Hurts Donut

I have never been more satisfied with a Donut…

So good. I’ve loved everything I’ve tried so far, but the chocolate and salted caramel was my favorite so far.

We picked up a dozen and most went in the trash. The chocolate had chunks of salt in it. And another had granulated sugar mixed with the icing. All had a strange aftertaste. And way over priced!

Donuts were way too sweet and dry. It’s definitely overpriced. I wouldn’t eat even if for free. It was all hype.

Hurts Donuts is a fun place. In the same way that Starbucks transformed «a cup of joe» into a global empire, Hurts is transforming the stale glazed donut into something special. Infused with humor and delicious recipes, the team at Hurts knows how to impress. My favorite is the Homer, a classic representation of the donut from The Simpson’s. It just doesn’t get any better than this.
But come early or order ahead. Lines are common.

I thought it was cool that they have a drive-​thru, but then when you pull up to order it says no individual orders– you pretty much have to order a dozen of the same donuts. So if you’re doing that– then the drive-​thru is for you. Otherwise if you only want a couple donuts or a variety you’ll need to go inside.
Pro’s: HUGE variety of donuts. Clean place. Nice staff
Con’s: a wee bit pricey. I got 2 donuts and an o. j for over $ 8

we went there for the first time today. I tried the maple flavored donut with bacon. it’s so tasty. the options are so creative it was a fun place to go for a treat.

Hurts is good if you’re in the mood for a fun donut, but I find these donuts to be too dry to really splurge on like you have to. I like it from time to time, but I’d spend more time and money at Hurts if the recipe didn’t make such a dry donut.

Saw a tag, or something for this place this morning after having been in Wichita for the last month, and never knowing of it! It smashed the «little kid, dumb joke» button for me, so I took a ride to see what it was all about.
First off Sunday morning, and the line was easily 20 deep, adults and kids alike. I’m not a morning person, so I kept to myself, and took it all in, praying the donuts made up for indecisive kids… I mean adults, who can’t figure out which flavor they want. It’s a donut, right? How hard can it be?
Hooo, boy! My turn. I stepped to the case, and lost my list in my head! They all looked so good! It’s still a donut, don’t get too excited… I asked for a «little dirty», ½ dozen donuts of my choosing. I chose what looked like they would taste different and good, grabbed a collector’s cup, and made my way to the door.
Fast forward to back at my hotel. I selected a Red Velvet donut with Cream Cheese frost. Looked good, smelled good, had some serious heft to it. Took a bite. HOLY SMOKE THIS IS AMAZING! Can you please call me a ambulance? I’m gonna go into sugar shock today from inhaling these little circular bits of culinary art! Moist, rich, flavorful, and not a crumb! 5 stars on the donut alone!
Back to the business…
The 2 young ladies worked quite well with each other, and the customers. Both very pleasant, tho the younger was a bit too quiet, and it was hard to understand her, but point n ask seemed to work best, and I’m sure the sight of me drooling, grunting, and pointing like a caveman, didn’t help any.
Only real suggestion I have is… The cased donuts didn’t have names on them so the customer could call them by name, and the counter girl wasn’t forced to keep saying which donuts were which, to every single customer. A menu, or tag of sorts, regardless of how many times they get rotated out, would help greatly, in my opinion.
Little on the dark side inside the building, and a lot of acoustical noise, but yes, the donuts will make up for everything, they are THAT good!

Very disappointed with them. They came to Salina this morning. They did not specify that we had to pre-​order in order to get any donuts. Got to the delivery spot at about 7:30, then was told that they only had the pre-​ordered donuts and no extras. Half of the line disappeared after that. Then on their facebook page, they said that the extra dozens sold out quickly… even though a friend of mine was there when they arrived (late) and right off the bat they said they had no extras. Another local donut shop got our business instead. Will not be visiting this place again.

At what point does the crazy donut go too far? If my donut is covered in a deluge of crushed pieces of candy bar, the dough starts to become tangential. Eventually I’m just eating candy. Not that the sweet doughy breakfast foods like say, a Belgian waffle covered in syrup and powdered sugar is nutritionally better than whatever I’m getting from Hurts Donut, but there was still some kind of delineation between breakfast food and candy. Hurts blurs the line to the point of it being unrecognizable through your sugar-​glazed eyes.
The Wichita location is the third for Hurts Donut after the flagship opened a few years ago. In this short span of time the shop has made leaps and bounds in their presentation and design; you’d think this is some sort of large chain. The prices are also held to that premium pricing, with the maple bacon donut costing an eyebrow-​raising $ 3. Perhaps it’s to capitalize on the seminal flavor that embodies the crazy donut trend, but it’s not worth it — the maple bacon of Hurts is a yeast donut as opposed to Donut Whole’s cake, and it’s a misstep: the soft, pillowy yeast donut doesn’t feel as substantial as a bacon donut needs to be. That Hurts charges more for it while still using the cheapest bacon available adds insult to injury. Best maple bacon donut in town still goes to Rolled, but at least Donut Whole doesn’t put theirs on a pedestal.
If there is one thing that Hurts does exceptionally well, it’s that they capitalize on using the vacant space left in the middle of the donut. You might find a marshmallow in there for a s’mores donut, or a gumball for a bubblegum donut, or apple pie filling for an apple pie donut. It opens up a variety of options beyond the frosting of the donut itself, even if its the primary culprit for pushing these donuts beyond eye-​catching indulgence and eating dessert for breakfast.
Hurts’ primary competitor is Donut Whole. The latter sticks to making interesting designs using ordinary ingredients, so it’s mostly a wash when it comes to cake donut vs. cake donut. Hurts has a few special flavors of frosting that I enjoy, particularly the tart pink lemonade. Ultimately, it’s the slickness of the presentation that puts me off — I enjoy the rustic charm of the neighborhood and people of the Donut Whole too much to brave the crowds and drive of the west side. Several years ago, there were a rash of reviews for Donut Whole that compared them to Portland’s Voodoo Donuts, and how our local option couldn’t compare. Hurts does a better job of comparing, though I think that might be too much of a good thing.

