The donuts here are amazing! I consider myself a bit of a down at the connoisseur and these are the best I’ve found in the Southbay! My favorite is the yellow cake donut with chocolate frosting, the cake inside is moist and the outside has the slightest crispiness to it. Delicioso! If you have a favorite, I suggest you get here early they often sell out of my favorite. DONOTCONFUSEWITHARTESIADONUTS. ASSOMEOFTHESEREVIEWERSHAVE… There is a reason Artesia donuts closed down.
R. P.
Place rating: 5 Redondo Beach, CA
We have been going here for years and it’s always so good! It’s a mom and pop shop, so people should support! Come on south bay! Lets keep the good donuts here so we don’t have to drive to Randy’s! LOVE their Boston cream!
Roxan K.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I don’t understand the mixed reviews, I’ve been going here for years and love the donuts here!
Katie G.
Place rating: 1 Redondo Beach, CA
What kind of place opens at 4am but still doesn’t have any donuts ready when I came in at 515!!! Seriously? And then the guy working was just laughing about it, even after I told him that I drove 15 minutes out of my way to make it to this shop. Either change your hours, or actually be fully open and idk maybe have donuts ready on time??? Not coming back!
Sara Z.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
We love their donuts every time. My favorite is their mini apple fritter. They also have really good breakfast sandwiches(sliced Polish sausage! Yum!) and boba. The man and woman who work there are always professional and kind.
Alexis E.
Place rating: 5 Lawndale, CA
I love this place! They have great sandwiches, and I love their donuts! Not sure what people are complaining about…
Jeremy H.
Place rating: 1 Redondo Beach, CA
I can’t even believe how bad this place is(especially compared to the now closed«Artesia Donuts» which used to be a few blocks west). My family got donuts this morning and they were all terrible grease filled disasters. The Apple fritter tasted like old grease and was so filled with grease I couldn’t eat it! The grease literally dripped out. Also, the maple bar didn’t even taste like maple! We think the shop ran out of maple flavoring and substituted it for nutmeg or something. Even the color was off — instead of being a light brown, the«maple» glaze was more of an off-white color. Gross! Never going here again!
Lauren M.
Place rating: 5 Redondo Beach, CA
I still can’t figure out why this place doesn’t have more(and better reviews). Mackay’s is my go-to location for donuts in the South Bay and believe me, I have been to a lot of donut places. The donuts at Mackay’s are always fresh, moist, and delicious! The blueberry cake and buttermilk donuts are simply to die for; the buttermilk donuts tend to sell out pretty quickly in the morning so be sure to grab them early! Prices are reasonable, parking is easy, and the people who work there are friendly. All good things in my book!
Food C.
Place rating: 5 Lakewood, CA
Delicious fresh donuts… they also have sandwiches, croissants and iced boba drinks if you’re looking for that something extra to go with your donuts. Staff are extremely friendly and kind. Just something warm and welcoming about the employees. They’ll make you feel like family so stop by and check them out. You won’t be disappointed.
Lisa H.
Place rating: 4 Redondo Beach, CA
Amazing doughnut holes! Those are my favorite, so cheap and they are not too sweet like most doughnuts. We come here every now and then for coffee and breakfast since Neighborhood Grindz closed down. The people here are always very friendly and their breakfast sandwiches are pretty good. I love that they also have the French Vanilla cappuccino machine here.
Jayna F.
Place rating: 2 Surprise, AZ
OMGSOGROSS. while at rice things late at night was walking back home when I looked into the window and saw the donuts still out while the store was closed. Food places should definately clean up when closing and bake fresh food
John E.
Place rating: 1 El Segundo, CA
Sunday morning at 8 am and nothing but a handful of day old donuts. Seriously? Donut fail!
Sharon Y.
Place rating: 4 Compton, CA
The donuts are fresh, the service is cordial and the green tea boba is so good. Our go to spot when a my high schooler has a taste for donuts.
Rick S.
Place rating: 4 Redondo Beach, CA
I just visited Mackay’s Donuts, which I think was formerly named the Artesia Donut House, located on Artesia Blvd @ MacKay Lane. At around 7:30pm or so on Friday, May 1st, 2015 the guy who was working the store was very friendly and an awesome person, if not the owner of this place, I’d tell ‘em to give this guy a raise! The donut holes are 13 for $ 1.25 and delicious ‘lil nuggets of fresh sweetness that are convenient and easy to eat and share. They don’t open late as most donut shops usually do, but that’s the only downside I see here. Parking is easy, and there’s a liqour store and a Japanese restaurant next door in the same complex with other businesses along the Artesia corridor, so it’s in a very safe, well traveled area that’s busy with lots of local businesses.
Kathy W.
Place rating: 3 Redondo Beach, CA
Update: Artesia Donut House 4 blocks west of here(@ 2023 Artesia @ Blossom) recently closed and Mackay’s Donuts actually changed their name last year to avoid getting confused with that shop. However, Unilocal still has that listing messed up(including photos that were uploaded of the wrong place) and I’ve tried to fix several times to no avail. I guess Mackays’s Donuts can now have the original name back if they want it. and I like the fact that I can grab a quick sandwich, even a breakfast one, after 5 pm. However, next time I’d rather not have mayo and mustard added to a ham, egg & cheese croissant. But the service was fast and friendly.
Cathy L.
Place rating: 2 Los Angeles, CA
Stopped to grab a quickie breakfast. I bought a jalapeño turkey and cheese croissant + a glazed donut 1. There was absolutely NO jalapeños anywhere on that croissant. It also had a really weird burnt taste even though the croissant itself wasn’t burnt 2. The glazed donut tasted like it had been fried in really old oil that hasn’t been changed. I tossed it after the first bite. When I came in at 10:30A there weren’t very many choices. I saw only 2 croissants, some donut holes and a handful of different donuts. I probably won’t be coming back.
Steve C.
Place rating: 4 Los Angeles, CA
This donut shop is very clean and the lady is very nice. They close a few minutes before 8 pm so if you’re getting them at night you better come here around 7.
Meg y.
Place rating: 1 Long Beach, CA
1 star for being opened until 8Pm. Went there for cronuts, saw a Unilocal review… didn’t see any in the display. Asked and all I got was«oh, cronuts? Noo.» Asked if he could make more, half kidding, and got a «tomorrow». Lame.
Kimberly L.
Place rating: 4 Torrance, CA
[Review #69] Due to horrific traffic conditions, I got off the freeway & took the side streets home. Mackay’s was en route so I thought I drop in to see if they had any cronuts left(even though she warned me during my last visit that they’re usually available in the morning & sells out just after lunch). They didn’t have any. That’s ok… Mackay’s makes a really tender yet crunchy apple fritter, a delectable cinnamon roll & cinnamon twist of cinnamony goodness, & a custard filled donut frosted in chocolate(H loves their standard fare, especially the apple fritter… did I mentioned yummy & tender apples inside the fritter? Hehehe…), classics that are well-made. Mmm… Mmm… Mmmmm!
Anna D.
Place rating: 5 Redondo Beach, CA
Best cronuts in the South Bay!!! Yummy breakfast sandwiches, coffee, cappuccinos, ice cream smoothies, and deli sandwiches. An all around great bang for your buck. They take credit/debit with a small additional fee. Located next to a liquor store and Rice Things. Parking lot located in front of shop, open at 4am!
