A new Asian-inspired dessert shop called Sweet Society is coming to the Electric Depot mixed-use development this summer.
The shop will serve taiyaki—a Japanese soft-serve ice cream treat inside a fish-shaped waffle cone—with a rotation of flavors, including matcha, ube (purple yam) and black sesame paired with fillings like red bean and custard. Also on the menu will be Bingsu, a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings like fresh fruit, mochi bites or whipped cream.
It’s the brainchild of Karen Vong and Patrick Wong, who say they were inspired by the “colorful and intricate” desserts they saw and tasted during their travels to Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand.
“Through our travels, we’ve seen Asian desserts really growing in bigger cities, but it is still relatively unknown territory in south Louisiana,” Vong says in a prepared statement. “It is exciting to bring something seen on social media in other cities back home to Baton Rouge.”
Wong, meanwhile, is involved with the Ichiban Group, which is also developing BŌRU, a ramen and poké restaurant that will open alongside Sweet Society in Electric Depot, the redeveloped former Entergy site on Government Street.
Sweet Society also joins City Roots, a new coffee concept by Community Coffee’s Matt Saurage, in a building next to the recently opened Red Stick Social entertainment venue.
Sweet Society will offer samples of its menu items during the Hot Art Cool Nights event on May 10 from 6-10 p.m. at Electric Depot.
