(Image credit: millionsofmilkshakes.com)8910 Santa Monica Blvd. (at San Vicente), (310) 652-1118, millionsofmilkshakes.com
Okay. So... wait. Don't leave. I know that's a picture of Lohan up there. I know the website looks like your niece's MySpace page circa 2005, except less subtle. I know the place is practically owned and operated by TMZ, and is always courting sub-Z-level "celebrities" to come in and create milkshakes to be named after them. I know that its popularity among young Hollywood is likely due to the high level of compatibility between milkshakes and bulimia. I know any number of other reasons why the place is basically an affront to humanity and should be burned to the ground so its ashes can be snorted at a Teen Choice Awards afterparty.
But. Nonethefreakingless. They make some excellent milkshakes. Remember when Pulp Fiction came out and Mia Wallace ordered the Five Dollar Shake at Jackrabbit Slim's, and Vincent Vega (along with all of us watching) was like "That costs five dollars?!" but it turned out to be a pretty fuckin' good milkshake? This is that milkshake. The one you've been hoping every milkshake would taste like since you saw that movie for the first time. But unlike Vince, you will not equivocate over whether it's worth the five dollars.
The nice people behind the counter will happily throw together a shake with any combination of ice cream (or froyo, or soy cream) and toppings you desire, but I always go with one of the pre-designed options -- specifically, the Miley Shake. (Yes, as in Miley Cyrus. And if you're embarrassed to order it after walking into a bright pink store blasting tween pop, I really can't help you.) As a bonus, they stick a Kit-Kat into the top of the cup before they hand it to you. Hey, it's a lot tastier than a tongue depressor! (Or so Lindsay tells me.)
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