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The Donut Experiment Bloomington
1601 Morrissey Dr #102, Bloomington, IL 61704, United States
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The Donut Experiment Bloomington
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Da
Review №1

Love this place! Everything made fresh right in front of you! Lots of variety. They cater parties of all shapes and sizes and weddings as well! Ashley, the owner, is very nice and friendly! 5 Star review! Donuts are absolutely delicious!

Ma
Review №2

I was so impressed with the quality of these donuts! They have so many options and they tasted incredible. I had an Oreo vanilla and peanut butter donut. The bacon is okay I wouldn’t highly recommend it. The donuts themselves are incredible.

Me
Review №3

This was so good. I was for sure intimated by all the options but only had at myself for not getting more. Delicious cake donut underneath whatever you choose.

Mi
Review №4

Great donuts. Various flavors and toppings. Great place for a quick snack or take home for later.

Al
Review №5

The kids make their own recipe (we did the donut sundaes) get to watch it be made! And then enjoy a new flavor they created. Absolutley love it super clean and closes earlier than u would think. The staff was knowledgeable and super friendly...best house blend iced coffee ive had in a looooong time!

El
Review №6

These are the softest best damn donuts Ive had in a long time! thank you!

Ro
Review №7

They look really good, but the cereal seemed to be stale, more chewy than crunchy. The donut itself was ok, nothing special. If you have ever had Hurts Donuts, these are a cheap knockoff. Little kids will enjoy the experience, but if you are looking for a good donut, keep looking.

Er
Review №8

Keylime Doughnut is everything!

Da
Review №9

Great place for a custom donut

Fu
Review №10

Its pretty Awesome

Je
Review №11

I really want to love this place and I think a single tweak could make it something that turns it into my go-to donut place. There needs to be something other than a single cake donut to use as the base. I love that I can choose the frosting and topping but the donut is always the same. A yeast-based option, maybe a cinnamon roll, etc would give you so many more options to experiment with and create some variety. I hope this place makes it but Ive tried my fill until there are more options.

Da
Review №12

Very unique place. The ordering was slightly confusing. The donuts were good, but slightly pricey. I would return, but it would need to be for a special treat and not regularly. I was very impressed with the Sriracha donut.

Ai
Review №13

Looked up online to make sure they were open, then drove an hour to visit this place. Kids were super excited, only to get there & find a sign on the door saying they were closed indefinitely. Ended up with extremely unhappy kids and a huge waste of time. Would have been nice to post online that they closed! 😡

Ch
Review №14

Great base donut flavor with many different options. You get to pick the icing and toppings to create your own donut. They also have 12 fan favorites on display as well as a donut creation of the day.

Ma
Review №15

Great fresh cake donuts. My daughter loved she could create her own! Try there Excel Red Cream soda, it was great. Owners were both working and were super nice and encouraged us to stay even though we walked in right before close.

Ro
Review №16

They are always friendly and helpful, here, and extremely patient with undecided little ones. Yummy, fresh donuts with a lot of topping options. Good coffee, just wish they had non-dairy options.

J.
Review №17

Cake donuts are very good and I love the different toppings you get to try. My favorite combo is fruity pebbles and glazed icing. My only suggestion is to allow more than one topping per donut so people can experiment more.

Ch
Review №18

What makes this place unique is that your donuts are made to order. You get to customize your own donut and they are DELICIOUS! very competitive pricing for a dozen donuts. Check out this new business in town they are amazing

Na
Review №19

Came here because of Shark Tank. This place has some interesting donut flavors and a large variety of these flavors. I had a peanut butter with Reeses Peanut butter. They also had a maple bacon flavor. This place is very customizable and I recommend coming here for the variety.

Ju
Review №20

I try not and eat too many donuts... but I will tell you.. these where outstanding! Fresh as can be and so many great options! Super nice workers as well.

K
Review №21

Literally sitting in this place, just finished two delicious donuts and my iced coffee. Donuts are fresh, topping choices are fantastic, and the workers are very friendly and helpful. Starbucks may be across the street, but they’ve got nothing on this place. (In my opinion) I’ll be back! :-)

Le
Review №22

Love stopping in for custom donuts! You design them yourself and they make them! Made fresh with plenty of topping to choose from and prices that wont break the bank.

