The Brief
- Bob’s Donuts is closing the doors of its original store after about 70 years of serving sweets.
- The family-owned chain has three other locations, including one just down the street at 1720 Polk St.
SAN FRANCISCO – Bob’s Donuts – one of San Francisco’s most iconic donut shops – is closing the doors of its original store after about 70 years of serving sweets.
“It’s never easy to say goodbye,” the donut shop said in a Sunday evening post on Facebook.
Rebekah Ahn, who is the daughter of Bob’s Donuts current owners, told KTVU earlier in the year that the operators planned to close the location at 1621 Polk St. in favor of a larger spot just down the street at 1720 Polk St., which opened in February.…