{"id":88196,"date":"2026-02-11T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?p=88196"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:40:15","slug":"acai-and-smoothie-bar-opens-in-bixby-knolls-from-the-owner-of-cassidys-corner-cafe-next-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/eat\/acai-and-smoothie-bar-opens-in-bixby-knolls-from-the-owner-of-cassidys-corner-cafe-next-door","title":{"rendered":"Acai and smoothie bar opens in Bixby Knolls from the owners of Cassidy\u2019s Corner Cafe next door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Lucy Taing-Cheam\u2019s parents arrived in Long Beach as refugees from Cambodia in the \u201980s, their focus was survival. In practice, that meant a lot of affordable, sometimes less-than-healthy carbs on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They made sure their family was fed, but didn\u2019t realize the importance of a balanced diet until their kids were older. While growing up, fruits and vegetables weren\u2019t a regular thing for Taing-Cheam, and now as an adult, she struggles to eat fruits and vegetables on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust the thought of me putting a blueberry in my mouth and trying to chew it, the texture is kind of, I don’t know, but if it’s in a smoothie or juice, no problem,\u201d Taing-Cheam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blending and pressing fruits and vegetables into smoothies and juices made them more palatable for Taing-Cheam and her family. They recently opened Kai Superfoods in Bixby Knolls to help others eat more fruits and vegetables, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is what we’ve been doing at home for the past 15 years or so,\u201d Taing-Cheam said. \u201cWhy not share it with the community?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taing-Cheam\u2019s family owns the popular Bixby Knolls Cassidy\u2019s Corner Cafe. Mostly known for its bagels and sandwiches, there was also one simple acai bowl on the menu. When the juice bar next door closed, the family saw it as their opportunity to open a second business focused on acai bowls, smoothies and juices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ruby Root Juice, made with beets, green apple and lemon, at Kai Superfoods in Long Beach, pictured on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At Kai Superfoods, customers can order preset acai bowls, smoothies or juices, or customize their own acai bowls at every step of assembly. Bowls range from $11 for the small to $16 for the large, juices are $9 to $12, and smoothies are $10 to $14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taing-Cheam\u2019s favorite acai bowl is half-acai-half-matcha for the base, either blue or matcha chia pudding, bananas, all of the seed toppings (hemp, sunflower, flax, chia and pumpkin), almond butter and agave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is made to order, which Taing-Cheam says gives the opportunity to talk with customers and spark a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An acai bowl topped with blue chia pudding, honey almond granola, banana, strawberry, toasted coconut, cacao, and honey at Kai Superfoods in Long Beach, pictured on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2026. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTruly being a part of the community, [and] just being rooted to where we were born and raised, that’s the whole goal of it,\u201d Taing-Cheam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kai Superfoods will host a grand opening on Saturday. There will be an official ribbon cutting and a lion dance performance at noon, raffles and giveaways throughout the day, and everything will be 50% off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kai Superfoods is at 3844 Atlantic Ave. Soft opening hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Starting Saturday, their hours will change to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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