Psycho Donuts

I love donuts. They are my comfort food above all others. I tend to have very strong opinions about them; some might even call me snobbish about donuts. But this place, even if I stretch myself, is only average at best, when you consider the price.
Their donuts are not bad. The Boston Scream Pie was good and I was very happy that it wasn’t overly sugary. But the donut was bread-​like and the Boston cream wasn’t anything impressive. It was also a whopping $ 3, and I can get a good Boston cream donut from other shops that are half the size for half the price or cheaper. The Hush Puffies were very lacking. They were soggy and didn’t taste quite done.
You mighty be thinking «half the size at half the price makes them affordable for what you get.» Not quite. The problem is that even though you double the price for double the size, you lose the ability to get variety. I like getting two donuts usually, because I like true, European, tapas-​style snacking. If you give me smaller portions for cheaper, I can have a wider variety of flavors for the same price as one it two large donuts. At Psycho Donuts, I feel locked into a single donut, a single theme, no variety.
And let’s not forget: the donut was good, not great. I would probably have rated this place at least three stars if it tasted better. It would have been an even higher result if the donuts were a bit smaller and more affordable.
Overall, I wouldn’t come back unless I had a compulsion for donuts and I was nearby.

Fun, delicious donuts! I was a little bummed because they didn’t have the donut I wanted, but I was happy with my Boston Scream :)

I expected way toooo much *sigh*…
Walked in around 10 and they had like no donuts, we asked if they were going to have more or make anymore and the lady said «nope that’s all we have». ITS FRIDAY night and you guys have like 10 donuts left are you kidding me?
Krispy Kreme won’t let you down but psycho donuts will. If I’m in the area during the day I might stop by to try and get one of the «cooler» donuts. Took a pic of the donuts my friends and I got, mine is the Nutella one with sprinkles.
They seem to have a variety of drinks and I was tempted to buy one but I just wasn’t thirsty. Hopefully I see some good reviews about the drinks.

Really cool looking place. Super colorful and entertaining to walk into. But the donuts are really average typical (even slight below because of dryness of the mix), the only differences that they throw a bunch of sweets on top. And for that I think it’s over priced. It’s about $ 3.50 for one, I expected more.

Was in the downtown area, decided to end my weekend night with doughnuts. Not a fan of the dowtown scene since parking is really difficult! Well after five minutes of driving around Psycho Donuts, I finally found parking. Not a big deal, I expected that.
Psycho Donuts is right next to Camera 3 and across from a tech shop. The decoration from the outside is a little weird. There is no big sign indicating the place, so without GPS help, you may have a problem if you’re new around here. The shop is fairly small and theres some seating inside. Inside decoration is nice and fun. I really do enjoy Psycho Donut’s decoration. It has a dark theme to it, just like Halloween.
I came in and there was around 4 peeps talking to the single person behind the counter. I approached the doughnuts so I can order. The guy behind the counter didn’t even notice me and just kept talking to his friends. They weren’t ordering anything, so what the heck. I was annoyed, so I just ended up interrupting his convo and spoke up.
Since there was barely any selection of doughnuts since it was around closing time, I ordered a Grandad’s Monkey doughnut. It was a vegan banana cake doughnut with a bourbon glaze. The doughnut itself was very tasty and moist. I could taste banana, and the dough was soft.
I definitely do enjoy the vegan doughnuts @Psycho Donuts. They are always good and sure don’t disappoint. Key Lime Pie and Grandad’s Monkey are sure to satisfy!
At the end of the day, the amazing vegan doughnut didn’t make up for the bad customer service. Unfortunately, I won’t be coming back at this location, it’s hard to find parking, lack of doughnuts in the afternoon-​night, and bad service. I’ll stick to Cambell’s Psycho Donuts.

Really good place to try new types of donuts! The workers there are really sweet and patient. I wanted to try their Nutella the Hun but they were out so instead I got Drunkin Punkin, Strawberry Fields, and the German Chocolate Cake donuts. I loved the Drunkin Punkin because I am a pumpkin fan. It was soft and delicious. The Strawberry Field donut wasn’t my favorite, but it is well decorated. Then the German Chocolate Cake donut is amazing, it was super soft and moist and it wasn’t an overloading taste of chocolate. Can’t wait to try out the rest!

It’s been so long since I’ve been here. My SO and I used to come here a lot before when we found out about it. When we came here last week, they didn’t have much selections that we liked. It was still holiday season, so maybe that’s why the donuts they had were kinda meh.
He got an eggnog latte donut and I got a doh’nilla. I didn’t try his because I figured his donut was going to be super sweet because of the eggnog custard filling but he sure did like it! My donut had Nilla wafers with a regular glaze. It was okay. My favorite is still the s’mores donut!

Love donuts and love psycho donuts, wish they had more variety, but I think it’s because the christmas flavors took over. Price is up there for the type of donuts you get, average is $ 3.50 for one, you’re better off getting a dozen. Parking is a pain, that’s the problem, I usually go to the Campbell location, but was in the area. Overall, not too bad, it’s a bit on the sweeter side, but there’s a few that aren’t as sweet.

