Bob's on Baker Street

Let me preface that their staff are friendly and helpful! It’s the donuts that aren’t up to expectations. Disappointed the find that they have shrinkflated their Apple Fritter. It was about 2/3 the thickness and circumference that it has been for the past two years (at this location). Overall, I like their traditional cider donuts and ones that have less sugar. The rest of their donuts are just too sweet for me, and a bit too dense. Bob’s Donut does not compare to Stan’s Donut in Santa Clara, in size or loft. The other thing that I notice about their donuts is that they often have a weird aftertaste- wondering if they don’t change the oil in the fryers… I don’t recommend their Vegan apple fritter doesn’t taste right… and tends to be undercooked. Their staff is excellent because of it is undercooked, you can just show it to them and they’ll swap it. They are the only sweet shop in the area, so they don’t have competition.

Great corner spot for easy access to donuts. Great variety, and nice staff members explaining the flavors. The display case was cute and organized neatly with name tents. Came here after an ebike tour and ordered thir famous Apple Fritter donut. Great flavor! Lovely day. Famous Apple Fritter donut - massive!!

Good enough donuts; it was a rainy day and my first time visiting. I was really excited to learn there was a donut shop in the area with a high rating. I picked a strawberry filled donut, two old fashioned donuts (maple and plane) and the “famous/popular” apple fritter (because it said famous/popular). The strawberry donut was semi-filled with jam, nothing special but my son liked it, and the old fashioned donuts were tasty. Unfortunately, I was extremely disappointed by the apple fritter as it was dry and burned on one side. ☹️ I love apple fritters and was looking forward to it eating this one, however I had to settle for picking pieces off the top and throwing the rest away because it was burned. Maybe next time, maybe. 😕

I rarely eat sweet stuff. Bob's Donuts is my exception. My favorite is their classic glazed donut. It is fluffy, crispy sugar crust, moist on the inside without being under cooked and melts as soon as I chew into it. It is never dry. Excellent service.

Tasty fresh donuts with a number of unique offerings, such as croissant donuts, breakfast donuts, large holiday-themed donuts, and vegan donuts. The regular glazed donut and chocolate sprinkles donut were great. I also tried the chive breakfast donut stuffed with cream cheese, which tasted like a mix between a donut and a bagel and is a nice option for those who prefer savory to sweet. This place is a second location to the SF original. The interior is casual with a fun wall of donut-themed art. It seems quite popular; I came at 12:30pm on a Sunday and there was a steady stream of customers for the ~20min I was there. For the adventurous eaters, they offer a Big Donut Challenge, where you can get on their Hall of Fame if you eat 'the big one' in 2min or less.

Bob's on Baker Street is an okay donut place. Last year we went to Bob's Donuts and were in high hopes that this will perform as last year. I don't know if this is a different company, but nevertheless the food was fine. The donuts overall were okay, but weren't warm or fresh and there weren't many options left that seemed pleasurable. The service however is really good and the atmosphere is nice. There are definitely better options in San Francisco.

I love donuts, and I love custard even more, so I naturally had to pick up a crumb custard donut! However, I'm not sure if it was just the batch, but the custard tasted like SOAP. Or some other industrial cleaning liquid, with a zing to it. Very nasty and inedible. The other raised crumb donut I got was delicious though, as was the cinnamon sugar mochi one. Super tasty. So maybe it was just a one-off, but I'm not risking the custard ones here again...

The art on the walls is a treat to the senses it’s located on the corner of locust and Baker just the way a traditional donut shop in the city should be. It truly is a good way to start the day. The variety of unique and interesting options are so creative. Hablan espanol :)

Three words: Bob's F'n Donuts. That is all. Go there. Eat their donuts. Live your life. Be free.

I rarely eat sweet stuff. Bob's Donuts is my exception. My favorite is their classic glazed donut. It is fluffy, crispy sugar crust, moist on the inside without being under cooked and melts as soon as I chew into it. It is never dry. Excellent service.

I somehow was able to keep my resolution in 2024 and avoid Bob's but already broke it twice this year...for very good reason! Some elderly relatives who no longer live in the City requested Bob' when I asked if I could bring them anything! My uncle pushed aside his dinner tay at a rehab center and downed a Tiger tail and two malasadas!

