Operating in Ballard and the Chinatown–International District (C-ID), the business is co-owned by spouses Chera Amlag and Geo Quibuyen of Blue Scholars (also known as Prometheus Brown).

[5][6] The menu has included ube (purple yam) cheesecake and cookies,[1][7] buko pie,[8] calamansi bars, cassava cake, longanisa chive scones, ensaymada (Filipino brioche bun with cheese),[2] pandesal,[9] pandan flan, and other desserts and pastries.

Later that year, Hood Famous earned Amlag a James Beard Foundation semifinalist nomination.

[12] The website's Gabe Guarente and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the business in a 2022 overview of "Where to Find Fantastic Filipino Food Around the Seattle Area".

[13] Aleenah Ansari included Hood Famous in Insider.com's 2022 list of "12 restaurants you shouldn't miss in Seattle, according to a local who has eaten their way around the city.