Unique Salt Lake City dessert cafe is ‘hanging on a thread,’ in danger of closing, owner says
The Japanese-inspired shop Doki Doki has experienced a sales slump, while the cost of ingredients — particularly eggs — has risen.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Japanese fluffy pancakes are on the menu at Doki Doki, a cafe in downtown Salt Lake City — after the owner closed Kumo Cafe, the South Salt Lake eatery where they were made previously, in 2024. Now, owner Irie Cao said, Doki Doki is in danger of closing.