Ordered delivery for 19 donuts for my daughter's boyfriend's 19th birthday. He loves Bob's and the cereal specialty donuts, which wasn't on the delivery menu. I called this store and the nice lady knew exactly what to do and had me order jelly donuts to swap for the specialty donuts. Voila! Magic happens when you call to communicate! (Wasn't there in person to describe ambiance. )

My visit to Bob's Donuts was a mixed bag. Like many, my first visit to Bob's Donut was to the Polk Street location. This was my first time stopping by this location. When I stopped by in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on a rainy Saturday afternoon, the shop was empty except for a couple sharing a donut by the window. Like others have noted, you really get the sense that this place is a buy quickly and go spot. There's no small talk, no recommendations, just silence. I picked up a bacon cronut and an apple fritter. Each donut was around $4.00. As soon as I got back to my car, I took a bite out of each: there were excellent. Due to how large the donuts were, I ended up only eating about a quarter of each. When I got home, I immediately transferred each donut into their own tupperware container for tomorrow's breakfast. The next day, I was quite disappointed in how the cronut held up: it was a greasy collapsed mess. The apple fritter held up better. Definitely wouldn't recommend keeping these donuts overnight. They are best enjoyed the same day.

We love bobs but have always gone to the other location. We were in the city yesterday closer to this one and decided to try it out! The service was great and the guy at the counter was friendly and chill. The donuts were awesome. I got my usual maple cronut with Cinnamon Toast Crunch which is 5/5 and tried a new one (to me), the raspberry cream. It was good but I wasn't getting the punch of raspberry I was hoping for. It was deff lacking in the flavor department. My boyfriend got a fruit loops one which was delicious, and our friend got the ham and cheese croissant which he loved! Said it tasted like Gruyère or some kind of Swiss but softer. Their coffee was strong with great flavor and kept us going for the rest of the day showing our friend who was visiting around the city. It was pretty clean, and the stools they have are really comfy with a nice street view from the counter you sit at. All in all a great experience!

Came here this weekend to pick up some donuts. Love this place as they never skimp on the filling.. See Pic. Other donut shops usually skimp but never this place. I love their malasadas here too.. Better than some places in Hawaii.

I have long loved the original Bob's donuts on Polk St, so I was so happy to find a closer one near me! I will say the Polk St one has more business and thus more turnover and thus fresher donuts at any given moment, but this place does not disappoint. Bob's Donuts were the reason I first realized why donuts were created as desserts - they're just next level.

I was curious to try the donuts here since it seems like one of the most popular places in the city. They have huge ones that I've never seen anything like that before. I had the apple fritter and thought it was meh. Nothing special or different from the donuts I've had before. The dough wasn't fluffy and the donut didn't taste fresh. Maybe a fresh one would have tested better. Not sure if I'd come back to try different ones.

Bob's donuts are always delicious. This time, we got a malasadas, cinnamon/blueberry, and chocolate covered, raspberry filled donut. Not too expensive and always soft.

I typically go for my tried and true: the plain old fashioned. Not too sweet, crunchy on the outside, soft and firm on the inside. There was one time when their old fashioned donut was old and stale. Today I also went for a raspberry jelly filled donut. I was asked plain, glazed, or chocolate? I chose plain because donuts are usually already sweet, I don't need them sweeter. The cashier was rude and surly. She went to get the donuts and muttered something while putting the donuts into the bag and placed it on the counter. I looked inside, saw a glazed one and asked for plain. She said they no longer had any plain ones. Really? So you just toss a different one in? They also had the cc machine set to start with tips at 25%. This is getting ridiculous especially for poor surly service.

Donuts are always amazing The people are always sweet Praying for their staff member that was hit by a car

I haven't been to a Bob's in probably 10 years, and at that point they only had their location on Polk. Dang they have expanded, both in their locations and the type of donuts they serve! I wasn't disappointed. Short line on a Saturday around 12:30pm. They can only serve one customer at a time, so if you're ordering a lot of individual donuts, it can create a bit of a bottleneck. Total for 8 donuts including tip: $30.75. * Bacon Croissant Donut - 5 stars Dang this was good. Layers with perfect texture, and just the right savory and crunchy contrast from the bacon. * Creme Brulee - 3.5 stars Although I love my yeast-y, soft, moist donuts, this was almost too much soft pillow-y goodness. Needed a little contrast. My kids enjoyed the cereal and sprinkle donuts! Not that I got any bites in.

