So as I'm sure you can imagine, it's not very hard for someone with a taste for simple and basic foods, like myself, to review a doughnut shop (I'm only spelling it this way because it's the name of the restaurant). They have your normal selection of basic yeast and cake donuts, which are good and not too overpriced, but they aren't what makes Voodoo special. The things that DO make it special are the unique and over-the-top doughnuts in all shapes and sizes. Personally, I prefer a less chocolately doughnut so I typically go for the Grape Ape
(raised doughnut with vanilla frosting and grape powder) or the Orangutang, which is the same thing but with tang/orange powder. The powders give them a little bit of a bite, which I very much enjoy, but fear not chocolate lovers, they have you covered too. In particular, they offer the Triple Chocolate Penetration
(chocolate doughnut, chocolate glaze, and cocoa-puffs) as well as another covered in crumbled oreos; I rest my case.
The prices are reasonable and the shop itself is very quirky but be careful if you are planning on taking younglings because some of the doughnut names (as well as things on the walls) are enough to make you blush. If you're just looking for a good deal on a lot of mediocre (read: old) doughnuts, Voodoo offers buckets, literally 3 gallon buckets, of day old donuts for $4. You don't get to choose which ones you get but even if there are a few that you don't want you can just throw them out because, hey, you only paid $4 for the entire thing. All in all, Voodoo Doughnut is the first thing I tell people they should visit when in Portland. The one downtown is open 24 hours and the one in the Hollywood district is open 21 hours, so an embarassingly refreshing donut experience (yes, I would say it's a full experience) is always available.
22 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon
