Sweet Circle

Sweet Circle

Reviews Summary

Most reviews praise the donuts for their unique flavors, freshness, and quality, with favorites like blueberry cheesecake, maple bacon, and Boston cream. The staff is frequently described as friendly and welcoming, enhancing the experience. While some find the prices high or certain flavors bland, the majority recommend the shop for its creative offerings and excellent service. A few negative reviews mention poor service or underwhelming taste, but overall, the consensus is highly positive.

About This Listing

Has Gluten Free
Has Spicy
Has Specialties
Has Fruit Flavors
Artisan Made
Family Owned Business
Has Seasonal Products

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

Has Gluten Free
Has Spicy
Has Specialties
Has Fruit Flavors
Artisan Made
Family Owned Business
Has Seasonal Products

Contact Information

Address

116 N York St

Elmhurst, Illinois 60126

Hours

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

Customer Reviews

Delicious donuts and amazingly tasty and flavorfully delicious ice cream. We really enjoyed all the donuts and the ice cream. The staff was very helpful and kind.

Everything about this place was fantastic!! They had so many unique donut ?? flavors and also some gluten-free options, which I needed for a friend. Even for these very fancy donuts, the prices weren't as high as I thought they would be. And they all tasted spectacular. For a sweet treat in Elmhurst, definitely hit this place up!! Five stars ? across the board!! Come try it!!

My coworker just walked in with two dozens and man what a treat! This might have been the best donut I?ve ever had! I think i had a s?more donut ??

Very unique donut variety! Sweet Circle offers specialty donuts, mochi donuts, even cronuts. All the donuts I?ve tried were not overly sweet and had a delicious filling. The toppings were perfectly nested in the dough so each bite had consistent flavor. The staff were super friendly, helpful, and polite. Overall it was a great experience and I highly recommend this place!

Pretty solid donut shop. They had a wide variety of flavors...different styles so a little bit of something for everyone. I got a dozen and it was about 40-ish bucks. They had old fashioned donuts, cake donuts, filled donuts, and even cronuts. There are options for lattes. I purchased an iced marshmallow latte and if I'm being completely honest it just tasted like a vanilla latte...but it was a decent latte after all was said and done. I don't think I'd make the hike out again since its about 40 minutes fro

We stopped in for a special treat. They had a good selection of donuts. The shop was decorated nicely and the man who was working there was inviting, helpful and nice. We decided on 6 donuts, Boston creams, pistachio, blueberry cheesecake, apple cider and bacon maple. We enjoyed them all! The prices are average for this type of shop and it does have a nice area to sit and eat if you want to do that. Overall, I recommend stopping in for a delicious donut. We will be going back whenever we are in Elmhurst aga

Someone brought these to work and I just happened too try the tropical mango. I thought it was apricot filing but after Google searching I found out why I loved it so much. It was seriously the best donut I ever had in my life. Can't wait to bring my son here, he LOVES donuts. Will be back and recommending for sure!!

A very good (and probably healthier) alternative to DD. Located in a spectacular Elmhurst Downtown, right down from the Metra Station. Donuts, egg and bacon bagles and hot coffee is a good starter in the morning.

Great spot to have coffee of all sorts, lemonade, arnoald palmers And all types of donuts but get here early because the run out! We were luck to get some mini donuts and other treats. The mini donuts were my fav they had a nice outter chunch with a soft inside 5/5 powdered, chocolate sprinkles, min mango tajin donut crazy but it works! Apple ciders, blueberry fritter, cherry fritter, and a vegan cinnamon 5/5 unique flavor profiles. One thing that was cool is the guy at the register made seating for us sinc

It cost $7.46 for two donuts, and my Boston Cr?me tasted like rubber. I gave a bite to my cousin and she gagged. Ate it anyways because I didn?t want to waste money. Would not recommend.

the coffee was awful, had to add 6 sweeteners and still made me gag. the ?cheesecake donut? tasted like lemon which made the whole experience worse. the boston cream donut tasted below mid too. overall awful food.

