Tastee Donuts

Food is pretty good for the price you pay. It's a nice cozy place. I've been here many times and service can be good, but it can also be bad. They usually have good service. But there has been a time or two when the service was terrible. If they mess up your order they fix it immediately and tend to your every need. Plenty of parking spaces and plenty of food to order. They are very welcoming and I'd definitely come back some time soon.

The jelly rolls are to die for they are absolutely delicious! Service could improve I live over 45 minutes away and asked them to hold/reserve and item and I'd be on the way to buy it and they said no. How do you say no to a sale?

Entered and watched the employees backs facing the front of house from the kitchen doorway, snacking on a bag of donuts for a solid 3-5 minutes before they acknowledged my presence and waited on me (without washing/sanitizing hands). Employees also do not wear masks while cooking or in the kitchen, only put on in front of customers. Gave my order 3 times before they took my payment. Still gave me the wrong donut. Ordered eggs over easy and the whites were runny while yolks completely overdone. Bacon ALL fat. Watched a drive-thru customer literally bang on the window for service after sitting there for so long without being waited on. They were not busy at all. My first and definitely last time.

We got a dozen of donuts. I prefer Tastee to Krispy creme because this is how a donut should taste. It's not RIDICULOUSLY sweet it has a nice BALANCE between the actual donut & the glaze. Not too much but not too little (bread to glaze ratio) The line was alittle long today, a guy ordered a couple of kastleburgers but the cashier was sweet & helpful. Thanks Tastee!

Poor experience every time we’ve tried to order castle burgers from this location. Save your sanity and order at the west esplanade location. The younger workers are the rudest people we’ve ever encountered at a restaurant. If you order over the phone, they’ll hang up on you. If you order through drive through, they’ll make you wait over an hour for your food. This has happened SEVERAL times to us as well as well our friends and family members in the area. It’s heartbreaking leaving this review because there’s no way these workers own the restaurant otherwise they wouldn’t treat their customers so poorly. The older ladies that work in the morning/lunch time are the sweetest. I assume one or both of them are the owners. To the owner(s), If you want your business to survive, please hire workers that aren’t trying to sabotage your business by scaring off customers because they want a free paycheck. Praying you find the right people to help your business flourish.

This place doesn’t care about good food or service , they over cook the food (ever got brown eggs ??) The building is falling apart, go check out the staff at different hours , what a mess of people Their is no standards on food, everyone cooks different, i worked there for a few weeks, trying to make improvements, but management and owners don’t seem to care “everyone is adults, so why should they be told what to do” .. The place needs to be condemned and torn down. I would strongly encourage you to go to Krispy Kreme, it cost a lil more, but the donuts taste so much better * I am using my real acct, I am not hiding*

Came at 7:00 pm to get some kastle burgers with my fiancé tonight. We first went to the drive thru and when no one came to help us we parked and went inside. Upon entering we saw two men sitting in a booth both with full burgers and fries on their plate. They said hi and we thought they were customers enjoying their meals. After waiting at the counter for a few minutes, one of the men stood up and went behind the counter to ask what we needed. We tried to order our meals and he simply said “the kitchen is closed” while the other man continued to sit and eat his hot burger. Managers this isn’t cutting it. I get that help is wanted but it’s not just wanted it’s NEEDED. Can’t rate the food because the kitchen was “closed” but one star for the clown behavior tonight.

Bought a dozen buttermilk drops, TERRIBLE so stale. They were so stale they fell apart before I could get them in my mouth. Also, purchased a dozen Kastleburger’s, buns were disguising, soooooo stale and the cheese wasn’t even melted. Ordered French fries and while they were cooking, it smelled like the grease had never been changed. They also had a sign that said, no restrooms available. The place is just down right disgusting! So sad, because this place use to be good.

okay .. seriously... i just had the best two chocolate dipped donuts of my life???!!!!! whaaaaaa???? the chocolate dipped top .. bavarian creme donut.. and chocolate dipped top peanut encrusted glaze have left me donut drunk.. these will not dIsappoint!!!!! the service is superb

We were greeted by our shuttle driver at the airport with these sweet donuts. What a treat and a special gesture! We appreciate the thought! Donuts were very sweet and the colorful sprinkles were definitely NOLA!!

