Mrs. Johnson, Are You Trying to Seduce Us?

Austinist felt it was time for another post about donuts. Austinist has no affiliation with the Austin Police Department.

A mere freckle on the face of Central Austin, Mrs. Johnson's Donuts is a blink and you'll miss it sort of place on Airport and 49 1/2 St. Yeah, it's tiny. A tiny land of wonderful donuts and juice and milk and a little bit of the other stuff, too. They do sell coffee but please don't go there for the coffee. It's pretty much water dressed up to look like coffee. The donuts, though, well they ain't bad. In fact, mmmm yes, delicious! Heartier and much less sickly sweet than Krispy Kreme, Mrs. Johnson's is like the donut with substance.

They are open from 8pm to 12pm (one word: stoners) and offer the usual variety: bismarks, twists, blueberry, chocolate, and cinnamon cake, etc. We especially like the blueberry cake donut. We could and have made a meal of it. They also have a drive-thru window. Hello! Fawesome (we made up a new word there, did you see?)

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By Alison Coffey in Food on April 1, 2005 1:58 PM 0 Comments

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Justin Cox

Also:

Mrs Johnsons > Ken's Donuts > The joint in RR with the yellow glaze > Shipley's

Justin Cox

Just a warning in advance: If you get that vanity plate, please dont be weirded out if I pull up next to you at a stoplight and ask for 3 cake, 3 glazed and a kolache. It's a pavlov-esque kinda thing.

Alison

Shipley, you say? I must try this Shipley. I don't think Mrs. Johnson works there either. Unless Mrs. Johnson is a bored looking Indian woman. I think I need a personalized license plate that says "hot donut."

yi

i don't think mrs. johnson works there anymore. i don't know why, but this place scares me everytime i go. the cake donuts ARE tasty, but the glazed are only ok. i'm a shipley's glazed donuts fan myself.

Justin Cox

When the "hot donut" sign is on, I have to stop. No matter what time, or where I'm going. I have to.

elizabeth

BEST DONUTS EVER. Their glazed are sooo much better than Krispy Kreme, and a lot less rich. Their cake donuts are yummy, too. We grew up on Ms. Johnson's and still eat them when we get a hankering. I'm so glad you focused on this locally-owned spot!