FOOD FIGHT! - Voodoo vs Blue Star Donuts

FOOD FIGHT! - Voodoo vs Blue Star Donuts

When in Portland, you must do what Portlandians do: eat donuts! Oh joy! Oh bliss!

We queued up at both Voodoo Donuts and Blue Star Donuts. Two excellent donut shops with completely different vibes… (Pro Tip: wear a bib over your suit. Eating donuts is a messy business.)

Voodoo is unapologetically irreverent.

Blue Star is modern cool hipster heaven down with club music playing while you wait.

Let’s start with Voodoo Donut’s…

The Pina Colada even comes with a little umbrella!

The Pina Colada even comes with a little umbrella!

McMinnville Cream - an excellent raised yeast donut with maple frosting and Bavarian cream.

McMinnville Cream - an excellent raised yeast donut with maple frosting and Bavarian cream.

Voodoo’s Glazed Old Fashioned - a classic cake donut

Voodoo’s Glazed Old Fashioned - a classic cake donut

We can’t forget about Blue Star Donuts, my personal favorite for Portland.

There was a race to get to the Meyer Lemon Lime Curd donut. I lost…

There was a race to get to the Meyer Lemon Lime Curd donut. I lost…

Glazed donut with smoky bacon - OMG.

Glazed donut with smoky bacon - OMG.

Lemon Poppyseed leaves a fresh taste in your mouth!

Lemon Poppyseed leaves a fresh taste in your mouth!

VERDICT:

I can’t choose.

I love all donuts

Kent is a management consultant who has spent years traveling for work.  His refuge is looking for the perfect meal so that he can reproduce it at home with his wife and friends.