Slow Rise

Definitely high quality donuts, but if you're not a donut person, this donut isn't going to change your mind. They're almost identical to other trendy donuts like Flour Box in Seattle, and overall not worth the wait or the price. These are also fried in coconut oil, which lends a certain aroma and greasiness to the final product that wasn't super pleasant. That said, it was fun to check out once just to see what the hype was all about. My friends and I got up at 5:30am and waited for two hours at OP Farmer's Market. The donuts are soft and fluffy, and I loved all the flavors (except for original, which was just a plain donut). Overall, not bad but wouldn't go back. If you're looking for similar Asian flavors, head over to Mr. D's donuts, pick up Mooyuei's sweets at KC Craft Ramen, or check out other Asian desserts like Hamu Bakery's.

Saturday morning we headed to Grand Coffee where Slow Rise donuts popped up at 10am with all of their proceeds are going to Children's Mercy. (So generous!) We arrived about 40 minutes before (9:20am) the pop-up because these are some very high-demand donuts with long wait times. We ended up getting to the counter exactly 1 hour after they opened (11am). Today's flavors were: passionfruit curd, biscoff cookie, cinnamon, pistachio, pandam coconut, everything, dill and classic bavarian. Thankfully, we left with one of each at $5 a pop. These sourdough donuts are sooo light and fluffy, taking 3 days to prepare, and Slow Rise usually comes stocked with ~1,000 of them (selling out about 2-2.5 hours after opening). Visit them at the Lawrence Farmer's Market and/or check their socials for their next pop-up!

These are the BEST donuts I have had in the KC area!!!!! The everything was my favorite!! This was my first time going to one of their pop ups. Got in line 1.5 hours before they started selling and it took about 25-30min to get to the front once they started so roughly 2 hours total and the only thing I regret is not getting more donuts! The 2 hours flew by because waiting in line it was even a positive experience. Other customers were so friendly and getting to know each other and had nothing but amazing things to say about this family and how amazing they are. When they arrived and before they started selling they went through the line to get an estimate of how many donuts everyone would be purchasing so they could cutoff the line and prevent people waiting that likely get to the front before they ran out. I will 100% be going back and telling all of my friends!!

Made my way to a Saturday pop up last week. I arrived early for the pop up because I had heard the donuts were amazing. I am glad that I can when I did because the line was already quickly growing. There were some fun and unique flavors that were fun to try. The owners were very nice and gracious and made the wait worth it. The donuts were fluffy and still delicious days later!

day trip to lawrence to get our hands on these phenomenal sourdough donuts on the menu: sourdough donuts: sweet corn, blackberry lime, country peach, nutella, bavarian, and classic cinnamon our thoughts: you NEED these donuts in your life!! light, fluffy, slightly sweet, and a tiny bite from the sourdoughour tip: there will be a line, and for good reason, get there early so you can score the goods

Today (6/1/24) I drove out to Lawrence, KS from Kansas City (MO side) to try out Slow Rise for the first time. When I saw the turnout at Overland Park Farmers Market last week, there was an outrageous line for these doughnuts where even if you were to start standing in line by the time they opened they would likely have sold out due to the over 150 people already in the queue, and this is not an exaggeration as I counted a few times. With some brisk research I found that when they are at Lawrence the hype is not as intense which is what led me to embark on the trek over to rival KU territory (Mizzou grad here by the way). I arrived at Lawrence Farmers Market at around 6:00 am, and the parking lot was literally empty, but as a first timer I had no idea where the hell to stand in line since Slow Rise does not start to set up until very close to the 7:30 opening time. I was hoping more people would start showing up, but it wasn't until around 6:30 am I saw a random gathering of sorts which I found starting at the Northeast corner of the parking lot. I have included a marking of where the line starts on a map screenshot. At this time I was among the first 15 in line which is pretty reasonable. Checkout is brisk and efficient as they have 3 cashiers going at once. After I picked up my doughnuts at around 7:40 am, the line was at about 50 people. Still a lot of people, but much tamer compared to Overland Park. So even if you arrived at opening time there is still a very good chance to get doughnuts. Since I had congestive heart failure 2 years ago, I am technically not supposed to be even eating doughnuts but having half a donut would still be safe for me. I got the strawberry rhubarb, chocolate mocha, and cinnamon toast crunch. With the sugary coating and flaky texture of the sourdough, it was a very pleasant bite and the strawberry filling was fresh, gushing with flavor. The chocolate mocha filling was rich and had just the right amount of mocha to it. Cinnamon toast crunch was pretty much the cereal but in creamy donut form. The doughnuts are a wholesome homemade quality, almost like a fried donut but in a more sophisticated baked form. The consistency is soft/pillowy and easy to chew, can definitely taste the difference with the days of process it takes. It would poise no difficulty to scarf down a dozen. My initial expectations were high to expect it to feel like it was biting into a cloud, but I could not go that far. Overall I would say Slow Rise meets all the hype as an excellent donut and I can now understand the reason for the long lines. The owners are very friendly and personable at checkout with an extreme dedication to responding to all and any feedback on social media. I'm not sure if I would go through the trouble again to drive to Lawrence, pay the tolls, and drive back to KC, but if you want a less crowded and more attainable experience, going to Lawrence is the way to go compared to Overland Park. If I lived in Lawrence I'd eat these every day for sure. I'll probably drive to Lawrence again actually.

Went to their pop ups in KC for the first time ever. Heard through social medias that their sour dough donuts are amazing. We didn't know how popular they have gotten since last year when they just started out. For these pop ups, it's best to be there A LOT earlier than you anticipated. BC the lines are long. I would say, we waited like two hours and we were lucky to still have some donuts left to buy and try. They are $5 a piece. This was our first time, it was worth the wait and cost. You can tell the craftsmanship of each donuts are filled by hand and love. The owners were so sweet and patience. We got to tried their Pandan Coconut, Biscoff Cookie, Passionfruit Curd, Dill (Savory) and Pistachio. All were so good. Who knew sourdough could be so light and fluffy. It takes them to days to prepare and they put a lot of work into it. If I can get a chance to see them at the Farmer Market, I would go and tried again.

I was really sorry to see Brandie left such a negative review about today's free donut. I'm always happy to get a free donut, but I'm even happier when the donut is light, fluffy, tender, and FULL of delicious jelly. I had a blackberry jelly donut today and it was beyond what I was hoping for. The hint of lime and the fresh blackberry were a perfect complement to the sweet, tender, sugary dough. Not too sugary. Not too sweet. It was, truly, just right. Making Slow Rise my donut shop of choice moving forward! Thanks for the free, DELICIOUS treat.

Exclusivity ruins the experience. They make maybe 4 donuts total and inform customers not to line up but then proceed to post about how people line up for hours before opening. Donuts are good, however I'm not crazy enough to wait hours on end for some donuts. New system is much needed.

These Doughnuts and the company behind them are amazing! I used Slow Rise as a vendor for a small business Pop-Up event for my job and they were so easy to work with. One of the owners, Jessica, was so sweet and made sure our order was perfect for our events! I tried multiple flavors and had a hard time picking which one I liked the best. I hope to use Slow Rise again for an event soon because then I would get to enjoy another one of their doughnuts!