In 1975, he arrived at Camp Pendleton, a refugee camp in San Diego County, without a penny to his name. Ted Ngoy fled Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge rose to power during the country's civil war. He Donut King is largely responsible for building a doughnut dynasty across California. Those friends, he said, learned from one very unlikely entrepreneur: "Ted Ngoy, the king of doughnut." Ted Ngoy, the Donut King, Sweeps California While working at a Chinese restaurant, he learned to make doughnuts from friends who had also recently immigrated from Cambodia. The beauty of his operation is that regulars can grab their coffee and a doughnut in the morning and a plate of orange chicken in the afternoon - all for under $10, he says.Ĭhan learned the ins and outs of this deep fried duo when he first immigrated to Los Angeles. "A little spicy, a little sweet," he laughs. People wait for the bus across the street from China Express, a restaurant serving Chinese food and doughnuts, on 24th and Mission Streets in San Francisco on March 19, 2021. A few feet away, he also offers a buffet of Chinese food classics, including chicken fried rice, pot stickers and sweet and sour pork. He points to his daily array of doughnuts: glazed, sugar and sprinkles. The walls of Chan's shop flash with neon signs spotlighting the two wildly different foods he serves. He started off in Los Angeles, where he lived until 1985 when he moved up to San Francisco and started China Express and Donut in 1993.
The shop's owner, Jolly Chan, immigrated from Cambodia in 1981.
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