Donut Scene — Restaurant in Strongsville

TL;DR, this place is great for six college kids going on an adventure at 1 o'clock in the morning after an impromptu album listening party... it was a wild time and perhaps a bit reckless because we had morning classes in about 8 hrs, but it was worth it because Karen is awesome and donuts are amazing my roommates came back to the room with three random boys in tow... at 11:30 at night... so we all hung out and had a great time! we listened to Post Malone's new album and then the fateful moment arrived........ one of the lyrics was about donuts! so at about 1 o'clock in the morning, 6 people squeezed into a 5 person car... we adventured to the only donut shop in the area that was open 24 hrs and claimed our prizes... seven glazed donuts, two chocolate long johns, and a couple miscellaneous ones I can't remember because it's 8:18 in the morning and I'm running on 5 hours of sleep........ anyways, when we first arrived the ladies were concerned about why we were out so late on a school night, but by the time we left, we had had a riveting conversations with Karen-- we discussed whether chocolate milk was better with 1% or whole (Karen thinks whole but I say 1%), if she wears crocs (she does), if she wears crocs with the adventure strap (she doesn't, but it should be noticed that I like to call it the combat mode), and so many other weird topics. all in all, we got back to school just after 2 o'clock and struggled to fall asleep after our adventure. now it's 8:24, my roommates and the boys have class at 9 o'clock (I don't have class until 10) and we're all getting up, getting dressed, and getting ready to enjoy a nice donut breakfast...

Here's the deal: The service is good and the quality of donuts ranges from good to great depending on the time you get them. That being said they don't adhere to covid standards, which is a huge issue given the incredibly small size of the store. While they do have a sign saying you have to wear a mask per the state mandate once inside they do not enforce it at all. I go in almost weekly to get donuts for my staff and the same 6 to 8 old guys are sitting around a table maskless, some at the bar right next to where you pay, and when it gets super busy you're forced to stand next to them while waiting. The last 4 times I've seen people walk right in without a mask and nothing is said. Our own dear president, 1st lady and their amazing staff now have covid from not adhering to the standards so how can anyone expect to be safe in this tiny shop when the owners don't care enough to look out for other people. In this time, more than ever, we have to support our local businesses, but if you have health issues, work with people with health issues, or just love your friends and family call ahead of time and have them bring the donuts outside or get them delivered via doordash or some such service. Once the pandemic is over, I'll return and...

Went to Mapleside Farms for a tour and they served us the most amazing cinnamon sugar donuts. Now, I live (and grew up) literally 2 block from Jack Frost Donuts - they won the local best donuts award thing that Cleveland does. I was not expecting much when I was handed this donut on our tour....yet, after I took my first bite, I was convinced I had found the perfect cake donut. Jack frost is excellent, but their cake donuts are heavy and dense. This cake donut was soft, moist and, dare I say, fluffy? I cant even begin to describe to you the faces that lit up when we all were munching on these things. The guide asked if there were anymore questions and we all asked where in the world can we purchase more of these donuts?! Thankfully we were able to pick some up in the bakery section of the store - 5 packages of them! We were then told that, although Mapleside makes their own Apple Cider donuts (we bought those as well and they were delicious), the cinnamon version is from the Donut Scene. I swear - I live about 20 minutes away from Strongsville and I rarely head out that way.....but I may be taking trips nearby just to get another box of these fantastic...