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Sweet and savory. Two distinct ideas that stand very well on their own but combined...OMG...when combined it's like getting into heaven after committing a lifetime of sin. SALVATION!
If you've read my other review of Voodoo you already know what I think of this joint so I finally tried the Bacon Maple Bar and it BLEW MY MIND!!! I've had sweet and savory flavor combinations before but this mix of sweet maple frosting on a raised donut and the salty crispy slice of bacon exploded in my mouth leaving no prisoners. KABOOM!!!
My tongue is STILL recovering from shock. My advice to all of you, especially if you love bacon and have been known to let the syrup from your pancakes violate any bacon that might be on the plate...TRY THIS! GO NOW! If you can't go today then go tomorrow but please do it before the end of this week because I guarantee that if nothing else puts a smile on your face and gives your tummy a warm fuzzy this week...THIS WILL!
I LOVE PORK! I LOVE SWEET! I LOVE VOODOO'S BACON MAPLE BAR!
A HUI HOU!
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Forgive me for saying this, but I visited Portland once, and it really tries too hard.
My mom and I waited at Voodoo Doughnut on a weekend morning for at least 45 minutes to steal a peek at the kitschy decorations, unique atmosphere, and penis-shaped doughnut (we ended up ordering the slightly smaller raspberry jelly-filled voodoo doll doughnut, since the gargantuan dong-nut is effectively three doughnuts fused together). In line with us were bored suburban mothers from across the river, fellow out-of-state tourists, and, well, that's about it. Across the street from us was a shameless sign begging onlookers to KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD.
No, downtown Portland certainly needs to be transformed from its presently well-manicured, sleepy state in order to be weird. I don't mean to denounce an entire city in the review of an overhyped doughnut shop, but Voodoo Doughnut was a convenient embodiment of Portland's self-perception: "LOOK AT ME! I AM SO UNIQUE AND EDGY! LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME!"
Props to VD's menu, with its genitalia-shaped and vegan options, but wow, touristy.
Perhaps it's the weird part of town that made this yuppie gal nervous? Nah, that's not it. Perhaps it's the small, interior? Nope, that's not it either. Perhaps it's the not-worth-your-time doughnuts? DING DING DING! You got it!
Look, hailing from San Francisco (where they have outstanding doughnuts) has clearly spoiled me. I'm used to light, fluffy ones, not dense, cake-y lumps of cake. Plus, the cocoa puffs on top of my chocolate donut were SO STALE.
I know lots of people looooove this place, and I have to agree the kitschy interior and awesome heavy metal music adds to a cool vibe, but *shrug* I wasn't blown away.
Sorry Voodoo, I really, really wanted to like you! :-(
I've been hearing about the awesomeness of Voodoo Doughnuts since my first visit to Portland, but this is the first time I've been able to hunt the place down. The shop is a hole in the wall with zero room inside to actually eat the doughnuts. That kind of sucked, especially since it was raining and we had my baby granddaughter with us.
Nevertheless, the doughnuts are pretty crazy--displayed like some kind of avant-garde art project gone wild. I especially liked the voodoo doll d-nut, complete with a pretzel stake through the heart. I got a maple bacon bar. Yup, a slice of Bacon stuck right into that maple frosting. Sick and delicious at the same time.
Any self-respecting doughnutphile should take at least one trip to this place.
Portland is Crazy, Weird and lovable !
This place screams organic hipster with an "i don't give a @#%" vibe to it.
I really didn't know what to order so I listened to what the couple in front of me ordered and copied them. Bacon Maple donut log and Memphis something (concoction of chocolate and peanut butter on a giant donut).
OK about the Bacon Maple thing....
I know it doesn't sound very appetizing, but this was seriously one of the best things I have ever tasted. Such a great combination I wonder why none of the chains ever thought of introducing something along these lines, food fusion at its finest!
The Memphis donut was huge I had it for breakfast the next morning (well only half of it ) and it was still moist and filling... very filling. yummy chocolate and peanut butter and moist cake-like donut ... heavenly....
