Daily Dozen Doughnut Company
- Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Parking: Street
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
90 Reviews for Daily Dozen Doughnut Company
I was up in the Seattle area for work, and my Manager said I HAD TO go to this little donut cart at Pike's. She said get a bag of the cinnamon sugar ones. So I did....and thank God I listened to her!! These are heavenly!! Of everything I ate on that trip....this is all I remember...
....and I don't even like donuts!!
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (1)
Cool (2)
MMmmMMMm...I eat good donuts ( GROCERY STORE CRAP DOES NOT COUNT) about 3 times a year, one being here when I'm home for the Holidaze.
An utter staple when walking around downtown when its chilly. These puppies help make Seattle home, dangit.
People thought this was:
Useful (3)
Funny (4)
Cool (2)
Teeny little bite-sized yumminess. I believe I got some powered sugar ones, some glazed, and some cinnamon sugar ones and ate them during my walk down to the pier (cinnamon sugar remains at the bottom of my purse =) ).
These are a must try if you are ever at Pike's! The line is usually LONG, but prices are cheap and they are well worth the wait!
So my high school reunion is coming soon...use to be a slender tennis player in high school....
Now im a bigger guy.....
Who do i blame....this donut joint....super low prices...get them when there warm...and walk around in donut bliss for the rest of the day...
People thought this was:
Useful (2)
Funny (2)
Cool (2)
and if you go late enough, the bags are 1/2 price. and since they turnover their product so much, you not getting the greasy, bottom of the bag doughnuts. the best bang for you buck!
Holy crap, yum-a-licious! And for cheap too! For about $3 you get a dozen fresh mini donuts served in a lovely paper bag. You get a choice of powdered, plain, sprinkled or cinnamon. I recommend the plain because those are served fresh and warm. When I went on a weekend, the line was super long but everyone assured us that the donuts were worth the long wait. They were. Go here.
People thought this was:
Cool (1)
This place in unbelievable! The most delicious mini donuts I've had in the entire world. We returned here several times during our trip to Seattle because we could not get enough. The staff is funny and great to chat with, the service is super fast, the prices are crazy low, and the donuts are delicious, crispy, warm, and sweet. One of the best places I ate at in Seattle. You gotta try these donuts!!!!
About $2 for a dozen amazingly delicious little doughnuts? Oh yea. I'm so there.
Next time I'm trying the ones with the sprinkles! :D
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (2)
Cool (2)
A wicked woman tipped me to this place.
Wicked because had it not been for her, I would have kept straight on by, on my way to the nut counter (how appropriate) - but she was buying some and told me that she treated herself to "whatever was fresh" from the counter on weekends.
Bitch.
So, I promptly stepped right up after her and asked for "whatever's fresh!" and got a brown paper bag of cinnamon sugary yum. Doughnuts are almost always good, I mean it's hard to screw up fried dough - no? But they're great when they're from an actual doughnut place and they're on another level entirely when they're HOT.
I got half a dozen tinies, thinking I would eat 3 and my friend would get 3 - but I don't know how many he actually got.
There's plain, the cinnamon, chocolate and sprinkles!
Nothing Says Lovin like a Mini Doughnut with Sprinkles. I don't care what the Pillsbury Dough Boy says.
People thought this was:
Funny (4)
Cool (1)
We could smell these while we were watching guys throw fish around, and when we found the place we were more than willing to jump in the line and wait for some. Amazing little donuts, especially while they're fresh (we brought a bag back to our hotel and they weren't as good). Friendly staff, neat little operation where you can see everything happen, from the mixing of the dough to the automatic shaping and dumping into the fryer to the powdering of the powdered and the decorating of the sprinkled (cinnamon ones are simply put in a bag with cinnamon sugar and shaken, but you get to see that too).
Does one buy an assorted dozen of these donuts by convincing themselves they will bring them back to the office to share with their lovely coworkers, then proceed eat them ALL on the walk back?
