Ben A.
Yelp
My 14 year old son had a water polo tourney just down the street at the high school, so as has become our custom for these early-morning weekend trips to exotic places like Downey, we always sugar the kid up with donuts before he gets in the pool.
When I was a kid, my dad occasionally had to drive down Lakewood for work, and he'd take me to the old Randy's for a donut and a chocolate milk. The recognizable giant donut is one of several around LA, but considering this one is also just a block close or two from an old school McDonald's, there's a nostalgia and a camp to the whole thing.
Inside, the case is overflowing with fresh, delicious donuts, including some specialty ones. The kid ordered a dozen donut holes (they make them big here, and offer several types of frosting on them), along with a chocolate old fashioned. Dieting and donuts don't mix, so I passed, but the look on the kid's face as he chowed down was all the endorsement I needed to offer a five star review.
Nice guy behind the counter took good care of us, even early on a Sunday morning.
The attractive young ladies in front of us in line seemed to be taking lots of photos for Yelp, too, so if you read this, I'm a Libra/Scorpio cusp with Leo risings, and I like long walks in Downey and old musicals and... oh wait, nevermind, I'm happily married.
But great donuts, eh girls? Until next time, Randy's.