Shipley Do-Nuts

Yum!!! From out of town, my dad is from the state and had told me about Shipley’s. Had never heard of (and definitely haven’t tried) the place before then but it was amazing! I wish we had these in Virginia. Delicious and cheap!

Got the bullseye and some donut holes! The bullseye was okay, however the donut holes were phenomenal. Will definitely be back. Want to try the coffee drinks as well

⭐ 1 Star (Because 0 isn’t an option) Location: Shipley Do-Nuts – Metairie, LA I made the mistake of ordering as soon as the store opened, expecting hot, fresh donuts. Instead, I received dry, overcooked, borderline stale donuts that had zero glaze and absolutely no warmth. These were not fresh by any stretch—they tasted like they’d been sitting out overnight or cooked in old, burnt grease. If you’ve ever had a low-budget fair funnel cake soaked in used oil, imagine that—but worse. When I called to politely express my concern, I was stunned by how unprofessional the response was. The owner, Meechie, didn’t just dismiss my complaint—she hung up on me mid-sentence. When I called back, she doubled down, saying, “These are our donuts,” as if that somehow excused the poor quality. According to her, this is the standard they stand by—dry, greasy, overcooked donuts served with a side of rudeness. Honestly, I’ve had better gas station pastries. There’s absolutely no excuse for this kind of product or customer service, especially first thing in the morning. I will never return, and I strongly recommend others avoid this location unless you enjoy being disrespected and served leftovers disguised as breakfast.

I love this location. The owners are super friendly, remember their customers, and make a great selection of donuts. It's my favorite donut stop in the area unless I'm seeking "coffee and donuts." The kolaches are a must try for someone desiring a savory vs. a sweet breakfast.

My first time here was my last time. Before going I looked at their website and was super excited to try a cherry glazed donut, but when we got there they were out of it along with many others we planned on ordering. It ended up taking some time for us to figure out what we wanted, and when we were done, the woman asked us if we were from here. Seemed like an odd question and a little insulting, like we didn’t know what we were doing. Aside from all of that, the donuts themselves are terrible! Very greasy and inconsistent across flavors when it comes to sweetness. I would not recommend this place at all.

Quick pickup spot for donuts. I tried the butterfly which was a different shaped cinnamon roll. It was tasty. Staff was friendly. Lots of options.

Really good donuts and coffee! Not pictured was my sons warm & fresh apple fritter!

Chocolate glazed all day long please! Love always running into my neighbors at our favorite do-nut shop whenever we go. Staff are the best. Super fresh. And owner/management CARES and rocks.

Delicious donuts that are reasonably priced. To me there is no competition. Always fresh and delicious and we are not exactly in the neighborhood, so we have take a little extra time to get there, but they are worth it.

Shipley's are some of my favorite donuts and kolaches in the South. Here, the jalapeño cheddar sausage one is filled with each of the three ingredients, and that can make for a surprising bite if you get only the jalapeño piece. I was expecting the jalapeño and cheddar to be *inside* the sausage, but yummy nonetheless. I can't say enough about these donuts so I'll say what matters: delectable. They're crispy on the outside and pillowy and light inside. In other words FRESH. Any way you like them iced, they'll melt in your mouth on every bite.

I've loved Shipley donuts in other cities, so I was excited to try this location. I was disappointed though. The donuts were not cooked right. They were hard, heavy and dry inside. The Bavarian filled had barely any filling in them. It seems like they were cooked in sub-temp oil and left in for too long to make them brown. So very disappointing.

Very delicious donuts with great customer service. This was my first time at any Shipley's and came to learn that they're a chain. I'm not a huge fan of chain establishments, but let me just say, they're good. These donuts are light, airy and not overly sweet in my opinion, unless you get the fillings, then yes, they're sweeter. I bought half a dozen and was desperately tempted to just make it a cool dozen. Ya know, somehow, a baker's dozen just sounds right but thank God for will power. I selected 2 lemon filled, 2 blueberry filled, 1 chocolate filled and 1 cinnamon roll. I've been on a sugar fast for the last 21 days and although I was not obsessing over sweets, this was a nice sweet treat to indulge. Oh, and I only had half of one...seriously lol. Now my husband on the other hand.....he annihilated the rest. Poor donuts didn't stand a chance with that brother. I'll most likely return when in the area. It's a great friendly place.

