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Donut Friend - Highland Park
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Bakery
DIY-style vegan donut shop offering options to create your own donut or choose from the ready made selection. Est. 2013. Reported fully vegan June 2023. Open Mon-Thu 7:00am-9:00pm, Fri-Sat 7:00am-10:00pm, Sun 7:00am-9:00pm. May close earlier if sold out.
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5107 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA, 90042
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Last update on 02 Oct 2023 by Passittowill
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84 Reviews
First Review by ParkerPixie
Hgirlrice
Points +570
Delicious! - Edit
Their donuts are amazing. The first time I tried one I couldn't believe it was all vegan. I find the glazed donut to be a bit sweet, but other members of my family don't agree. My all-time favorite is the Strawberry Lab, the Fudgegazi is also a family favorite. If you want to create your own, I love their lemon glaze. You also can never go wrong with a vegan ice cream donut sandwich!
Read morePros: Very vegan friendly, Small business
Cons: Can be a bit pricey compared to other donuts
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RachelVictoria
Points +42
Incredible vegan donuts - Edit
If you are in need of a vegan doughnut then this is the ONLY place you should consider. So many insane flavor options and all of them are amazing. There is no going wrong here!
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Mitchel
Points +292
Best vegan donuts on the planet. - Edit
Had a chocolate glazed donut stuff with cream and topped with strawberrys...INCREDIBLE.
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vi'sbunbun
Points +124
Krispy Kreme of Vegan Donuts - Edit
My vegetarian (almost vegan) bf has had trouble giving up donuts until I finally dragged him here. He now refuses to eat them from anywhere else. “It’s ruined me for other donuts.” They’re light, airy, and just perfect. Their options consist of their signature donut with a variety of toppings and fillings, and don’t forget to try their donut ice cream sandwich for a sugar rush. The strawberry lab and strawberry so far (perfect strawberry flavor) are some of my faves.
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barnyardbob
Points +406
Perfect Donuts - Edit
I got about a half dozen different flavors delivered so I can't speak to the physical store. But I can say the variety of flavor of the donuts is outstanding. We tried plain glazed, bacon 182, cherry 3, custard front drive, jets to basil, and husker blu. They were beautiful to see and beautiful to eat. Cannot recommend enough.
Read morePros: Beautiful presentation, Delicious flavors, Huge variety
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R12345
Points +80
My anytime vegan donut fix! - Edit
I first went to Donut Friend with my family, long before I went vegan. We just all thought it was a great, hipster donut shop in the neighborhood!
Read moreWent back with a vegan friend just after we both converted and was reminded that the shop is fully vegan! What a great surprise!
After many trips, both planned and spur-of-the-moment, I have now tried most of their pre-configured donut options. I say “pre-configured” because they allow you to choose your own custom combinations with their ingredients. I haven’t had a bad donut, but by far my favorite is the Strawberry Lab! So delicious and no guilt!
Pros: Completely vegan in every way!, Great ready-made combos, Totally customizable!
Cons: Sometimes parking is a little tricky, Getting a little too popular! Not just my little s
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martint
Points +8318
Wide selection of donuts - Edit
They offer a wide selection of vegan donuts. Even you can customize one if you want. All of them are very tasty, although a bit oily. Still worth of visiting the place.
Read morePros: wide selection
Cons: location
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missesrain
Points +30
Well worth the hyperglycemic coma - Edit
Sweetness and deliciousness and choices all in one. I never knew donuts could be so empowering
Read morePros: Creative amazing flavors, Quality ingrediants, VEGAN!!!
Cons: they don't deliver to the west side
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RonE33
Points +62
Best donuts vegan or not - Edit
We had a variety of donuts and each was as good as the next. Rich and delicious. The cold brew was also good. Staff was helpful and friendly. Bonus: saw a celebrity!
Read morePros: Delicious, Service, Selection
Cons: Pricey
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LoneCrone
Points +222
The Best! - Edit
Nobody beats DF! Gourmet style donuts, the best around!
Read morePros: Gourmet Style, Fresh, Unique
Cons: Super sweet, A bit pricey
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WolfPatrick
Points +115
Best Donut I've Ever Had. Period. - Edit
I got the chocolate custard and fresh strawberries and whipped cream ones. Best ever bar none!
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chomp
Points +435
So much fun - Edit
This place is fun and the donuts are magical!
Read moreMake your own or choose one of their pre made ones.
All vegan. Amazing!
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mep
Points +414
Scrumptious Fancy Donuts - Edit
The store is cute, but I actually ordered in advance for a special birthday order. They do custom orders (including letters!), and I will absolutely order from them again! The flavors were all so unique and the donuts looked as good as they tasted. I also thought their custom order pricing was very reasonable, and pick up was easy.
Read morePros: Delicious, unique flavor combinations, Super helpful with custom orders
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ducks
Points +44
Sooooo goooood! - Edit
Amazing vegan donuts, heaps of options and friendly staff! My favourite was the donut stuffed with cookie butter and with a chocolate glaze - yum!
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Stoned.Vegan
Points +36
Best VEGAN Donuts! - Edit
Each bite was HEAVEN!
