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15834 N Cave Creek Rd
Phoenix, Arizona 85032
It was my first time at Rainbow donuts and let me tell you I have never had donuts like these before they are made freshly everyday and taste so good! The staff is so nice and helpful it is a great clean environment price is very affordable I recommend this place to everyone!
Picked up a dozen just to try. Doesn?t seem to be much difference in taste of donuts place to place. Donuts were good but nice day so wanted to sit outside but tables were absolutely covered in bird poop. The bathrooms were marked out of service doors locked. Not sure how i ate the donuts looking at cleanliness of place. I guess took donuts home to forget about eating there. Blocking those images out did enjoy the donuts. No plans to return though. Cannot unsee the outside tables.
I live in Paradise Peak West, a 55 and up, gated community on East Pinnacle Peak Rd. A few years ago, I took over Coffee & Donuts for my dear friend, Chloe Groeber, who had run it the second and fourth Saturday of every month in our Club House, for years. Chloe insisted I continue to purchase donuts ONLY from Rainbow Donuts, on Cave Creek Road, as they were the best, and she only wanted the best for ?her people.? In the beginning, about a dozen people gathered. Word spread of the deliciousness of these beau
Breakfast sandwichs here are becoming an unstoppable habit ?? Coffee is solid, donuts are the best around. I love this place
Huge selection of specialty made donuts with an amazing assortment of toppings! Their Cafe Sud Au drink is amazing!! Lots of rich spices like orange zest, and maybe vanilla, and a huge dose of caffeine! I love it!! Plus, the staff is super friendly and efficient. You can be in and out in mins, or sit down and enjoy your morning at clean tables with nice company. Enjoy!!
My favorite donut shop since I was growing up. As a kid we always came here and I?d get their glazed. Now as an adult I live for the cinnamon rolls. They?re the best ever. Love this spot, very family friendly ?????
These were one of, if not the best donuts I have ever had. I got a variety of different flavors and they have all been delicious! The service was awesome as well. I will be going back for sure!
Hard to knock at great donut. Highly recommend you go visit. You will not be disappointed.
Best donuts around by a long shot! We come down to AZ every year and this is always a must. Donuts are like eating a cloud, so soft and so fresh.
Aww rainbow donuts, always a fav. Today we stopped by store going to kids workshop at Home Depot. Always good service and good donuts. Just quiet little donut shop putting some of the best donuts. Today we got a cinnamon donut, maple bacon, chocolate long john, chocolate with M&Ms, and some donut holes.
First time at rainbow donuts 8/16/23 I got 3 dozen assorted for $50. The lady at the window was nice and threw in a big donut for me to try for free. And it didn?t disappoint. It was soft and pillow like without being overly soft and the flavor wasn?t overly sweet. I definitely would come try the more fun flavors
I'm back at home Phoenix, Arizona and wanted something sweet, normally I'd have Chocolate Chip Chip Ahoy Cookies but that's a treat I have when home in Michigan with my sister. So I decided Krispy Kreme Donuts, sadly enough the Krispy Kreme I went to on Bell does not make their own donuts (I've never heard that before), nor do they have the main selection I like (maple nor glaze). Then my Sis Thia here in AZ told me about The Original Rainbow Donuts at 15834 N. Cave Creek Rd..... The service is great, th
Super good donuts! We stopped in close to closing and bought a fritter along with some other donuts. We were surprised to learn it was a Cherry fritter because we are used to Apple fritters, but what a fun surprise! So much flavor and so fresh.
This place has the best donuts. Fresh and thick with a lot of options.
One word, wow Any other donut places is so sweet and has so much sugar in it . I ate two donuts which I never able to do. They were delicious.
Drove all the way from Scottsdale mountain. What happened to your jelly filled donuts?? They are awful. The raspberry filling in your jelly filled donuts tastes so artificial. It used to be dark and rich with the seeds--homemade. Now the raspberry looks neon pink /red, like chemicals. The cream stuffed donuts don't taste like they used to. Seems like you are now getting your jellies and Bavarian creams in bulk. The only edible donut was the chocolate twist. No working restroom inside??
I have been before and raved. I'm gonna rave again. I still hugely suggest the blueberry fritter. My fav! But I really don't think you can go wrong with anything you choose. As I walked in, my mind was set on "just a half dozen this time". There is a magical spell that is cast as soon as that door closes behind you. There HAS to be. It's rare I can walk out with less than a bakers dozen! Ha! I start second guessing what everyone will want then start thinking of the neighbors and how much a donut would make
Holy cow are these delicious donut! Stopped by because we were moving and needed a quick snack for movers... I will be driving across town to get these again! Photo is their maple bacon - RIDICULOUSLY GOOD!
