Texas summers are hot.
Fortunately, Irving does not lack its share of snow cone stands, ice cream joints and popsicle shops. Here is a look at some favorites.
Unicorndog
Popular drive-through Unicorndog offers festival favorites like corn dogs, mozzarella sticks and funnel cakes. In the summer summer, customers turn to cups of shaved ice with Oreo cookies, wild berry or mango. For something a little different, try the frozen Unicorn latte with honeycomb crunch. 3048 N. Belt Line Road
Pop Factory
Pop Factory offers its own spin on traditional Mexican-style paletas, with all-natural ingredients and flavors like mango, cucumber lime, butter pecan and strawberry milkshake. 310 West Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 112
Mary’s Fried Ice Cream
Mary’s Fried Ice Cream serves Thai-style rolled ice cream, made by stirring liquid cream to incorporate air, then cooling it, freezing it and mixing it with your choice of ingredients, such as guava, papaya, cinnamon cookies, chocolate or caramel. 3524 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 116
Tastee Ice
A longtime local favorite, Tastee Ice serves affordable snow cones and offers a long list of classic flavors, including blue coconut, watermelon, wild cherry, Dr Pepper, Cajun red hot, horchata, margarita and wedding cake. 1711 N. Story
Bodacious Cones
Bodacious Cones offers artisanal snow cones in flavors like New York cheesecake, Almond Joy, orange dreamsicle and salted caramel. If you are feeling adventurous, try the Piccadilly, a cherry snow cone with chunks of dill pickle. 2431 West Shady Grove Road
La Paletera
La Paletera is known for its fresa con crema, fresh strawberries mixed with strawberry cream and topped with whipped cream. The menu also includes frozen fruit drinks with banana, melon, pineapple or kiwi. Or try the Tornado, a combination of finely chopped coconut, melon, cucumber and pineapple in orange juice and spices. 1800 N. Belt Line Road
Fruteria Pika Riko
Fruiteria Pika Riko serves frozen fruit smoothies, banana splits and mangonadas, traditional Mexican summer treats with mango sorbet, chopped and pureed mango, Tajin and chamoy. 2930 West Irving Blvd, Suite 130
Creamistry
Customers can choose from an extensive menu of dairy-based or vegan ice creams and fruit sorbets in flavors like cookie butter and Cap’n Crunch. Milkshakes made with liquid nitrogen can be customized with a long list of extras, from cookie dough to Fruity Pebbles. 5250 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 140
Did we leave out your favorite place for frozen treats? Email your recommendations to sarahbahari@gmail.com.
