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Holy Paleta

4.4 (273 reviews)
Closed • 2:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Mazapan (with Milk Chocolate and Toasted Coconut), Fresas con Crema (with White Chocolate and Marshmallows)
Brianne R.

So so yummy! You pick out your main ice cream pop flavor and either have it as it is OR! There is also a topping bar where you can customize it however you like. Wide selection of flavors and toppings so you can really get creative with it. The store was clean and so cutely decorated! There is some seating including low tables and high tops, but definitely feels more like a grab-and-go type of place! Plus they give you a little paper boat to rest your paleta in so you can actually set it down if you need to.

i forgot what my gf got and i did taro with black and white drizzle
Alaric S.

holy paleta was bomb! alot of good flavors and the service was awesome ambiance was a sit down interior with plenty of seats to enjoy your popsicle i got a taro with black and white drizzle

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Lizzie Y.

I have never had a paleta before, never mind a loaded paleta, but I am so glad we were able to try Holy Paleta today! They have a large variety of different paletas, including fruit bars, fruit bars with milk/creamy base, and more dessert-like bars with condensed milk or coconut milk. We decided to try 4 of their paletas: - mango dragonfruit ($6) - chamango ($9) - strawberry cheesecake ($6) -tres leches ($10) All of the paletas we tried were absolutely DELICIOUS & super refreshing ! They were all so good. They are a bit pricey but well worth the price. A regular, as-is paleta is $6, whereas a loaded paleta is about $10. This is the perfect dessert for after dinner or just to have on a nice summer day. Staff was also nice and helpful. I am so happy I discovered paletas & grateful to have had such a lovely experience. I look forward to trying more flavors!

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Chris T.

Happen to come across this spot cruising on yelp for deserts because you know.... Why not? Gave us a chance to travel down to little Italy for the first time. I think there's a couple spots that do similar things but this place was legit for these pop bars. They have a huge selection of flavors, flavor toppings to customize your pop, dry toppings, milk white chocolate sauces and the like. We each got a bar that was as it is no frills and 2 that had the works. I got the strawberry cheesecake and it was very clean not overly sweet with bits of cheesecake / graham bits flavoring. I also got the chamango bar, with chimoy and tajin and just yummy drizzle. The lady got tres leches and mango dragonfruits The dragon fruit bar was good not overly sweet and you could taste the dragonfruit. The tres leches has so much on top and it was in that pool of tres leches sauce. Enjoyable, good space and clean setting. The servers were great and had suggestions and made the experience good

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Khamphone K.

Stumbled into this Holy Paleta place after walking around little Italy with a group of family and friends. They had so much paleta flavors and many toppings you can choose from. I ordered a strawberry paleta dipped in chocolate, covered with nuts, cinnamon toasted and topped with chocolate drizzle. So tasty! 10 out of 10! Ingredients are fresh. A bit pricey but it was so worth it! Staff were accommodating, helpful and friendly. The shop is super clean with modern beautiful decor. Plenty of tables and seats for you to enjoy your dessert.

Key Lime Pie with half dip of dark chocolate.
Amber S.

Key lime pie flavor was amazing. Loved it. Would come again if I'm in the neighborhood.

Ashley G.

Such a cute place! You can customize your snacks, it's like a little bar for treats! Would come back!

Risto K.

Interesting concept for frozen fruit juice, ice cream and toppings. I like the concept but location is not well managed and consequently I was disappointed being their customer. Menu offered is old and outdated. Tables are dirty and one of them is broken, and at $7.5 for basic guava pop sickle I feel their prices are pushing premium ice cream territory - which this is clearly not.

Minda H.

Unfortunately I was not impressed with this place. The menu's were not updated (from what the staff told us), one staff member didn't know how to explain their food product and the place was pretty dirty! I can let something's pass but an empty dirty restaurant I can't! The two staff members I saw went and stayed in the back after I ordered... I was so grossed out by the dirt around me I couldn't even finish my overly sweet popsicle.

Emily I.

Absolutely delicious! Got the blue vanilla which had a great flavor and was blue !! Stunning!!! The girl that helped us was oh so lovely and nice, and the shop is so cute with great decor that ties the place together!! Only issue is that chocolate is $1.75 more and toppings are $.75, otherwise 10/10!

Luis F.

Now this is what i'm talking about, Holy Paleta understood the assignment when it comes to delivering Paletas for all tastes.. Not only do some of these flavors take me back to my childhood days, but the ingredients are quality and I love the variety across the board. I highly recommend getting a 12 pack to-go and get both sweet and savory .. The strawberry cheesecake, mazapan, keylime, chamango, strawberry basil, sandia takin were my favorites!!

Miyuki Y.