Al
Review №23

Great doughnuts. They only seem to have cake doughnuts, but theyre great. You can customize any type of doughnut you want as long as they have the ingredients. Im talking about dozens and dozens of options. Itll take awhile for them to make them, but thats because they make them to order.

St
Review №24

Retro atmosphere with fun and unique build your own donut options. Very tasty and friendly service!

Na
Review №25

The donuts here are one of a kind and were extremely good. The atmosphere was adorable and so well thought out

Ai
Review №26

Great concept. pick your donut. pick your frosting. pick your topping. brilliant.

Je
Review №27

Great place! You can watch them ice and put the toppings that you pick on your donut. Nice place to meet friends and chat!

Tr
Review №28

Great concept! The cake donuts are surprisingly soft and moist. Could allow for the customer to add more than one topping per donut.

Br
Review №29

Even their plain doughnuts are amazing, then you do them up all crazy and awesome.

su
Review №30

I used to be a baker so Im pretty critical when it comes to sweet treats and Im not a huge cake donut fan, but these won me over! They were light, fluffy with a slighty crispy exterior and not overwhelmingly sweet. The specialty key lime was amazing and the simple cinnamon and sugar was like eating a churro in donut form. They really are worth every penny! Ill be back

Br
Review №31

Very unique experience. The donuts were delicous. Soft yet slightly crispy. I dont usually like cake donuts but these do not taste like a tradition cake donut. Overall a great experience

Ra
Review №32

I only get my coffee here! Their house cream and sugar combo is the best 😍

Ma
Review №33

We ordered special donuts for my daughters bridal shower/brunch. They looked amazing with the edible Pearls and the colors used to decorate each donut! The donuts themselves are delicuous!!!

Ho
Review №34

The donuts were great and it was a fantastic experience for the kids. They loved watching the donut icing and toppings being added to each donut right in front of them!

JD
Review №35

New build your own doughnut shop. 50+ combinations on a cake dounut. The donuts are cake style but light with a crunch similar to home made. At $4.75 for 3 its a decent price and fun for the kids. Oh and one topping option is BACON!

Jo
Review №36

This place is the BEST! Seriously, you must try it! We love the maple bacon, smores, sea salt and caramel, Reeses pb,.........

An
Review №37

This donut shop was not great. They only have cake donuts which is neither good nor bad. You have to fill out a bizarre form where you pick one option per donut. You get one type of icing and one topping. It seems like youd be able to experiment by adding multiple toppings or icings, but that is not the case. This place would have gotten three stars had the name not been misleading. The donuts were subpar so it just wasnt a good time.

Al
Review №38

The doughnuts are fresh and perfect! Theyre cake doughnuts and light and fluffy and incredible! I wish I had more time, money, and calories to spend here! Even being boring and getting a regular doughnut with vanilla frosting and graham cracker crumbs paid off. It was delicious! Watching them make it in front of us was a cool touch, too.

za
Review №39

These things were wicked, the Sriracha ones were suprsingly tasty!

Al
Review №40

Not impressed. Donuts are small and while they are moist, they really are nothing special. If you like a carrier for a lot of extras then you would probably like these donuts.

Se
Review №41

Honestly subpar. The donuts were good but it was somewhat pricey and the toppings were bland.

Al
Review №42

Yummy maple bacon donuts. Only thing that would make it better would be to have donut hot.

Ba
Review №43

Made to order just means the toppings were put on a donut that was sitting out on a tray all day. Nothing special here. Just an ok donut.

Ma
Review №44

Donuts are soft and good. They are made right in front of you which is a unique experience.

Le
Review №45

Service was very friendly, the donuts as far as taste were ok, it would be nice if you could choose more than one topping but i do plan on going back very soon!! Overall great expieriance!

Ch
Review №46

The bacon donut was amazing! I ordered 2 dozens to take back to Southern Illinois.

S
Review №47

The doughnut itself is really good. They have weird hours. I would say that a Place that specializes in just one item should have quality ingredients. The bacon topping seemed like precooked pre packaged bacon bits. The place is just ok.

