No one should visit St. Louis without stopping in to Crown Candy Kitchen, taking a seat in a retro style booth, and ordering one of their signature BLTS.
“The chocolate malt is something you have to get – or the shake,” employee Pam Mardirosian said. “The place’s been here for 98 years, and we make all our chocolate and candies.”
Man V. Food host Adam Richman tried the malt. Actually, he tried to down five of them in 30 minutes. It’s been the Crown Candy challenge since 1913; anyone who can finish five 24 ouncers within the time limit gets their name on a plaque, a free Crown tee, and they don’t have to pay for the shakes they wolfed down.
“The shakes are awesome, not sure I could handle five of them though,” junior Lauren Hilt said. “I really like to go there because their food is really good.”
There never fails to be a line out the door on a Saturday around lunchtime. According to Mardirosian, it’s not surprising because Crown is so unique. Everything in the resturant is old school. A soda fountain sits on the back wall, mini Juke Boxes stay on every table, and there’s always candy.
