CLEVELAND, Ohio - If you stop into La Plaza Supermarket's bustling prepared food section on the weekends, you're lucky if you can nab a table. Make your way to the back corner of the store at 13609 Lakewood Heights Blvd., where they dish up some of Cleveland's best tacos and other Mexican fare, and the small 35-seat area is typically packed with diners.

A roomy expansion at the front of the supermarket will soon be the new home of their taqueria. That means more seating indoors, along with patio seating, where there may be the option to order from a window. Their goal for completion is May, but that date is tentative.

"Sometimes, you want to sit and enjoy your food here, but you have to wait," says manager Cristina Gonzalez. "Now, there will be a space for you. You won't feel pressured to wait. Customers are asking for this."

Another addition: Cold treats. La Plaza will be selling homemade paletas. The Mexican ice pops come in an array of varieties, and Gonzalez points to eclectic flavors like "strawberry, coconut, pistachio and mango with chile" as styles La Plaza might dabble in. Paletas come in water-and juice-based and milk- and cream-based styles.

While they'll be serving up their usual assortment of drinks sold in-store, don't expect adult beverages anytime soon.

La Plaza opened in 2011, when Adrian and Theresa Ortega wanted to create a supermarket like Adrian had seen in Chicago, they told The Plain Dealer. In addition to tacos, tamales and other prepared dishes, they also have an in-house bakery and sell produce, meats, and frozen and dry goods.