Food & Drink Mar 22, 2010 at 10:37 am

Donut Holes

Dan Savage
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Go to the one on NE Davis next time. Less of a line, more space in the store. It's where all those roads converge in that strange little intersection. Sandy, 15th, Davis.
Baconcat on March 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report this
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Paseo's in Fremont uses this same tactic.

They order a limited supply of bread and run out daily. This creates panic and people line up early. Of course, the reason people line up early is because their Cuban Sammiches are a gift from the Gods and are rumored to be the viagra of the sandwich world.

My dream is to open shop across the street called: "YES! We've Got Bread"
Jeff on March 22, 2010 at 10:47 AM Report this
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They opened a Krispy Kreme in Tokyo a few years ago, and every time I passed it, the line was actually 2+hours long, with those Disney-style markers telling you approx. how long from this point.
on March 22, 2010 at 10:48 AM Report this
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I waited in that line once, and probably won't do it again. They're good doughnuts, but lots of places make good doughnuts.

very bad homo on March 22, 2010 at 10:49 AM Report this
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Dumb.
Rotten666 on March 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM Report this
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I like donuts but I never try to obtain them. I don't know why you would. They're tasty but they're even tastier when they're accidental. Like, Holy crap! Donuts!
balderdash on March 22, 2010 at 10:51 AM Report this
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The building to the left of Voodoo (N) is very, very naughty...
Chris in Vancouver WA on March 22, 2010 at 10:52 AM Report this
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http://www.frostology.com/
Frost Doughnuts in Mill Creek makes a bacon maple bar...still not in Seattle, but closer than Portland.
Tracy on March 22, 2010 at 10:52 AM Report this
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@4: "and probably won't do it again"

I love it when you're optimistic like this.
Baconcat on March 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM Report this
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Everyone wanted a doughnut with a closed hole to celebrate the passing of the health care bill. *Ba-dum-tish*
Collin on March 22, 2010 at 10:58 AM Report this
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Don't forget ice cream (*ahem*Molly Moon*ahem*), or are they exempt from your ire?
TheMisanthrope on March 22, 2010 at 11:03 AM Report this
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you want a line in seattle not about sugar ? try salumi on second ave downtown..place opens at 11:30 line starts around 11:15 and lasts till just shy of 3:00, when it doesn't go out the door and up the block.. and they run out of bread sometimes..so you gotta get there by 2:30 at the latest for a sandwich guarantee.
reverend dr dj riz on March 22, 2010 at 11:04 AM Report this
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@2 Go at 11:00, there's no line. Or better yet go to the ballard location.
Danger on March 22, 2010 at 11:05 AM Report this
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@2,

Word to the wise. Don't call Paseo's sandwiches "Cuban" within earshot of a Cuban. You'll get a beatdown.
keshmeshi on March 22, 2010 at 11:06 AM Report this
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I feel blessed that I have never hit a line at VD over ten minutes.

@7, Some people really, really need their hentai after a Voodoo doughnut, they really are quite arousing. It must be all the sugar, or the shapes some of them come in.
samktg on March 22, 2010 at 11:11 AM Report this
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@9 - The surly homeless guy harassing me the whole time did not really make it a fun experience.
very bad homo on March 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM Report this
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I was disappointed to find that the bacon maple bar was merely a plain old maple bar with a piece of bacon stuck on top... In fact, most of their donuts look like grocery store donuts covered in sugar cereal.
UNPAID COMMENTER on March 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM Report this
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#14,

Why not? The owner of Paseo's is Cuban. He makes sammiches. Therefore ...
Jeff on March 22, 2010 at 11:25 AM Report this
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dudes - we just passed health care ... and already you're trying to subvert it?
Will in Seattle on March 22, 2010 at 11:26 AM Report this
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Dan, not worth it.

I try not to make faces at the fools in line on weekends as I make my way one block south to Stumptown. I'm rarely successful.
Shelby on March 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM Report this
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People wait in line for lots of things; Twilight, The Daily Show audience spots, Sarah Palin's autograph, the bathroom. People complain but they love that shit, a fairly common prank at large festivals and gatherings is to start a line to nothing because if people see a line they'll just get in it no questions asked.
So people are in a line, people like donuts, people like bacon, and...?
Rose DeCastile on March 22, 2010 at 11:55 AM Report this
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Do you go to Portland much, Dan? I'm shocked by how many restaurants there (not just sweets shops) always have long lines of people waiting outside to get in.
on March 22, 2010 at 12:09 PM Report this
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A limited supply doesn't create a *perception* of scarcity.... A limited supply is the fucking textbook definition of scarcity.
cosetthetable on March 22, 2010 at 12:20 PM Report this
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@11, I go past Molly Moon's if there's more than 4 people in line. That place has great ice cream but the employees are fucking slower than a bunch of retards on weed.
Cato the Younger Younger on March 22, 2010 at 12:44 PM Report this
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Mr. Savage is right about this.

And what's up with all the bakeries that offer no seating to speak of and don't even think far enough ahead to give their customers a place to stand in line? Coffee shops have a rational way of queuing up, ordering and paying, and offer tables and chairs where you can enjoy your purchase.

But bakeries? No, that basic stuff is nuclear physics for bakeries, too hard to figure out.
elenchos on March 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM Report this
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People who live in Manhattan stand in line for everything, not just sugary stuff.

They think if you don't have to wait at least a half hour for something, it must not be any good.
Urgutha Forka on March 22, 2010 at 1:29 PM Report this
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Geez every donut shop that's not Dunkin or Krispy Kreme does bacon maple bars. Get off Capitol Hill once in a while, folks... there's a whole big world out there.

Oh, and when you're in Portland, Annie's at NE 72nd & Sandy has donuts that will make you wonder why you ever thought the crap at Voodoo ("keeping Portland WEIRD!!") was any good...
orino on March 22, 2010 at 2:32 PM Report this
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I don't understand this waiting in line for sugar stuffs, myself. I've never had ANYthing so delicious I needed to wait an hour for it, not donuts, not pizza, not anything. I'll skip morning espresso if the line is more than 10 minutes long. I mean, who has the time?!?
mitten on March 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM Report this
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@10: You're my hero!
TVDinner on March 22, 2010 at 2:56 PM Report this
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I was wondering how I was going to pass the time doing the spring break thing with family in Portland... Obviously I need to go stand in line for a bacon maple bar. *shudder*
Faer on March 22, 2010 at 3:01 PM Report this
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re 17: "most of their donuts look like grocery store donuts covered in sugar cereal."

That's what stoned people want, right? The first time I visited VD I was flying high and loved it. Sober, it's no big deal. I think mostly people go there because it's well-known and gimmicky.
AK on March 22, 2010 at 7:22 PM Report this
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Here in San Francisco, we've got morons who'll stand in line at breakfast for Sysco-sourced food at Mama's at a 20 percent markup from the similarly-sourced IHOP a quarter mile down the road at Fisherman's Wharf. At night stand in line for dinner to eat mass prepared cafeteria "Chinese" food from the cleverly hidden steam tables at House of Nanking at a double markup from the discount places lining the streets of Chinatown, literally around the corner. Slow food, sustainable mecca that the Bay Area is and these two places are at the top of everyone's must-do list. I do not understand people. At least they stay out of my favorite quality places.
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