Let’s play a fun little game, truth or myth.
I had heard so much hype about Psycho Donuts and finally had to make a visit since we were in the area. After some in depth Unilocal consulting, I was still torn on whether to buy a doughnut and possibly be disappointed by some of the many things people have said about psycho. But, I figured, gotta try it out for myself.
What we got:
— Fat Marla — OMG, this rectangle-​shaped bar of deliciousness packed a nice mix of sweet and salty. The peanut butter drizzle and chocolate drizzle were both amazing, especially with the crunchy butterfinger and maple glaze. The cream in the middle was meh, and the doughnut was a bit too doughy for my taste. But, the toppings were on point.
–Apricotology — An apricot fritter? What? There was the faintest hint of apricot and the heaviest hint of sugary laden, gluttonous goodness. The crunchy bits and every part of this were on point. But, I repeat, gluttonous.
FUN GAME. Some psycho doughnut misconceptions — truth or myth?
— The doughnuts are stale MYTH. We got our doughnuts at 6 pm or so, and the selection was a bit limited. However, the doughnuts were not stale.
— The doughnuts are expensive. MYTH Okay, $ 2.30 to $ 4 can seem a bit pricey for a doughnut, but these things are big. You pay for the experience and doughnut décor.
— The place is dingy and dirty. MYTH This little place is attached to the cinema and while not the cleanest or largest, with only about four tables and doughnut crumbles sprinkled on the table, it’s not like it’s rodent infested.
— The doughnuts are overly sweet and tasteless. To each their own. While I was not that enthralled with the actual doughnut part of the Fat Marla, the toppings were on point, but, yes they definitely were sweet. I can understand why people say this.
— The doughnuts themselves are nothing special. MYTH? Again, the glory goes to the toppings and experience. But, I might have to return to try out a few more — you know, for research sake.
So is it worth a stop? A vehement «yes» from me.

We were in the area today and stopped by. Coincidentally it was 420PM and the donut case was being restocked; this was the most donuts we had ever seen here. Wonder if the timing was on purpose?
Boyfriend ordered a Kookie Monster donut, the yeast donut variety. The donut was nice and soft, but with all the sugar on top the sweetness literally hurt my teeth. I love sweets but this was a bit extreme.

Donuts are hit and miss. The German chocolate was divine and one of my favorites. The raspberry filling one was not so great.
The coffee was surprisingly bad. I ordered a small cappuccino which only took up half of the small cup and wasn’t even strong. The chai latte was sickeningly sweet and we couldn’t finish it. The hot chocolate was very watered down and bland.
Overall pretty disappointing, perhaps I will stick to the donuts next time.

Psycho is right! With the donuts in my face I couldn’t think straight! I realized two days later I forgot to take a picture of our donuts! And my friend and I have no memory of their names so we have no recollection of what we ate and they aren’t on the donut menu… Ah well…
I love the theme of their donuts! And connection to a movie theatre? Genius! But good thing I don’t live near here otherwise I would gain 20lbs just having to walk by it. I don’t know how donut addicts donut come here everyday for a donut with a coffee or a donut (s) right before a movie…
I discovered them at a Heroes & Villains Fan Fest event at the SJ Convention center. We arrived towards the end so a lot of their donuts had already been consumed. But. They had a menu (with clear pictures and descriptions!!). They had a get-​2-​get-​1 free coupon next to said menu (they must have a really good marketing department). And it just so happened we had parked right across from their shop. Probably the worst idea ever since I’m really not allowed to eat donuts containing mounds of wheat but hey — I’m not in this area too often and it has been quite a crazy year. «Why not?» was what the conscience whispered to me. So we went in for a donut (or 3)…
My friend and I shared 3 types of donuts. One was a chocolate/​jam filled thing with some kind of bourbon thing and had a swirl of icing (heavily sweet) and maybe it was a cranberry on top. Another one was vegan and was some kind of orange ingredient-​containing donut (this one was my favorite — taste and texture-​wise!). The third one is a mystery. We both don’t remember what the heck it was! Of course, this led me to browse their website and out of curiosity I clicked on «Online Order». The two words instantly jumped out at me: GLUTEN FREE. Needless to say I’ll most likely be back… or will be ordering a few of those in the future.

I came here and got the Frying Dutchman, because it contained cinnamon and cheesecake and that’s awesome. The donut looked very good, but it was overly sweet, a bit dry, and some parts of the toppings were stale.