Never.
People thought this was:
Useful (3)
Funny (10)
Cool (5)
I hate that they close super early, because I never get there in time after work. I love love love the mini doughnuts, they're so mini and doughnutty and yummy.... I hate myself for loving these tasty cenfections, and I'm sure my waistline isn't too happy, but they're so gooooood. My faves are the plain and cinnamon sugared ones, though the ones with sprinkles were good too but they weren't warm when I got them. And the fact that they're nice and small and you can finish one off in a bite makes it all seem ... better :)
At Pike Place Market, it's usually not hard to tell the locals from the tourists because the locals are toting either fresh produce or a greasy brown paper bag and a cinnamon sugar mustache. I love you, Daily Dozen.
The doughnuts here are bite-sized, cheap, delicious, and served to you by surly people. Don't go for the assorted. Cinnamon and powdered sugar are probably the best, but if you're waffling, find out which ones are hot. Temperature makes all the difference here, and hot is better than lukewarm is better than cold. And don't kid yourself, surly is hot too.
People thought this was:
Useful (2)
Funny (2)
Cool (2)
Standing in line at Daily Dozen is like being live on set at an episode of Food Network's Unwrapped. You get to see the donut machine fry up the pasty dough blobs, watch the lil ones get a golden tan, and witness them plop onto the tier of fresh, hot donuts where they then get sold by the dozens in inconspicuous paper bags marked only by 3-inch stripes of grease (the good kind).
My favorites are hands down the plain and cinnamon ones. Ideally, get a 1/2 dozen of each. The plain ones are crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and simple in their glory. The cinnamon ones add flavor while enhancing the crunch factor. I've never liked powdered donuts...too messy.
goddddddddddd, mmmmmmmmmmmm, shitttttttttt, lick itttttttt
sounds like sex
except you are eating doughnuts
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (4)
Cool (2)
January 1986
Me: Why are you wearing my skirt?
Scot: Why not?
Me: Fine, I'm wearing your tie then. And your coraframs.
Scot: Punk. Rock.
Me: More like Trans. Vestite., but OK. Your jungle boots really make that look.
Scot: What'll we do now that we're all dressed up?
Me: I swiped $5 from my mom - let's go downtown.
Off we went: he in his skirt, me in my tie and shiny, shiny shoes, aboard the #19 from Magnolia.
Scot: Hungy.
Me: We have $4 left. (yes, the bus was a whopping $.50 then)
Scot: Scotty want donuts.
And that was our date: a couple bags of the crispy, hot, cinnamon-sugar covered little lovelies and a walk around the Market. Somehow a mouth full of hot dough made all the looks we got that much sweeter.
Here's to adolescent punk-rock love and the Daily Dozen.
People thought this was:
Useful (12)
Funny (25)
Cool (18)
Too bad I can't use more adult language, because Daily Dozen is AWESOME!!! Less than $3 for a dozen, delicious, perfectly sized, doughnuts? Served with a smile and a show? This place rocks!
It's best to wait for freshly fried up doughnuts, because the hotter they are the better the more memorable they'll be. That said, if you're lucky enough to score some freshly fried up, freshly powdered and cinnamoned doughnuts, God help you. Because you will be back more often than your metabolism can handle.
I love there donuts!!! They make the donuts fresh and prepare them in front of you. They have a variety of donuts but my favorite is the powdered one. If your checking out Pike's Place Market stop by this place and get a bag of dozen
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
My parents were visiting from out of town at the beginning of the week. Like any good tourists, we took a stroll through the Pike Place Market and that stroll included a stop here. I couldn't get enough of these tasty morsels when I first moved to Seattle a few years ago, but was able to slowly wean myself off of them by visualizing the plaque that their regular consumption was creating in my arteries. As of Tuesday, I have fallen off the wagon. I had forgotten how heavenly these donuts are. They are, hands down, the best donuts I have ever had. We got a half dozen of the regular and a half dozen of the cinnamon sugar. I prefer the regular, but if you're into sugar, the cinnamon sugar ones are for you.
