Bascom Donuts
Donut · San Jose
About Bascom Donuts
Bascom Donuts, located in San Jose, is your go-to spot for a delicious breakfast and quick visit. We offer both takeout and dine-in options. We proudly serve coffee and a variety of donuts, earning a 4.6-star rating from over 220 reviews. We accept credit, debit, and NFC mobile payments for your con...
Bascom Donuts, located in San Jose, is your go-to spot for a delicious breakfast and quick visit. We offer both takeout and dine-in options. We proudly serve coffee and a variety of donuts, earning a 4.6-star rating from over 220 reviews. We accept credit, debit, and NFC mobile payments for your convenience. Our location is wheelchair accessible, with both accessible parking and entrance. We are open seven days a week, with slightly adjusted hours on the weekends. Enjoy free parking during your visit!
What Customers Say About Bascom Donuts
Bascom Donuts is a beloved local spot known for fresh, generously topped donuts, especially the cake donuts. Customers rave about the friendly staff who often give free donut holes. The shop offers great value, but the strong Pine-Sol odor was a concern for one reviewer.
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Tip: Arrive early for the freshest donuts and a wide selection. They often give free donut holes with purchases.
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Bascom Donuts San Jose Reviews
My fam has been coming here for years! Donuts are always fresh, great coffee, sandwiches are yummy! I always get #1. The ladies are really nice too!
I have been coming here for at least 4 years. I bring donuts to my crew every Friday. The staff is very nice and the donuts are always fresh and yummy! Thanks guys!
This is your standard donut shop and you can't go wrong. - Wonderful, warm and caring owners - Big yummy donuts - Delicious breakfast sandwiches - Strong coffee Don't think, just go, and wake up right.
This is a local favorite family owned business. They make great doughnuts and even better breakfast croissant egg sandwiches. Be sure to get there early because the croissants sell out.
I heard from a buddy it was the best doughnut shop in the area (he's a bit of a connoisseur) and I totally agree. It's our go-to now when we want doughnuts.
Great donuts and friendly staff. Go early for the choice of donuts.
A nice little hole in the wall donut place with the tastiest donuts and pastries in our area. Super nice people behind the counter, very COVID safe too. Always awesome. 🥰🍩
Best and freshest donuts in town! Super friendly staff. Luckily they close early. If they didn't, I'd be there for dinner!
Everyone is so friendly and welcoming, and the donuts are so fresh, fluffy, and tasty! Wonderful hole-in-the-wall place. And the price is right, too!
This 0lace is really quick and the staff is always super friendly. They know all of us from the neighborhood and the donuts are fresh and coffee, delicious!
Donuts were soft, fluffy and inexpensive. Reminds me of the old Winchells donuts I ate as a kid. Would come back again.
Incredible selection of all the classic donuts plus sandwiches and very friendly service. A+
I love the donuts here and they always add an extra something at no cost (usually something I haven't tried). Cashiers are always super friendly!
Everything there was fresh even the shakes and smoothies and we had no complaints about our shakes or are coffee unlike McDonald's or Jack n box's come check out the Donut Shop.
Bascom Donuts is an incredible, family-owned donut shop. Not only is the quality of sweets delicious, the service is great and everyone that works there is very friendly.
First time coming here and it's great to be honest donuts were good even better then yum yum donuts if you ask me staff was friendly
Excellent place to have breakfast, their sandwiches and donuts are delicious and the lady in front is really nice and kind.
Great donuts!! Excellent customer service.
I like this donut shop. Donuts and all pastries are very fresh as they are made there on site. The sandwiches are also very good.
Well to see that you're reading this review tells me you're not a regular Nor from the area; the best case scenario would be your new to the area, (can you see where I'm going with this?) So the obvious consistency in quality and delivery is definitely their/there (both forms fit) daily, Pam is the best you will know who she is without even knowing. She is great and is the cornerstone for 60-70% that have a regular routine as a patron here.
Crazy good! I stopped by very early this morning and had coffee, a maple bar, and two glazed donuts. Cambodian bakeries are the best -- make no mistake about it !
One of the few hometowns, small business owners, and American (it's a creed) donut shop still left standing! Fresh, wide selection, welcoming and appreciative for your business patronage.
Incredibly friendly staff and always a great experience. Donuts are fantastic and they always give a few donuts holes on the house. All around a great little place that is a welcome part of my weekend morning schedule!
