Donut Island

Donut Island

Reviews Summary

Most reviews praise the donuts, croissant sandwiches, and friendly service, with many highlighting the fresh, high-quality food and welcoming staff. Several mention specific items like the apple fritter, ham and cheese croissants, and smoothies as standouts. A few note the credit card surcharge and occasional parking issues as drawbacks. While the majority are highly positive (mostly 5-star ratings), a small number of critical reviews cite stale or bland food, high prices, or inconsistent service. The overall consensus is that it's a beloved local spot with excellent donuts and breakfast options, though a few customers had disappointing experiences.

About This Listing

Artisan Made
Family Owned Business

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.*

Features

Artisan Made
Family Owned Business

Contact Information

Address

4900, 3401 Cherry Ave A

Long Beach, California 90807

Hours

Monday 4:30AM-2PM
Tuesday 4:30AM-2PM
Wednesday 4:30AM-2PM
Thursday 4:30AM-2PM
Friday 4:30AM-2PM
Saturday 5AM-2PM
Sunday Closed

Customer Reviews

This place has some very good donuts and a good selection of other items. They have a variety of coffee, both hot and cold. Their donuts are fresh, soft, and just the right batter consistency to make them perfect. They serve other food items, so if you are not in the mood for just donuts, they have great ham and cheese croissants, other breakfast sandwiches, and if you need other items they have a small selection of goods you can purchase there. The staff always greats you with a smile and they are very pat

went for the apple fritter, tried the blueberry cake donut on staff's rec: the fritter has a bold cinnamon kick and thick, hard-glaze?the dough itself was thin and dense, rather too crisp, tasting stale with an odd aftertaste. the blueberry donut was light, fluffy, and a surprisingly strong blueberry taste. generally not overly-sweet, and flavours that match their names?so it's just recommended for lighter, less-sugary donuts.

Get their sandwiches!!! Swung by to pick up donuts for work and decided to treat myself to a breakfast sandwich. So glad I did! Got the turkey croissant and grabbed a ham cheese and bacon one for my friend and we SCARFED them down in the parking lot! Got a lot of sandwich for a very good price! Definitely will be back.

The people are very kind. The donut shop is as a lot of extras that other donut shops. Don'the reason I only give 3 stars for services. They either have to hire more staff. Or pick up the pase. Most people in the morning are on their way to work. If there's anybody ahead of you in lying plan on being there at least twenty minutes. But if it was a weekend Time wasn't a factor I would definitely recommend this place

Ordered a egg bacon and sausage croissant and found a fly in my sandwich. I enjoyed the place but I won?t be eating there anymore. Check your food after ordering

Dounuts are DELICIOUS! staff is so friendly, they make you feel like family. Stop by in the early morning (5:50am) before work and grab a donut ?? and coffee ?? ?? yum!

My boyfriend and I absolutely love stopping at Donut Island for breakfast on Saturday mornings :) the staff is always friendly, and I love their donuts. The location itself is clean and maintained. One time they even gave us a complimentary donut which was a nice surprise! They definitely make Saturday mornings a little bit sweeter :)

Best donuts ?? in town.... After surfing, I love walking my dog clients to donut island ???.... Friendly staff & awesome owner ??

Great local spot! They gave me a bunch of free donuts with my order!

A great place for fresh donuts. I stumbled upon this place while waiting for my car repair. I?ll definitely be back.

The doughnuts were ok, nthn extraordinary about them.

The croissant sandwiches are very filling and so yummy!! Will definitely be back for another. Donuts are about average (but the average donut is, of course, delicious). The thai iced tea was alright- I liked that it wasn't as overly sweet as many places but it wasn't really spiced enough either. I'll try something else next time.

This place was ok. I didn?t really like the doughnuts. The place looked clean. They were pretty busy even for 5am. I ordered a dozen Donuts and just wasn?t really impressed. The price seemed a bit higher the most places, but not crazy expensive.

