Until Freddy's gets to town, most people assume that there are only three frozen custard options for Kansas Citians -- Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard, Sheridan's and Culver's.
But if you do a little digging, you'll find two more options for frozen custard in the area. Shake's Frozen Custard is a national chain with a location in Overland Park (12140 College Boulevard), and Waldo Pizza sells prepacked pints of St. Louis-based Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. With the St. Louis Cardinals in town, we decided to take a cup of Ted Drewes and let it battle the best the city has to offer in Foo's.
Last summer, we put Sheridan's and Culver's to the test, with Sheridan's earning the victory. This time, it was Foo's vanilla frozen custard against Ted Drewes' pomegranate.
Waldo Pizza has a rotating cast of flavors -- Oreo, chocolate and vanilla. You get what's in the freezer that day. And right now, it's pomegranate.
The Ted Drewes pomegranate was slightly pink; but had no other strong characteristics of the fruit. A bit sweet and certainly rich, but more in the way that anything with that much butterfat is going to slowly coat your tongue.
"This could be raspberry or tomato. I'd believe either one," one taster remarked. If there's such a thing as generic, but pleasing custard -- that was Ted Drewes.
Which would be fine if the spoonful of Foo's vanilla frozen custard wasn't waiting. Foo's is lighter and smoother. The creamy vanilla is clearly vanilla. I like when a flavor doesn't apologize. The only trouble with Foo's is that it can get melty, but in most cases, you're spooning down the custard too quickly for that to happen.
While we'll admit that it's a bit unfair to compare hard-packed custard with the fresh stuff -- Foo's still dominated its I-70 rival. You can call us homers at Fat City, but what began in St. Louis has been perfected by Kansas City.
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Eh....had Ted Drewes at the famous location. It was unremarkable to me. I much prefer Sheridan's or Twisters. I'm not sure what the Ted Drewes hype is all about.
Wow --- you failed at a fair test. Ted Drewes doesn't look like that, at all, fresh. In fact, it's creamy, smooth and they will hold it upside down to show you the thickness (with spoon & straw inserted) BEFORE it starts to melt and you have to finish it with a straw. The store brand doesn't do it justice on any level. I'm pretty sure if you're going to compare, you should probably do better research and keep things fair.
This is totally ridiculous. Gee, let's compare a frozen product shipped from across the state to a fresh one. ???
If this were a science project I'd give it an F. Completely lacking control and zero credibility.
Mentioning "we know it's not fair..." doesn't mean your results are even halfway reliable. Foo's perfecting Ted Drewes? Laughable.
Next time I want to compare barbeque guess I'll pick up some Oklahoma Joe's, put it in a sack in the backseat, and make a drive down to Memphis or Texas.
EVERYONE SHOULD TRY THE FOO'S IN LEWOOD!!!!!! ITS AMAZING AND HUGE AND CLEAN AND THE BOMB.COM!!!!
Since Custard's Last Stand left OP I have been unable to get my fix, German chocolate concrete. I have tried both Sharidans, Culvers, and assorted other 'ice cream' places. all I have to say about them is - if Sheridans is the best, the bar must not be very high. of course that might just be my Custard's withdrawals kicking in.
thanks for the article, I know where I'll be heading tomorrow.
Yeah, I don't get everyone's love for Foo's. I've always had a surly, melty experience there myself.
If Foo's would keep cleaner, I'd consider going again. Been in there one too many times when the whole place were filthy and the teens behind the counter were somewhere between apathetic and rude.
The custard is served too warm often, too - well on its way to melting.
I have to say I think Shakes has the best custard. I'm not a big fan of Foos-I'd rather have Baskin Robins.
Glad to see Shakes get mentiond. Also Twisters at 135th & Antioch puts out some excellent, smooth, rich frozen custard.
Yes, Custard's Last Stand definitely deserves a mention! They're my favorite in town, actually.
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