Voodoo Doughnut
Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Donuts [Edit]
Neighborhoods: Old Town, Downtown22 SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR 97204 (503) 241-4704
- Hours:
Mon 6:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Tue-Thu 12:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Fri-Sat 12:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m.
Sun 12:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. - Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Late Night
- Alcohol: None
230 Reviews for Voodoo Doughnut
Eh, I guess I don't get it. The donuts were good, but this place is overrated, I think. Plus the staff had that hipster cooler-than-you attitude that I could do without. 3 stars though for serving a pastry with bacon on it, and the butterfinger donut is pretty good too.
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Yum! Late night yummy doughnuts next door to a hentai bar. Awesome! What would've made this experience perfect? Maybe a cleaner shop, and definitely an employee that didn't have that terrible "cooler-than-you" attitude. Seriously, they're "just doughnuts" ;)
With names like the C*ck n B*lls and the Tex-Ass, who can resist this late night doughnut shop?
Especially when drunk?
The line may be long, but it's part of the experience and hype, and the line goes fast. My experience with the doughnuts with bits of cereal on them have been stale ones. Stick with the classics, and come with cash.
Who'd a thunk a business model centered around middle school inuendo, cereal, peanut butter, bacon, the phallus, and feeding drunkards after midnight could be become a Portland institution.
Oh wait.
Much (too much?) talk has been paid to the signature bacon maple bar, while overlooking what is (IMHO) Voodoo's true gloire: The Apple Fritter. It's gigantic, it's decedant, it's um - apple-y?
Beyond being a dirty little gem, Voodoo rocks as a vendor. Their products are consistent, delivery drivers are on time and friendly, and the products sell.
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Stumbled in after a day trip from Portland to Seattle. 10 p.m. on a Saturday night, and they had a line. It was my first visit, but judging by their proximity to night life in downtown Portland (tons of music clubs and bars in the surrounding blocks), I'm guessing they do the bulk of their business at night.
Doughnuts were great. I have the Cap'n Crunch (they were out of the maple bacon bar), and 12 hours later, I'm still on a sugar rush!
Real conversation #1, waiting in line:
Jasmine L.: Do you know what you're going to order?
Julie: We're going to order the c&b to share.
Jasmine L.: What is it?
Julie: It's a big doughnut shaped like c&b, covered in chocolate and filled with thick triple cream
Jasmine L.: ..... Oh, I see... [provocative voice] Do you usually share?
Julie: No, but this time we will. I couldn't finish one.
Shun: [provocative voice] Me neither. I've never had a black one before. Sharing will make it interesting.
Scott: [quietly laughs]
Real conversation #2, opening big pink box:
Julie: Whoa this is HUGE. It's like... 10 inches... It looks delicious! I like them big.
Shun: It's so big I don't even know where to start.
Julie: [starts at the tip] Mmmmm... this tastes soo good!
Shun: [takes a bite out of the base] Mmmmm... this does tastes good!
Jasmine L.: Scott would you like some?
Julie: Scott is new to this. This is his first time. Scott are you open minded enough to try?
Scott: [quietly laughs]
It's hard to not have a sexually charged conversation when "enjoying" the c&b doughnut... Now, I have a hard time typing it out in my review, but others have not been shy to spell out what c&b really is... and if you're "creative" enough, you probably already figured it out.
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Guess where I ate breakfast today ? Finally.
They have huge buckets of day old doughnuts for $5 !
Hella nice person works here.
I had 2 vegan donuts. One was chocolate with coconut and the other was glazed. Chamomile tea.
If they had rice milk (or any vegan milk) then it would 5 stars. and i would get a boner and do a backflip at the same time.
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If I could give them 0 stars I would.
I can't believe that they can stay in business when their products are crap, their location smells of urine and warm beer, and their staff is not actually there to serve the public.
What, I ask, is the attraction?
I could look past the obvious things like toilet bowl flavored flooring, and staff that would prefer I go away, if the food product was worth discussing.
Show me a passionate person making passionate food and I'll beat a path to their door. This place does not qualify.
This place is just a novelty that caters to a part of the brain that I don't seem to have :(
Nasty...
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This was on the short list of places my husband wanted to try while visiting friends and family in Portland. He loves donuts. He loves bacon. A maple bacon donut? Just try to keep him away.
