It appears that adorable ice cream purveyor Sweet Cute is getting a brick-and-mortar. They are currently serving their signature icy treats at the Banyan Tree Marketplace at 9626 Venice Blvd in Culver City, but window paper is up on a space at 10601 Washington Blvd #101 (corner of Overland) announcing a permanent home. Created by a self-described “ice cream fanatic“, each scratch-made batch, in their proprietary flavors, invites us to “fall back in love with ice cream”.
That One Westside “aquarium” shopping center in Sawtelle Japantown is really a hotbed of activity right now. I’ve recently told you about two new establishments moving in: Rok Matcha and Ding’s Noodles. And now two more are taking up residence. Window paper at 2202 Sawtelle Blvd is announcing the arrival of Paper Rice, a purveyor of Vietnamese spring rolls and bowls with two other locations. Just a few doors away at 2216 Sawtelle is the future home of Mollie Mollie, a new ice cream shop about which there is currently little information.
Taro root treat experts Holey Grail Donuts vanished a few weeks ago from their location at 2441 Main St. in Santa Monica. Wasting no time, a new tenant is moving in according to a small notice on the door. La Diperie began in 2014 in Montreal, and has since spread to multiple locations across Canada. With locations in Florida, it looks like this is their first West Coast opening. The concept appears to be that you choose between ice cream, cakes, donuts, or cookies which are then dipped into various dips such as chocolate, and topped with a choice of over 20 toppings.
A new frozen treat shop is opening at 9163 West Sunset in West Hollywood. Hall Pass has a new storefront and looks very close to opening. They are promising “nostalgic flavors, premium ingredients”.
