Guru Donuts — Restaurant in Boise

It has been forever since I have had a donut from Guru. I don't think I have been in since the remodel. Guru was a hit at my wedding! Instead of cake I had a variety of donuts. Everyone couldn't get enough of them.

It was later in the afternoon when I stopped in. I was in the area. I wanted a sweet treat so it was only common sense to come in. Since it was later in the afternoon, there were still a couple donut options available but not a lot. A couple sprinkled donuts, chocolate glazed rounds, chocolate bars and some coconut ones. Honestly, they all still looked hella good. I snagged a small chocolate glazed donut. It had fun sprinkles on top.

The shop was getting ready to close in about 30. I sat at the window and smashed out my donut. I'm sure it was made this morning but it was still soft. It tasted so good! I probably could have had a couple more but I only needed one. I don't remember the donuts being as small as they are. This donut was pretty small but the ones I've had in the past seemed bigger. It has been a while since I have been in so I could be wrong.

Eating that donut today brought me back to my wedding day. I can vividly remember how excited everyone was grabbing a donut from the "cake" table. It's amazing how something as simple as a donut could make someone relive some of their best memories. I'm happy I stopped in today. It was a great way to add a little...

We drove out to Boise today because we saw they had a gluten free donut selection. I have celiac disease and so we made it a fun family trip. I also have a dairy allergy, but there is nowhere to read ingredients. There was one vegan option, but I didn’t need vegan just gf/df which left “the impossible” out of a big selection. My family was able to enjoy the regular donuts, they said they were good. But the gal was hesitant to even try to call management to figure out where Ingredients were for the gf selection. She then called and was like “yeah I guess they all have dairy” She seemed so annoyed when we wanted to eat in store, given they close at 4 and we were there shortly after 3. The impossible donut was hard as a rock, I had to use two hands just to break it in half. And it was flavorless. I ate a bite and found it Super disappointing. I was so excited, TikTok seemed to pump it up for GF community, but this was a huge bummer.

You can see in the picture how hard I’m squeezing it and it doesn’t even bend. Is...

This current experience was a bit off to me. We came in as a family on December 31st, and the staff was uninterested in greeting us. It was our first time here, and we were excited to do something before our New Years party. I really enjoy donuts and coffee. It just wasn't the day for it. Staff were on their phones and eating near the cash register. Actions like this make a customer feel unwanted and have a lack of professionalism. Coffee also wasn't the best; I didn't bother taking more than a couple of sips to wash the donut down. Espresso tasted burnt instead of smooth. Now, being a donut shop, I'll say they are good, better than most typical donut shops. We had the "Hot Mess" and "Alice in Wonderland " donuts, which were soft, and raspberry filled donuts with actual raspberry puree are the yummiest! Maybe it was just the day (I repeat this because customer service does affect the way you taste the food). But I am willing to come back and give it another try...