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!

Black Bear Diner

So, we planned a trip out to Orem/Provo the other day. Among other things we were gonna go to Zeek's with my brother and his wife! We were pretty exited! My sister-in-law Renee works there and had been wanting us to try their Oreo pie shake. (Brian also suggested going there too).

To our dismay Renee found out shortly before we were gonna go that they were closed. I guess they've been remodeling and it's taking longer than they planned... So we decided to take our quest elsewhere and settled on going to Black Bear Diner because they had a location in Orem!

They've been on our list for months, but we didn't realize they had a diner in Orem, so off we went. We got there before my brother and his wife so we got a table while we waited. They gave us some menus, which were pretty fun because they looked like old timey newspapers on the outside, but on the inside the had all the menu info. Which was good because Naomi's dad said he wanted us to bring back a menu for him and I thought we'd hafta steal a fancy one...

Brice and Renee were caught in traffic, so it took them a little longer to get there so, we decided to  order their Oreo shake...         As an appetizer...                     Cause we're adults...

The happy couple showed up, so we sat down to order. They serve breakfast all day so naturally me and Naomi had breakfast for diner. I got the Eggs Benedict with bacon and avocado and it was super good. They have pretty good hollandaise sauce which is a big plus!

Brice and Renee ordered a chocolate Oreo shake with their meal. Which was actually just them asking our server if he could make them a shake that's just their Oreo and chocolate shakes.

Back to the shake though... Opposite of California Burgers and Deli we got our shake first by itself, so we had some time to critically, you know, rate it.

Here's our take on the shake:

To start off the milkshake had the best presentation to date! It made a lot of other shakes look bad with its fancy glass, whipped cream, cherry-on-top, crush Oreos, and chocolate syrup. The bar is pretty high now. Because the presentation exceeded our wildest expectations we decided to give it a 5.5 out of 5! You heard us right, better than full marks!

We had to ask about price, because it wasn't even on their menu. For some reason they decided not to put any desserts on their menu... They just had a little blurb about how they have desserts... Anyways it was $4.99 for the shake, so a little on the pricy side. That being said it was pretty big and actually had quite a bit of shake in the leftover shake cup which is customary at fancy establishments. It ended up with a 3 out of 5.

Taste was pretty good. Evenly mixed and Oreo-y throughout. It had a fairly good Oreo flavor, but because it was kinda watery we gave it a 4.

Lastly is texture. The shake didn't fare so well in this category. Opposite of Jack in the Box it was too thin to eat with a spoon. Luckily we also got straws. Which wasn't the case for Brice and Renee who had to ask because the just got a spoon... The shake didn't have a great consistency either so it ended up with a 2.

the shakes total score came out to be:

Presentation - 5.5

Price - 3

Taste - 4

Texture - 2

Overall - 3.625

Make sure to find out where Black Bear's Oreo shake falls in the list, and let us know if you've been to this fine establishments various locations throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah.

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One Man Band Diner

One day we were actually looking for a different shake place, but couldn't find it and would up by

One Man Band Diner! We figured they'd have shakes so we popped in for lunch.

It turns out the place is famous! Appearantly some film staring Danny Glover was shot there. I'm sure it was because of the 50's vibe. Seriously it was a pretty cool ambiance. After settling into our booth, we ordered our food alongside our Oreo shake and waited for the fun to begin.

They brought the shake out in a fancy glass cup with the extra shake in a metal cup. I was pretty impressed with the presentation. Aside from being in a nice glass, it had whipped cream and a cherry on top! It looked super nice so we gave it a 4.5.

Price was pretty good too. I wouldn't suggest getting the shake alone though. Especially with the added shake in the metal cup it was a lot. We gave it 4.5 for the price too.

Taste was pretty good with Oreo throughout. It ended up with a 4.

As for texture it was one of the best! It had plenty of chunks and was definitely made to eat with a spoon! We gave it a perfect 5.

The culmination was:

Presentation - 4.5
Price - 4.5
Taste - 4
Texture - 5
Overall - 4.5

Make sure to take a look at the other 3 shake place OMBD is tied for first with and where everyone else falls on the list.

Nielsen's Frozen Custard

Yesterday we stopped by Nielsen's Frozen Custard. My good friend Kelsey recommended this place and one of her favorites. She said her and her husband would frequent it when she lived here in Salt Lake. With that it was on our list and we made plans to visit the diner (we actually didn't realize it was a diner, with a name like Nielsen's Frozen Custard, we figured that's mostly what they had.)

Their shake was called a "concrete mixer" which I think was a pretty fitting name because it was pretty thick and chunky. That was definitely the best part of it.

Anyways, the shake wasn't super impressive when they handed it to us through our car window. It was simply an Oreo shake in a cup. The cup however did have a nice little design on it. so, for presentation we gave it a 3.

For price we ended up paying more than usual for it and it was pretty small as you can see in the picture. So, this earned it a 1.5. They only had one size too, which was kind of a bummer...

Taste was also poor. It had a strong vanilla ice-cream flavor, which is a great base, but not the flavor one wants when they're getting an Oreo shake. It was however a vanilla concrete mixer with Oreo, so with that consideration it got a 2.5. It's one redeeming quality was that the Oreo chunks, although not really blended in, gave it somewhat of an Oreo flavor.

Texture however, saved this shake in my book. It was pretty thick and not watery at all. It also had lots of big chunks of Oreos giving it a 4.5.

The total score was:

Presentation - 3
Price - 1.5
Taste - 2.5
Texture - 4.5
Overall - 2.875

Check out our full list to see where this sits on the list of all the Oreo shakes we've had.

Shari's

When my little sister heard about this adventure we had embarked on she suggested Shari's. I grew up going to Shari's (it's like an Applebee's type diner). I hadn't even thought about it in regards to Oreo shakes, but sure enough they had one! and they even have delicious Pie shake! (which we didn't rate...but we will!)

When we were in Oregon visiting my family for Christmas we took my little sister and headed over to Shari's to continue our quest. Because, after all, there's never any reason not to quest!

We sat down and ordered the Oreo shake.

In addition we got the S'more Pie Shake. Although it's not really an Oreo shake it was super tasty, and I would highly recommend it and any other of their pie shakes. Maybe in my next life I'll go on a pie shake quest.

Back to the Oreo shake...

When they brought it out I was impressed.

It was in a tall glass with the extra in it's metal mixing cup. With the whipped cream it easily scored a 4 in the presentation area.

The price was pretty reasonable for what you got. A lot of shake! The shake itself was pretty big but combined with its sidekick in a metal cup I would recommend sharing it! It received a 3.5.

The taste was amazing! It was Oreo through and through. It scored a perfect 5.

As for texture, It left a lot to be wanted. If you're looking for a shake you can drink this is a good choice, but it wasn't the thick, chunky shake I was looking for. It only scored a 2 for texture.


The scoring goes as follows:

Presentation - 4
Price - 3.5
Taste - 5
Texture - 2
Overall it was:
3.625

Check out our full list to see where this sits on the list of all the Oreo shakes we've had.