Corner lot, drive through, plenty of parking. The girl at the counter was super nice and helpful. The doughnuts oh man they are amazing definitely the best I've had. Crispy on the cake ones with the perfect glaze ratio. The lighter ones are airy. The dough on every one I got taste sooooo good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Donut, Dozen Doughnuts, Bavarian Cream, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Benjamin Palafox
First time to the donut shop today. Best donuts around! QUALITY, SIZE AND TASTE. Fluffy but not greasy. Will go back again soon! Great job Pao and Family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca Meikle
Great service, excellent prices, and fresh products! Unfortunately, exhaust from vehicles in the drive-thru makes its way inside the building.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bavarian Cream, Chocolate Bar, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Terrence H
Fresh donuts and a good variety of many traditional options.Be prepared as they are cash only.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Bar, Half Dozen Donuts, Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Bavarian Cream, Plain Cake, Raspberry Filled, Double Chocolate Cake, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Gavin Hoel
Staff is extremely friendly and donuts are good. Cash only.
Today was my first trip to Pao’s. It was very nostalgic being in the shop itself as this used to be a DD when I was a kid. Please note - this store is cash only. It is clearly posted in several places.We walked in and had no wait. We arrived about mid afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at the selection still available. We purchased a dozen doughnuts. We tried the lemon filled, raspberry filled, chocolate cream filled, glazed, and chocolate bar. All were amazing! I also noticed that they have a chocolate honey dipped one - just like when I was a kid!! We will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Boston Crème Donut
Erica Shriner
Finally leaving a much needed and earned review!! Let's just say im a cake donut snob and this place leaves me and any guests i bring, literally speechless!!! They have an unmatched level of quality and care and love that go into these babies!! You can taste the love in every bite. I drive out from bremerton for these when there are a ton of other options much closer but once you have these nothing else will do! ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Plain Cake, Box of Doughnuts, French Cruller, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Scones
Maddie Pattin
Tacoma's finest - I've been coming here since childhood and it's still one of my favorite places. Cash only and the blueberry fritter is what dreams are made of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boston Crème Donut
Kevin Hamilton
Always fresh doughnuts awesome staff. If they don't have what I want I place a order and come back and pickup amazing fresh doughnuts. This place is the best around . Not fancy doughnuts but amazing taste and so fluffy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Dozen Donut Holes, Raspberry Scone, Cinnamon Twist, French Cruller, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Scones, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Allie B.
Our favorite donut shop always fresh and their donuts are pretty big. Love the buttermilk bars! The staff is so nice and don't rush you through your order even when it's busy. Love this place will continue going
BEST CLASSIC DONUTS IN TACOMA!!! Just make sure to bring cash, and get there earlier in the day. 100% worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Donut Holes, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut
Kacey Ashby
BEST Donuts EVER!!! Always fresh & delish!! They are JOY in your mouth!! Better get a few.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Donut, Scones, Apple Fritter
jo “Wicked white evo8”
Best donuts in Tacoma nothing supper fancy or off the wall just normal delicious donuts! These donuts our more on the cakey side than the supper greasy melty donuts. ( Although the original glazed still melts in your mouth) great prices CASH only and can you blame em??? If you haven't tried their maple bar YOUR missing out! Family owned since the beginning very nice people!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Half Dozen Donuts, Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen Donut Holes, Box of Doughnuts, Apple Fritter
Dodie Huff
The best donuts you can ask for. Even on the next dayParking: A whole parking lot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut
Sean Wood
Best donuts in Tacoma. Sure, you can spend $3-5 on some colorful, sprinkle covered, bacon or other weird topping donut at some fancy place, but you can't beat $1.50 donuts and the great service at Pao's. Bring cash!
Corner lot, drive through, plenty of parking. The girl at the counter was super nice and helpful. The doughnuts oh man they are amazing definitely the best I've had. Crispy on the cake ones with the perfect glaze ratio. The lighter ones are airy. The dough on every one I got taste sooooo good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Donut, Dozen Doughnuts, Bavarian Cream, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
First time to the donut shop today. Best donuts around! QUALITY, SIZE AND TASTE. Fluffy but not greasy. Will go back again soon! Great job Pao and Family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service, excellent prices, and fresh products! Unfortunately, exhaust from vehicles in the drive-thru makes its way inside the building.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bavarian Cream, Chocolate Bar, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Fresh donuts and a good variety of many traditional options.Be prepared as they are cash only.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Bar, Half Dozen Donuts, Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Bavarian Cream, Plain Cake, Raspberry Filled, Double Chocolate Cake, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Staff is extremely friendly and donuts are good. Cash only.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donut Holes, Raspberry Scone, Scones
Today was my first trip to Pao’s. It was very nostalgic being in the shop itself as this used to be a DD when I was a kid. Please note - this store is cash only. It is clearly posted in several places.We walked in and had no wait. We arrived about mid afternoon and were pleasantly surprised at the selection still available. We purchased a dozen doughnuts. We tried the lemon filled, raspberry filled, chocolate cream filled, glazed, and chocolate bar. All were amazing! I also noticed that they have a chocolate honey dipped one - just like when I was a kid!! We will be back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Boston Crème Donut
Finally leaving a much needed and earned review!! Let's just say im a cake donut snob and this place leaves me and any guests i bring, literally speechless!!! They have an unmatched level of quality and care and love that go into these babies!! You can taste the love in every bite. I drive out from bremerton for these when there are a ton of other options much closer but once you have these nothing else will do! ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Plain Cake, Box of Doughnuts, French Cruller, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Scones
Tacoma's finest - I've been coming here since childhood and it's still one of my favorite places. Cash only and the blueberry fritter is what dreams are made of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boston Crème Donut
Always fresh doughnuts awesome staff. If they don't have what I want I place a order and come back and pickup amazing fresh doughnuts. This place is the best around . Not fancy doughnuts but amazing taste and so fluffy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Dozen Donut Holes, Raspberry Scone, Cinnamon Twist, French Cruller, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Scones, Apple Fritter, Boston Crème Donut
Our favorite donut shop always fresh and their donuts are pretty big. Love the buttermilk bars! The staff is so nice and don't rush you through your order even when it's busy. Love this place will continue going
Restaurantji Recommends
BEST CLASSIC DONUTS IN TACOMA!!! Just make sure to bring cash, and get there earlier in the day. 100% worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Donut Holes, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut
BEST Donuts EVER!!! Always fresh & delish!! They are JOY in your mouth!! Better get a few.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coconut Donut, Scones, Apple Fritter
Best donuts in Tacoma nothing supper fancy or off the wall just normal delicious donuts! These donuts our more on the cakey side than the supper greasy melty donuts. ( Although the original glazed still melts in your mouth) great prices CASH only and can you blame em??? If you haven't tried their maple bar YOUR missing out! Family owned since the beginning very nice people!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Half Dozen Donuts, Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen Donut Holes, Box of Doughnuts, Apple Fritter
The best donuts you can ask for. Even on the next dayParking: A whole parking lot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dozen Doughnuts, Dozen of Assorted Donuts, Box of Doughnuts, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut
Best donuts in Tacoma. Sure, you can spend $3-5 on some colorful, sprinkle covered, bacon or other weird topping donut at some fancy place, but you can't beat $1.50 donuts and the great service at Pao's. Bring cash!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Half Dozen Donuts, Plain Cake, Cinnamon Twist, Custard Filled Chocolate Donut, Boston Crème Donut