Winchell's Donut House

GAlan Bottoni

Had the cherry filled, sugar coated donut. Tasty, light, and very cherry...friendly staff, and abundant product... always my go to donut shop, wether here, or Santa Barbara...thanks Winchell's....

Lisa De Freitas

Fresh doughnuts made all day long, not just in the morning and dried up by closing. Fresh and yummy. Of course, they're not for me, I buy them for my 93 year old mother...yeah...right.

Kenna O.

I didn’t get to even try a doughnut—the worker wouldn’t let me in. The door was locked when I arrived around 5:45 PM. The open sign was lit, so I decided to wait. I thought maybe the worker might be using the restroom or taking a quick break. After about ten minutes, I saw someone in the back with EarPods talking. I decided to continue waiting outside. I know a lot of establishments are short-staffed right now, and maybe the guy had to take an important call. As someone visiting San Diego, I wanted to patron a local business. Another five or so minutes go by, and I'm finally able to get the worker’s attention. He signals back making it clear he won’t let me in. I take a picture of the doughnuts and leave. I can absolutely understand needing to close a 24hr establishment for a couple of minutes or even an hour or two—just communicate this with potential customers. Turn off your “open” sign and put a note on the door to the likes of “Reopening at 8 PM” or “We're closed for the day. Sorry for the inconvenience.” It’s not a good practice to have people waiting outside your business and just shoo them off instead of serving them.

Dinger Chat

We always try and eat @ Winchell's when were on the West Coast. The Donuts are always fresh and the coffee is hot. Winchell's is a must stop to cure your sweat tooth or to get a hot cup of joe 😁