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find a permanent location for 
Bombshell. What had started 
as a hobby became a passion, 
especially for Jill. She took 
the lead on the storefront’s 
design, working with Michigan 
partners McIntosh Poris 
Architects, Shaw Construction 
and Unsold Studio. 
Bombshell is now a welcom-
ing space encompassing 2,200 
square feet. The shop has 
windows fronting Coolidge, a 
light oak floor, white walls with 
scattered colored sprinkles and 
additional white for shelves, 
the service counter and tables 
and chairs. A long banquette in 
peppy red and pink lines one 
wall. Guests may sit outdoors 
on folding chairs during warm 
weather. 

Friendly employees assemble 
customers’ made-to-order 
full and mini-sized ice cream 
bars. It’s easier, however, 
to ask for a signature bar 
with set ingredients from 
Bombshell’s list of “Our 
Favorite Combinations.” Priced 
between $7.50-$8.50, the 
current choices are Caramel 
Craze, Cherry Bomb, Milk 
and Cookies, Berry Queen, 
Sweet N Salty and Jill and my 
favorite: Campfire Dreams.
Picture a vanilla ice cream 
bar dunked into a milk 
chocolate bath, quickly 
boasting a hard (bomb) shell 
coating. A graham cracker 
square is placed underneath 
the bar. Marshmallow Fluff 
spread on top is torched (Matt 

is promising more flambeed 
recipes) before adding a hot 
dark chocolate drizzle. The 
final step is a large pinch of 
graham cracker crumbles. Yes, 
Campfire Dreams is like a cold 
s’more and simply divine! 
The delicious Cherry Bomb 
bar I tried on another visit is 
dipped into bright red cherry 
chocolate and includes the 
special add-ons of cherry pop 
rocks and glitter. Additional ice 
cream bar recipes here will be 
time-limited, like this month’s 
Margarita in a lime chocolate 
dip.
Dry treats displayed in an 
alcove include bags of spun-
sugar cotton candy, Cookies & 
Cream or Cherry Bomb bark, 
salt-and-pepper caramel corn, 

and Tutti Fruiti and Gimme 
S’more cereal bars. A built-in 
cooler holds containers of ice 
cream and boxed ice cream 
cakes. Also kept cold are pop 
varieties Towne Club and 
Frostie, and more infrequently 
seen brands, such as Stewart’s, 
Flying Cauldron and Boylan 
Bottling Co.
On the front counter, 
plain and salty large pretzels 
revolve inside a food warmer. 
They may be ordered with an 
optional hot queso (cheese) 
dip.
Bombshell is open daily, 
except Monday, at noon. 
The closing times are 8 p.m. 
Tuesday-Thursday, 9 p.m. 
Friday and Saturday, and 7 
p.m. Sunday. 

JILL & MATT KASLE

Title: Co-owners, Bombshell Treat 
Shop
Residence: Birmingham
Family: Matt Kasle, 49, and the 
former Jill Spillman, 50, were 
married in 2008. Their daughter, 
Emery, became a bat mitzvah 
last year. Their son, Ethan, and 
his cousin, Samantha Spillman, 
will come of age at their shared 
ceremony in October.
Education & Career: Jill graduated 
from University of Michigan. She 
worked for Mercedes-Benz in 
marketing and communications 
before raising their children. Matt’s 
alma mater is Tulane University 
in New Orleans. He’s the owner/
CEO of OptiShot, a golf technology 
company. 
Hobbies: Matt’s passion is cooking 
barbecue, and Jill characterized his 
smoked brisket as “unreal.” As for 
herself, she is working toward the 
success of Bombshell.
Jewish connection: Members 
of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield 
Township. Bombshell’s catering 
business operated in the temple’s 
kitchen during the pandemic. 

Bombshell 
Treat Bar

2688 Coolidge Highway
Berkley, MI 48072
Phone: (248) 629-4121
Social media: 
bombshelltreatbar.com 
and facebook.com/
BombshellTreatBar

Employees Elle and Sophie prepare to torch 
the marshmallow layer of Campfire Dreams, 
a dipped ice cream bar concoction.

Husband 
and wife 
Matt and Jill 
Kasle are the 
owners of 
Bombshell 
Treat Bar in 
Berkley.

PHOTOS BY ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER

