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    4.4 (276 reviews)
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    siri g.

    [[HIGHLIGHT]]Stopped by in the middle of the day, so it wasn't very busy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place is quite spacious inside and offers lots of dip and add-on options.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I got the Chammango on a stick with chamoy on one side, and it was really delicious. That said, it felt pretty expensive for a paleta, and I'm not sure it was worth the price, more reasonable pricing would definitely help.

    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 [[HIGHLIGHT]]ambiance was a sit down interior with plenty of seats to enjoy your popsicle[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] i got a taro with black and white drizzle

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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.

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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

    Ashley G.

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

    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.

    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.

    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!!

    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 [[HIGHLIGHT]]the shop is so cute with great decor that ties the place together!![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Only issue is that chocolate is $1.75 more and toppings are $.75, otherwise 10/10!

    PEANUT BUTTER W/REESES CUP topped with chocolate and Salted Pretzel Crunch
    Gina B.

    Idk how many flavors there are but there were a lot, I got the peanut butter with peanut butter cup covered in chocolate and pretzels. The girls behind the counter were nice, the place itself was very clean. The paleta is premade and they add your toppings to it. We enjoyed it.

    Cucumber Refresh with chamoy and tajin

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    It was good, but not $10 a pop good! SMH one pop half dipped in chocolate and one topping wth

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    [[HIGHLIGHT]]Amazing treats n atmosphere.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 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, [[HIGHLIGHT]]very nice and quiet place[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]].

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