New tastes of Mexico
Cobians bring unique ice cream shop to Turkey Creek
“This is something new for a Mexican [business],” Carlos said.
Located at 11615 Parkside Drive, the shop offers fresh-made ice cream, agua frescas and shakes, but so much more. This winter, customers can indulge in pork or chicken tamales, birria nachos and ramen, street corn (esquites), marucha loca soup and more.
“This is homemade ice cream,” Marisol said. “We have homemade popsicles (paletas). We use the more natural fruits to make the ice cream and the popsicles.
“We have fresh waters, agua frescas, which are flavored waters — natural, too, with just fruit, sugar (and water),” she said.
There also is the classic banana split.
Additionally, there are mangonadas, fresca con cremas (strawberries and fresh cream), milkshakes, limonadas (fresh lime water), michi-aguas, bionicos (fruit and fresh cream with granola or pecan topping), rasparados, jarritos preparados (crushed ice covered with fresh fruit and chamoy, a sour salsa, not spicy) and monstro preparados (a preparado with Monster energy drink), among others.
About the milkshakes, “we can make any milkshake from any ice cream you choose,” Marisol said.
With limonada, “sometimes we have combination with cucumber and chia.”
She said the rasparados are new on the scene.
“It’s different,” Marisol said. “It’s like an icee but it’s natural. We have a lot of flavors: vanilla, coconut, tamarind, pecan, mango, (but) the most popular is the strawberry.”
Additionally, “we have snacks, for example the walking taco, bionicos, Dori-Locos (coming with pecans, cucumber and pork skins) and esquite (street corn),” she said.
The menu also includes cheese nachos, acai bowls, eloto preparado — street corn with hot Cheetos — papas, marucha loca, tosti-elote, chicharon preparado, paleta preparada, chocob-bananos (chocolate-covered bananas), tortas (sandwiches) and more.
“For the seasons, we have different things,” Marisol said. “For example, right now for the winter, we have hot chocolate, birria (seasoned meat) ramen and birria nachos.”
They also have pumpkin spice popsicles this winter, as well as tamales, mini pancakes and rice pudding.
Carlos, who also owns
Dos Agaves in Turkey Creek, said he was approached by the owners of the former business in that location, Island Finn Poke, about opening a business in that location.
“It’s a nice area here, and we have a lot of friends here,” he said.
Considering a new venture, “My husband thought, in Farragut, we need something more Mexican for the people, so people can try new things — meals and snacks, new flavors,” Marisol said.
Palenteria Azteca is open from noon to 8 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and from noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
