Voodoo Doughnut

Category:	Donut Shop
Address:	22 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97204, USA
Phone:	+1 503-241-4704
Site:	voodoodoughnut.com
Rating:	4.1
Working:	Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours Open 24 hours

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Jason Hussein

Yes its EXACTLY how great everyone raves about. This hands down the best doughnut place I have ever been to! You have so many options, SO MANY. You most likely will stand in line with some dance music playing in the background and just a place full of young people! The energy when you enter is like no other! Word of advice is start figuring out what kind of doughnuts you want because the line moves really fast!! Id recommend looking for the flavors online and make a decision because once you get to the front there is a sense of hurry in taking your order and rightfully so because there are so many customers even if this place is open 24 hours a day! Or you be the cool guy/girl and say surprise me! Anyways I ordered the Dirt, old dirty bastard, captain crunch, grape ape, voodoo bubble, the homer, Portland cream, voodoo doll, maple blazer blunt (no its not a edible ), diablos Rex, triple chocolate penetration (and yes I got i because of the name also), aquamarine. passion fruit jam Dirt is the oreo with vanilla frosting. Tastes like Oreo in donut form Old dirty bastard is the same as dirt but with chocolate frosting and peanut better Captain crunch is just as you imagine it, the beloved cereal on top of a doughnut grape ape is that grape taste on the doughnut (more like candy grape flavor as opposed to natural grape) The homer is a must have for any Simpsons fan which is the iconic doughnut brought to life with strawberry frosting with sprinkles Portland cream is Bavarian cream with chocolate frosting with some cute eyes Voodoo doll- The most popular doughnut with raspberry jam. While the doughnut was good , the jam was okay. Maple blazer blunt- Looks like a blunt with maple flavoring and no you cannot smoke it Diablos Rex- Is a doughnut with a pentagram for those who like to summon a partner eating with them. Although this doughnut was also okay, not great Voodoo bubble- Of you love bubblegum, Just get it, dont argue with me. Frosting with bubblegum dust on it passion fruit jam- It was just like a jelly doughnut except it had passion fruit!! very unique flavor! aquamarine- Looks like a star from Super Mario except orange and tastes like orange! Mamma orange! Triple chocolate penetration-Great flavor, just like coco puffs with chocolate frosting! Thats it folks, If I come by Portland I will try all the flavors I can! Highly recommend this place! Side note, be careful of the crazies and sidewalk bums. They will talk to you but dont give no attention at all! and keep your voodoo donuts close!

Ted Boone

Wanted to give higher star, but couldnt find enough to warrant. Only slightly ahead for creative design, the Voodoo with stake & jelly gives something to the place. But rest seem to have Fallin asleep in the creative truck that brought them here. If have to hire some local grade school students to come up with new, exciting designs that have matching story lines, to start an on going story for the business. Otherwise its just another place can by a late night or early morning snack. A far cry from a place where design & taste finally met each other, to create a Love Afair that brings meaning to the fond nic-name "PORTWeiRD" by those of us who know why were proud Portland is a little weird. Not trying to suggest theres no hope, but seems they threw some bacon on a maple bar & someones favorite cereal on a dipped donut, then never looked at what else could do to make standing in line for long periods of time, well worth it! Also seems that when do finally get to order, choices are small "take what we got chump, youre holding up the line!" Or GOD help you if by accident you ask if have any less expensive choices, maybe smaller, that also reflect the fine culinary treats offered at the establishment. FYI; though I love most all fine pastries, my favorites have always been the simple old fashioned, plain cake or doughnut holes (plain & simple) Just saying as nice as to get the very best money can buy, some times just feel like the simple to comfort soul. If cant get it all, from the finest "Nuvrei" also located in NW PDX, may as well grab box of jelly filled powdered from Walmart with cup of coffee to go or just find a "Dunkn Donut" shop. Voodoo got attention nationally at one time, would sad if it just turned out to be another Tanya Harding story, that it only seems like really great things can come from Portland, but really just only looks that way at 1st glance! This note is a call to arms! Come on! Enough! Your getting old & stale! Fresh please!

Matthew Shelbourn

If you want to visit here because its a tourist destination then stop by, take pictures, and leave. The doughnuts are miserable apart from the decorations because they do a good job with that, so if youre going for a killer donut then forget about it. They look cool and thats about it. But I digress... The reason for my 1-star rating is because the service is abysmal. Youd think that if your store has been featured on several syndicated TV travel and food shows that youd care a little bit about your customer experience. Maybe theyre going for a punk/anti-establishment vibe, but I sang in a punk band for years with views along the same lines and I damn well didnt treat someone with disrespect when they wanted to buy our album, much like the staff here treated their customers when they waited in line in the freezing cold to buy a few doughnuts. Oh yah, and they dont accept credit cards, which who doesnt in this day and age. Oh wait, I know why. Its because they have a conveniently located ATM in the store that most-likely generates a nice daily commission for them. The staff here were condescending, came off as elitist, and were all around disrespectful. I witnessed one lady who works there yell at a child because he didnt shut the front door quickly enough. I mean come on! Id recommend you just dont go here. I feel like they dont deserve their world-renowned reputation. Footnote: If you read this review and think that I am venting, I can tell you that Im not. I waited almost a month to write this after visiting Voodoo Doughnuts. I wanted to make sure that I wasnt just angry. I feel like it should be known that this place does not deserve the reputation it has.

Melissa Tan

Bobby Flay, you made a mistake when you decided to challenge Voodoo Doughnuts to a throwdown. Why?!? These doughnuts are nothing special. The only reason they are so popular is because its the only doughnut shop for miles! I knew I would regret waiting in line at this doughnut shop turned tourist attraction, but when we ran out of things to do in Portland, we found ourselves waiting in line...for an hour... Take a regular doughnut and add unconventional toppings (stale Oreos, Fruit Loops, bacon, Capn Crunch) and youve got yourself a Voodoo doughnut. My husband and I got 3 doughnuts: the Arnold Palmer (cake doughnut topped with vanilla frosting and lemonade dust), Memphis mafia (oversized fritter topped with peanut butter and chocolate chips), and Voodoo doughnut. I took one bite of my Arnold Palmer, and that was enough for me. While it wasnt bad, I didnt think it was worth the calories. I didnt even bother trying hubbys doughnuts. He loves any peanut butter chocolate combo, and for him to think meh of his Memphis mafia says a lot. I wasnt the least bit interested in the Voodoo doughnut because I dont like cream/jelly-filled anything. We ended up throwing away the rest of the Memphis mafia and Voodoo doughnut. If you have a limited amount of time in the PDX, just skip Voodoo. If you find yourselves bored after 4 days in Portland like we did, I guess visit so you can determine for yourself that you just wasted an hour of your life on the most underwhelming doughnuts of all time.