Horrible customer service. They took my order three different times and still got it wrong and then accused me of not paying for my food. She asked me who rung me up when she is the person I literally gave $7 to.

Decent sliders, donuts and king cake. I get the same thing every time. Service is fine at the drive thru. And although there's no "ambiance" per se, but both locations have free parking.

They displayed one price on the display and charged me $2 more at the register then would not refund my $2. Rude cheats. Would not recommend.

The best things come in small packages which is definitely true with this shop. My best friend who is native warned me you probably are going to spend close to 30 dollars on just the pastries and she was so right. I got a coffee cake since it had just come from the back. I also got a few buttermilk drops. Then I got one of everything from their display case. Their kastleburger was also savory and helped break up my sugar rush. My one regret is not tasting more of their menu. This was an amazing place. I can't wait to return again to try more of their menu.

Just don't eat. It's gross inside. We didn't get two of the things we ordered and the other two were wrong.

I'm giving one star because we got a refund from the guy in the photo. He was very nice. However, the woman in the photo was totally unprofessional,when I called about the defected "blackout cake" which had mold spores... I open the cake when I got home, + called the bakery about the problem. she told me on the phone, "You didn't buy the cake from here, you bought it from somewhere else... I was here all night & nobody bought a blackout cake from Clearview!" I decided to drive back over there immediately! She never asked for proof. She just assumes I never went to the bakery at all! She was there at the counter looking stupid, + I had my receipt

It was the first day of King Cake season.. all through New Orleans everyone is out and about getting their first taste of king cakes. So you know being a foodie and all I HAD to have my fav McKenzie king cake from here! I called early in the morning around 7 am. The lady OFFERED to take my name down because the king cakes were going fast. I told her I would be in closer to 5:30 that evening. I chose this location because of my king cake preference, the fact that it's closer to home and I needed a drive thru(due to the fact That I would have my baby with me and it makes life so much easier). On my way there I called and GUESS WHAT! They still had my king cake on hold! After a bad day at work these people seriously made my day! What great customer service and of course the king cake was as usual amazing! For all your king cake needs this is where you want to come (if you're into this type of king cake)

So I'm not so big on Tastee donuts and never have been...well, except for maybe their cake donuts. That's pretty good. But more importantly, Tastee is where you can get your old McKenzie's Bakery fix. They sell the McKenzie's recipe sweet rolls, jelly roll, buttermilk drops, coffee cake (which I'll be sampling tomorrow) and KING CAKE! I know, I know. For the folks who didn't grow up here, they just don't understand the love that many of us have for this simpler, sans icing king cake. But this is what King Cake was growing up, all that filling stuff was for fancy folks and probably didn't appear until the 80s. So go get your McKenzie's fix today!

I love McKenzie king cakes! Since McKenzie closed some years ago was glad to know this Tastees sells McKenzie king cakes, black out cakes ,Buttermilk drops

I don't consider myself a donut aficionado, buuuuuuuut I do know good donuts when I taste them. Since McKenzie's has closed, this is all thats left of the REAL Naturally N'Awlins Donut Shops. I actually prefer some of Tastee's Donuts over McKenzie's; just my opinion. This Tastee Donut is in Metairie in Clearview Parkway & this location has a sweet, sweet drive thru, just for "lazy little ole don't wanna keep getting in & out the car" me :) So much to my delight, this location has: *a drive thru *sweet lil grannies that take & push out ur order *best king cake this side of heaven *DONUT HOLES &&&&&& wait for it *Kastle Burgers (not white castle, but they'll suffice for a temporary CASTLE BURGER fix - notice the difference in spelllllling) Did I just go unconscious, regain consciousness & go BACK under again???? I mean really...whats NOT to love about this place... Grannies, donut holes & Kastle burgers???? I gotta stop, I'm yearning for some donut holes RIGHT NOOOOOOW!!!!

Local residents love Tastees for having the McKenzie "BD" recipe! Many people come for kastleburgers and buttermilk drops. In addition to the two, I stop in on occasion for their grilled cheese sandwiches and king cakes (during MG season). The kastleburgers are definitely better than Krystal or White Castle in my opinion simply because their patties really taste like meat and the bread is fresh. This location is open 24 hours and has drive through service which is perfect when you are on the go and not keen on parking and walking inside for $1.50 worth of food. Instead you can burn $4 in gas for the $1.50 in food. While I am not one to regularly eat doughnuts, I often find myself making a regular visit to this place when I am in town. There prices are reasonable and the quality is always up to par.