Bob's Donuts on Polk St. was a staple late-nite stop in my early 20's so I was excited to try something from their newer Baker St. location. My cousin brought me Hawaiian malasadas, filled donuts rolled in sugar, to compare them to the Leonard's malasadas we had eaten during last year's trip to Oahu. These were just as good, so fluffy & generously filled, however they didn't have the flavors of the islands I like most (macadamia nut and/or haupia.) Here's a breakdown of the flavors I tried: -- custard: you can't go wrong with custard. The best of the ones we tried which was disappointing because I thought I'd like the tropical flavors more. -- blueberry: not a huge fan of blueberry jam in general. This one was sweet without any hint of tartness. Would be interested in trying raspberry if they have that flavor next time. -- pineapple: pretty good! Again, super sweet without that balanced tang, had pieces of fruit. -- guava: usually one of my favorite tropical flavors but this filling was the most artificial of the ones I tasted. -- mango: skip, all sweetness with zero complexity. Looking forward to trying my litmus test donuts (maple old fashioned & a raised glazed) & their more creative donuts like the ones topped with cereal.

I love Bob's Donuts! I first tried it many years ago while falling in a long line in the middle of the night for a Postmates order. I wasn't sure what the big fuss was and why I was in a long line. I couldn't believe it was literally just for donuts. This was in their first location on Polk street. Since I stood in line for someone else's order I decided I might as well get myself something and see what the hype was all about. I got one of the old fashioned donuts and wow! So crunch and fluffy all in one! Delicious! I started craving it but maannn that line and the location was toooo much for me to just casually go to. I'm so happy they opened this location up on Baker street! The neighborhood is pretty residential so parking can be somewhat tricky but still worth a try for me. Donuts were delicious! There was a line but not as bad as the one on Polk street. I got a glazed old fashioned - it was a little bit too sweet for me but the donut itself was crunch and soft at the same time which is what I loved about their donuts. I don't remember if they have these not glazed - if they do, I will go for that next time. Mango malasada - this one was bomb! I think I will try all the other malasada flavors next time I come. I also got the Oreo donut - really good too. I love Oreos so can't really go wrong there. I also got the red strawberry one with sprinkles so I can share with my son. He enjoyed it but I ended up enjoying it more lol! For 6 donuts I paid about $18 I believe - which I guess is typical donut prices? Idk but it's a treat time to time. They have a donut eating challenge as well which I would love to do one of these days!!

In celebration of Jaymie Lynn S.' birthday (Happy Birthday!), she got us all a selection of donut's from Bob's and even picked me up their full section of vegan donuts so I wouldn't feel left out. That is true friendship right there. The three vegan selections I had included their Apple Fritter, Cinnamon Roll, and the Chocolate Bar. My favorite of these was definitely the apple, since it reminded me a lot of an apple pie. These donuts were quite dense and fortunately not overly sugary. The cinnamon roll wasn't my favorite but the other two were definitely a treat. So when it comes to vegan donuts, Bob's is not bad at all and I would gladly enjoy them again the next time I'm in the City.

Clean, a few seats, fresh donuts and coffee (or milk) - what more can you ask for. I love how this lil shop sits unobtrusively at the corner of Baker. Lots of new flavor combos than the original Bob's on Polk and surprised like malasadas, pastelitos, and savory items! I got a pumpkin custard malasada and a guava malasada - will have to try the jalapeño cream cheese thing next time! Worth a stop!

