NOLA Doughnuts

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Exterior of the restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, 2022
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State Oregon
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Website noladoughnuts.com

NOLA Doughnuts was a doughnut shop with three locations in the Portland metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The original shop opened in Lake Oswego in 2015, and a second opened in northwest Portland's Pearl District in 2018. A third location opened in Beaverton in 2022. All locations closed in January 2023.

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Description

The menu included beignets, café au lait, fritters, [1] king cake, [2] [3] [4] la'ssants, milkshakes, pralines, and ice cream sandwiches. The Portland shop had New Orleans-style décor and played jazz. [5]

History

The business was started by Rob Herkes, his sister Connie DeMerell, and third partner Frank Halpin. The trio sold products at the Beaverton Farmers Market before opening a brick and mortar store in Lake Oswego in October 2015. [6] [7]

The business expanded in March 2018, with a second shop in northwest Portland's Pearl District. [5] [8] [9] In 2019, NOLA Doughnuts became part of the Underground Donut Tour. [10] A third location opened in Beaverton in 2022. [11] [12]

All three locations closed in January 2023. [13] [14] An announcement said in part, "The slow rebound from the pandemic and the current economic conditions have led us to make this difficult decision." [15]

Reception

Janelle Lassalle included NOLA Doughnuts in Eater Portland 's 2017 list of "11 Restaurants That Define Lake Oswego". [16] Alex Frane included the business in Thrillist's 2021 list of "The Absolute Best Donut Shops in Portland". [2]

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  2. 1 2 Frane, Alex (2021-03-21). "The Absolute Best Donut Shops in Portland". Thrillist . Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, Katherine Chew (2022-03-01). "The Best Portland Area Spots to Celebrate Mardi Gras". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  4. ↑ Swindler, Samantha (2021-02-09). "Where to find a New Orleans-style Mardi Gras king cake in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  5. 1 2 Williams, Heidi (2018-04-20). "New doughnut shop brings taste of New Orleans to Portland". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  6. ↑ Walsh, Chad (March 22, 2018). "NOLA Doughnuts Brings Made-to-Order Beignets to the Pearl". Portland Mercury . Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  7. ↑ Newell, Cliff (November 19, 2015). "A taste of New Orleans comes to Lake Oswego". Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2018-03-23). "More Doughnuts and Bagels Come to Portland". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  9. ↑ "NOLA Doughnuts opens in the Pearl District". KGW . 2018-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
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  11. ↑ Frane, Alex (2022-05-13). "Gregory Gourdet's Upcoming Haitian Restaurant Kann Will Open in July with a Cocktail Bar". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  12. ↑ Russell, Michael (2022-05-18). "Afuri opens Slabtown 'ramen lab,' NOLA Doughnuts returns to Beaverton, more restaurant news for May". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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  16. ↑ Lassalle, Janelle (2017-09-22). "The 11 Restaurants That Define Lake Oswego, Mapped". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2022-04-17.

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