Donut Chef

Donut Chef

Reviews Summary

Most reviews praise the donuts for being fresh, delicious, and high-quality, with many highlighting the variety and gourmet options. The apple fritter is frequently mentioned but could use more filling. Service is consistently described as friendly and efficient. Some note that donuts can become dry or sticky later in the day. A few minor complaints include incorrect orders or packaging issues. Overall, it’s a highly recommended local spot, with many preferring it over chain alternatives.

About This Listing

Who Can Visit?

Most donut shops welcome all ages—perfect for families and kids
Some locations offer sit-down areas, while others are grab-and-go
No prior ordering knowledge needed—staff can help you choose flavors
Casual dress is welcome—some shops may have outdoor seating
Allergy-friendly options may be available (ask in advance)
Group orders and celebrations welcome—pre-orders may be required

*Note: Seating, menu, and accessibility may vary by shop. Contact your local spot for details.*

First-Time Visitors

First-time guests can simply walk in and browse the display or menu. Staff are happy to offer recommendations and explain specialty flavors. Some shops even offer sample bites or combo deals for newcomers.

Common Considerations:

Allergens Some donuts may contain nuts, dairy, or gluten—always ask if unsure
Availability Popular flavors can sell out early, especially on weekends

*Note: Menus and specials may vary. Ask staff or check online for daily options.*

What to Bring

Cash or card—most donut shops accept both, but some are cashless
Phone or camera—perfect for snapping and sharing your sweet finds
Appetite! Fresh donuts are best enjoyed warm and on the spot

*Note: Payment methods and policies vary by location. Check signage or ask staff.*

Preparing for Your Visit

Check store hours and peak times—early visits offer the best selection
Call ahead for large orders or special boxes
Bring friends or coworkers—sharing a dozen is half the fun
Dress casually—many shops are walk-up counters or offer outdoor seating
Leave pets at home unless it’s a pet-friendly location
Check for limited-time flavors, holidays specials, or preorder events
Set a treat budget if you’re shopping with kids
Bring a reusable bag or box if buying in bulk

*Note: Each shop may offer different experiences—check social media for updates.*

How to Get Started

Most shops accept walk-ins! For custom orders, pre-ordering is best. Ask about gift boxes or subscription options.

Other Helpful Info

Visits usually take 10–30 minutes, unless you're sitting down to enjoy
Weekends can be busier—plan ahead for quicker service
Seasonal or limited-edition donuts often rotate monthly
Some locations offer donut decorating kits or workshops
Gift cards, boxes, and party platters are often available

*Note: Features, pricing, and offerings vary by donut shop. Always check ahead.*

Contact Information

Address

49664 Van Dyke Ave

Shelby Township, Michigan 48317

Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 5AM-3PM
Wednesday 5AM-3PM
Thursday 5AM-3PM
Friday 5AM-3PM
Saturday 7AM-3PM
Sunday 7AM-3PM

Customer Reviews

The greatest taste ever. The size of the donut is awesome ?? the prices are decent ?? the black American coffee is also the same. You will have the most yummy breakfast ever.

I stopped in last minute to get 4 dozen donuts for my staff. The person that was helping me was scalding me for not placing a order the day before. Then she refused to give me the glazed donuts say she could only sell me 6 glazed when there was 11. Long story short I didn't stop in to get a scalding because I didn't order the day before. Ultimately I left with no donuts due to poor customer service. I was there to support a local business. That person need to be retrained in customer service. I will

The absolute BEST donuts! I ordered vis grub hub to surprise my son for his birthday. I called in a panic to confirm after I placed the order that I included his favorite donut. To our surprise there were TWO of his donuts with "Happy Birthday" written on the box! The sweetest surprise!

Great taste , the size of the donut is great ?? the coffee also tasted good. Great morning breakfast donuts ??

New local gem, just moved from Roseville to Shelby Township 22.5 Vandyke Fantastic fritters and a great selection of gourmet Donuts you won't find anywhere else

Delicious donuts! Light fluffy dough and great flavors! Love that's open early at 5am. because it's hard finding good donuts early. This was my first visit and look forward to returning. Top favs my coworkers liked were the Toasted Coconut, Caramel Apple and Canoli!

These donuts are absolutely the best fonts in southeastern Michigan!! They're so fluffy and light, not filling or heavy... they honestly do not need any filing. A must try for any true don't lover.

This is absolutely hands-down the best donut shop around! Donuts were so fresh and delicious. We got almost one of every type! Owner was so nice- this is a hidden gem! We actually sat in the parking lot and could not stop eating them.

Fresh big donuts. Well made and delicious! Fitter was large with apple and cinnamon, perfectly crisp. Gourmet donuts also available looked amazing! Could eat these instead of other fancy desserts. Worth the stop.

