Knead Donuts & Tea

Service is primo!I would recommend this place to anyone!I love the donuts!I will be back soon.

TLDR: Unfortunately, this experience fell short of the glowing reviews on Yelp. Nearly every item missed the mark, and considering the premium prices, this is not a spot we could recommend.The Food:-Banana Cream Cronut, 1/5: Stale and disappointing. The icing on top was hardened, and the dough lacked freshness. A big letdown.-Strawberry Cronut, 4/5: The only standout. This cronut tasted fresh and was well-executed. While the overall experience tempted me to rate it lower, I'll recognize that this item was solid.-Godzilla (Hot Dog in a Pocket), $7.95, 3/5: A fun combination of bread, cheese, and a hot dog, with jalapeños adding a nice kick. However, the steep price makes it a hard sell, and I wouldn't order it again despite the decent taste.-Ham and Cheese Croissant, 2/5: This is essentially a warm ham and cheese sandwich in a giant croissant. While they say it's made fresh to order, the execution was poor--a single slice of cheese didn't even cover the whole croissant. If you're craving the classic ham-and-cheese croissant from a traditional donut shop, look elsewhere.-Vietnamese Coffee, 1/5: Strong but completely off in flavor. It had a strange charred aftertaste and lacked the sharpness and sweetness typical of a good Vietnamese coffee. Possibly made with oat milk, but whatever the case, it didn't work.Would I Return? No. My girlfriend was excited to try this spot, but after such a disappointing experience, we both agreed we wouldn't return. Spending nearly $40 for five items that lacked both value and flavor makes this a no-go.

Knead is a "gourmet donut" shop located on 7th street and Redondo in Long Beach and they have been expanding in the area with a location in Cerritos and an upcoming location by Costco on Willow. I visited at 7am (before work) and they didn't have their creme brulee donut at this time. I typically see it in the afternoon and I'd recommend it. The contrast between the custard and the freshly bruleed sugar shell is nice. If you see it, then I think you should try it and eat it within the hour. If you hold it too long, then the sugar shell melts away.Today, I got their Cinnamon Roll donut, their Blueberry Cake donut, and a Thai Tea.Their Thai Tea ($6) was very good as it was strong and nicely balanced with half and half. Many places don't have the perfect balance that Knead has with their Thai Tea and I appreciate it.Their Blueberry Cake Donut ($4) was filling, it had blueberries in the cake, blended into the frosting, and there were whole blueberries on top, which were a nice touch. Their Cinnamon Roll ($4) was basically a cinnamon glazed donut.The reason I come once a year or once every other year is because their donuts range from $4 to $7. I sometimes get texts from FiveStars which makes "special" offers on a dozen donuts for $50, which just reinforces my distaste for the cost. While I like the donuts and appreciate the different flavors that they bring to the table, I know that I can get a dozen amazing donuts down the street for $17. I also cannot say that I'd prefer spending $7 for a doughnut rather than a more premium pastry with fresh fruit and laminated dough. I'd consider coming to Knead more regularly if they did one of three things: (1) if they offered some premium doughnuts that were freshly prepared and "still warm" at specific times of day. (2) if their standard/classic doughnuts (chocolate, glazed, cinnamon roll, old fashioned, bear claw) had pricing that was closer to other places as it would allow me to perceive better value, and I'd buy more volume of standard AND premium donuts. (3) If they rotated innovative flavors that I couldn't find elsewhere.Nevertheless, as I stated above - I do think that there are exceptional things here and I do visit intermittently. I think that you should as well so that you can make up your own mind on it!

Knead Donuts & Tea Located on busy street with plenty of parking. The shop is small and clean the staff laidback and chill the woman at the register was very helpful and has a sweet personality. Ube Cronut This donut light and slightly sweet with a nice chew light frosting not too sweet with a swirl of Ube buttercream delicious and creamy there is a small dollop of a coconut custard style filling on top that brings together all the flavors a Cronut is a tad dry but still an 7/10German Chocolate Donut A cronut not too sweet covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate topped with a light chocolate buttercream and a dollop of thick coconut pecan frosting sprinkled with toasted coconut This one is good but I feel the cronut needs some sweetness the coconut pecan frosting is yummy saving this donut from a lower score. 6/10 for the cronut portion 7/10 for the cronut with buttercream and a dollop of coconut pecan frosting. $6Maple Bacon This donut is lightly sweet with a nice chew light frosting topped with bacon the bacon could be better if they used more of it and eliminated the tiny pieces of fat usually this isn't a problem but the tiny pieces bacon with fat attached tasted weird. The bacon and the maple glaze paired together brought the salty sweet taste I expected. 7/10 $6Holiday Maple Bacon (2)Maple Bacon with a tiny pancake and maple syrup container on top this one is a top tier interesting work of art it's cute and tasty with a nice chew the donut isn't too sweet the maple glaze is on point the bacon is good and this one has a lot. What makes it so special is squeezing that syrup on top it made this one a clear winner in taste with salty sweet deliciousness. 8/10 $7 each. Strawberry cheesecake Yeast donuts lightly sweet covered with a strawberry shortcake crumble and a light strawberry glaze. Topped with cream cheese cream a dollop of strawberry filling a a tiny bite of strawberry cheesecake this one has a bunch of flavors that work well together and I must say it really does taste like strawberry shortcake in donut form it's pretty good. 7/10 $7 each. My honest opinionI find that all of the donut bases are riding on the same theme they all taste exactly the same even the Cronut when they could have been made with separate tastes or a bit more sweetness in others. The good points are the quality of the ingredients used to make some of these donuts you can taste the freshness and they look good we taste with our eyes and these donuts hit that mark very well. Just know that these donuts are way too pricy in my opinion and will set you back appropriately $6-7 each, bringing the total price I paid for my order of 6 donuts & a small chocolate milk $43 way too pricey in my opinion. I don't think all of Kneads donuts are worth the price they're going for why because I've had some of the best donuts in California one that stands out is The Donnutery in Huntington Beach. Those donuts are worth every penny and knead doesn't compare they are pricy as well but the quality and what they offer vegan, gluten free etc is on another level. Chocolate milk. Was a bit too sweet for me I'll leave this for the kids I must have outgrown chocolate milk. I have listed several pictures of the donuts I bought but most of them didn't post next to my review you have to scroll down in the photo area to find all of my pictures. Awesome service and good food stop by and try them for yourself I will always support a local business until next time friends. Just me Shawn C.

