Cruel Donuts
35 Laurie Meadows Dr, San Mateo
(650) 315-2460
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Egg and Cheese
Oat Milk Latte
Apple Fritters
Cake Donuts
Doughnut
Appetizers
A1. Crispy Imperial Roll
Cha Gio. 3 fried egg rolls stuffed with taro, pork, shrimp, carrot, and clear noodle. Served with fish sauce on the side.
Steamed Pork Bun
3 pieces. Char siu bao.
Steamed Pork Bun
4 pieces. Char Siu Bao.
A2. Crispy Vegetarian Imperial Roll
Cha gio chay.
3 fried egg rolls stuffed with taro, tofu, carrot, clear noodle & vegetarian meat. Served with fish sauce on the side.
A3. Fresh Spring Rolls
2 big rolls. Served with peanut sauce on the side. Rice vermicelli, lettuce, bean sprout and mint leaves rolled in soft rice paper with the following choices.
A4. Potsticker
4 pieces. Banh xep chien.
Salad
G1. Vegetarian Tofu Salad
Goi dau hu. Fish sauce dressing or vegetarian dressing. Topped with roasted crushed peanuts.
G2. Chicken Cabbage Salad
Goi ga.
Topped with roasted crushed peanuts.
G4. Green Papaya Shrimp Salad
Goi du du tom.
Topped with roasted crushed peanuts.
G5. Green Papaya Chicken Salad
Goi du du ga.
Topped with roasted crushed peanuts.
G6. Green Papaya Tofu Salad
Goi du du dau hu.
Fish sauce dressing or vegetarian dressing. Topped with roasted crushed peanuts.
Rice
R9. Small Box of White Rice
Com trang.
R11. Small Box of Brown Rice
Beef Noodle Soup
P1. Special Combo Rice Noodle Soup
Pho xe lua.
Rare steak, well-done, tripe, tendon& beef balls.
Beef Broth Only
No Meat Noodle Soup (Beef Broth)
P2. Combo Rice Noodle Soup
Pho dac biet.
Rare steak, well-done, tripe, tendon, but no beef balls.
P3. Rare Steak, Tendon and Tripe Noodle Soup
Pho tai gan sach.
P4. Rare Steak Noodle Soup
Pho t ai.
P5. Well-Done Beef Rice Noodle Soup
Pho chin.
P6. Rare Steak & Well-Done Beef
Pho tai chin.
P7. Rare Steak & Beef Balls
Pho tai bo vien.
P8. Rare Steak & Beef Tendon
Pho tai gan.
P9. Rare Steak & Beef Tripe
Pho tai sach.
P10. Well-Done Beef & Beef Balls
Pho chin bo vien.
P11. Beef Tendon & Beef Balls
Pho gan bo vien.
P12. Beef Tripe & Beef Balls
Pho sach bo vien.
P13. Beef Ball Noodle Soup
Pho bo vien.
P14. Beef Tendon & Beef Tripe
Pho gan sach.
Chicken Noodle Soup
C1. Chicken Rice Noodle Soup
Pho ga.
No Meat Noodle Soup Chicken Broth.
Chicken Broth Only
No meat or no noodle.
C2. BBQ Chicken Rice Noodle Soup
Pho ga nuong.
Vermicelli Noodle Soup
V2. Coconut Yellow Curry Chicken Vermicelli Noodle Soup
V3. Coconut Yellow Curry Tofu Vermicelli Noodle Soup
V4. Coconut Yellow Curry Shrimp Vermicelli Noodle Soup
V5. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Chicken Vermicelli Noodle Soup
Medium spicy.
V6. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Tofu Vermicelli Noodle Soup
Medium spicy.
V7. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Shrimp Vermicelli Noodle Soup
Medium spicy.
Other Noodle Soup
H1. Carrot Beef Stew Noodle Soup
Pho, hu tieu, mi bo kho.
H2. Shrimp Noodle Soup
Pho, hu tieu, mi tom.
H3. Seafood Noodle Soup
Pho, hu tieu, mi hai san.
Served with shrimp, fish ball and calamari.
H4. Vegetable & Tofu Noodle Soup
Pho, hu tieu, mi chay.
Choice of vegetarian, chicken or beef broth.
H5. Shrimp and Pork Wonton Noodle Soup
Pho, hu tieu, mi hoanh thanh.
H7. Thai Tom Yum Chicken Noodle Soup
Thai style spicy & sour noodle soup.
H8. Thai Tom Yum Tofu Noodle Soup
Thai style spicy & sour noodle soup.
H9. Thai Tom Yum Shrimp Noodle Soup
Thai style spicy & sour noodle soup.
H6. Thai Tom Yum Seafood Noodle Soup
Thai style spicy & sour noodle soup.