Top tier donut place. Wide selection, decent price. Didn't try their coffee so can't speak on that. But got a sour cream and cherry donut. One of the better sour creams I've had. This place is dangerously good.

I placed an order through uber eats, when my order got delivered it was someone else?s order which was Barbara?s. Not the problem, the problem was when I called the shop to confirm if my donuts were still at the shop or if they had been delivered to someone else?s as well. The employee on the phone tells me my doordash driver asked for Barbara?s order and she doesn?t know what happened, I tell her I?m unsure what happened either as I?ve just received the wrong order and want to confirm I can pick up my orde

I got the vanilla Vanilla Butter Cream and Apple Filled for myself. Both of those are fantastic. My coworkers got the Fruitty Pebbles, Strawberry Cream Cheese, The Cannoli, and Caramel Apple donuts. Those were all great according to them. Great Flavors and great experience overall

Only place I go for my donuts. Always fresh and lots of great flavors to choose from. Apple fritter and Boston creme are 10/10

A majority of the bad reviews are very petty, not being open on Sunday?s is not a big deal. I?ve only been here once and the donuts (I took a pic because I wanted to remember that moment forever) were so good! I am not a donut fan but I did not think I would find my favorite donut shop let alone have one. They had a lot of variety?s to choose from and the lady who boxed my donuts was very sweet.

I ordered on door dash and got a few donuts all really good but the penutbutter and jelly donut is probably the best donut I've ever had. I suggest you get one.

Best donuts you?re going to find. Soft and delicious and they?re many flavors!

The best donuts by far!! They are so fluffy and have really fun flavors. My toddler was in heaven

First time here. I've been looking for a serious glazed doughnut. This was it! That doughnut was perfect. The doughnut was perfect ' it was not dry or crumbly. It had moisture and texture . You have to pull it apart ever so slightly. And the glaze was perfect. I'll be going back.

Wanted to try a local small business instead of Tim Hortons, and I wanted a small black coffee from a local small business instead of the Bigbys next door. I was able to get my coffee and donut fix here! The also had apple cider, cookies, cheesecake, and I grabbed a slice of chocolate cake. I even grabbed a couple of small organic white milks from here as well! My guests had no complaints and enjoyed it all, I?ll be returning soon.

Great selection of delicious donuts! Nice welcoming staff! We just moved to the area and we have officially found our go to donut shop!

Best donut shop around!!! We came in afternoon and everything was fully stocked. So many selections of donuts also cookies,brownies and pies available. Friendly staff that care about quality 5 star.

Good unique donuts. Would rather go here then any other donut shop

I am not a donut person but my dad (Bill) continues to frequent this donut shop so I have been able to try them. Hands down the best donuts out there. Fresh and amazing flavors! Every single thing you try is great. The strawberry cheesecake and the apple filled with peanut and caramel on top are my favorite! Soooo good!!

The lady behind the counter was very nice and helpful. I got 6 donuts and all were so delicious! Will be in again.

AMAZING selection of some of the best donuts I have ever had. You can even sleep in a little a get a decent selection! Ladies who run the shop are very kind and keep the place clean and well stocked. 10/10

The bakery I have been going to for years will be closing soon do to finally retiring. Guess they have spoiled me. Donuts looked good but didn't taste as good as expected at Donut Chef. Paying a premium price I expected better. Stopped today at old bakery and paid $2.50 for two donuts that's were almost twice the size and delightful to bite into.

Best donuts around, hands down! Flavors are amazing and the donuts are always so fresh. I tell everyone about this place. You can never go wrong with their donuts.

Got two donuts and a hot chocolate for $5. Was super clean and really tasty ??

Awesome, these donuts are absolutely wonderful. I love ?? this place !!!!!!.

Great selection, good service and delicious donuts.

Friendly staff, great selection, and super fresh donuts! Who needs a pot of gold when you've got Donut Chef!

I went on a Friday at 9am and they were sold out of Chocolate glazed. They acted like it?s no big deal, just pick something else. I would think Chocolate glazed is a top seller, they really should have been pumping out more and more. I ended up getting chocolate cake donut which tasted like it was made yesterday. I don?t get it.

I got these donuts for work and myself and my coworkers were blown away. Very fresh and fluffy. This location just opened in Shelby so some of these reviews may be transferred from an old location, but I visited the locale on 22/Van Dyke. The posted hours indicate they are closed Mondays. Either way - highly recommended!

Donuts are the best and the lemon pie one is delicious

First time coming today and I tried the strawberry field donut, it was simply delicious great strawberry flavor and the icing and was very tasty. The place looks great, very clean and fully stocked with fresh. I was excited to see that they also serve ice cream. I'll definitely be back!

