The Washboard Donut Shoppe — Restaurant in Town of Tupper Lake

Love this place! Some of the best doughnuts I’ve ever had! The best frostings for the doughnuts are maple and blueberry, hands down.

The ONLY issue is that they don’t let you buy Just the frosting. They used to, years ago, but now (for some unknown and seemingly random reason) they don’t. I tried buying some outright and was told “we can’t do that anymore” but wasn’t given an explanation. Then I thought, okay, I’ll order some plain doughnuts with frosting on the side, SURELY they would “allow” that. Nope. I was told, “the owner doesn’t like when we do that and they have us on camera”. This is VERY off-putting, not only as a customer, but for the poor employees. They were genuinely sorry they “could not” help me; they almost seemed afraid of the owner.

Just let us buy the frosting! Why the change? New owners with (sorry not sorry) less appreciation for their customers?

Otherwise, no complaints. Just had a two-day old blueberry topped doughnut that (despite being soaked with frosting because I was “not allowed” to have it “on the side”)...

The Washboard Donut Shop & Laundromat – A Sweet Surprise After Rollins Pond

After camping at Rollins Pond, we went searching for fresh, fried cakes and stumbled upon The Washboard Donut Shop & Laundromat. The smell alone was enough to draw us in, and the donuts did not disappoint—crispy on the outside, fluffy inside, and just the right amount of sweetness.

We didn’t need to do laundry that day, but the idea of sipping coffee and eating fresh donuts while your clothes spin in the next room is pure Adirondack practicality. We had the chance to meet the owners, who shared that the shop has been in the family for roughly 35 years—a rare kind of continuity you can taste in every bite.

If you’re passing through after a weekend in the woods, whether you’re in need of clean clothes or just a bit of fried perfection, this place is...

My husband and I stumbled on this place during a visit to Tupper Lake. We live in New York City where there are a ton of fancy donut shops and have tried many of them. We were not expecting to find such delicious donuts in this unusual setting of donut shop-laundromat-antler art store. The donuts are homemade, light and flaky, so delicious and only $1! Originally we picked up just one maple doughnut, but two bites in after we had left the store we immediately turned around and got another one. This is a must visit if you are in the area! We will...