This place is so great! Definitely lives up to the hype! I've loved every doughnut I've tried, and I'm especially fond of the McMinnville Cream (maybe because it's named after my hometown), a vanilla creme-filled doughnut with chocolate glaze and the Ol' Dirty Bastard, which hasn't any filling, but oreo and peanut sauce and maybe something else I'm forgetting. It's the best late night snack. Lots of vegan doughnuts too, if you're into that.
Although... don't expect the bathroom to be functioning, as I went in once and I guess some customer had locked the key in the bathroom a while ago? Also, there are usually people out front asking for money /your doughnut, so that's cool...
This place is awfull! It is next to a Anime Porn theater. As we waited for our dayold stail doughnuts, it reaks of trash and sewer. We were standing next to trash cans while watching a pan handler ask for spare change as people exited the awful doughnut shop! The doughnuts were old and staile, they needed to change the grease out that they fry them in. I would rather eat weekold powdered doughnuts from a grocery store than subject my palet to these ever again! If I could rate it lower than 1 star TRUST ME, I would!!! Stay away from here eat a Krispy Kreme instead!
I was up in Portland on business and had dinner with an old college buddy I hadn't seen in year. He had relocated to the area with his wide and kids.
After dinner as he was dropping me off at the hotel, he asked if I wanted to try a dooghnut. I thoug, OK, fine, a doughnut. I hadn't heard of Voodoo at all and when he explained it to me, my eyes lit up. I was already full from dinner but, let's try it.
I got the Voodoo doll. Chocolate covered with raspberry filling and a pretzel stake through the heart. All I can say is, awesome. When I head back to Portland, it's going to be the bacon maple bar next. This place rocks!
I don't ever eat doughnuts. I rarely eat carbs, preferring to only drink them. Yet, after riding the drunken buzz of the Fanfarlo show, my friends and I headed to Voodoo for some sickeningly sweet goodness. You can smell Voodoo from blocks away, with it's aroma rising above all the urine and feces that surround this area.
I love all the vegan options that they have and the rotating wheel of candy coated, diabetes inducing concoctions. Through the recommendations of the guy behind the counter I got some ghost shaped doughnut with jelly filling. I know we also got an apple fritter that was the size of my head and some other chocolate doughnut. Oh my god, I only wish I had bought a chocolate milk to enhance all this tastiness.
Voodoo doughnut helped make my night pretty much perfect! I don't think I would make this place a staple of mine to go to in town, but I can see my drunk ass ended up here more than a few times in the next couple of months.
Unfortunately I have never even been to Portland, so I've never actually been inside a Voodoo Doughnut... but last night was the 3rd time I've had one inside.
My friend brought me bacon maple bars for the first time last summer, and I lucked up a week later when he went back to Portland and came home with a whole dozen for everyone [which I ate 4 of the 12 in less than 24 hours]. And lucky for everyone he went back again this weekend and came home with a pink box full of treats.
Even cold and old and airplane infested those doughnuts are still amazing.
One day I know I'll get up there to have one hot & fresh... and I'll probably end up marrying it because it will be so stupidly delicious... and because I heard they actually perform wedding ceremonies at the shop if you're interested.
I don't know what made this experience more VOODOO - the actual interior of the store or the outside exterior, a campground of hallucinating hippies and harassing hecklers.
After getting lost and working up an appetite by walking the maze at Powell Bookstore, we headed out for Voodoo doughnuts. Supposedly this is the spot where out of town visitors HAVE to check out before they leave Portland. From what I hear, Voodoo Doughnut is splattered all over the Food Network on various shows.
The line was about a solid 20-25 minute to just get into the store. Keep in mind that there is a line inside the store but isn't long because the store itself is quite small. Does anyone notice the XXX raunchy theatre next door? I was just standing there in line, trying to find some shade when I look up and the sign reads, "Hentai" on such and such days/times. Funny, I didn't over hear anyone else in line say a thing about this theatre. I even saw some dude come out of there and he had the "You didn't see me!" look on his face.