New location! Best donuts in the city in my opinion, I specifically am obsessed with their donut holes. I believe you can get 6 for $2 or something amazing like that. Great quality donuts made fresh daily! They even have malasadas! | IG: Smackinfood

There was a time not so long ago where my anticipation of a monstrous donut at Bob's original location could not be contained within my wavering willpower. It didn't matter when the craving took over my shaking body because Bob's was and still are open 24/7. This second newish location operates more reasonably from 9AM to 6PM every day. Of course I was walking in the neighborhood minding my business and noticed it on Baker. It looked more like a somewhat upscale bakery than a retro donut shop. Regardless, that old feeling came back, and as I was about to order, a couple of self-entitled bro's shoved themselves in front of me to shout out their donut orders which kept growing as they looked at the vast selection in the display case. Whatever happened to donut shop etiquette? They didn't care because I'm sure they had inflatable girls just waiting to reject them. Well, at least their insolence gave me time to review their vast selection. I decided on a couple that were more in Bob's wheelhouse than mine: the $3.25 Chocolate Masalada and the $2.50 Blueberry Cake Donut (photo: https://bit.ly/3MIRO2r). Of course they were good. They were also gone a little too quickly. It's probably a good thing that Bob's 2.0 is a far walk for me as I can't afford the calorific consequences often. As for the me-first bro's, I hope they enjoy increasing their flabby donut guts. DONUTS - 4 stars...big and fresh and pretty darn decadent AMBIANCE - 4 stars...a much nicer spot than the original Bob's SERVICE - 4 stars...they serve them quick TOTAL - 4 stars...Bob's 2.0...I like it RELATED - Exploring NoPa? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2uMQ82p

So good for after a Barca game at mad dog in the fog Next time I'll get these Crum Applie frosted Old fashioned

An unassuming spot for donuts -- I've been told they're the best in town and had to check it out! It's a no-frills spot and the staff is friendly. They have such a big selection of donuts, I had such a hard time picking just one. I ended up getting the guava malasada -- the donut part was delicious but I didn't love the guava filling. That being said, I totally would go back again to try more flavors (ie. custard).

1st time trying, and i really wanted to like them. The texture and flavor are really good, but mold spots really ruined the rest of it. Bought yesterday's evening for today's morning, refrigerated over night. Took a couple bites before realizing those spots weren't accidental chocolate splashes, but mold. Thankfully it was just one of 'em. I'll certainly try again in the future and hope there won't be mold next time.

It's been a while since I stopped by Bob's, and on a recent trip out of town, I finally had the chance to pick up a few donuts. I was hankering for some sugar twists, but boy did I get some garbage, overcooked and left out donuts. These should be some of the easiest donuts to make, so not sure how I got hard crusted, goopy sugared staleness from them, but I ended up having to just toss the whole box as they weren't edible. I emailed them and never heard back, so I'm guessing Bob's on Baker is just phoning it in these days and qualify may be hit or miss. For me, it was a strong miss.

We came across these donuts because we were in the area. Saw yelp and wanted to try. The line wasn't very long and went by fast. Plenty of donuts to choose from, but we went their specialty---crumb/ coffee cake donuts. So yum! You definitely must try. It is worth the wait, although the line does go by fast.

Second bobs location and it does NOT disappoint. It seems to have more donuts or a broader selection than the Polk street location. Tried a churro donut it was phenomenal-cinnamon frosting with crisp churros on top. Also had great selection of cronuts.

high quality donuts, worth trying! apple fritter and crumb are tied for my #1 favorites

When: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 Time Ordered: roughly 6:45pm Time Arrived: approx 7:30pm How: delivery via Uber Eats Why: dinner (cuz dessert for dinner can be so right sometimes!) ORDERED: *Raised Donut - Maple: Maple-glazed, raised donut ($1.95) *Old Fashioned - Maple: Maple-glazed old-fashioned donut ($1.95) *Twist - Cinnamon Sugar: Cinnamon sugar twist donut ($3.25) *Custard Filled Bar - Maple: Maple-glazed bar donut, filled with custard ($3.30) *Raspberry Jelly Filled - Powder Sugar: Powder sugar donut, filled with raspberry jelly ($3.05) *Apple Fritter ($3.30) *Croissant Donut - Glaze: Glazed croissant donut ($4.50) I wanted donuts. Since the hubby likes to feed me, he looked around for delivery options. Found out UberEats delivers Bob's, so we decided to do it! Their version of the cronut was pretty good. Flaky like a croissant, but doughy and sweet like a donut. I enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for custard filled anything, so the maple bar was nice. They filled it with a good amount of custard too. I like the crispiness of their fritter, but I wish they made a more manageable size. It's huge! I can never finish a whole one. Ended up eating half over the course of three days and threw the rest away. The twist was the worse. Just bready and no taste. It definitely needed more cinnamon and sugar. I also have no idea why that donut is priced closer to the filled donuts and the fritter. All you get is the dough! Definitely not worth it. Bob's has always delivered solid doughnuts. This location is no different. And I'm glad I can get them delivered!

