King Donuts — Restaurant in Salem

Here's a tip for the uninitiated about King Donuts: King Donuts only makes enough doughnuts that they can sell in one typical day. They never hold any doughnuts over from the previous day, at least not on any of the multiple times I've been there. Once they sell out of doughnuts for the day, they close. It's rare for them to be open until 2 pm on any day because they are the only good doughnut shop in Salem. (Day-Night Donuts is fried sadness.) So the rule of thumb is to come early for the best selection. If you come late, like around noon, most of their stock will already be gone. Honestly, if it's around noon or later, you might as well wait for another day where you can go early. For your usual assortment of fried goodness, they make 'em classic, like you remember from when you were a kid. Soft, fluffy, and satisfying. (And if you ARE a kid, why are you reading this silly review when you should be eating a...

Don't bother visiting this establishment. If you want any kind of quality donut, you're better off visiting the grocery store or even the gas station across the street. Don't be fooled into believing these donuts are any better than Hostess donuts you can get at the store. Went there to get a donut while we waited for our table at Word of Mouth across the street (great restaurant, highly recommended) and they were closed. Parking signs don't indicate that it's King Donuts patrons only but the owner, while closed on a Sunday, called to have our car towed...in an empty parking lot. All other lots in the vicinity indicated what authorized vehicles were allowed. $391 later we found out that the owner of Kings Donuts called to have our car towed from their empty lot even though they weren't even open on Sunday. Don't bother...

I’ve lived in Salem for over 10 years and this was my first visit. I have heard a lot of good things about King’s Donuts so I was looking forward to it. My husband and I ordered 2 donuts and I went to pay with my debit card and was rudely told my total had to be $3. I never saw this posted anywhere. My husband, who has been here before, was very surprised at this and commented on the less than friendly customer service. I probably would have not thought a lot of this but when I took a bite into my apple fritter I was disappointed because all I could taste was the oil it was cooked in. One of the edges was so hard I could hardly chew it. The more I ate it the more I realized that the donut was burned and that was all I could taste. I finally threw it away and I probably...