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Take Two

They see me rollin': Ice cream tacos are the hot way to stay cool in SoCal

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 4, 2017
Sweet Cup owner, Kenny Tran holds up a "Take Two" flavored ice cream taco.
Sweet Cup owner Kenny Tran
Sweet Cup owner Kenny Tran
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Austin Cross
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Sweet Cup worker rolls ice cream.
Sweet Cup worker rolls ice cream.
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Austin Cross
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Sweet Cup logo
Sweet Cup logo
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Austin Cross
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Sign inside Sweet Cup
Sign inside Sweet Cup
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Austin Cross
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Sweet Cup logo
Sweet Cup logo
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Austin Cross
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24k ice cream taco includes charcoal ice cream, coconut and gold leaf
24k ice cream taco includes charcoal ice cream, coconut and gold leaf
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Austin Cross
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KPCC's Austin Cross interviews Kenny Tran
KPCC's Austin Cross interviews Kenny Tran
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Lori Galarreta
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Take Two-flavored ice cream taco.
Take Two-flavored ice cream taco.
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Austin Cross
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Kenny Tran prepares to create his masterpiece
Kenny Tran prepares to create his masterpiece
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Austin Cross
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A lone shell watches over Sweet Cup
A lone shell watches over Sweet Cup
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Austin Cross
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Sweet Cup workers
Sweet Cup kitchen staff at work
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Austin Cross
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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They see me rollin': Ice cream tacos are the hot way to stay cool in SoCal

Think of them as Choco Tacos re-imagined.

Sweet Cup in Garden Grove is one of the newest ice cream and boba joints in SoCal. The shop opened its doors just two months ago. Since then, it's been rare to find a down moment. 

Owner Kenny Tran gave the grand tour to Take Two's Lori Galarreta and Austin Cross. 

Sweet Cup owner Kenny Tran
Sweet Cup owner Kenny Tran
(
Austin Cross
)

How did this idea come about?



Kenny Tran: We sat down one day and we thought about something new and creative for rolled ice cream and that would be ice cream tacos. I make up my own recipe. It's just in my head that it has to look a certain way and it's going to taste a certain way. 

Sweet Cup worker rolls ice cream.
Sweet Cup worker rolls ice cream.
(
Austin Cross
)

You look like a really young dude. How old are you?



Kenny Tran: I'm 29, actually.

How did you come to have Sweet Cup?



Kenny Tran: I've been working in boba shops and tea lounges for a while. That's where I got my experience mixing flavors. Before even doing a product it's just in my head that it's going to be this way, this is how the execution is going to be, this is how I'm going to decorate it. 

24k ice cream taco includes charcoal ice cream, coconut and gold leaf
24k ice cream taco includes charcoal ice cream, coconut and gold leaf
(
Austin Cross
)

I know you've only been in business for a month now, but given the success that you've had, any plans to expand?



Kenny Tran: Yeah. We're actually looking for more locations and then we have people around the world asking to franchise Sweet Cup — so as of now we're actually working on it. 


 
 
Take Two-flavored ice cream taco.
Take Two-flavored ice cream taco.
(
Austin Cross
)

Press the blue play button above to take the audio tour and to learn more about how Sweet Cup came about.