What a cute little donut shop! I was driving by and noticed this shop, so I pulled in. The iced coffee was delicious. The best part were the doughnut holes, though I ate them too quickly to snap a picture. I also got a mixed half dozen, which was a hit when I got home. I am glad I stopped in and look forward to coming again in the future.

Yummy!!!! When you enter Shipley's you are immediately introduced to the sweet scent of freshly made doughnuts. The place is brightly lit and super clean. The line may look long, but it moves pretty quickly and when you make it to the end of this rainbow, the pot of gold is actually a box of very reasonably priced, delicious, super fresh doughnuts. I'll be back.

Shipley's is my favorite donut shop in town! Good donuts and kolaches for good prices!

I have been to Shipley's maybe 4 times now. I LOVE the kolaches and the doughnuts. That is why I give them a 5 star rating. I do wish the somewhat clueless middle aged lady with the brown short hair who unfortunately is ALWAYS there when I go, would learn a few more things about the job though. She is nice as can be but does not know the answer to any question I have asked her and - this is the worst part - does not find out the answer. Also, she got my kolache order wrong once when I asked for sausage kolaches not sausage and jalepeno. Today I went and Scott, who I guess is either the owner or the manager since he exuded confidence and I give 5 more stars to, was finally able to answer a couple of my "complicated" questions. They were, where does the boudin come from and how long until the next batch of boudin kolaches come out. Prior to that, I asked the clueless one and she said they will be out when they are out. (I have friends that went and the exact same thing happened to them). Instead she could of maybe asked the bakers who were 4 feet away how long until they come out... Aside, from the 4 just ok experiences with the brown haired lady, I have thoroughly enjoyed and had MAGNIFICENT experiences with the doughnuts. I love the chocolate cream filled ones. They do not use the typical pudding type filling. They use, what tastes like, a chocolate icing filling. That is what Meche's in Lafayette LA uses and it is fantastic!! The size of the doughnuts are about 3 inches wide, not real big, but the taste is there. There is so much left for me to try here but I keep going back to those awesome boudin stuffed kolaches. If you want to dine in, there are a few tables inside. I love that they are open 7 days away and until 7pm. I welcome more Shipley's to the New Orleans and am grateful we got this one.

Kolache was good, donuts were ok. but the service was def not. Ladies in the front were rude. Not even a greetings.

Imagine eating a cinnamon roll that you're pretty pleased with and then take another bite and boom it feels like gum is in your mouth.....that's what happened to me! It was half baked but it wasn't advertised as half baked. I was really impressed at the taste at first because I've been searching for a good place since I moved here. However I was really upset that it was still raw dough half way through. The regular doughnut was decent but I'm not sure I'll return now. It sucks because I really preferred the taste of this place over the other local town favorite that everyone loves. It was also really clean inside.

Really good donuts! My daughters had a good time eating the beignet donuts. They were all over their faces but very enjoyable to watch. I would highly recommend this shop. They have a variety of flavors and friendly associates working there.

Best donuts in Metairie hands down. Great customer service. Parking is easy which is hard to find on Metairie Road. Highly recommend.

I get the hype. I had a single glazed doughnut and cut it in half with the intention of giving the other half to friends. I couldn't do it. It was lukewarm (I came after their 10am guaranteed warm window) and it was still good. My friends rave about the kolaches. I tried the boudin from hers. It was just OK.

0 stars. Absolutely terrible, stale donuts. Watered down coffee with ice filled to the very top. Horrible customer service, I'm surprised this establishment is still in business.

