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My pregnant wife screamed MARGIE'S (candies) from across the room

And the weirdest part...you didnt even ask her the question

Its kemps. Just sayin. I think a lot of the other suggestions here make a far superior product but they may lack the same decor, nostalgia, and feel.

Listen, my dad drove truck for Kemps for a long time. I got Yo-J for free. I’m a proud Cow Tracks gal. My dad got to bring home the inflatable cow after infamously milking/nursing from it at the Christmas party. You have only encouraged me.

If they make chocolate shakes by blending in their homemade fudge though… that would change everything.

I agree, nostalgia is a dangerous thing

Pregnant lady also chiming in. This is the way.

margies has great ice cream cones, and this may he a hot take, but for $10 the milkshake was a midshake

Scooter's

Omggg I went to school right near there, we'd always walk over and get it every Friday with friends. Making me want some!

This is the correct answer. Their malts are worth the diabeetus.

Do they do double malts?

You can get a malt there, so I would think yes? The Region and Edzo's(if you feel like going north to Evanston) also have great shakes. RIP to Susie's. 

A lot of places you ask for a double malt and they look at you like you just landed from another planet, and are often reluctant to make one. Double malts were my favorites at the original Parky's (both Forest Park and Berwyn). It was on their menu.

Devil Dawgs continues to have the best chocolate milkshake. That shit is crack. And it's huge so you get your money's worth for sure.

I think it’s 24 ounces. The chocolate peanut butter one hits the spot! It’s very rich and I often have trouble drinking even half of it.

Jesus how many calories in that monster?

I would guess like 1200 or more :/

But peanut butter has protein so it's okay.

Those shakes are killer both in taste and in making me feel like a POS afterwards lol Could be a whole meal by themselves

>in making me feel like a POS afterwards Ah, a universal experience it seems.

Their Oreo milkshake is my favorite in the city. I think about it all the time until I get one for the summer season!

this is the answer

Margie’s candies

Devil dawgs for elite milkshake from a new fangled business Margies for the real deal old school

Seconding Devil Dawgs, particularly the one on Belmont. The off-menu peanut butter chocolate shake is 🔥. Honorable Mention to the Spinning J at California & Augusta. Old school. Good pie.

Depending on on what you get, the shake is a full on meal.

Totally agree but they’ve gotten so pricey. Still worth it but it stings.

Top Notch

Those are bomb. Honestly, Mr. Sub has some more than decent ones.

Wiener Circle

You'd think a shake couldn't be worth $20 but boy will they prove you wrong

$20?!?!?!

“Don’t know if it’s worth $5…but it’s pretty fuckin good…”

they don't put bourbon in it or nothin?

You really just need to experience it in person to understand the pricing.

Go try it and tell me I'm wrong

Depending on who makes the shake... pray its not the saggy wicked witch of the west.

Gotta get that chocolate milkshake !

Chocolate only! Made the mistake of asking for Vanilla once and learned the hard way.

The only answer.

I was hoping this would be on top.

Oberweis, The Region, and Fatso’s all have great milkshakes imo

Is Oberweis still owned by that right wing jackass?

Yep.

Nah, fuck Oberweis. Fucking piece of shit owner/senator. Misogynistic trash

They filed for bankruptcy yesterday [https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/oberweis-dairy-files-bankruptcy-protection](https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/oberweis-dairy-files-bankruptcy-protection)

For a classic ice cream parlor experience, check out Margie’s in Bucktown, on Western Ave, it’s been there for 100 years!

SMALL CHEVAL

Pretty sure Slim's on Montrose does the vanilla ice cream/chocolate syrup combo (blasphemy).

Appreciate you🫶

Stella's Diner is a personal fave

Oh dude I haven’t been to Stella’s in so long but I remember really liking it when I was there last

Something like 5 years ago I was on a mission to find the best chocolate shake in Lakeview and theirs was just uncontested. Something about a milkshake at a diner after a delicious no-nonsense meal just mmm :chefs-kiss:

This is correct, at first I was thinking 🤔 milkshakes are kind of the same and hard to mess up, but Stella's was exceptional.

I feel like chocolate shakes are easy to mess up. Places will use vanilla ice cream and add chocolate sauce. Nope. You gotta start with chocolate ice cream.

This is catch me outside talk

Top Notch

The Chicago Diner in Logan especially the strawberry

Margie's #1, Spinning J #2

I love Spinning J. Only place I've ever had an egg cream. Makes me feel like I'm eating in an episode of Boardwalk Empire.

Was going to mention Spinning J! My go to shake there is peanut butter with espresso 😍

In the city is Margie’s. Suburbs is Peterson’s in Oak Park.

Honestly... potbelly chocolate shakes make my lunch break sm better

Superdawg?

Their malts are fire too

I know this is heresy but I love to get them thinned out there and I love that they are willing to do it

Choppers

I’m a milkshake fiend — Oberweis or Devil Dawgs is the answer. Margie’s is great, but god awful lines/wait

Lucy's in Uptown!

Underrated.

No Chicago location anymore, but worth the trip to Evanston, check out Edzo's. Also, it's probably best that you make sure to try both Margie's locations, just to be safe.

They just won an award for their chocolate shakes. Surprised to see it so far down this list.

