Donut Drop — Restaurant in Palatine Township

A solid 4 out of 5. The donuts are inexpensive relative to downtown Chicago, but they don't compromise quality. They provide STELLAR VALUE for the quality and size of donuts. My favorites were the glazed buttermilk and apple fritter. Both had good crunch and superb moisture and flavor. The fritter had a well-balanced flavor and had a good amount of apple. Not the BEST apple fritter in Chicagoland -- that crown belongs to D&D's Place at 83rd and Kedzie -- but far and above any other offering in the Northwest Suburbs, especially considering the price. The atmosphere is also very kid-friendly.

With that being said, 2 out of the 6 or so tables needed to be wiped of donut crumbs despite only one other customer being there. Their salted caramel isn't fancy aside from the flecked salt (but good considering the price). Chocolate and cake base on the double chocolate cake was standard quality. Most underwhelming was the dough on the yeast-raised and old fashioned donuts. Although the yeast-raised looked delectably light and airy, and although the old fashioned had a decent crunch, they were both a little bit dry and flavorless for my liking.

Despite the cons, I think it is a good Northwest Suburban option for sharing at work or dropping in to satisfy a craving because of the relatively low cost and above...

Neat little spot tucked in the back corner of a small strip of shops. Both the yeast raised and the cake donuts are excellent - great flavor and cooked perfectly. The staff are friendly and helpful. I stopped in early (6am) and the specialty donuts had not been started yet. That would be my only complaint. Update...stopped in on a Saturday around 10am and there were still plenty of fresh selections left (luckily). Boston cream, maple glazed and red velvet (cake) are excellent. All have great flavor and are not too sweet. And the coffee is hot and fresh. Great donut shop. Update: I keep coming back! Had a bear claw today and it is still warm. Turns out they last thing they make each day. Possibly the best bear claw I've ever had. Not as dense as many, warm, great flavor, slightly doughy and fluffy. Great cinnamon and apple flavor. And the husband and wife owners are really good people. NOTE: they are closed the last Sunday...

We stopped in twice as to try different donuts in the selection lineup they have. It’s a nice little shop and the owners are very friendly. The raised donuts are very good. The filled donuts we had on both occasions didn’t have much filling. While the fillings, cream and custard are delicious, they need to increase the filling as there is not enough in the donut. The cake donuts need improvement as they are too small and the flavoring of the blueberry through the donut tasted like the filling used for the filled donuts leaving them a little gummy. Glaze and chocolate topping are really good and applied nicely. The toasted coconut donut at other shops have the coconut encompass the entire donut. At this shop it’s only on the top. Old fashioned glazed donuts were ok but were a little dry. Kudos as none of the donuts were oily or left any greasy residue in the box. This is a nice shop and with improvements and tweaks could be a...