Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai

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Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
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Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
Restaurant information
Street address4759 Northeast Fremont Street
City Portland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97213
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°32′54″N122°36′50″W / 45.5484°N 122.6138°W / 45.5484; -122.6138

Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai, or simply Pip's Original, is a doughnut shop with two locations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. In addition to the original location in northeast Portland, the company operates in Beaverton, as of 2023. Nate Snell is a co-owner. [1] [2]

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Description

Pip's is a doughnut shop with two locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The original location operates on Fremont Street in northeast Portland, [3] and a second location opened in Beaverton in 2023. [4] Vogue has said the original shop has an "always out-the-door line". [5]

History

In 2016, a job posting for the business upset some local vegetarians and vegans. [6] In 2017, Pip's gave away doughnuts to benefit the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization. [7]

A driver crashed into the original shop in 2019. [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, when indoor seating was banned, Pip's focused on chai. [9]

In 2023, owners announced plans to open a second location in Beaverton. [4]

Pip's gives a dozen small doughnuts to people celebrating their birthday, as of 2020. [10]

Reception

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Doughnut varieties

KGW included Pip's in a 2019 list of the "5 top spots for doughnuts in Portland", describing the shop as "the most popular doughnut spot in Portland, boasting 4.5 stars out of 2,141 reviews on Yelp". [11] Similarly, KOIN included the business in a 2019 list of doughnut shops and called the small doughnuts "a Portland favorite". [12] Zoe Baillargeon included Pip's in Portland Monthly's 2021 list of the city's ten best chais. [13]

Nick Townsend included Pip's in Eater Portland's 2021 list of "11 Places to Find Charming Chai Lattes in Portland". [14] Townsend and Brooke Jackson-Glidden also included Pip's in a 2021 overview of "Portland's Standout Doughnut Shops", [15] and Jackson-Glidden included the doughnuts in a 2024 overview of "iconic" Portland dishes. [16] Alex Frane named Pip's in Thrillist's 2021 overview of the city's "absolute best" doughnut shops. [17]

Pip's ranked number 15 in Yelp's top 100 list of doughnut shops. [18]

See also

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  3. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-11-28). "Watch Pip's Original Fry 5500 Mini Doughnuts in 30 Seconds". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  4. 1 2 Wong, Janey (2023-06-05). "Pip's Original Is Bringing Its Mini Doughnuts and Chai Flights to Beaverton". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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  6. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-08-01). "Portland Doughnut Shop Attacked by Vegans for Discrimination". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2017-01-31). "Pip's Original Is Giving Away Free Doughnuts to Benefit Refugees". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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