A good day for a malted
June 22, 2008
This hardly qualifies as news, but with such a heat wave, my thoughts turn to malted milkshakes.
As a relatively new North Oakland resident (less than a year), I haven’t tried too many places yet, so I’m open to suggestions.
The best, but least traditional, I’ve had so far was at Ici. OK, that’s Elmwood, but let’s stretch a point. They were very generous with the malt, but it was pretty small.
I had one at the Smokehouse, on Woolsey and Telegraph, that was fine, but nothing special.
The one I had at Barney’s, on College, came with the extra in the metal cup, or bowl, or whatever that is, which is very nice because it stays cold. Plus it’s fun to top up.
I think perhaps Dreyer’s has only milkshakes? I did have a milkshake there, and I can’t imagine I would have passed up malt if it had been available.
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Have you tried Fenton’s on Piedmont Avenue? It’s considered an Oakland institution, and I’m pretty sure they have malts. I’ve had regular shakes there, which were pretty good.