If heaven were a flavor, it would taste suspiciously like the apple fritters at Joe’s Donut Shop in Sandy, Oregon.
This unassuming roadside bakery has been performing sugar-coated miracles daily, creating pastries so transcendent they’ve achieved cult status among Oregon’s food enthusiasts.
The red and white checkerboard building sits proudly along Highway 26, looking like it was plucked straight from a nostalgic American dream about simpler times and better breakfasts.
You can spot it from a distance – not just because of its distinctive pattern, but because of the perpetual cluster of cars surrounding it, like planets orbiting a particularly delicious sun…