Comments on: PDX Voodoo

By: » Doughnuts: A Showdown

» Doughnuts: A Showdown — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:24:58 +0000

[...] After a few beers, Po’boy commented that he’d read my previous entry on Portland’s Voodoo Doughnuts. He asked if I’d tried the doughnuts (donuts?) at the Greenbush Bakery in Madison. Not only had I not tried them, but EB, the true Madisonian, hadn’t tried them either. Despite our dinner and beers, Po’boy insisted we couldn’t end the night without trying some doughnuts. It was to be “Portland vs. Madison: a doughnut showdown.” [...]

By: Empanada Boy

Empanada Boy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:08:58 +0000

I heard they used to serve a pepto bismol doughnut. I would have tried it… once. Maybe it was supposed to counteract the ill effects of eating a doughnut at 3:30 in the morning with nothing else in one’s stomach but alcohol, leaving the subject in perfect balance, feeling neither good nor bad, just normal… or bismol, if you will. Anyway, I’m not surprised they discontinued it.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:16:30 +0000

did you know you can also get married at voodoo donuts…

also, in the loft above the entrance they often times squeeze a band in the tiny place to play. not as pertinent as the first factoid

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:53:36 +0000

Agreed, nothing inherently special about the donuts–except they are there, at an hour when some people crave carbohydrates, fats and salt, and friendly company. That said, Voodoo is now open 24/7, which means they will likely creep into Garden Home or Bethany or Sellwood before the Mango Lassie hits Oprah.

By: Forkster

Forkster — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:04:19 +0000

You’re right–that’s totally a French fry dipped in ketchup, not a blunt. Besides, I’ll take a full doughnut of sprinkles over the gimmick of just having them on the “lit” end.

That said, if I visit Portland, I’d totally check it out. Sounds like the kind of place you have to visit once, blog about it, then never return. Mission accomplished, ML!

By: Flav

Flav — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:43:21 +0000

I agree. Voodoo is more of a sight to be seen then a culinary mecca. But I must say, there is nothing better than a good old fashioned after a long night out! Plus, the place unites the former frat boys and hipsters that dominate the night life in Portland.