Blue Star Donuts
| File:Blue Star Donuts logo.svg | |
| File:Blue Star Donuts in Portland.jpg | |
| Company type | Chain |
|---|---|
| Industry | Donuts |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | United States |
| Website | Official website |
Blue Star Donuts is a small chain of donut stores with four locations in Portland, Oregon.[1][2]
Blue star manufactures their donuts in central facility in Portland and distribute them to various locations instead of locating a fryer in each store.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]Blue Star opened its first location in 2012.[2] It launched a CBD-infused donut in 2019.[4] It went under a major downsizing in June 2020.[5] It declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2020, but was reorganized and emerged from protection in December 2020.[6]
All locations were temporarily closed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] and began selling "limited edition" products in grocery stores.[8][9]
American chef Andrew Zimmern visited for an episode of the Travel Channel series The Zimmern List.[10]
It did have a presence in Los Angeles from 2015 until abrupt closure in July 2024.[11] In January 2025, it again abruptly closed two additional locations in Portland, Oregon.[2] Four locations remain as of June 2025.[12]
Reception
[edit | edit source]In 2024, Richard Foss of Easy Reader wrote "Their doughnuts were very pretty, very expensive, and not that good."[13] In 2018, a group of staff writers from The Oregonian scored Blue Star 4.29 out of 10 whose donuts were priced at over $3.50 at the time.[14] Blue Star was a runner-up in the Best Donut category of Willamette Week's annual 'Best of Portland' readers' poll in 2022 and 2024.[15][16]
In 2025, USA Today listed blue star in the 9th place of 10 best donuts place as chosen by their editorial board.[17]
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External links
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- Official website
