Britton's

So a while back, Naomi had the desire to get into sewing. The only problem is sewing machines are crazy expensive, and we didn't want to drop tons of money for something that's purpose was pretty simple. On the flip side we didn't want to get a cheap plastic machine that would add to the already frustrating with task of sewing!

The problem was solved! Well, it was on its way... My grandma gave Naomi a sewing machine. She collects them from yard sales and fixes them up. The one she gave Naomi is a super old Singer from the 1950's. The awesome thing about it, besides being free, is that it's built to last. Seriously it probably weighs more than I do. It wasn't in perfect condition so we brought it to Jack in Sandy to fix it up. He was a nice old man, and after we dropped it off we saw Britton's and decided to go there. We figured we might as well check if they had Oreo shakes and lo and behold they did!

It was super busy for a random afternoon, it seemed like it was the old timey Sandy hot spot. It's an old fashioned diner. Think Applebees. But, cooler and quiant...er. The sat us down and gave us menus. They told us they served breakfast all day so naturally we ordered breakfast. "Why would anyone ever eat anything besides breakfast food?" We're not as hard core as Leslie or Ron, but when given the choice, why not?

I ordered a plate of their eggs benedict. It wasn't amazing, but the hollandaise sauce was pretty good. But I digress,

The shake was beautiful. we gave it a 5 out of 5 for Presentation.

As for Taste it scored a 4.5.

Texture was mediocre with a 3 out of 5.

And Price was a 4. It was pretty good for what you got.

Presentation - 5

Price - 4

Taste - 4.5

Texture - 3

Overall - 4.125

I have to admit, I don't remember a lot of the details, and only remember things here and there, but it's scored really well, and you should consider stopping by Britton's if your in Sandy. Also make sure to comment and let us know what you think!

Steak and Shake

As we were compiling our list of milkshake places to go to, Steak and Shake came up so we put it on the list with it's Oreo shake. Frankly it'd be kinda sad if they didn't seeing it's in the name...

We figured it was a stand alone burger joint in Centerville but my boss knew otherwise. I guess it's a place he used to go to back east! He was pretty happy that they were here and suggested it to me. In light of moving further away in a little bit we decided to pay it a visit.

It was combined with a mini mart and a gas station. Go big or go home I guess... two wasn't enough, so they combined three stores... I've seen this done before, but it was with Subways or McDonalds not a fancy lookin' place like Steak and Shake. The juxtaposition was just odd. You can see the convenience store in the right corner. Weird...

Anyways, we ordered our food and sat down. Naturally I got a steak burger. I was too afraid to ask, but I couldn't tell the difference between a steak burger and a hamburger. It's the same animal right? I think the difference is it's just a higher quality of meat. I couldn't find a definition on their website though. I tried Google and it told me:

 "'Steakburger', in some circles, is interpreted as a hamburger with delusions of grandeur. That's actually not the case - a steakburger is a hamburger made withsteak - leaner, poncier meat, as opposed to the mangled cow bits that compose 'hamburger'. It's like comparing whiskey and bourbon."

I don't drink, but I think it's just that, better. meat. And on that note it was definitely better tasting.

Their fries on the other hand were pretty pathetic... They were good tasting for sure, but to even make it worth it you had to grab three or so to dip in the fry sauce at once, or you ended up spending the whole meal dipping your fries. Cora really liked them though. That's our daughters hand in the picture reaching for the fries. It was pretty much impossible to take one without her trying to grab at the food.

So the shake came out and looked pretty good. It was definitely a classy-er fast-food shake. Not as nice as the restaurant shakes, but pretty good for what it is. We were very impressed with the cherry, whipped cream, and I think crumbled Oreo on top. with that we gave it a 5 out of 5 for Presentation.

Texture didn't do so well earning it a 2. For the first bit it wasn't bad at all, it wasn't great being slightly better than a shake made for a straw. But half way through it stopped... The Oreo shake stopped... Someone had robbed us us of half of our Oreo shake and we were left with the lame vanilla aftermath. This is probably the only reason I wouldn't get a shake again. But after all it is a milkshake, and lets face it, you can't go wrong with ice cream, s we gave it a 2.

Taste was wonderful. (Well, for half of it) It was decently, but not overpowerfully Oreo-y and with some chunks it helped too. We gave it a 3.

Price was alright, and earned it a 3 out of 5.

Presentation - 5

Price - 3

Taste - 3

Texture - 2

Overall - 3.25

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