Pacheco Water Sanitation and Service
215 Alta St., Gonzales
675-2913
The hunt was for paletas, often toted in those little cubic ice-cream wagon coolers by a guy ringing a bell, course-corrected by a local-in-the-know. His advice led to the destination where more than 40 flavors of homemade fruit bars are hand-crafted from fresh produce, local when possible, at $2 a pop(sicle). Flavors include lime, guava, mango-chili, watermelon, strawberry, tamarind, canteloupe, pineapple, cucumber-chili, jamaica, blackberry cheesecake, kiwi, rice with milk, prune and grapefruit. Ahh yass.