Powder Day Donuts & More

Powder Day Donuts & More

Reviews Summary

Powder Day Donuts receives overwhelmingly positive feedback, with most reviews praising the delicious, fresh donuts—particularly the apple fritters, old-fashioned, and specialty flavors like maple bacon. The friendly staff and cozy atmosphere are frequently highlighted. Some mention occasional inconsistencies in availability or quality, and a few criticize limited hours or service issues. The majority agree it’s the best donut shop in town, with a loyal customer base despite minor drawbacks. Negative reviews cite dry or over-fried donuts and communication problems, but these are outliers compared to the high ratings.

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

941 Lincoln Ave #100A

Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487

Hours

Monday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Tuesday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Wednesday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Thursday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Friday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Saturday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM
Sunday 6AM-3PM,5-9PM

Customer Reviews

?? Steamboat?s Best-Kept Secret Is Out ? Powder Day Donuts & More Has It ALL! ?? ????? Powder Day Donuts & More is my new favorite spot in Steamboat ? new Venezuelan cuisine, open late! What more could you ask for? This place has everything you could want ? and then some. The new owners (formerly of the Steamboat Latin Food Truck) are bringing back authentic Venezuelan flavor in a big way. Finally, something fresh and exciting on the local food scene! Let?s talk food: ?? Donuts ? Fresh, fun, and totally

Ordered 4 dozen donuts for my kiddos birthday and they were all excellent! Great customer service for ordering, very helpful. I've also been in several other times to grab a sweet treat individually and they've always been good.

Selling rock hard day old or over fried donuts is lame, had to throw it away. Update: got a refund, not worth the gas to get there.

Amazing donuts!! We had Powder Day donuts for our wedding and they knocked it out of the park! Our guests have not stopped raving about how good they were! The owner is so sweet and very nice to work with. Highly recommend stopping in for a breakfast treat or having these for your next event!!

The best donuts in town FOR SURE!!!!! Now they are opening in the evenings and their dinner menu is so so bomb!!!! They have a lot of variety ! HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Got two plain glazed and they were terrible! Could have got better donuts at the grocery store. Hardly any glaze as you can see in the photo. They didn?t have the glazed in the case, but I asked if they had them and the girl at the counter said yes, then reached from somewhere behind and put them in the bag. Had they been out in the case where I could see them, I could have seen they weren?t worth buying. Also got a chocolate old fashioned and it wasn?t good.

What a treat! They make the donuts fresh on site every day. Jeff the owner was so friendly, welcoming and has sprinkled his quirky sense of humor throughout the shop. The peanut butter chocolate is my personal favorite, but my kids loved the maple bacon. We loved hanging out with the locals and playing foosball. Let's keep Steamboat the charming place we all love by shopping at a locally owned business. We'll definitely be back every time we are in town!

Great donuts, awesome variety. Friendly helpful staff. Even made a custom donut for my son who couldn't decide!! We will definitely be back!!

Very tasty donuts! The have the standard donuts you know and love but also some fun ones. Fruity pebbles, maple bacon and all kinds of other great donuts. The person helping us was very friendly and sweet. Definitely grab a donut next time you're in Steamboat

The powdered donut holes that they catered to Steamboat Springs resort are delicious, but the glazed donut holes sold in shop were seriously underwhelming. So greasy no flavour.

Love this spot! The donuts were big snd delicious, filled with cream and toppings. The had empanadas that were fantastic and staff was super friendly.

Amazing! Super soft and fluffy doughnuts. Chocolate creme filled was my favorite! They have an assortment of empanadas, including my favorite pabell?n!

So delicious! Tasty donut dough, cooked with a crispy outside, yummy inside. The flavors are yummy and the staff was nice enough to freshly fill a few for us. So good!

Yummy yummy donuts and friendly staff . The kids had fun using the soccer table thingy.

Amazing donuts! I?m not a big donut lover but these hit the spot. The old fashioned cake donuts are bomb diggity. Jeff is fun and personable. Definitely a favorite spot in Steamboat :)

The donuts are excellent. So soft and pillowy! The Bavarian cream is smooth and delicious without being over sweet! Great stop for a breakfast treat!

