Mike’s Donuts
“Always can count on Mikes for some lightly-toasted bagels with jelly and some apple triangular pies for the sweet craving.”
“Take a (baker's) dozen to work and you'll be the office MVP in no time.”
“If your a child from the 70s early 80s and remeber what good donuts taste like this is the place for you.I herd word of mouth and I tired there donuts wow flash back to when I was a kid.”
Mike’s Donuts
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
8 reviews
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I am very disappointed.
I got there around 12…
Expected that they still have some special donuts for me to crave
No… only choice is glazed donut.
Okay,
it's stale
The yeast donut is like… the worst
Leske's is for sure the better and winner compared to this one.
Luckily, the owner is nice…
and it's cheap..
maybe I should give 3 star
Well, we came, we bought, we ate, we decided that we'd forgo the long drive in the future.
After much donuting (thank you NY, for your bountiful supply of donut shops), I have concluded that while I appreciate some of these third-wave-type donut places, I just want a donut. You know? Having been raised by donuts from The Donut Hole and Cambodian-run donut shops in SoCal, I shouldn't be surprised. But after Donut Fest, where Mike's braved the crazy snow storm, it has been cemented.
Let me tell you, Mike's has THE BEST crullers. They are seriously best donut I have ever had (need I remind you, I have done much donuting in NYC): crispy on the outside, soft and cake-like on the inside. It fills a need I didn't know I craved. I didn't even know a donut like this was possible. It is, to me, the apex of what a donut should be.
And they have them here like they're no big deal.
And I love them for that.
Mike's Donuts is figuratively the Peter Pan Donuts equivalent of South Brooklyn. There, I said it. There is no substitute and let it be known that they make their donuts fresh daily on-premises.
Everything looks and smells wonderful and as with establishments that's been around since 1976, they have a huge following. Let me say this- I'm now one of them. Of course, as with most businesses from the '70s, their decor is also stuck from that era. There's not much to look at. WiFi? Creature comforts? Don't ask about it. Customer service is friendly but atypical of Brooklyn, heavy handed, so get a clue as to what you want to order, pronto!
What they lack in ambiance, they make up for in their product- donuts, which they pride themselves on, and they don't disappoint. They have a good selection but nowhere near as many or as appetizing as old-school favorites from Peter Pan Donuts, to which I compare Mike's to directly. This is not to say they fall short on anything in any way. Sometimes less (choice) is more. I've bought the chocolate, crumb and pom pom donuts and they're as good as I've remembered them every single time. Tasty, not oily, solid texture but soft.
As with donut/coffee shops, they offer other things too like croissants and bagels for your breakfast needs. For everything else there's always Dunkin' across the street but why would you bother with that?
This definitely ought to be on your radar when you're in Bay Ridge and on the hunt for legitimate donuts.
Not bad mouthing it, but it's just donuts. I've wanted to try this place for a long time, and it was a bit anti-climactic. Bumping it to 4 stars because most donuts are $1.25, which is rare in the world of donuts today. The people really do seem nice. Thankful to have this in the neighborhood.
Came here based on the glowing reviews. We got there a bit late on Sunday, maybe around 1 or 2. Unfortunately our options were limited to the generic glazed, chocolate frosted, vanilla frosted and some others. We were really in the mood for some gourmet donuts but got 6 anyway based on the reviews.
The donuts were good, not the best. This is more of a small coffee shop more than anything else.
I have eaten here a couple of times…..reminds me of the place my mother used to take us as children when we would buy cloths. I really didnt like the shopping part but the doughnut part was the best.
I had a coffee roll or cinnamon bun whatever you like to call it, it was huge and sticky but so friggin delishious. The prices are really great for the quality of assorted treats here.
I didnt try the coffee just the green tea in the box, but maybe next time. It seems the size stays the same here not like chains that offer less for more money on your doughnuts.
Great neighborhood spot and really friendly service!!!
Wonderful doughnut shop in Brooklyn. Friendly attentive service and all their doughnuts are made fresh daily. You get a old school feel when walking in and the people there were so friendly. Great prices for doughnuts too. You definitely get your bang for your buck with quality doughnuts. Also a nice coffee or iced coffee is had here too. My go to items though are the old fashioned and crawler. Crunchy fried crisp outside and a nice moist cake inside doughnut. The way it should be. Also a wonderful apple crumb with a great crumble topping and apple filling in the yeast type donut. Also wonderful jelly doughnuts as the raspberry one had a great filling and the yeast donut as airy and soft. Also a wonderful raspberry and cheese danish. Flakey crust with a great cheesy raspberry filling. Yum i'm a fan.