Echo Park Donut — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Don't expect to be able to score any kind of smoothie or play lotto 30mins before closing. Really wanted a strawberry/banana smoothie and a scratcher at 8:30pm, but was denied due to the fact that the young lady behind the counter had "shut everything down already." Flabbergasted that 5 or 6 paisas were just sitting at the tables inside with nothing to eat or drink in front of them. A happenning spot indeed. Crossed the street to a mini-mart and bought my scratcher over there instead and won $15 on a two dollar ticket. 4 stars for the doughnut shop because of this...

Such a great, mom & pop community donut shop! There's a crew of older people hanging out here every day, which is an immediate clue it's a quality place. The donuts are also delightful: lightly crispy, with good flavor, without being dry. If I want a regular old cake donut (plain sugar glazed, cinnamon, and blueberry are all good; can't imagine any are bad) I will hit this place up before anywhere else. They open at 4:30am so you can roll in for hot'n'fresh selections after graveyard or before...

Some of the best textures for a cinnamon roll and apple fritter. But the taste was just a little off, nothing bad. The cinnamon roll started a little bit too floury and ended with too much cinnamon. The apple fritter bottom tasted dry or burnt and the top was a little over frosted but together neither were too strong. We also got a ham and cheese croissant, the plus is this had a big thick slice of ham, the minus is that the ham looked purple...