Have been to this location many if times and have always received great service. Tonight the two ladies working were awesome. Very polite and helpful. Got some of the McKenzie buttermilk drop doughnuts. Brings back memories from when I was a kid.

The level of customer service the cashier has working the window is piss poor. Not to mention how she carelessly coughs in her hand and carries on serving donuts to customers. You guys have to do better!

You do nut want to pass this old school local donut spot up. Famously known by locals.

I have been wanting to stop here for a Mckenzie butter milk drop. How disappointed I was when I got home. It was NOTHING how I remembered as a child. Dry.stale. No taste ( I did take a picture). It completely fell apart.i tossed it in the garbage .my friend with me just glared at me in amazement. Sorry to say. I won't be riding there for another. On another note the turtles were very good. Chocolate on them was very creamy and tasty. They seemed to be fresh. The cookie was very good.

If I could give this place a -10 I would. HORRIBLE customer service and unkept store. The lady that works the counter is very dismissive. I went to this establishment on Saturday evening to pick up some buttermilk drops for my son. It was late, so I gave this young lady the benefit of the doubt (excusing her attitude). I stopped there again this morning before I headed back to Texas. When I arrived today, there was an elderly caucasian woman that the "counter lady" was finishing with. She was very friendly to this woman. When the woman left, the "counter lady" said "I need to go get some change." I waited a couple minutes and she never return. I left and went to the other location on W. Esplanade. Do yourself a favor and pass this place up.

I've never been let down by Tastee before last night. The donuts themselves deserve 5 stars but the service at this location was horrific. While placing an order with a friend of mine, who is from out of town, the female employee taking our order seemed annoyed. I started my order by saying, "Can I please get two medium hot chocolates and a dozen donuts?" The employee then said, "I don't know, CAN you?" along with rolling her eyes. Well, I should have used proper English to begin with but this is New Orleans and I was trying to be sweet while ordering since I could tell she was having an off night. We should've walked out right then and there but I had promised my friend donuts. After this rude exchange the employee continued to be rude towards us. I will no longer be bringing my service to Tastee. Customer service is #1 in my book and this restaurant falls extremely short.

I love buttermilk drops ! Had to come down for my eldest son so on my way home I decided to stop by and grab some drops for the household. Staff is always smiling and courteous when we come and drive- thru makes my life easier with these wild, energetic toddlers ! We also ordered the kastle sliders which were OKKK ! They offer a lot of donuts and breakfast items as well as coffee, hot chocolate and juice. They make king cakes too.... if y'all are in the area please stop in and grab a snack and some TASTEE treats ! It's truly worth your time.

Although their name has changed a couple times, the quality remains delicious. Fans of old-style Mackenzie dough-drops & tea cookies will be over-come by sweet waves of nostalgia!

White Castle style burgers still exist??? What??? We passed this place while going to the ice cream parlor and saw a sign for their burgers and decided to investigate further. Upon our internet investigation we found out that they had White Castle style burgers and decided we must indulge ourselves even though we were already full and fat. They have meal deals and have a set price for ordering 3 sliders but, I opted to order two for myself. The people behind the counter were awesome and super informative about the menu. You order at the counter and they give you a number and then deliver it to your table. My order came out and I took the yelp photo like the good person I am. The sliders come just like you remember them if you remember White Castle style burgers with a pickle, chopped onion, mustard, the patty and the bun. I opted for more mustard so I made my way to the condiments on the shelf. I grabbed the mustard and tried to squeeze it but, nothing came out so, I went to the counter and the lady ran it under hot water and told me to try it. To no avail it did not work yet again. She was laughing and smiling and I got a kick out of it and she told me to bring it up and she would do it again but, I said no it's cool I will just take the top of. She laughed the entire time I dumped the mustard on my burger. The sliders were exactly how I remembered them being from White Castle. I can't believe this place exists and I wish it was next to my house. For a dollar and some change I had a tasty great and trashy slider in my mouth. What could be better? You should stop by this place and check it out if not for nostalgia purposes but because they have cheap prices, great staff and delightful looking doughnuts!

