University Donuts

University Donuts

Reviews Summary

Overall, reviews highlight consistently positive experiences with University Donuts, particularly praising its friendly staff, excellent service, and high-quality food. Breakfast items, donuts, and plate lunches receive frequent acclaim, with many noting the cozy atmosphere and local charm. While most ratings are 5-star, a few mention minor issues like occasional wait times or incomplete orders, but these are outliers. The restaurant’s community involvement and personalized service stand out, making it a beloved spot for both regulars and newcomers. Some suggest trying specific dishes like the roast beef po'boys or biscuits and gravy. Despite a rare critique about donut quality or unexpected closures, the consensus remains overwhelmingly favorable.

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

1215 W University Ave

Hammond, Louisiana 70401

Hours

Monday 5:30AM-1PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 5:30AM-1PM
Thursday 5:30AM-1PM
Friday 5:30AM-1:30PM
Saturday 6:30AM-12:30PM
Sunday 6:30AM-12:30PM

Customer Reviews

University Donuts is one of my new favorites. They open very early and have wonderful donuts. They make great burgers as well. Cozy atmosphere and really nice professional staff. They take great care of their regulars!

Best breakfast spot in Hammond! So much more than donuts. They have awesome omelets, breakfast sandwiches, and other great dishes. Our kids love it. There are food options for everyone. Great for lunch too!

With a name like University Donuts, one might be quick to dismiss them as only having tasty pastries... but that's far from the case. They have a great selection of breakfast and lunch offerings... not to mention very friendly service. After contemplating over many of their menu items, I decided to try the cheeseburger poboy. It really hit the spot! It's exactly what you would expect... not out-of-the ordinary... but also not disappointing. Had a great experience here... just make sure to time it right bec

Love it! The service is great and the food is cheap and well done (especially the burgers). It's also a quick walk from the University.

Great place to grab a breakfast and fresh coffee. Always good visited . Friendly staff and good, fresh food. Also the offer for 12 Donuts for 10 USD is great! Will come back again!

I love this place. Great breakfast, good people. Skip the chain restaurants and head to university donuts.

A true gem in Hammond. Delicious mouth watering dishes, Very friendly staff. Definitely, one of our favorite places to go!

This is a Dinner that Serves Breakfast and Lunch as well as donuts. The food is very good.

I have been coming to University for years. The business as a whole has gone downhill. Everything is smaller, the prices (and credit card convenience charge) have continually gone up, and you will surely ruin the suspension on your car if you don?t pay attention to the giant craters in the parking lot. The latest example is from this morning. Ordered a half-dozen specialty donuts, paid almost $10, and then I realized that two of them were regular glazed donuts. Not worth complaining to them about, but enoug

I never usually rate places, but this place was and is everything you're looking for if you're looking for a relaxing and chill experience with your family. Super friendly, great service, and the food hit the spot. Definitely worth the drive! Thank you for being awesome ???? Also I love the mug collection lol.

The food was outstanding! The service was excellent. ????

Good donuts, made a fresh batch of coffee while I waited!

Breakfast is always great . The waitress in the window always has a smile.

Great place for breakfast and the doughnuts are amazing. The staff is always really friendly, and they strive to make sure your food is to your satisfaction. Much better than the majority of the other local breakfast places.

It was my first time there. The food was great. Friendly people.

Fun breakfast atmosphere in a college town setting

A very special, next -level diner. Eggs were perfect, French toast had a little extra spiciness. Not busy at 1130 on a Saturday morning. A hidden Hammond gem!

Love this place! They didn't have Apple fritters early,but who cares with so many options. Blueberry cake donuts instead. Love the breakfast bowl!

Great service. The ladies were nice. It was packed in there. Not complaining about it, but I'm sure the business would love to grow into somewhere bigger(expand). This was my first visit and it was great. I got the two sausage and cheese croissants with some donut holes. I had to give one croissant to a co-worker because the first one filled me up. I will definitely be back. I would like to try the lunch items out.

I heard about this from a friend that?s a regular there weekday mornings. We went there for breakfast and I wasn?t disappointed! I had their pancakes with a biscuit w/sausage gravy on the side. Great sausage gravy over biscuit! And, my pancakes were awesome, too. But, that biscuit smothered in that sausage gravy?..staff was attentive, friendly, and they matched the quality of the food they served-great! I?ll be back when I?m close in another morning!

Great party melt that I had. Great selection of breakfast foods on the menu. Lunch specials are good. It is definitely kind of an old school breakfast place. I am a happy repeat customer.

I looked at the reviews online which was great, and I wanted to try the restaurant out. I ordered two glaze donuts one sausage biscuit and a coke. My total was 7.61 I didn't think that was bad at all until I received my order. My donuts extremely small my coke was flat. I could have went to McDonald's for much cheaper. I will not be a returning customer...

