Winchell's — Restaurant in Redondo Beach

Stopped in this morning for a quick bite and was more than pleased! I ordered a ham and cheese croissant with a drink. I normally don't expect much from a HnC croissant, but this location literally raised the bar for my future expectations. Not only was it perfectly made, buy the ingredients really set it apart from others. The outside was crisp to perfection! Once you take a bite to find high quality black forest ham, delicious fresh jack cheese, and an actual amount of fresh jalapeno, it's clear they care about their reputation. The staff is the most friendly of any location I've visited. While seated enjoying my breakfast, they asked if there was anything else they could do, and recommend other popular items I might like. Even with a busy line they're able to engage and be respectful to each customer without anyone feeling like they're being rushed. That goes a long way imo when picking a morning donut spot. Edward is an awesome guy and I'm definitely making this my regular morning...

Gross... Workers touching money and everything on the counter, then grab my food bare hands with no gloves. The plastic lid didn't fit my cup, so they take the old lid back and put it back on the stack after I was touching it and they touched it bare hands. When I commented, the workers gave zero cares, and it's obvious they do this all day, and will continue to do this all day. I get they came from a different country with different standards, but we don't do that here. We wear gloves and have standards.

Will not be coming back and debating on having a friend at the health department come check this place out, the kitchen looked gross and I'm debating even eating this food or just tossing it out since I lost...

I came in at noon on a Wednesday and was the only person in the store. It’s 2025 and they still charged me $.99 to use my card because I bought less than $10 with of stuff. So my donut, which likely cost them about 50 cents to make, cost $4. I know the price of everything is going up but that’s just ridiculous and there are much better options in the area. Judging by their horrible Google rating, it seems like this place needs to start rethinking how they approach business.

They also told me I wasn’t able to bring my dog in, and any place that does that will never see me again (except Costco, because it’s Costco… but I kind of hate them for...