John's Donut Shop

John's Donut Shop

Reviews Summary

The consensus is overwhelmingly positive, with most reviews praising the delicious, fresh donuts and excellent variety, including seasonal flavors like pumpkin, apple cider, and honeydew. Many highlight the friendly, helpful staff and the shop's local, family-owned charm. The donuts are frequently compared favorably to national chains, with specific mentions of favorites like Boston cream, crullers, and jelly-filled. A few negative reviews cite stale donuts or inconsistent quality, but these are outliers. The shop's small size and unassuming location are noted, but the quality and service make it a standout. Customers appreciate the fair prices and often express strong loyalty, vowing to return.

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

1570 Bloomingdale Rd

Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139

Hours

Monday 5:30AM-8PM
Tuesday 5:30AM-8PM
Wednesday 5:30AM-8PM
Thursday 5:30AM-8PM
Friday 5:30AM-8PM
Saturday 5:30AM-8PM
Sunday 6:30AM-4PM

Customer Reviews

Picked up two dozen donuts for the office today. Ordered ahead to make sure all the details were ok. The donuts were ALL dry, and crumbly. They were NOT a pleasant eating experience, and I?d recommend looking elsewhere for your donut fix.

Great donuts. Finally a place with decent boston cream donut. Most places had weird-tasting filling in it but John?s was good. Their jelly donuts were REALLY good. And the brown one in my pic was absolutely delicious, maybe it is butterscotch? I am not sure.

Delicious fresh donuts with so much VARIETY. I initially came here for the jelly filled donuts, because I had a craving for lemon custard. I continue coming back for the peanut, coconut, toasted coconut, and something called honeydew. My older brother also ordered specialty donuts for my nephew's birthday party and highly recommend them. Small family owned and operated.

This a cute little local family run donut shop in a small strip mall. This is the smallest donut place I ever seen. You could miss it if you?re not looking for it. Thus nice lady Rosie greeted me and started a box for me. They make small batches with a. Ice variety and their setup works. Rosie took extra care to line the bottom of the box with tissue and put the donuts in the box nicely. The cake donuts were fluffy and the glaze wasn?t too sweet, Boston cr?me had a decent amount of custard filling and the g

Excellent donuts from a wonderful local business! We had family visiting for my daughter?s birthday and I picked up two dozen on Fat Tuesday (they also had multiple paczki flavors available, which I didn?t try). Selection was fantastic. All the varieties I chose were fresh and tasty, with jelly-filled, blueberry cake, and buttermilk getting the top votes. Way better than the national chain!

Some of the best donuts ever! My favorite one is the buttermilk!

Great donuts and wonderful service! I ordered my baby girl?s 1st birthday donuts from John?s and they did such an amazing job, even when I called to make some tweaks to my order design. They went above and beyond! I can?t wait to make even more orders in the future. I highly recommend them.

I just stopped in at John's donuts for the first time since the new owners and the donuts are pretty fresh?? I noticed they have canned apple juice imported from Mexico and also fresh homemade Mexican bread and they also deliver on GrubHub and doordash, which is pretty exciting, when you want those late night Donuts??

Donuts are not just Donuts come to John's donuts try their cake Donuts! They were fresher than fresh! We ordered a dozen 2 of the same 6 different cake Donuts they had. I know I got to let it go but even the inside of the cake donut was crispy all the way around absolutely to die for! It's the small mom and pop shops we got to take care of and this is definitely one of them...

We ordered custom donuts for our daughter's 1st birthday. They were not only adorable but also delicious. Everyone was impressed with the letter donuts and large birthday donuts. They were a hit! We also ordered a few days ahead and everything went smoothly. Thank you!

Great donuts, beats the heck out of the 'national' brand. You can also get coffee and other treats.

Great local coffee and donut spot with a staggering number of delicious donuts. Staff were helpful and friendly as well as efficient. Got 4 dozen assorted donuts and ended the day wishing I had brought more. All the guys at work love them.

