Coco Donuts
Portland OR 97205
They may not come up with clever or suggestive names for their classic confections, but nobody in town does old-school fried dough like Coco. Harkening back to the days when men were men, phones had rotary dials and tripe bypass surgery wasn’t nearly as effective, Coco adds a little less sugar and pulls their doughnuts from the fryer a little sooner to create light and fluffy treats that practically melt in your mouth and won’t become a gut-bomb if one or two turns into three or four.
What we like: The heavenly light and doughy texture of Coco’s apple fritters will make you feel like you’re taking a bite out of a delicious cinnamon-laced cloud.
What we don’t: The classics are great, but we’d love to see the folks at Coco expand the menu by applying their excellent old-school techniques to a few specialty doughnuts.
Jeremy Lloyd, 6/3/10
