of top pot s store on 5th avenue in belltown denny regrade seattle type private industry coffeehouses founded february 2002 2002 02 founder mark and michael klebeck headquarters seattle washington united states number of locations 21 website toppotdoughnuts.com top pot doughnuts is a chain of coffee and doughnut cafes started in the capitol hill neighborhood of seattle washington . top pot began in february 2002 and was started by co founders mark and michael klebeck who are brothers . 1 contents 1 locations 2 founding 3 patrons 4 in media 4.1 television 4.2 books 5 see also 6 references 7 external links locations edit as of may 2016 update top pot has 18 cafe locations throughout the puget sound region and three in texas 2 though they are only made at their downtown seattle and bellevue locations and shipped to other locations in the region by truck . clarification needed their recipe is used for the doughnuts sold in more than 7 000 starbucks stores in the u.s. and canada 3 and also for doughnuts sold by seattle area grocer qfc . top pot doughnuts are the official doughnut at centurylink field home of the seattle seahawks and seattle sounders . 4 in 2011 top pot became the official doughnut and coffee of the national lacrosse league team washington stealth . 5 founding edit top pot s neon sign on 5th avenue the name top pot came from a vintage neon sign that was above a boarded up chinese restaurant called topspot . the co founders bought the sign and while transporting it the s fell off . co owner mark suggested that they replace it with a coffee pot . 6 patrons edit when u.s. president barack obama visited seattle in october 2010 he and senator patty murray stopped for doughnuts at the top pot on 5th avenue in the belltown denny regrade neighborhood . 7 in january 2011 seattle mayor mike mcginn bet among various items a dozen top pot maple bars with new orleans mayor mitch landrieu over the nfl nfc wild card game . 8 in media edit television edit donut paradise travel channel 9 books edit klebeck mark ; klebeck michael ; thomson michael 2011 . top pot hand forged doughnuts secrets and recipes for the home baker . san francisco chronicle books . isbn 978 1 4521 0212 2 . see also edit list of doughnut shops references edit melissa allison top pot doughnuts investor sues co founders over her diminished share of the growing empire seattle times 2009 03 04 . retrieved 2010 11 07 . caf info . top pot doughnuts . retrieved may 12 2015 . melissa allison why did starbucks stop labeling its top pot doughnuts seattle times 2010 04 05 . retrieved 2010 11 07 . tate embarrassed by doughnut incident associated press espn 2010 06 08 . retrieved 2010 11 07 . top pot doughnuts named official coffee and doughnut for the washington stealth press release . comcast arena . january 8 2011 . retrieved july 30 2012 . our story top pot doughnuts official site . retrieved 2010 11 07 . chris grygiel obama stops by top pot donuts can t eat these everyday seattlepi.com 2010 10 21 . retrieved 2010 11 07 . cartier curtis january 6 2011 . mike mcginn bets new orleans mayor mitch landrieu doughnuts music and fish on seahawks win . seattle weekly . retrieved october 29 2012 . donut paradise travel channel external links edit official website v t e coffee in seattle coffee roasters caff umbria caff vita espresso vivace seattle s best coffee starbucks tully s coffee victrola coffee roasters zoka coffee roaster & tea company coffeehouses bauhaus books coffee caf allegro last exit on brooklyn monorail espresso original starbucks top pot doughnuts trabant coffee and chai people howard schultz technology coffee equipment company coordinates 47 37 29 n 122 19 32 w 47.62472 n 122.32556 w 47.62472 ; 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