The doughnuts taste just as good as the locals say — whether it’s 2 p.m. or 2 a.m.
The late night line for Bob's Donuts, on Polk Street in San Francisco, on Friday, July 8, 2022.Bob’s first opened in the late 1950s, although no one named Bob has owned it in many years. In 1977, current owner Aya Ahn’s family took over. No one today seems to know much about who the mysterious original Bob figure even was, other than a 1977 San Francisco Examiner article that described him as “a German” who supplied the SFMOMA cafe with “authentic German cookies.”. “We’re all part of it.
But a few signs of the times have crept into the otherwise anachronistic eatery. Various trendy flavors, from a maple bacon to a Froot Loops doughnut, have taken up residence alongside the old fashioneds and apple fritters. And since the pandemic, diners can no longer plop down on a retro barstool and spill crumbs all over the Formica countertop — Bob’s is still takeout only.
The afternoon I stopped by the Polk Street location , it was quiet. At first, I wasn’t even sure it was open. But soon enough, I spotted the workers in the back dipping yeasted dough into vats of shimmering palm oil.
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