At the recent Colton City Council meeting, Council Member Dr.G (Dr. Luis S Gonzalez) presented Doughnut Star with a “business focus” recognition award for its success in the City of Colton. This well-known establishment is owned by Phearak Sam, and is truly one of our amazing success stories.
Mr. Sam, who is known as “Sam” to the locals, was born in Cambodia, and came to the United States in 2004. He first arrived in Orange County to live with a relative, and quickly entered adult school to learn English.
After a few years, Sam had the idea of opening up a business, and looked high and low for a suitable location in Orange County for a doughnut shop. Unable to find the right location, Sam expanded his search, and came upon our City of Colton to discover a beautiful corner location, on a busy street, that was not only affordable, but available. Before this time, Sam had not been outside of Orange County, and felt that Colton was the perfect place to start his doughnut shop business and support his family.
In 2011, Sam bought his doughnut shop at the current location and moved his family to Colton, and has been running a fantastic business in our city ever since. Each and every day, Sam and his employees arrive at 3:00am to prepare the best selection of doughnut treats not only for early risers, but also students, teachers, administrators, city employees, and passersbys. The exposure to local traffic is terrific.
Phearak Sam is to be congratulated for his business success and continued participation in the community. Doughnut Star has six employees, who are all family members. Located at 811 West Valley Blvd, the shop is open 7 days a week from 3:30am-12:00 midnight, and includes a 24 hr. drive-thru.