The apple fritters here are DRY big round (too thick) balls of dough with not enough frosting on them. They used to be a lot better when they first opened. Must have switched bakers. Great customer service though.

My New Year's resolution was to eat more hole foods... So there I was again, January 2nd, buying out almost everything this place had. We had been going to the other location on Polk St. for awhile now and always stuck with their blueberry cake donuts, cake crumb donuts (chef's kiss), and apple fritters. We recently moved closer to this Baker St. location and now drop by every few weeks for something completely different and 100x's better - THE CRONUT. Their delicious croissant donut.... I always scoop up all of the horchata cronuts when they have them. I seriously cannot express how good that horchata cronut is. Think soft, buttery churro icing layered over an airy croissant made out of yeast donut layers. Magical. Tantalizing. Absolutely scrumptious. Unfortunately, the service at both of their locations can be pretty dismal. The employees are never very friendly, but the donuts are so good that I always come back anyway!

I used to love this place but not sure if ownership has changed or maybe just a meh day. Service was unfriendly. Got the feeling it was "buy quickly and go." Out of three things I wanted and got a little bit of a snarky reply when I asked about one of them. Tried to buy a donut hole and couldn't just get one despite we the fact we already had other donuts in our order. Got a coffee instead and at this point I felt too uncomfortable asking for almond milk. One of the donuts we got (tiramisu) was very hard to eat (too much powder)

Went in on a Sunday afternoon and treated myself to one of their gorgeous apple fritters. Flavor texture and size was perfection. The shop was empty at 2pm on a Sunday so I recommend to go at this time. A true SF institution. (This is the second iteration from Bobs and absolutely love this location which is close to walk from the 24 muni line.

You'll know you're nearby when it smells like heaven! I had a delicious strawberry shortcake donut -- the donut was light and fluffy, the strawberries were ripe, and the cream wasn't overly sweet. Can't wait to try others!

Everything is good- but the old fashioned and cake donuts are THE BEST! - they are slightly crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside- I pick them up as an office treat and they are always greatly appreciated! There is a reason this place has been around for so long. Definitely stop in- they have an incredible assortment including ube and vegan as well.

Not sure how I've never reviewed any of the Bob's Donuts locations yet! I've been a couple of times now, but haven't been back for a while. This is the first time I've seen this location on Baker Street. They weren't busy around 7:30pm on a Saturday, but they had already sold out of a few items (such as the apple fritters), but there was still a good variety available. I ended up trying: -Custard Malasada ($3.50): Not that great, but I'm also not a big fan of malasadas in general. The malasada was fairly light, but didn't have much flavor. Also, the custard filling was a bit too sweet- skip! -Mango Malasada ($3.50): Also not that great, and I didn't like the fake mango flavor. The filling was also too sticky/goopy- skip! -Creme Brûlée ($3.50) & Raised Glazed ($1.75) [https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Zk6PfPhsbRIv-E21HLcqzQ&userid=76vIFZcC7owykCBjMfGVXg]: I actually liked their creme brûlée donut the best, and the custard filling worked better with this donut. The raised glazed was ok, but a little dry in the middle. I would come back to Bob's if in the area and craving donuts, but would try their other donuts the next time around. Parking in this area can be very difficult to find, but street parking spots are available.

I rarely want a donut but this place could seriously change that! Best donuts I have ever had - hands down. The main reason is these ads super fresh. Light and fluffy, that sets them apart - then add in the choice if flavors, types - even vegan; and my personal favorite: Malasadas. These were way better than anything I have ever had in Hawaii - light with a delicious mango filling that was fresh and not too sweet! Kids had a s'mores and Creme brûlée donut and quickly ate both! Loved this place

