Great American Vanilla Milkshake Contest!

We’re in search of America’s Best Milkshake on this trip! The reason for this is twofold: 1. We love vanilla milkshakes 2. Josh needs to put on weight after his 2,185 mile trek to Maine.

The point scale is 1-5. Points are allotted for taste, presentation and overall quality.

Ligonier, Pa – Beno’s Café.
Comments:
Good shake, but it tasted too healthy. Perhaps they used low fat milk or frozen yogurt.
Rating: 3.6

Arlington, Va. – Whitlow’s on Wilson
Comments:
Excellent, excellent shake. Thick, creamy, with plenty of tasty whipped cream. Good presentation (given to you in the stainless steal cup, with extra to have later) cherry on top. You have to ask Barbara at Whitlow’s to make yours, she makes them the best. So great that other waitstaff ask her to make it instead of them attempting it. Why botch perfection? But we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves, there are a lot more states to try the shakes in.
Rating 4.8

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Loop
Comments: Yummy shake. Extra part of the shake given which is a plus. However, the presentation leaves something to be desired and there was no whipped cream.
Rating 4.0

Charleston, S.C. – Modica Cafe
Comments: Modica Café is a gelateria, so I guess in a true milkshake contest we shouldn’t compare, but we will anyway. Josh got a caramel and vanilla gelato milkshake, and I got a fragola (strawberry) and vanilla shake. Whipped cream was given, though no extra shake. Modica has a “2 for 1” shake deal, where you get 2 shakes for the price of one, so this helped the score. Presentation was good, in one of those fancy milkshake glasses. Very yummy, even though more healthy b/c gelato is 94% fat free.
Rating 4.1