Best donut place ever!!! I used to love Krispy Kreme but after trying these donuts I don’t even touch Krispy Kreme now those taste weird and gross. The atmosphere is great cozy and relaxed. Staff was very friendly and helpful. And I love the funny jokes and names of donuts, it makes the experience more enjoyable. The donuts are very filling and sweet so well worth the money. By far the best donuts I’ve ever had I love the Jesus and cotton candy! I’ll be back a lot more and I bring them to my family a lot they also love them

Not gonna complain. The dining area is sparse, not too inviting, but I think it’s designed to be uninteresting because the focus is on the donuts, not the décor. We came at night, so it’s fairly dim in here. The lighting lends nothing to ambiance, that’s for sure! The bathroom is down the end of the hall. It’s clean, gets the job done as bathrooms go.
Alright, we got the building part out of the way, let’s try the donuts. We didn’t know what we wanted, so we went with the 7 they pick for you. We tried to avoid cake donuts, but ended up with 2. They are OK, not any better than any other donut. I think the hype is more on the name, copying other donut shops by adding stuff to the donut. The giant fritters were impressive, though!
Drinks can be had. They’ll even toss a donut into a shake for you. They run specials. Worth a try, but hold your excitement.

Absolutely awesome!
Art in a donut box. The place is busy all the time for good reason.
Plenty of choices and an inviting environment

Rather disappointing experience the donuts we purchased were dry and old, not quite what I expected from a specialty donut store. My friends raved about this place and I don’t know why !!!
These guys need to go back to the drawing board …

Yum yum nom nom! I’ve never been a fan of cake donuts, BUT THIS HAS GOTTA BE AN EXCEPTION! The variety of donuts are so yummilicious it was hard to to not get the whole case!!! I went home with the red velvet, cookies and crème, maple bacon, and chocolate to share. Omg these cake donuts were so gewd and moist, not dry at all that im used to with cake donuts! I’ve always heard about maple bacon donuts from every donut place but I have to say the young lady at the counter didnt lie when she said that it was good# literally breakfast of champs!
I will be back here again! ^^

Hurts Donuts has a large variety of flavors and toppings. Staff works fast to get customers through the long lines. There seems to always be a line at the shop. Personally, I felt the donuts tasted ok. I was hoping for the donuts to taste better since the shop is always busy, but overall it was fun to try all the different donuts.

I found it to be extremely hot. The lighting was very dark seems like an old place instead of a brand-​new place. The water was dripping off the ceiling from I assumed the air conditioning pipes but it dripped on me throughout the entire line. I don’t understand why they would charge more for you to pick your own donuts instead of them picking them which takes exactly the same amount of time I don’t really like that at all. I don’t like how there were at least nine workers in the facility and there’s only one guy working the front desk. It was like they wanted to have the line for the show of it. There were employees just wandering around & two employees emptying one trashcan it was just mismanaged. I would also say that the donuts are very greasy they were so greasy I couldn’t even eat them. When they put the donuts in the box they just smeared the frosting all over each other, I don’t understand why they wouldn’t want to preserve it and give you a nice pristine donut to take home and eat. No one wants a sloppy mess. I did like their options of donuts I thought that the Andies donut looked fabulous along with their tang donut, & pink lemonade. I was impressed that they used actual M&Ms & all the namebrand stuff not just you know the fake knock off. They use the quality product which I think is a big nod to them because I know the other places around here don’t. I feel like this place has a lot of potential but it’s just not there yet i’m going to wait probably six or seven months before I go back and hope that all the kinks are worked out because if they got their staff, building & presentation right they would have the best product in town! I’m hopeful to see reviews in the future that make me want to try here again.

Have a wide variety of donuts, people line up just to buy, price is fair, l haven’t had the chance to taste the maple bacon. But my kid loved the cookie monster donut and i like the smores one.

This place just opened today. Great donuts. Really like the fire in the hole. Donut holes filled with cream cheese and jalapeño with siracha glaze.
They are open 24 hours a day.