Local Italian Primo’s Donuts “Deliver”on National Donut Day

(Gerry Furth-Sides) All the news, delicious and cautionary:  I’ve eaten more donuts since being introduced to Primo’s Donuts two years ago than pretty much my entire life.  That’s because they were best when fresh.  And Primo’s are fresh.

And I just learned that National Doughnut Day is celebrated in the United States and other countries on the first Friday of June of each year. It all started with an event by the The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. It became the most requested snack by military men before long. And my dad remembered the ladies delivering donuts right near the front!

So I’ve already happily celebrated National Donut Day before I even knew this before its official start on June 3.  Everyone can pick up orders at the  LA locations or by ordering online via Goldbelly.  Primo’s Donuts, a family-owned LA staple since 1956 is a true story of an immigrant family of several generations.  

Read about //localfoodeater.com/tag/primo-donuts/ and //localfoodeater.com/celebrate-the-world-series-and-more-with-historic-primos-donuts-la-baseballs/

A special discount using code GOLDB3LLYIT for $20 off your first purchase exclusively on //www.goldbelly.com/primos-donuts.  Reserve your pre-paid donuts for pick-up now at //www.primosdonuts.com/menu. Primo’s Donuts (both Sawtelle and Westwood locations)  

Primo’s Donuts: Sawtelle: 2918 Sawtelle Blvd. Westwood:10948 Weyburn AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90024 

Primo’s Donuts, a family-owned LA favorite since it opened in 1956 by husband and wife, Ralph & Celia Primo has been consistently ranked as one of the top donut shops in the city since its opening. Second generation owner Ralph, Jr. oversees the Sawtelle store and third generation, grandson Nick oversees the Westwood location, with manager,Amelia.

Primo’s Donuts cake doughnuts come in plain, maple-iced and glazed in chocolate and cherry.  The donut texture has been described as  “magnificent—sensationally moist and hardly bogged down by oil, definitely one of the very best cake doughnuts that we’ve ever encountered in our fair city.”

By the way, Primo’s Donuts has cake and fried donuts. A cake donut is made with a sweetened dough that’s leavened with the help of baking powder, and is extruded into oil to cook. It’s firm, often with a slightly crunchy exterior and a soft, cake-like interior – think jelly donut.

A yeast donut made with a yeast dough is cut out into a shape before being fried. They’re light and airy, but have a chew and slight yeast flavor.