Lucky Devil Doughnut Co.

I would give Lucky Devil 4 stars if one donut didn’t cost 4 bucks. Don’t get me wrong it was very rich and dense and I could barely finish even half of it. Just seems really pricey for a donut. I guess that is my essential problem with most food trucks in Seattle, over priced. The whole idea of food from a truck is so that you don’t have to pay for the overhead of a sit down place which should be passed on to the customer. The donut itself had more the consistency of bread, not heavy, but also not as light and fluffy as one would expect a donut to be. I got the grass hopper which had a raised chocolate donut topped with a super sweet mint icing and small chocolate chips. The coffee was good and actually really inexpensive. I still need to try the malasadas as I always make a trip to Leonard’s when I am on Oahu, so will need to compare, but I’ll stick to my other favorite donut places and save a few bucks.

I love everything about food trucks and the whole food truck cuisine scene! It’s a real pleasure to see Seattle starting to catch up with Portland, which got food truck religion a long time ago. Alas, not all food trucks are created equal, and at least on my first visit, Lucky Devil’s offerings aren’t nearly as sharp as their truck.
I ordered their maple bar+bacon donut (made famous by Voodoo Donuts in PDX), and was roundly disappointed. Mainly, it was COLD! I’m not talking been-​in-​the-​rack-​for-​awhile-​since-​being-​fried cold, I’m talking yesterday’s-unsold-and-sat-in-the-cooler-all-night COLD! Obviously, it doesn’t have to be piping hot and fresh, but when they’re served this cold, you literally can’t pick up the flavors (this is why American mass-​market beer is served ice-​cold; your taste buds get stunned and you can’t taste the mediocrity).
Sadly, this just proves the adage that you truly ‘can’t judge a book by it’s cover’, and from what I can see, the Lucky Devel Donut truck is ‘all show and no go’.
Major disappointment. You can get the same at Safeway for a lot less money. If I’m going to inflict this kind of dietary sin on my body, at least make the sin worth the consequences!

I was excited to hear about Lucky Devil — whaaaat? Malasadas? I’m in! I’m from the land of Tex Drive-​In, arguably the best malasada makers in Hawaii (toss up with Leonard’s).
The truck was very big and very visible. You definitely can’t miss it. The two gentleman at the truck were stand-​offish and not very friendly, which I found strange since there were zero customers besides us at their truck.
I bought 6 malasadas and after I took my first bite, I was sorry I wasted my money. The outside was dark brown and greasy. The dough… was dense and lacked flavor becoming of even decent malasadas. I agree with Jon L., it resembled Okinawan andagi.

Third time is the charm!
Finally was able to try out Lucky Devil’s malasadas after missing them on a couple previous attempted visits. For those unfamiliar, the malasada (pronounced ma-​la-​sa-​da) is a Portuguese doughnut that is popular in Hawaii. Leonard’s Bakery being the malasada purveyor of choice.
Lucky Devil makes malasadas fresh so expect a wait if you decided to order them. They are $ 1 for one, $ 5 for a half dozen and $ 10 for a dozen. In addition to malasadas, Lucky Devil also offers other doughnuts which range in price from $ 1 – 4. They include options like The Blue Ox which is a maple bar with bacon and Surfers Breakfast which is egg and Spam between two doughnuts.
And oh they have coffee from Lighthouse Roasters to enjoy with the offerings here which is something that they have been in the press for. There was a story on KING about them being booted from selling at Starbucks HQ because of this. Seeing as the focus of the truck is the doughnuts, I really think that coffee is more of a nice to have option.
I ended up getting a half dozen malasadas ($ 5) and a Lucky Devil ($ 2). It had been over 2 years since I had freshly made malasadas and the wait was worth it. The malasadas here are good, but they are not like Leonard’s. The texture inside is similar, but the outside of the dough is somewhat hard and the shape is a little different. The malasadas here are ball shaped and resemble Okinawan andagi. Of course the malasadas still have sugar covered all over. In comparison, Leonard’s malasadas seem a bit more airy and looks more like a roll.
Though my main reason for visiting was because of the malasadas, I really like the Lucky Devil doughnut. This is a chocolate cake doughnut with a ghost chili chocolate glaze and cherry icing drizzle. The doughnut was very soft and I liked the somewhat spiciness of the doughnut. Think of this as like a Mexican chocolate doughnut. I would get this again if it was offered.
I really like the offerings that I tried. The only issue with Lucky Devil is it is hard to keep track of its whereabouts. Check Lucky Devil’s Facebook page,
for info regarding this.
I like that Lucky Devil is attending events put on by Uwajimaya which is a company supportive of Hawaii related products. I would like to see Lucky Devil team up with one of the Hawaiian/​Asian Fusion food trucks (Marination Mobile/Pai’s/The Box/​Fusion on the Run). Lucky Devil can do the sweet and the other food trucks can take care of the savory.

One word: Malasadas!