Queen Donut — Restaurant in Houston

A millennia ago, baking donuts was my first job out of college. In my 3 month career, I sampled the product, quality control and all. I learned that a raised donut more than 3 hours from the fat changes texture and mouth feel. I try to stop for them in the morning before 10. I happened on Queen donuts for the first time as I drove by at lunch time. I sampled the basic glazed which was a light tan in color showing that it had been cooked quickly and had been exposed to the fat as little as possible so not heavy or greasy. The glaze was even, clear and shiny. It appeared to be less than 3-hour-from-the-fat fresh. I bit in and was rewarded with a mouth of delicate flavor encased in lighter-than-air shell. Eureka! I have discovered the best donut in Houston. At 1pm, no less. There are good donuts to be found in the Montrose, where I live, and decent ones around town, but Queens is the only place to find an...

Born and raised in Houston and have always loved Shipleys. I went to one about a week ago, got 2 donuts and 1 kolache, just sausage and cheese. Cheese was runny, poor quality sausage and stale bread. Didn't finish it. They've gone down hill unfortunately. I was kinda heartbroken lol. On the opposite end of the spectrum you have Queen Donut. I live very close and have been numerous times. They always offer to warm up your kolache. Better quality ingredients, you can just taste it, trust me. Small shop, and so staff have to be quick to get people in and out. Only about 2 to 3 staff there at a time but they are always on top of their stuff. They prioritize speed for sure, but are still...

UPDATE: Things have improved since my last visit last year. It looks like new ownership again. But I recently visited on Saturday Feb 8, 2025 and the donuts were as delicious as my prior visits there over the past 10 years. They changed the recipe to be like the original.

This used to be my favorite donut place. They used to be so good. But my last 3 visits have been very disappointing. The donuts were dry and stale. I usually try to catch them when the donuts are hot but there isn't a consistent time to do so. I've just been disappointed lately. Driving from Katy to this place to be disappointed. Time to find a...