Kansas City’s Top 10 milkshakes
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There are plenty of places to find cool, creamy milkshakes around town, but finding really good ones is a different matter. Here are Charles and Owen’s top 10.
10. Chubby’s, 3756 Broadway, 816-931-2482. Any place modeled after a ’50s diner should have good shakes and Chubby’s doesn’t disappoint. Both the chocolate and vanilla are concrete-thick, with large spoonfuls of ice cream that haven’t mixed all the way with the milk creating a soft/hard consistency that surprises in each bite. The price is a little steep though, at $4.05 with tax.
9. Winstead’s, 20 plus locations. The Winstead’s shake is creamy to the max. The chocolate flavor is right down the middle, not so weak you can’t taste it but not strong enough to overpower the burger and fries. There’s a reason it’s a Kansas City icon and at only $2.69 with tax, it’s the right price too.
8. Town Topic, 2021 Broadway St and 1900 Baltimore. The chocolate milkshake is the star here. Made old-school with chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream in front of your eyes, it runs $3.62 with tax. When it’s four in the morning and you need a shake fix, this is the place.
