Pao’s Donuts will temporarily close

Pao’s Donuts is closing, but don’t panic. It’s only temporary.

The longtime Narrows neighborhood bakery will temporary close Feb. 22 for what owner Pao Lo hopes will be only a week of plumbing repairs.

“If things go smoothly, it takes about a week,” he said of the project, which will update all the plumbing from the kitchen to the bathrooms.

Worst-case scenario? He said a month, but he’s hoping that doesn’t happen. “You never know what’s going to happen when you have to put the floor back in,” he noted.

The cash-only bakery is an anchor in that neighborhood and a popular doughnut haunt. My favorite Pao’s doughnut is the apple fritter.

Find updates on the bakery’s Facebook page.

READ MORE: Here’s my guide to doughnut bakeries in the South Sound.

This story was originally published February 19, 2016 at 5:46 AM with the headline "Pao’s Donuts will temporarily close."