Not impressed with the croissant sandwich. Did not taste fresh and tasted cheap. For $9 after card surcharge fee wasn?t happy. Very very bland.

If you want to feel really special, go order coffee here. Sometimes I don?t like too much attention when ordering, but these ladies made me feel like a VIP. I do a lot of reviews and if you look at the reviews I normally give, you?ll see I?m being authentic.

If you have not experienced Hang and Aimee's service you are missing out. This is the Cheers of donut shops. Hang knows everyone on a first name basis. If you are a donut connoisseur, then bring your A game my friend. Everyone knows an Apple fritter should have the right amount of crunch to it, not that soft undercooked mess. Donut Island delivers a fritter the way it should be. You can break it off and pop in your mouth. BEST DONUT SHOP IN LB YEAH I SAID IT!! !!! Their croissant veggie sandwiches are al

Really great food. They can create any lunch item you want. They have everything here from cappuccino, donuts, lunch, to soap and Tylenol. Just beware that they charge a supplement fee for credit cards which is a real bummer in this modern age.

Stopped in here with my daughter and her bestie as a treat before their playdate. I chose Donut Island based on Yelp reviews. We didn't try the lunch items, but I felt like the donut experience was average. As with any donut, not a crumb left. Will try it again for lunch.

Yummy Doughnuts, friendly staff, and the serve good coffee. It's like the coffee you would make at home, but good. The sandwiches are pretty good for a quick bite. I have eaten to many of their doughnuts. I had to take a break. lol. Oh and the prices are good, $.

Coffee is strong but spectacular. The #19 breakfast sandwich is to die for and can feed 3 people. Donuts are good and service was too notch and a very clean place.

Tuna sandwich was very good. The bread was lightly toasted. I also think it could be shared. Price is generous considering the size and the amount of food. Better than SBWY.

Great local place. Doughnuts are always delicious. Ice cream is a great treat. But my favorite are the sandwiches. Can't beat a turkey bahn mi!

They are good I recommend the service

I go here almost everyday and generally it's a good experience, except when I get tendered by this one girl, she looks Hispanic but I really don't know for sure. She's nasty towards me for some reason. I felt like she was flirting with me when I first started going there but as a gay man, I can keep that up for just so long, and when I stoped playing that game she became bitter and unpleasant. I'm seriously thinking of stopping going there because of her attitude!

Got a sausage egg and cheese croissant and and coffee, great huge sandwich. Donuts are very fluffy, definetly fresh. Will come back when in the area

I really like this place, the donuts are always good, they have variety. They always try to include free donut holes. The croissant sandwich is really good, the ingredients are fresh.

A great Neighborhood donut shop amazing staff & service, fresh donuts and sandwiches. You really can?t go wrong with anything on menu, coffee, smoothies and shakes plus more

Pretty good mate, my lads and I come here often and I'd say the donuts and the service are pretty good. The sandwichs are excellent and I highly recommend them. Overall good experience

Came in right at closing time (didn?t realize) and no questions asked they served me and were very pleasant.

Didn't give me no hard time for not having a mask their donuts are great their coffee is great customer service great I would go there again I highly recommend it.

I love this place. The staff is always friendly their Thai Tea is always delicious and so is theis Taro smoothie.... the donut, sandwich and coffee are so good....

I had ordered a ham, cheese, egg and bacon croissant. The lady who took my order handled my money and gave me change wearing the same rubber gloves she then used to start wiping down her toaster oven using a hand towel and then assemble my croissant sandwich.

Great service, kind people, this place has a lot of regulars, great food, awsome coffee and protine drinks, delicious donuts, sandwiches, and crusont!! Love this place!!

Donuts always fresh, but he could've given me a break for being .50? short. Had to dig around my car to find it cause I don't carry change in my work pants

They always open early. Reliable good coffee and good ham cheese and egg croissant. My favorite"go to" before I work nearby.

The best breakfast sandwich! I get one about once or twice a week. Loaded with ham and eggs and good price.

