Braum's

This isn't a regular review, just about their ice cream and milk shakes. And if you haven't had Braum's ice cream, you have no idea what you are missing! First of all, Braum's has their own dairy herd, so they make their own milk. Which has no rBGH in it (I don't care what the FDA says, it makes a difference). Their milk is delicious and they use it to make their own ice cream. Secondly, Braum's has real ice cream. Their ice cream is like the premium ice cream you pay a lot of money for in the supermarkets, except that Braum's ice cream costs about $3 for a 3 pint carton (which seems to be the standard ice cream size now) and is yummier.

Now, take the delicious milk, add yummy ice cream, blend, and you have a milk shake! Available in small, medium, or large. I had a vanilla shake, which is how I judge between different places; keep it simple. It's been too long since Steak'nShake, so I couldn't tell for certain that this shake was better, but man was it good! Golden vanilla ice cream, almost too thick to suck through a straw.

A note here for all of the people who think McDonald's and their ilk have good shakes - you're wrong.  Your taste buds have been corrupted by fast food and you wouldn't know good ice cream if it bit you on the butt.  Now, don't yell at me.  Save your breath (and your money) and don't eat fast food for a few weeks.  Then get your regular milk shake, and a Braum's shake, and compare them.  You'll be surprised.

I visited my mom a few months ago and we got a free frosty at Wendy's . . . and it was disgusting - I couldn't even finish it.  She drove through McDonald's and we got hot fudge sundaes.  Again, disgusting.  It wasn't even regular soft serve, it was some kind of ice milk.  Sometime over the last few decades, fast food restaurants have cut even more corners and are serving crap as ice cream.  So do yourself a favor and go to Braum's.  Choose from one of their many many different flavors.  Get a cone, get a shake, get a frozen yogurt.  You can thank me later.  Four and a half stars!