REALLY BAD KOLACHES (See my pics) 1. The bread isn't the classic waxy, Texas Czech/Schulenberg variety. It's more like a less flakey pie dough. 2. The sausages aren't the standard 2 1/2"-ers (think cocktail weiners) that often overflow the smaller squares of sweet biscuit. They resemble the old cheap Lyke's hot dogs. 3. These kolaches are hollow! They don't bake up around the meat. Worse, the pockets are huge. You can almost hear the weiners rolling around! 4. I have no idea what kind of cheese wiz sauce they use but it reminds me a lot of the runny queso at Izzo's. BUT THE MAIN REASON THIS REVIEW SUCKS is because I really like and admire owner (and former WDSU anchor) Scott Walker.

Place is pretty cool, ate there a few times when I found out about them in Houston, very close to my house, my low sting and problem is, when it's time to get the kids donuts, and website says everyday of the week, from 5a to 5p.. This location is never open almost. I went Tuesday morning around 11a it was closed, went on a Monday it was closed.. it's closed more than it's open to say it's in our neighborhood, kinda sucks but tastees you can always count on to be open during business hours.

I stopped in here with a friend over the weekend. It was in the late afternoon, so there were no crowds. They still had plenty of donuts to choose from though. The staff was very friendly and all of the donuts and Kolaches looked pretty good. We both got the maple glazed donuts and enjoyed it. Next time I hope to try a Kolache. Nice addition to the area.

So far I love what I've been tasting! Tried the chocolate with sprinkles, lemon filled, and regular sugar donut. These Do-Nuts do not give any of those weird after tastes that I usually get when eating so nuts. This place is close to one of the gyms I go to soon will make sure to visit again!

Wow, what a nice treat for Independence Day! I've never heard of Shipley's and kept seeing Insta and Twitter posts about it. They closed at 11 bc it was the 4th, but I think they stay open till 7 during normal business hours? Anyhoo, I didn't know it was owned by our own Scott Walker from WDSU! My faves, raspberry filled glazed, creamed filled glazed, and boudin kolache! I enjoyed the sweet and savory! I went in right bf closing and everyone who was working was extremely helpful and nice! They also have a customer appreciation punch card, so don't forget to ask for one! I will definitely be returning and look forward to seeing what other stuffings in the kolache's are offered!

They were having a Grand Opening with give away swag and face paint and balloon for the kids. We see this place all the time while in Houston but never try any. i got two dozen of assorted donuts. It was good.

Brand new place to Louisiana but home to me. Being from Houston, I was super excited to see this place open up! They open early and close later than most donut shops in my area. My favorites are always the cream filled donuts and the kolaches. Kolaches are basically piggies in a blanket. I always get the sausage, cheese and jalepeno ones. Its sooo soft when you bite into it! I am a creature of habit so i always get the white cream filled donuts. Their donuts are sooo soft ...even if it sat on the counter all day, these creamed filled donuts are still soft. Once in a while, i get the flavored frosting/sprinkled donuts such as the strawberry flavored or cherry flavored. I also think that for a dozen of donuts...$9 is not a bad price! I will be back over and over again!

The entire neighborhood has been waiting with great anticipation for the grand opening of Shipley Do-nuts... the FIRST Shipley's to hit Louisiana. Well, it's finally here... and all expectations have been met. Fresh, hot, delicious donuts... glazed are the best of course... and kolaches! I lived in Texas for a while, so I am familiar with the Czech inspired pastry known as the kolache, but they seem to be somewhat new to New Orleans. Basically, it's stuffed bread... Shipley's stuffs theirs with sausage and cheese, jalepeno, ham and cheese... and my favorite, boudin. A solid breakfast or lunch option and very filling. Speaking of living in Texas, I lived a few blocks from the original Shipley's on Ella Blvd in north Houston. They of course have the best donuts on earth, still frying in their century's old fryers... BUT, inspiration from the original Texas location is present here in a donut that's just about as awesome. Plus... Texas doesn't have the spicy boudin kolaches... HUGE seperator. BOTTOM LINE: Great new donut joint in the heart of Old Metairie. I anticipate a few more inches added to my waistline by the end of the summer.

