Voodoo Doughnut bakes up plans for new Seattle sweet spot

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Why all the buzz around Voodoo Doughnut?
Voodoo Doughnut initially catered to Portland's late night / early morning bar crowd (aka weirdos) when founders Cat Daddy and Tres Shannon opened up in 2003. With business hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., it rarely operated in daylight. Voodoo has maintained this personality through all its changes over the years.

If you were still out and about after the bars closed, a doughnut made with Pepto-Bismol might have sounded like a good idea. That was the kind of treat offered at the shop in the early days. Also, a Nyquil doughnut, but these have been off the menu for many years because of, you know, the law.

"The federal government came by and said, 'Hey, you know that little thing on the side of the bottle, that's not a recommendation, you can't put medicine in food,'" Schultz said.

That brand of unexpected creativity propelled Voodoo's popularity. It offers doughnuts topped with cereal, like Captain Crunch. One doughnut is just called "Dirt," and comes with Oreo crumbles on top. There's a penis doughnut, which is exactly what it sounds like.

"We remember the day when Cat Daddy brought bacon with him to work ... brought the bacon to make for himself. He put it top of a maple bar, and 'Damn that's good.'"

Of course, there is the voodoo doughnut, which is in the shape of a person and has a pretzel stick stabbed into it."...