The staff were extremely friendly and lovely, the donuts were just as good. Easily top 3 donut places in the Bay Area that I’ve been to (I’ve been to quite a few places too)
Service is amazing, people are great and donuts are out of the World. They also have breakfast and coffee. Closes at 2 pm so can’t get late afternoon donuts ;-)
BEST donut shop around. Brandon and his wife are great people who work hard everyday. I love tbis donut shop and have been going to Bascom donut for years. Ive taken my kids there since they were little. 2 are now adults and stop to get their breakfast croissant and donuts whenever they're around before going to work in the morning. Make sure we stopped at least once a week to get our favorite donuts and breakfast croissants. Everyone there makes you feel welcome and are always happy to see you.
One of the best donut shops I have ever been to. Their donuts are top tier and they have a wide variety to choose from. I have visited this shop at different times of day and it is always clean. The ladies that work here are always so pleasant and never skimp with the extra donut holes. I recommend this place to everyone. Although I only come for treats once in a while, I always look forward to it.
We stopped by here to grab some donuts and breakfast sandwiches. We got custard filled chocolate glazed donut, raspberry jelly donut, roasted beef sandwich, and turkey and egg sandwich. The lady working the counter was very friendly and nice. She gave us free glazed donut. The donuts and croissant were very delicious… right amount of sweetness and good texture. The place itself is quite run down with old faded exterior and interior. So good place for takeout.
Still has that old charm! Probably the best selection of donuts in San Jose I have seen. Cake donuts are fluffy on the inside a little crispy on the outside just like we like them.
Bascom Ds is like being transported back into a different era where coffee, donuts, and good times prevailed. Among the best twist donuts I've ever had. They threw in hella holes on the side.
Just a classic and delicious donut shop. It reminds me of my favorite shop growing up. The staff is incredibly nice and the dough is absolutely amazing!
I've lived in the San Jose / Campbell / Los Gatos area all my life and I finally tried this place, man oh man have I been missing out!!! Such great food and very reasonably priced! They have a large selection of coffee, a few different breakfast sandwich options, and of course DONUTS!!! It's always busy for a reason, it's fantastic!
We stopped by here to grab some donuts and breakfast sandwiches. We got custard filled chocolate glazed donut, raspberry jelly donut, roasted beef sandwich, and turkey and egg sandwich. The lady working the counter was very friendly and nice. She gave us free glazed donut. The donuts and croissant were very delicious… right amount of sweetness and good texture. The place itself is quite run down with old faded exterior and interior. So good place for takeout.
Still has that old charm! Probably the best selection of donuts in San Jose I have seen. Cake donuts are fluffy on the inside a little crispy on the outside just like we like them.
Bascom Ds is like being transported back into a different era where coffee, donuts, and good times prevailed. Among the best twist donuts I've ever had. They threw in hella holes on the side.
Just a classic and delicious donut shop. It reminds me of my favorite shop growing up. The staff is incredibly nice and the dough is absolutely amazing!
I've lived in the San Jose / Campbell / Los Gatos area all my life and I finally tried this place, man oh man have I been missing out!!! Such great food and very reasonably priced! They have a large selection of coffee, a few different breakfast sandwich options, and of course DONUTS!!! It's always busy for a reason, it's fantastic!
It's my favorite donut shop for years now. The staff are very kind. I gave the atmosphere only three stars, as the place has a strong Pine-Sol odor. Ugh.
Decided to go here to grab some donuts for the family side it has the highest reviews in the area. I wasn't disappointed, we got 3 dozen donut holes at a great price. $2 for a dozen. I wanted the bigger sizes but it was $11 for a dozen which seemed like a bit much. Great glazed donut holes though! Light and fluffy!
If you make it in early enough, this place has some very awesome donuts that are made super fresh. They are generously topped and/or iced, not too greasy. The staff is wonderful, and they always give you a few donut holes to sweeten the deal. The donuts themselves are reasonably priced, and they for sure are the best donuts in the area!
When I visit this place, the service is great along w their croissant sandwiches and the ladies there are very sweet. It was a recommendation from one of my coworkers. And since then I've taken a fond liking to this place. Thank you!
The plain crossaints are the perfect combination of fluffy and crispy. The person at the counter gave me free donut holes with my order. Wonderful way to start a Saturday.
Great donut place. Good value. Get a dozen donut holes for under $4. Some great breakfast sandwiches too! Try #19!
Hidden gem - partner and I love this place. Such low prices for bay area and everyone is so sweet. Our go-to are the roast beef sandwiches, crumb donut, and a sugar donut.
Just moved to this area and stopped by here after a run to grab some breakfast sandwiches, literally so good! The ladies who run this place are very kind and friendly. This will be our go to breakfast spot now, will be coming back often :)
Just got a dozen of doughnuts for my daughter’s “last day of internship” event. Ladies in bascom donuts are j credibly nice, and donuts are incredibly fresh. Highly recommend, in the current day an age combination of price / quality was unmatched!