I was so excited to hear about this place opening up! Upon walking in place is super cute and you can see all of their delicious donuts! I ended up getting the strawberry glaze donut. Upon tasting it, it was just a bland donut, it did not taste fresh. I will say that I did end up going there at about 4:30pm. That might have had something to do with it, but this donut did not make me think I NEED ANOTHER! My weakness is donuts and unfortunately this donut shop did not do it for me. I will def give them one more shot and try their Kolache, and come early for a donut and see if that makes a difference. You can never go wrong with a Kolache! Service was fast, cashier was very friendly, another reason why I am willing to give them another chance!

The staff is always friendly!!! The donuts are always fresh! I've tried to go to other donut shops but my family says the Shipley donuts are the best!

Great donut shop on Metairie Road. Delicious donuts and coffee. Very clean. Helpful staff. Highly recommend. Check hours and product post Ida but they will be back at full-speed soon.

We come to Shipley Donuts at least once a week. Their donuts are wonderful, and you can tell that the employees genuinely care about their product and the customers. I love their unique cream filling. It is very different from bavarian creme. I think my favorite is the Bull's Eye. It's a combination of a chocolate iced donut with a creme topping and sprinkles. Their chocolate filled is similar to a Hubig's Pie. The location is convenient, and the parking is easy. Thanks Shipley!

I was so happy when Shipley Do-Nuts opened up in Old Metairie! I went to college in Texas and Shipley Do-Nuts was a favorite for me (I haven't had them in 8 years!). So today, I decided I would have a cheat meal and I knew exactly what my cheat meal would be: a glazed donut from Shipley Do-Nuts! Since it's national donut day, they ended up giving me a free donut on top of the one I ordered, so I ended eating both because it's physically impossible to not eat a donut when it's in front of you (and when it's given to you for free. Especially when it's a Shipley donut). Anyway, what else can I say? Shipley is the best. Their glazed donuts are always fresh, hot and delicious. I've never tried their other donuts because I love their glazed ones so much-and unfortunately as much as I love donuts, I have a wedding coming up and can't eat them as much as I'd like :( but I plan on trying another kind on my next visit. Lastly, the service was great and everyone was super friendly. Whatever growing pains they may have had when they first opened a few months ago seem to have gone away because everything was great and I can't wait to return!

Love these donuts and jalapeño sausage cheese kolache! Remind me of home (Houston). The only down side is that they don't have one of my favorites, the blueberry cake donut. There was a line this Saturday morning but it moved pretty quickly.

I was so excited to see that Shipley had reopened after the hurricane. It's what we all needed right then, some perfect sweetness to lift our spirits. I bought donuts and donut holes and brought some to friends and neighbors and they were all so appreciative. Shipley makes the best glazed donuts, not overly sweet with a bit of a crunch. Can't say how happy I was that they were taking credit cards, with so many places cash only we were getting low!! Nice friendly employees and a superior donut, we appreciate our neighborhood donut shop.

My favorite donuts are their hot glazed, they melt in my mouth and make me go yummmm! Really the donuts are fresh and tasty, employees helpful and friendly and the price is more reasonable than most if not all of the other area donut shops.

To Dough or Nut I visited this place for the first time because I consider myself a food critic with a distinguished palate to see how they stand up to my favorite, Krispy Kreme's. I've tried local doughnut shops- which by the way all taste the same- and those of the national chains. Here's how I determine the real taste of a doughnut, not based on its hot and freshness alone, but how it taste after a day of sitting. Many places depend on their hot and ready doughnuts because this is all they have to stand on. Let that doughnut sit for the next day and don't heat it up, you probably wouldn't believe it was the same doughnut. I'm not impressed by Shipley's doughnuts after having tasted Krispy Kreme's. The later doughnut dough has a distinct vanilla flavor absent from other doughnuts. The texture is also is very soft devoid of tiny air pockets which make them more airy than other doughnuts and still taste good days later. The "days- later test" will tell you the real taste about a doughnut. When the hot doughnut sits, there goes what you actually liked about it. No real character in the flavor, just basically dough and sugar.

