"The original Blackbird Doughnuts is situated in a building that hardly matches its surroundings. The angular concrete facade stands in stark contrast to the South End’s ceaseless block of brownstones. Grab some coffee and some doughnuts, and discuss whether brutalism is a stain on the city, or if the hurt feelings of Bostonians with more traditional aesthetic proclivities make brutalism the best form of architecture in existence. (No sweet tooth? There’s a new sandwich shop inside Blackbird, Sally’s, if that’s more your thing.)" - Terrence Doyle