Rose Donuts (near USD) {Breakfast and the elusive blueberry fritter}

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Last December, I made a casual mention about an item I can only buy here. You can see it in the last two photos of this post. Somehow, I was never back in this neighborhood for almost half a year. Located on the SouthEast corner of Linda Vista Road at Napa Street, just down the hill from the University of San Diego and just up the street from a San Diego Police Station, this location of Rose Donuts has been here and open since February 2006. By that, I mean open 24/7, closed rarely, for family emergencies.

There are more than donuts sold here. That's an ice cream freezer to the far right. You can see signage for Thai iced tea and Vietnamese iced coffee. Then there's all the stuff right in front of you. 

The selection of donuts is not huge, but always a bit interesting. The brisk business here assures always fresh. What also makes this donut shop interesting is the menu of made to order Breakfast Sandwiches-which you can purchase during any of the 24 hours of the day. You might notice the small print at the bottom of the above menu.  A "combo" comes with your choice of six donut holes or one regular donut and a small coffee or cold beverage.  What a perfect dining establishment.  

This day, we purchased only one Combo (shared a coffee) and chose the cake donut covered in orange frosting.  Not just orange colored, but orange flavored-with bits of orange peel in the frosting. I like that neither the donut nor the icing is too sweet.  The fritter?  It's apple with blueberries (look close) ($1.05; smaller than a regular apple fritter ($1.55)).  No other bakery makes this wonderful item, which, since eating this, has re-developed my craving for it and all frittered items.  

Above is the "Sunrise" ($3.65, combo, $5.10).  The croissant is made here, soft, flaky, fresh, warm and, as you can see, filled with simply fried egg and two types of cheese (white and yellow).

Above, is the "Early" sandwich ($3.65, combo $5.10).  Served on a choice of white, wheat or sourdough toast with good, crisp bacon and, as you can see, two cheeses.

A great place for fresh items, a meal or a snack, any time you have a craving.

Rose Donuts 5201 Linda Vista Road San Diego, CA 92110 (619)294-8856