Eventually, we finally got into the place and it's only about 1-2pm now. At this point of time, I tell my friend to get me the maple bacon bar since that's what everyone raves about. I had to rush out to the car because our parking time limit was running out. The parking nazi was walking around and handing out tickets with a smirk. "I gotta go check that biznatch! Maple bacon bar please! See you at the car." and so I jam.
My friend comes out with that noticeable pink doughnut box but I noticed her grim face right away. The words I didn't want to hear was spoken, "They ran out of the maple bacon bar." WTF??? It's only 2pm and you're out of it already! Granted, it's damn popular but that sucks. I settled with the powdered rasberry filled doughnut that tasted like any other Cambodian doughnut shop in So Cali. She got the c*ck & balls doughnut for her friend which was for her bday. That's always a good laugh (picture to come). Had to be a huge chocolate one too.
Anyway, I'm not sure if it was worth the wait. Honestly, I'm like whatevers. They didn't have what they're known for so that was a bust. As a tourist, I can say I've been there but that is that.
CASH ONLY.
I wanted to write a review for this rectangular box of culinary confection on SW 3rd but finally decided to - because every good business deserves a shout-out - after the delightful gal let me snap a pic of my niece's Flat Stanley next to my beloved Maple Bacon Bar. This place is not your ordinary donut shop and why should it be? We're in Portland.
Where do I start? The concoctions are different yet there are the traditional jelly donuts. Arnold Palmer - sinks me every time. However, I keep going back to the Maple Bacon Bar; it's like the bad boy ex you swear you'll never see again, but you keep going back and it just makes you want it even more.
When you tell people about the maple and bacon combo, some cringe. Why? Didn't they love dipping their slices of bacon in their pancake syrup as kids? Some eateries got carried away with this classic (albeit different) combo, but Voodoo's had this baby on the menu longer than most places have been in business.
I'm not a big donut fan; I can count on both hands, if not one, the number of donuts I eat every year. But, when I need to get donuts for friends or family is visiting from out-of-town, this is where I go. Oh, just make sure you bring cash or you'll need to use the ATM machine.
Ok, I'll buy into the touristy "omg you have to visit vd" stuff.
Good vegan donuts that don't taste vegan (yay!). Cock and balls is less than aesthetically pleasing (super lumpy) but that just adds to the charm I guess. Nice decorations, love the pink/reddish lights at night and the random stuff on the walls/ceiling, especially the chandelier.
Prices are definately reasonable though so overall good experience!
yup, five stars
as far as donuts go, anyone who puts crispy bacon on a maple long john is a friend of mine.
How dare you?!?!! How dare you be so damn good?!?!! The boy kept talking about voodoo, all my favorite tv shows kept mentioning voodoo, and then suddenly the boy and I head to PDX for the weekend and all I want to do is sleep with my mixed voodoo dozen and forget about the boy.
Seriously. I think my next game plan for voodoo is to spend two weeks in PDX so each day I can stop in and try a new voodoo doughnut. There are so many choices but it is easy to be too overzealous and eat too many at once and then lie on the bed in the hotel and wonder how you lived before voodoo....not that that happened to me or anything...
It's just too good to be true.
Disappointing. Not only did we have to stand in line for more than 30 minutes, but were they out of the famed maple-bacon donut! We opted for the Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB) and the signature VooDoo donut, both of which were gross. I found them chewy and not soft, and much too artificial and sugary to eat.
A couple stars for creativity, though. They do put a lot of thought into how their donuts appear, if not so much thought into how they taste.
Had to try the doughnuts while we were in PDX over the weekend. I have to say I'm a little dissapointed.
Their sign listing all their choices was overwhelming! There was a line so I felt rushed, and one of the donuts I took home was pretty gross. I had to scrape off more than a handful of frosting just for it to be eatable!
I did enjoy the maple bacon bar and the donut with chocolate frosting, oreo and peanut butter. But I would stear clear of the peach friter.