Uncharacteristically slow service. Their speaker system is broken, so you have to order at the window. Normally not a problem, but the pickup ahead of me had a big, complex order of some sort, and the staff did not have them pull around. I sat there for TWENTY MINUTES before me and the guy behind me raised enough of a fuss that they finally pulled the first truck around to the front of the store. By this time, I was late for work, and didn't have time to put in an order. I had time when I pulled in, mind you, but sitting trapped in that narrow drive through for TWENTY MINUTES ate the time. Staff was extremely surly.

I like to support the local economy and local restaurants when I can. Tastee Donuts on Clearview is ok. It can take quite a long time, especially if you go through the drive thru. There is no way to exit the drive they once your in line, so if someone decides to take their good ol' time inside working or outside ordering, then you could be screwed. I tried to go here the other day and was in line at the drive thru for about 10 minutes before I got to the window. Then waited another 5 minutes at the window while one person disappeared into the kitchen and another just kept helping customers inside. Needless to say I didn't get helped so I left, but wasted 15 minutes of my morning doing so. I should have just gone to cop a donut in Kenner but I was already on Clearview. Oh well, you live and learn.

Waited 5 mins to place an order, 1 employee sitting down, another walked to the back without saying a word, a 3rd poked her head out from the back but did not acknowledge us. The place is falling appart and right across from the table was a pile of dirty towels. As I write this I am now waiting 30 mins for 2 hamburgers, AVOID this place .. go else where

This place needs some serious help. I went there this morning to get donuts for my students. 4 dozen donuts is not a major order but the people working there were so busy arguing about who messed up another person's order that they could not seem to pay attention to my order. The young man who was attempting to put my donuts in the boxes kept leaving the counter to argue with people in the back. After leaving the counter twice, I walked out and went to Krispy Kremes. Very unprofessional and a complete waste of my time. I will not be back. Get some managers in there and run the business and take care of your customers. It's ridiculous!!!!

These donuts are not the usual tastee donuts!! They appear to be the same type of donut Wal-Mart sells in their bakery area. Do not go to the Clearview location if you want real tastee donuts as they are pulling a fast one thinking no one would notice. My husband spent $20 on donuts and we threw them away as no one liked them and they were stale. The Loyola drive location is the best if you want real tastee donuts, thats in Kenner brah.

One of the girl employees seemed to roll her eyes every time we told her which donuts we wanted. And she couldn't wrap around her head that all the donuts were together just out in separate bags. Donuts were ok.

These donuts do not taste like tastees donuts. They giving tastees a bad name. I'm so pissed I wasted my money here. Do not eat here it taste like Walmart donuts

I don't really eat donuts, but for all the old New Orleans heads, having a place that has the McKenzie's recipes is a huge thing! For the owner purchasing the old McKenzie's recipes, this place gets an extra star!

This is the closest location to my house, but I haven't been in years due to the poor customer service and nothing being fresh. I usually go to the West Esplanade location since it is a completely different experience and they will actually customize the Kastle burgers. Since that location closes early Monday nights, I decided to give this location another try. That will be the last time I give this location another try. Walked in and nobody else was in the location. I asked for a dozen Kastle burgers for my family with just onion. You would have thought I asked for an impossible task by the look that I got. The girl replied that they already had pre-made Kastle burgers in the back and they were not making any customized burgers, so I walked out and did not buy anything. I do not think a thin patty would take long to cook, but they do not want to be bothered to do anything that may take a little more effort. This is the same response I got regarding customizing the burgers several times a few years ago that caused me not to return for years. The donuts do not even make up for the Kastle burger issue since they are always dried out. I am surprised this location is still in business.

