Dough Joy Explained

Dough Joy
City:Seattle
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Dough Joy is a small chain of doughnut shops in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The queer-owned business, which specializes in vegan doughnuts, was established by Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis. Dough Joy initially operated from a food truck in the Ballard neighborhood, and later expanded to brick and mortar shops on Capitol Hill and in the West Seattle neighborhood. In 2024, Dough Joy announced plans to open a third shop in Ballard. The business has garnered a positive reception.

Description

Dough Joy is a small, queer-owned[1] chain of doughnut shops in Seattle, specializing in vegan doughnuts. Varieties include: The Basic B (traditional glazed); the breakfast cereal-inspired Cereal Killer, which uses cereal milk and is topped with fruit-flavored cereal;[2] The Faconator (maple frosting with coconut bacon); PB & HEYYY, which was inspired by a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and has peanut butter icing with strawberry jelly; and Petal to the Metal, a rose-flavored doughnut with pink marble icing.[3] Other flavors have included birthday cake, caramel, carrot cake,[4] chocolate with sprinkles, cookies and cream, cookie butter, everything bagel, french toast, mango con chile, s'mores, sour watermelon, strawberry milkshake, and vanilla Biscoff,[5] as well as a Pride-theme variety with rainbow sprinkles.[6] [7] [8]

History

Dough Joy was established by Christopher Ballard and Sean Willis in May 2021.[9] The business initially operated from a food truck in Ballard,[10] [11] [12] selling out from pre-orders on launch day.[13] [14]

Dough Joy later opened brick and mortar shop on Pike Street,[15] on Capitol Hill.[16] The Capitol Hill location operates in the space previously occupied by Old School Frozen Custard. Dough Joy also operates in West Seattle,[17] which has a plant shop called Botanic! at the Disco.[18]

In 2024, the business confirmed plans to open a third shop in Ballard.[19]

Dough Joy Lil Dippers,[20] or "doughnut balls", have been available at University of Washington games.[21]

