A line quickly forms at Koala Kolache most mornings as soon as the doors open at 5 a.m., but that does not stop owner Vatsana Souvannavong from greeting everyone individually.
“A first-time customer once came in and told me she felt like a VIP, and that’s what I want everyone to feel like,” she said. “I want to be the energy that customers need to wake up in the morning.”
Souvannavong and her husband, Peace Klam, opened Koala Kolache in May after working at Klam’s parents’ doughnut shop to learn the essentials of the food industry.
[caption id="attachment_170321" align="alignright" width="220"]
Owner Vatsana Souvannavong brought the doughnut recipe with her from California.[/caption]
As a part of a yearlong learning experience, the couple visited Greater Houston area doughnut and kolache shops to discover what the market was lacking. With the recent opening of Koala Kolache, Souvannavong said she thinks she has Houston’s doughnut problem pegged.
