La Paletera

One of my favorite things about houston is discovering little gems like this paleteria. The place has a nice variety of ice cream flavors and extensive menus that’s divided between the Popsicles made with cream and water. I got pistachio.
The Popsicle had a nice balance of sweetness and a bit of nuttiness.
My only problem was no one spoke English
I’ll definitely come back to try more of their flavors

I had a little difficulty ordering bc I don’t speak Spanish, and the lady that helped me, spoke a little English. There was a weird smell in the store. The icecream was so creamy, and delicious w/​unique flavors. We ordered the chamoy and mango, cookies, n cream, and cotton candy. Love places that have a unique menu. Their icecream is really really yummy! I want to go back. It’s hard to know the pricing if you don’t speak Spanish. I bought 3 popsicles «palletas» and was charged $ 10. It could have been possible they took advantage of my non Spanish Speaking capabilities. Kinda chincy on the napkins too. I think, I was probably over charged, but didn’t make a fuss. It looked like they could use the extra $. Elsewhere, I could buy a box of those fruit popsicles for under that, and get 8 or 9 popsicles. Only difference was these were made at the store, and had more selection. Definitely creamier too and a good size.

Big fan of this place. Very clean and nice and they try really hard to understand my sad, broken spanish and meet me halfway with English.
A little inconsistent with the aguas frescas. One day the coconut was amazing and another not so much but everything else is great!

The pineapple Popsicle tasted like a Hawaiian summer. Normally, Popsicles don’t even count as a treat for me, I need something really delicious to feel like it was a dessert. This was perfect! I felt so happy and satisfied after just one, and it was only $ 1! I want to come here daily. My husband had the watermelon and couldn’t stop raving about it either. My favorite treat spot in Houston (even better than Hank’s ice cream… Sorry Hank).

I love the shaved ice, or whatever it’s called, I get Chamoy every time I go there. I feel like in heaven when I’m in there.
But the tables are dirty because of the kids who eat there are really loud and messy. I would suggest to eat at you’re home and not the store

2 employees in the place and no line at 7pm at night. Employees never greeted us and just stared at us while we waited for service for 15 minutes. We decided to walk out and leave and a couple entered as we left and the employees came out and serviced them. Terrible customer service.

Great selection of fruit cups, paletas (popcicles), and creamy ice cream – some of the best I have had. Very thick and creamy, also the paletas are awesome! I recommend pecan or coconnut. Also they sell fresh juice, I love the mixed fruit! So good and fresh :-) Makes me so happy…

When I feel the too-​often heat misery of Houston, I think of hotter places such as Ecuador, Death Valley, or the Sahara Desert. Call it heat schadenfreude but it makes me feel a little better. Stopping in here after striking out for great fried chicken at Dodo’s, I wanted something icy and sweet in the growing dusk of a sultry August evening.
This stretch of Bellaire Boulevard is in the heart of the barrio; further west, it forms the heart of New Chinatown while further to the east, it forms the heart of upscale West University and the city of Bellaire. Since Westheimer Road, Richmond Avenue, and Bellaire Boulevard parallel each other, each shows you a different kaleidoscope of neighborhoods as you drive down its endless ribbon of asphalt. This visual diversity is one of the things that I like most about our city.
The shop’s décor is an energetic medley of tropical colors — nothing riotous but nothing sleepy either. Colorful muted tables with aluminum chairs are scattered throughout and a decent-​sized patio facing busy Bellaire is offered. Various posters announce what they have: paletas (Mexican ice cream bars), fruit cups, snow cones, and ice cream are the primary choices but non-​ice cream snacks are available, too.
The paletas are in a floor-​case at just the right height to tempt kids and kids at heart — a sign announces a whole laundry list of flavors for 99 cents each. Some are water-​based and others are cream-​based. A small sample of the delights are coconut, mango, leche quemada, cajeta membrillo, fresas con leche [strawberries and cream], lime, and banana.
The friendly counter lady provided big spoonfuls of samples of coconut and the mango before my selection — in my evil head, I thought about just eating my fill of samples then leaving but my better angel said that it wouldn’t be right. The coconut was a severe temptation since it was really good but the mango offered just a wisp of being a healthier option and I went with that. Unfortunately, I spotted the paleta case after I had secured my waffle cone with a regular sized scoop of mango ice cream ($ 2.49 inclusive of tax).
After asking the counter lady if they made all of the good cold sweet stuff on premises, she informed me that it all comes out of their factory in San Antonio. So, we have a budding challenger to our Texas champ, Blue Bell Creameries, in the bucolic burg of Brenham. All we’ll need is Bobby Flay rolling up in his «Throwdown» trailer and his pasty-​faced self.
There is plenty of room in this city for multiple ice cream vendors — and, believe me, I’m willing to eat as much cold creamy delight as there is heat in this city (translation: a lot!). A return trip to La Paletera is in order to make sure that I’m doing my part.