Reception

Zuri Anderson included the business in iHeart's list of "the best new places to eat in 2022".[22] In 2023, Anna Not included Dough Joy in Tasting Table list of 25 queer-owned vegan eaters "you need to try" in the U.S., and Mark Van Streefkerk and Harry Cheadle included the business in Eater Seattle list of doughnuts "you should know" in the Seattle metropolitan area.[23] Allecia Vermillion included Dough Joy in Seattle Metropolitan magazine's 2024 overview of the city's best doughnuts.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-20 . What To Eat, Drink, & Do In Seattle During Pride Month - Seattle . dead . 2024-04-20 . The Infatuation . en.
  2. News: Craighead . Callie . April 19, 2021 . New plant-based doughnut truck Dough Joy set to open in Ballard . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419183307/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/vegan-doughnut-truck-dough-joy-opening-in-ballard-16112018.php . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en.
  3. Web site: Martinez . Jocelyn . April 19, 2021 . A Queer-Owned Vegan Doughnut Truck Is Coming to Seattle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206231308/https://vegnews.com/2021/4/vegan-doughnut-doughjoy-seattle . 2023-12-06 . 2024-04-20 . VegNews.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Vermillion . Allecia . June 3, 2022 . Behold, the Best Doughnuts in Seattle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129170753/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/the-best-doughnuts-in-seattle . 2022-11-29 . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US.
  5. Web site: Vermillion . Allecia . December 13, 2022 . Seattle's Best New Bakeries and Cafes 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630112236/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2022/12/best-new-bakery-cafe-seattle . 2023-06-30 . 2024-04-20 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Rizzo . Aimee . 2022-06-23 . Dough Joy Review - Capitol Hill - Seattle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925105125/https://www.theinfatuation.com/seattle/reviews/dough-joy . 2023-09-25 . 2024-04-20 . The Infatuation . en.
  7. Web site: Sayler . Zoe . June 5, 2023 . LGBTQ-Owned Businesses in Seattle 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115025219/https://www.seattlemet.com/style-and-shopping/lgbtq-owned-businesses . 2024-01-15 . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Metropolitan . en-US.
  8. Web site: Mitchell . Allie . June 19, 2021 . 20 LGBTQ-Owned Vegan Businesses to Support . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927094115/https://vegoutmag.com/food-and-drink/20-lgbtq-owned-vegan-businesses-to-support/ . 2023-09-27 . 2024-04-20 . VegOut . en-US.
  9. Web site: Kot . Anna . 2023-06-19 . 25 Queer-Owned Vegan Spots In The US You Need To Try . 2024-04-20 . Tasting Table . en-US . 2024-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406042123/https://www.tastingtable.com/1315212/queer-owned-vegan-spots-us/ . live .
  10. Web site: Brown . Kylin . November 19, 2021 . Dough for the holidays: Dough Joy’s guilt-free donuts make Seattle’s vegan nice list . 2024-04-20 . . en-us.
  11. Web site: Walker . Meghan . April 19, 2021 . Vegan donut truck Dough Joy is coming to Ballard . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813135400/https://www.myballard.com/2021/04/19/vegan-donut-truck-dough-joy-is-coming-to-ballard/ . 2023-08-13 . 2024-04-20 . My Ballard.
  12. Web site: Guarente . Gabe . April 19, 2021 . Whimsical New Vegan Doughnut Truck Plans to Make Ballard Debut in May . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001032037/https://seattle.eater.com/2021/4/19/22392578/dough-joy-vegan-doughnut-truck-ballard-planning-may-opening . 2023-10-01 . 2024-04-20 . Eater Seattle . en.
  13. News: Craighead . Callie . June 4, 2021 . Seattle's best doughnut shops for National Doughnut Day . live . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en.
  14. News: Craighead . Callie . November 1, 2021 . New restaurant openings to try around Seattle this month . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240419170216/https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/food/article/new-restaurant-openings-in-seattle-november-2021-16575618.php . 2024-04-19 . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . en.
  15. Web site: Rocha . Kevin . February 14, 2024 . Some Donuts Do-Nut Have What it Takes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301001118/https://seattlespectator.com/2024/02/14/some-donuts-do-nut-have-what-it-takes/ . 2024-03-01 . 2024-04-20 . The Spectator.
  16. Web site: Allain . Lauren . 2021-12-11 . Dough Joy expands their popular vegan donuts to Capitol Hill shop . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Refined . en . 2022-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116230003/https://seattlerefined.com/eat-drink/dough-joy-donut-shop-ballard-capitol-hill . live .
  17. Web site: Seling . Megan . McCall . Vivian . Hutchinson . Chase . Vann . Audrey . Huygen . Meg van . Costello . Lindsay . Stranger Suggests: All Pride, All Week Long . 2024-04-20 . The Stranger . en . 2023-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206103510/https://www.thestranger.com/stranger-suggests/2023/06/21/79042845/stranger-suggests-all-pride-all-week-long . live .
  18. Web site: Luschei . Abby . 2022-12-27 . Our Top 10 TikToks of 2022 . 2024-04-20 . Seattle Refined . en . 2022-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230073916/https://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/seattle-refined-top-10-tiktok-2022 . live .
  19. Web site: Cheadle . Harry . 2024-04-19 . We’ve Got Some Good News For Seattle Doughnut Fans . 2024-04-20 . Eater Seattle . en.
  20. Web site: White . Cayla . October 21, 2021 . Dough Joy Donuts to Open Brick-and-Mortar in Seattle . 2024-04-20 . VegOut . 2023-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528032533/https://vegoutmag.com/news/dough-joy-donuts-to-open-brick-and-mortar-in-seattle/ . live .
  21. Web site: Varriano . Jackie . 2023-09-22 . Eats, drinks, tickets, transit: How to be frugal at a UW football game . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231019191104/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/eats-drinks-tickets-transit-how-to-be-frugal-at-a-uw-football-game/ . 2023-10-19 . 2024-04-20 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  22. Web site: Anderson . Zuri . February 9, 2022 . Seattle Donut Shop Among The Best New Places To Eat In 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308223752/https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-02-09-seattle-donut-shop-among-the-best-new-places-to-eat-in-2022/ . 2022-03-08 . 2024-04-20 . iHeart . en.
  23. Web site: Streefkerk . Mark Van . 2016-02-15 . Seattle Doughnuts You Should Know About . 2024-04-20 . Eater Seattle . en.