Site Name: Donut Queen
Site Location: 5842 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97215
Portland, OR 97215
Donut Queen is a post-apocalyptic doughnut shop. When the world ends and Tina Turner runs Barter Town, all doughnut shops will look like Donut Queen. And we mean no disrespect in saying this; it's part of their charm.
Figure 1. Site Exterior
The lady at the counter is very nice, though she always seems surprised when you show up asking for doughnuts, as if this is some sort of unusual request. The space is sparse and cold, with concrete floors and a few empty speed racks strewn about the kitchen area. They claim to also make pizza, though we have our suspicions....
Figure 2. Site Interior
Lorna sampled a chocolate covered cake doughnut. She reported nothing exceptional about her doughnut. It was sweet and heavy, but overall, pretty standard.
Figure 3. Lorna's Sample
Josh sampled an apple fritter. The glaze was thick and quite sweet. The overall taste resembled a Safeway doughnut on a really good day. It didn't help that the doughnuts were stone cold.
Generally, Donut Queen's selection is not terribly exceptional. The reason to come here is for the atmosphere. There's an eerie vibe in this place that is really charming. A friend of ours swears it's some sort of mafia front.
And besides, somebody's gotta try the pizza...
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