Just six months after opening a second location, a family-owned doughnut shop has called it quits. The Donut Hole by Carl’s Donuts opened a downtown location earlier this year. On Monday, August 19, it posted on Instagram that it was closing.
The family-owned Carl’s Donuts (3170 Sunset Road Suite F) has been frying and glazing no-frills maple-coated bars, sugary twists, and iced crullers in Las Vegas since the 1960s near Sunset Road and Eastern Avenue. The shop’s doughnuts are reliably fluffy, sweet, and fresh — good enough to make them an iconic food in Las Vegas.
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Carl’s Donuts opened the Donut Hole (124 South 6th Street) near Fremont Street in February of this year, taking over the space of the former San Diego-based Donut Bar, which had served over-the-top doughnuts for seven years. The Donut Hole redecorated with bold accents of black, red, and white and neon signage. And its menu featured the classics, plus new entries — like chocolate sprinkle cakes, brûléed cinnamon rolls, iced doughnut holes, croissants, and yuzu passion fruit “croughie” hybrids. While the shop was closed two days a week, it extended its summer hours to late-night, serving doughnuts until 2 a.m. Thursday through Sunday.
A spokesperson confirmed that the shop has closed, effective immediately. The original Carl’s Donuts remains open for all your doughnut needs.