The call
Start with glazed donuts or donut holes or claw donuts, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Glazed donuts
- Donut holes
- Claw donuts
Best for
- Claw-style donuts
Donuts
Donut Star
A Mission Hills donut shop Roger called bomb, singling out the glazed, the donut holes, and the claw-style donuts as the best.
From Roger’s camera roll
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Posted 2014-02-13 
Posted 2016-12-15 
Posted 2021-10-05
From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on Donut Star
Glazed jelly donut, 'nuff said!
Posted
On Roger’s lists: SD's Sweet Tooth Spots.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 13 times on Swarm, most recently Apr 1, 2023. See the check-in log
2016-05-06day precision · source explicit
“Bomb donuts! Glazed Donut holes Best claws....nom hnom nom”
Roger called the donuts bomb, naming the glazed, donut holes, and claw-style donuts as the best. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Mission Hills.
Roger’s pick$$$
Mission Hills
Fort Oak
New American
A Mission Hills dinner-and-drinks choice with a menu built for a proper night out, especially when pork chops and whiskey cocktails are the brief.
- From the order notes
- Pork chop · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Dinner and drinks · A polished night out
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Mission Hills
Falcon Liquor
A Mission Hills liquor store Roger rated five stars for its selection, singling out sours and Belgian-style ales as standouts.
- From the order notes
- Sour ales · Belgian-style ales
- Go for
- A serious sour and Belgian ale selection
Latest recorded visit2020-02-06
Worth tryingPrice varies
Mission Hills
The Lamplighter
Bar
A Mission Hills dive bar where Roger has done karaoke for over a decade; the drinks are strong but not mixology-driven, and it's a cash-only, legit dive.
- From the order notes
- Karaoke · Strong drinks
- Go for
- Karaoke nights · A classic dive bar
Latest recorded visit2019
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the Donuts page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
MixedPrice varies
Koreatown
California Donuts
Donuts
A hyped Koreatown donut shop: great presentation and fun concoctions, but donuts Roger found just so-so.
- From the order notes
- Oreo panda donut
- Go for
- The spectacle
Latest recorded visit2017
ClosedPrice varies
Hillcrest
Copper Top Coffee & Donuts
Coffee & TeaDonuts
Roger caught this Hillcrest donut-and-coffee shop mid-construction at the old Wienerschnitzel site and liked the fresh, hot donuts and strong-brewed coffee at the outdoor patio.
- From the order notes
- Donuts · Coffee
- Go for
- Fresh-made donuts
Latest recorded visit2018