After spending the past year and a half building a following through pop-ups in Culver City, scratch-made ice cream business Sweet Cute is preparing to open its first permanent shop at 10601 Washington Blvd., Suite 101, at the corner of Overland Avenue, according to Toddrickallen.
What Now Los Angeles reached out to founder Sarah Senensieb, who shared that the shop is expected to open in 2027, with late spring as the target, pending permits and construction timelines.
“We’re hoping for late spring of next year, but it’s gonna depend on when the plans can get approved and the construction can start,” she said. The business currently operates out of the Banyan Tree Marketplace at 9626 Venice Blvd.
Sweet Cute specializes in small-batch ice cream made entirely from scratch, without stabilizers or gums. Senensieb also pasteurizes the ice cream base herself, an extensive process she says sets Sweet Cute apart from many other ice cream shops.
Her ties to the area run deep. Senensieb lives in Mid-City and previously worked in Culver City before leaving her full-time job to launch the business.
She initially built her customer base through pop-ups in the neighborhood. When she began looking for a permanent space, a fellow food business owner connected her with the owners of the Cobalt Building.
“It really fit everything we were looking for. We really wanted to continue our presence in Culver City because it’s very much a part of our brand and our beginnings,” she told What Now Los Angeles.
Senensieb makes all the ice cream herself and plans to continue doing so after the shop opens. “We’re really putting a lot of love and time into our product,” she said. Beyond the production process, the concept is built around simplicity and accessibility. Senensieb hopes to create a welcoming, back-to-basics ice cream shop where customers of all ages can find a flavor they enjoy.
“What I really want to bring to the community is just a back-to-basics ice cream shop where every single person, parents, kids, anyone of any age can come in and find a flavor that they really love and that they’ll know is quality,” she told What Now Los Angeles.
A lifelong ice cream lover, Senensieb sees the shop as a place she would enjoy visiting herself. “It’s an ice cream place that I personally would go to and would enjoy, and can hopefully bring that to everyone else.”
For more information, follow Sweet Cute on Instagram.
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