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CapybaRus
Points +308
Mind blowing!!! - Edit
You need this in your life and face. Never mind vegan, these are the finest donuts the world has ever seen. The choice is overwhelming, allow time for pondering and extra cash for a takeout box.
Read moreThere are traditional, glazed / dusted and cream filled, they cost around $2.50 a piece but maybe more for a really fancy one. They are named with wicked music puns. I wonder if there is more to life than donut friend (there isn't).
Pros: THE BEST DONUTS, Choice of fancy ones
Cons: A little out of the way (for us)
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Misanthropia
Points +2827
Mindblowing! - Edit
I have to admit that I never ate a donut before but if this is how they taste I really understand why they are so popular in the States.
Read moreI tried four different donuts and all of them tasted so good that I got a tingling sensation! If it wasn't unhealthy I would survive on those donuts for the rest of my life.
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ColeSummers
Points +33
Best vegan donuts - Edit
This place is 100% vegan and has some of the greatest donuts I have had, including the many I had before I was vegan. The place offers a ton of options, and all the donuts are excellent. Many are light, fluffy and perfectly creamy, except for the more cake-like donuts (which are not made to be fluffy, and are still great). Overall this place is great, atmosphere is friendly (not a pretentious or overly bohemian environment), everything is vegan and they have coffee and juices to go with the donuts. Awesome.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-01-28
Pros: Completely vegan, Peanut-friendly (donuts fried in soybean oil), Excellent food
Cons: Donuts are so rich and decadent , that it is difficult to eat more than 3, per person
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chobesoy
Points +1058
Transitioning to All Vegan?! - Edit
When we were there, apparently EVERYTHING was vegan including the nutella! I think some of the options you have with the make-your-own are not, but the ones in the display case were all vegan. So we died and went to indecision heaven!
Read moreMy cousins and I got a few (yes few) boxes of donuts, almost getting one of each flavor, then getting a few more of our favorites we had already gobbled up to take home for later. I'm going to need that Sriracha PBJ donut again...Sugar crashed and already have withdrawals....:)
Pros: so many vegan options!, delicious, deadly
Cons: deadly
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Pumpupthebeets
Points +22
get you some! - Edit
SOoo good!!! Love the names!
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piffelina
Points +3516
Amazing - just amazing - Edit
I wish I could live in LA, just to be close to this place.
Read moreI try to stay off of sweets, but I make exceptions for donuts, esp. this huge, creative and amazing.
Cons: Not all vegan
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MeagSil
Points +90
good - Edit
Very good. Love the different flavors. Lots of vegan options- choose the donut, topping, filling... Yum!
Read morePros: clean store, friendly staff, tasty donuts
Cons: neighborhood is ghetto
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xmrfigx
Points +933
Vegan Donuts - Edit
I tried Donut Friend at the SoCal Vegfest in Costa Mesa last year and fell in love! They were at VegFest LA this year but the line was way too long for me so we decided to head over to their shop.
Read moreI asked at the counter how to tell which donuts were vegan and I was told that all donuts were vegan. There were 2 that had a vegan option (they customize your donuts for you) and there was one special that could not be made vegan. Considering all of the options available this was a pretty good ratio.
All of our choices were on the favorites menu and all were great! Definitely check them out!
Pros: Friendly staff, Fresh, Custom Creations
Cons: So close to being 100% Vegan
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amyrrobles
Points +155
MUST TRY - Edit
bought an apple fritter at vegfest and it was great! wish I could've tried more flavors, but I will soon!
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ReneeNButtercup
Points +1495
Smorrissey - Edit
Love my Donut Friend. My daughter have started finding excuses to go to LA so we can swing by Donut Friend and pick up some donuts.
Read moreThe menu changes often but they seem to have several standard items. Most of them are vegan but not all. They do mark have them listed as such.
If it weren't a specialty place I would freak out about $2.50 for a donut, but you get what you pay for and its worth it!
Pros: Delish, Pleanty of vegan options
Cons: expensive, you do have to read or you may get honey
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vegan_ryan
Points +3869
Becoming more vegan, super delicious - Edit
Staff said they are constantly eliminating non-vegan items and increasing their vegan-ness, so that's awesome.
Read moreDonuts here are AMAZING. That's all that needs to be said.
Pros: Delicious, Friendly, Vegan donuts!
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Tigra220
Points +10644
Cool Little Donut Shop - Edit
We went after 11pm on a Friday night and it was packed with a line out the door. That gave us time to decide what we wanted to get. There were many vegan options (more vegan than non-vegan), and the vegan donuts had little "v" symbols next to the price. Some of the non-vegan donuts had a vegan option (marked with "vo."), but when my friend asked for a vegan version of one of their caramel donuts she was told that there was no vegan option. So be sure to clarify if you order a "vegan option" donut flavor.
Read moreI noticed that a lot of the donut names were plays on song titles or band names.
My donut was the White Chocolate Stripes, which I'm certain was an ode to The White Stripes. It was fun trying to figure out who the donuts may have been named after.
The raspberry frosting and glaze on my donut was deliciously sweet, but the donut itself was a little bit dry. I wonder if they're more moist and fresh earlier in the day, as this was very close to closing time when we went. I am willing to give them another try. The Strawberry Shortcake looked amazing. I'll go earlier in the day next time to try that one.
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