JD Flannel Donuts and Coffee

My niece was visiting from New York and asked us where the best donuts are at. My husband mentioned JD Flannel cause he had seen a reel about them on IG. We were already planning on lunch at Heritage BBQ, so I was pleased to see JD Flannel was very close to there, perfect!

We ordered 6 donuts to take home. The only one I wanted to try was Brown Butter Sea Salt, but I did take bites of others. DANG that Brown Butter Sea Salt was just perfect, loved the salty glaze on it! Triple Chocolate was an intensely deep chocolate flavor that was reminiscent of the crunchy edges on freshly baked brownies. I also had a bite of Boysenberry, a flavor I don't usually like, but I am now a fan of that berry in donut form!

Their donuts are quite large and they are all gorgeous to look at. I don't get down to SJC all too often, but JD Flannel will definitely encourage me to make that drive more frequently!

Could not recommend enough! Their donuts are the best I've ever had. My sisters and I all have celiac disease and come here often for the gluten free donuts. They are the only gf donuts we've had that don't have a cake like dense texture. We have never gotten so much as a stomach ache. We bring our non gf friends here as well and they love it just as much. Really appreciate them offering a safe gluten free option that tastes so fantastic! So many options as well!

Best donuts in the OC!! Try the triple chocolate and lemon blueberry. Worth the wait every time. This has become by guilty pleasure

I'm not really sure my review is needed to express the absolutely wonder, excitement and greatness of this business. I mean, pretty much everyone else rates it high as well.

I, as with may others, stopped here after hearing about this being (According to Yelp) the Best Donut Shop in California this year. I had a business trip planned to San Diego from Pasadena and stopped on my way back on 07/24/2024.

I have had a lot of donuts in my life (not necessarily a good thing); however, this are hands down the best donuts I have had so far in my life. I'm not even sure what it is about them. They just taste different, they just taste fresher, they seem to pack more flavor.

I got six donuts today. I tried a sample of each one of them. I got the Brown Butter and Sea Salt; Banana Chocolate chip, Buttermilk Old Fashioned, The Dinger, Tropical Delight and Blueberry Lemon.

They were just all fantastic. Can you start franchising...I might just open one here in LA county!

In all seriousness, just amazing. And thank you for having very friendly staff. That makes all the difference, and I look forward to stopping by again in the future.

Amazingly delicious donuts. I can understand why this was voted as a Yelp favorite. The donuts are soft and fluffy and not doughy. They also offer gluten free options which taste the same as the regular donuts.

The lines are manageable even though it was a weekend. The donut shop is in a plaza with plenty of parking. The only regret is not ordering more. We would definitely come back here for high quality donuts.

You won't be disappointed. I always walk outa here with a smile and major plus that is a locally fun business!

Donuts are simply perfect, esp the butter sea salt one!

Worth the drive. It's tucked in a row of shops in the Target/Marshalls strip mall off Camino Cap.

We were in the area to grab lunch but arrived before the location opened. With time on our hands, we walked to JD Flannel to grab something to-go.

There was a line out the door, but it moved quickly. It gave us time to see what flavors were available and see fresh donuts being made. I really wanted to try everything and debated on grabbing a half dozen, but husband got sticker shock for one donut lol. Instead, I settled on two to see if it's worth it.

The boysenberry ($4.50) was a vanilla cake donut with topped with a house-made boysenberry glaze, which was truly bursting with berry goodness. I could crush a few of these in a sitting, but interested in trying their Blueberry Lemon next.

The seasonal Mexican Chocolate Churro ($5.50) blew me away! It was a raised donut tossed in cinnamon and filled with Mexican chocolate ganache and topped whipped cream. It took me two days to finish as it gets a little sweet and heavy, but every bite was heavenly.

Since the flavors rotate seasonally, I'm excited to see what other combos they come up with. It's a special treat to enjoy when you wanna treat yourself and yes, I think it's definitely worth a try.

I came here because I had to try the Best Donuts in California. I thought it was good.

These are the juiciest donuts of my life. Every bite was oily, but it still somehow felt light.

Of all of them, the old fashioned was my favorite. It was very crispy on the outside with that juiciness inside. Reading other reviews, I don't think any of these were supposed to be juicy.

The chocolate was good. The chocolate is way better quality than regular "chocolate donut" dipping. Solid choice and not too sweet.

The Mexican Chocolate Churro donut had clashing flavors. The actual donut doesn't have much cinnamon flavor despite being packed in cinnamon. The cream was good. The ganache had a very strong chocolate flavor, with a bit of bitterness. It tasted like it had coffee, but the description online suggests I'm wrong. Together, you get some bitterness and big strong chocolate ganache flavor with light creamy flavor and a light and fluffy donut, I don't think it's very successful.

Vanilla bean was definitely a sharing donut. It's super sweet, eating 1/4 of one would be AMAZING. Any more and my sentiment falls off a cliff because the sugar hit.

My second picture is the chocolate donut inside. It has an air cavern right below the surface and you can see that light oil layer. It's not bad, just unexpected. All in all, I'm a little surprised it's the best donuts in California, but overall I thought it was good.

Food (5/5 stars):
This is the best donut I've ever had. I found JD Flannel Donuts and Coffee in San Juan Capistrano on Yelp's Best Donuts in the US, and I can confirm that it's the best in CA. The donuts were fluffy and had a nice lightness to them. The Maple Bacon was heavenly. The maple was fresh and perfectly sweet while the bacon was thick, fatty, and caramelized to perfection. And they didn't skimp on the maple or bacon--every bite transported me to my happy place. If you're in the Orange County area or willing to make the trip, you must try JD's!

Experience (5/5 stars):
* Price: worth every penny
* Wait Time: minimal at 11 on a weekday
* Service: very good and friendly!
* Parking: there's a parking lot
* Ambiance: very nice, modern shop

In So. Cal one is never far from a Donut shop, and although JD Flannel Donuts & Coffee in San Juan Capistrano only opened in 2019 their focus on quality Ingredients plus old-school technique has rocketed them to stardom including a recent ranking as California's best Donut per Yelp!

A small batch shop in the middle of a Strip Mall, flanked by launderers and vitamins, guests line up before the 7am opening Wednesday through Sunday for seasonal flavors such as plump Blueberries in moist Cake enrobed by tangy Lemon Glaze.

The brainchild of John Miller and Dave Rhode, J and D respectively, it is inside the shop that guests will notice a bakeshop buzzing with activity while servers rush to keep up, though after one bite of a faultless Bear Claw filled with Apples, Cinnamon and Cream any inconvenience is quickly forgotten.

Similarly priced as Sidecar or Blue Star, roughly $5 a piece, fans of Old-Fashioneds will find JD Flannel's crisp overlying the melt-in-your-mouth center while Pure Maple and Chocolate Chipper range from simply delicious to overly-complicated yet unforgettable.

We are back! JD Flannel Donuts heard me and have done an amazing job ensuring that the Blueberry Lemon donut has blueberries! See my photo posted on 5/4/2024!

I visited JD Flannel on May 4th and got myself a Blueberry Lemon and Old Fashion donut. These are my two favorites from JD Flannel! The Blueberry Lemon had blueberries throughout the inside of the donut - I was more than pleased. :)

The donuts were so good even thought they weren't warm. Yes, I'm often spoiled when I come to JD because their donuts are usually still warm when I get them. On that particular morning, both of the donuts were not warm, but they had a perfectly crispy crust with a moist/soft interior. It was delicious!

Service was amazing as always! Thank you JD Flannel for your hard work - your passion for your shop and the people is admirable!