Culver City Pop-Up Sweet Cute Plans Its First Ice Cream Shop

Founder Sarah Senensieb, who makes every scratch batch herself, is aiming for late spring 2027 at Washington Boulevard and Overland Avenue.

Sweet Cute's scratch-made ice cream is getting a permanent counter at Washington Boulevard and Overland Avenue in Culver City, with late spring 2027 as the target. What Now Los Angeles reported the plan Friday and credited the location tip to Toddrickallen.

Founder Sarah Senensieb told What Now Los Angeles the date depends on paperwork: "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." The shop will take Suite 101 at 10601 Washington Blvd., in the Cobalt Building, an apartment complex that its Zillow rental listing places next to Sony's studio lot. Another food business owner introduced her to the building's owners.

The name on the sign is also the person at the machine. Senensieb makes every small batch herself, from scratch and without stabilizers or gums. She also pasteurizes the base herself, a step she says sets Sweet Cute apart, and she plans to keep making all of it once the shop opens. Until then, it sells out of Banyan Tree Marketplace at 9626 Venice Blvd.

Culver City was where Senensieb went to work before Sweet Cute existed, and the Mid-City resident walked away from full-time work to start it. Her customers found her over roughly 18 months of pop-ups around that same neighborhood. "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.

Source: whatnow.com, retrieved November 13, 2026. Other sources: zillow.com.