Ly's Donuts

I was really looking forward to trying the pumpkin latte donut at this Seattle spot, but sadly, it was already sold out when I arrived around 2 PM on a Friday. Nevertheless, I opted for the pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing, and it didn't disappoint. They offered an enticing array of flavors that I was tempted to explore, but had to exercise some self-restraint.

Huge selection of donuts at a fair price. Been here 3 times now in the past year, every time I go, this place has made me want to come back again. I used to pass by this place often and never thought it'd be anything special, but being a huge donut fan, one day I just decided to go. Got some treats to surprise my partner and it ended up having some of our favorite donut flavors in Seattle. My personal favorite is the Mango filled donut which I've shown to some of my coworkers, and it's now their favorite too. Great customer service too, guy at the front gave me a free donut to "warm me up" after we talked for a few seconds and I told him I just got off work and it was cold.

This is the ONLY doughnut spot that I know stays open late during the week (til 9pm). There was a great selection of donuts available, even though I stopped by after 6p, but they weren't the freshest batch and I suppose that's the give. I'm not going to hold that against them though. I came in for the first time while on a random mission to find a new pod for my box mod vape. There is a gas station, 420 dispensary, vape/smoke shop and doughnut factory in this little business complex--the convenience is really unmatched. However, there is such a teeny parking lot that isn't the easiest to get into. There are only about 10 parking spots for this entire, wonderfully thoughtful, cluster of collaborative businesses--which is ridiculous. Couple that with an annoying population of riff-raff that just aimlessly walk around and that's why I couldn't give a 5 star rating. I still loved this place though and will definitely be back again.