Carl's Donuts & Bakery

I absolutely love this place. Always high quality food, very lean meat, and it takes a little while to make that way you know it's made fresh each time. Went with the tenderloin for the first time with the fries and it was great. I will definitely get it again.

Carl's is a locally-owned combination cafe and donut shop located in a little strip mall in Avon. The donuts are no secret as we followed a line of cars into the parking lot on a Sunday morning. There was a line of people waiting patiently to select their donuts when we walked in. There were many cases filled with fresh donuts, fritters, danish, turnovers and more. Two clerk were assisting customers, most of whom were buying several dozen donuts. I got a glazed donut and my husband got an apple fritter. The fritter was bigger than his head. My glazed donut was a cake donut. It was light with a perfect glaze. The apple fritter was like a coffee cake with lots of apples and a glazed topping. He shared the fritter with our granddaughters. There was plenty to go around. The cafe serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have daily meal specials. The lady in line ahead of us said the pork tenderloin is the best in town. Pork tenderloin is only served Monday-Thursday. We'll have to come back. They have about 20 tables for eat-in dining. There is a unisex restroom. Stop #4 of the donut trail will require a return visit.

Went to Carl's to try their Breaded Pork Tenderloin (BPT). Had no expectations going in but was hopeful. Was surprised with what I was served. It was very good.It had a good meat to breading ratio, was big, but not pounded paper thin to be the size of a plate. Bun was a brioche type bun. Topped with lettuce, tomato, and pickle. Unfortunately even though I asked for no mayo and I was told all condiments were on the table, it was served with Mayo on it. Scraped that off and added mustard myself as a good BPT should be eaten. Also had the onion rings which were absolutely stellar.My dining partner had the grilled tenderloin and reported it to be good.Inside it's a donut shop that is making good use of the space and serving other food. The service was interesting. The young lady (yes that makes me feel old) taking orders seemed fairly well versed but quickly overwhelmed at times, the cook seemed to know his stuff, but others behind the counter didn't seem to know how to go about handling customers. Not a biggie, might not have been their jobs (no idea).Even though their online menu says the BPT is a weekend thing only, in store they had something indicating it was offered throughout the week.If you want a BPT in Avon, I'd highly recommend.

Really wanted a tasty to go breakfast so tried Carl's because I saw they also had an actual menu rather than just donuts! I absolutely LOVED the sandwich I got! I got the sandwich on a croissant with sausage. It was so so good!! The service was alright, it didn't seem like they knew what each other was doing and it seemed a little hectic. I saw my food was done for a good amount of time before they realized I was still waiting. I will definitely go back because the food was really good!

I went specifically for their BPT and it was the best I have had on the west side of Indianapolis. I did buy a couple of donuts too. Yum! The service was the best!!I was the only one in the restaurant since it was 2:30 pm. I'm sure when it lunch time or dinner time it will be packed.

Quick fast doughnuts for the family Carls always have family favorites and kids doughnuts that's our whole family can enjoy . That are reasonably priced that are very tasty

This is decent donut shop. They have a small amount of parking spots located out front that they share with the other businesses in the small strip mall that it is in. It is off of the main street, in the back. You pass another small strip mall on your left to get to it. They have a relatively large dining area for a donut shop. They have a wide selection of yeast and cake donuts and bear claws. They also have coffee and light breakfast food such as biscuits and gravy available. This shop stays pretty busy. I ended up getting a dozen for an event and a half of dozen for the fam. The employees working there were very friendly and helpful and the dining area was very clean.The shop is connected to a pizza shop. I think they have the same owners. They have a lot of the pizza shop's promotion material. My favorite donut was the lemon filled, followed closely by the orange crush. All the donuts were good. My only complaint is that the ones that I ate later in the day were not very fresh. My little did not even want it. Don't get me wrong, the donuts are not bad by no means. I have just had better. However, they selection is awesome. You can find it on their website.I believe that my experience was just a fluke and I would definitely try their donuts again. I may even give one of their pastries a shot. They were calling to me, but I fought the urge and got out of there quickly before I gave in.

There are breakfast sandwiches, and then there are Carl's in Avon. Oh man! And I was in a hurry, they had it ready in 5 minutes.

We were excited to order breakfast at this place because we have never eaten here and their reviews were good. Just ordering the food should have been the first red flag when the kid could hardly take the order over the phone. I ordered 4 orders of bacon (3 pcs per order) only got 4 pieces and was charged for the full 4 orders. Tried to call and get a refund and the same kid couldn't give me one because he didn't know how and he said the rest of the staff didn't know how either. Their biscuits and gravy consist of frozen premade biscuits and canned gravy. I should have just made my own. Lost out on $12, not a huge deal but just upset that you try and get a good meal and we chose Carls because they got good ratings. We tried it, so now we know better. I guess that's what happens when you're either not paying and training your employees proper or the staff just don't give a damn.

Purchased a half dozen and pastries around 7pm which were very chewy for some damn donuts & they were half off I wonder why ? Yeah I know now . It is now 10 pm same day all I got now is the munchies & some mold . No way !