Tastee King Donuts — Restaurant in Athens

Perfect spot to stop on your way back to Alabama and grab a victorious treat! Or anyone else looking for a good donut 🍩 😋

On our way to AL , we were suddenly come over by a great need for donuts. And just like that Tastee appeared..

Ok, an exaggeration of events, but we will be adding them to our stop list for our next trip. Just in case. Oh they have sandwiches and drinks as well.

Bavarian Cream: Sweet but not too sweet. More like vanilla custard.

Bear Claw: Surprised by the apples. I am used to them being cinnamon rolls in a fancy package. So the apple was a delicious surprise.

Pumpkin Pie: on a donut... nuff said!

Pros: Convenient to the interstate, delicious donuts, friendly owner, they offer breakfast sandwiches

Cons: They don't stay...

I'm new to the area. I've gone into this place twice. First time was 11am and the donut variety was definitely picked over. Understandably since I went late in the morning. I still got 4 donuts and they were amazing. The second time I went was 10am and they had 15 donuts to choose from. I said I would like 6 please. The two women didn't speak very good English but what I could understand was they didn't have 6 donuts to give me. I don't know why I couldn't get some of the 15 that were left. If those donuts are for a pre-order then put a sign on them sold or put them in the back. I walked out very frustrated...

First time there, ordered the sausage gravy & biscuit and a white chocolate Carmel coffee. They didn't have any biscuits so I asked for a croissant instead. Came to $6 and change, don't remember the exact amount and didn't get a receipt. When I got home, I took a sip of coffee...Ummmmm well it was super thick and really sweet, no. The gravy was ok, not a big portion but enough. The best part was the croissant, it was huge, buttery and soft. Oh! And they gave me a strawberry glazed donut...now THAT was good! Next time I'm going to stick with donuts and regular coffee or maybe try a...