Went to grab some late-night donuts and was pleased at the selection available. The lady at the counter was very friendly and got me a nice selection, along with some croissants. Nice little shop!

Simple bakery but absolutely superior to the chain donut shops. Apple fritters are killer. Dang good. Muffins are great when they them, unfortunately they have decided to emphasize them. Too bad. They were really good. Pricing is very affordable. My go to for donuts and pastries for the office.

Our company placed a large order to celebrate the world cup on black friday! Not only did the doughnuts taste amazing but the custom letters were absolutely perfect! We are so happy to support a local small business! Definitely give this place a try!!

Great local place to go for donuts. They have a wide assortment of donuts including seasonal pumpkin and apple cider donuts. They also have cookies, cakes, and giant donuts for special occasions.

I ordered a few donuts online from Uber Eats. I got a raspberry vanilla frosted which was totally tasty. I got a vanilla buttercream iced and same thing delicious. I also ordered an old fashioned and received a plain cake donut with powdered sugar on it?? OFSC is supposed to have glaze on it.

Donuts very delicious, came in for the first time after hearing about this place from Facebook. Got a half dozen and a few jelly donuts. Very friendly and helpful and it has alot of different varieties to choose from and some I have never heard of like honeydew pretty good. Not so sweet to be honest this will be my new favorite place over competitors and support your local small businesses. I'm surprised and shocked this is the first time hearing about this place and trying it!

Great donuts for a reasonable price. We would go back again. I recommend the cinnamon roll over the cinnamon twist. Staff were very friendly and helped us quickly and with a smile.

My work shared a dozen and I split the double chocolate cake donut and the sugar donut. They were so delicious and fresh!

Best donut shop in my opinion. Donuts are super fresh always

my new favorite donut place, they were well stocked on every donut available that day (a bunch of cute valentines day inspired donuts) and the service was fast and easy. definitely will be coming here instead of krispy or dunkin! please try this place out and support a small business in your area !!!

I love this donut shop ?? Please support your local businesses!! The employees are always very kind. Their prices are good and their donuts are delicious. My favorite is the oreo donut that they have on weekends or the red velvet! ??

John's has some of the best small bakery cake donuts around. Very pleasant people too!

Delicious tasting doughnuts. Was in the area decide to stop in. Was well worth the time.

This is a very small store, with donuts with huge flavor! We bought a dozen assorted, and each one was delicious - way better than Dunkin or Country.

This is such a great little gem! The croissants are huge and delicious and their breakfast sandwiches are made fresh and tasty. My husband and daughter love the donuts (especially the banana cake one) and my little one loves that she can point to the donut she wants from the display case and the attentive employees will fulfill her order with a smile. We will be back when we are in the area.

Small shop with great donuts. So much better than that big chain donut place.

Quite frankly, some of the best donuts available. I walked in and said "Wow, this place looks great." The donuts were fantastic, believe me. Nobody likes donuts more than me, I love all the donuts. Fantastic place, believe me.

John?s is a fantastic donut shop. I go once a month and always a big variety and always fresh

Wasn?t going to give a review until I saw all the positive reviews. Not quite sure why so many high reviews. Been going here for years, stopped going when owners switched a few years ago. Stopped in for a few donuts today and wasn?t impressed place is overpriced for that cheap quality, donuts tasted freezer burnt, icing flaked off and was tasteless. Clearly day old donuts stored in a freezer overnight ended up throwing away what I bought. Will not be back. Don?t waste your money here if you?re looking for a

Thank you so much John?s donuts! I had a large morning work meeting with over 125 people so I decided to get donuts, John?s donuts. My large order of 300 donuts that I picked up this morning was EXCELLENT! Everyone at the meeting enjoyed the verity of the donuts and commented on how fresh they were. We will definitely be ordering again! Sincerely, Cindy

Very few good REAL donut shops in the West burbs. Everything was A+ and I noticed they even have a small delivery truck for your catering needs. Took some for my warehouse team and everybody loved them! I will be back. Thank you.

