As the Dairy State, Wisconsin is frankly spoiled with ice cream and custard options. There are small shops and delicious ice cream stops in practically every city. But if you’re looking for crazy combinations, tasty flavors and extreme milkshakes, there’s really only one place to go – Madison’s own Chocolate Shoppe. Sure, they’re kind of huge now and other places carry their wares, but we’re talking about the original spot – the place in Madison where in 1962 locals began with 19 flavors and now make more than 100 different varieties of ice cream.
Whether you're walking down State Street or hanging out in the suburbs, there's a Chocolate Shoppe near you. And while you can't go wrong with any of the options on their menu, it's impossible to ignore the over-the-top, spectacular, extreme milkshakes.
You just cannot dream up a milkshake flavor that these folks haven't already combined. From seasonal delicacies to old standards, you will find yourself craving these amazing shakes.
They call these super-premium milkshakes and many of them are seasonal, from minty goodness at St. Patrick's Day to Bourbon Pecan mixed with eggnog for the holidays, you will love the imaginative flavor combinations you can find here.
There's really no such thing as a bad milkshake, but these super amazing milkshakes are packed with flavor, made with love locally with local products and are just really the best thing you could ever have.
Maybe one of the best parts of this being a Madison-based shop is that there is a great selection of soy options for those who can't have dairy. They regularly make seven different soy ice cream flavors that obviously can be enhanced by add-ins, meaning milkshakes for most everyone!
That's because there's more ice cream flavors here than you can possibly fathom, from Heaps of Gold, which as with local Wisconsin caffeine-infused chocolate and heath candy to the Fat Elvis, which is banana ice cream with peanut butter and chocolate chips. Imagine having a milkshake with the Yippee Skippee, creamy peanut butter ice cream loaded with salted caramel ripples, soft brownie chunks and crispy chocolate-covered pretzels.
Let's be honest, the milkshakes here are great because the ice cream is out of this world good. But there's something about mixing in a few flavor enhancers, mixing in some milk and enjoying a sip of that creamy, delicious goodness.
If you love milkshakes (and even if you don't) you have to give the Chocolate Shoppe a try. There's a reason JetSetter.com named them some of the best in the country.
There are seven Madison-area Chocolate Shoppe locations. Find more details and their hours here:
2302 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704
1726 Fordem Ave., Madison, WI 53704
555 South Midvale Blvd., Madison, WI 53711
468 State St., Madison, WI 53703
2981 Triverton Pike Dr., Fitchburg, WI 53711
1925 Monroe St., Madison, WI 53711
2831 Parmenter St., Middleton, WI 53562
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