PinkBox Doughnuts
Apple Fritter
Maple Ol’ Fashioned – Old Fashion Doughnut, Maple Frostin
Purple Rain – Ube Cake Doughnut, Glaze, Ube Cake Crumble
Buttermilk Bar
Vegas Cream – Yeast Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Bavarian Custard, V Drizzle
Pooh – Chocolate Cake Doughnut, Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Frosting
The Goodman – Old Fashion Doughnut, Vanilla Frosting, Gold Sprinkles
Baby Got Razz – Yeast Doughnut, Raspberry Cheesecake Filling, Granulated Sugar, Housemade Raspberry Jam
Golden Knight – Yeast Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, White Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter Drizzle
Butter Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Peanut Butter Swirl
John Lemon – Yeast Doughnut, Lemon Filling, Glaze, Graham Cracker Crumbs
The Big Samoan – Yeast Doughnut, Caramel Frosting, Chocolate Frosting bottom, Toasted Coconut, Chocolate Drizzle, Caramel Drizzle
Cherry Bomb – Yeast Doughnut, Vanilla Frosting, Housemade Cherry Filling, Streusel, White Whip, Cherry
Love My PB&J – Yeast Doughnut, Housemade Raspberry Jelly, Creamy Peanut Butter, Crumble
Although Roberto Armanino’s little shop has moved into a corporate-owned phase focused on expansion, there is no doubt Pink Box remains the best Doughnut shop in Las Vegas, a title it has held since opening and shows no sign of relinquishing with several new options and monthly specials joining their classics and novelties.
Open since late 2012 and improving since day one, it was arriving just after 11:00am on the first day of March that a baker’s dozen +1 was arranged, the store at 7531 West Lake Mead Boulevard busy as ever with several fresh items cooling on racks behind the counter.
Recently raising prices, though still fair and sweetened through cheaper-by-the-dozen discounts that apply regardless of whether one chooses OG Classics, Good Fellas, Show Offs or Fancy Pancy, it was along with family that Doughnuts were divided and tasted, a two year old in the midst immediately taken by Pink Box’s “Pooh” which thankfully seems less rich than prior while classics such as the Buttermilk Bar and two Old Fashioned rings remain reference-standard.
Continuing with filled creations, both John Lemon and Vegas Cream attesting to proper frying times as soft pockets surround Gel and Custard without becoming damp, it seems as though July’s “Doughnut of the Month” has decided to stick around thanks to its popularity, the round titled “Purple Rain” a lot like Pink Box’s original “Sweetie Pie” in terms of taste, though its consistency is magnified by crumbles placed on the surface.
Impressing as always with a “DoughCro,” widely separated layers with Chocolate Glaze and a Peanut Butter core riffing Reese’s, fans of Fruit will not be let down by hefty Apple Fritters or two additional Bismarks, “Baby Got Razz” nestling Housemade Raspberry Jam inside with Cheesecake Cream and “Love My PB&J” doubling down with a swirl of Creamy Peanut Butter.
Further delighted by the PinkBox “Cherry Bomb,” a Yeast Doughnut with Vanilla Frosting, Housemade Cherry Filling and Streusel, Chocolate was reserved to finish, first above and below a girl scout themed “Samoa” topped in Caramel and Toasted Coconut, then via the Golden Knight which is a messy textural masterpiece thanks to Chocolate Frosting, White Chocolate Chips and Peanut Butter Drizzle.
FIVE STARS: With over seven years serving Las Vegas, Pink Box Doughnuts never stops creating, and dollar for dollar both classics and novelties remain a bargain by comparison to other “best” Doughnuts across the Nation.
RECOMMEDED: Apple Fritter, Buttermilk Bar, The Goodman, Baby Got Razz, The Big Samoan, Cherry Bomb, Poomoji.
AVOID: N/A.
TIP: Still 24/7 with fresh batches coming out throughout the day and night, call early for large orders and special decorations
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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