Paleteria Arco Iris

Este lugar tiene muy buenos snacks, lamentablemente sus empleados son demasiado groseros y no tienen educación.
Pedí un platillo sin col, me dijo que no sabía si era posible, le dije que la dueña siempre me lo prepara sin col. La señora groseramente me respondió que entonces le llamara a la dueña para que ella viniera a prepararlo. Entonces le pedí que le llamara a la dueña, ella respondió –pues tú llámale!-
Aparte de no tener buen tacto es grosera, y no sabe preparar bien las cosas.

Sweet, sour, salt, spicy so many of flavors from the Mangonada is amazing. My first time here, I love it! The place is very clean, I was not expecting that. Mangonada I’m officially hooked.

I love this place. It has all of my favorite treats. It’s so worth coming here. You have to try the mangonadas!!!

My son goes to school around the corner we love it many ice cream stores I’ve been to but far the most tasteful and the staff very nice and clean establishment. …

Chamoyada de Mango so yummy! Too much syrup for me! Way too sweet. We came back a second time to get another one but asked for not syrup. The father-​like guy made it this time but when he sprinkled the power on it he put a LOT which made it VERY salty!
They also have many popsicle options from cartoon characters to ones they make themselves. They also have a little cart they push around with bells!
Their English isn’t very good but they are very friendly. It’s a cute family own type place with a homey touch that I wish has a location near me!

Yaaaaaay now I don’t have to wait until I’m on the south side to stock up on paletas! There are plenty of carts on the north side, but sometimes you just want your own stash. They have a good variety of water and milk based flavors, as well as ice cream and other desserts. If you’re feeling adventurous, try a delicious mangonada!

For the past three months, I have been craving a nice ice cream bar that would not only satisfy my sweet tooth, but also cool my palate during these record hot temperatures. However, I was not craving any ordinary ice cream bar that could be purchased in a grocery store or convenience shop. Oh no, my friends, I was looking for the Sponge Bob ice cream bar that apparently is exclusively sold only at ice cream trucks and select vendors. You know, the ice cream with gum balls for Sponge Bob’s eyes? No, you don’t know what I am talking about? Oh, you think my taste is unrefined? Well, you’re probably right.
Honestly though, why Popsicle? Why can’t you just sell this ice cream every where?
Luckily, the fine gentlemen at Paleteria Arco Iris have come to my rescue. These guys offer a wide array of cartoon shaped ice creams from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all the way to Dora the Explorer. In addition to selling my favorite type of ice cream, they also have an expansive collection of Mexican ice cream that is very delicious as well. My wife and I (yes, this married man loves Sponge Bob ice cream) tried the mango flavored ice cream bar and it was delicious. The ice cream bar had the perfect consistency of mango cream and pieces that resulted in a very delectable treat.
And to top it off, the ice cream bars aren’t over priced either. The cartoon bars are $ 1.25 and the Mexican ice cream bars are $ 1.00. Oh, and they also accept credit cards/​debit cards.
Definitely check this place out if you’re feeling nostalgic about some ice cream truck goodies or if you want to try out some cultural desserts while eating on a budget.

Stupid Lactose Intolerance.
There are few foods I fear… But Ice Cream is the greatest terror.
Seriously, I will be contorted into a whimpering, pathetic fetal position, sick and in horrible pain, then unglamorously staying trapped in the bathroom forever.
It’s gross.
And no, I didn’t pick this condition!
Point is, they have fuity, juicy, Water-​Based frozen treats that allow me to not be sick, cranky, bloated and in pain!!! Yum!
Lastly, I’m an insomniac and they are frequently open late, which is appreciated when you have just gotten home from work or it’s nighttime are meandering around and not much of a drinker (like myself).

Imagine a room filled with freezers and ice cream carts — that’s Paleteria Arcoiris.
It looks like they make their own Mexican/​Latin popsicles (paletas) because the wrappers say Paleteria Arcoiris. The paletas ($ 1 each) are water based or milk based, and come in a wide variety of flavors (mamey, mango, coconut, cherry, strawberry, guava, banana, tamarind, watermelon and nance). I’ve never had nance. They also had other types of popsicles (not paletas) and Breyer’s ice cream (by the scoop). I didn’t see any fro-​yo.
* Arroz/​rice paleta ($ 1): the texture was very interesting, chewy (from the tiny bits of rice?), very firm and dense, icy but not watery, lightly dusted with cinnamon, with condensed milk, it was rich and not too sweet… enjoyed the flavor, but the chewy texture was odd
Cash only (I think)

while waiting around to get a table for Kuma’s Corner, we walked around the neighborhood to find other cool stores /​eats! As I wondered further west on Belmont, I suddenly wonder if we are in the center of a school district. There’s surely a disproportionate number of Ice Cream carts wondering the neighborhood.
And then we found Paleteria Arco Iris.
I can die happy right there, right then.
Arco Iris had a bright, hand-​painted sign that’s welcoming and fun! As I walked in, we saw a full fleet of ice cream carts carrying over 30 flavors of ice cream! Now, these are not you soft-​served /​B&J style ice cream. If you’ve been to Latin America or Asia, you would have been craving for these rectangular blocked, solid ice cream sticks that you could find in every street corner!
Full line up for tropical fruit flavors: Coconut milk, pineapple, mango, orange, banana, you name it! Not to mention cool flavors like Bubblegum! My personal favorite… HORCHATA!!! As I finished my ice cream in, mind you, solid 3 minutes through the stick, I could taste real rice laced with cinnamon!
Now that’s the perfect snack for a hot summer day. At $ 1/​piece, I foresee myself suffering major stomachache from over-​eating.

Hasket said pretty much all there is to say about this place… it is home-​base to the paleta-​cart guys. Other than paletas, you can buy traditional ice cream man type desserts, and get a scoop of ice cream from about 10 flavors for $ 1 even.
If you are in the neighborhood and craving something sweet and frozen, you’d be a fool not to spend a buck here.

Instead of shelves, there are just a lot of ice cream carts stuffed into one room. Each cart has a different flavor paleta inside the case that would normally have various frozen treats inside. You pick out what you want and then pay the guy at the desk what you’d normally pay if you saw these carts on the street. Basically, when you see ice cream carts on the street they can be hard to flag down sometimes but fear not, this place isn’t going anywhere.