Winchell's Doughnut House - Riverside

After my partner said that Winchell's was a staple here, I had to try it. We went early in the morning and it was quite busy, but the staff are very fast! At the time their back door was broken so we had to go in and out through one door which wasawkward. The donuts were fresh and delicious, and their coffee really hit the spot. The spot does seem to be popular among theunhoused asking for you to buy them food, but you can politely decline.

Very friendly people. The only problem is the homeless in the early mornings. They could def use a guard to help them clear people out in the AM. Fresh doughnuts every morning though ??

Ok .. ok. Coming from the BAY AREA . I DO LILE THIS ON THE MORNINGS I COME BACK TO THE BAY .. 3 STARTS BECAUSE I WISH FOR MORE HAPPY SMILES LIKE THEY SAY WHEN THEY HAVE THE IAM HIRING SMILES. ... DONUT ALWAYS GOOD AND ?? WAS SUPER GOOD... PLEASE MALEMORE OF THESE PLACES TO OTHER CITKES..IN RICHMOND CA U WILL HAVE SOO MANY CLIENTS.. STAY WOLE. GO GET THAT DONUT ???? ???? NFOOD. N COFFE

Winchell's seems to be trying to move into other markets. I had already had donuts elsewhere, so I ordered a sausage egg and cheese on a whole wheat bagel. It was fine, but nothing to write home about. The servers also were fine. Their payment systemwanted a tip before providing any service, super annoying, but typical to the service counter restaurant industry. The lowscore is because All of the 6 or 7 tables in the restaurant were dirty and when I tried to ask for a rag to clean one, Icouldn't anyone's attention. I'd give them another shot. They did have some construction going on.

There donuts are the best in town always busy but everything is always fresh.