PrintThe Peach Custard at Shake Shack Rocks!
I know it's kind of fashionable to trash Shake Shack these days, but last Wednesday I had an incredibly delicious cup of peach frozen custard. I waited less than 30 seconds in the "B-Line" and took my cup of perfect custard to the southeast corner of Madison Square Park, where British soul singer James Hunter was giving a free concert.
Peach custard, no waiting, free James Hunter concert: Life was good. Peach is the Wednesday flavor of the day at the Shake Shack, at least for July, so consider hitting the B-Line tomorrow. I may hit the Shack next Monday for the salted caramel frozen custard. Doesn't that sound just perfect?
Of course, when I obsess about frozen custard, I start thinking about doing a frozen custard taste test. I'm thinking about ordering some Kopp's online from Milwaukee and then taking it over to Shake Shack for a direct comparison.
What's your favorite frozen custard anywhere? No soft ice creams like Carvel need apply.
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15 Comments:
Now you tell us at the end of July!
The line will be down to Union Square tomorrow..
Maybe you have the power to make them bring it back in August?? Can't wait..
ParisBreakfasts at 10:38AM on 07/24/07
Ted Drewes in St. Louis is the standard for frozen custard (the thickest concretes that can be held upside down), and East Coast in Cleveland comes pretty close.
salty_sticky at 10:54AM on 07/24/07
You needn't mail-order any custard, Ed. Kopp's would win. Or Leon's. Both are from Milwaukee, located, let us not forget, in the Dairy State. Milwaukee frozen custard know-how trumps any Big Apple–based custard that's modeled on Saint Louis–based Ted Drewes.
This is the truth, and the truth is a cold, rich, and creamy mistress. ;)
Signed,
Adam Kuban, Milwaukee-born and proud
Adam Kuban at 10:57AM on 07/24/07
I (sadly) haven't had a chance to try the Milwaukee or Buffalo custards, but Carl's in Fredericksburg, VA was stellar.
Erisgrom at 11:07AM on 07/24/07
Also in Wisconsin, Michael's Frozen Custard in Madison:
http://www.ilovemichaels.com/
The most sublime turtle sundaes ever, and tons of flavors.
I enjoy the Shack's custard but I have one quibble: I wish they would either add a flavor or take one away, so that the flavors staggered days of the week. I tend to splurge (calorically) on Fridays, and it's a bummer that every Friday they have the same flavor.
Tim Murtaugh at 11:29AM on 07/24/07
That sounds YUMMY.
Fantom at 11:53AM on 07/24/07
Sandy's on Barton Springs Rd. in Austin, Texas, a walk-up window burger joint, even when I was 5 years old in 1980, going to Sandy's felt like walking into a time warp. Straight vanilla and chocolate, maybe have a flavor now and then, but I never got one. The only place I know in Austin still serving frozen custard. I grew up on their sweet and creamy soft cones as a treat for doing unpleasant chores and I still love that vanilla.
intheyearofthepig at 12:59PM on 07/24/07
My favorite is Kamm's Custard Shop at the historic Grove Arcade in Asheville, NC. They have an amazing array of freshly-made flavors, plus they will blend two together on request. I usually stick to their wonderful vanilla, which somehow surpasses the idealized memories of eating frozen custard on the Jersey Shore when I was a kid. Anyone know if Kohr's is still in business? Anyhow, if you're visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains, make sure you visit Kamm's.
ronfrankl at 1:16PM on 07/24/07
ted drewes rules all frozen custard. I've tried everything in milwaukee, but nothing compares to ted's creamy goodness.
monicabg at 3:15PM on 07/24/07
I can't say that I've had frozen custard in too many places but my favorite is Abbott's in the Rochester, NY area. I was there for a summer internship a few years ago and was constantly craving it.
EdLevineCommenter at 3:38PM on 07/24/07
Blah, blah, blah, crazy non-NYC custards... but I'm a total Shake Shack custard junkie. Peach is wonderful, but I wasn't actually such a fan of the Salted Caramel; it just tasted like a run of the mill caramel to me. The Candied Pecan Swirl on Tuesdays is another great one, though.
Enmalkm at 3:51PM on 07/24/07
This topic really sux as there is no frozen custard in San Francisco...wahhh, I want some East Coast custard(Cleveland) and I want it now! Only 43 days and 4 hours until I can have some. My first stop when I visit family in Cleveland, the second is to a real Jewish style deli another thing missing in San Francisco. But you can't beat the weather or the food scene here.
baygal at 10:00PM on 07/25/07
It was excellent!
THANKS!
And I saw others eating their Summer Peach custards with a dreamy far-away look in their eyes...
Oh the line was not bad at all
ParisBreakfasts at 5:14PM on 07/26/07
i really, really miss custard beach!!! does anyone in new york remember them? i used to go to school near 8th street and broadway and would stop in there almost every day.
cybercita at 10:03PM on 07/27/07
Nothing compares to Milwaukee frozen custard. Kopp's is best for chocolate, Leon's for vanilla. My childhood fave was always the fudgemellowmint sundae at Gilly's... oh man, why did I move to California, that land of crappy desserts?
Embackus at 3:37PM on 12/02/08