Surprisingly, the maple bacon donut really did have good flavor, but I wouldn't want to eat a whole one. In general the donuts are way too sweet here, though the cake ones are better than the raised donuts. We had a big group so I got to taste several. The grape ape was atrocious to me, it tasted like a pixie stick. The Portland Creme (Bavarian, my usual favorite) was too sticky sweet.
My 14 year old nephew nearly finished the giant glazed. We were very impressed.
It's worth a visit (and a wait in line) just for the novelty of it. In fact, two separate tour groups came through during our visit.
I think my husband would give this place five stars, and he's a donut fiend. I give it three, and I am not a big donut fan. So take that information for what it's worth.
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Not sure what the hype is about. My objectivity here is that I did not actually visit the Voodoo premises. This review is based on the doughnuts Artie schlepped from PDX to Gresham for Vero's birthday.
Yes, the doughnuts have a creative (some folks might say odd) appearance (e.g. sprinkled with Oreos or Fruit Loops), but are no better in flavor and texture than doughnuts from Krispy Kreme.
And they are not as good as those from the Spudnut Shop in Richland.
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Waiting in line for fried dough is normally not the way I like to spend an evening, however since I was visiting Portland, I heard it's the touristy thing to do. And I am all about touristy!
After waiting about 25 mins to order our goodies, we enter the teeny hole of a shop, we panicked - what to get, what to get?!?. I ordered a voodoo and a bacon maple and Bf ordered the triple choc penetration (the one w cocoa puffs on top). The voodoo was eh, it was sort of greasy tasting. Bf didn't really dig his snack BUT the bacon maple bar was heaven on earth. It was a great combo and while the maple was a tad sweet - perfect for me - it was too sweet for Bf. I would eat one again in a pacemaker beat.
OT - While standing in line there were some street kids that were hanging out front asking for change. One of the more interesting ones was this gal with two pups (it took all of my strength not to rescue them from their filth...) that had a sign out with something to the effect of "trying to get to Seattle, thanks and god bless." When one of the donut patrons happened to step on her giant sign - street gal yelled "don't step on my stuff, you bitch!" Whoa! What about the whole thanks and god bless BS that is on your sign, homegirl? With that sort of attitude she won't be getting anywhere fast. It was quite an amusing sight! We would have LOL'ed but feared that she would pummel us with her fists of fury - either that or her stankiness would have made us pass out.
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AS SEEN ON TV
Sure every time you see places to eat in Portland Voodoo Donuts seems to be on the boob tube. Are you going to hold that against them?
The doughnuts have always been fresh when ever I've gone. Grape Ape and Chocolate Peanut Butter are my faves. Employes are rather friendly even when fat Midwesterners are staring at them and saying cute thing like "your hair matches my doughnut".
If there's a line it's worth the wait. If your flying home I dare you to buy a bakers dozen on your way to the airport, and see how many make it home with you. I ended up giving away 3 at the airport and 2 on my flight.
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A wafting smell of cake batter, trash cans and the grungy Hentai theater next door - only at Voodoo donuts!
The Line Experience: Winding crowd of about 30 people, located next door to scandalous, butt-checky Hentai (anime porn) theater and business hotel (trashy and scary sign from the 60's advertising nightly or monthly rooms for rent).... While standing in line for about 30 minutes to get a hold of these scrumptous sounding donuts with quite possibly ever verison of Portland's chain smoking emo/hipster lined up along with us, Misty managed to procure a screwdriver from a local bike guy (complete with roiling B.O.) to change her expired CA plates out for her new Washington ones. Legal and composed, we invited the bicyclist to cut in line with us and offered to buy him donuts.
Decor: Voodoo skulls, giant donuts, Disneyland-esque chandaliers and pink walls...I was seriously ready for the Mad Hatter to jump out and serving tea.
Donuts: THEY WERE OUT OF THE VOODOO MAN. :( I'm very sad, as this one of the main appeals of the place. I was looking forward to jabbing him with toothpicks!
The Grape Ape doesn't melt well, but otherwise delish, Dirty Snowball was f* amazing even though I hate coconut usually the peanut butter gave it an awesome edge. Butterfingering...well it had Butterfingers crumbled on top with a perk of minus the sticky teeth syndrome, and I can't say I have ever had issues consuming a Butterfinger. Vegan donuts tasted like banana bread, probably as they are trying to make up for the texture with lack of diary? Don't get me wrong, they're really good, just not something I'd eat all the time.
Staff & Service: Not too amazing...the girl was nice enough who served us, the usual apathetic college undergrad/grad, but she did make some amazing suggestions (however, all lacking excitement or pizazz, just simply grabbed donut and threw in box).