We've wanted to stop here for a while, but we never had the time. Don't be like us...find the time! It was mid-afternoon on a weekend and we needed a little pep in our step. Right place at the right time, I guess, because we drove past Knead and had to make a u-turn, but we made it! We walked in and were greeted warmly by the gal behind the counter. We knew we wanted a Vietnamese coffee, but dang! Way to tempt a person with all the beautiful sweet treats! We got our coffee, which was delicious and a welcomed energy boost! But I couldn't leave without sampling some of the goodies! I got the Tiger Tail and hubby got a Blueberry Donut (I think). We are both fans of everything we sampled and will definitely be back!

Food: 7/10Service: 7/10Ambiance: 6/10I have a philosophy about donuts: the more decorated and pretty they are, they less of an overall good experience they'll be because they're TOO darn expensive. Unfortunately this spot adds further evidence to my belief, because HOW did I pay $10 for two small donuts?! I ordered the lemon poppy old fashion + the maple pecan old fashion. Both were a tad too sweet but delicious. But I wasn't able to get price the premium price tag to properly enjoy them. This is a great spot for fancy donuts you bring to work or an elevated event.

Knead, recently became my to go to. I live a few blocks away but I never entered until recently. I was definitely missing out. The donuts are delicious, full of different flavors and are beautifully decorated. The Vietnamese coffee is on point as well, but my favorite item to order is the croissant, egg, bacon and cheese sandwich! The croissant meal is larger than most places and I love that you can choose whether or not you would like the egg runny, and do I love it runny lolThis location is perfect, you don't need to worry about parking, they have a parking lot and service is quick. The two ladies who work there are also friendly and helpful!

My first experience here was well over a year ago. The place was new at the time and was getting popular. Naturally my GF wanted to check it out. We got a couple of donuts each along with some Iced coffee to start our morning. While I can't recall the exact donuts we had, I know they were good. The coffee was also good but the thing I couldn't wrap my head around were the prices. At $5+ per donut, you'd expect them to be at least double in size. This is not the case. We recently had someone bring a box to work for everyone to try and my reaction remained the same. The flavor is there,The presentation is there if you like your food to look "cute" but the quantity leaves much to be desired at that price point. It makes Krispy look super cheap. Overall, if you're looking for a trendy experience and money is just not an issue to you, give them a shot. If you're old fashioned like me and like good ol classic style donuts and coffee and still have money for your newspaper, then you may wanna save this for another day.

Was excited to see their logo and quickly got into their parking lot.An interesting twist : they are directly opposite in the same plaza that used to have a Winchell's Donut - it's the familiar triangular logo, now an empty shell.Very bubbly lady behind the counter, reminded me of their specials for four or six donuts. Got six of course. I was surprised that no one else was in line when I arrived, granted it was close to 1pm. The other Cerritos location always seems busy and has well stocked varieties.Got the cronut versions of guava cheese and ube Oreo, and regular ube roll donut, plus two crème brûlée custard filled ones.The crème brûlée donut has a hard sugar glaze on it and the filling is added just at purchase so it stayed pretty solid, not soggy.Got the Vietnamese coffee, it was rung up as Zombie- less sweet version and equally delicious. Smaller shop, no tables or seats but you can always eat your donut in your car.Numerous signs stating no parking for nearby businesses, but there was ample parking.Best flavor combinations were the guava cheese and ube with crushed Oreo cookies. I think the other donuts available were whimsical and fun to look at : fruity pebbles cereal, tiramisu , something looking like unicorns and maple bacon. Also donut holes. Also croissants and a hot dog roll called Fluffy.Pretty to look at and pricey , so it's a treat , not for everyday.

The gourmet Kronuts are absolutely scrumptious! I believe the owner was working behind the counter and was very kind and gracious. Will definitely be back! Thank you!