Donuts in San Francisco don't get any better than that of Bob's Donuts, as their location on Polk Street in the city's Nob Hill neighborhood has been a local institution since opening the 1960's as they have recently been best known for their Big Donut Challenge in which you can win your money back and a T-shirt for eating a massive donut in two minutes or less! If course, I was here not gorge myself on one large donut, but many donuts in fact, as I was headed to dinner on nearby Divisadero Street and needed a little tokens of appreciation for those who were hosting me, and of course a little deep fried treat for myself. This second location of Bob's Donuts, which opened a mere three years ago, on the appropriately named Baker Street in the former home of the bakery that was known Chili Pies Baking Co. serves as the perfect place for revelers in both the nearby Alamo Square neighborhood and North of Panhandle neighborhood that Bob's Donuts resides in. Just getting to this second location can be a challenge as parking in this heavily residential neighborhood turned out to difficult but not impossible, as by the time I arrived by 6 p.m. on the weekday evening that I intended to have dinner with my party, they are some local spots available after 6 p.m. Thankfully this location is open until 9 p.m., which makes it nice for this late evening snack, but not like it's sister shop, which is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Upon entry, it's a real no frills operation at this location of Bob's Donuts, as there are three cases of the donuts they still have available, along with their register, a coffee station, a dairy station for said coffee, a microwave, lots of shirts and mugs with the Bob's logo on them of course, and lots and lots of pink cardboard boxes ready to be filled with crispy yet still moist donuts. The only challenging thing was in deciding which donuts I wanted to feast on and which donuts I thought my dinner dates would enjoy as well. After looking at all of my options, as so many of them looked so wonderful and so-high end considering the average price for donuts at Bob's Donut's is a mere 3 dollars. The first thing I did was to ask their counter personnel if I could get nine total donuts packaged in three different boxes and when they said I could I knew which donuts I wanted for myself. They included Strawberry Shortcake Donut, Creme Brûlée Donut, and one of their signature donuts, their powdered donuts filled with raspberry jelly. For my friends, I went for the most visually appealing, which included their Maple Bacon Donut, S'mores Donut, Matcha Chocolate Donut, and their other signature powdered donut that was filled with lemon jelly. My total bill for my nine donuts was a little under 30 dollars before tip, which considering the variety of donuts with the amount of ingredients layered on top of each of them, wasn't too bad, all things considered. When I brought the two extra boxes to dinner, my friends began fighting over which box of donuts they each got to bring home as the S'mores Donut was so festive as it had a caramelized marshmallow right in the middle of the donut, which no doubt made it extra fun. After returning home, I made sure to dive into my Strawberry Shortcake Donut, and in a word, it was amazing as it wasn't too sweet thanks to the amount of creme and strawberries. It truly resembled a beautiful Strawberry Creme Puff, but with a donut replacing the puff pastry. I loved all of the donuts I purchased for myself, with the one caveat being as with any donut you really do need to eat your donuts as soon as your purchase them as they tend to age pretty fast. My Creme Brûlée with it beautifully caramelized topping held out as long as they could, but by day three, it was no longer the same, which is okay, because with donuts you can still can enjoy them no matter what. Although their namesake Bob may no longer be around to see the fruits of his labor, I am so glad that owner Aya Ahn and her family have the foresight to continue their expansion further into the city of San Francisco. Here's to Bob's Donuts on Baker Street continued success and additional locations of Bob's Donuts and Pastries opening in San Francisco and beyond, because we all know a delicious thoughtfully created donut is hard to find, but not at Bob's Donut's they're not!

I just bought 3 glazed donuts a few and they are at the very least a day or two old. And as a baker myself I know the difference. Not cool guys!

Solid neighborhood donut spot. I hope the apple cider donuts stay for more than just the fall! I usually get plain glazed, though the more adventurous flavors are pretty good too. Interestingly I find that this location has less fresh donuts but a wider selection than the Polk St location - though both are good!

I haven't been at this location since May 2023 it use to be a good spot but now their donuts are saturated with oil I couldn't even taste the cake. All you see is oil in your doughnut? And the bag was dripping with oil as well. Went early morning 10/7/2023 no line they were friendly enough but the donuts were all dripping with oil and with every bite all you tasted was oil with a slight after taste possible old oil used. And our fingers were so oily both my husband could not eat our doughnuts so I took 3 of them back asking for either an $11.00 refund the cook showed me a donut and said to wait 2 minutes to get fresh ones. I ate half of mine but the rest were still soaked in oil. Never again. Pictures coming later today..