Great service with freshly baked donuts everyday! Big selection from Apple Fritter, Raspberry filled my favorite. My spot to grab a dozen or 2.
Our fav donut shop in the world... literally World! I love this Maple and Bacon concoction since I spend lots of time in a Muslim country where bacon is either turkey type or beef type or English (not my style). They have a drive thru but go inside! You can see all the pretty delicious things and might find a new fav.
What happened to the Boston Cream Pie donut!? ??????? We've been going here for over a year. The only reason we go to this place is because the pastry cream in the Boston Cream Pie is really good. But now they changed it to some weird really sweet icing. They didn't even have it as a filling, they just cut the donut in half and put the icing in between. Please bring back the pastry cream filling! Edit* The store replied and apparently they still have the same Boston (yay!) but the staff must have given us
So fresh and delicious. I believe they have the biggest variety of donuts.
This is the only place I buy doughnuts. They are always soft, fresh and delicious. My now wife and I even got some for our wedding!
This family is amazing! I don't do doughnuts due to gluten allergies but I drive an app and always pickup here. They are always friendly I get a doughnut on the house for my son free of charge.
Everyone should stop by and get some donuts! Can't go wrong with a place that specifically makes them. Believe me that they're amazingly delicious
Was closed at 11:30am on a Tuesday, 14-nov. No signs explaining why. Was really looking forward to the maple bacon donuts. I hope they haven't gone out of business.
The Maple Bacon was unreal. Best I?ve had. I eat a lot of bacon and usually on a donut the bacon is an afterthought and either too chewy or half-burnt. Their bacon was the perfect crispy texture, and the donut was a great bake with a perfect sweetness. We got a variety dozen and all the flavors were great, my wife assures me the chocolate was delicious (I?m not a chocolate guy). Nice People, Delicious Donuts, check it out!
Delicious donuts! They have their drive through open and i like that we can support a local business during social distancing. Definitely recommend!
I ?? this donut shop. The atmosphere is so quaint and homie ?? I was thinking ?? to myself this ?? wondering how they could make these donut's so flavorful and fresh. It's the Original ?? Rainbow ?? donuts shop. This place makes some of the best donuts must in the ?? world.
Enjoyed this place since the first time This is a great place to get fresh made donuts My kids love this place
Great place, great donuts and great drive thru. Will definitely be back!
Great iced Cambodian coffee and the apple fritters are delicious!! The large is the size of a baseball glove!!
Why do all the filled donuts look like this??? The taste was okay, but overall very disappointed.
I ordered 30 dozen donut holes for pick up this weekend. As I picked up my order, I also had my newborn with me- carrying her in her car seat. The lady who helped me at the counter was so kind and took all 3 large donut boxes out to my car for me! It was so sweet! The ordering/payment process was also simple over the phone. The donut holes were sooo delicious, too (glazed, chocolate, and powdered)!
Some of the best donuts I've ever had, gotta try the croissant as well!
This is a great place. Drive thru and the freshest donuts
Recently found out about Cronuts and found that this location had them. Super tasty, but don't buy them cause I want them all to myself. They have a variety of tasty donuts there and are eaten up quickly when brought home.
I have really enjoyed having this doughnut shop here and have been coming here ever since they opened up. With there being sooo many different places to get doughnuts it was hard for me to find one that I really liked and was a great spot for my kids to get what they want/like as well. Then I found Rainbow Doughnuts and I was hooked! They have awesome prices and always have the ones I want and love! Check them out if you haven?t already it?s so worth it! I highly recommend anyone and everyone to at least tr
Hands down the best donuts we?ve ever had and we?ve tried a lot of donut shops locally and other places and this one tops the others by a landslide for both quality (taste) of the donuts and variety. Donuts are my son?s favorite thing on the planet and we?ve moved around some so we?ve probably been to 25+ donut shops. We no longer live in the area but when we?re back in town we always try to visit and that means driving 1/2 hr each way but SO worth it. Our favorites are the tiger tail, red velvet and the ca
I love going to Rainbow! The donuts are always fresh. There is a great selection of donut types and flavors. The service is always awesome!
These are probably the best donuts I?ve had in my life.
I like that the donuts are kept in relatively enclosed cases (pandemic-friendly), and the staff is amazing. We are lucky to live within 10 minutes of this place, but it is worth a much longer drive. Their coffees are equally impressive. Don't miss this spot!
