Voodoo Doughnut
Portland, OR 97204-2713
Phone: (503) 241-4704
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 6am-11am, 1pm-12am, Sat 12am-12am, Sun 12am-4am, 6am-3pm
Editorial Review for Voodoo Doughnut – by Ivy Manning
In Short
This infamous, tiny storefront doles out fried and frosted doughnuts to late-night hipsters amid a duct-tape mural and disco ball. Tongue-in-cheek favorites include the Blazer Blunt--a cinnamon and maple bar with red sprinkles on one end, and the Triple Chocolate Penetration--a luscious chocolate cake doughnut topped with chocolate frosting and Cocoa Puffs.
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User Reviews for Voodoo Doughnut
07/04/2008 Posted by mdishner
I love donuts - used to work for a donut shop in High School, but after I'd seen a few "bad" reviews for Voodoo, so I wasn't sure I wanted to take the drive to check it out. But, hey, it's the 4th of July and everybody was still in bed. Everyone but Voodoo Donuts! It was my first time there, so I wasn't sure where it was or what it looked like. After looking around a bit, I found it. The gal behind the counter was great, very friendly and helpful! I wanted to sample a few so I got the maple bar (very good, light and tasty), a blueberry cake (surprisingly light, not greasy), an apple fritter (wow, I love fritters and this one was NOT greasy, delish and FULL of apple pieces), but the one that I really loved was their "Memphis Maphia" (I think that's what it's called. BTW, the program won't let me put an "f" in the last word - inappropriate word). I love bananas and peanut butter, so when I read the description for the donut and it included drizzled chocolate, I started to salivate!!! Nuvrei used to have a croissant that had banana filling and chocolate drizzled on the top, but they stopped making it. That was a sad day… And, NO, I didn't eat all of them!?!? Just most of them… I will definitely be back and I will bring some back for my friends. Anybody hungry???
Pros: Lots of options, great donuts, not too expensive
Cons: Not easy to find, not much parking and not the place to hang out and enjoy your haul!
05/11/2008 Posted by 4leaf
Rude service, overpriced product, lousy quality. Like so many others who have written reviews here, I also heard of Voodoo on the TV, it looked like a fun place to visit and I went with great anticipation of a real taste experience. And an experience I did have, just not the one I had anticipated. The place was crowded, of course being that it was a Saturday night this did not surprise me, that is until I had the experience under my belt. Are we consumers really such big suckers for gimmicks? Extremely rude service, we ordered 7 donuts, most of them as large as a dinner plate, but when I requested a box to carry the donuts out, I was rudely informed that "boxes are only provided if you order a dozen or more donuts". What's with that? I spent twenty dollars on seven donuts but I had to beg for a box? I might have overlooked all that had the product equaled the hype, NO!, this was junk, the donuts which were not undercooked were dry. If what you are looking for is entertainment by way of slumming it, standing in line for a long time and watching people who are dressed as tacky as their donuts are, while enduring the constant stream of pan handlers pestering you at the door, then by all means go ahead, but if it is a high quality donut experience you crave, pass this circus up.
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