I might be willing to try again, but I won't say it's the best, I'd just say it's original :)
I love the donuts here. The one with Capt. Crunch on it was my absolute favorite, just so delicious. And the Maple Bacon donut was a big surprise.
Only reason this one in particular is missing -1 star is because a) going here late at night makes me scared, the neighborhood is not friendly looking, and b) it's very small and the line was quite long, waiting outside made me feel like I could get stabbed at any second.
Fun Flavors and atmosphere, but a bit over-rated and over-priced.
However if you've never been I'd say it's a must go just because it's such a Portland attraction. I liked the Bacon Maple bar the best.
We stood in line for an hour. It was fun and interesting seeing all the people standing just talking about there favorite doughnuts.
We ended up with 8, four of the maple bacon,captain my captain and choc n peanut butter....yummy to my tummy!
This place is just too fun! There are so many assortments of flavors and they all look so yummy! Definitely love love love the bacon maple bar, it's a must-try. You can't have a maple bar after and not wish there was a piece of bacon on top. The doughnuts are still good the next day if heated up, except the cereal-topping ones (the cereal gets stale).
Only disclaimer is the likelihood of waiting in line for 15ish minutes, but welllllll worth it!
We were driving back from southwestern Oregon to Seattle, and were starting to get hungry at 6am. Having seen Voodoo Doughnut highlighted on a number of food specials on the Travel network, we decided we had to stop in and see what the hubbub was all about.
Finding the place isn't exactly easy unless you know where to look. It's just a little hole in the wall in downtown Portland, but once you find it, you'll be glad you did. The doughnuts are eclectic in design, to say the least, but they are pretty darn good. I had one that was covered in Cocoa Puffs - wasn't completely wild about it, but it wasn't bad. I didn't try the beloved Maple Bacon Bar, but I'll probably get there at some point. We got a Voodoo dozen ($8.50), and actually contemplated getting two. There were a couple we wanted specifically, and they offered to just throw them into the dozen because it would be less expensive. However, the person at the counter wasn't exactly the friendliest I've ever met.
Note: Bring cash. Plastic is NOT accepted.
This is another place that I go straight to when I visit a city.
After picking 3 of my favorite doughnuts, I wanted a 4th one that I haven't tried yet, but I couldn't decide what I shall try.
The nice, sweet lady at the counter suggested that I try the mango.
I'm glad she did because that is another one of my new favorite.
Also I think the mango doughnut is quirky because only Voodoo doughnuts have a mango doughnut.
In addition to mango doughnut, I had the voodoo again.
And dirty old man again,
And the big ass fritter with chocolate chips and peanut butter.
Again of course.
I'm coming back again.
(Of course!)
OH! one more thing, don't order their coffee. I don't think it's that great.
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VooDoo was one of the first things on my to-do list for Portland. Went here the first day I got into PDX. I think it was a Friday morning, and there was a really long line. It was drizzling a bit, but I didn't mind. I took a picture of the long line, and waited happily... awaiting the doughnut that would soon enter my mouth.
We waited for about 15 minutes in line. While in line, there was this really weird lady wearing some sort of plaid jacket. She kept staring at people in line, and laughing hysterically. I kinda just chuckled at the whole thing. She even scared the dudes in front of us. He didn't seem to notice when the woman stood a foot away from him staring at him, and he jumped when he saw her right next to him.
Anyway, we inside the small shop, and we still didn't know what to get. The woman in front of us actually gave us the rest of her change. (The people in Portland seem to be so incredibly nice). I ended up getting a Gay Bar and the Bacon Doughnut. I enjoyed the bacon doughnut, but I think there should have been one more piece of bacon on there. Nonetheless, still a good doughnut. The GayBar was enjoyable as well. I do enjoy the dirt doughnut.. as a lover of cookies and chocolate.
I find myself wanting a voodoo doughnut time to time. I really wish I had bought a dozen to bring back too...
Oh well, next time.
