A new “over the top” sweet shop is heading to downtown Berkley.
Bombshell Treat Bar plans to open its first brick-and-mortar location at 2688 Coolidge Highway later this year.
The desserts parlor will feature a menu of chocolate-dipped ice cream bars, specialty ice cream cakes, floats and candies among other tasty treats. Co-founders Jill and Matt Kasle announced the news to their online followers earlier this year.
“SENSE-SATIONAL NEWS! Matt and I could not be more excited to announce that we’ve found our FOREVER HOME, aka our first brick n mortar,” the Birmingham natives said. “Metro Detroit’s newest ‘treat bar’ will be opening spring 2023 in downtown Berkley. From our over-the-top ice cream bars, to craft made treats, baked items and so much more, our sweet shop will bring out the kid in all of us.”
The Kasles expect the restaurant to be a family friendly gathering spot for friends and loved ones to “gather and enjoy the sweeter things in life.”
The 2,200 square-foot restaurant is being designed by Mcintosh Poris Associates, an Oakland County-based architecture firm that fashioned blueprints for the popular Townhouse Restaurant at the Ally Detroit Center and the Madison Building on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus.
“We worked closely with the team at Bombshell Treat Bar to bring their vision of a nostalgic yet modern treat shop to life,” said Laurie Hughet-Hiller, a member of McIntosh Poris Associates’ design team. “The result is a ‘bomb-and-shell’ scheme that blends traditional with contemporary design elements, providing guests with a dynamic experience and a whimsical aesthetic.”
Bombshell Treat Bar launched in 2020 and managed to flourish during the early days of the pandemic through contactless delivery. The brand continued to grow via catering and pop-ups, using their “Big Dipper” ice cream cart on wheels to traverse the Detroit area.
Bombshell Treat bar has served up its treats at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and the University of Michigan Football Stadium.
The ice cream bars made from scratch are dipped in a high-quality Belgian chocolate and topped with a variety of premium sprinkles and drizzles, the owners said in a press release.
Among the most popular flavors is the “sweet & salty” bar made with potato chip ice cream, a dark chocolate shell and topped with crushed chips, crumbled pretzels pink sea salt and a gooey caramel drizzle. Another favorite is the “cherry bomb,” which features a blend of Madagascar vanilla ice cream, cherry pop rocks, a dark chocolate drizzle in a Michigan cherry shell.
“Bombshell Treat Bar was born out of a desire to put more joy into the world,” Jill Kasle said in a statement. “Getting started during the pandemic was a real challenge, but we’re proud that we were able to push through and continue to grow. Berkley is going to be very special, and we can’t wait to open our doors.”
