Kolaches
Kolaches in Ogden: Where to Get One on Washington Blvd
20 September 2026 · 6 min read
You can get a kolache in Ogden at 554 Washington Blvd, baked fresh from 5:00am, Monday through Saturday. Small from $2.50, large breakfast kolaches at $4.75, and coffee from a real roaster to go with them.
What you are actually getting
A kolache is a soft, enriched, faintly sweet yeast dough baked around a filling. Not fried, not flaky, not a pastry in the croissant sense — closer to a very good dinner roll that has had a proper breakfast built into the middle of it.
The dough is the difficult part and it is the reason kolaches are rare outside Texas. It has to be proved properly and handled gently, which means a shop already making that kind of dough before dawn can bake them, and a shop that is not would have to build a whole second process to try. The longer explanation of what a kolache is, if this is new to you.
One note on the name, because it comes up: the savoury meat-filled ones most Americans call kolaches are, strictly, klobasniky. A true kolache is sweet. We explain the whole thing in kolache or klobasnek — and we still call them kolaches on the board, because that is what people ask for.
The board, and what each one is for
Small kolaches — $2.50. Meat and cheese baked into the dough. One hand, about three bites. This is the one to add to a donut order.
- Ham and cheese
- Ham, cheese and jalapeno
- Sausage and cheese
- Sausage, cheese and jalapeno
Large kolaches — $4.75. Egg and potato go in as well and it stops being a snack. This is the one to buy if lunch is not happening.
- Bacon, egg, cheese and potato
- Sausage, egg, cheese and potato
- Sausage, egg and gravy
- Ham Ranchero
The jalapeno versions are warm rather than hot — enough to notice at 5:15am, not enough to be a problem. Every filling, explained.
What to drink with it
This is the part that makes the Ogden shop different from our other two, and it is worth knowing before you decide where to stop.
Coffee. Ogden pours Perks, a Southern Utah roaster, ground fresh at $2.50. A large savoury kolache and black coffee is the closest thing on our board to an actual breakfast, and it is what we would order ourselves before a long day.
Or a dirty soda. Ogden is the shop with The Soda Run counter — fountain soda built out with cream and a flavoured syrup, usually coconut or lime. A very large share of Utah does not drink coffee, and this is the answer for them at the same early hour. What a dirty soda actually is, if you are new to the state.
Neither of the other two shops has both. That is the case for stopping here.
Ordering for a crew
| If you are | Order | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Starting an early shift | Two large | Egg and potato hold you past mid-morning |
| Also buying donuts | One small | Savoury against sweet, and it does not fill you up |
| Feeding a job site | Mixed large — call ahead | They go early and we do not hold stock back |
| Feeding kids | Small, no jalapeno | Ham and cheese is the reliable one |
| Driving over the pass | Large | Holds together better than anything iced or filled |
That third row is a warning rather than a sales line. We bake to the morning rather than to a target, so the large kolaches go, and they go early. Six or more, call (385) 865-1029 the day before and we will have them ready.
Finding us
The Donut Run — Ogden
554 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
(385) 865-1029
Baking and frying from 5:00am, Monday through Saturday.
Washington Boulevard is the main north–south run through Ogden, so if you are coming down from the north end or up from Riverdale you are already on the right road. We are open before almost everything else on it.
More on what an early morning here looks like in breakfast before a shift in Ogden and what is open at 5am in Ogden.
The other shops
Same kolaches, same fillings, same prices:
- Spanish Fork — 1306 E Center St, (801) 416-0800. The Utah County kolache page.
- St. George — 922 E Brigham Rd, (435) 628-9290. The St. George kolache page.
Statewide, where to get kolaches in Utah. Still deciding between a kolache and a donut? That is donuts versus kolaches. Every price is on the menu.
Common questions
Where can I get kolaches in Ogden?
The Donut Run at 554 Washington Blvd, from 5:00am Monday through Saturday. We bake them fresh each morning — small kolaches at $2.50 and large breakfast kolaches at $4.75.
What is a kolache?
A soft, slightly sweet yeast dough baked around a filling. In Utah and most of the United States the word usually means the savoury kind — meat and cheese baked into the bread. Strictly speaking the savoury one is a klobasnek; the distinction is worth knowing and we have written it up separately.
What time do kolaches come out in Ogden?
From 5:00am, Monday through Saturday. That is earlier than most of Washington Boulevard, and it is deliberate — the people who need breakfast at five are the ones starting the earliest shifts.
What kolache fillings can I get?
Small at $2.50: ham and cheese; ham, cheese and jalapeno; sausage and cheese; sausage, cheese and jalapeno. Large at $4.75: bacon, egg, cheese and potato; sausage, egg, cheese and potato; sausage, egg and gravy; and the Ham Ranchero.
Can I get coffee with a kolache in Ogden?
Yes. The Ogden shop pours Perks, a Southern Utah roaster, fresh ground at $2.50. It is also the shop with The Soda Run counter, so if coffee is not your morning you can have a dirty soda with it instead.
Should I order a small or a large kolache?
Small at $2.50 is meat and cheese in the dough — three bites, one hand, good alongside a donut. Large at $4.75 adds egg and potato and is a real breakfast that will hold you to lunch. If you are heading to a shift, order two large.