Amazing local donut shop with charming owners who often give you free donut holes with every purchase. They even tossed in a free large donut for me. I think they want to avoid waste, which is very thoughtful of them. Donut quality is amazing, especially the cake donuts. Everything tastes fresh. I will support this donut place as my go-to whenever I'm in the area!
My son and I bought a dozen of bagels for him to share with his friends at school on his birthday. We arrived at 7:30am and there was a long line, a good sign of the shop’s reputation in the neighborhood. The line moved fast and we were done within 10 minutes. The box cost $14.50, a good deal. He and his friends liked the donuts and finished everything before school started.
Best donuts in the area. We stop most Sundays after church. The ladies are always very generous with the donut holes when our grandson joins us!
I was very charmed by this local donut spot. It is an older establishment (so a little run down which honestly just added to the whole experience for me) but very affordable and clean. Good donuts (very generous raspberry filling), tasty breakfast sandwich, hot diner coffee, the sweetest lady behind the counter, and regulars who were happy to see each other.
Best donuts in the area. We stop most Sundays after church. The ladies are always very generous with the donut holes when our grandson joins us!
When I visit this place, the service is great along w their croissant sandwiches and the ladies there are very sweet. It was a recommendation from one of my coworkers. And since then I've taken a fond liking to this place. Thank you!
The plain crossaints are the perfect combination of fluffy and crispy. The person at the counter gave me free donut holes with my order. Wonderful way to start a Saturday.
Great donut place. Good value. Get a dozen donut holes for under $4. Some great breakfast sandwiches too! Try #19!
I was very charmed by this local donut spot. It is an older establishment (so a little run down which honestly just added to the whole experience for me) but very affordable and clean. Good donuts (very generous raspberry filling), tasty breakfast sandwich, hot diner coffee, the sweetest lady behind the counter, and regulars who were happy to see each other.
Hidden gem - partner and I love this place. Such low prices for bay area and everyone is so sweet. Our go-to are the roast beef sandwiches, crumb donut, and a sugar donut.
Just moved to this area and stopped by here after a run to grab some breakfast sandwiches, literally so good! The ladies who run this place are very kind and friendly. This will be our go to breakfast spot now, will be coming back often :)
Just got a dozen of doughnuts for my daughter’s “last day of internship” event. Ladies in bascom donuts are j credibly nice, and donuts are incredibly fresh. Highly recommend, in the current day an age combination of price / quality was unmatched!
The staff were extremely friendly and lovely, the donuts were just as good. Easily top 3 donut places in the Bay Area that I’ve been to (I’ve been to quite a few places too)
It's my favorite donut shop for years now. The staff are very kind. I gave the atmosphere only three stars, as the place has a strong Pine-Sol odor. Ugh.
Amazing local donut shop with charming owners who often give you free donut holes with every purchase. They even tossed in a free large donut for me. I think they want to avoid waste, which is very thoughtful of them. Donut quality is amazing, especially the cake donuts. Everything tastes fresh. I will support this donut place as my go-to whenever I'm in the area!
My son and I bought a dozen of bagels for him to share with his friends at school on his birthday. We arrived at 7:30am and there was a long line, a good sign of the shop’s reputation in the neighborhood. The line moved fast and we were done within 10 minutes. The box cost $14.50, a good deal. He and his friends liked the donuts and finished everything before school started.
If you make it in early enough, this place has some very awesome donuts that are made super fresh. They are generously topped and/or iced, not too greasy. The staff is wonderful, and they always give you a few donut holes to sweeten the deal. The donuts themselves are reasonably priced, and they for sure are the best donuts in the area!
Decided to go here to grab some donuts for the family side it has the highest reviews in the area. I wasn't disappointed, we got 3 dozen donut holes at a great price. $2 for a dozen. I wanted the bigger sizes but it was $11 for a dozen which seemed like a bit much. Great glazed donut holes though! Light and fluffy!
Good donuts and coffee, always fresh. Kind of an old fashion donut shop you'd see in the 1960's. They also have good sandwiches. They make everything right there on the site.
The best in Cambrian Park. Very nice ladies always gift doughnut holes. Big selection always fresh. Open and closes early.
The jelly donut holes were good, but they forgot my order and had to fill regular donut holes while I waited.
Person making the sandwich was coughing all over it. Went to the back coughed even louder, came out, and finished my sandwich. This was after I paid. I ended up throwing out the sandwich. I also got a Croissant, which had Sand in it. What a waste of money.
My donut tasted liked it was cooked in stale oil. Threw it away after first bite. Gave me a bad taste in my mouth.
My donut tasted liked it was cooked in stale oil. Threw it away after first bite. Gave me a bad taste in my mouth.
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