Sub-Base Sandwich Shoppe/Dandy Donuts: An ATL Treasure for Donuts and Subs

I love places like this so much. It makes no sense in the best way. Extremely unassuming, weirdly named donut and sub sandwich store (would not call a restaurant really). Vietnamese decorations (and soap operas on the very broken TV) and no Vietnamese food in sight. Mom and pop shop literally. There are tables and chairs, but we usually take our stuff to go. Took my in-laws here and the donuts were phenomenal and FRESH FILLED which was a great change of pace. Sub sandwiches are of great quality. The prices here are undefeated. Just earlier today, mom gave me an extra donut just cuz. I felt the love. 5/5 this is an ATL treasure.

Came a little later in the day and so many flavors were sold out already. That's when you know it's goood! The service was so friendly and nice. I got the blueberry filled, twist and the chocolate frosted. These donuts were so good and fresh! The twist was the perfect bite! It was so soft and not super dense. The blueberry frosted was definitely my favorite! The blueberry frosting was so fresh and has lots of blueberries inside and it was not too sweet. There was so much filling too. The chocolate frosted was really good as well. Definitely will be back to try the other flavors. A must visit to this mom and pop shop! Will want to try the subs as well.

The Donuts was very good. They were fresh the next day. As for the cinnamon roll/bun could use more flavor.

On the recommendation of a running bud, I came here to try their Apple Fritters, and also ordered a BLT sandwich. Not much to speak of from the interior, but the service by two Vietnamese mom and pops was splendid. The apple fritter was definitely caked in glazing and a fried on the darker side of the burn spectrum. Also got some cinnamon donuts and they were also good. The BLT on wheat hit the spot. Good experience!

Mom and pop donuts and famous apple fritters. The food lived up to its recommendation. We were happy to try a new place a little out of the way. We will stop here again. The sub sandwiches are pretty good too.

We're from out of state and needed a comfortable/non-adventurous meal before our 5 hour flight. Found this dandy (no pun intended) place and it was great. Ordered 2 Italian 7" subs, 2 diet cokes and a bag of chips for way less than we're used to paying. Service and food was great. We would definitely barely stop again when we're in town! This is a mom & pop place so don't expect anything elaborate but you will find great food, great service, and a great price/value!

This is a mom and pop shop which sells fresh daily made donuts and great subs. They have a good selections of donuts. The glazed donuts are not too sugary and have a similar taste of the famous KK donuts. If you have a sweet tooth and need a fix this is the place to go. The twist donuts are light with a good glaze and melts in your mouth, great with coffee or any drink. The boston Cream is to die for. They fill their donuts with a good amount of filler ( cream, or jelly) and it is so good. The creams are rich and light. I love their plain cake donuts. The best thing to know is that the donuts tastes just as good as the day before. I always buy a dozen for a few days and I am never disappointed. Their subs are good and packed with a good selections of meats and dressings. The store is across from Chamblee High School. This is my first place to go for subs and donuts.

I haven't come back for the subs, but will. So, in the name of science, I ate three donuts in my first sitting at this little shop, out of the half dozen (and a very regular coffee) I bought. Bavarian Cream - a good example, fairly standard, maybe the bread-y part was a bit sweeter than usual. Kind of King's Hawaiian level. The cream was rich, not overpowering. Solid. A few notches above what you'd get at Dunkin, but not terribly memorable. Sour Cream - I actually like when a sour cream donut is a bit more dense than this one, which crumbled a bit, and didn't hold together. It was uncomplicated, good, not great. Cream Cheese - now *this* changed my opinion entirely, at least in terms of my assessment of the place as a whole from a nice local spot to somewhere worthy of a drive. The bread/cake portion had great consistency and the filling had a wonderful consistency and a rich filling that had perfect mouth feel and a complex, but appropriately sweet, taste. The cream cheese donut alone justifies a decent drive to check this place out. Other people ordered Honey Dip donuts, which seem to be glazed - I have one in the half dozen box, but my daughter will probably eat it when I get home. Apple Fritters, etc. I'm sure are all good, but if there are more things on the level of the cream cheese donut, this is a real hidden gem. As noted, I'll come back for the subs, another time. I saw a steady, but not overwhelming, stream of customers on this overcast/drizzly Saturday. [update:] I came again to buy another half dozen for someone who I forgot was gluten intolerant - so I got to eat most of these yet again. In this case, I showed up late-ish, for donuts, 11 AM, and most of the options were gone. As a result, I tried 3 new kinds. I had the chocolate covered sour cream, which actually turned out to be an excellent version of a sour cream donut, so I think the one from the prior day was the exception rather than the rule. There was the solid chocolate, which had a nice sugar crusted outer layer and a tasty inside, but I will say it wasn't as chocolatey as I expected. More like a red velvet cake. I had the plain donut, as well. This can be the real test of a bakery, because there's nothing beyond the baking itself, and this was probably the best I've had - though I don't often go for them, to be honest. Also, and I'm not sure of the name, there's another pastry that was in there, which was very good. Hard to go wrong here. Still haven't had the subs. My daughter didn't save me a bite of the honey glazed even though I asked her to. [second update:] I have had the honey dip at this point, and it was good. Not hot glazed Krispy Kreme level, but very good for a non-hot glazed. I also managed to try a Philly cheesesteak sub, which was decent but not special. I'm not changing my rating, because the donuts are that good, but that's the attraction, here.