K L Donuts

This is a pretty standard donut shop. What makes it 5 star worthy? The donuts here look like they are made with care. They are never ever, ever greasy or oily. The dough is fluffy and soft, but not overly sweet, letting your choice of frosting provide the sweetness. I haven’t had donuts this good in a very long time.

I grew up eating these donuts. When I was a toddler, we lived in the apartments across the street, and we moved down off of Jackson and Mission Gorge. So this was where we all went for that Sunday morning treat!!! Man, I love it. I’ve since tried the various other donut shops in eastern San Diego, and they don’t hold a candle to this joint!
25 years and I still love their donuts. The bigfoot or the bow tie were favorites of mine when I was younger, but as an adult I’ve come to appreciate the jelly filled and classy maple bar. LE SIGH this place is dah bomb.

This place always have very fresh, & tasty donuts. The customer service is awesome, & they are friendly. Prices are reasonable.

Interiors pretty outdated. Nothing special; mediocre donuts. I come when I have a sudden craving of deep fried dough topped with thick sugary glaze. Close to home which means instant gratification!

I’ve been here enough to warrant a bit of an update to reflect my love for this little known joint. I’ve probably also been here enough to warrant putting some thought into changing my eating habits… but that wouldn’t be any fun.
So KL has been a staple donut shop in this area for decades… close to 3 I think. I came here as a kid and I still come here today. Why? They’re relatively close and they’re good!
So here’s the deal… You aren’t going to find any fancy pants, exotic, crazy donut flavors here, just the greatest hits which they do very well. The woman who works the counter is always kind and sweet.
The extra donut holes and extra donut that she throws in really lets me know that she cares about me…
I have my favorites that keep me coming back.
Don’t eat all of my Maple Buttermilks, their maple flavoring is the best.
Don’t eat all of my custard filled, I’m a sucker for these too.
The orange flavored ones are good too. The classic chocolate as well as crumb are some of my go to donuts as well.
Sure this place doesn’t have those crazy flavors and creations like Cronuts, Red Velvet, Maple Bacon whatever, cream puffs or any of that jazz. For those you can always just do what I do and drive a few miles down the hill afterwards for those once you’re finished grabbing the greatest hits here.

Friendly people. Make you feel homey and welcome. Their donuts are yummy and good for the morning run.

I enjoy a good doughnut from time to time and this small neighborhood shop makes some really good doughnuts. Located in a small strip mall adjacent to a Cotijas taco shop, I stepped in and I had the glazed buttermilk bar for .80 something cents (
).
The buttermilk bar came with a generous amount of sugary glaze that formed a nice hard crust (
). The doughnut tasted very good and was rich and butter, but what was kind with this doughnut was the high moisture level. It was very moist and coupled with the hard sugary crust, made for some great eating (
). I have not had a buttermilk bar as good as this one for some time.
They have an office special with a variety of doughnuts or bakers dozen for $ 9.25 and in addition to coffees, they also make muffins and simple croissant sandwiches. Customer service was friendly and it’s important to note that they close at noon on Sundays.

I’ve been to this place when I get the craving for some donuts and have yet to be disappointed by the flavors. Prior to this shop, I’d hit up the Albertson’s or even Keil’s and pick up some of their packaged offerings. Now? If given half a chance, I’ll head here.
The only problem for this place is with the time period in which they operate [early morning to early afternoon, if I’m not mistaken]. You almost have to get there near dawn for the absolute best selection and freshness.
There is a lady working the counter and she’s a delight. I think the 2^nd time I went there, we were brushing up against their ‘extra charge’ to use our card because I hadn’t purchased enough. But right then and there, she decided to just skip the charge and even spotted me another donut. I never would expect such treatment again, but the fact that it happened just one time was enough to show the personal touch differences this place exudes.
K L Donuts will be on the agenda if donuts are on my brain. Give ‘em a shot, they’re well worth your time!

This place is mediocre at best. The doughnuts are greasy and definitely not as great as competing shops nearby.

The doughnuts are good. The quality and taste is great. I’ve only been once but I was hoping for a variety. When I went it was just the basics. Not even boston cream which I always have seen at places. The variety was pretty limited, but the taste was good.

First time going there today. Absolutely loved it. The owner is very nice and sweet. The doughnuts are delicious. Went on a Saturday morning and they had a great selection and prices are decent. Nice to see her talking to her regulars. I love good customer service and nice people who enjoy what they are doing.

Best donut shop! Their old fashion is the best I’ve had and the owners are super sweet and kind. Won’t go anywhere else when I have the craving.

Nice little donut shop tucked away in this small shopping center.
The prices are reasonable and selection is decent as well as fresh.

Sinfully delicious! I think I’ve died and gone to inner fat girl heaven.
#drool

Great little donut shop that is tucked in a small shopping center!
Has all of the classic delicious donuts and the prices are very cheap (well, most donut shops are anyways…) The owners are very nice and are so sweet when it’s 6 am and the last thing I want to be doing is being AWAKE! haha
They also have a decent selection of drinks and coffees! Check this place out!

Finally got around to trying this place and was frankly underwhelmed. Donuts were not drained properly and tasted heavily like grease. Won’t be back.

Great little donut shop. Plently of selection and sweet treats.

Finally found a new favorite donut place after the one at University and La Mesa Blvd was sold, ruined, and closed. Excellent donuts. Try the «bowtie» around $ 1.50 but so good, esp if you don’t want to buy a dozen.

My team looooves donuts. We talk about donuts, fantastize about donuts, and plan to have donuts at any important team event. In short, we are motivated by donuts. They make us happy. So when our manager turns the corner and is carrying a bright pink box, they squealing begins. The assortment is great, from old fashioned to chocolate covered, there is some beautiful portion waiting for you.

I have been coming here since i was a kid. I would always beg my parents to get me donuts. The name has changed like 10 times since then but once in a blue moon Ill head over to KL donuts to get my fix. yum.