Site Name: Sesame Donuts
Site Address: 6990 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Portland, OR 97225-1461
Field Recording: Sesame Donuts by Mog Bog
Sesame Donuts is a bastion of doughy goodness in the wilderness that is Southwest Portland. Squished into the insane intersection that is the crossing of Scholls-Ferry and Beaverton-Hillsdale, this place is a little slice of Middle-Eastern doughnut heaven.
Figure 1. Site Exterior
It appears that an Arab family took it upon themselves to swoop up all the old Dunkin Donuts locations in Southwest Portland and make them their own. And man, did they do a good job. The selection is fantastic and well-priced. The requisite old men in the corner arguing about politics were at their most charming. At one in the afternoon, there was still a steady stream of customers.
Figure 2. Site Interior
Field Recording: Sesame Donuts (Gag Reel) by Mog Bog
On to the doughnuts. For this outing, we picked up three sample units: a Boston creme, an apple fritter, and the famed Sesame doughnut. We also had a chocolate milk (not reviewed here).
Figure 3. The Full Spread
Field Notes: Sesame Donuts by Mog Bog
Lorna reported positive results from her Boston creme. She said that the cream was delicious and there was a good texture to the dough. She was pleasantly surprised (as heard in the above recording).
Figure 4. Lorna's Sample
Josh said that his apple fritter was delicious. As seen in the figure below, there were large chunks of apple (a sadly infrequent occurrence in most places), good spice, and nice texture. He said that it was very moist and had the perfect degree of sweetness.
Figure 5. Josh's Sample
Josh and Lorna split (fought over) the Sesame doughnut. This gem is a lemon-glazed cake doughnut coated in sesame seeds. We don't want to stray too far into hyperbole, but this was one of the best doughnuts we've ever had. And we're professional doughnut researchers.
Figure 6. Bonus Round: The Sesame Donut
There is nothing bad that can be said about Sesame Donuts. These guys have it down. Unless you hate good doughnuts and awful puns (that is, you have no soul), you will love Sesame Donut. And it will love you back.
Figure 7. Josh at Work
Site Address: 6990 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
Portland, OR 97225-1461
Field Recording: Sesame Donuts by Mog Bog
Sesame Donuts is a bastion of doughy goodness in the wilderness that is Southwest Portland. Squished into the insane intersection that is the crossing of Scholls-Ferry and Beaverton-Hillsdale, this place is a little slice of Middle-Eastern doughnut heaven.
Figure 1. Site Exterior
It appears that an Arab family took it upon themselves to swoop up all the old Dunkin Donuts locations in Southwest Portland and make them their own. And man, did they do a good job. The selection is fantastic and well-priced. The requisite old men in the corner arguing about politics were at their most charming. At one in the afternoon, there was still a steady stream of customers.
Figure 2. Site Interior
The part that must be mentioned, though, is the staff. They are easily the friendliest doughnut vendors we have ever met. The staff at Sesame have created an in-store experience that is basically the doughnut equivalent of Car Talk. Everyone behind the counter loves to make bad joke after bad joke. And we're happy to groan along with them.
Field Recording: Sesame Donuts (Gag Reel) by Mog Bog
On to the doughnuts. For this outing, we picked up three sample units: a Boston creme, an apple fritter, and the famed Sesame doughnut. We also had a chocolate milk (not reviewed here).
Figure 3. The Full Spread
Field Notes: Sesame Donuts by Mog Bog
Lorna reported positive results from her Boston creme. She said that the cream was delicious and there was a good texture to the dough. She was pleasantly surprised (as heard in the above recording).
Figure 4. Lorna's Sample
Josh said that his apple fritter was delicious. As seen in the figure below, there were large chunks of apple (a sadly infrequent occurrence in most places), good spice, and nice texture. He said that it was very moist and had the perfect degree of sweetness.
Figure 5. Josh's Sample
Josh and Lorna split (fought over) the Sesame doughnut. This gem is a lemon-glazed cake doughnut coated in sesame seeds. We don't want to stray too far into hyperbole, but this was one of the best doughnuts we've ever had. And we're professional doughnut researchers.
Figure 6. Bonus Round: The Sesame Donut
There is nothing bad that can be said about Sesame Donuts. These guys have it down. Unless you hate good doughnuts and awful puns (that is, you have no soul), you will love Sesame Donut. And it will love you back.
Figure 7. Josh at Work
Oh, did we mention they deliver?
Figure 8. The Sesame-Mobile
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