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    La Monarca Michoacana

    4.1 (10 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Ferrero Rocher is a confection from Italy.
    Lou C.

    When La Monarca Michoacana ice cream parlor first opened, I told the owner at The Boba Spot next door, "Looks like you have a competition." Since it didn't have a permanent signage on the building, I never came in here. A long time past, I decided to check this place out last week. I heard my favorite Latinx songs by Romeo Santos played from a TV monitor as I walked in. Staff was polite and knowledgeable explaining the flavors I sampled. I was the only customer eating in there. After that, I saw customers flown in constantly. From reading the company website, La Monarca is a family-owned chain restaurant serving homemade ice cream, popsicles and mangonadas in Houston area since 2008. The texture of these ice creams is very unique. It is thick and gooey. I have never tasted anything like this before. They are not super sweet like Baskin-Robins. They don't melt as easily like Marble Slab Creamery. I could taste the quality of fresh ingredients in each flavor I tried. But I can only eat 3 flavors ($4) in one setting. Each time I try something new, I have to Google it. So, I put my finding down here for everyone to salivate. - Ferrero Rocher is a chocolate and hazelnut confection from Italy. The distinct flavor has a big boost for this ice cream. - Gansito is a Mexican snack cake, described as "a strawberry-flavored jelly and crème-filled cake with chocolate-flavored coating, according to Wikipedia. The bits of chocolate and strawberry presence created excitement in my mouth. - Cajata is also called Dulce de Leche aka Mexican Caramel Sauce. To me, it should be super sweet but it's not. Because of the nature of ice cream texture, this is fun to eat it like pulling caramel with the spoon. - Mamey is a starchy fruit. I rarely buy them because too much trouble to get pulp out to enjoy it. When it's in the ice cream form, I love it more than eating the fruit. I am not a fan of popsicles. I hope someone can share their experiences here about other items they serve.

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    Not really what I expected but I did find a hair in my ice cream the floor was dirty .

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    Hidden gem.. they have a little bit of EVERYTHING! The mangonadas were the best the I've ever tried.

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    Coco Crepes, Waffles & Coffee - Midtown

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    Coco's is located in Midtown downtown Houston. Consequently, Yelpers should not be surprised the…read moreparking is mostly in paid lots, just like in every major city in the US--Cocos does not deserve to lose a star for this as in some reviews that brought down their average. You may order online, in shop through a tablet, or with a person at the register. We used the register because we did not see the tablet and did not want to order ahead online. The ladies who helped us on our visit were very nice. You get a number and they call it when your made to order food is ready. We did not have to wait long. There was medium to low noisy ambiance. It was deserted when we arrived, but they have relatively loud background music. While we were eating it got pretty crowded. Mostly a lot of young people in the middle of the day on a Monday. The inside is small, seating both inside and outside are limited and close together. One lady was studying with her laptop, but there are no plugs. The breakfast sandwich is customizable. We got it on a croissant and with sausage. The eggs had a unique texture and the sandwich a unique flavor that we could not place, but both were very tasty. We also wanted a crepe, but we split the sandwich and it was sufficient. We also got a small mocha and a decaf, both were ok to good. We would definitely come back again and recommend that you give them a try for a crepe or sandwich. It is sad that a few Yelpers brought down their average to 3.8 stars due to petty and unjustified complaints such as having to pay for parking downtown. Other complaints are not the business' fault such as periodic homelessness--it is a downtown area in the US, other cities have far worse homelessness than Midtown Houston and we saw none on this visit. Additionally, complaints about takeout orders are mostly petty. Takeout is never as good as eating at the restaurant and so customers should adjust their expectations rather than dock the business stars. Nearly every recent Yelp review for this who ate at the restaurant gave 4-5 stars for food quality and customer service. Like most of the restaurants in this area it is a pretentious yuppy style place with specialized food. Although not usually our type of place (we like down to earth hole in the wall places with good food or taco truck type restaurants), Coco's is a solid 4 star restaurant for the type of place they are and they offered a 5 star experience on our visit. Again, recommend you give them a try if you are in the mood for crepes or sandwiches.

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