I’d go again to try some more and find my favorites!

There’s nothing more satisfying than a really well made donut. The carb, the sweetness, the gooey filling or topping… mhmh. That can make even the most depressed person happy, crack a smile, and ready to take on the world!
I do believe in the magic of donut, especially made by a mojo monkey. First time I had it was when someone I worked with brought two big boxes of it, filled with 50 donuts at least. We had a tough performance review that week and everybody was tired and a bit beat up with some of the results. Those donuts transformed the somberness into brightness as you were just in awe looking at the never ending glow of the maple glaze on it and the crispy bacons on top. Yes, maple bacon donuts saved the day.
It was the type of donut that left a long lasting impression. I thought about the donut often, long, and hard, reminiscing on when we first met. It was delicious. It was a meal. It was worth every pound I gained.
After lunch in St. Paul last week, Dita wanted coffee. I suggested Mojo Monkey though it was clearly not a coffee place. We had a tour of St. Paul trying to get there. Oups! It was farther than I thought from Café Biaggio where we had lunch. However, we both were happy to finally make it there. A whiff of vanilla hit you as you entered the small shop. I really thought I would be hit by a grand display of donuts… however, no. Display was rather small… really small. The atmosphere inside was just okay with two employees chatting. There was not a big seating area. Also, they only had regular coffee in thermos, with no sweetener other than sugar.
I took home the maple bacon (hi again, handsome), a crème brûlée bismarck, and a cake powdered sugar. The powdered sugar was the first to go. Then the maple glaze. It even stayed nice the next day! The bismarck was my least favorite though it was still good. I compared it to Donut Plant’s and Donut Plant won on that one. This bismarck in my opinion had too much of the burnt sugar. Too sweet.
Dita wanted the cherry roll but found a cherry almond bismarck instead in her box. She asked and got the cherry roll and they told her to keep the bismarck. It had been a good luck/​bad luck food day for the Deetz. Bad luck as she either got bad food and service or the wrong thing. Good luck because they were free. This time though, two delicious donuts instead of one? That’s lucky all the way.
If I could wish one thing on Mojo Monkey — I wish they’re closer to me. However maybe if they were closer, I’d be a 500 pound gorilla instead.
Never mind. Stay where you are. I will come visit again soon!

Yah. A very cute shop on a major traffic thoroughfare, yet parking is not a problem. Remarkably, wonderful St. Paul still retains its small town flavor. Kids get free sidewalk chalk to pass the time. Dog bowls are provided outside.
I’ve had boxes of their doughnuts before and they are indeed lip-​smacking good. Beware these doughnuts are not melt in the mouth style (fried). These seem more ‘cakey’ and baked to me.
When I went recently on National Doughnut Day, we missed the boat. We should have called in our orders ahead of time and then picked them up. As we stook in line, folks were walking out with boxes stacked three high… for office mates and etc.
Next time, and perhaps even for routine large orders, I advise everyone to call ahead to place your order and then go pick them up. Since they are freshly baked, choices can be restricted due to availability and low-​volume just when you want them.
Prices are around $ 2.50 and up for these «artisanal» doughnuts.

It has been a very long time since I have had a melt in your maple bacon bar, and this may be the best I’ve had. So many interesting and unique flavor combinations and can’t even begin to describe the yummy deliciousness! And all thanks to a fellow Unilocaler! Unilocal on!

I’ve been visiting Mojo Monkey Donuts for months now and lemme tell you… I AM IN LOVE. These donuts are high end, quality, tasty donuts. You haven’t had donuts until you’ve had a Mojo!
There’s not a ton of seating space, but that’s just fine by me. If there’s more seats, that just means sitting around and consuming more donuts. Ok, that might not actually be such a bad thing…
The staff is super helpful, nice and seems to remember people. They’ve started to get to know what I like and point out new things to try. Donuts come in a box, which I absolutely love. This means donut mess doesn’t get up on other donuts. They don’t charge extra for a box, it’s just standard. Please don’t complain, just smile and recycle.
The thing I just love about Mojo is they always do fun donuts for holidays or events. Example: a clover leaf donut for St. Patrick’s Day, a bismark with a freaking PEEP on it for Easter or the Minnesota Wild donut when the MN Wild made it to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015. (Still currently available — Wild fans, GO!)
My end all be all, most favorite donut they make is the key lime. It’s everything. I love all things lime or lemon, so this was the jackpot. This donut is so amazing, I almost turned the car around to get another. The filling… oh the filling. SO GOOD. I can’t even handle it.
The one thing I wish they did a little different (besides have an insta account) are the iced sprinkle raised donuts. They take a raised donut (my personal fave), glaze it with icing, frost it and then add sprinkles. I’m not a fan of the fact that it’s glazed with sugar or whatever first. I’d like the more traditional raised donut, frosting, and sprinkles combo. But hey — when there’s banging bismarks like the ‘smores, crème brûlée, mocha mouse, and my favorite thing ever — the key lime — you really can’t complain.

I just discovered this place a few weeks ago, and have been addicted ever since. This donut shop on W. 7^th Street in St. Paul is truly a gem. I mean, who sells coffee for a dollar nowadays?
These donuts aren’t traditional — they are a bit pricy at $ 2.89 a donut, but boy are they a hit at work! The best one? The maple-​icing donut with a huge slab of bacon on top!
Definitely worth supporting this local donut shot. Two thumbs up, despite not being the «healthiest» for you!