Southern Maid Donuts — Restaurant in Odessa

I called to ask if they carried a certain product to which they said they did. I responded that I would be there in a minute to pick up said product. Parking lot only fits a MAXIMUM of 4 vehicles (I was the 4th vehicle and had to park sideways obscuring the view of the people exiting the drive thru. When I arrived, the door said "window only", which I assume now is some sort of way of saying "drive thru only." I'm thinking "okay, so their dining area is closed, I'll just head to the drive thru." When i get their (i had to go through a back alley because the lot is so poorly designed), i found there were no less then 10-12 vehicles in line! Assuming it takes 1-2 minutes to prepare each order, that would be a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 25 minutes to get 2 donuts! NO THANK YOU! I went to jack and jill- no line and got to...

I don’t know what you all did differently, let just say the donuts aren’t the same! I have enjoyed SM almost all my life . They were a little greasy, the glazed donuts looked like they had sat in the oil. They definitely weren’t glazed! maybe glazed with oil. So sad that whoever made these donuts on Friday morning.10/25/2024 about 12:30 p.m. dozen donuts and 2 apple rolls. Even my husband asked if they were glazed and he was told they were, well they weren’t. if you changed recipe I suggest you go back to your old recipe. If you changed cooks you train the cook a little more. There are too many donut shops in Odessa so it’s easy to...

I love this place and it’s always busy for a good reason. The donuts are so good and the service is always great. I even went in to pick up 16 dozen donuts and they were so amazing and able to fill my order. I don’t plan on doing that again without an order request. I feel like everyone I know here loves Southern Maid and the green box is iconic. My son’s favorite donut is the red cherry one and their donut holes. They only take cash, by their prices are great. They also offer drinks like milk, chocolate milk, juice and water. If you’re getting donuts for a group or co workers or even just yourself, this is the...