I heard nothing but rave reviews about Voodoo Doughnuts, so naturally I HAD to try it. We drove by twice and the line was horrendous - out the door and around the corner.
Finally our last day in PDX we decided to wait in the line. 30 minutes later we're at the front and I tell the employee to just give me the 4 best vegan doughnuts. She gave me a apple fritter, one with froot loops, one with some Butterfinger type stuff on top and one custard filled chocolatey thing.
These doughnuts are really good yet I felt so sick after one. I obviously didn't eat them all at once, I spread them out a couple days but felt sick after every one. I just think they are TOO SWEET. I'll definitely go back and maybe order just one. I was too excited and went overboard.
The Butterfinger one was my favorite.
The line out the door at Voodoo Donuts is populated with camera-carting tourists, locals sipping Stumptown coffee, and giggly girls waiting to pick up an order of "Cock-n-Balls" Donuts for a bachelorette party. Yes, you read that correctly. And, surprisingly, the donuts get even more outlandish. They were out of the Nyquil Glazed Pepto-Bismo donuts this particular afternoon, which is probably a good thing, as I'd be tempted to try them. It was early enough that the cereal-inspired donuts seemed appropriate: The Captain Crunch and the Triple Chocolate Penetration, covered in Cocoa Puffs. NOT to be missed are the Bacon Maple Bars, which might look off-putting with two slabs of bacon nestled in the frosting, but pack an entire pancake breakfast into one bite - to die for! Skip the Grape Ape, as we suspect cough syrup might be an ingredient here as well (blech).
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Serious yum here. I am a doughnut fan and finally made to Voodoo last time i visited Portland. Had the maple bacon bar. Pricey, but really it was a whole meal...I was full for a few hours after scarfing down that sugary wonder.
Yeah it was crowded, but how can it not be- the place is like 10'x10'
CASH ONLY.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed. The line was too long (as a tourist, you can't help but have to go on a saturday!) and the donuts didn't live up to the expectations. Additionally, I only did a few minutes worth of preliminary research on the website to determine what was in each donut, and with a 30 minute wait, I wasn't about to be that girl who asked what every donut was with 100 people behind me. So I would say, if you are going in for the first time, study the website carefully before and go at an off time if you can! OR just skip it, cuz frankly, when it comes down to it, they're just donuts!! You could go to dunkins and taste something similar, sorry.
Unfortunally I was playing tourist in Portland, something I hate to admit because I hail from the tourist capitol of the country, Orlando, Fl.
Anyways yes, I had seen voodoo doughnut featured on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, was I excited about it? Yes! Was I over excited about it? Slightly!
The problem is that tv has a way of not only over hyping something but making it seem vastly different that it actually is. Giving one to think something completely different.
The doughnuts we had were delicious, the service was helpful and nice. The space was a lot smaller than it appeared on tv. It's not voodoo doughnut's fault it's camera tricks to make it seem larger.
The space was quirky and fun. We were there early one morning and they were putting out buckets of doughnuts, 5 bucks a bucket, for day old doughnuts. A down on his luck looking guy came in and bought a bucket and thanked them. I thought it was nice.
I wish voodoo's space was a little more... well spacious but that doesn't stop them from turning out orginally satisfying quirky dooughnuts.
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COCONUT!
PUT IT IN MY BELLY, NOW!
Perfect for those nights when one is in an altered state of being.
Also, btw, Stumptown is a block away. Go get some.
Bacon maple bar.
That's all I have to say.
Many encounterhave passed since I wrote of our first meeting. Though the flames haven't waned, my love for you has gained much depth and maturity. Scary that I say this regarding an establishment that sports a velvet painting of Kenny Rogers- but it is so.
To avoid the street theater and long lines go to Voodoo Too.
Do not go to Voodoo craving the comforting doughnut. This is THE doughnut experience.
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Jen K. directed me towards my next bookmarked place. I had heard about Voodoo donut from DDD but didn't decide I had to come until it was a stop on the final show of The Amazing Race 2 seasons ago.