I love their breakfast croissant sandwiches. So yummy! Their coffee is good too.

Great local spot with much more than donuts! They have a wide variety of sandwiches , drinks and even fruit on the counter ??????????

Love this ?? place great service excellent ?? food and beverages and reasonable prices and plenty of options! Would recommend to go by and try to anyone!

Donuts always fresh, their smoothies are very yummy!! - I love the staff here, always helpful and friendly even on their busiest mornings!

Always good, love the speciality coffees, always friendly staff and super nice owner, always willing to lend a helping hand when busy too

Very friendly customer service and great quality donut, pastries, and sandwiches .

Everything you need for a quick on the go breakfast, donuts for the office, and great coffee! Plus the people are friendly and the owner is great!

Staff very friendly . Quick in and out . Coffee, donuts and breakfast sandwiches are great.

Great food and the nicest people you'd ever want to meet! Excellent selection of pastries plus just about anything else you could want!

Very friendly staff with a large variety of croissants and doughnuts....boxed coffee for large groups and quick

I get a butter croissant everyday and it?s always delicious ??

This place makes a great breakfast sandwich. Coffee is good. Good donuts too ??

Love this Place... the people make it, always friendly and great us like family, they are fast and always have what we want ready to go.

I always stop by in the morning for fresh coffee, they have a good selection on breakfast sandwiches.

Very nice employees and jalapeno ham and cheese croissants are so good! The parking can get very tricky and annoying at times.

Friendly staff family owned. Always support that. Not to mention lots of good food and etc.

Everything is always fresh coffee fresh donuts Fresh Sandwiches fresh and the smoothies and fruit drinks are awesome everyone should go there

Great place for picking up breakfast. Great staff.

Definitely a family favorite. Love the sandwiches as well as the donuts. Very friendly staff.

Service is always fantastic! Food is always fresh. Best blueberry bran muffins ever!

Their ham and cheese croissant are delish and the employees are always super friendly and quick.

Good donuts and egg and sausage croissants, The Asian woman is a Sweetheart with a beautiful smile.

Loved the donuts!!! Fresh and a good variety. Quick service with a smile.

It was a great experience. My breakfast sandwich was delicious

Great service they were so nice to me and my friends and the smoothie was so tasty ????

Great small business. Good donuts and sandwiches, plus a variety of other services

The BEST donuts ever... Really great Bagel & croissant sandwiches.

The food is so good the Boba is amazing aswell I overall liked my experience their

This place has great service, food and is usually busy, worth the wait.

I've seen people take these to our office, so I stopped by on my way in this past week. Pretty good and the service is quick.

I give 5 stars because they have some of the best French krullers around.

These girls here make the best breakfast sandwiches!

The creaming monkey shake was delicious not too sweet and with the protien its good for you!

Coffee's always fresh donuts always first people are very very nice thanks Lisa

Excellent place, very clean! Friendly staff. I love it! Highly recommendable

YUM! The donuts are amazing - try the apple fritter! Also stop in for their breakfast croissant sandwiches.

I love donuts. All kinds to buy here. Lotto, and about anything you want here. #treatyourself #localspot

Open for carry out wear your mask. Very helpful and nice Great Lotto place

Friendly service, clean, great tasting donuts.

The best donuts and vietnamese sandwhiches.. A must everytime i visit long beach.

Havent been here but wanna check it out sounds like a lovely place!

The best donas in LBC

Friendly staff. Great service. Parking lot is really small.

Love the croissant here so fresh and they are huge ... Really good....

Friendly and helpful. Fresh and delicious food.

Many items on menu great staff and hands on owner's

Friendly customer service who serves fresh donuts and more!

It's just great there. They've got a great business.

Best breakfast Sando and iced coffee in town.

I asked for a tuna Sub at 9am and the owner did not want to do it.

Try their strong coffee it will get your day started on a hype.

Great donuts. Super friendly staff.

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