Recently, Mikiko Mochi Donuts teased a story about a possible new location for this popular gluten-free donut shop. I asked them what was going on, and that led to a conversation with Alex McGillivray, one of company’s founders, about the new Mikiko Mochi Donuts Bridgeport Village. Here is what I learned.
The New Location of Mikiko Mochi Donuts Bridgeport Village
They will be moving into what was the Happy Lemon space in Bridgeport Village. This is right next to the California Pizza Kitchen and the Regal Bridgeport Village movie theater. In our conversation, I learned that this theater is one of the busiest on the west coast, with 18 theaters and an IMAX.
This location adds to the diversity of spaces Mikiko Mochi Donuts occupy—there are those in the city, at the PDX airport, and in the suburbs. Note: The current Beaverton location will close.
“We’re looking forward to a different venue within Portland,” said Alex. “We have a diversified portfolio within the metro area at this point between our urban flagship, our suburban mall, and our airport locations.”
But one of the things that’s unique to the Bridgeport Village location, is that this mall is run by a property company called CenterCal, which handles properties throughout the west. This means Mikiko Mochi Donuts could have opportunities to be placed within the CenterCal family of properties, yielding a farther reach and opportunities for growth. In fact there were some available spaces in other CenterCal malls, but the Bridgeport Village location ended up being the best fit at this moment in time…