My Favorite Part: Receiving my cute pink underwear, complete with phrase "Good Things Come in Pink Boxes." I spent quite a lot of time debating on the black "The Magic Is In The Hole," but figured the pink was more appropriate....
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OK so let me say the Doughnuts are great but still over priced after all it is still a doughnut. I can't believe it but I actually loved the bacon maple bar, and the No-Name is my favorite. I have never visited a coke dealer, but I bet I would get the same vibe I got after leaving this place. You get something Delicious and fun, but you have to deal with some scummy A-hole to get it. I have stopped in this place the last 3 times I have been in Portland and every time I have hated the record store reject employee they have working the counter. Doughnuts:Good, Attitude: F-off.
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I know it's weird...and a little scary...but it's totally worth a visit!
The Doughnut with Maple and Bacon was to die for!
This is a MUST if you love doughnuts....and wanta try something new and just a little bit weird!
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Who doesn't love this place? 3am and there is a huge line for donuts shaped like voodoo dolls or huge penises...this place is so Portland it is unbelievable.
I sometimes wonder if this might be one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city? It doesn't seem like anyone comes to visit without asking about it.
Voodoo doll continues to be my favorite, something satisfying about stabbing the hell out of it and watching the jelly (blood) come out. I might need a therapist?
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This shit is fucking stupid. I'm tired of the bullshit. It actually pisses me off. Novelty donuts piss me off. I normally don't give a shit about much, but this really does bother me. When I get looked at like an asshole for asking for a simple cake donut with white icing then fuck it. Fuck fancy donuts. I don't think they are special, cool or good-tasting. And I wouldn't care except that the emphasis on bullshit seems to have the effect of crowding out the delicious basic donuts that I want (or maybe those are the ones people actually buy while all the yeah-we' re-weird-and-in-Portland-and-have-been -on-TV-so-we' re-cool-cool-enough-in-fact-to- feel-warranted-acting-real-high-and-mighty-just-ca use-we' re-standing-at-this-particular-minim um-wage-counter-all-day novelty ones end up in the day old bargain bucket). Fuck you for making me choose between a cake donut with white icing and coconut on it or no donut at all. Forget those toppings!
Donut. Icing. Done. That's it. Leave the cereal in the bowl and the attitude anywhere else. I hope someday you figure out what's holding you back from being an actual human being and start behaving with some god damn decency.
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06/13/2008
I am a man of plain and basic donuts. Round cake donut with white icing. Kruller. Shit like that. I… Read more »
I'm not going to lie, I generally HATE HATE HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donuts. Lots of reasons why, but lets face it, VooDoo donuts are the shit. Its a scum fuck gnarly joint, but the people who work there are fucking awesome, their donuts, though simple, are extremely creative and delicious, and the prices are pretty rad ( a teensy bit expencive, but I bet they're the best donuts you've ever had )
This place has my infinite respect and patronage. I just cant get enough of those damn mustached cream filled bits of heaven! Open 24/7 and now they have a second shop! ( rad parade btw )
Keep it up you sexy bunch of Donut wizards.
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Is this place a dump?
Yes.
Should you be concerned with the cleanliness of the food?
Probably.
Should this turn you off?
Absolutely not!
I usually don't care for donuts at all, but this place is just awesome. Plus, most Elvis-themed food kinda sucks, but a giant fritter with peanut butter, bananas and chocolate chips? Oh hell yes.
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WHAT! Voodoo on the eastside? It's true!
Voodoo just opened a new (extremely spacious) location on the eastside near the nearly as famous (and keeping a little of the grim we love on the westside over to the eastside) Sandy Hut. All those pink boxes in the window . . . and the tiny delivery truck . . . what could be better?
Hours are still nebulous.
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O Voodoo,
How I do love you! Now you are open even longer hours, during the day, so that I am… Read more »
There are certain bites of food that make you close your eyes and say a silent prayer to the god of your choice. I pray to the god of round desserts with holes. Yes, the maple bacon roll is everything you think and more. I honestly don't think you need another reason to come here, but fine.
You might want to get a little drunksy at the nearest bars. They're open late, and it makes the sugary fat taste so much better. Then dive into the Cocoa Puffs donut. Or Cap'n Crunch. Or...hmmm starting to drool on keyboard.
I have been training all week for the "Tex-ass" challenge: Eat this huge donut in eighty seconds. Really? That's all? I could do that in my sleep, after an all-you-can-eat buffet at the Golden Corral. Bring it.
