Wow! A hidden gem. The ice cream, shaved ice, and frozen treats here is beyond delicious. The staff here is always welcoming, friendly, and helpful. My Family and I love visiting this little shop; our favorite ice cream flavors are rum rasin, cookies and cream, Maria cookie, and Mexican vanilla.
Shane Carter was a U.S. Army officer working at the Pentagon when he married his wife, Dulce, 27 years ago. He was an American, his wife, born in Mexico.When traveling through her native homeland, he fell in love with her rich culture and the unique form of ice cream store, the heladería, which pepper every major town and city throughout that country.Mexicans do not just love ice cream and frozen desserts -- one could argue that they worship them.Shane and Dulce decided that Coral Springs needed a real Mexican ice cream shop. But not just any kind -- one with ice cream made with high-quality dairy products, natural flavorings, and real fruit ices. But there just wasn’t anything like that anywhere in Broward County they could compare to, nor could they buy pre-made ice cream products that fit the bill. They learned they would have to make it, by hand, from scratch.Cieladito’s, on Wiles Road in Coral Springs, opened in March 2020. Two days after its opening, Florida was in complete lockdown. The business has been slow but steady for the last eight months, and now it is finally picking up again, requiring him to hire additional staff.Shane attributes his success during such difficult times to the uniqueness of his product, the overwhelming support from the local Coral Springs Mexican-American community, and savvy Millennial and Gen-Y customers looking for a more adventurous ice cream experience.The store’s offerings represent the full spectrum of frozen Mexican-style desserts.The first is helados (ice cream), which uses a 100 percent natural dairy base, all-natural flavorings (such as shredded Broward County coconuts), real fruits, hand-squeezed fruit juices, real cookies and baked goods, with minimal color additives.The helados come in unusual flavors that are very typical in Mexico, such as Maria Cookie, Ferrero Rocher, Coconut, Flan, Gansito (the country’s favorite snack cake, which is like a chocolate and cherry Twinkie), Mocha, Strawberries and Cream, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Sweet Corn, and of course, Mexican Vanilla -- a much richer version than what is typically eaten in the US, made with real bean pods, imported from the coastal state of Veracruz.Cieladito’s also specializes in various water ices, which are a favorite of Mexicans and what draws them in droves from all over Coral Springs and Broward to the small shop.There are Nieves, Mexican sorbets, that use natural fruit and fruit nectars, not syrups. Then there are Raspados, a snow cone made out of shaved ice and topped with fruit nectars. There are Paletas, frozen ice pops.But the product that draws more customers than anything else? The Mangonada -- mangoes, topped with mango ice, swirled and drizzled with Chamoy, a savory sauce made with spicy chile pickled fruit (such as mango and tamarind), with more fresh fruit on top.“I could sell just these, and we would be totally successful,” said Shane, beaming. “But people love everything else we have, too.”
Excellent customer service! It was our first time there and the owner took his time to explain us everything, the concept, the flavors and even gave us a sample, I had the most popular one (MANGONADA) and it was so GOOD! The sweet and sour combo with fresh fruit and chamoy was awesome! Super Recommend it! Also they are bilingual which is a BIG + ;)
From the moment we entered we were greeted immediately by one of the owners. He was super friendly and very informative about everything they have to offer. There were so many items to choose from but the ice cream flavors that we chose were awesome. I highly recommend you check them out and plus you're supporting a local small business which is always great. Five-stars all the way. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you Dulce and Shane for the wonderful hometown feel and welcome conversation during our visit. We had strawberry ice cream and maria cookie ice cream. Both were outstanding, creamy and delicious.
Let me paint you a word picture about this beautiful monstrosity. I had some Mexican street corn too, but I demolished it before I could take a picture, sorry. Anyway, this absolute chaos of majesty combines sweet, savory, and heat in a tapestry of bliss in your mouth that is unparalleled to anything I have ever consumed. Even if I was a paid reviewer I would give them back their money after experiencing this. I don't know the name of it, but it's mango, shaved ice, tamarind, and pure love. If you want a fruity, icey beverage, your search has ended. Will absolutely be back!!
delicious ice cream and excellent customer service
"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." They really tried their best to make us feel good. The gentleman there even spoke to my mom in Spanish since she doesn't speak English. Oh and we loved the Mexican candies!
I had one scoop of Gansito & María cookie ice cream, it was SO good! I’m definitely coming back. The place is clean, they offer nondairy items and owners are wonderful. I’m definitely coming back!
Love this place we try go as much as we can it very good something different ! Owners are very nice feel like family when you get there ! Everyone treats you so nice you wouldn’t even know if they were having a bad day !