Paleteria LA Monarca

I've been on a "find all the best street tacos in KC" kick and this was unexpectedly the best of the best. The carne asada and pastor street tacos were both moist and full of flavor, served generously on a double fresh corn tortilla. I spent my entire meal talking about how great everything was and how excited I am that one of the best tacos in KC is so close to my house. Already planning my next visit. This was so far off my radar that I didn't even think of taking a picture before digging in, so you'll see one of my tacos was already missing! I ordered one each of the carne asada and pastor street tacos and one chicken gordita. This way my first gordita ever and most definitely won't be my last. We also ordered the chips and salsa, which came with a flavorful (but a little too thin) red, mild salsa and one medium green salsa.

The food is great, but I have it 2 stars because the service is not the best and vibe is boring . Once you walking in the workers just stare at you with an awkward stare , it's a little uncomfortable.

Stopped in for lunch. Don't let the older strip mall scare you off. The restaurant is brightly colored and clean with Spanish music playing overhead. Got three street tacos and an order of chips and salsa. The chips were thick, salty and crunchy and the green salsa had a nice bite. To be honest the red salsa was very thin and extremely bland. I would go for only green salsa next time. They had a huge menu for ice cream and desserts. I was full but would definitely recommend those based on the number of people I saw eating them!

We tried the fried tacos and the Texaco burrito. The ground beef in the tacos had great flavor. The pork in the burrito was very tender. The burrito had more rice than pork, but it was super tasty! We will definitely return soon to try some of their other items!

We were very excited to read about a paleteria, a Mexican ice cream shop which usually sells simple food too, in the Northland. We've been there twice. They're located in an older, unassuming strip mall so there's plenty of parking. You walk into a brightly painted restaurant and there's several tables and chairs. There's menus on the walls that have pics of their frozen desserts and prices. On the counter up front, there are laminated menus for the food. You order at the register and they bring the food to you. Now, for the food. There food is quite good and it's authentic Mexican food. My husband ordered the menudo which was very good. It had a lot of meat and the flavor was of the broth was rich. It was spot on. We usually drive to KCK for menudo but we now have a restaurant that is 10 minutes away from our house! I got the crispy tacos and they were quite tasty. For dessert, we got the monarca sandwich. This is a piece of Mexican bread (a pastry) split in half with a sundae in the middle. Totally delicious. The bread was fresh and it had the perfect mix of ice cream, syrup, bananas, and strawberries. The prices are a little higher than what we normally pay, for this type of food, but not unreasonable. The big benefit is we can just drive 10 minutes and get some authentic Mexican food. We'll definitely be back. Food: 5/5Facility: 4/5Service: 4/5Ambiance: 4/5Value: 3/5

Ordered the fruit cocktail! Crunchy fresh and delicious! You'll want to stop this place after a hot day to grab a refreshing snack! Tons of options! Lots of flavors! Will return to try more!

Another full fledged Mexican styled Paleteria in the Northland! There's really nothing better than a good Paleteria; I mean what's not to love about a place that offers tacos, elotes, fruity drinks, churros, ice cream and scores of other fabulous creations to eat, drink or lick.I'm thankful to have this place fairly close to my house but I was a bit disappointed in a few things as compared to other paleterias around the city. My steak torta was good size but was very skimpish on the meat and avocado. For $9 they could have provided a much heftier sandwich. The sandwich came with a small bag of chips and the worlds largest roasted jalapeno. For dessert I went wild and ordered the fruititacos. One of the most unique things I've ever had. Three tamarind candied tortillas topped with sliced strawberries, mango, pineapple, jicama, roasted peanuts, chamoy.... a wonderful treat. For spending $18, I received about 2 cents worth of hospitality. They really need to pick up the customer service! I truly hope they survive and I'll be giving them more opportunities simply because of the proximity and hoping the value on the other menu items are more in line with pricing.

Awesome please great food !! We. Order regularly and try something different every time !! It's all good and so friendly so glad they're here

Horrible experience and worst customer service ever! Placed an order togo and waited over an hour for food. I placed my order before 6 others and they still ended up with theirs before mine. After talking with them around 45 mins they said they were working on it.. I asked for our strawberry cream drinks while we continued to wait patiently. They then stated they are out of strawberries. At this time I'm irritated and asked for a refund - they couldn't even figure out how to complete a refund. Stood there for an additional 20 minutes and ended up getting $24 cash and lost the remainder of the $40 spent because they couldn't figure anything out. So I'm out $40 AND had no food. Don't go there. Plus the girl at the front counter was DISRESPECTFUL & should not be working in the front with customers - take her to the back in the kitchen where she's not around anyone. If you're looking for an awesome authentic Mexican restaurant where you get delicious food in a timely manner AND have a positive customer experience please go to Taco Rico on north oak!

The service here is great! The woman at the front was so nice and helpful. The food is fresh, flavorful, and filling. By far my favorite Mexican food!