Gates Donut Shop

World famous and super delicious donuts, kolaches, and iced cookies since 1939 at Gates Donut Shop on Alameda St. Open 6 am to 2 pm Tuesday through Sunday.

Located at 4417 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, Gates Donut Shop operates as a donut shop serving Corpus Christi in Texas. This page gathers the practical details people usually look for before visiting: where it is, how to reach it, when it opens and how customers rate it. Google also lists it under dessert shop, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

In Corpus Christi, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across Texas, immigrant bakeries add Mexican pan dulce, Vietnamese banh mi bread, Chinese buns, Middle Eastern sweets and European rye to the mix, and many gluten-free and vegan bakeries have opened in larger cities. Check the listing for hours, whether the shop accepts custom cake orders and its Google rating before you go, and call about allergens, since small kitchens often share equipment. Day-old bread and end-of-day discounts are common if you ask.

The business lists hours on 6 days of the week. On most of those days it is open 6 am–2 pm. Note that it does not open on Monday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (361) 992-7481. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, gatesdonuts.com.

Customers rate it 4.6 out of 5 on Google across 422 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded donut shops in Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. Getting around Corpus Christi is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Texas's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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