Always my Sunday treat. Just wish i could get my bavarian cream filled glaze donut every week. My fave, but only available a handful of times a year....
Always tasty. Pleasant staff. EDIT: Last time we were here was 8 months ago. We live in SoCal but periodically come here to visit our daughter and her family. Always have to go to ORD! Stopped by this morning. Tina took care of us. She is awesome. Personable, pleasant, helpful & knowledgeable! What else can you ask for? Tried a "Tiger Tail" today. Great! Where else can you walk out of a donut store after spending $30 and be totally and completely ecstatic? It can happen here. Go see Tina!! EDIT: Back in P
Nice staff and fantastic donuts, the apple filled bear claw is over the top good! I ordered a dozen and the employee kicked in a couple samples, thanks for great service and really excellent donuts.
Rainbow donuts has top tier donuts. It's not just about the toppings but about the quality of the dough. I'm a regular customer of rainbow donuts and I wouldn't have it any other way. I have had people bring donuts from Bosa Donuts and Dunkin donuts too my work, and I hate to slander them this way, but they got nothin on Rainbow donuts. Rainbow donuts is what I expect a donut to taste like. They are big and fluffy and sweet and just *perfect
I love the chocolate Bavarian cream.They are a good size and they put a lot of custard in. I live very close so I like to go there often. The only reason I just gave them 3 stars is because they don't keep inventory made. I am usually there between 9am-10am and they are out of mostly everything for the day.?? I understand they probably cater mostly to the working people on their way to work, but they need to refill the supply.
This donut shop is a often overlooked gem. Tucked away in a little strip mall, this location offers a cute cafe in addition to the wide selection of donuts. Not only will you find your traditional style donuts, they also offer twists or modern takes on donuts and pastries. Do yourself a favor and stop in to sample some of the delights. The staff is just as great as the donuts they serve!
Best doughnuts in town by far! I go every Saturday morning with zero regrets. I used to think a much larger chain with the initials KK and also DD were good, but they don't even compare to Rainbow!! Shop local and support amazing small businesses like Rainbow Doughnuts!
This location is hands down the best spot to get doughnuts. I don't go anywhere else ever. Plus they make a deluxe breakfast sandwich that is delicious. Thanks guys. I will add photos next time I visit.
I absolutely love Rainbow donuts. Particularly, this location. The owners are amazing and when I worked next door, they used to always make a special order of the clam chowder. I went there recently and even got a few extra donut holes. Their donuts are always the perfect bite.
Used to get their cinnamon rolls all the time. The best All of a sudden no more cinnamon rolls. We were bummed
This is the one and only O.G. Rainbow Donuts. Don't be fooled--all the others are impostors. Been coming here since I was a kid and will be going here as long as I live in Phoenix. The best place in the valley for donuts, hands down. Their raspberry jelly-filled donuts are especially good, unlike other places that have extremely sweet jelly in an already sugary donut, rainbow's jelly is just right, not too sweet and not too tart.
this is the best donut spot ?? in town, hands down
Best place to grab a donut at 4am, although any other time of the morning is just as good for coming here.
I googled donuts while in Phoenix and this place showed up. I don't eat donuts much but these are the absolute best donuts I have ever had. Got the large apple fritter it was just awesome !
For months my family and I were going to this place EVERY DAY, and I do mean everyday. However, lately the donuts haven't taste the same. To the point that I could not finish the bite I took out of my donut. I do not know what change they made between late September 2018 and early October 2018 but something is off.
We got 4 donuts, and they all had the same weird flavor. Maybe dirty oil? Definitely not going back.
My favorite donuts in Phoenix!
Good bye Duncan.... I bought my first box of doughnuts at Rainbow for my department at work. Service was friendly, price was much better, the product was tastier than where I used to go. Highly recommended. Highly.
Probably the best donuts I've ever had. Made fresh with real ingredients. Won't go back to dunkin that's for sure and we never ate those cheap safeway ones to start with. Friendly staff, terrific selection and a very competitive price. Customers for life!
I stop there atleast once a week. The donuts are so fresh and yummy. Nice selection. There is a drive-thru which is nice. Far superior than the big national chain
Superior donuts, better than most other places. Fresh, daily made, and delicious. Large selection, friendly staff and they have cool donuts like the Cronut and maple bacon bars. There are other rainbow donuts locations but this is the original rainbow donuts.
Love the donuts but the customer service was horrible. There was nobody else there and yet I was made to feel like my being there was an inconvenience. Probably won?t go back to the CaveCreek location.
Great selection, we went at 10:30am on Sunday expected them to be picked over - they still had a TON of selection. And they were soooo good! Their whip cream is to die for! Their donuts are huge and they dont try to squish them all into one box :)
Best donut ?? shop in Arizona! We've been coming here for years. Their donuts taste great! ?? I highly recommend Rainbow Donuts!! ????????? Thanks Rainbow for years of yummy deliciousness! ??
Nice Donuts but they could add more powdered sugar on their donut holes and they need to buy brand new picnic tables and decorate the windows more friendly with flowers and keep them on the Windows because they have so much space they should also put a nice welcome mat in the front that's colorful and nice they need a big remodel update their bathroom is terrible the fan is so loud you can't even hear yourself breathe they need complete remodeling an update
The employees are not real friendly but the donuts are so good that I could care less who is handing them to me. My mom and I stumbled on this place by accident and we are obsessed. There have been a few donuts here and there that aren't great but 90% have been fantastic.
Big selection, delicious donuts, and super friendly staff! I'm definitely going back! I was curious about what they did with the left over donuts when they close and they said they donate it to the homeless shelter. These people have big hearts.
Omg ... This place is really convenient they make the most delicious donuts, etc and know that my favorite lemon filled is more than likely there at least one for me and this is the best tasting donut shop and really truthfully I really feel they are better than the original Duncan Donuts.
This shop has been around for several years and never disappoints. It's clean, easily accessible and the donut selection is awesome and varied. They also offer some breakfast items as well as coffee.
Just...wow. The peanut butter and jelly donut topped with tiny pieces of finely chopped peanuts, the bacon maple with real bacon slices, like good enough to rent a cot there and live on this stuff alone! This place makes my favorite donut shop back east look like they're serving up dog food. Just. Wow. You really do it right, Rainbow Donuts!! I think...I mean, if you feel it, too...I wanna say...ohhhh maaaannnnnn...Rainbow Donuts, I think this is what love feels like.
No other donuts like theirs in town So very fresh Big selection
Original Rainbow Donuts is very good and tasty. If you are in Cave Creek and Greenway craving a donut this is the place you need to go. They are very good coffee.
Very expensive, and the lady wasn't too pleasant. Place is clean, nice variety, but damn $2.50 a donut for a maple bar, with three chunks of bacon on top. Former donuts at Albertsons are better
Not to shabby of a place. Donuts seem fresh, coffee is always hot, I like the old fashioned donuts, it's a little cramped in the inside, but it's clean and that's all that matters. oh, and they have a great variety to try.
They are always very courteous and patient when I try to corral my twin 5 y/o's. Donuts are always fresh and taste very good. Iced coffee and Cafe Sua Da is very excellent.
This place is like crack, be careful. One bite of that mouth watering delicious blueberry cake doughnut and you will have glorified taste buds leaping for joy and excitement. The jelly glazed melts in your mouth like crispy creme and the middle is filled more than Santa's sack on Christmas Eve. Yea they might be unsocial, they're up slaving their tail feather over hot stoves at 4am while your nuzzled up in your snuggy. This place is stellar. Huge long choc/vanilla twists oh my lanta
The best donut shop around ..I don't like donuts but I will buy from here..my family likes donuts that why I went there first time..I have a plain cake donut with coffee...its definitely good if you don't like sweets like me..my family orders a dozen different donuts and love them
Beautiful BIG fresh donuts ?? but WAY too much glaze! It looked like straight up glue. You had to flake it off to enjoy
Best donuts Great service (quick,friendly,affordable) Their tiger tails are my favorite ??
Best donuts I've ever eaten. Friendly staff. Get there early for special holiday donuts, they don't last. This place is hopping at 5am!
Everything here is incredible! It's a bit of a drive for us, and we pass several other donut places on the way here, but it is worth it. The staff and other customers are always very friendly. We just love this place!
I've been coming here since my kids were little. Such a treat to walk in to an almost retro donut shop with fantastic tasting donuts and wonderful service from a nice family for so many years!
Omg if u have not been here u must do watever it takes to get there n try anyone of there massive selection of doughnuts. Don?t forget a coffee for coffee lovers. Totally worth it. Best part is there drive through
I miss your delicious donuts. Too bad you're not closer to my home (Arcadia). I just had a bad experience at your competitor, right around the corner from me. Maybe next time I'll make the journey. I'm sure it'll be worth it.
This is our go to donut shop for good reason. There is a lot of variety and the flavors are great. The maple bacon is my favorite.
I love donuts and I love donut places like this. Fresh donuts, friendly employees, great tasting donuts, great selection, reasonable prices. Support your local donut place and come here!
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