Tried Shipley today for the first time. The cashier greeted me immediately and asked what I wanted. I told her I just needed a few minutes. I proceeded to order a cherry donut, a cinnamon roll, a breakfast kolache, a small iced coffee to-go, and a small hot coffee to-go. The cashier got my pastries and kolache, and she proceeded to get the coffees. The hot coffee came from a basic drip coffee pot that you'd find in most diners. The cold coffee came from an iced tea cistern that you'd find in most chain restaurants. I will say that I felt that the price was reasonable for the quantity of items (I paid 11 something including tip). As I bit into the breakfast kolache (which includes only sausage and cheese), I immediately noticed that the sausage was basically a link still within its sausage casing. The cheese was a small squirt of artificial cheddar. The only bearable part was the bread, but it was nothing to write home about. The cherry donut? Just red icing on a basic donut. No cherry flavor whatsoever. The hot coffee? Never have I had coffee so burnt to a crisp. I couldn't even pretend to enjoy it. My girlfriend said the iced coffee also tasted burnt; however, the cinnamon roll was fairly good. I personally won't be returning to Shipley's Do-nuts. There are simply enough local restaurants to purchase a tastier breakfast with REAL coffee. Seriously, how does Shipley open, serve sub-par coffee in a coffee town, serve sub-par pastries in a city with a sweet tooth, and expect to stay open? Ship on out, Shipley. You're outshined by District Donuts, Baker's Dozen, Station Coffee, etc.

Not really too sure why everyone loves this place? Maybe cause it's clean and on Metairie rd? Donuts were ok, got the chocolate with sprinkles and a chocolate glaze and some regular donut holes. They were good, just didn't seem super fresh to me. There was a long line, service was great, but the taste was lacking. Maybe I'll try it again.

Yum yum yummmmmy!!!! Can I just leave it at that? Lol, so this is a great donut shop. Big enough to sit and and enjoy it as well. Hot donuts made fresh daily, oh yeah! Only thing I could think to critique is the amount of glaze on the plain glaze donuts. It is A LOT. However the dough is sooo good that I will just spend my time dusting off glaze to be able to still eat the donut lol. I truly enjoy this shop!

i went in there for a kohlasch and she was very nice gave me a free water with two extra donuts

Oh man - It pains me to give Shipley Do-Nuts a 3-star rating because their donuts and kolaches are delicious and I was SO HYPED for this location. Coming from Houston, I had certain expectations for this new location in Metairie. This location just isn't living up to the standards of the Shipley Do-Nuts I grew up going to. I have been twice - once being the first Saturday they opened, which was very very hectic, but I gave them a pass. It was their first Saturday after all. Complaints: First time going the cake do-nut machine was broken. Second time a month later they said, "sorry you have to get here earlier for cake do-nuts we're all out." SAY WHAT ?! Make more?!? It was only 8:54 am. BOTH times they didn't have any kolaches available except the boudin kolaches, which aren't real kolaches...sorry Louisiana. I want this establishment to succeed. They need more hustle and foresight. If you notice you're running out of a popular item start making more before you run out!! Anyway, the do-nuts are still delicious. They're just not as sweet when you get to the counter and you get the "sorry we're out" or "sorry there will be more in ten minutes" line. I will be back, but if they don't have kolaches hot and ready it may be my last.

Definitely a great place to grab some kolaches as they are widely known for them around the country. The kolaches are always fresh and hot when you order. The do-nuts are good when are bought fresh, but my order was a bit dry. The New Orleans metro area needed a Shipley franchise and am glad there is finally one in city. I've only been here one time as customer service was very good. I will be back to grab more kolaches when I'm around the area. Hopefully I can get some fresh do-nuts as well.

We went in for a dozen donuts, and we saw the advertisement for a smoothie. My son picked out the strawberry banana smoothie with no whip. While they made the smoothie we selected a mixed dozen. The young lady assisting us adroitly asked if we wanted chocolate iced with sprinkles or no sprinkles when I picked out the chocolate iced donuts. Then she pointed out the different sprinkle choices available this valentines weekend. A couple of donuts were disappointing. The raspberry filled was a generic fruit taste (kook-aid jelly said my husband), and a couple donuts had huge air pockets in them. The biggest disappointment was the smoothie. My son had a couple sips before he offered it to anyone else who was interested. I tasted it, and it had too much milk to be a smoothie. The worst aspect was the artificial taste of strawberry-banana. No banana taste that I could discern; it was more like a frozen bath and body works candle. So stick with the donuts.