Stopped by on our bike ride for a donut. I like that they sell cronuts and stuffed malasadas. Not all bakeries have this to offer so I ended up with a guava malasadas. Very fresh and stuffed with tasty guava. I guess I have to return to try the matcha Cronut I was eyeing.

Bob's has the best donuts in SF. I have come here numerous times and have gotten consistently amazing donuts. I always get a classic glazed donut along with a wildcard. I've tried the apple fritter, peanut butter and jelly donut, buttermilk donut, and strawberry shortcake. All of these were good but I liked the peanut butter and jelly best. Their dough has the perfect fluffiness and is so satisfying to eat. Highly recommend!

This is a hot take but I actually like Bob's on Baker slightly better than Bob's on Polk

An SF classic, but just wanted to emphasize how amazing the guava filled donut is. The dulce de leche is great as well but maybe a little too sweet. Always looking forward to trying more flavors! There was a good selection available on a weekday afternoon.

I went back and had the guava "malasada" which is just a sugar sprinkled fried donut with jelly. I had the breakfast donut with cream cheese and jalapeno. Fun to try. More expensive donuts and donuts are not very healthy. But it's fun.

How can a donut be "life changing"? The use of flour, yeast, salt, water and oil to create wildly delicious golden brown pastries is amazing. I had never seen a savory donut, they had three. Picture it a simple jelly style donut topped with a slice of white melted cheese dusted with poppy and sesame seeds, dried garlic and sea salt (like an Everything but the bagel seasoning) and filled with a smooth and creamy chive cheese. They also had a jalapeño cream cheese and a sun dried tomato cream cheese. I liked it and would do it again. I did enjoy the best maple log ever because they sliced this one open and put in a terrific custard filling that blew me away. Yum! Great taste and texture.

Will keep this review short and sweet! A Panhandle neighborhood Bob's open until 10 which is a shame because I always seem to be craving right around 10:30pm. Service is friendly and now recognizes my boyfriend and I as regulars, which is something I'm simultaneously proud and ashamed of. Donuts are around the 2-4 dollar range, depending on how fancy we getting. The classics are delicious and fluffy. I've tried a few special ones (s'mores, malasada, oreo) and the pb&j might be my favorite. Just note the special ones tend to sell out by later in the day. Grateful to have a Bob's near us! A quick walk from a number of parks if you're in the area.

Creme bruleè donut, raspberry filled cronut, and guava malasada: DEEEEELISH! These donuts were amazing. I'll rate the guava malasada numero 1 !!! It was a nice nice light taste plus the guava filling was lightly sweet. Number 2 was the cronut, it had a nice light taste, I loved the combination of fresh fruit on top with the light airy croissant texture. Number 3 was the creme brûlée, it was also delicious but a lot more sweeter. .

I wouldn't consider myself a donut connoisseur, but ever since discovering Bob's, I find myself making a stop whenever I'm in the neighborhood. While they have some unique flavors, I like that they aren't one of those donut shops that relies on gimmicky flavors to standout. What stands out here is they just make really really good donuts. I'm partial to the maple old fashioned, but every donut I've had here has been perfect. Never much of a line and service is quick, friendly, and efficient. If you're in the mood for a donut, or even if you're not, do yourself a favor and stop at Bob's.

I was quite jazzed when I saw Bob's Donuts was moving into my neighborhood. No more out of the way drives to Bob's Donuts on Polk street. After something like a 1/2 a dozen (no pun intended) visits, I'm just not impressed. The quality is nothing compared to the Original Bob's Donut and Pastry Shop on Polk street. Maybe it's because they don't turn over the donuts as quickly as the shop on Polk Street. Which always has a line out the door. Well this one has line's to, but not all day, just in the early morning hours. I popped in today about 4:00 and ordered 1 Crumb cake and one Maple Bar. The crumb cake was o.k., a tad greasy. The Maple Bar was horrible. it was flat, dry and super greasy. Not my experience @ the Bob's on Polk. Not to mention every time I go in there they change the policy regarding purchasing. Cash, no cash; card, no card; exact change, etc. etc. Today cash was o.k., tomorrow that may change. I don't find their donuts to be as fresh and certainly no fluffy. Today was my last visit. Glad others are enjoying them, though.