‘We’re excited.’ Family-owned Johnson County doughnut shop opens. More on the way?
KC Donut Co. isn’t new to the Kansas City area by any means.
Chrissy Hatton and her husband, Shawn Hatton, took over an old Olathe doughnut shop by another name in the early 2000s and turned it into KC Donut Co. It now has three locations in Olathe.
But the Monday opening of its Overland Park location, 4567 Indian Creek Parkway, ushers in a new era for the business.
The Hattons have been wanting to expand outside Olathe for a while. With their youngest daughter heading off to college soon and their oldest son, Austyn, hopping into business with them, it finally felt like the perfect time.
Could more KC Donut Co. shops be in the near future? Perhaps, Chrissy said.
“We’ll see how this one does here,” she said. “We’re hoping to branch out more.”
KC Donut Co.’s customers love their apple fritters, cinnamon rolls, blueberry cake doughnuts and glazed doughnuts.
Other flavors include: old fashioned, strawberry glazed, Bavarian cream-filled, and chocolate Long Johns.
Chrissy said she’s especially proud of her cake doughnuts.
“They’re really, really soft,” she said. “We hand-make everything.”
They offer a limited coffee menu: brewed coffee and flavored iced coffees. They won’t serve any espresso drinks, out of respect for the coffee shops nearby.
With the latest store’s opening comes a little brand refresh. The shop’s walls are light pink. A black and pink logo is painted on the wall, and a “super cute” neon sign is on its way, Chrissy said. They plan to redo the other stores’ red, plain signage to match the new store’s.
The Hattons are hopeful the new store in the Fox Hill Commercial Center will be a hopping spot. The doughnut shop neighbors McLain’s Market, The Wooden Spoon, Brobeck’s BBQ and Winstead’s.
“We’re excited,” Chrissy said. “We had so many neighbors come in today — we didn’t tell anyone. … There’s a lot of traffic over here.”
Chrissy said they’re still playing with the new store’s hours. For now, it will be open from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily.
KC Donut Co.’s other locations are at 2014 E. Santa Fe St. and 1729 S. Mur-Len Road. Chrissy said they’re in the process of relocating the West Santa Fe Street and K-7 spot to the Price Chopper shopping center next to it.
Kansas City-original LaMar’s Donuts and Coffee has nine locations in the metro, including one at 8615 College Blvd. in Overland Park.
Oklahoma’s Daylight Donuts also has a handful of spots in Johnson County, with an Overland Park spot at 14852 Metcalf Ave.
This story was originally published November 18, 2024 at 4:07 PM.