CABETOS Pops at 3331 Adams Avenue in Normal Heights, San Diego is a build-your-own ice cream pop shop founded in 2017 by Carlos Talamante, a former IN-N-OUT Burger manager who spent over a decade in that company's operations before launching his own concept at San Diego County farmers markets. Every pop is made to order: guests choose an ice cream base — vanilla bean, chocolate, coffee, chocolate hazelnut — then select a dipping chocolate (dark, milk, or white) and toppings like crushed almonds, Oreo pieces, pretzel bits, marshmallows, or hazelnut crumble. The kitchen uses only all-natural ingredients with zero artificial flavors, zero artificial colors, no high-fructose corn syrup, and no concentrates — a sourcing standard Talamante set from the first batch and has maintained through the transition from market stand to permanent storefront. Talamante's catering operation rolls a mobile pop cart to corporate events, birthday parties, and neighborhood gatherings, including appearances along the Adams Avenue corridor during events at Adams Avenue Theater, the performing arts venue a few blocks east. Vegan pops replace the dairy base with a coconut or oat-milk alternative and swap to dairy-free chocolate coatings, and every pop can be prepared gluten-free and nut-free on request, covering the full range of dietary restrictions. The Adams Avenue corridor through Normal Heights in the 92116 ZIP has developed a dessert identity anchored by gelato, ice cream, and cookie shops, and CABETOS's interactive pop-making format draws families with children who treat the build process as part of the entertainment. The San Diego County Health Department rates the shop at 99 out of 100, reflecting the spotless-kitchen standards Talamante internalized during his years in fast-food management. Signature creations include the S'mores pop — chocolate hazelnut ice cream dipped in dark chocolate with almonds, marshmallows, and a dark chocolate drizzle — and the Coffee Crunch, which pairs coffee ice cream with dark chocolate coating and pretzel bits for a salt-sweet-bitter combination. The creative dessert scene extends west toward North Park, where Nomad Donuts on 30th Street runs a similarly inventive approach to classic sweets — artisan donuts there, handcrafted pops here — bookending the corridor's sugar walk. Post-game crowds from Snapdragon Stadium, five to ten minutes south on the 15, filter through Normal Heights on event nights, and CABETOS's walk-up format catches impulse dessert traffic along Adams Avenue.