Donuts are daunting, and I try to avoid them. Guilt overtook me and I mostly swore them off after making a very sad lunch out of three Krispy Kreme donuts on one very sad day. But that was Krispy Kreme, who I assume to be the rival for this location of Tastee Donuts in Metairie due to proximity, so, "WHATEVER" to Krispy Kreme. One of their slogans, which I felt I was making up, and I still feel like I'm making it up because of how bland it is, though it's totally on their boxes, is "It's a New Orleans thing!" And I guess it is: their library of sweets has included McKenzie's goods in recent years. Those who've grown up in this area know what's up: here's a beacon still shining from your childhood. For transplants to New Orleans, the nostalgia-triggering presence of McKenzie's baked goods probably doesn't connect so directly. So what put me at Tastee Donuts on my last check-in was just that: Tastee sells the old school McKenzie's king cake. The dough is soft and sweet, and there's no icing to be found. King cake traditionalists will point to this as a superior king cake, and hype or not, it's fantastic, and worth checking out during that blissful period when the king cake makes its majestic presence known. Tastee's also known for their Kastle Burgers, little sliders in the same vein as Krystal and White Castle, and another reason I was there. After debating over "uhhh, how many of these can/should I eat," I noticed a menu item literally called "Special Meal": three Kastle Burgers, fries, a drink and ... A DONUT! For five bucks! A very scary meal, but pretty cool. A downside for this location is the parking situation. There are about seven spots for cars in a tiny parking lot / drivethru. You can probably park at the Frostop/former Pizza Hut next door, or you could, of course, go through the drivethru. So, I can't chime in on their donuts, which is the item listed in their name. I don't know. I might buy some for my office tomorrow? This location's been going strong versus the Krispy Kreme across the street for a few years now, and I wish them luck in the coming years.

i love tastee doughnuts. i love that they carry on the mackenzie torch. i was not disappointed when i dropped in here weeks ago and got some buttermilk drops and few other doughnuts. in a world where doughnuts have become designer in fancy little shops on magazine street, i am a loyal diner dog for life when it comes to a proper doughnut.

They are ALWAYS out of donuts... I stopped by a few months ago 3 times before going in to work at midnight. They were out of ALL donuts until at least 5am. I went tonight around 10pm and they were out of glazed donuts. I will gladly go out of my way to the one on west esplanade now. I hope their management can better manage the issues with this location!

A New Orleans classic. I've been eating here since I was a kid. It's one of my many guilty pleasures.

This is the 3rd bad experience I've had at this Tastee Donuts. I've been eating Tastee all my life and only when I come to this one on Clearview I have horrible experiences with their food. Their donuts are never fresh. Tonight I went to get castle burgers and they were horrible. I called them and they said that they are pre made. Never in all my life have I had a pre made castle burger. I'll never go there again.

I think this place is filthy dirty. I've been in several times for donuts and burgers thinking they would have cleaned up and it doesn't appear they ever do. We now no longer get food from this location and would not suggest it to others until this place is clean and presentable as the West Esplanade location.

The employees at this location are worthless and unfriendly. They are NEVER open 24 hours like they say they are. The door is locked and someone is probably sleeping in the back. Aside from decent fast food, and good donuts, everything else is lacking. They really need new employees and new management. I honestly don't even like breathing the same air as the employees that work there as their stupidity might be contagious.

1 Star was the my only option since there isn't a Zero available. THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER!!!! Young lady in a East Jefferson High School shirt is rude and needs customer service lessons. The staff made me feel like I was in the 60's segregated south. Never once did she take her eyes off her cellphone and became a smart ass and walked off when told that's not good service. Easily go across the street to Krispy Kreme if you want Customer service with a smile and a CLEAN facility.

Literally the worst service ever. The woman at the drive thru is either drunk or on something but whatever it is, it has her messing everything up. 1. She didn't know what I was ordering when I ordered it when I simply asked for one of the meals they have by its name. Also she never gave us our drinks. Forgot to separate our orders and then used my change to pay the second order after we reminded her to separate them and then she had to void everything out and made us pull around and wait 10+ minutes. And I still haven't gotten my drinks. Also she made us pull around while she still had our change and card. This is unacceptable and expect more from this establishment. Been coming here since I was 4 and won't be back. What a shame.

Dropped by last Sunday morning. Purchased buttermilk drops, cinnamon yeast donuts which tasted stale and very dry. Also purchased what I have always called Italian horns which are stuffed with whipped cream. These had cream cheese which tasted like garlic. I could not figure that out. Needless to say, I was very disappointed.

Worst customer service ever! The lady rolled her eyes and was not helpful. From reading the other reviews, it seems like she still has her job. Very sad on the management for allowing her to continue acting like this towards customers.