Loved my sweet treat from here! This was so delicious and refreshing on a hot day. I was able to customize mine and create the perfect paleta! They also offer a wide variety of premade paleta options or you can just get it plain! The ambiance is calm and clean, very cute for photos!

Enjoyin their paletas at the cute sign indoors
Nathalie H.

Good mix of traditional Mexican paletas and fancy exotic ones. On top of that you can customize them with sweets or exotic favors. Good mix of everything from spicy chamoy and tajin to sweet toppings or sugary cereals. Nice dessert treat.

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Amazing treats n atmosphere. The paleta's are so delicious n tasty. Perfect for anytime of day.

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It was great, loved the Paletas and toppings! Great service aswell, very nice and quiet place.

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4.0(9.2k reviews)
0.4 mi•Little Italy
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Still my go to place when I'm craving something sweet and special. Their cakes may be pricey, but…read morein my opinion, for the amount of work, effort, and quality of ingredients, I think they continue to be fair. For example, some other specialty bakeries/shops are charging similar prices for cakes and cheesecakes that are much simpler. In comparison, Extraordinary Dessert cakes take 3-4 days to make, have 6-8 alternating layers, and are typically adorned with edible gold and/or flowers. The key is to find which items you like and which are okay to pass on next time. What we ried this time: -Match Misu Cake (7/10): ricotta cake layers soaked in matcha and layered with marscapone whipped cream. This one was pretty good and ranks in my middle to high range. I only wish there was more matcha flavor (maybe if you dine in and get the sauce, this would help) or the matcha was paired with another flavor ... either go fruity (maybe a raspberry sauce, strawberry pieces, white peach pieces, or like a peach oolong cream layer) or go chocolately/coffee (maybe had some crushed up chocolate covered espresso beans). My go to's: -Ivoire Royale (10/10) - my ultimate favorite still. If you like light desserts, white chocolate, berries, and moist vanilla cake, thus one is for you. Classy and unpretentious -Shangrila (10/10) - my other favorite and will make you feel like a princess with all the pink chocolate curls. A little bit adventurous and innocently elegant. Ones to skip: -Au Chocolate / La Bete Noire / Dame Chocolate - get the Viking instead. That's my favorite of all their chocolate cakes -Lemon ricotta - get the Passionfruit Ricotta instead -Torta misu - the matcha misu is better. The tortilla misuse made me want a regular piece of tirmaisu than a cake version -Coconut cream - not bad, not amazing though

We normally come here weekly after dinner with family for dessert, but after this last experience…read morewe will not be returning. Also just so everyone is aware they're also liars just to mention & stupid.. she tells us her name is Karen thinking we don't know the owners name lol .. She was at the register at 7:20pm and was extremely rude and dismissive after we placed our order, especially regarding a child's dietary restrictions and health concerns. We politely asked if it would be possible to purchase a small cup of fruit , even just a couple strawberries cut up, because one child in our group cannot have sweets due to very strict dietary restrictions . Instead of simply saying they were unable to accommodate the request or offering another option, we were told to "go somewhere else," despite already spending the amount we did . The complete lack of professionalism and basic customer service was honestly shocking. It's disappointing to be treated that way at a place we have supported so consistently. This place has been going downhill , management for this place needs to step up .

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4.6(2.2k reviews)
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You have to try this ice cream ! At first you see the like and you don't know why ? But after you…read morehad it you understand why ! They have authentic flavors ! And a freshly made waffle cone . It smells amazing in here ! They let you taste the ice creams which I loved being our first time . The staff recommended every ice cream and I don't blame them all of it looks good and the samples I tried were all so good I couldn't pick ! Save space for this treat You won't regret it . Be patient the line does get long but they are pretty quick.

I've been a patron of this institution for many years, knowing well that every dollar I spent on…read moretheir delicious ice cream would be returned in generous scoops atop freshly made waffle cones. Much to my chagrin, my latest visit has now become my last. Excitedly, I brought my four-legged son to enjoy his first pup cup, but the service and portion sizes were fit for a hobbit at best. One would think that, in such dark times, one could still find even a glimpse of hope in an ice cream cone. I was proven wrong, and my outlook on the current state of affairs only dimmed further. I ate my ice cream in two bites. Twenty dollars for two cones, four bites total. I didn't even bother feeding my son the pup cup. He deserves better. The world deserves better. Bigger portions. Bigger smiles. Makes perfect sense, in my humble opinion. I suppose your employees do not agree.