The red velvet was the most delicious thing I've eaten in a while. I need to go again. The Mole donut is a win. Spicy, sweet, and chewy--what's there not to love? The sesame seeds give it a hint of nuttiness. Original glazed and chocolate old fashioned were both hits. No clue what the one with gummies was but it was delicious!

Such delicious donuts with a variety of flavors to choose from!! The inside is so cute too!! A bit on the pricey side, so we only got one each, but worth a try!! Similar to firecakes donuts

I ended up grabbing donuts for my staff and they were phenomenal. Everyone loved them. Everyone was really nice when you went in very helpful. Will definitely go back.

Great little place! Came here with some friends early one morning. Definitely worth it to beat the rush. Donuts were pretty good! They have some interesting flavors. Would highly suggest to try!

Best donuts in the area I highly recommend trying their mini donuts. They have fall specials too that are amazing. Also had their nitro cold brew coffee and it is phenom.

Fantastic boutique donut shop! They have some really interesting flavors and everything is amazingly delicious. Expect to pay around $20 ish dollars for a half a dozen, so definitely in the pricier side, especially their signature donuts which are $4 a pop. Beyond the price point, this place is definitely worth checking out.

It's a cute place, but a little pricey.

Wonderful, clean place!!!???? The best, freshest donuts ?? and fresh coffee made daily. Everything is always so fresh & delicious. Wonderful staff & great quality & service for the price point!

Amazing place! Went here for the first time and the donuts were fresh and even splurged and got the bacon, egg and cheese croissant. It was absolutely amazing the croissant was buttery and soft and fresh.

Really enjoy this place. Creative doughnuts with unique flavors like mango, pistachio, maple, and bacon. They also have fresh coffee for the train. The staff is awesome. Iced coffee specials in the summer.

Awesome Dubai chocolate donut!!!

I gave this place a 3rd chance. My first few encounters zero customer service cold coffee stale donuts. Today I came in for coffee and was pleasantly surprised, I received good customer service from Daniel! Good service, good coffee, and good energy from Daniel! Kudos to Daniel he is what you need Foh with customers to give good customer service as well as for sales and business growth!

Delicious donuts!!! Fluffy and light with a pastry-like frosting on top. We couldn?t even choose our top favorite! Worth every penny!

Really good, fresh donuts (and I love that they deliver!). I would skip the coffee, however, and just stick to the ??

This donut shop is amazing. Marlene made our experience super special with her great customer service. The donuts are delicious and the coffees are just as great.

Order two dozen for 6:15am pickup. Packages were ready and wonderfully fresh and tasty. Highly recommend!

Such a great place full of many different kinds of donuts I?ve never heard of. I love the place the colors are very welcoming. It?s in a great location downtown elmhurts. I love their Mole, tajin, and pina colada donut my favorite !!! Will be coming back soon.

Super cute little shop with super friendly staff! We loved all six of the donuts we got but our two favorites were the Blueberry Cheesecake and the Cr?me Br?l?e Custard Bismark. We will define back on our next road trip!

I was thrilled to see this representation in a local valley case! I spoke to the owner at Hello Donut Coffee & Shakes today and he said that he loved how expansive Indian flavor profiles were and he loved playing with them. As it turns out, he has good instincts... He said he can't keep these in stock! I delivered a half dozen to my parents as a sweet surprise and they thoroughly enjoyed this fresh take on a classic Indian dessert.

Love the variety and quality. The pastries melt in your mouth. Highly recommended!

Tried blueberry cream cheese and peanut butter donuts. They were both really good. Staff was friendly and welcoming!

I DoorDash?d the blueberry cream cheese donut and a caramel latte both were incredibly delicious. I broke my spoon trying to eat the donut, I couldn?t get it to my mouth fast enough. ?? try the blueberry cream cheese donut. #bigbackenergy

We were looking for good donuts, and this did not disappoint. We are visiting from Florida, and these were some of the best donuts we've had. They were very cakey and decadent. Staff was super friendly too. Great vibe when we went

LOVE these donuts. Staff is very polite as well.

Absolutely delicious!! They don?t skimp on the Nutella and their pistacho old fashioned was wonderful. The staff was very kind as well!

such a cool little place! the flavors were exciting and did not disapoint!