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A great place to go when you get that craving in the middle of the night for an iced donut with captain crunch on it. If you are really hungry you can get the Tex-Ass donut. I love this place, I have vistited it many times with my friends. The cock and balls is deliciouse! hahaha... It is a great place with kooky donuts. They also have vegan donuts!
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Perfect punkrokk donut shoppe serving such delicacies as the VooDoo blunt and the Arnold Palmer. Of course the baconmaple stick is the best thing since cough medicine.
Must try this at home.
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I don't know about the east side...might have to take a trip from the west side to check it out. The original location is(was?) a bit cramped, but that was part of the charm. Oh, and the donuts?? AMAZING! I am not just talking about all the crazy toppings and such. The base donut is fantastic!
For voodoo virgins, come prepared for a long line that will most likely be out the door. There are a couple of tables to sit at, but that might be hard to do if the line is in the way. Oh, and know that this isn't your dunkin donuts or krispy cream...they are a wonderfully unique whole in the wall of a place that is an absolute must when you are craving a donut or a sugar rush!!
So much to say!
So much to type!
My hands are sticky with those delicious donuts.
My mouth is full and lips are encrusted with chocolate and maple.
A little weird for me, not for Portland.
This weird donut is good!
The staff is nice and accomodating.
(minus one for the bums along the store.
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I never met a baked (fried?) good I didn't like. And I LOVE doughnuts. And I really love voodoo doughnuts, because seriously, why wouldn't i want chocolate frosting, oreo crumbles and peanut butter glaze on one doughnut. And shouldn't a complete breakfast mean crunchberries and vanilla frosting on a doughnut? I love that it's open when I want it to be (all the time) because I don't want doughnuts in the morning. I want them at 10 at night or 3 in the morning or 4 in the afternoon.
They just opened a new location closer to me and I already had to promise myself that if i want to go, i have to ride my bike, or else this could spiral out of control.
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How often do I go to Portland, OR? At least once every 5 years (unless the baby decides to go to college somewhere in the PacNW). So, it looks like I have to wait another 5 years to try the maple bacon bar at this highly toted, quite bizarre donut hole-in-the-wall that's open 24 hours for those out of towners not quite acclimated to the time change. The baby went bonkers over the Dirty Old Bastard donut.
Listen to these people, they know whats up. When you walk in you get a punk rock or early goth feel with the black walls and pierced workers. Even thought I have yet to try every DOUGHNUT I say they're all fine and good. Oh, and don't hesitate to get the bacon maple bar!
Bike parking is fine.
Friends have been telling me for a long time I need to check this place out. So while I was at the Thirsty Lion, my group of buds told me this place was right around the corner, literally! Well, something that close just begs for a walking to!
What a funky little place. Reminded me of the original Church of Elvis that used to be around the corner on Ankeny back in the 90's. I had probably what is most every kids dream - a cereal donut. And, even tho wheat and gluten usually give me fits (I had to completely cut out Krispy Kreams), I had NO problems with this donut. And it wasn't even the vegan donut. It was so wonderful! Good size, too. I wasn't able to finish it even. The prices are unbelievably cheap too.
Fair warning - they only take CASH!
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I would totally give this place a 5th star but...
they never had their famous bacon maple bar. I tried at several different times during the 3 days I was there. and a couple of times they were closed. In fact the last visit they pretty much had a selection of just regular donuts which takes the fun out it. But they did have the cock and balls. I love the idea of this place but they need to recognize supply and demand or do they not give a fuck?
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If you know me, you know my obsession with Bourdain and you know that of course I watched his Pacific NW episode again before taking off to Portland. So, Voodoo was somewhere around the middle of my list of things to see.
My friends and I went to Powell's and then decided to grab the donuts before we headed back to SE Portland. There of course, was a line and some bums hanging around but they didn't bother us.
When we got inside, the crap all over the walls made me cringe a bit because I was thinking of all the dust that settles on the frames and old pink boxes.. (shudder) I'm a germ freak I guess.
We decided to get a half dozen of goodness until we went to the counter and the girl told us that they only had what was spinning around in the display. TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT! No bacon maple, no bloody voodoo, no EXCITING donuts! We settled on a chocolate cocoa puff donut, a pink coconut peanut butter donut and a regular donut with chocolate frosting, rice krispies and peanut butter drizzle (my favourite of the three).
