Voodoo Doughnuts: Portland, Oregon

Portland is known for being a very "eccentric" city. One of the best examples of the Portland culture is Voodoo Doughnuts. You can visit their website at http://voodoodoughnut.com/ I had heard about this place many times previously but never visited until this morning. We decided to sample a number of different doughnuts and weren't disappointed with any of them.

Voodoo Doll

The Voodoo Doll was a yeast raised doughnut with raspberry filling and a pretzel stake through the heart. This was my personal favorite of the group for its originality and flavor.

Bacon Maple Bar

The Bacon Maple Bar is a commonly known doughnut at voodoo. I was excited about this doughnut because of the sweet and salty combination. I also love bacon so I thought it would be pretty good. Unfortunately the maple bar was EXTREMELY sweet and overpowered the saltiness of the bacon. I was a little disappointed but my aunt and cousin both thoroughly enjoyed theirs.

Glazed Doughnut

The Glazed Doughnut is a staple of all doughnut shops. We figured this would be a great way to compare the Voodoo Doughnuts to other shops. The yeast raised dough and thin layer of sweet frosting make this one of the best glazed doughnuts that I've had.

No Name

The No Name doughnut was the same yeast-raised dough as most of the doughnuts but was covered in chocolate frosting, Rice Krispies and peanut butter. This was a really well done doughnut with just the right amount of peanut butter and chocolate with a nice crunch from the Rice Krispies.

Marshall Matters

Marshall Matters was a cake doughnut covered with vanilla frosting and M&Ms. I personally didn't get to sample this doughnut but my cousin assured me that it was really good.

Portland Cream

The Portland Cream was a yeast raised doughnut filled with Bavarian cream, covered in chocolate with a couple of vanilla frosted eyes. Personally I'm not a big fan of cream filled doughnuts but this one was as good as any that I've had.

Grape Ape

The Grape Ape was one of the less conventional doughnuts on the menu. It was a yeast raised doughnut covered in grape powder and sprinkles. I enjoyed the taste of this one but it was definitely a novelty, not something that I would want to eat regularly.

Triple Chocolate Penetration

Triple Chocolate Penetration was a chocolate cake doughnut, covered in chocolate frosting with Cocoa Puffs on top. This one was actually really good and wasn't over the top like I assumed it would be with so much chocolate.

Orangutang

The Orangutang doughnut was the typical yeast raised doughnut with Tang powder and sprinkles. I thought this one would be a novelty like the Grape Ape but it was surprisingly one of my favorites of the batch. The sweet doughnut contrasted the sour punch of the tang powder to make a really good doughnut.

Chocolate Cake Doughnut

The Chocolate Cake Doughnut was another doughnut that I wanted to compare to "normal" doughnut shops. It was a cake doughnut covered in chocolate. The cake doughnut was moist and the chocolate wasn't too sweet or melted.

Overall we were very impressed with the quality of the doughnuts. We had to wait in line for about 30 minutes which wasn't particularly fun. However, we did get to enjoy some of the weird characters in downtown Portland. Our custom dozen (two were repeated so there are only 10 shown) doughnuts cost $18.75 was a little expensive but as they say, "you get what you pay for."