The food here is always delicious and hot. I enjoy the breakfast croissant and the hashbrown casserole.

4.5. Great service with very local feel and SLU support. Good food (breakfast). First time here. Slightly higher prices than similar local cafes but the food was also better.

Just the perfect way to start the day.

Unfortunately they have a prominently displayed flag demonstrating hateful political opinions. This is so disappointing.

Came in to get donuts for work. There was a 10/15 minute wait because someone had just bought them out. No problem. They convinced me to get breakfast while I was waiting, oh my gosh it was delicious. On top of the great food, the service was phenomenal!!! First time there, but I will definitely be back.

Local place with a family atmosphere. Food is excellent, served fast and warm. Servers are friendly and cordial. Best donuts in town, especially those with the Southeastern colors, yellow and green.

I'm a big breakfast person. I had eggs, hash browns, gravy, toast. I love everything about this little place. The food and service, atmosphere is wonderful.

I love this place! The owner and staff are really nice, get your order ready quick. friendly, polite and makes one want to go back again.

Always great service. Nice experience. The dog, Buoy, likes the doughnut holes. All the food I have had is really good. The dog climbs out the window for the holes. The ladies love to feed them to him.

This place is great! I used to eat at waffle house but this place has more small town charm. The prices are good, the owners are super nice, and the food is great! Never had a bad breakfast or doughnut here, unlike what the other review says. They are only open for breakfast and lunch. I go at least every weekend with the family

This place deserves zero stars. I ordered the Banana nut bread French toast. Terrible presentation. They advertised 4 peices. I got two pieces cut in half and it didn't even look like they used a knife. It was spicy and gross. We ordered donuts the blueberry cake was hard as stone. The Bavarian cream had no filling in it. The waitress grabbed my bitten donut and teared it in half with her bare hands to see if it had any cream in front of us. That was weird. Don't eat here. I will say this they comped us for

Amazing little restaurant so close to SLU. Only ordered a few donuts for myself and kids but looked over the rest of the menu and my goodness, we are going back to try more. Staff is wonderful and prices fit a budgeting family. Definitely make the stop.

So I waited 30 mins in the drive thru to finally place my order which is fine I don?t mind waiting. Finally I place my order and the young lady at the window tells me to pull into a parking spot so they can prepare my food. I do as she ask and I wait. About 15 mins later she walks out and hands me my food and she apologizes for the wait and I respond no it?s okay I understand. I get my food don?t think twice and go home. I get home and I only have half of my order. So I?m upset obviously because I paid to m

Decent prices if you don?t get a ton of add ons like cheese and substitutions. Waitress asked if we were hungover because we drank a lot of water. And she commented that we were hungry hungry when ordering, which seems like a dumb thing to say to people about to tip you based on how much money they spend. I ordered the professor, which is a beef patty with eggs, hash browns, and biscuit. I thought it would be made into a hash or something. But it was a burger patty on one plate with the other stuff in the o

Awesome food we moved out here from Kenner grew up in mew Orleans an when I tell you we won't be going anywhere else for a roastbeef poboy besides here it's truly the best among all the other food camt wait to try more

Great people Great Food. My go to for breakfast and lunch

Saw all the good reviews, figured I'd drive thru for some donuts and a few cin-a-buns. Had to do the whole "pull up and we'll bring it to you" motion only to receive less than room temperature food. Not to mention the few employees I saw didn't look like they wanted to be there at all. Maybe I got them on a bad day, but first impressions mean everything.

My kids LOVE University Donuts, donuts ??! I typically come here for breakfast, which is really good! They also sell lunch here. We will definitely be back soon. ????

The staff are great and the donuts are good but the real jewel is that they serve a great breakfast and lunch and the prices are really reasonable. The coffee is also brewed well. They close by 1:30 p.m. so give them a try if you haven't or maybe a second visit if it's been awhile. I would guess that this started out as a donut shop and later added the cafe style diner simply because the name, "University Donuts" implies it, but I am glad they are here. I'm a fan of the bisquits and gravy with sausage. Only

Great food! Can't beat the prices! Friendly service! Did I mention Donuts!? Yeah, who doesn't love a good donut!? Oh, and there's even a drive-thru for days when you're in a hurry and can't sit down to eat!

I order donut holes. They were fresh and enjoyable. I was excited to hear that they have true New Orleans style Eclaires. Meaning filled w/chocolate instead of vanilla. I'll be getting those next time I visit.

I've only ever ordered from them through waitr, so I can't speak for their in-restaurant service as I have never been there, however the food is always good when we order it and the few times I've had to call to either compliment something or request a replacement or refund for something missing, the staff was always beyond helpful and kind.