I'd totally go back if I was in town to see if I can get the bacon maple, but for the price and the uncertainty of what you'll get.. it's sort of like meh.. whatevs.
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Why does this brilliant place need yet another review?! Because some of you just aren't getting it right.
Give Voodoo 5 stars!
Nobody else has ever indulged me with a maple bacon bar.
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Maple bacon bar?
leave inhibitions @ home
get counter (cultured)
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Three words: maple bacon bar. If it's wrong, I don't wanna be right.
Their vegan donuts are good too.
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The last time I was in Portland was about two years ago by now, but I'm sure Voodoo Donut hasn't changed much since.
Hands down this is my favorite donut shop. Where else can you get a maple bacon donut? My sister and I have this theory that bacon is the best condiment ever, and putting bacon on a donut just proves this all the more.
I also tried a bite of the vegan donuts they serve witch were quite tasty as well. If I recall properly the one I tried had peanut butter on it.
Before I went there a friend told me about a NyQuil filled donut that they served, but unfortunately it seems they had to take it off the menu. Now I really don't like the taste of NyQuil all that much, I'm sure most folks would agree with me, but I am really curious to try one. Perhaps I'll just have to learn how to make donuts myself. Playing mad scientist in the kitchen is one fun thing to do.
Another thing I love about this place is the location and their hours. It's right in the heart of the downtown area and surrounded by at least 3 bars. Which does mean you get your share of homeless folks loitering around, but they aren't too pushy about getting change from ya (well at least when I was there I didn't see it as much of a problem). Being surrounded by one of parts of town with a decent night life they of course cater to bar hours, opening up at midnight and staying open til about 12pm the next day. I don't know about you but when I've been drinking something greasy and fattening is all I want to munch on.
I reckon it's a good thing I live in Sacramento because the fat kid in me wants to go there all the time.
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This place is cute and the schtick is cool, but I wasn't a big fan of the specialty doughnuts here: they were way too sweet for me.
Take this review with the understanding that Krispy Kreme Doughnuts actually hurt my teeth. Also understand that I have a major sweet tooth, so for something to be too sweet, I feel that it has to be 110% sugar. Because that percentage is possible in the realm of my reviews.
I didn't try the bacon one and maybe I should have. Bacon equals heaven. The voodoo man doughnut was actually the perfect amount of sweetness, but the jelly filling was too much a giant glob of jam in my mouth all at once. I would have enjoyed it much much more had the filling been spread throughout the whole of the doughnut rather than just in the "butt."
I made the mistake of buying a huge pink box full of these things and wound up giving them away to someone else who wound up not being a fan. Frowny face.
The non-voodoo style doughnuts here are more up my alley though.
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Very cool place to get wacky donuts, it is nice when your drunk and not really into making a decision to ask for the Voodoo Dozen which are 13 (baker's dozen) donuts picked by the counter person. Guaranteed to get something tasty.
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MOUTH ORGASM.
Memphis Mafia-YES
Tang one with Mango filling-YES
the Oreo cookie one-YES
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My girlfriend took me to this place while we were visiting for a convention. What can I say? It a punk-driven, hole in the wall little shithole donut shop in the middle of an impoverished and dingy downtown-esque area....
AND I LOVE IT!
Outside was a small parade of bums. Inside was a line that curved around the shop twice and settled outside in front of previously mentioned bums. The waitress (brandishing many tattoos and other marks of awesome) was super patient with the kids pointing to the various colorful donuts long after I would have punted the brats out the door. Finally, we sidle up to the bar and begin the childlike requisition process.
Pink panties saying The Magic Is In The Hole, out of stock. Donuts with tang and grape flavored drink, in.
As I sat there in horror and disgust, trying not to back away slowly and fade into the crowd, the assortment of baked confectionery items collected in the simple pink box. My girlfriend smiled and laughed (and mocked, the brat) at my horror at mention of a mango filled donut. Till I had a bite.
This place is the perfect marriage of chaos and function. They need to open one in Seattle so I don't have to drive all day to get another...
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Three words for you- Bacon Maple Bar. Werd. How genius to mix two of my favorite breakfast items into one. It's like having pancakes with the syrup dripping onto the bacon. Seriously good.
Other varieties we got in our dozen included ones topped with captain crunch cereal, mini m and m's and coconut.
Interesting neighborhood...quite eclectic crowd at any given time. So worth the trip over there.
And don't think you can pick up a maple bar anywhere else and put your own damn bacon on top. I've tried, just not the same. It's missing the voodoo mojo..
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