Great donuts and staff, including the BEST apple fritter I've ever had in my life, and a delicious fruity pebbles donut. Highly recommend this place.

Not worth the hype. You can get better donuts at the grocery store. They?re over fried, bad flavor, no icing. And also overpriced. Super disappointing experience and will not be returning.

Powder Day donuts is the BEST place to get donuts. There fresh donuts remind me of my grandmas homemade donuts. Every bite is like a memory to spending time with my grandparents after a long week at school. Powder day donuts did not disappoint and anyone who had anything negative to say is absolutely wrong. These donuts are AMAZING.

Empanadas were delicious and so was the coffee. They use coffee ice cubes which was the best part

It's no secret that powder day donuts are the best in town. Get there early because they quickly get sold out. Thank you, guys, for being so amazing.

Best donuts in maybe 100 miles or maybe even the state. Service is too notch and cool place to actually have a donut in shop. I recommend the fruity pebbles donut- was spectacular!

I HAVE to review this shop! My husband and I did a Rocky Mountain road trip for our honeymoon and Estes/Steamboat was one of our stops. This donut shop was AMAZING for many reasons- the biggest being the owner herself! Multiple times she was friendly and inviting to anyone and everyone- there was even one time that I was heading out from the next door coworking space and she was closing shop, but she was taking time to give some people directions to other shops that might fit their needs, even mentioning w

We happened upon this shop after experiencing their donut holes at Wild West Ballooning, and we had to stop by to try more. We were not disappointed! We tried about one of everything and everything was delicious! As the shop owner says, the only ones that are better are those made by the Amish (and being from PA, we can back up that claim). 10/10 would recommend!

Donuts are awesome! tastiest in the whole town! glazed fresh donuts are definitely the best, with great balance of glaze and the absolute favorite. very friendly staff, and very cozy place to dine in for a little donut in the morning! definetly every locals favorite donut shop!!! ????

The doughnuts were so fresh and some of the best we?ve ever had!

I went to this donut shop and my high expectations were met. The donuts had a nice a balance of sweetness. I got the glazed donut as well as one that had dulce de leche and they were both delicious. I will probably return to powder day more often than expected.

Seriously, this place has gone downhill since Jeff sold it. After years of faithful purchasing I choose to no longer visit your store. Prices too high, loss of friendliness and most importantly it?s no longer a local

Ordered my donuts ahead of time. Friendly service. But donuts stuck to the top of the box. The 3 dozen donut holes were dry most didn't even have any frosting on them.

Just moved to steamboat springs from Michigan and my first morning in town I stopped in here by a stroke of luck. Coming from the Midwest we love our donuts and this place is serving the best donuts my well traveled pallet has ever tasted!! Please please please go get yourself at least one donut here. You?ll only be disappointed that you didn?t buy a bakers dozen.

Absolutely delicious donuts! Love the do not and tiger tails, and the Oreo frosted donuts!

Great shop and godd array of donuts! They rave about their apple fritters. Worth trying out!

The Apple Fritter is awesome, unlike any Fritter I've had before. Crusty to slightly crunchy exterior with a fluffy, apple/cinnamon rich interior. I find most doughnut shops either serve overly crunchy/greasy fritters or basically bread balls. Very friendly customer service on top of a quality product, can't beat that!

Are you kidding me!That is the most incredible donut case in the world.The fritters are unbelievable and the owners are also amazing.Tucker just dropped fresh fritters off at my business thank you folks!

The new owners have really cleaned up the place. They offer a burritos and homemade empanadas. The donuts are also really good

These are amazing donuts. Seriously the best apple fritter I've ever had. Each donut had the perfect amount of glaze and an amazing balance of crispy and soft in texture. Can't recommend this place enough. Service was quick and helpful in understanding the selection. I may go back again today....

Tasty donuts overall for those we tried, not much variety late on a Friday morning. The raised glazed were smaller than one's we usually see, but super flavorful! The apple fritters were a bit greasy and hard. We?d definitely give it another try, but earlier in the morning for a better selection.

