
Two of Big Kahuna Donuts co-owners Dennis de la Paz and Rey Patriarca handed out samples at Saturday’s grand opening.

The Larrabee family of Steiner tried the apple fritters, orange glazed and lemon blueberry donuts at Big Kahuna Donut’s grand opening. “Who knew that a healthy donut could be so good?” said mom Bridget.
By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News
Local restaurateurs the Patriarca family, owners of Hunan Riverplace, celebrated the grand opening of Big Kahuna Donuts in Steiner Ranch on July 2.
Located at 2900 North Quinlan Park Rd. in the Shops at Steiner center, the mission of Big Kahuna is to create an all-natural product that caters to healthier eaters.
As Rey Patriarca, co-owner of Big Kahuna Donuts with his wife Anna and partners Pat Fetizanan, Dennis de la Paz and Pablo Bonjour, explained, it was a challenge to realize their vision. “We couldn’t get the fillings we wanted from suppliers. Everything has preservatives. Everything had imitation flavoring. So it took a little more time but it was worth it.”
Fetizanan, a resident of Florida and best man at the Patriarca’s wedding, is a self-described, “donut connoisseur.”