Small storefront with amazing donuts at a fair price. I dont know anyone that has a comparable selection for a dozen under 20 bucks any more. The hardest part was trying to decide which ones to get as they all look and taste incredible. Im not sure about the gourmet ones but if you are into that style they look good as well.

Super fresh donuts. Far superior to the likes of Dunkin/Tim H. Bit on the pricy side. The gourmet donuts are good, but for the price, definitely needs more filling. The fritter was nice and crunchy, just how I like them, bit on the tough side, and tasted burnt. Slowly branching out on the options they have, hope to try them all one day.

The lady was so nice fast The donuts are great....

We tried this new place this morning and can say we will be back. Had a small sampling and we all liked our first donuts we tried. 2 Boston cream 1 Nutella - "pretty good and big" 2 glazed - "good and not as sweet as KP" 1 pb&j - "really good and not overly sweet" 1 strawberry cream cheese - "was a good size and very tasty. I could not eat more than 1 of these." 1 cherry chip

Got donuts for my son bday and they were very fresh You can smell them through the box.

First time here and it won?t be my last. The store was clean and the donuts were excellent. Lots of variety and different price points but reasonable. Definitely a local hidden gem for Shelby Twp.

Delicious donuts! Only place I can find maple donuts anymore. Got my 76 year old Polish husband raspberry packzi and he said it was the best he has every had in his life!

Wonderful owners. Amazing donuts. I called about a Maple donut the other day, my favorite, and the owner picked up. He said he didn't have any but would make some up for me, so I had a half dozen crazy-fresh-out-the-oven yummy Maple Glazed donuts that he baked just for me. You made my day!!! Wonderful service. I'm so happy they're doing well. Definitely a go to for some scrumptious donuts or other baked goods.

Went by this place today after great anticipation. The place is very nice and clean. We were super-excited to try the donuts but there were bees in the case. Oh my goodness. We were very disappointed. However, I decided to try the pineapple cake which was in a glass case and it was fresh. So delicious! Please do something about the bees flying around so that we can try out the donuts. They looked really good.

Favorite place for donuts. Always great!

Order 1.5 Dozen and for coworkers, chose for early pickup and excellent service on that! Problem is I said half gourmet and half regular donuts? they gave me 95% gourmet and probably charged the higher price for sure

I have been waiting on this place to open for a long time. It did not disappoint now that I had a chance to stop in. The place was immaculate and the donuts smelled heavenly. I had a hard time choosing which one I wanted because they all looked so good. I got the caramel crunch and an apple fritter. The only suggestion I have is more apple on the fritter. But the dough itself on both donuts was fluffy and not dense at all. I prefer that because it should not feel like lead in your belly. The coffee

Tried 3 different donuts... all SO GOOD. Love all the unique options. Looking forward to trying others. Thank you!

This place is awesome. The donuts are fresh and taste oh so good. They melt in your mouth good. The ladies that work there are very friendly. This is my go-to place for donuts.

Donuts are so fresh and delicious! Love coming here, the ladies working here are so welcoming and nice! My families new favorite spot to come for donuts!

I?ve ordered donuts from here a few times, and although slightly pricey, their donuts are worth it. These are some of the best local donuts. You can tell that they were made fresh and the icing is always moist and not ?old and crusty.? My favorite are the butter cream filled, but I?m yet to have one of their donuts that I don?t like.

I always pick up donuts for work occasions early in the morning and all of us nurses love them! 10/10 services, fast, easy, fresh and delicious! Great little donut shop!

I clicked on google at 12&VanDyke and couldn?t find a 4 star donut shop until north of 17 mile. Fell upon this gem & will NEVER go anywhere else! People in the office went out of their way to ask where we got those ridiculously yummy and fresh donuts? Donut Chef!

Tried this place for the first time today and I?m very impressed. It?s very clean inside and staff is friendly. Even though I stopped in at noon the donuts were super fresh. The dough is not dry or too dense and the donuts were not greasy. This might be my new favorite donut place in the area.

Omg, the donuts are amazing. Love love all of them. Maple is so yummy. Regular chocolate dipped is perfect. This is owned by a happy couple and they are the sweetest.

The donuts were a big hit! They were all absolutely delicious! Amazing customer service by husband and wife who were extremely accommodating. Thanks for going above and beyond to help me with my order. I highly recommend supporting this local business with great service and fresh yummy donuts!

Cannot say enough good things about this place. The donuts are always fresh and fluffy and the service is exceptional. The lady who works in the morning is always super nice, 10/10 would recommend!

I was impressed by the variety of donuts available at Donut Chef. From classic glazed to unique flavors, there was something for every taste, making it a sweet haven for donut enthusiasts like myself

Great donuts. Best custard donuts in town.

A local homemade donut shop! The quality is amazing and you can tell they are making this fresh every single day. Glad they opened up so close by!