Ca
Review №48

Love it so many toppings pick from and got bacon

Ho
Review №49

Very tasty cake doughnuts. You get to pick the glaze and topping from a list of options. I thought the doughnuts were wonderful but a bit over priced.

Ja
Review №50

Best but $20 a dozen is a little high

Is
Review №51

Creative but wish their donuts were less cake and more varietal

Ji
Review №52

Not as good as I thought it would be.Different but the There are better donuts out there.

Mi
Review №53

The middle is just so moist and soft I can’t ask for another bestfriend (donut) ❤️

Bo
Review №54

Lots of choices for icing and toppings! Very reasonable! Good coffee!

Ca
Review №55

Their donuts are fresh daily. They have a slight crunch.

Ka
Review №56

Loved the different donuts! The base cake donut is delicious!

Do
Review №57

The donut I had was a chocolate icing with peanuts. It was delicious!

Em
Review №58

I felt very lost. Staff all very young and dont know how to welcome people who have never been there before. It was very crowded and very confusing. I was super disappointed when I found out it was all cake doughnuts. My son is allergic to eggs and the doughnuts have egg in them. Would be nice to go through the line like Subway does so you can watch them make the doughnuts and ask for more or less of toppings. I was hoping for much more!

Er
Review №59

I love the doughnuts plain, but, the ability to customize your order os awesome. Try the peanut butter chocolate.

Ve
Review №60

Worst Donut ever! And Ive tried more than one on 3 different occasions. 3 strikes and youre out!

Jo
Review №61

The donuts were pretty good but a bit underwhelming. I was expecting a little bigger donut and a little more toppings.

Do
Review №62

Donuts and iced coffee....awesome! However, it seemed a little unorganized to me, the way you have to follow a bunch of signs and fill out paperwork to order your donut.

De
Review №63

Meh, the decor is lacking and its annoying you have to fill out your own order form even if its just for 1 donut

Cr
Review №64

Unbelievable donuts. Go check them out

Ke
Review №65

Its ok....wish there was more than one type of donut available

de
Review №66

Very clean and friendly place! Will definitely return!

Ry
Review №67

Omg 😮!!! It’s tooo good!

Gl
Review №68

Donuts are always fresh and so good

To
Review №69

Worst donuts in town. Ive had better donuts from a hostess box.

Ke
Review №70

Delicious

to
Review №71

Too expensive, go to Dennys instead. But the maple donuts taste great.

Me
Review №72

Great service with great donuts and coffee!

Ma
Review №73

Friendly service. Clean facility.

Ka
Review №74

Pretty tasty, for white cake donuts.

De
Review №75

Yummy, fresh donuts made to order!

Ja
Review №76

Very good cake donut.

Lu
Review №77

Just okay. Expensive for what you get. Ill stick with Dennys.

Co
Review №78

Always amazingly good.

Ca
Review №79

Super yummy doughnuts!

An
Review №80

So good and fresh!

Ch
Review №81

Nothing too bad

Jo
Review №82

Always top notch

La
Review №83

And expensive doughnuts

Ev
Review №84

The donuts are the bomb.

Jo
Review №85

Amazing choices

Je
Review №86

Fresh and delicious

Sc
Review №87

Very good

Br
Review №88

Was ok

Br
Review №89

Too pricey

jo
Review №90

So delicious!!!

Ma
Review №91

Love it

La
Review №92

Donut art

Sa
Review №93

Yum!

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4.3 Rating
  • Address:1601 Morrissey Dr #102, Bloomington, IL 61704, United States
  • Site:http://www.thedonutexperiment.com/
  • Phone:+1 309-585-2334
Categories
  • Donut shop
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:7AM–4PM
  • Tuesday:7AM–4PM
  • Wednesday:7AM–4PM
  • Thursday:7AM–4PM
  • Friday:8AM–3PM
  • Saturday:7AM–12PM
  • Sunday:7AM–4PM
Service options
  • Dine-in:No
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom:Yes
Offerings
  • Coffee:Yes
Dining options
  • Breakfast:Yes
  • Dessert:Yes
  • Seating:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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