There are actually some people out there who don't like a good doughnut. I've met them and I still think they're kidding. Going on vacation I wanted to find a good doughnut place so I could at least have them for breakfast once. The wife has really got some brownie points for this since she found a place that we not only liked but went back to just about daily while we were there.
The place was Home Cut Doughnuts. It can be a little tricky at first if you don't know where you're going but the easiest way to find it is from the seawall. Galveston is a numbered grid and this makes it easy if you get lost, just follow the numbers and letters and you can't loose, until they start actually using names... Anyway, from the seawall take 69th, for those who don't know there is only one way to go from the seawall, it is after all a wall. This will tee in to Stewart Road which if followed down eventually becomes Avenue S. Take a right on Stewart. As soon as Stewart starts curving to the right you're just about there. Home Cut is on the right side in the middle of the curve.
When you arrive it looks like an ok place to eat, nothing fancy. There were always cars around though and the people were often greeted by name, not only does that show a loyal clientele but a friendly staff who love their jobs. By the time we were heading home they not only remembered us but asked us how some of our other ventures were going we had mentioned.
It was never slammed when we visited but by the end of the day the selection starts to dwindle. You can sit at one of two counters which have stools in a U shape around them or take them to go. This is a much better deal after 2:00 when doughnuts become a BOGO deal. This does not include the fancy or filled varieties, just the normal glazed, sprinkled, and flavored varieties. I just had to try the fritter to begin with, again I've been looking for a good apple fritter but they still didn't quite make the mark, that being said it was one of the best fritters I've had in a while, I got another one. I also tried the eclair, Boston cream of course, and was not disappointed at all. The wife is more of a sausage and jalapeno girl and everything she ate there was excellent.
Although they do a good business there the parking space is better than expected for the island but the parking condition isn't that good. The parking spaces aren't a problem but when you want to leave there's no real good way to do it. If you pull around the back of the building the slope is a bit steep and even then all the parking seems to face away from the street making exiting feel odd. You have to get out somehow though and there was never a problem with other cars.
Pricing was reasonable. One doughnut is $0.60, a half dozen is $3.00. If you get a full dozen it's the same a getting two halves. The fancy doughnuts like the eclair and fritter I can't recall but they weren't an arm and a leg. As mentioned after 2:00 is BOGO on regular doughnuts to go.
Next time we're in town I know where my breakfast is coming from.
Hours: 7 days a week 5 am - 5 pm
Location: 6807 Stewart Rd, Galveston, TX
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