I ran to this donut shop because my usual place was closed for a week. The service was excellent and there was a wide selection of donuts. The price was amazing?under $16/dozen. If I lived closer to this location , I?d be a regular.

Haven't even tried the donuts yet but I had the worst encounter with the owner. She was very unhelpful when asking about ingredients and left me unattended standing in the shop simply because I was asking if the donuts were vegetarian. It was my first time visiting here and will likely be my last.

Amazing donut shop! So happy I found and can't wait to order personalized donuts for events! Very friendly staff and easy to get to, on Bloomingdale Rd between North and Army Trail!

This place has some of the best donuts in Glendale Heights on my opinion they are very kind and on a very cold day when school was closed i went there and the snow was really high and when i got in they saw me and gave me a free hot chocolate they are the kindest people I?ve ever met ??

Very fresh and delicious donuts!! This place isn't very visible if you're just driving by but def worth keeping an eye out for. I stopped in later in the evening and the donuts were as fresh as you'd get in the morning. Skip Dunkin and head to John's!

Always fresh doughnuts and full of flavor!

Wow these were some of the best donuts I?ve ever had! The blueberry was so crisp on the outside and soft inside. Amazing. The coconut was flavorful and my boyfriend raved about the double chocolate. We ordered via Uber eats but I can?t wait to come in person next time!

Love this place always fresh and delicious AND they have pumpkin Spice and Apple cider ones... ??????

If I could I would give zero stars!!!*** This place is a joke. Went for 1st and last time. The lady that sells donuts was mean and I felt unwelcoming. Donuts were old. She gave me ones from the back probably made the day before. It looked messy everywhere and there was a boy playing games right in front by register. Almost like he was at home and his mommy was baking something. Very unprofessional. Do not recommend!!!

Quality products, delicious donuts and great price for the amount.

Ive been to many small donut shops along with chains and this is by far one of the best. Their donuts are always fresh when i get them and extremely tasty. Their cake donuts are always my go to and the people working there are super friendly :).

Got food poisoning a couple days ago from the apple fritter. Was good going down but puked my guts out a few hours later and had the shits until yesterday.

The quality of these donuts compared to places like Dunkin Donuts is no debate. John's Donut Shop blows them out of the park, using fresh dough made from scratch and donuts made every morning. If you value quality over a small difference in price, get your donuts here. The owner is a pretty nice guy too.

John?s Donuts never disappoints!!! It?s the freshness for me. Thank you so much!

Donuts are bigger than all other places. The donuts taste so much better than other places. Price is probably better too.

Excellent donuts! So happy I found this place. No more DD! Would recommend this to everyone. Great selection. Something for everyone!

We used to get John's all the time and recommended the double chocolate to everyone because it was the most delicious, moist, chocolately donut ever. We just got our donuts today and they are nowhere near what they used to be. The double chocolate cake is dry and the frosting tastes like dunkin. Way too sweet and fake tasting. So disappointed. We'll have to find somewhere else.

Cute little shop tucked away in Glendale Heights. The owner was very nice and helpful! They had the best Christmas donuts and so many other fun kinds at such an affordable price! Beats Dunkin and those boujie donut shops that run you $3 a donut.

Stale donuts, mostly flavorless, very unenthused employee. I'm really confused by all the positive reviews. Store had an overwhelming smell of cleaning disinfectant, and nothing like the warm smells of a bakery. Unable to comment on the jewelry or electronics they also had for sale.

A few steps above Dunkin but not great. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the ones I got but they didn't blow my mind. I'd go back if I was driving by but wouldn't go out of my way to get here.

Donuts are ALWAYS good. Seems like a small family business. Donuts are always fresh, some classic flavors and some interesting seasonal flavors. GrubHub delivery is a bonus

First time customers. Owner super nice. He gave us a fresh donut while we were making our selections. Donuts are also amazing. Definitely will be going here over chain donut shops.

Only visited once, but certainly wouldn't give a 5 star. I did visit first thing in the morning, so it's very likely i was simply served old donuts as they didn't seem to hold. Nothing to write home about but better than Dunkin.

