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Stan's Donuts
Stan's Donuts was founded in Westwood, near UCLA, in 1965 by Stan Berman, who became known for personally handing out free donuts to students during exam weeks, building a devoted campus-area following that helped the small shop become a genuine Los Angeles institution. The original Westwood location closed in 2003, and the brand was later revived and expanded by new owners into a small multi-city chain, including locations in Chicago, while working to preserve recipes and a customer experience true to Berman's original shop. Stan's became particularly known for its peanut butter chocolate donut, a specific flavor combination that developed a devoted cult following distinct from more traditional glazed or filled donut varieties offered by larger chains. Stan's Donuts's combination of its beloved original campus-area shop culture and its successful modern revival into new cities has made it one of the more nostalgically regarded independent donut brands in the country.
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Federal Donuts
Federal Donuts was founded in Philadelphia in 2011 by chef Michael Solomonov and restaurateur Steve Cook, built around a genuinely unusual dual concept combining fresh-fried donuts with Korean-style fried chicken served from the very same kitchen and counter. The shop's donuts, made fresh throughout the day in small batches with rotating seasonal glazes, reflected a chef-driven approach to a category more commonly associated with mass-produced, shelf-stable products at larger chains. Solomonov's broader culinary reputation, including his James Beard Award-winning Israeli restaurant Zahav, brought serious chef credibility to Federal Donuts's more playful, hybrid concept, helping it expand into multiple Philadelphia locations and beyond. Federal Donuts's combination of its unusual donuts-and-fried-chicken dual concept and its serious chef-driven pedigree has made it one of the most distinctive modern donut shops in the country.
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