Goodbye Doughnut Dollies. After reporting on the upcoming entry of Portland's Voodoo Donuts earlier this month, we were contacted by several readers indicating that Marietta's Doughnut Dollies had closed for good.
Cobb County property records indicate that the 6,400 square foot building was constructed in 2005 and occupies a roughly half-acre lot. Records also indicate that Southview Properties LLC, an entity controlled by Chris' father Dr. Anthony J. Gatti, purchased the property for roughly $1.1 million in June 2005.
An inactive listing on real estate site LoopNet indicates that the property was listed for sale in late 2023 and the businesses likely closed due to a recent sale.
The Doughnut Dollies social media pages say nothing about the timing or reasoning for the closure but the company's website has been updated with the following message:
"Thank You for 10 Incredible Years
After a decade of sweet memories, we’re closing our doors. From our very first doughnut in Marietta to our final batch, Doughnut Dollies has been a labor of love — fueled by creativity, community, and the joy of sharing something special with you. We’re incredibly grateful to every guest, team member, and partner who has been part of this journey. Though our ovens have cooled, the memories remain warm. Thank you for supporting us over the years. We couldn’t have done it without you.
With love and gratitude, The Doughnut Dollies Team"
The Gattis in June 2019 grew Doughnut Dollies with a second location on Howell Mill Road in Buckhead and added a third on Virginia Avenue in Virginia Highland in August 2021.
The Virginia Highland location closed last June, followed by the Buckhead location last August. The Buckhead location remains empty while the Virginia Highland location is slated to open soon as a new location of The Salty, another bakery cafe.
Are you surprised to learn of the closure of Doughnut Dollies? Do you know why Doughnut Dollies and Canvas Cafe closed? What is your favorite local doughnut shop?
Please share your thoughts below.
3 comments:
I liked DDs. Their Marietta location was not great (back of a building). But as with all the "high end" donut shops, charging $4-$5 for a single donut makes bringing a dozen donuts to the office a bit price prohibitive. It was a good treat if I was nearby, but not a place I went out of my way for. And it was never busy. Never like seeing a business close, but the business plan needs to be realistic. Though they survived close to a decade, so I guess they did something right!
Not surprised about either Dollies or Canvas closing. Canvas was extremely overpriced for what it was, and they wait times for food were very long. Dollies was too gimmicky just like all these other gourmet donut places. I had one excellent donut from them one day when they were giving away free donuts when I was at Canvas, but upon going to Dollies itself the quality was not there at all. Dry, seemingly stale and just not good tasting donuts. I'm sure their inconsistent hours (open till 3 or until we sell out) didn't help either. I stopped going to both Canvas and Dollies years ago after only a few attempts. The bad parking was another issue.
Not surprised. Not surprised.
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