Pinkbox Doughnuts
Pink Rainbow Ring
Dark & Simple
Triple OG
Plain n’ Simple
Chocolate Bar
Maple Bar
Blue Rainbow Ring
Feelin’ Toasty
Chocolate Rainbow Ring
Ol’ Fashioned
Maple Ol’ Fashioned
Sup Shorty – Glazed Raised Doughnut, Fresh Glazed Strawberries, Cream
Coconut Dream Pie – Maple Frosting, Bavarian Cream, Toasted Coconut, White Whip
Da Apple Fritter
Cherry Bomb – Glazed Raised Doughnut, Housemade Cherry Filling, Streusel, White Whip
Ol’ Fashioned Pumpkin Buttercream
Chocolate Ol’ Fashioned
Porky Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Maple Frosting, Bacon
Lil Blue – Blueberry Cake Doughnut
Thanksgiving Ring
Plain Face DoughCro – Glazed Croissant Doughnut
Pretty in Pink – Glazed Pink Velvet Cake, Cream Cheese Buttercream
Blue Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Blueberry Frosting, White Whip
Mr. Blueberry – Raised Doughnut, White Frosting, Blueberry Cheesecake, Blonde Oreo Crumble, White Chocolate Chips, Blueberry Glaze
Vegas Cream – Raised Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Bavarian Cream
Mama’s Tres Leches – Glazed Tres Leches Cake Doughnut, Tres Leches Whip, Cinnamon
Butter Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Chocolate Frosting, Peanut Butter Swirl
Cinnasugar Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Cinnamon-Sugar
Raspberry Squeeze – Yeast Doughnut, Housemade Raspberry Jam Filling, Granulated Sugar
The Caramelo – Yeast Doughnut, White Frosting, Caramel Cheesecake, Chocolate Drizzle, Caramel Drizzle
Nutella Face DoughCro – Croissant Doughnut, Glaze, Nutella, 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 Friday morning.
More and more social-media savvy over the years it is with warm greetings from friendly staff that guests are greeted on entry, recently raised prices sweetened through cheaper-by-the-dozen discounts that apply regardless of whether one chooses OG Classics, Good Fellas, Show Offs or Fancy Pancy.
Often beginning with a Fritter, this day no different and the resulting bite packed with Cinnamon plus Fruit, it was after others made selections that Coconut Dream Pie continued the gluttony, its Custard center a mellow backdrop to Maple Frosting, Whip and toasted Coconut.
Fully committed to clever nomenclature, “Cherry Bomb” packed with housemade Pie filling in a way fans of “Raspberry Squeeze” will be accustomed to, “Mr. Blueberry” succeeds similarly thanks to White Chocolate plus Cheesecake while Lil Blue and several Old Fashioned cogwheels show Roberto Armanino knew early-on to nail the basics.
Knowing full-well which purist would scoop up “Suga Daddy,” it was later in the day that several Doughnuts remained, a reference-standard Maple Bar stowed away intentionally while Holiday specials, more OGs and DoughCros all performed admirably.
FOUR AND A HALF STARS: A fan of the staff and fried Dough at Pinkbox for over 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, Coconut Dream Pie, Apple Fritter, Mr. Blueberry, Mama’s Tres Leches, Cherry Bomb, Raspberry Squeeze, DoughCros.
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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