When you walk by this place you can't help but stop. The scent of donuts frying away in a vat of grease is impossible to resist!
The whole idea of eating donuts from a sack is so gluttonous, so wrong, but yet oh-so right.
The donuts here are warm, not overly sweet, and absolute donut-y perfection. Routine trips to this place are off limits, but damn! A fresh sack o'donuts help make up for dealing with all the tourists at the market!
People thought this was:
Useful (2)
Funny (1)
Cool (2)
I am picky about doughnuts. I only like plain doughnuts with nothing on them, and this place makes the BEST! Fresh and warm and light and good, not to sugary, just how i like them.
Yeah, the doughnuts are yummy. Yeah, they smell up the whole area, luring you in. Yeah, it's fun to watch the little beauts being made right before your eyes. The letdown? RUDE and IMMATURE employees. I kid you not. I cursed out the hairy and disdainful female behind the counter the last time I stopped by, and I had out of town friends with me at the time; welcome to Seattle!
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (1)
"Yes, I would like my change today. "
I gave you a $20.
but luv ya for trying.
Cinnamon is the best
The best $2 I've spent all week
People thought this was:
Useful (3)
Funny (4)
Cool (4)
I kind of feel like a douche bag for only giving them four stars when almost everyone else is giving them five, but I can't bring myself to give them five.
While the doughnut here are amazing and are some of the best doughnuts I have had. There isn't any artistry to them. They are just fried dough with some pretty standard donut toppings. If I'm going to give a doughnut place five stars they need to do something more than make fried, sugared, baked goods taste good. They need to have a twist, like Voodoo (artistry) and Mighty-O (ingredients).
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (1)
Cool (2)
I only frequent this place about twice a year but that is not because it sucks, but because it is so damn amazing that I eat AT LEAST a dozen of these little gems in one sitting. There is no self control at this place; it just becomes mindless munching as I peruse the goodies at DeLaurenti or any other purveyor in Pike Market.
I recommend going for the combo of plain, sprinkle, powdered sugar, and cinnamon sugar. The best of all worlds, but if you are a purest go with plain. One bite is soft, crunchy, sweet, and oily all at once. Pure Heaven!
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (2)
Cool (1)
Get em while they are hot...
These little bags of donut goodness really hit the spot when you are crazing a snack. 12 mini donuts for just a couple of bucks. Cheap and good, a combination everyone loves.
But you need to get them hot. The donuts are just ok once they have cooled down.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Cool (1)
i love donuts. i am fat in all the right places. i have given this place chance after chance to help me get fatter and i have to tell you: it sucks! the donuts are way greasy and the choices are limited. what are we in Russia ? maybe I'm missing something here but if you're going to be eating fried dough you should be able to taste at least some dough. so you keep eating this shit sheeple, I'll keep making mine at home.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (1)
Cool (1)
yumMY! tender little donuts fresh off the fryer. why buy a half dozen when for 50 cents more you can get a full dozen! My favorite was the plain ones fresh off the fryer.
Yum yum yum- 1/2 dozen, 1 dozen, 2 dozen- so cheap- so good... warm. 2 dollars, 3, maybe 4? Plus it is sweet how they put on a little show while bagging the donuts right in front of you. The donuts are tender and crisp on the outside, and warm and light/ sweet are on the inside. I will eat just their plain donuts wandering the market. I'm that girl with the paper bag dressed like I came out of a Nordstrom ad ramming into you because I am occupied trying to get out the last donut from the bag. Go for the mixed variety.
People thought this was:
Useful (2)
Funny (2)
Cool (2)
After driving an insane amount of miles from SF- seattle, we go to pikes place and started ti wander.... then BAM.....wtf is that delicious smell?!?! it smells like a fried dessert... in my head i was wishing they were beignets , but discovered donuts...still yummy and cheap!! A great snack when i had it ( i was starved). The bf got the variety of a dozen, very fresh and made perfectly-- crispy outside and moist inside.
