Daynight Donuts

I grew up down the street from this donut shop way back in the 60's and 70's when at the time it was a Dunkin Donuts.
I have been away from Salem over 40 years but on a recent visit to see my brother who lives there I went into Daynight and ordered a few donuts. First bite told me it was a Dunkin flour in that donut. Well, I mentioned to the gentleman at the counter that it tasted like a Dunkin Donut and to my surprise he said that it is the same as the Original Dunkin' Donuts (original- not the kind they are using in most franchise DD's now)
It is refreshing to know that after all these years they still bake the donuts twice a day and are as good today as they were back over 50 years ago!! I wish I still lived down the street from this little donut shop, I would still be a regular customer just like I was when I was a kid!! Refreshing to have a place that takes you back in time and gives you a fond memory of your wonderful childhood!! My hats off to a business that stays true to itself after all these years. It may have a different name but they kept to the original and best donut recipes ever!!

Super soft donuts and generous owners. Thank you for donating donuts to our local elementary school. We appreciate you!

Donuts are very good. Service needs work. Younger girl said total was 13 then it switched to 15. Dosent make sense got half a dozen donuts which is 9.49 and a small iced coffee 2.50 then the 75¢ card fee. All comes out to 15 bucks I guess. Service needs work donuts are good. She also smushed my donuts in the bag

Recommend by many, I made it a mission to stop by Daynight at least once, and that one trip was not enough! The selection is out of this world. Donuts of all kind, filled with so many different creams and fillings. My husband and I reluctantly settled on a half dozen, although my heart really wanted a full.

Our pickings:
Strawberry Frosted - A regular ring donut with sweet strawberry frosting and sprinkles. I'm sure when I ate this donut it was barely out of the oven. It was so fluffy and delicious. A+

Blueberry Crumb - A fluffy Berliner filled with blueberry jelly and topped with glaze and a cinnamon sugar topping. First thing I noticed about this guy was how heavy he was! They were generous with the jelly. Absolutely wonderful!

Maple Bar - Just like any other maple bar I've had, to be honest, but still great!

Maple Frosted Bavarian - Berliner with a generous amount of Bavarian cream, not as much as the jelly one though. Sooo good.

...and I completely forgot what the last two were. However I can tell you that the entire half dozen was gone between my husband and I not more than 3 hours later, so that tells you how much we enjoyed them! 10/10 would return!

I stop on the Commercial location on my way and pick up assorted donut holes for different occasions and am greeted warmly by the staff!

Went through drive through several times and I've been ignored for UP to 15 minutes today I went and ordered donuts she the drive through window lady gave me the wrong donuts and then when I asked her replace them with the ones I wanted she charged me for the incorrect donuts she served me with and said she couldn't accept them back because she had already handed them out the window.

When I ask for a receipt she deleted all the items and falsified the receipt to show that i'd only paid one item and that I couldn't prove that she charged me for donuts that I didn't want.

When I told her that that kind of customer service would mean I didn't come back she told me fine we don't need your business

Poor service for mediocre donuts

The doughnuts were pretty good. Customer service needs work. The woman was unfriendly and when I gave her my credit card, she asked for cash.

Ever since we moved here from South Florida, I've looked for a donut shop like Dunkin Donuts. I know they're not out here and frankly, some of the reviews were scary! We decided to give Daynight Donuts a try. What a pleasant surprise! Not many places carry vanilla creme filled and I was thrilled that at 1pm, there were still donuts in the tray. The last behind the counter was friendly and really nice. We got a dozen and crossed our fingers. Fresh, soft - not stale at all!! I couldn't be happier. This is my new go to donut shop from now on.

Every time I get a hankering for donuts, without fail I always end up at this specific DayNight Donut. The hours are remarkable for a late night craving, and I've never had a bad experience here. It's family friendly, easy to get in and out of quickly, and the service is always top notch no matter the hour. The ambiance when you walk in at 3am is as welcoming as a sugary oasis while coming in during the mid afternoon doesn't feel like it's a totally different place. My fellow night owls will understand that.

Biggest perk they have above everyone else is they make a fresh batch of donuts twice a day so you're always biting into a soft donut instead of the stale competitors. That's also helpful for letting your dozen sit around while you pace yourself with no fear of them getting stale the next day. Um, I mean, of course other people are eating them too... ;)

Oh DayNight....
Service tonight was fantastic! She was happy and had great recommendations. I think I chose poorly cause my heart shaped maple cream was well stuffed with a "plasticky" gelatinous filling that is not allowed to be called "cream filling"!

Cinnamon twist was a great recommendation! Loved it and the chocolate French crullers was moist and flavorful. But I have to say it was super airy!

Ice cream is from Umpqua which by most standards is one of the best!

There are a ton of donuts to choose from! I wish I had time in the stomach to taste them all! You can even get a scoop of ice cream right on top of your donut!