The Best Frozen Custard in Los Angeles, Part 2
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I tried two places this week:
- Lucky Devils
- Silky Smooth
I was delighted to discover that one of the places in town that serves frozen custard is Lucky Devils. I’ve been meaning to get over there for a long time; their hamburgers have quite a reputation with many people calling their Kobe Burger the best in town. More on that later.
My first stop was the Silky Smooth Ultra Creamery at the Beverly Center, which is pretty much my least favorite mall/place in the world – aside from Cincinnati. SilkyMix is what they call what I know as a “concrete,” so I ordered a chocolate chip SilkyMix. Chocolate chip is the thing to get at Ted Drewes, so I wanted to have a good basis for comparison. Bonus points for the lady behind the counter inverting the cup before she served me my custard. It was good. Really good. It’s the dense, rich, silky custard I’m used to from Kansas City’s Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard and St. Louis’s Ted Drewes. I was just beginning to enjoy my treat when I noticed… Oh my god! White Castle sliders are on the menu! Hilarious. It’s just the microwavable kind from the supermarket, but Silky Smooth obviously knows its clientele. And I have to admit that a couple of steaming sliders go nicely with the custard.
The vedict? Silky Smooth is good but not great. And considering that it’s on the 6th floor of an indoor mall, I can’t imagine going back unless I’m having a severe custard jones.
Funniest fact about Silky Smooth: It’s next door to a Pinkberry. Seriously.
Next up was Lucky Devil’s, and yes, I did both places back-to-back. This joint is in the heart of touristy Hollywood, so I would recommend a week night unless you love bumping into people whose eyes are focuses on the stars on the sidewalk and not on where they are going. As for the burgers, they were good and deserve their own review, so I’ll put one up soon. The custard isn’t served on its own but rather as part of a number of desserts like ice cream sandwiches and hot fudge sundaes. We got two orders: one was plain custard and the other was a sundae. This custard was a bit airier than Silky Smooth, which might have warranted a demerit were it not so good. This was the superior dessert compared to Silky Smooth. Lucky Devils’ custard was velvety and buttery on the tongue. It was really great.
The cool part? Our waitress at Lucky Devils was from St. Louis. No kidding. She agreed to take a picture of the packaged mix back in the kitchen cooler.
When the quest is finished, each custard joint will get its own review. I recently found two more places to visit:
- Fraiche in downtown Culver City
- BinnieLoco in Hollywood
My work is never done…
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