A superior donut. I wish they made a cider donut, but what they have is fantastic. If you get there early enough to get a fresh raised donut...it's better than Krispy Kreme by a large margin.

Wonderful donuts,wonderful service. I've been wanting to come to powder day donuts for months now...but find myself always longing for their products during the days/hours the buisness is closed. (This is the one feature of this establishment that lost one star, imo the reduced hours make it a lil restrictive as to who comes to the store as impluse eaters or tourists who dont know the hours may find their intrest denied by these hours) Man was the wait worth it, as soon as I stepped in the store i was gre

Powder Day makes awesome donuts. They have a lot of different flavors. Makes it hard to choose I was visiting my sister for 4th of July with a lot of family. I got 3 dozen of assorted donuts. The favorites were the Boston Cream, Maple bacon, jelly filled. The little kids loved the fruity pebbles donuts. Yes, it's an iced donut topped with fruity pebbles cereal. I recommend ordering ahead if you are getting more than a dozen. Also go early as they tend to sell out. The staff is very friendly. I will ret

Great place to get donuts!! Food is equally wonderful and the salsa is just to die for!!

The apple fritters, glazed with bacon, and the glazed with fruity pebbles are my favorites so far. The staff is friendly and awesome. I?d give six stars if I could. Makes working out in the cold so much better and tastier lol

It is not a trip to steamboat without powder day doughnuts! The best doughnuts in the country - hands down!!! Come early - they sell out.

Wonderful visit! My fianc? went before closing time for two donuts and got two more donuts for free. They were very tasty!

My husband brought home half a apple fritter, and it was the best thing ever! It was so so good! I loved them so much he went out at got us 2 more a few days later. Thankfully it's winter and I need the calories for hibernation. ??. Try the apple fritters, they are so good!!

Great to see a family come in and take over this business. Previously, 9 out of 10 times it would be closed. With a bigger team, they're now open more often and producing some great donuts!

Great donuts and great service. Best donuts here are the old fashioneds (original and chocolate glazed). Yeast donuts with various toppings are solid as is the double chocolate. Mysteriously missing are fluffy white cream filled donuts though they do have Bavarian cream and fruit filled. September 2018.

UPDATE: don?t know why you said ?I repeat! ? as you never ever, not once, said the phone was down. What a crazy response. Let someone else handle your replies, I suggest. Update: let it also be known that they do NOT answer their phone calls or reply to texts as I called FOUR different times and texted. It?s very very weird for the manager to suggest calling when I?ve already done that so many times with no response. Strange. Bad service, all in all. Do better. 3rd time visiting. 1st time they closed earl

Fresh and delicious every time. Inconsistency on favorites being available (old fashioned) and apple fritters come out late but they are good. Excellent service

Called this AM to order 3 dozen donuts for pickup tomorrow, Saturday. Message said to text message. I did. At 3:00 today nobody had called back and message machine is full Going elsewhere!

amazing workers and service. Amazing buritto sauce

They have a wide array of delicious donuts and the staff were very friendly. I normally get jelly donuts and it was LOADED with jelly, yum! Don't forget to treat yourself with at least one cake donut too.

Amazing donuts. Such friendly owners. We will be back!! Try the hot chocolate too.

This is the only place I know of that makes donuts in Steamboat and the man who served me was quite NICE. By 11 am most of the donuts had already been sold, which is saying something!! However, I didn't love the glazed old fashioned I bought, so I'm not in a rush to go back...

Got some donuts for the office today. Great service. The owner was SO kind and generous and the donuts are AMAZING. I have never had a donut with so much custard- it was great! My coworkers all agree that the donuts are delish!

Come early come hungry! Powder day is Steamboat staple, home to the best old fashion donut in town. This eclectic shop offers kind conversation and a wealth of sugary dough babies to start your day off sweet as can be. Closed on Tuesdays and usually sold out before noon.