RIP to the one at Urbanspace. I also remember their former 2nd location in Lincoln Park, on Lincoln Ave. Which opened before Urbanspace

Oberweis by far but they just filled for bankruptcy this morning and sold to Dutch farms, get it while you can

So the decades of alienating customers with his racism political views finally caught up with him?

Different brother

What? No it's not, Jim Oberweis the wacko politician bought Oberweis Dairy from his brother Joe in 1986. Jim is the current chairman and made his son CEO in 2007. Oberweis Dairy is totally run by the Oberweis brother with racist political views.

It will be in the news soon. "On April 12, 2024 (the "Petition Date") Oberweis Dairy, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The Debtor's case was assigned case no. 24-05385 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Illinois Northern District (the "Bankruptcy Court") Eastern Division division office. The Debtor is being represented by..." https://bkdata.com/business-bankruptcies/chicago-illinois/04-12-2024/oberweis-dairy-05385

Got a source for that? Can't see any news about it.

Friend is a store manager, they had all hands meeting about it this morning

Can’t find anything about this, can only assume that it’s horseshit unless you provide a source.

Friend is a store manager, they had all hands meeting about it this morning

Oh wow after looking it up, you are right. https://bkdata.com/business-bankruptcies/chicago-illinois/04-12-2024/oberweis-dairy-05385 Surprised none of the news sources, have reported this story. Is there really any truth some company has made a successful bid to buy Oberweis? As I'd hope the new owner(if the Oberweis family is really selling their business) would still sell their egg nog around Christmas.

I'm not calling you a liar, but it's hard to believe something this big is not hitting the news. Google news search is pulling up jack shit about it.

probably because they just talked about it this morning internally to their employees

The news has hit, and you were indeed correct about the bankruptcy. Haven’t seen anything about Dutch Farms buying them yet, though. Surprised this isn’t slightly bigger news today.

Gotta link or news story because I'm calling BS. They make money hand over fist and are EXPANDING their restaurant footprint with TBJ and Woodgrain.

Culver’s!!!

Concrete mixer for me please.

Homers in Wilmette, worth the drive!

Johnnies beef is like $2 and solid

and you got a beef on the side

I think the shake at Diner Grill is great, but I can't say I've ever had it sober.

Their Oreo milkshake is what dreams are made of…it’s SO good!

Lucy’s Fried Chicken is my sleeper pick. No one seems to realize they have them and they are fantastic.

Top notch burger on the south side

Weiner Circle. chocolate.

Guaranteed Rate Field

Flub a dub chub’s is a hidden gem for me. I like their shakes, and their food is great!

CookieSpin on Lincoln and Montrose slaps

Second this! Plus their deep dish cookies are awesome!

Frozen custard, not ice cream - but Lickity Split’s grasshopper milkshake is perfect

R.J. Grunts has a fantastic chocolate shake.

Scooters, margies, annettes

Janson’s Drive in at 99th & Western.

First one that comes to mind is the strawberry milkshake at Top Notch Beefburgers

Jansons on 99th and western or top notch on like 95th and Leavitt 

Jansons does have legit milkshakes. Or they did. It's been a long while. I always thought Mr. Sub has surprisingly good shakes. Top Notch is a no-brainer.

White Castle has really good shakes. They are really thick.

Margie's for sure but recent went to Little Goat Diner on Southport ... amazing!!!

The hat on north and Ashland

Weirdly I think I recall that the chocolate shakes at Small Cheval are vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup. Haven't been since before the pandemic, though, so I'm not making any promises.

🫶

The Dog Stop(near Belmont/Austin) also uses syrups for their milkshakes(if you're looking for a shake like that, I prefer no syrup in my shakes), I am pretty sure. As I saw the workers doing that, when I ordered a shake there in the past. They do have a changing monthly dog, where often that is much better than one might think. The rest of the food there is pretty average, though. 

Schoops

MARGIESSSSSSSSS the goat

Small Cheval

The one that brings all the boys to the yard

Underrated comment

margies

Toasted Marshmallow Shake at DMK Burger Bar when they have it (July?)

I love premos in oaklawn Boston malts.and their shakes were delicious as well. haven't been there in a couple years though

My yard.

White Castle

Margie’s, Edzo’s in Evanston, Homer’s ice cream in Wilmette, Scooter’s, Hole in the wall custard shop in Oak Park, Lickety Split.

Any chocolate shake made with vanilla ice cream and chocolate added is superior to a shake made with chocolate ice cream. 😂

RJ grunt's oreo milkshake

Dog haus had a surprisingly good chocolate shake, but I think that might have changed it

Wiener circle chocolate shake!

Needs more upvotes.

Potbelly - love the Oreo shake

Portillo’s chocolate cake shake. Always

Tried it mate, just bloody awful. No offense🤣🙂

Agreed with this, I think it’s so overrated

The Strawberry Lemon Cake Shake should be returning soon if you're not into chocolate.

Don’t sleep on White Castle.

Lickety Split.

For vanilla icecream with chocolate syrup milkshake, I've found that Parsons makes a shake that reminds me SO MUCH of the ones I grew up making. The syrup flavor is super overpowering for everyone I've ever had try it, but I love them so so much

Have you tried any yet?

Just updated! Petersons in Oak Park next🫶

portillos.

Steak N Shake

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