Very high quality donuts with an interesting variety. Loved their mango tajin old fashioned! And highly recommend the blueberry fritter.

The donuts were great, but the service was even better. The two employees were super nice and greeted us when we came in and helped us out when we told them it was our first time there. I recommend this donut shop to everyone

These are probably the best doughnuts I've had. My wife and I love doughnuts, and get them wherever we go across the US and thisbplace was impressive. Most places donone thing well, but they did all things well. The old fashion doughnut was perfectly moist, the yeasted doughnuts soft, and the cronuts were soft and flaky. Flavors were creative and delicious with their creme brulee doughnut and mango doughnuts being probably the best doughnuts I've had. It's 30 min away from me and I'll happily make the drive

Love the donuts, avocado toast and cappuccino. Great quality!

Super cute donut place with really interesting flavors! I'd equate it to a local version of Stan's Donuts with lots of fun options. I would definitely recommend.

These donuts are fresh and really good. We bought 6 different ones to try and everyone of them was soft and delicious. They have some of the traditional donuts and also other unique flavors like mango tajin. I wasn't sure what to expect with the flavor but its one of my favorites. They had a few small samples laid out to try when we went also. And I think they do close once they sell out so try to get there early for wider selection of flavors.

Great donut options and unique flavors! Had the mango tajin which was amazing.

The donuts here are delicious, different flavors and super soft! Will definitely be back to try some more ??

Best donut shop I?ve found in the states. I travel for work and can never find a donut shop that is on par with Donuterie in Europe but this is it! I would try each donut again but my absolute favorites are the mango lassi and the blueberry cream cheese. Their donuts are just super soft and fresh. The regular glazed donut reminded me of homemade donuts in Mexico when I was a child. Hope you can find your favorite donut!

Stopped in for some dessert and we had 1/2 dozen donuts and i have to say all of them were delicious and they seemed fresh even though it was late in the day. I liked them better than Stans, too bad they close so early.

Walked in on a Monday just before lunch time, no other customers. Employees were too concerned about filing their Instagram promos than serving paying customers. Walked out after waiting way too long.

Solid donuts. The mango lassy was probably my favorite. All the other flavors we tried were good, too. They are not too greasy, which is a huge bonus. The shop is nice and looks cool.

The donuts taste so good if u have a sweet tooth milk with these make them a 10/10 and it's delicious

Cute local donut shop. Friendly staff. Best Boston Cream and Coconut donut I had ever had... way better than Stans. With that being said I think they need to make boxes that fit appropriately for half a dozen and or put dividers in their boxes. These specialty donuts need their own space :)

Their doughnuts are the best! Always super fresh and delicious!

Tried Hello Donuts for the first time. The donuts are well decorated but most of them were fairly tasteless. Many were the same ones we get at Stan?s but they were just bland. Not even close to Voodoo Donut standards - more like donuts you?d get at Jewel.

The donuts are amazing. There are so many unique flavors. There are gluten-free options, too! Full coffee options and often offer samples of mini-donuts when you can't make up your mind.

I don't understand why donuts are so expensive. Some of the best donuts I've ever had are from mom and pop shops in California and the donuts are $1 each. I bought 2 donuts for $5.94 There girls behind the counter was not friendly. The old fashioned Michigan cherry was delicious. The old fashioned dbl chocolate was not. Unfortunately I'll stick with my $1 donuts from Thorntons gas station. Goodbye Donut ?? ??

I was lucky enough to come across Hello Donut's table at a street fair I also didn't know was happening, and boy was I impressed! I got the mango tajin and I kind of regret not going back to get another one. It wasn't heavy at all like other old fashioned donuts I've tried. Great balance of sweet mango icing with surprising flavors of lime, salt, bit of chili from the tajin. There is technically enough donut to share for two but after the first bite, you'll definitely want one all to yourself. Hope to visit

Bought some donuts from this place and I can say that they were the worst donuts that I had ever had in my entire life. I bought a maple bacon donut, two chocolate Nutella donuts, and a blue berry donut. each one suffered the same problem, they were dark on the outside and raw on the inside. I could literally take the donut and smash it in-between my fingers and form a dough ball.

