VooDoo Doughnut’s Venice Beach storefront closes…
VooDoo Doughnut, the quirky Portland-based doughnut chain recognized for its wild flavors and cult-like following, has quietly shuttered its Venice Beach location after just one 12 months in business.
Located at 66 Windward Avenue, the storefront seems to have quietly ceased its operations someday in June. While the company web site still shows a tile representing the Venice location, the cellphone quantity has been disconnected.
The closure comes as a shock to many locals who had embraced the late-night spot, well-known for its signature VooDoo Doll doughnut, Bacon Maple Bars and other over-the-top creations.
VooDoo Doughnut has quietly shuttered its Venice Beach location after just one 12 months in business. Instagram/@voodoodoughnut
VooDoo Doughnut first opened in Venice in June 2025 just a block from the well-known boardwalk and rapidly changing into a well-liked vacation spot for vacationers and evening owls. The closure leaves a void in the neighborhood’s late-night candy tooth choices.
The company still operates a number of areas in Portland and has expanded to other cities across the US, but the Venice shutdown marks a short-lived experiment in the seashore enclave.
Venice represented the model’s latest foray into the California market exterior of its unique Portland roots. Its first location in the Golden State was opened in 2017 at Universal CityWalk Hollywood.
The closure comes as a shock to many locals who had embraced the late-night spot. Instagram/@voodoodoughnut
Following online posts about the closure, prospects took to social media to categorical their opinions, with many blaming local tastes that didn’t favor the candy treats while also blaming the sky-high value of renting in the beachside location.
The Venice location opened in June 2025 and seems to have lasted just one 12 months. Instagram/@voodoodoughnut
When it first opened, the Venice VooDoo location attracted fairly the group.
“I’m not surprised there’s not a huge demand for donuts in Venice,” one account shared on Facebook. “At least not more demand than Dunkin & other shops can satisfy,” to which another responded, “Retail vacancies all over the west side due to the same thing. Greed. Many of the buildings are now corporate owned just like housing. That’s a massive part of homelessness. No corporate controlled governor is ever going to fix that. There needs to be a state wide rent control cap for every county in the state.”
No official assertion has been launched by the company concerning the rationale for the sudden closure or whether or not the model plans to preserve a presence elsewhere in West LA, nor would workers verify the Venice location closure when The California Post attain out for remark.
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