Phatso's Bakery — Restaurant in Chester

I’ve known the Phatso’s name and their reputation for years. But today was my first time there. And I’ll cut right to it.

I have now sampled the button holes, the glazed and jelly donuts, and some of the sweet potato pie.

Why the hell did I wait this long?

I’ll just give you my exact quote while tasting the button hole for the first time in their shop:

“MMMMM… to hell with Krispy Kreme!”

And my wife’s exact words when i brought them home… “We are never going to Dunkin Donuts again!”

My favorite donuts in the Philly area in recent years have been Beiler’s in Reading Terminal. These are right there with them. I’m calling it a tie overall.

But the glazed donuts might be better than anything Beiler’s has if that makes sense. They make Krispy Kreme look like a two day old Wawa donut. Lawd have mercy!

Get there early and don’t expect them to have everything you want. They’re small and they get sold out fast. But get whatever you can when you’re there and just love it.

As I was writing this I also took a bite of the Boston Cream donut. My wife and I agree. It’s not too sweet which is actually perfect. They seem to know just how much sweetness works here. They’re smart.

I won’t wait years to go back...

The kindest folks with the most delicious donuts in all of Delco! Rick and Kim along with the rest of the staff are all so genuinely kind! We ordered 150+ donuts in 7 different flavors for our wedding and they were a hit! Let me premise by saying, we tried so many donuts from all over the place. We nearly gave up and were sugared-out of trying so many, but we did one more and IT WAS WORTH IT! So fluffy, and flavorful without being overly sweet! These are THE BEST around! They also made our cutting cake, it was simple and beautiful and delicious! Also these donuts were made to last! We were lucky enough to have some leftovers to bring home with us and they lasted us the entire week! Didn't turn into door stops after just a day, a little stale, but popped in the microwave for 15 seconds and it was like brand new. Hubby was saddened he didn't get to try all the ones we picked, especially his favorite Boston cream--they were the first to disappear-- we will definitely be...

Donuts are fresh and taste good. They seemingly changed the hours to stay open an extra 2 or 3 hours later. But the donuts are very overpriced and that is something no one is mentioning! I bought a glazed and a coffee roll and it came to over $5. And they were the same size you would get at Giants and Shoprite. It is a Black owned business but they are almost pushing younger customers from coming back due to how overpriced they are. Donuts should be no more than a $1 and Coffee Roll should be no more than $2. The businesses need to realize the stuff they don't sale is money and food wasted. I would have purchased more if they weren't so expensive for what...