Strange Donuts

Category:	Donut Shop
Address:	107 E Argonne Dr, Kirkwood, MO 63122, USA
Phone:	+1 314-394-2323
Site:	strangedonuts.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	6AM–2PM 6AM–2PM 6AM–2PM 6AM–12AM 6AM–12AM 6AM–12AM 6AM–2PM

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Reviews 8

Kristen Constance

Maybe I have broadened my donut horizons since I first fell in love with Strange. Truth is, I used to be obessed. I mean, a unique local business that SEEMED to be run by decent fun people? Im all in (even back when their donuts were better, they still werent the best by any means but I was strangely accepting of that). I used to go to both STL locations often and always wanted one of their basic donuts (Fat Steve)... But to my repeated disappointment, they were always sold out, no matter the time of day. So, I often left dissatisfied, trying something else and then having buyers remorse because while the novelty of it seemed tasty, the reality was that they were lackluster. These things arent cheap afterall. Side note: lets not pretend that bacon on top of a donut is strange. Its not. Nearly all donut places have that now. Anyway, moving on to their "Strangers." They seemed to be brilliant in writing and in photos but they were way too premade (days maybe?), dry, small in size given the inflated price tag, and they looked NOTHING like their attractive online pics. I honestly once thought they gave me the wrong order when I looked at it! But back to their regular "breakfast" donuts. Over time they too began to be consistantly painfully dry and the filled donuts had barely any filling. I often would buy assorted dozens for breakfast for guests who would visit from out of town and they always found them to be underwhelming, not special and actually specifically requested that we try somewhere else instead (that says a lot to have a guest say that). Eventually my constant dissatisfaction caused me to try other donut businesses which I found to be cheaper and better all around, in most cases. Ultimately though, I stopped going to Strange Donuts when I saw repeated questionable online posts of theirs. "Were they trying to be funny, and failing?" "Maybe they are just strange people?" This was enough for me to put them in the back of my mind but I was still very open to visiting again in the future. However yesterday the owner represented themself in a way that I, and many others, found to be completely unprofessional on social media (yes, even given that they are a quirky donut business, this was in poor taste). This post has since been deleted. Maybe they realized they made the worst PR mistake ever and it would affect their profits? You arent a commedy club; youre a donut business. Posting controversial things from your business page has consequences and affects public opinion. Not only did I find this particular post completely offputting but they then started "liking" comment after comment after comment that supported an aggressive mean type of mentality. Standing by and expressing your beliefs is one thing (even if I do happen to disagree with it) but supporting people who name call and make fun of others is not my type of humor and is not who I give my business to. They managed to support blatantly sexist and racially ignorant comments yesterday and to me, ultimately came across bitter about their failed business venture, placing blame elsewhere instead of exiting in a classy way. There are too many other choices nearby for me to stick with this subpar one. They have other reviews on fb that point out other social media flops and racial problems within their business so this is not an isolated mistake. Also fun to note that I read their post to my husband and he literally for hours was insistent that their account must have been hacked because there is no way that a business would behave that way... Yeah. In addition to unapologetically putting their views out there (which is fine, but you have to deal with the fallout if some of your customers disagree) they seemed to have over the years, experienced growing pains and ultimately let quality slip in an effort to focus on expansion instead, and in the process got too cocky... forgetting that customer loyalty is not something to take for granted. One of their locations is now closed. So even though they blamed it on other rediculous causes, that speaks volumes.

Jordan Huffer

Went there while visiting a friend in Kirkwood. I like the idea of an ever-changing menu of donuts. When we were there they said that they had a back-to-school themed set. Which was a good idea. I was sort of disappointed in the donuts themselves though. I got a ding dong donut, which was a dense cake donut, filled with vanilla cream. It was good, but very rich. Its not something that I would eat more than one of. Its definitely a one-and-done type situation. My friend had gotten an Oreo one, which was more or less the same thing. Its the sort of place that would be nice to keep going back to, just to experience the different types of they have. Its not the sort of place that is good as a one-off I feel.

Jade and Adri Animations

I went to Strange Donuts last Thanksgiving and it was such a welcoming atmosphere. Just amazing over all. We walked by and smelled cinnamon and got intrigued. We saw it was closed but the door was open and there was an employee. He said," Hey sorry were closed but if you want to come back in 15 minutes you can taste test a new donut." So we came back and the donuts where incredible. I got a long sleeved shirt that says Happy Dones from their collaboration with Happy Joes. I definitely want to go back on my trip to Kirkwood that Im leaving for in 2 days. Hope to see some donuts soon:)

Invixious Nefarious

PRO: Person behind counter is friendly and very knowledgeable of the product. Answered every question I had quickly and authoritatively. CON: Not so strange. No red velvet; nothing with jalapeno (although the pb & sriracha is delicious); donuts were semi-tough, as if they had been baked the night before. Very pricey; $20 for a dozen (varies upon mix of low-end to high-end choices.) Someday Ill give the Maplewood location a chance, but I doubt Ill be back to the Kirkwood location (great employee notwithstanding).

Miranda K

No flavor and overpriced. Ive been to both St. Louis locations a few times thinking "maybe they will be better this time. They look good." I should have learned my lesson the last time. You cant judge a book by its cover. Their donuts are always dry and stale, and though their toppings and fillings - on the rare occassion - have an acceptable flavor, their donuts always fall flat. Strange Donuts is overrated. They are brand makers, not bakers.

Jason Dodson

Best donuts in STL hands down. Tried almost every thing they create and havent been disappointed yet. They have the classics of course, but where they shine is their "strange" donuts such as Barts Revenge which is a Butterfinger centric donut or the Fat Elvis which is made with Peanut Butter, Banana Pudding and Vanilla custard. Strange can be a bit pricy but for me its worth it.

Karen O

I find their donuts to be fresh and flavorful, and the service to be fast and very friendly. They offer standard donut types along with deluxe types with inventive names and flavors. I find both types to be delicious. Recent donuts purchased are: the Fat Steve, Gooey Butter Cake, Snowball, Jean Claude Van Graham. All received rave reviews from all who tasted them at work.

Maddie Hassell

They never have any donuts they should really put that on their website before people have to come all the way down here. And the rare occasions they do have any donuts they are always stale. The one day you get a good donut they are delicious, but that is on a rare day. Dont waste your time.