There is a donut in Florida called the Oreo Speedwagon. There is another called the Guava-cito, and a cinnamon sugar one named Me and Mrs. Jones. This is not a coincidence or a run of good luck with puns. The founder is a working DJ, MC, and choreographer, and he genuinely wants you to connect each donut to the music behind it.
Mojo Donuts is the shop, and it has been South Florida’s answer since 2013. South Florida is a brutal market for this, with mochi shops, national mini-chains, and a dozen well-funded competitors, and locals still call Mojo the mecca. Founder Shawn Neifeld runs 30 to 40 flavors a day, made fresh throughout the day rather than all at dawn.
The range is genuinely wide: soft yeast donuts, blueberry and chocolate cake donuts, pumpkin cake donuts in season, buttery brioche creations, and apple-walnut fritters that reviewers rank among the best in the state. If you’re eating through 50 states, 50 great donuts, this is the strip-mall shop with a line out the door, which in Broward County is about the highest compliment available.
What to Expect When Visiting Mojo Donuts in Pembroke Pines, Florida
The menu is organized like a setlist. Fancy donuts cover the sprinkled classics; gourmet covers guava and cheese, strawberry dream, and the Oreo Speedwagon; and specialty covers the dark chocolate and the apple fritter. Two rotating sections sit on top of that: Chef Creations by Neifeld himself and Hits of the House, which changes monthly.
Weekly deals are worth planning around. Fritter Friday is buy-one-get-one, and Code 2 Tuesday gives you two free donuts with a purchase if you say “Code 2” twice at the counter, which is exactly the kind of thing a former MC would come up with…