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4.7(746 reviews)
1.1 mi•Gaslamp
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I stopped here while i was waiting for an event to start that i was attending. It was in waking…read moredistance for me, which is good because parking is only street parking or to find a paid lot. The flavor selection was pretty vast and they were generous with letting you try samples. They made sure to ask me if i had been there before, so they could explain things to me. He let me know they make their own ice cream. I sampled several flavors all of which were good. I was torn between the chocolate pecan and the bourbon butter pecan as they were both good. Thinking back maybe i should have gotten a combo of both, but i went with the bourbon pecan in a cup. The portion size was pretty good, and actually i couldn't finish the whole thing, even though i got a small. It was very creamy and has a good flavor, even though i didn't really taste the bourbon much, but there were plenty of whole pecans.. They also sell other baked goods that look really amazing. I will definitely need to come back to try more ice cream and maybe the carrot cake.

I came to Cali Cream since it was down the street from dinner and we were craving a sweet icy…read moretreat. I've always walked by here, but never went in. There wasn't much of a line on a Saturday night. We didn't sample, we just picked Pistachio and Banana Pudding. I liked that the banana pudding had bits of vanilla cookie mixed within. The pistachio left much to be desired as the flavor had an artificial flavor to it. Maybe it was just me but my bf also remarked that he was disappointed with the flavor as well. We did get a nice serving of each flavor and regretted not trying some other flavors before finalizing our choice. Ambiance is a typical ice cream shop with a few seats outside to enjoy your treat. Service was friendly and pricing was pretty good.

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3.8(3.9k reviews)
0.8 mi•Banker's Hill
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This is a rare 5 star review from me! A local restaurant that is far enough away from the tourist…read moreareas or downtown that you want to go for a nice sit down without a long wait or huge menu. The most impressive thing is the works of art that are deserts in the showcase. Knowing that the draw is the sweets I was pleasantly surprised that they have food, beer and wine to set up a nice full meal. Our order was so complete that we had to take home th desert that we camefor in togo boxes. if you are a soup or tomato love I highly suggest getting there cup of tomatoes soup and salad. my eyes popped out of my head when they brought me salad that seemed big enough for two people. With a side of smoked salmon I couldn't fit everything in. My partner had a sandwich that was bigger than the size of her head and a crazy nice strawberry spritzer. The cheesecake smob that I am I took home something that I took a a chance on because I am trying not to be a creature of habits. A lemon strudel cheesecake out of the refrigerator the next day is probably better freshly made. When I go back I will defiantly make space for everything. This is a hidden gem that I hope stays local and a tour bus dosen't stop at the front door.

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I had such a wonderful experience at Milk & Cookies thanks to Amaliya. She was truly a breath of…read morefresh air from the moment I walked in. Her welcoming energy, beautiful smile, and superb customer service completely stood out. In a world where genuine kindness can sometimes feel rare, Amaliya reminded me how much a simple, warm interaction can brighten someone's day. People like her give me hope that this world can become a better place. Thank you for the great experience!

We were so excited to come back to Milk & Cookies that we made a special 50 minute walk detour to…read morevisit. Unfortunately, this time around, a man followed us into the store. When my kids started looking at ice cream flavors, the man asked me if I could pay for a cookie and some ice cream for him. When I turned him down, he then asked me if I could buy him some milk and a cookie. After I turned him down for a second time, he then asked my wife. Finally, he asked my son. At this point, a second person behind the counter asked the man to leave. I'm ok with people asking for a handout, but it is totally not cool to repeatedly ask inside an ice cream shop and asking a minor after his parents already said no. That interaction really put a damper on things, but we eventually ordered a few scoops and a few cookies. Thought the cookies were spot on again (warm from the oven). The ice cream temperature wasn't quite right - a bit on the melted/soft side. Not quite what we were hoping for this time around.

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First time having an affogato..... DELICIOUS!! Felt like I was visiting a little caffè in Italy…read more Service was great. They were very helpful and didn't rush us. The vibe inside was great. Nice & peaceful. #DiningWithTheAndersons #LittleItalySD #Italia #Affogato #Caffè

After a stroll from the Wednesday farmer's market in Little Italy, I had a craving for Italian as…read morethe establishments nearby caught my interest. I've worked in Little Italy in the past but have never tried Caffe Italia. I got their Italian sandwich, with the default bread being focaccia. Inside there were prosciutto, salami, ham, provolone, tomato, and house made balsamic vinaigrette. It had a good balance of deli meats, and the focaccia bread was thick to hold it all together. I thought it was tasty as well as their coffee, however my coffee wasn't filled up all the way. It is strong and their roast is bold! I liked it a lot, although a lunch meal can get costly so it would just be from time to time if I were to revisit. Not only that, but they also have a small selection of gelatos which look pretty authentic like Spumoni! Other desserts I saw were mousse, tiramisu, cannoli, cheesecake, carrot cake, and rugelach. The cafe is small and the service may take a bit if you are waiting for the food, but overall, I enjoyed my coffee and sandwich.

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