JD Flannel Donuts and Coffee

We spent the day in SJC and had to stop by this donut shop that was voted Best in CA by Yelp.

I wouldn’t say they are the best according to my taste buds and preference but they were good. It’s gourmet donuts with special flavors in line with shops like Voodoo, Donut bar, Sidecar and Nomad.

I prefer a simple sugar or glazed donut so I picked something as close to simple as possible. We got the blueberry lemon and the buttermilk old fashioned.

The buttermilk old fashioned had that glazed exterior and crispy edges. Flavor and texture reminded me of eating donut holes. The blueberry lemon was the opposite, it was soft, dense like cake batter with a very distinct sweet and tart flavor from the blueberry lemon zest glazed.

They got gluten free options and coffee choices.

There were no lines when we arrived. The owner was there greeting people. Plenty of parking in this plaza.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Really good doughnuts just a bit pricey but I'm from the Midwest where doughnuts are still under $2 not almost $5 each

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemon Blueberry

These are not good donuts. We got one of everything that wasn’t gluten free—the cake donuts are overly greasy, the filled one had very little filling, they were super heavy with no substance. They were also like $5 a pop. I fear everyone is leaving good reviews because of how much money they dropped. The lemon blueberry was not bad

Food: 2

Bums hangout outside the store and beg for food, and they stink!!!
Not a good place for kids.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Loved everything about this place. My wife and I wanted to try a new donut place we haven’t been to and they did not disappoint. Before we entered they had some great country pop playing and as we entered we were immediately greeted by big smiles and warm welcome. The owner helped us and seemed genuinely interested in us and made sure we were cared for and even came outside to check on us and make sure everything was good. He even came out with a free very freshly made donut to make sure we got the best experience. He was extremely friendly and it’s sad to say customer service like this is becoming more and more rare so it was refreshing. Donuts are delicious. I love the flavor selections too. I wanted to get everything because each flavor seemed so enticing. The gluten free options were great and tasted just as good as the non gluten free. I also appreciated that the owner said they make the gluten free batch in a completely separate area/bin/etc (sorry I forgot the exact phrase he used but you can tell he took gluten allergies seriously). All in all I’d definitely come here again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

best gluten free donuts

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My son said that the bacon glazed donut was the best donut he ever tasted in his life.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Maple Bacon Donut

My wife has been telling me about this place for several months and I finally got a chance to stop by. This is a premium craft doughnut shop that caters to those who know good doughnuts from your everyday winchell's.. And while JD Flannel Doughnuts is legit, its clear from my perspective that they're making a conscious effort to copy Sidecar doughnuts in nearby CostaMesa. Almost every doughnut they sell mimics a doughnut at Sidecar, even going so far as packaging the doughnuts in near identical packaging. Having said that, I would definitely recommend this place to anyone, the doughnuts are delicious, fresh and they have a good selection.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Doughnut

The browned butter GF donut was my favorite of this bunch. It was the best donut that I’ve ever had. All of the flavors were good. My second favorite was the pumpkin spice. A must try in OC!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gluten Free Donut, Festive Vanilla Donuts

Gluten Free and GF/Vegan donuts that taste amazing! Rotating monthly flavors so you never get board. It gets busy but the line moves quick. Great staff.

Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free and Gluten Free/Vegan options. Not a celiac safe space, but if you aren't as vigilant about cross-contamination, it's delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gluten Free Donut

Delicious donuts! Served warm and fresh made from scratch. Plenty of flavor selections including their newest seasonal donuts pumpkin spice, blueberry maple, crumble, raspberry corn cake, and apple. The staff are so friendly and the owners are there working and engaging with their loyal customers. Today they were talking with us in line and gave the kids donut stickers. Love this place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blueberry Maple Crunch, Maple Bacon Donut, Raised Donuts, Doughnut, Caramel Apple Fritter

Wow! Yum! So amazing! The line stretched 4 stores down, but the wait was totally worth it. Friends and families all over the place enjoying their drinks and crazy good donuts. A bunch of folks tailgating in the parking lot. Such a great energy - they’re just killing it. Love it. New regular customer. See you guys next time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Maple Bacon Donut, Blackberry Fritter Vanilla Bean Raised Donut Coffee Cake Cake Donut, Doughnut

I went here after seeing their segment on the news. I had to try their gluten free donut, as im gluten sensitive. It was pretty good! But not as good as their regular donuts, I must say. I got the chocolate GF donut. It was pretty dense, not quite fluffy and airy like a regular donut is. Kinda cake-like. It almost had texture like it was under-baked? But maybe thats just how it is.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The donuts are to die for. The fillings taste home made

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I come here every time I visit Orange County. I love the donuts, service, and overall experience every time I come here. Highly recommend them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5