Paleteria La Monarca

Paleteria La Monarca is a locally owned Mexican paletería and ice cream shop at 6928 N Oak Trafficway in Gladstone, Missouri, serving paletas, aguas frescas, and antojitos alongside street food such as elotes, tacos, and menudo.

Description

Paleteria La Monarca pairs a Mexican frozen-treats counter with a short menu of antojitos. The shop describes itself as locally owned and operated, offering ice cream and paletas alongside smoothies, aguas frescas, fruit cocktails, funnel cakes, elotes, street tacos, menudo, and breakfast items from its North Oak Trafficway storefront.¹

Ownership and history

Paleteria La Monarca presents itself as a “locally owned and operated” business on its official site.¹ The owner’s name, the family behind it, and the founding year are not disclosed in available sources.

Menu

Representative items (from the official site; not a full menu):¹

• Paletas — Mexican ice pops.
• Ice cream / nieves — scooped frozen treats.
• Aguas frescas and smoothies.
• Elotes — Mexican street corn.
• Street tacos, menudo, funnel cakes, fruit cocktails, and breakfast items.

Links

• Official site: https://gladstoneicecreamshop.com/
• Phone: (816) 442-8498

Sources

Footnotes

1. Paleteria La Monarca — official site — https://gladstoneicecreamshop.com/ — accessed 2026-07-15. asserts: business name (Paleteria La Monarca), address 6928 N Oak Trafficway Gladstone MO 64118, “locally owned and operated,” product line (paletas, ice cream, aguas frescas, smoothies, elotes, street tacos, menudo, funnel cakes, breakfast), daily hours 9 AM–10 PM, phone (816) 442-8498, currently operating. ↩ ↩² ↩³