First time ever walking into such a place, so take my comments with that in mind.
First - There was no signage... so thanks to the bakery next door for pointing the way!
Second - as a Fruteria novice, I did not know what ANYTHING was... my Spanish is enough to read some of the signs, but I was getting a bit panicked as the young girl talked to me about the gift she got from grandma... at least that is what I gleaned out of it! She was about 6, I speak Spanish at about 4... so... there you go!
Once I did get some help, we ordered an Angelito and a Diablito. We were looking for shaved ice, so these were the closest we saw to what we were looking for.
My son's Angelito was great! Coconut, strawberry, ice... tasty, fresh, sweet and nice.
My Diabito... was great later on. However, my first hit was of overwhelming salt, then lime and chile... mango, strawberry, and pineapple were far behind in the taste race. After the drink melted a bit and I had done a lot of stirring, the flavors were awesome together... though there was still a tinge of saltiness that was a bit much for my palette.
I can only thank God for making me pause and actually read the sauce containers on the counter... after watching a gentleman ahead of us dump about a cup of red sauce into his diablito... I thought... hmmm... when in Rome! I will have to try that... then after paying I read the sauce... Tapatio! Whew! I would have royally messed myself up having hot sauce with my anticipated sweet snack... tastes are different!
Anyway... I will be back (I want to try the chicerones), but maybe next time when they are not so busy and I am alone... I feel I can learn a lot there, but I will need the time and space to be embarrassed. read more