People thought this was:
Useful (2)
Funny (1)
Cool (1)
When you get these little donuts all warm... it is the best experience!!! They are so tasty I could have downed a dozen on my own if it wasn't for my diet. My husband and I split a mixed assortment of 1/2 dozen and they were all really good, but the cinnamon sugar was the best by far!
People thought this was:
Cool (1)
Imagine if you will a magical place. A place where you can watch as a robot deep fries doughtnut batter before your very eyes. A place where punk-rockers and hippies toss these doughnuts into the air, and then sprinkle them with cinnamon sugar.
I couldn't imagine such a place existing . . . until I saw it with my own eyes. This is the most important shop to visit in Seattle's most famous tourist attraction.
And don't let the doughnuts overwhelm you: the coffee is awesome too!
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Cool (1)
I am converted. I am NOT a doughnut fan. Once in a blue moon when a pink box happens to cross my path, I take a doughnut hole because the regular ones are just too gross (and don't get me started on the fake krispy kreme ones...I don't care if you like them, they suck). BUT, I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the powdered sugar ones. Fresh off the grease! Deliciously crispy. Perfect size.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Cool (1)
I would've given it a five except that the donuts were cold.... When you serve these delights they are best fresh outta the fryer and into your mouth, mind you, wait a second or else I see a blister in your future.
Overall great mini donuts. Maybe if they had a hot plate or something to keep the "done" ones "done" longer. A must have snack.
WARNING You will eat the "hole" dozen. Sorry, bad donut pun. Really bad.
People thought this was:
Cool (1)
Piping hot cinnamon donuts at your service.
They do God's work. And with 2% milk.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (3)
Cool (2)
Sometimes I hate my job so much that I just have to get away. So, I walk a few blocks to Daily Dozen, put down my $2 and walk around downtown while I eat my donuts. It helps to dull the pain of the corporate doldrums. Thank you sugar and dough. Thank you Daily Dozen.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Cool (1)
Yum Yum Yum! Don't get the assorted, get the plain or cinnamon, they will melt in your mouth! These buggers have stolen my heart for the number one donut in the city, sorry Top Pot and Mighty O's, bigger is not always better!
People thought this was:
Funny (1)
I love taking a break from work and the stress to go an indulge in a gooey sugar high from Daily Dozen Doughnut! The sweet sensations bring me back to when I was a child gorging myself with a box of donuts. Now that I'm an adult, I can get the same sensation with just one donut from this 5-star donut eatery.
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Cool (1)
I don't even really like donuts..but the guy was so rock n' roll when he bagged the half a dozen. He deserves 4 stars alone for his David Lee Roth kick.
Hot fresh Donuts.
Hot fresh Donut bagger.
Heh..donut bagging..
(?)
People thought this was:
Useful (1)
Funny (1)
Cool (1)
People Who Viewed This Also Viewed...
Related Lists
-
In and around Pike Place…
Pike Place Market has just about everything you… -
See SEATTLE!
My fun list of things to do in Seattle. Many more… -
I Miss Seattle!
After spending two years in the Emerald City, I've… -
Donut and Cupcake Wars
After growing up on naively bad fritters I have… -
Donuts
Crispy glazed blobs of fried dough ... I wish I… -
Kids
Here is a list of things to do with the kids in… -
Pike Place Market
Reviews of the Market from someone who was a part… -
Workin' hard for my money
I'm always out of town for work. Living out of…
Hot and New
- Spur Gastropub
5 reviews
Neighborhood: Belltown
- Ristorante Machiavelli
75 reviews
Seattle, WA
- Art of the Table
25 reviews
Neighborhood: Fremont
- Island Soul Restaurant
17 reviews
Neighborhood: Columbia City
- Sugartown Vintage
16 reviews
Neighborhood: Ballard