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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.