The people and the food are wonderful. Always feel like family being there. Homecooked meals and a great atmosphere. Everyone should stop if in Hammond Louisiana

only thing ive ever gotten(talking about first time includingng) today ever period at this place was my order taken.... waited for close to an hr the cashier was outside flirting with an (girl) trying to reach the manager owner now the phone won't pick up.... drive through steady running fast parking lot steady becoming even mre empty

First experience: Closed earlier than 1:30 (which is the time indicated online as their closing time on a friday) We arrived there before 1pm. Manager (sitting outside, store locked up and lights off) told us we should've come earlier if we wanted something. Yet to decide if we want to go back to try anything due to rude behavior.

University Donuts is awesome. The wait staff are incredible and they know my grandmothers name and always bring her lots of coffee. :) I love this place. I always go when I'm in town.

Better than home cooking, but has the atmosphere of being a home. Prices are awesome ??

Always been an amazing experience coming here! Long time fan since it's opening; delicious food, doughnuts that outdo the whole town, and a wholesome and caring staff

Great taste and great service. Need to have more glazed donuts ( they ran out) but really enjoyed the donuts we got!!

Bought a dozen donuts at 11am and they were terrible. FIRST of all there was so little sugar on the glazed that they looked like day old donuts from Walmart. SECOND is that I could taste a burnt flavor in the actual donut. Third is that the chocolate covered donuts was really odd because the chocolate was not secure on donut because it slid off the donut. I have never experienced this on a chocolate covered donut. I called and talked to a female initially and she passed the phone to a male while compla

I've never been to any other donut places in town, and I refuse to go. The customer service is supreme.

Best Donuts Around!! Service is always great. I'm a frequent visitor at least 1-2 times a week. They offer a large variety of food as well. Try the A+ Casserole. :)

Love the breakfast menu and their great in and out service is a plus...

I LOVE THIS PLACE. the people are so sweet and the owner is really funny!!!!

The Professor breakfast was excellent. The staff made the environment feel like home. I'll definitely be back soon.

Old school diner style breakfast with the best donuts in Hammond. I've tried most of the menu and haven't been disappointed yet.

A great friendly place for breakfast or donuts. The drive thru employee had a big smile and was super nice. The kolaches and donuts were hot and fresh.

Love this place! Where else can you get donuts, breakfast and lunch in all one place! Staff is great, very friendly, great vibe.

Best breakfast in town and friendly staff. Big supporters of the community and local schools. Win win. Get the frat house potatoes you?ll thank me.

No frills, just some home cooked breakfast and hot coffee. Great drive thru service for the quick dozen pick up.

Don't let the name fool you, the food is amazing. They have one of the best roast beef poboys you will find and let's not forget the A+ casserole.

Here lately, each time I go these guys are closed. Mondays I expect it. Any other day I can't accept not getting my chocolate glazed donut holes. What's going on with you guys?

The doughnuts had a weird aftertaste. Service was good though.

Delivery experience was pleasant and fast. Attentive and accurate. Will have a bite here soon.

Do not get any coffee products ?? ??, donuts were overcooked this time. The first few times, they were stupid delicious, though!??

Some great breakfast items. Donuts are good. Have not tried there lunches yet. One day I will.

The kids loved them. They also gave our pups a treat. Love that we can go through the drive thru.

Love it here! Very small town family feel with excellent customer service! Would come spend my money any day here ??

Plate lunches...wonderful!!! ...like Grandma used to make! Donuts mmmmh...good! What more can I say! You are graciously welcomed each time you visit and everybody knows your name!!!

Wonderful place to get breakfast. Lots to choose from

For breakfast or lunch, you can't go wrong coming to University Donuts. Great service and the food can't be beat.

Love this place, everyone is is nice and the breakfast is really good. You should go try it.

I've loved this place since the day it opened

I ate their 2 egg breakfast...very nice for the price. Service was very good .

Delicious food and great service! Will definitely return and one of my new favorite places

Probably some of the best donuts I've had! Also got the breakfast in a bowl, I definitely will be going back??

Great service and very good breakfast. Very friendly and attentive servers.

Good food, friendly people and the service is great.

Donuts were very meh. However, I will be back to try their actually breakfast food. It was packed and the food looked good.

Best breakfast in the area! Great hometown service and hospitality! Lunches are good too!

Quaint little place that offers better hospitality than its neighbor next door. Homemade donuts and typical breakfast. Also a plus is that it is a local place,

Haven't been able to eat donuts in a while I'm glad I chose here ??

Great local flavor near Southeastern University but not the cheapest in town. Food very good.

Great food as usual. Friendly staff. A++

Pleasant servers, food brought to table quickly. Good food, good service, very good prices.

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