It's honestly a shame that it even had to come to this. Huge Shipley fan, but it'll take a good while before I give them anymore of my money. I ordered three of the Mardi Gras donuts, two sausage and cheese kolaches, and an apple juice and it was $25. I didn't really mind at first because I ordered multiple items. The two women working today seemed less than interested in doing their jobs, or even being kind for that matter. The older woman was helping another customer when the other one brought my bags to the counter. I mistakenly clicked the "no receipt" button and grabbed my stuff and went to the car. I was so excited to bite into my favorite kolache! I immediately notice it's only one and I was like well, I paid for two but I do need to fit in a dress later this month so maybe it's for the best. Well I was just as surprised to chomp into boudin instead of sausage and cheese. My friend saw the disappointment on my face as I had been looking forward to this moment for days. I went back inside to kindly ask for the two sausage and cheese kolaches I paid for, since I was inadvertently given a boudin kolache. The younger woman then rolled her eyes, looked at the older woman, and took her sweet time to grab the actually items I ordered. THEN, as I am standing at the counter waiting for my order, the older woman proceeds to insist I return the bitten-into boudin kolache I had in my hand. She reached her arm out and snapped at me to hand it over. I was pretty heated at this point so, naturally, I said "I took a bite out of it. It's either going in the trash or I'm going to eat it." Never in my life have I experienced a food establishment ask for the item they wrongly gave you back. Not to mention, aren't we in calendar year three of a global pandemic? I was completely blown away by the demands to return the partly eaten kolache. I know finding employees is extremely difficult nowadays, especially ones that actually want to work and have positive attitudes. However, I've met stray dogs who are nicer and can follow directions better than those two.

Great service! I am a Lyft driver and I picked up a rider named Alexis. Well this wasn't just your avg rider. She convinced me to go back and try the donuts. ( Did I say I hadn't eaten a donut in over a year)Alexis gave me a 5 min commercial on the company, quality, and why I should try one. Well after I got 1, I called the wife we drove back and bought a dozen. Fast forward....today I pick up Alexis and I am headed back. These donuts have so much "Flava", texture that will have you coming back over and over! Bravo to the entire staff especially Alexis. Donuts and Fat Boy pizza.........great combo. Mmmmmmm

The best donuts ever!! So happy to see them open a shop here. Wish they would open one out nearer to me.

Yummy chocolate glazed donuts! My son loves their donut holes too & they have the sweetest employees! The manager Alexis is the absolute best though! Always so kind & my son loves her!!

Omg how long has Shipley been here?! I grew up in Houston and this place is a staple out there. It's literally my favorite donut shop and since I've been here I've been missing them. I'm fasting now so I can't eat them and that's angering but when this fast is over... IM SMASHING!

Favorite childhood donut shop. Haven't been back for a year, and always come through here when in the area. Jalapeño kolachi and regular glazed donut holes made in heaven!

It says to contact store directly for holiday hours. The number listed says it has been changed and the new number is unknown very helpful

The best donuts in town, Hands down. I live 15 min away but make the drive to treat the fam. ( and me ) One day I will try a Kolache. Lots of donut flavors and a friendly staff. Easy parking off Metairie Road. Give them a try. You won't be disappointed.

I love Shipley's. I was craving donuts at work, which is in the city, and drove to Metairie to grab donut holes. Granted it was around lunch time and the donut holes were cold, but they were still amazing. It's a little piece of home, and home is Mississippi, which I grew up on Shipley's. Oh my, writing this makes me want donuts again. Double plus, some nice man in front of me paid for my Shipley's! It was perfect.

A nice, professionally polished donut shop with a large selection and good prices. I like the kolache options and that they serve beignets. The donuts were good, light and fresh with out too much sugariness on top. The staff was very friendly, patient and helpful. I would go back if I'm in the area and not necessarily make a special trip.

Stopped in for a kolache, got the boudain and cheese and was blown away. Amazing service and customer service. Iced coffee is good and I got a free bag of doughnut holes for my first visit. I will definately be back!