Hands down, my favorite donut shop. Don't waste your time at voodoo. This is where it's at. I love the old fashioned cake donuts the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Poppy Seed Donut, Cake, Buttermilk Old Fashioned and Chocolate Ganache
Romar Morales
Interesting variety of flavours 4.5* - creme brulee donut is excellent
Chris Dornfeld
My brother brags about the quality of the donut game in Portland so was happy to have the opportunity to try out Blue Star Donuts… and worth the trip! I asked the lovely donut server about her favorites and she recommended the lemon curd and the chocolate old fashioned. Both are fantastic and balance a delicious donut with a subtle flavor to distinguish them from the basic recipe. Well played Blue Star, well played ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas Pun
Eh, it's a donut. Got the OG, and wish there was a bit more cinnamon. Otherwise, it was practically just a sugar glaze. The brioche dough is pillowy and soft, but over hyped of course.
A nice snack (though with the amount of sugar they add, it's probably a meal). They've got some unique flavours. Perhaps worth trying with a group of friends if you're visiting. Definitely not worth eating often, it's a nice treat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ashley
Cute, tasty vegan options, good coffee, good service, clean and nice outdoor seating options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy S
Friendly staff and delicious donuts! Parking is limited, you’re better off walking here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noah Mayer
I had to grab a dozen donuts for work, and this place was closest. I just went in and asked without looking it up and yeah, definitely should have! $50+ for a dozen! Haha! All my fault, but they were really good donuts, fast service too. 5 stars, would visit again for a donut and drink with my wife. Not a dozen for my dirty coworkers tho
LC Demarais
Vegetarian options: They have 2-3 vegan donut options.
We came to this donut shop after seeing it on the show "Somebody Feed Phil". It is definitely a nice donut shop in Portland with very unique flavors. We tried the Passion Fruit Cocoa Nib flavor and it was a really interesting taste. You better check it out while you're in town. They also have a really cool sticker if you like to collect those.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kyle Matthews
The classic buttermilk glazed is a sleeper hit. I want 5 more of em.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Old Fashioned and Chocolate Ganache
super cute place and the girl at the counter was SO NICE!! they played good music and it had a good vibe. the only downside was that the cold brew was extremely bitter (I did have cream added, too) and I couldn't finish it. so maybe just don't get that, otherwise it was a really nice place :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Brant Bickley
Got 6 different donuts and my favorites were the lemon poppyseed, blueberry, and chocolate. Yum!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ivan Alekseevich
The lemon donut was quite tasty, but the others weren't that different from any other donut.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Peasley C
Donuts of Excellence! Coffee made to Perfection with a capital P. Friendly seating in a spacious front park-like giant sidewalk with friendly people & weirdos of all ages. I sat here and nibbled my donut on a sunny day watching the pedestrian show unfold. Must recommend this gem. 5+ Stars. Thank you for this Portland culinary and cultural encounter. Hope to return someday.
Jade
This was my first trip to Blue Star. I've heard the hype for years, but could never bring myself to spend $5 on a donut. When I saw that they participate with Too Good To Go (awesome app!), I figured I'd give them a shot.The flavors I got were peach bellini, orange olive oil, and cinnamon sugar. Hands down the orange olive oil was my fave! Really great flavor, not sickly sweet. The others were just okay - nothing to write home about, in my opinion.I found the staff to be friendly and engaging at this location, especially so close to closing (it would have been very easy for them to be impatient or rude, but they were great!).While I doubt I'll be back (I much prefer Coco Donuts, honestly), Blue Star isn't terrible. If you can snag a killer deal through Too Good To Go, all the better!
Hands down, my favorite donut shop. Don't waste your time at voodoo. This is where it's at. I love the old fashioned cake donuts the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lemon Poppy Seed Donut, Cake, Buttermilk Old Fashioned and Chocolate Ganache
Interesting variety of flavours 4.5* - creme brulee donut is excellent
My brother brags about the quality of the donut game in Portland so was happy to have the opportunity to try out Blue Star Donuts… and worth the trip! I asked the lovely donut server about her favorites and she recommended the lemon curd and the chocolate old fashioned. Both are fantastic and balance a delicious donut with a subtle flavor to distinguish them from the basic recipe. Well played Blue Star, well played ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eh, it's a donut. Got the OG, and wish there was a bit more cinnamon. Otherwise, it was practically just a sugar glaze. The brioche dough is pillowy and soft, but over hyped of course.
A nice snack (though with the amount of sugar they add, it's probably a meal). They've got some unique flavours. Perhaps worth trying with a group of friends if you're visiting. Definitely not worth eating often, it's a nice treat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Cute, tasty vegan options, good coffee, good service, clean and nice outdoor seating options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly staff and delicious donuts! Parking is limited, you’re better off walking here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had to grab a dozen donuts for work, and this place was closest. I just went in and asked without looking it up and yeah, definitely should have! $50+ for a dozen! Haha! All my fault, but they were really good donuts, fast service too. 5 stars, would visit again for a donut and drink with my wife. Not a dozen for my dirty coworkers tho
Vegetarian options: They have 2-3 vegan donut options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee Donut, Cinnamon Sugar, Orange Olive Oil
We came to this donut shop after seeing it on the show "Somebody Feed Phil". It is definitely a nice donut shop in Portland with very unique flavors. We tried the Passion Fruit Cocoa Nib flavor and it was a really interesting taste. You better check it out while you're in town. They also have a really cool sticker if you like to collect those.
Food: 5
Service: 5
The classic buttermilk glazed is a sleeper hit. I want 5 more of em.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Old Fashioned and Chocolate Ganache
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super cute place and the girl at the counter was SO NICE!! they played good music and it had a good vibe. the only downside was that the cold brew was extremely bitter (I did have cream added, too) and I couldn't finish it. so maybe just don't get that, otherwise it was a really nice place :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Got 6 different donuts and my favorites were the lemon poppyseed, blueberry, and chocolate. Yum!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The lemon donut was quite tasty, but the others weren't that different from any other donut.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Donuts of Excellence! Coffee made to Perfection with a capital P. Friendly seating in a spacious front park-like giant sidewalk with friendly people & weirdos of all ages. I sat here and nibbled my donut on a sunny day watching the pedestrian show unfold. Must recommend this gem. 5+ Stars. Thank you for this Portland culinary and cultural encounter. Hope to return someday.
This was my first trip to Blue Star. I've heard the hype for years, but could never bring myself to spend $5 on a donut. When I saw that they participate with Too Good To Go (awesome app!), I figured I'd give them a shot.The flavors I got were peach bellini, orange olive oil, and cinnamon sugar. Hands down the orange olive oil was my fave! Really great flavor, not sickly sweet. The others were just okay - nothing to write home about, in my opinion.I found the staff to be friendly and engaging at this location, especially so close to closing (it would have been very easy for them to be impatient or rude, but they were great!).While I doubt I'll be back (I much prefer Coco Donuts, honestly), Blue Star isn't terrible. If you can snag a killer deal through Too Good To Go, all the better!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
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