Great donuts. The old fashioned glazed was may favorite, but the others were solid as well. Unfortunately no maple bacon donuts the day I went in, but look forward to finding one next time.

These donuts are fantastic! I especially loved the vanilla sprinkles and maple bars. Very reasonably priced and very tasty. Will absolutely go again next time in Steamboat Springs!

Stopped to grab some breakfast when we were passing through and it did not disappoint! Our divine bakers dozen was demolished. The classic old fashion, vanilla sprinkle, and glazed with Oreo crumbs were our favorites!

Noticed this spot strolling through town, on vacation, and we?re like oooo, doughnuts...because why not? We each bought 3 each because it was buy 5 get one free. We had intentions of ?sampling? and not eating them all but...we ate them all....Great doughnuts, perfect texture, great flavor. I really loved the raised one with peanut butter and chocolate on top, and the pumpkin cake doughnut.

Fantastic all around, service is exceptional and donuts are not to be missed. A must stop in Steamboat!

Great donuts! Really nice staff and a great environment! Sad it took my family and I so long to discover this place.

So I came here after noon and much to my chagrin they had already closed. Hey, I get it, donut shops open early and close early but clearly I was disappointed and made a real sad face to my wife Lo and behold, a guy (owner? manager?) comes out of of the shop and says he saw me and had some donuts he had left over from the day and just handed me a bag of four donuts and refused payment. And they were delicious, and I?d say that even if they weren?t free Thank you, donut angel

Very good donuts, raspberry jelly filled was a meal! The person waiting on us was wonderful. I would recommend Powder Day Donuts to family and friends.

Amazing handmade donuts, great to see families and friends always inside, and great location

Good stop for the donut fix in downtown Steamboat Springs

Oh, wow - I've only tried one, but the Maple Bacon is WORLD CLASS!!

outstanding donut shop. very, very tasty donuts and great service. looking forward to returning each morning while I'm in town.

Powder Day Donuts is a special place in Steamboat. With not many other options, look no further than Powder Day when looking for a delicious donut. Would most definitely recommend making a stop at Powder Day.

Wonderful donuts, best I've had in my life by far. Reasonable prices and friendly staff, what more can you ask for!

Delicious and fresh donuts. Incredibly nice staff and owner. We went in for one donut and ended up getting a dozen!

Great little shop! Friendly service with a small town vibe. Inexpensive compared to Starbucks for better coffee and the best doughnuts I've ever had.

First time I had a bacon donut. I was skeptical for years. But now I'm a believer

We enjoyed a delicious Apple Fritter and Old Fashioned that were both just perfect.

Booo hooo though this would be a score but all sold out of jelly donuts. So can't recommend that you will get one too Or that I will be back Their was no line and parking was fine. Service was friendly but not having ENOUGH donuts made really sucks when you had your heart set on the jelly! thumbs down for this place

How does a donut shop with a small factory inside sell out?? Krispy, dunkin, and winchells all seem to have donuts ALL DAY.. You're a donut place. Should be better prepared

Seriously amazing donuts and a very friendly owner too! Must try to satiate your sweet tooth. Maple bacon and xx chocolate are favorites

Incredible food, Incredible service, my favorite donut shop in the nation!

Best donut I've had. Fruity Pebbles. Denser texture than a lot of other donuts which I found very satisfying.

I love cake donuts. Donut powder has fantastic cake donuts

Awesome donuts and friendly service. Our go to spot on Sunday mornings, never disappoints!

The donuts are are one of a kind, delicious, and the service is incredible! Highly recommended to anyone and everyone.

Just great. I don't think they need the advertisement because they often sell out. If you can get what you are looking for before they sell out... the absolutely best.

STILL The BEST donuts in town!! The kindest people making them too! Thanks Brian!!

Awesomeness every visit

This place is the bomb dot com. Their glazed old fashioned donut is far and away the best I?ve ever had, TO DIE FOR.

Try going there twice in the last 10 days. They?ve always been closed. They need to change their hours on the door and on the website if you?re not gonna be open.

Powder day makes some amazing donuts. Very friendly and accommodating!

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