O Face Doughnuts opened in April as part of the dynamic new offerings that have
taken over the John E. Carson building in Downtown Las Vegas. The
1,100-square-foot shop offers specialty doughnuts, made fresh daily by pastry
chef, Crystal Whitford, and an array of coffee selections.
“While
specialty doughnut shops have become popular in other urban markets, we are the
first to bring over-the-top doughnuts to Downtown Las Vegas,” said Sonny Ahuja,
owner of O Face Doughnuts and long-time Las Vegas restaurateur. “We’ve already
become a neighborhood favorite, with a lot of regulars coming by for their
favorite doughnuts and coffee every morning.”
Whitford,
whose past credits include Spago and Bouchon, has created a variety of sweet
and savory doughnut selections for O Face Doughnuts, ranging from traditional
to innovative. The doughnuts include an array of specialty and seasonal
varieties, as well as several doughnuts that are featured daily. Various
flavors include glazed, Boston cream, s’mores, Mexican chocolate, bacon apple
fritter and a made-to-order lox doughnut. All of the specialty shop’s doughnut
fillings, including preserves, creams, and curds are made fresh in-house, and O
Face always features vegan selections.
“I’m
excited to have a medium with almost no limitations. Doughnuts are kind of a
blank canvas – you can put any flavors in there and no one is going to stop you
and say, ‘that’s too crazy,’” Whitford said. “We also bring that fine dining,
high-end sensibility to our doughnuts, so our selections aren’t you’re average
treat; they are something to remember.”
O
Face Doughnuts serves an array of hot beverages, including lattes, cappuccinos,
chai tea and hot chocolate, as well as cold brew coffee on tap. Seattle’s Caffe Vita supplies all of the
coffee beans and the shop’s flavored syrups for the espresso drinks are made
in-house. The specialty shop also offers O Face merchandise, including
T-shirts, and hats, starting at $16.
The
design of the intimate space, which offers countertop seating for 10, has a
retro, ’70s feel, with burnt orange countertops, white-washed brick walls, blue
and brown wood flooring, copper wall lights and a starburst clock. “The overall
feel combines a classic doughnut shop with your bachelor uncle’s basement,”
says Ahuja. A feeling that is brought together with throwback music by artists
such as Led Zeppelin and Elton John.
The
shop was the first business to open in Downtown Project’s John E. Carson Hotel,
which keeps the bones and character of the history building to host a mix of
dynamic offerings, including Kerry Simon’s Carson Kitchen, Bikram Yoga
Downtown, Digital Royalty and Bunnyfish Studio.
ABOUT
O FACE DOUGHNUTS
O
Face Doughnuts is a 1,100-square-foot specialty doughnut and coffee shop,
located in Downtown Project’s John E. Carson Hotel at 124 S. Sixth Street at
Carson Avenue. The retro shop, owned by
restaurateur Sonny Ahuja, offers an array of over-the-top, flavorful doughnuts
created by pastry chef and general manager, Crystal Whitford. O Face Doughnuts
is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For
more information please visit www.ofacedoughnuts.com or become a fan on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/OFaceDoughnuts.
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