SOUTH END, BOSTON — Posh plates, craft cocktails… and now crime-scene tape.

Progressive restaurateur Rebecca Roth Gullo, who owns the self-styled “woke” Blackbird Doughnuts, is facing an unwelcome taste of the South End’s spiraling crime problem.

The official Blackbird Doughnuts Instagram account once called a critic “a racist piece of s***” during a public exchange about immigration laws. While the post was not signed in her name, Gullo owns the shop and is widely regarded as the face of the brand.

Blackbird Doughnuts has made no secret of its politics, telling one critic on Instagram that it had “been discussing politics forever” and would continue to speak out on issues it considers matters of basic human rights.

Her upscale Asian gastropub, Banyan Bar + Refuge, was burglarized last month, just weeks after a June kitchen fire forced it to close for repairs.

With the power and Wi-Fi still out, the restaurant’s security cameras were offline. Thieves took advantage, smashing their way in and stealing electronics.

"Electronics and other items were stolen," Gullo wrote on Facebook. "This is an issue we hope the Mayor and the city will address for the safety of all small businesses in our neighborhood."

She says she contacted Mayor Michelle Wu, Governor Maura Healey, and several local lawmakers, though not all have responded.

The break-in comes amid what residents describe as a drug-fueled crime wave in the South End, where open drug use, petty theft, and vandalism have become part of the daily backdrop. This summer, a four-year-old child was pricked by a discarded needle while playing in a nearby park.

Locals have dubbed the slumped, nodding figures on benches and sidewalks the “South End zombies.” Business owners say the problem worsened after the city’s handling of the Mass. and Cass homeless encampment, which pushed many drug users into surrounding neighborhoods.

Critics argue the burglary underscores the failure of progressive policies backed by leaders like Wu — and championed by business owners like Gullo — to keep communities safe. They point to a climate of permissive enforcement, public drug use, and policies that prioritize political signaling over neighborhood security.

While there is no suggestion that Gullo’s own views caused the incident, the optics have not gone unnoticed: one of Boston’s most vocal progressive entrepreneurs, long aligned with City Hall’s social agenda, now finds herself a high-profile victim of the very street disorder critics say those policies have enabled.

The thieves remain at large, the stolen goods unrecovered, and one of Boston’s trendiest dining rooms sits dark — a casualty of fire, theft, and a neighborhood struggling with a street-level crisis.

Banyan Bar + Refuge and Rebecca Roth Gullo did not respond to Mass Daily News when reached for comment.