Love this spot! The owner Martin was so kind & the donuts are better than anything I have tried outside of Chicago. The mango-tajin was my favorite; real mango in the donut. Shocker: My kids loved the Nutella:)

I usually judge a new donut place based on how well they do a classic old fashioned. Without a doubt their chocolate old fashioned is just as good and maybe better than a Stan?s or Dorite old fashioned. Can?t wait to come back and try all the flavors!

Popped in today on a whim when I saw the cute pink exterior. I was so excited to see a donut place in Elmhurst! Their glazed donut is easily the best donut I've ever had (better than Stan's, Do-Rite, and Firecakes). I also brought some to my parents and my dad immediately called me to tell me that he ate the apple fritter in 5 minutes - it was THAT good. We also got the Nutella donut, the maple bacon, the red velvet, pi?a colada, and the birthday cake - all were seriously outstanding. Also, it's worth men

Amazing donuts. Glazed is one of the best glazed I have ever had. Light and fluffy yeast donuts. Will definitely be back!

DELISH!!! Every bit as good as Do-Rite Donuts in Chicago. And much more affordable! My favorite is the Maple Bacon Longjohn and the blueberry cheesecake! ??????????

Very much enjoyed my glazed cinnamon pretzel donut. I saw many more varieties that I will want to try next time. This place is a great addition to downtown Elmhurst.

The ladies here were so nice and have beautiful bubbly personalities ??very welcoming will come back here from time to time from Chicago! That?s how much I enjoyed it with my brother.

The Assortment Is Fantastic; So Glad My Wife and I stopped in, Total Recommend! Great Donuts and Pastries, Kind Staff, ease of service. Can't wait to come back when I'm passing through Elmhurst again.

Amazing customer service! Sinfully delicious donuts! Don?t question go get them!

I did an order on Uber Eats and an item was available. When they couldn't contact me, not only did they choose good replacements, they provided extra for the inconvenience.

Holy holy holy goodness Such a heavenly succulent delight these yummy donuts are! Bacon maple oh yeah! Ooooh the Boston cream ahhhh soo goood! Oooh the blue berry cream cheese pocket ahhhhh my fav . We?re getting these for baby shower!! Mmhmmm Ha the Boston cream is oooh finger lickn gd! Ooh the Nutella..! Ooh strawberry bis is the bomb! Well I?m off to try another signature flavor. ????????

Nice place! The coffee just ok

Delicious!!! Absolutely love that they offer $5 dozen mini donuts, great to sample every flavor.

The best donuts ever!

So many flavors to try! We got a dozen and cut them up so we could all sample everything. Blueberry fritter and mango tajin were my favs.

Absolutely delicious, it's a must!

A wonderful donut shop and roving donut mobile that?s a breath of fresh air to the corporate donut monotony. Chicago runs on Sweet Circle!

Great experience excellent donuts and drinks

Wow, so many amazing varieties, and the service was great! My personal favorites are the pina colada and the traditional pistachio. I will deff be back!

A great addition to uptown with a wide variety of donuts to choose from. All delicious and such a nice break from Dunkin.

So many different flavors and they were all Delicious. Favorites were mango lassi, classic chocolate and mango and tajinq

Great Donuts! Like mini cakes, a nice delicious unique variety of flavors also!

Very friendly and great donuts ??

Fantastic donuts with amazing unique flavors, cannot begin to put into words how highly I recommend this shop!

You know it?s good when you check the reviews and the worst one is from someone who prefers gas station donuts. Then you actually try this place and it?s 11/10

Super tasty donuts can't wait to try their gluten free ones on the weekend!

Omg if you want a delicious donut! You will be going to the right place! There are also gluten free options

Cute little coffee and donut shop. They have some interesting flavors. I love the mango lasso donut.

Cute place. Friendly service. Drove down from Appleton WI just to try it. Worth every bite. Fun flavors

Love that they use top shelf ingredients. The Halloween donuts are tasty and adorable.

A wonder experience on a rainy day. I had my doubts, but the donuts were soft, warm, and tasty! ??

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