The parking and line faeries blessed me during this visit and we got a spot right in front and had virtually no line to wait in. Upon leaving, the line almost went down to the corner.
The neighborhood is not great (PORN) and if you can manage to get through the urine smell covered (and not discreetly) in Lysol
you have managed the adventure!
Daughter had specific instructions for me to get a bacon donut for her so for an bit of an extra charge to the dozen I ordered for $8.50 I felt like I was getting a bargain. Lots of flavors and she included my alltime childhood favorite-cake donut w/white icing and rainbow sprinkles. They executed this one well.
Our dozen included some "normal" donuts (maple bar, buttermilk bar, cake with chocolate frosting and chopped peanuts) but the fun part is that we were also given donuts like glazed with icing and Captain Crunch and a mini M&M covered donut, a crushed Oreo cookie topped donut, etc.
None of us felt guilty at home for eating donuts because it is a very rare occurrence, however, I was willing to throw the rest away 2 days later and almost got my arms chopped off. What did this mean? The family liked the donuts, they really liked them!
BACON. MAPLE. doughnut -- it sounds weird, perhaps even a little gross - but it was DELICIOUS.
the Voodoo doughnut was your typical jelly-filled doughnut with a pretzel stuck in it.
I think the dough of their doughnuts are slightly more fresh-tasting, which makes it good in my book.
I was so upset.
We checked the website.
We called.
No voice message.
also no answer...
We drove by, it was New Years Day and they were closed.
We had even spent 30 minutes in a new city finding a bank, to make sure we had cash on hand..
We were coming through and made a particular detour here in search of a large amount of doughnuts for a birthday extravaganza surprise...
Oh VooDoo please update your website so this doesn't happen again.
Update: I e-mailed them and this was their response. *shrug*
Karen,
We are sorry that you missed out on our doughnuts! Our website is
currently getting re vamped and we will consider adding your suggestion.
Thanks for feeling the Mojo!!!
-Voodoo
....apparently they didn't understand I wasn't "feeling the Mojo!"
I guess people come here more for the novelty donut than for the donut itself.
The donuts have unusual toppings and names, the place is really small with a line out the door, and they really want you to know what you want when it's your turn to order.
I think it was just to hyped for me by my Portland friend. It's like the Statue of Liberty, go once to get it out of the way but there's no real need to go again.
On the way to Seattle, we stopped by for some doughnuts. All throughout Oregon (all the way up I-5) we were like, hey we haven't seen any shady areas yet. Alas, we spoke too soon...
Parking was ridiculous to find on a Friday night. SOMEHOW I managed to snag the parking spot riiight in front of VD. AMAZING! There were these sad-looking dogs out front with their owners...and the rest of the street looked kind of sketchy.
Inside was definitely a grungy feel. I felt like I wasn't cool or hip enough to be in there...but all I wanted was a doughnut. Decor is pretty cool, the rows and rows of doughnuts are cooler.
They have a big selection of doughnut types, from typical and standard to creative creations. I had to stare at the menu for a while.
My friend tried the Old Dirty Bastard (most popular), which has peanut butter and Oreos in it...I think. I got the chocolate cruller, which was simple. It wasn't too sweet or doughy. The ODB tasted pretty good but too sweet for me.
I'd come back here for sure if I was in Portland!
Voodoo Doughnut rules.
You can get married there, or get bacon on top of your doughnut. Your choice.
After seeing the famed Maple Bacon bar multiple times on The Travel Channel and Food Network, I knew I had to stop here when I was in town in early December.
Sure enough, I was in line at Voodoo Doughnuts after some drinks at Doug Fir. The line went quick and I ordered my donut. Kinda pricey but what the heck, I'm doing the whole tourist thing.
The maple and bacon work prefect for each other, sweet and salty w/ every bite. The doughnut itself was really tender and not greasy at all. One of the best doughnuts I've ever had! A repeat visit for sure next time I'm in town!
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