Aurora Donuts is what people think Krispy Kreme is. The donuts here were light, flavorful, and they come in dozens of varieties. The coffee was delicious as well. There's no reason to pay more for the bland greaseball donuts sold at the nearby Krispy Kreme. Go with the smaller business. They'll earn your loyalty with quality.

Great selection of donuts!! My favorite are the honey dipped donut holes, they're delicious, and I could gobble them up by the handfuls. They carry all your traditional favorites from custard filled, chocolate, jelly filled, glazed rings, cake donuts galore! The owner is super friendly. Highly recommend.

Still, the best donuts around, but the hours are shifted in the wrong direction. They open at 10:00 a.m., well past the morning commute, and they close at 8:00, well past the dinner hour. Nobody I know gets donuts at 8:00 in the evening. Instead, they should open four hours earlier and close likewise, so better hours for them would be 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm. Traffic at 4:00 in the afternoon is heavy northbound, but this shop is on the southbound side. More commuters would rather have donuts early in the morning with coffee rather than two hours past dinner, which is basically unthinkable. Or, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. would also work, but the owner works all day and won't hire any help. Winchell's used open at 5:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m., because that two and three shifts, and they had over 20 locations in Seattle. Not any more. Now it's just the one with mid-float hours. Still, though--the Maple Fritters are indescribably delicious as are the maple bars, my two go-to favorites. Expensive, though, about $20 to $24 a dozen, but the guy will throw in some donut holes for free sometimes if you spend that much.

I've driven by this place 100's of times and decided to stop in to see what this place is all about. I had a maple bar and an apple fritter. They were light as air on the inside and sweet and tasty on the outside. I love coming to these old school donut shops! I would suggest putting in an espresso machine because nothing goes better with donuts than a good coffee. Only drip was available... Still a good experience and the donuts were top notch!

The past five visits have been stellar and mostly on behalf of The Homie. He often receives extra items due their generosity towards high school and college students. Time for an updated post since I find myself often detouring here versus another doughnut shop in Lynnwood. There's a wide variety of doughnuts available, even from mid afternoon until closing. They also offer discounts after 5pm, 5 for $7. There's also ice cream and milkshakes. No onsite seating, just takeout. No surprise with its North Seattle/Aurora location. Go and support this indie, family run business! Increased from 3 to 4 stars.

Dare I say, "normal" yeast-raised donuts here. Exactly what I wanted. Not soy-laden vegan crap that I'm allergic to anyway, not fancy, just normal donuts at a normal price, and they were good. Even better, they were still good despite me buying them around 5 pm on a Saturday. The lady that served me was very friendly and threw in some donut holes with my order. She did forget the first donut I asked for, but I don't think I was charged for it. Even if I was, the prices are so reasonable that I didn't notice.

This place is right across my gym so decided to give it a try this weekend. I was a bit skeptical at first but when I looked up their yelp review, I knew I had to try them and super excited about their espresso. However I was told they no longer have that even though they have espresso sign by the door so I wasn't happy about the false advertisement. Other than that, the donuts were above average, I can taste the oil in my mouth but it was still pretty good. There's no dining in the restaurant, after all, it's located right on the aurora strip so I get the reason behind it so the ambiance as you can imagine is pretty quiet in the restaurant. They do charge you $.39 if you use your card for less than $20 so you should take cash with you. Also, they only have drip coffee for purchase so if you are expecting latte or espresso, this place don't have it.

I came here just after 5 pm on a Tuesday. No one was in line but the donuts definitely were picked over - not a bad thing though, usually means the opposite! Micky (sp?) greeted me as I came in and was extremely friendly. I took advantage of the 6 donuts for $7 deal after 5PM deal. Although "deal" may loosely describe the price I still enjoyed picking out my donuts and getting Micky's recommendations. When it came time to pick my final option I was stuck between 2 (maple and marble frosted). I asked for her opinion and she just gave me both for no extra charge - so I ended with 7 donuts for $7! Cash is preferable but they do take card ($.39 fee). Ambiance is nothing crazy, expect a traditional donut shop vibe! That being said I will definitely be back!

Came to check out Aurora Donuts this afternoon, Sunday 28 May 2023, and found the food items were take out only. We were still allowed to enter the shop to place our orders. After looking over the donut offerings, I went with a honey-dipped donut (ring) and an apple crumb donut (filled). The total was $3.50, I paid with cash and tipped the change. I also received a donut hole, which I would guess was a honey-dipped as well. The worker at the counter was following COVID-19 protocols and was cordial, a barrier was in place between the worker/baked goods area and the customer area. Both the honey-dipped ring donut and the donut hole were very light and fluffy, the donut hole almost too much so for my taste buds. The ring donut was a little less airy. Honey flavor added sweetness without a sugar taste residue, a nice variation for sweet flavor in a donut. Of the three items, I thought the apple crumb donut (which I found out was a filled donut) was the best of the batch. It had toasted coconut on top and was filled with an apple pie-like mixture. I found it to be a satisfying donut both on its own and as a part of the batch.

A classic donuts shop! Donuts are always really fresh and super soft. Staff was very friendly and helpful.