Pinkbox Doughnuts
The Caramelo – Yeast Doughnut, Vanilla Frosting, Caramel Cheesecake Filling, Caramel Chocolate Drizzle
Love My PB&J – Yeast Doughnut, Housemade Raspberry Jelly, Creamy Peanut Butter, Crumble
Maple Ol’ Fashioned – Old Fashion Doughnut, Maple Frosting
John Lemon – Yeast Doughnut, Housemade Lemon Filling, Graham Cracker Crumble
Purple Rain – Ube Cake Doughnut, Glaze, Ube Cake Crumble
Blue Rainbow Ring – Vanilla Cake, Blue Frosting, Rainbow Sprinkles
Crumb Bum – Vanilla Cake Doughnut, Glaze, Streusel, Powdered Sugar
Smashin’ Apple – Yeast Doughnut, Apple Pie Filling, Streusel, Whipped Cream, Caramel Drizzle
Holy Cannoli – Yeast Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Cannoli Filling, Chocolate Chips, Powdered Sugar
Occupying 9435 West Tropicana Avenue inside Crossroads Plaza Shopping Center, and now officially open 24-hours with fresh bakes replenishing supply as necessary, it was with items carefully boxed and delivered to an office three miles away that indulgence commenced Friday morning.
More and more social-media savvy over the years this visit entailed more than the usual “OG Classics,” and although PinkBox’s Old Fashioned Cogwheels are still Las Vegas’ best additional traditional choices are mostly as expected, but now more pricey than other spots making equal or better such as Real Donuts, The Original Doughnut Bar or Friendly Donut House.
Fully committed to clever nomenclature, Roberto Armanino’s famous Caramel Cheesecake now “The Caramelo,” “Love My PB&J” succeeds thanks to Housemade Raspberry Jam and plenty of creamy Peanut Butter while “John Lemon” uses Graham Cracker Streusel for texture atop a Bismarck stuffed with Housemade Lemon Filling.
Continuing with former “Doughnut of the Month” Purple Rain, its flavor no different from Sweet Potatoes though texture is magnified by crumbles placed on top, “Smashin’ Apple” eats a whole lot like Apple Pie while “Holy Cannoli” riffs on the Italian specialty with everything present but the crunch.
FOUR AND A HALF STARS: A fan of the staff and fried Dough at Pinkbox for nearly nine years there remains no place better for Ol’ Fashioned and artisan choices, but as prices have inched upwards the value for more basic forms of Bars or Raised Donuts has diminished even as creativity has flourished.
RECOMMENDED: Maple Ol’ Fashioned, Purple Rain, Smashin’ Apple, John Lemon, Holy Cannoli.
AVOID: N/A.
TIP: Open 24/7
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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