Paleta Mia For Artisan Ice Pops, Waffle Sticks, Shakes & More!

Although co-owners Luis Ledezma and his wife Olimar Cedeno are from Venezuela, they say they were inspired by a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico, to open the first-ever Paleta Mia shop in Wesley Chapel in the KRATE Container Park at The Grove.

Luis and Olimar already owned the successful Mojo Grill Latin Fusion restaurant at the KRATEs, but when they saw another KRATE directly across from Mojo Grill go out of business, they decided to expand what they already were doing in their Paleta Mia food truck into its own former shipping container.

“We have been bringing the Paleta Mia food truck to schools, local sporting events and even the monthly Market Elaine events at The Grove for a while,” Luis said.

“And everyone who has tried them has told us how much they enjoy them,” added Olimar. “So, we figured, why not?” cious hand-made shakes (see ad on pg. 1) and organic aguas frescas using many of the tropical flavors. The shakes even include a whole paleta!

Luis and Olimar agreed that they loved the freshness of the Mexican paletas, but she has added gluten-free and vegan options to a huge variety of not only fruit flavors (like mango, kiwi and pineapple), but also paletas made with Oreo cookies, Nutella, bubble gum flavor and more.

“Our whole goal is to offer healthier op tions using tropical flavors,” Olimar says.

Paleta Mia also offers a variety of delicious toppings, from marshmallows to sprinkles, fresh milk and white chocolate, M&Ms and more. The toppings also can be added to Paleta Mia’s amaz ing waffle sticks, which Luis said they first tried during a trip to London, although these light and delicious dessert sticks originated in India.

“But we added the toppings to make them more mouth-watering, too,” he says.

For more info, see the ad on pg. 35, call (813) 451-6142 or visit MyPaletaMia.com.

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