we passed by this place, which I had "starred" in my googlemaps for our trip...
and I was excited because I'd read that Fairley's Phamacy and Paulsen's (also on the same street, NE Sandy) were the last two remaining old school drugstores with soda fountains. They are known for their phosphate sodas, with cherry being a popular flavor.
We weren't feeling it for sodas at the moment and made a mental note to maybe return later during our trip. We'd never had an old school soda drink before; I definitely was curious.
But first, a quick stop at a local Walgreens to buy some snacks and also hand cleaner. That thrift store we went to after Elmer's was pretty grody.
Just the necessities, heh.
Diagonally located from Fairley's was another spot I had marked on my map, Annie's Donuts.
Now THIS we had to stop for.
In a city known for Voodoo Donuts (overhyped and sucky and totally touristy) and Blue Star (trendy, artisanal, but pretty good!), Annie's is a no frills old school donut joint. No strange flavor combinations or suggestive names for donuts here. And no vegan either. Just good old fashioned NORMAL donuts.
Loved their color scheme, which matches their light fixtures which look totally mod and stuck in a a 60's time warp As of last fall, their walls were not yet blue and orange, so this must have been recent (I know because I've checked on Instagram). Great color blocking which makes for great donut pix.
Their prices also went up (comparing menu board pix from yelp and IG), it seems, increments of .20.
The prices are still affordable than the $3 a donut that Blue Star (or any hipster donut shop) commands.
Bert selected a maple old fashioned while I opted for the raspberry fritter (wow!).
Both donuts were excellent, especially my fritter. Nice, crisp, craggy. Artificial or not, I really liked the raspberry flavor in this. I've had apple and blueberry and even blueberry/apple but never raspberry. Glad I gave this a try.
Total cost - $2.58 (.99 for the old fashioned and $1.59 for the fritter, WHAAT!). Plus, no sales tax! Thank you state of Oregon.
Bert liked that the lady knew her regulars. One of them came in and they started chatting about their kids. Awww. Annie's was pretty low key and off the beaten path. No line and affordable!
I did more post-Annie's research and found that they are also known for their peanut butter and chocolate butterfly and their their maple bars (small and thin).
Articles/blurbs:
PDXMonthly
Travel Portland
The Daily Meal
YahGlobal.com
RoadFood.com
KrstidoesPDX (this is an older post from 2010)
"Eight delicious donut shops in Portland" RedTri (We went to FIVE on the list for this trip. I don't mess around with our eating itinerary. We did go to the original Voodoo in 2009 and the NE Davis location in 2012 and they weren't all that! We did not visit Delicious and Joe's, the latter which is not even in Portland).
Here's a link to an incident from seven months ago in which Annie's Donuts was in the middle of a gang gunfire with a bullet going through one of its windows:
"Several vehicles damaged in crashes after shooting in NE Portland" KATU News, Aug. 31, 2017
Annie's Donuts
3449 NE 72nd Ave
Portland, OR 97253
(503) 284-2752
fb page + reviews from you know where and four square
This was only ONE of the many donuts shops we would be visiting in the name of "research" during this trip. In fact, the first for today. Another one would be next and it was the opposite of this old school gem...
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