Mass Hole Donuts — Restaurant in Boston

Mass Hole Donuts has a store in Somerville, but there is currently a pop-up at The Current in Seaport. The outside features the eye-catching bear logo, and the inside has interesting decor all around, including a donut wall of fame and merch for sale. There were a few people working in the small store, and they were all friendly. I got initiated with a shot of chocolate sprinkles. I didn't think there could be a difference across sprinkles, but these were surprisingly better than all of the sprinkles that I've had up until now. I also got to sample the Pride donut, which sold me on buying a box of the six current flavors of the week. The box only cost $14, which is a great deal considering these donuts are much larger than than the Dunkin' munchkins that I am used to and are higher quality.

I enjoyed all of the donuts but in order of most to least favorite if I had to rank them: Mama's Lil' Mass Hole: I loved the nutty flavor of the poppy seed donut (kind of like roasted sesame). Pride: They nailed the milk taste with the cream cheese frosting, so this tasted just like the Fruity Pebbles cereal. Pink Papi Lemonade: This was also a poppy seed donut, so I enjoyed this for the same reason I enjoyed Mama's Lil' Mass Hole. However, I also liked how it was true to its name with a strong lemon flavor. Davoll's Butter Pecan Bliss: I didn't love the pecan topping; I think candied pecans would have tasted better. However, the butterscotch filling was a delicious surprise. Cayennis-Port: I thought I would have liked this one the most because I like spicy, but I found the spicy and chocolate flavors too muted. It kind of tasted like a dry brownie. I liked the caramel crunch pearls, though. Johnny Appleseed: This tasted like a classic apple cider donut. Although good, I am ranking it last because it is the least creative of the six.

In addition to the tasty donuts, I feel like the branding for Mass Hole Donuts is on point, everything from the packaging with the QR code to the store and website design. I care more about the food since that is what I will remember at the end of the day, but good branding is like the cherry on top.

Can't wait to try more flavors, hopefully one with the...

I really like the concept of Mass Hole Donuts, but unfortunately for my parents and I, we definitely felt let down. For a business that attempts to elevate a donut hole, their flavors don’t hit the mark. They have super creative names and descriptions (with pictures!), but each donut hole we tried was lacking. The flavors for this week were: Mama’s Lil’ Mass Hole, Johnny Appleseed, The Big Dig, Blueberry Hills Reservation, Strawberry Fields for Everett, and The Wicked Pissah Pistachio.

The Johnny Appleseed was our collective favorite because it was a great tasting apple cider donut hole. Of these six, I would go back only for that one and they only sell them here in the Seaport on Mondays! The Strawberry and Blueberry were good too, but didn’t have a strong taste, especially compared to similar donuts I’ve had at other places in the past. The last one I’ll describe is The Big Dig which was our least favorite. We were hoping for a decadent chocolate, but we thought it might have been overcooked because of how bland it was. That brought the review down to a 3 for me.

The folks at the pop up were super friendly, informative, and passionate about the product which led to a positive buying experience.

Perhaps the donut holes are better at the original location in Somerville, but otherwise, I’ll prefer sticking to my...

TL;DR: Pop-up review; staff was so friendly and fun; Donuts were disappointing

Saw this place while walking around the city and decided to pop in. This was a pop-up location where they only had pre-set boxes of assorted donut holes. They have brioche and poppy seed base donuts.

The staff was really nice and friendly, and the sample of sprinkles they gave us were very yummy. The donut holes, unfortunately, were very disappointing. The donuts were either extremely dense, flavorless, or dry.

I love the concept, but I think if you're looking for that donut craving to be fulfilled, I'd...