Why did it take me so long to discover this place? I've moved around a few times and landed in Michigan some years ago. By far the best donuts found since living here; soft like a fresh Krispy Kreme, not too icing, and a lot of 'fun' choices full of flavor. the interior is quaint, clean, and bright! If you haven't been here, get in here! This fat guy knows his way around a donut and giving it a 5/5!

Donuts are good if you get there early by midday they are a little dry which is understandable. Also I think the dough is a little thick, I always find I get constipated after consuming them.

I?ve come here a few times with my sister and it has been wonderful every time! The lady at the front desk is always super nice and we love stopping by every so often for a treat!

I went right before closing the owner was super nice and even threw in an extra donut for me for being my first time there!!! Even though it was end of day supply the donuts still were delicious and fresh tried so many I could resist will definitely be returning ??

There's something going on here that just isn't a good donut. My wife bought a bunch of them, but they are really small and the fritter doesn't taste good. Bummer since my wife waited a really long time for them to open. Won't be getting more do its from donut chef.

First time we purchased donuts was in the evening they were fresh, even got some still hot. Second time we went on a Thursday morning very disappointed donuts were dry, funky tasting and got hard in a short amout of time. Almost tasted like were fried in bad oil.

DUDE!!!! Took my kids here randomly while I was in my way to drop one kid off at drivers train and the other off at soccer and what a find!!!! The donuts are delicious!!! Classic donuts you expect to see and plenty of creative options for the adventurous donut connoisseur lol !! The gentleman in the back Gave me and my kids a couple warm cherry chip donuts to enjoy while Are half dozen got packed up. Instant regular right here!! See you soon !!!! ??

Some of the best donuts that I have had, plus the owner is super nice with great customer service. Last time I went, I was given a free donut just because the owner is so nice. Would highly reccomend this place.

Best donuts I?ve ever had!

First time I went there I was hooked. Best donuts around. Only donut shoppe I go to now. Variety is amazing.

They have the best tasting baked goods My favorite maple frosted. Always service with a smile Highly recommended

This place really does have classic homemade donuts, some of the best donuts I've ever had in all of my life it reminds me of being out in California by Mexico, these donuts are amazing and I drive an hour to get one.

Staff was nice. Ran out of alot of the gourmet doughnuts 3 hours after opening. These doughnuts are very sugary.

Always freshly made, delicious donuts in many varieties and open 7 days! The coffee is always great as well. Friendly service and ample parking.

I love a good local donut shop. And for being brand new, these guys (and gals) hit the mark! No Dunkin, No Hortons for me. The French crueller was PERFECT! Flaky, spongey, and light. Not like chain places that have their dough delivered frozen. Let coffee shops make coffee. Let Donut Chef make the donuts.

I usually like their donuts but I tried the cherry fritter, I would not recommend it at all. No cherry anything in it.

I've been waiting for donut Chef to open by my house for quite some time now I see that it's open today I finally got the experience of them what an amazing experience the donuts were delicious FYI the apple fritter could use just a little more injection of the Apple feeling but other than that great job

The service was amazing. She was super nice to us and we look forward to coming here again!

Fabulous selection! Great service and friendly staff. They have a casada/cannoli donut that is to die for! You must try this place. My son tried their PBJ donut, and loved it. I will definitely be a returning customer

We have been waiting for this place to open since the summer. Finally went Saturday morning and were very disappointed. They only had 1 person working, the line was insane. Bought a dozen donuts, they were super chewy and old tasting. We ate 2 and threw the rest away super bummer. Hopefully they get kinks worked out.

Clean. Friendly masked worker. Both fritters had fresh, tasty dough with fruit mixed in, perfect cook. One was apple, the other strawberry/blueberry. I was disappointed that there was no pocket of fruit filling within.

Great donuts! Please ignore that STUPID 1 star review. 1 star because they were closed? Gimme a break, buddy! Support local businesses, especially when they have great products! ;)

Good doughnuts! However, when being boxed , why were the chocolate eclairs put chocolate side down in the box? When getting home all the chocolate stuck to the paper ! Also asked for a apple fritter and received a cherry one !

Awesome service delicious doughnuts

Tried this little donut spot for the first time today and was not disappoint. I found my new donut spot. Highly recommend them to anyone that likes fresh tasty donuts.

OMG are the donuts good! They were so fresh and tasty. Best donuts we have ever had :)

Bought 2 dozen (mix of gourmet and regular donuts) for an office meeting and everyone raved about them! Also the store was very clean, looked updated (wasn't expecting that from the exterior), and the women who helped me was super friendly :)

Doughnuts are good but the moisture content overnight makes them goey sticky if you don't refrigerate them as they are! Sugar breaks down too quickly....

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