H10. Thai Coconut Milk Noodle Soup with Chicken (Tom Kha)
H11. Thai Coconut Milk Noodle Soup with Shrimp (Tom Kha)
H12. Thai Coconut Milk Noodle Soup with Seafood (Tom Kha)
H13. Thai Coconut Milk Noodle Soup with Tofu (Tom Kha)
Stir-fried Noodle
S3. Fried Tofu Garlic Noodle
Mi toi xao dau hu.
Topped with Parmesan cheese.
S6. BBQ Shrimp Garlic Noodle
Mi toi xao tom nuong.
Topped with Parmesan cheese
S8. Plain Garlic Noodle
No meat. Mi toi.
Topped with Parmesan cheese.
S10. Vegetable Chow Mein
Mi xao chay.
S11. Chicken Chow Mein
MI XAO GA.
S12. Shrimp Chow Mein
Mi xao tom.
Cold Rice Vermicelli Noodle
B1. Imperial Roll
Bun cha gio.
B2. Vegetarian Imperial Roll
Bun cha gio chay.
Fish sauce or vegetarian fish sauce.
B3. Tofu Rice Vermicelli Noodle
Bun dau hu chien.
Fish sauce or vegetarian fish sauce.
B4. BBQ Pork Rice Vermicelli Noodle
Thit nuong. Bun.
B5. BBQ Chicken Rice Vermicelli Noodle
Bun ga ngu vi huong.
B6. BBQ Beef Rice Vermicelli Noodle
Bun bo nuong.
B7. BBQ Shrimp Rice Vermicelli Noodle
Bun tom nuong.
Rice Plate
RP1. BBQ Chicken Rice Plate
Com ga nuong.
RP4. BBQ Pork Chop Rice Plate
Com suon nuong.
RP5. BBQ Shrimp Rice Plate
Com tom nuong.
RP20. Carrot Beef Stew Rice Plate
Com bo kho.
RP21. Coconut Yellow Curry Chicken Rice Plate
RP22. Coconut Yellow Curry Tofu Rice Plate
RP23. Coconut Yellow Curry Shrimp Rice Plate
RP24. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Chicken Rice Plate
Medium spicy.
RP25. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Tofu Rice Plate
Medium spicy.
RP26. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Shrimp Rice Plate
Medium spicy.
RP27. Shaken Cube Beef Rice Plate
Com bo luc lac.
Entrees
E1. BBQ Chicken
Ga nuong.
E3. BBQ Pork Chop
Suon nuong.
E5. BBQ Shrimp
Tom nuong.
E20. Carrot Beef Stew
Bo kho.
E21. Coconut Yellow Curry Chicken
E22. Coconut Yellow Curry Tofu
E23. Coconut Yellow Curry Shrimp
E24. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Chicken
Medium Spicy.
E25. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Tofu
Medium Spicy.
E26. Thai Basil Coconut Red Curry Shrimp
Medium Spicy.
E27. Shaken Cube Beef
Bo luc lac.
Breads
F1. BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Banh mi sandwich ga nuong.
F2. BBQ Pork Sandwich
Banh mi sandwich thit nuong.
F4. Tofu Sandwich
Banh mi chay.
Pate spread is meat liver. Please let us know if pate is okay with you or no pate.
F6. Carrot Beef Stew with French Bread
Banh mi bo kho.
F7. Curry Chicken with French Bread
Banh mi ca ri ga.
F3. Ham and Egg sandwich
Dessert
K1. Black Sticky Rice Paste with Taro and Coconut Milk
Nuoc dua khoai mon nep than.
Served warm or chilled. Coconut milk on the side.
Drink
NA1. Vietnamese Ice Coffee
Ca Phe Sua Da.
NA2. Thai Ice Tea
Tra thai.
NA3. Fresh Coconut
Nuoc dua tuoi.
NA4. Apple Juice
NA5. Canned Soda
Nuoc ngot. Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite.
NA7. Bottled Water
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Recent Reviews
These may have been the best donuts I have ever had. An elevated experience, quality ingredients, perfectly balanced (if one can say these things about donuts), yet familiar. Very good coffee. And kind, sweet staff. Thank you 🙏
March 2025
Okay. Finally an amazing handcrafted quality donut shop in San Carlos. We've been well standing strong with Chuck's Donuts but it never crossed into the "special" category. Cruel Donuts seems to have sprung out of nowhere, located in a less-traveled stripmall away from El Camino. Regardless, Cruel is a gift to this city.
Let's first benchmark it with the glazed. Absolutely soft and fluffy and is nearly as good as Stan's (which is...
Let's first benchmark it with the glazed. Absolutely soft and fluffy and is nearly as good as Stan's (which is...
March 2025
Inside a strip mall behind a gas station next to Good Samaritan homeless shelter lies Cruel Donuts. Eating a chocolate raised donut while standing in the warm morning sun is a piece of happiness. I like their calamansi (a type of Filipino citrus) donut and apple fritters (really good!) and the many types of mochi donuts. Overall super yummy place!
July 2024
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