Great donuts, better service. Stopped in early on a Sunday and was greeted by a nice older lady. Quick and easy. Would definitely come back when I'm in the area.

John's is fairly priced and good quality. Most places give you air with some frosting, but not John's. Good flavors, good variety, and worth dropping by any morning.

New owners apparently I found out this morning. Lady said donuts were fresh so we bought a dozen. 10/12 donuts were dry and hard. Only "Decent" were the glazed. Never again.

Nice little donut shop. I picked up a half dozen donuts earlier today and they were fresh and delicious. I definitely think it's better than Dunkin. ??

By far the best donut we have had in a while! Coffee is good and the staff is very nice. If I could give 10 stars I would!!

I just ate one of the best crullers that I have ever had. SO much better than the dried out, hardened cogs of grease from Dunkin Donuts. The Boston Cream is really good, too, but the cruller was perfect.

Awesome place in Glendale heights for donuts, coffee, hot chocolate and other tasty treats! Also if you can try an apple fritter they're amazing!

This place has ok donuts, nothing out of the ordinary. Best of the variety we got was the chocolate frosted crueller. My mom did not care for their coffee at all. Very friendly counter lady.

Great donut shop. Went and purchased a dozen for my birthday (screw the traditional cake). Yep, I ate them all. They got bearclaws a lot more. You can bet that I'll be back.

Prices are up there, but donuts are better than country or county donuts which are the same price, I say switch over to John's there might be coupons out there?

Good doughnuts baked in house, nice and fresh. Friendly service.

Highly recommend this donut shop to all my fellow donut lovers. Donuts are so fresh, so tasteful and customer service was excellent. Plenty of different donuts to choose from.

My family has been looking for a place like this for a long while. Came across this hole in the wall, and bought a box of apple fritters and apple cider donuts. Super fresh and yummy. Can?t wait to try their winter selection..

Delicious donuts, they were very fresh. Very reasonable prices, and the owner was friendly and helpful. Will definitely visit again

Best cake donuts! I tried blueberry, apple cider, and chocolate. They were all delicious! Will definitely be back.

Great donuts! Love the Boston Creme, blueberry cake, and buttermilk. Good price. Nice service. So glad to find this place!

Can't tell because I couldn't get past the child that answered the phone. If someone at at retail place is going to speak to a potential customer then they should make sure that person knows what product they have and speak clearly.

Great selection of donuts that are out of the ordinary ones found at DD. Nice family-run joint.

I wanted some donuts while I was in area. So I figured I'd try these. They look good in pictures. On a scale of 1-10. I'd score them a 1.3

Family owned and great donuts. Shop local, great price French twists are amazing. I stop in whenever I can.

It wasn't a dedicated donut shop. They said they made the donuts themselves, but I didn't see anywhere they could have done it. I would say they are about the same as Dunkin in terms of quality, and I won't be going out of my way to go back. That said, I won't be avoiding them either.

Very quaint old fashion donut shop. Great variety and selection.

The best donuts i have ever had they have a taste that no other place had. The owner is amazing at customer service.

This place is awesome! Yummy donuts, great service and very friendly staff. Convenient location and hours. Highly recommended!

There's a great selection of donuts, way better than Dunkin donuts. Good prices, too.

Donuts were very good, and the lady working was very nice. Hidden gem here.

I usually like buying donuts from small bakery places like this one. Don't get how the other people like this place. However those donuts were bad. Plus the man on the counter did not charge me less for getting 6 as it would show on his wall.

These Donuts taste great a small donut shop with a great big taste mr. Joe The Donut Maker thumbs up to you buddy keep it up I'm sure I'll see you many more times

They don't have a sign anymore, but the place is still there! The front of their store says "catering" but they still sell donuts!

Delicious donuts. Fast friendly covid compliant! A must! Place for the sweet tooth without the health concerns.

Great selection and service. Honeydew is delicious. Had pumpkin and apple cider for the fall. Yummy!!!

Donuts are good, better than Dunkin Donuts. Also the owner is very nice and the service is great.

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