California Donuts

Donut shop · Koreatown

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How the Next Generation Is Carrying on the Tradition of Cambodian-Owned Doughnut Shops in Southern California - Eater LA

"It took two years for Danette Kuoch to convince her parents to begin accepting credit cards at California Donuts, her family’s 40-year-old doughnut shop on Third Street in Koreatown. Next came new toppings and fillings, like Fruity Pebbles and whole Snickers bars, a departure from the shop’s classic sugared rings, glazed twists, and craggy buttermilk bars. Launching a social media account soon followed, and designing branded boxes and bags not long after. Since joining the family business in 2003, Kuoch, along with her younger sister Stephanie Kudo, have tripled California Donuts’s sales, amassed 365,000 Instagram followers, and made their family’s humble shop stand out in the Southland’s crowded doughnut market." - Cathy Chaplin

https://la.eater.com/2022/6/1/23064652/los-angeles-cambodian-doughnut-shops-next-generation
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3540 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020 Get directions

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