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Shane's Donuts

Shane's Donuts

1056 US-40, 84078, Vernal, US, United States

Cafés • Donuts • Coffee • French


"I really hate to give a bad review to a small business, but Shane 's Donuts was a disaster. It 's not the employees (who were super welcoming and friendly), it 's the product. Nobody wants depressing donuts, but that 's what I got here.Up early and headed to nearby Dinosaur National Park, we thought why not treat ourselves to a box of donuts. I like to support small local businesses, and Shane 's fit the bill. Tucked away in a plain Jane strip mall with no fancy sign or surroundings, I figured their donuts would speak for themselves. Well, the sure did and not in a good way.We couldn 't make up our minds and opted for a 6 pack so we could take a bite of each and have a variety. The donuts on display looked really tasty, and the store already had a few old timers having their daily breakfast sweet. You could tell they were regulars and locals, this isn 't a touristy place. We picked three different flavors of glazed donuts, then three different filled donuts.The donuts were good and tasted fresh and soft, but the oil was old and needed to be changed. That 's always strike one when you bite into a donut. The glazes were good but overly sweet, and the yeasty dough was light and fluffy. What a shame the old oil ruined the flavor. I 'm docking them two stars for this.What brings Shane 's Donuts down to the dreaded one star rating is that ALL THREE OF THE FILLED DONUTS were completely empty of filling! No cream or jelly in ANY of them. I was doubly disappointed because we paid extra for the specialty filled donuts, but none of them had filling inside. I guess somebody messed up, but the staff needs to pay more attention to quality control. I paid extra for AIR! See photos of my sad, empty donuts.Since we had a full day planned at the national park, I couldn 't turn around and complain or get the items replaced. By the time we got back to town, they had closed for the day, and we left early the next morning.I would avoid Shane 's Donuts, or at least take a bite of the filled ones before you leave the parking lot. I am super disappointed, and I won 't be returning to Shane 's when I visit Vernal again."