Firstly, like every other negative Yelp review, I wish I could give this place zero stars. I am a teacher and wanted to celebrate the culmination of another school year; I believed Tastee Donuts a perfect place to indulge. When i entered, there was a group of predominately Black patrons in front of me and not too long after a White woman filled in the line behind me. When it came to my turn to be served, the cashier looked over me and began to service the woman behind me. I assumed that perhaps the cashier believed i was with the group ahead of me, as i am a Black woman, and clarified by saying, "Oh, we're not together", she didn't respond, so i repeated myself giving her the benefit of the doubt that she didn't hear me. She then let out an exasperated sigh and walked away. I told her to never-mind and she replied, "i didn't say anything, what's with you people and your attitudes?" I admittedly responded negatively but only in response to the blatant disrespect and racism in the service i received today. I ended up leaving and driving to the location on Loyola. An unwarranted inconvenience. There was and is no reason for service of this kind and i would hope the management is reflective on the type of staff they are hiring to serve the members of the community. She was unnecessarily rude, i did not deserve that behavior, especially as a paying customer who contributes to her wages. All I wanted was donuts.

The place that sells the donuts I grew up eating now sells the kingcake I grew up eating. Not to mention Castleburges are so wrong they are right. Oh- yeah- they have buttermilk drops now. This would have been a 5-star review if the place were a little cleaner and the service were snappier.

Great coffee if your not into that strong kinda coffee. The service at this location could be improved.

HORRIBLE!! We purchased doughnuts and they were stale with no glaze on them. when we order the cashier said that he had to get them from the back. Once we got home I noticed something on the doughnuts that looked like rodent droppings on 2 of the doughnuts. I brought them back and the manager and she said that there are no rodents at her place. I told her to taste it and she looked at me like I was crazy and said NO. She said that it is chocolate sprinkles. This did not have the texture or smell of chocolate sprinkles. I will NEVER go there again.

Forget Krispy Kreme, they over-glaze everything. Tastee is where it's at! What gives them the advantage? Using McKenzie's old recipes. The buttermilk drops are fan-freakin-tastic. Tastee has more than just donuts, although that's really what I always go for.

The food is pretty decent for fast food, but the service is terrible. I've had my food thrown at me after a long wait. I called and talked to "management" and they only apologized. Kastle Burgers are great, but go to a different location!

Don't bother!I I needed to go pick up products from a local business in Metairie, while I was visiting from out of town. I asked the employees at the business I was purchasing from where I could purchase king cakes from that was within a reasonable distance and they recommended Tastee, but they prefaces it by saying, "don't be alarmed by how dirty it is, they make all the pastries off site." That alarmed me slightly, but I thought I would give it a shot. I got to Tastee and there was a very large SUV parked right out front in a handicapped spot. I also have a handicapped license plate, so I parked parked right next to it. I noticed that it was parked very crooked, but I didn't think anything of it. I walked in the door, smiled at the lady behind the counter and she started to offer to help me, when am extremely rude man starts yelling at me saying do you know you're parked in the driveway? There was literally the one SUV parked out front and that was the only car I saw. I was from out of town and did not know the area at all. Another gentlemen, said I'm sure she'll only be a minute and I said. I'm so sorry, I did t realize I was. The people down the street recommended I come here. I wanted to purchase quite a few king cakes. Well, the first gentleman starts shouting again about my parking, so I turned around and walked out. I'm not sure if he was a customer or worked there, but this business lost a $500 order because of that man.

I LOVE tastee donuts and always brag about how good they are to people when they come from out of town, but this is hands down the WORST tastee donuts I have ever been to!! My boyfriend and I were craving something sweet and decided to stop in to grab a donut and coffee. To start off the staff member didn't make eye contact when we walked through the door mind you we were the ONLY customers in there so you would assume they would be more enthusiastic to get customers. I asked her if they had any hot glazed donuts and she responded, "no everything that's out has been out." I was okay with that because I have eaten tastee donuts room temperature and they were fine so we get two donuts and didn't even bother asking for fresh coffee. We get back to the car and take a bite of the donut and they were hard as rocks she said they had been out but I didn't think she meant since YESTERDAY!!! From now on I'm sticking to the tastee in Kenner, their red light is always on and the staff is super friendly!! Avoid this location at all cost!!!