"A Tradition Since 1929" Top 5 Page for this destination Saint Louis Local Custom Tip by deecat

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard has been a St. Louis tradition since 1929. It's an old 1950's "walk-up kind of place", and its parking lot is always full.

Ted Drewes' father began selling it after his cousin, who worked for a carnival, suggested traveling with the carnival and selling frozen custard. The recipe on the machine was horrid, so he experimented until he found the perfect recipe. He left the carnival and started a store first in Florida, and then he moved back to St. Louis, and now this treat is found only in St. Louis.

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is most famous for a treat called a "concrete" (actually, it's a shake that is so thick that you can turn it upside down, and it doesn't fall out of the cup.) The server wears a hard hat!

In addition, they serve the Custard in cones and as sundaes. The custard is always vanilla with many topping choices. My choice is FOX TREAT--a combination of hot fudge, macadamias and raspberries. It is named in honor of St. Louis' fabulous Fox Theatre. There are many more with names to symbolize some part of St. Louis.

So, if you want to do what the locals do, visit Ted Drewes Frozen Custard.

othercontact: 6726 Chippewa (Old Route 66)
Phone: (314-481-2152
Website: http://www.teddrewes.com