Photo from Pleasant Pops’ Facebook page.

Popsicles are a wonderful summer treat, and one local popsicle maker is now getting national attention. Food & Wine has included Pleasant Pops on its list of the best popsicles in the U.S.:

In 2009, college friends Brian Sykora and Roger Horowitz, distressed by the lack of paletas in Washington, D.C., decided to open Pleasant Pops. Using fruits, vegetables, herbs and dairy from sustainable farms, the duo stops at area greenmarkets to sell flavors like strawberry ginger lemonade and cucumber chile out of their truck, referred to as Big Poppa. A brick-and-mortar storefront called the Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market is due to open this summer.

Pleasant Pops is joined by Nashville’s Las Paletas, New Orleans’ Meltdown, Los Angeles’ Suck It Sweets and Treats, New York’s People’s Pops, Atlanta’s King of Pops, Philadelphia’s Lil’ Pop Shop, San Francisco’s SF Pops, North Carolina’s Locopops, and San Diego’s Viva Pops.