Pinkbox Doughnuts
Mr.Blueberry – Yeast Doughnut, White Frosting, Blueberry Cheesecake Filling, Golden Oreos, White Chocolate Chips, Blueberry Glaze
Veegee – Vegan Carrot Cake Doughnut, Vegan Vanilla Buttercream, Orange Frosting
Green Machine – Pistachio Cake Doughnut, Glaze, Pistachio Cream Cheese Buttercream, Pistachio Cake Crumbs
Ol’ Fashioned – Old Fashion Doughnut, Glaze
The Big Samoan – Yeast Doughnut, Caramel Frosting, Chocolate Frosting bottom, Toasted Coconut, Chocolate Drizzle, Caramel Drizzle
Mama’s Tres Leches – Tres Leches Cake Doughnut, Glaze, Tres Leches Whip, Cinnamon
Smashin’ Apple – Yeast Doughnut, Apple Pie Filling, Streusel, Whip, Caramel Drizzle
Goin’ Bananas – Yeast Doughnut, Mashed Bananas, Whip, Chocolate Drizzle
Pretty in Pink – Pink Velvet Cake Doughnut, Buttercream Frosting, Pink Velvet Crumble
Baby Got Razz – Yeast Doughnut, Granulated Sugar, Housemade Raspberry Cheesecake Filling
Holy Cannoli – Yeast Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Cannoli Filling, Chocolate Chips, Powdered Sugar
Occupying 9435 West Tropicana Avenue inside Crossroads Plaza Shopping Center and 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 Pinkbox brightened Monday morning.
More and more social-media savvy over the years this visit entailed far beyond the usual “OG Classics,” and although PinkBox’s Old Fashioned Cogwheels are still Las Vegas’ best additional traditional choices are mostly as expected and more expensive than spots like Real Donuts or Ronald’s nearby.
Fully committed to clever nomenclature, The Big Samoan riffing Girl Scout Cookie into a textural masterpiece, “Veggee” takes the Poomoji in new directions via Vegan Carrot Cake and luxurious “Cream” while Mr.Blueberry makes Roberto Armanino’s Cheesecake Bavarian better with Fruit and crunchy toppings.
Continuing Yeast via “Smashin’ Apple” and “Goin’ Bananas,” similar shells wrapped around Fruit beneath airy Whip, Holy Cannoli eats far heavier thanks to plenty of sweetened Mascarpone while “Baby Got Razz” moves the usual Jam-filled Sugar Doughnut forward with smooth and creamy housemade Filling.
Admitting a preference for Cake Doughnuts, “Pretty in Pink” Red Velvet by any other name, “Mama’s Tres Leches” checks all the eponymous boxes for taste and wetness while “Green Machine” is nothing short of revelatory in terms of both its moisture and nuttiness, plus the manner in which Pistachio Cream Cheese Buttercream manages to be sweet yet lightly sour and full of nuance.
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: Ol’ Fashioned, Veegee, Green Machine, The Big Samoan, Mama’s Tres Leches, Baby Got Razz, 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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