The atmosphere of this place is just a crazy and intense as the donuts. If you’re looking for a light dessert, this is definitely not the place to be. The donuts here are pretty big and LOADED with a bunch of crazy toppings like cereal, s’mores, oreos, etc. Super creative and fun but definitely not good for your arteries at all.
I came here with my friends on a weekend afternoon and it was kinda busy (at least as far as donut places go). It’s pretty tough to choose which one you want since there’s so much variety. I decided to go with a crazier one because WHY NOT and I chose the Kooky Monster.
Since we went there on an afternoon, the donuts weren’t super fresh. The oreos on my donut were a bit stale. None of us could finish our donuts because they were so big! It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t my best donut experience either.
Anyways, if you’re looking to try a crazy donut, this is a good place to start! But I wouldn’t just come here for my donut fix.

Donuts here are just mediocre. My boyfriend was craving for some donuts & we’ve been wanting to try Psycho Donuts for a while now. Came here on a Thursday evening & it was pretty empty. This place was little hard to find due to it being connected to the Cinema movie theaters.
We ordered the Boston Scream Pie & The Sequel Meal. Took the donuts home to heat it up a little in the microwave & it was both just okay. The donuts were pretty dry & didn’t taste fresh. The vanilla fillings didn’t taste that great. We’ve had better. The appearance on the donuts look good & unique but the quality of it wasn’t that great. I don’t think we will be coming back.

YUCK. For lack of better words. There really isn’t a better word to describe their donuts, and even the place itself. The names are cool — I will admit — but I really regret getting the two donuts I did. I ordered Nutella the Hun and the Raspberry Road Rash. They looked bomb, but the first bite into the Nutella donut had me ready to gag — it tasted old and very dry, I absolutely could not enjoy it. DNF. In an attempt to salvage my experience, I moved onto the raspberry donut thinking I could at least enjoy that one. Same thing with this one. Not fresh whatsoever! If I’m paying $ 2 – 4 for a donut, I expect some quality.
It helped that I was in good company and had my Latte from Philz in tow, but we couldn’t even hang out there since the tables were disgusting and crumby. Even the chairs were plastered with some chocolate. The décor also turned me off as all of it was very tacky. I get that the atmosphere is suppose to be a bit ‘psycho’ but the tables spray painted with neon green is just gross.

Location: it’s located in Downtown San Jose, so it’s pretty poppin. Aside of that psycho donuts is also a movie theater! Pretty cool the art they have, and the whole way the store is set up. My respect.
Worker: very nice, and she fit with the whole atmosphere. Not saying she’s crazy haha. She had awesome blue hair, and dressed like a nurse that’s rad lol
Food: Eeehhh… I had the Cookie Monster. It wasn’t fresh but maybe if it was it would of tasted better? Idk this whole situation makes me sad and emotional
Tip: they have an awesome place to take pictures !!!

I found this place on Unilocal,looking for some breakfast options in the area. Psycho Donuts caught my eye and derailed me from trying to get a sit down eggs and potatoes kind of breakfast.
I don’t know too much about the history of this place, but the shop looks like a re-​purposed movie theater concession stand and lobby, with plenty of memorabilia hanging around. I gravitated towards the display case with all sorts of crazy donuts inside… I was totally food raging and had tunnel vision.
I just can’t take my eyes off of anything with bacon on it, and the Dead Elvis was something I claimed right away. It had everything I wanted, cream filling, bananas, peanut butter and jelly, and of course, BACON.
This is totally worth visiting if you’re stopping by San Jose. I would try not to make a habit of coming every day if you live in the area (for your own health benefits), but I wouldn’t blame you if you did. In fact, I might be a little jealous.

I arrived on a Sunday at around 2PM and they had about 10 different flavor of donuts out. Unfortunately, they were out of their most popular ones. I got to try three different donuts. One was a chocolate cake donut with a peanut butter center, the other was another cake donut that was coated with dried raspberry (idk how to explain it, you just have to see it) and the last one was a peanut butter bar donut topped with crushed Butterfingers.
The peanut butter bar was the best one. It was light and fluffy. The peanut butter wasn’t over powering and the Butterfingers complimented it very well. It wasn’t overly sweet. The chocolate cake donut was dry and had too much of the peanut butter filling. The raspberry donut was interesting. It was a little sour due to the raspberry coating on the exterior. I didn’t really like it, it was also dry.
I recommend getting the non-​cake donuts. Parking can be a nightmare since it is in downtown but I parked at the Safeway garage and it was free. You just have to buy something from Safeway (got a water for the donuts) and you get 2 hours for free!

A fun donut shop that steps away from the old fashioned mom-​and-​pop donut shops in the area to offer people something unique.
I ordered a Squeal Meal, which is a buttermilk donut with maple syrup and bacon on top. What I liked most about this donut was the slight crunch on the outside of the buttermilk donut, and a fluffy inside, as this texture is the sign of a donut that was properly made. Additionally, it wasn’t as sweet as some people have said, but it’s definitely rich in flavor.
The woman who took my order was very friendly and greeted me as I entered and left the shop, so A+ to her.
Considering the average price per donut is $ 4, I probably won’t be back anytime soon. Furthermore, I see this donut shop as a novelty more than anything, but it is a novelty worth trying at least once for any donut lover.

no bueno!