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Mikado · 02-18-2008, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

OMG! The Blue Star is still there and still doing it! Good for them! Reminds me of my late aunt's restaurant she used to own in Tilbury - The Blue Bonnet. I got all the free shakes and banana splits I wanted when we visited and felt like royalty!

You've been to the Blue Star , Cathie?

Yeah, its still here and still the most popular place in town....the front end is still a 50s diner kind of thing (though completely revamped about 5 years ago), but they built an extension in the rear with a formal dinning room, about 20 years ago; and the food is still top notch as the same family has run the place since it was built.

TripperFan · 02-18-2008, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

You've been to the Blue Star , Cathie?

Yeah, its still here and still the most popular place in town....the front end is still a 50s diner kind of thing (though completely revamped about 5 years ago), but they built an extension in the rear with a formal dinning room, about 20 years ago; and the food is still top notch as the same family has run the place since it was built.

LOL - I was going to say - still got the stools and all? wow!

Yeah - it was decades ago granted, but I was there when we were down visiting the Detroit Zoo (used to be the nearest big one before they built the Toronto one).

Funny how 3 of us named restaurants, all the old fashioned kind with "Blue" in the title.

There's also a Bluebird Cafe in Orangeville which always reminds me of the one in the Andy Griffith show and it's top rated too (although doesn't serve shake food - it's fairly fancy stuff actually).

Zoneboy · 02-18-2008, 09:13 PM

I haven't had a milkshake in over 5 years.

Mikado · 02-18-2008, 09:13 PM

The diner part of the Blue Star...the vintage milkshake machine is visible near the man reading the paper (you cant really see it well though)

Mikado · 02-18-2008, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

LOL - I was going to say - still got the stools and all? wow!

Yeah - it was decades ago granted, but I was there when we were down visiting the Detroit Zoo (used to be the nearest big one before they built the Toronto one).

You mean you stopped in Welland to take the old passenger train to Detroit?
(That train station was torn down in the 70s, I'll bet Blue Star got a lot of business from that)

Augustus McCrae · 02-18-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

But Ovaltine is a powder right? This is Hershey's syrup in the can I use and found it smoother than Nestle's Quick (which is like Ovaltine).

Ovaltine is a powered but, to me, it taste way better than Nestles Quik. Put in about 3 or 4 big spoonfuls in with your ice cream and just a little milk and it's just like heaven!

TripperFan · 02-18-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikado

You mean you stopped in Welland to take the old passenger train to Detroit?
(That train station was torn down in the 70s, I'll bet Blue Star got a lot of business from that)

Yep - my mother LOVED trains. Her mother and aunt lived in Tilbury and I even remember the old train station there and arriving on a foggy, rainy night just like in the old movies! Gawd that's going back now - I could only have been 4 or 5 at the time but remember it vividly. We never went to one city in particular - we stopped at towns along the way always. It was pretty cool actually.

Boy those stools sure look different from the old ones I remember there! Pretty jazzy now!~

TripperFan · 02-18-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Augustus McCrae

Ovaltine is a powered but, to me, it taste way better than Nestles Quik. Put in about 3 or 4 big spoonfuls in with your ice cream and just a little milk and it's just like heaven!

I find any of the powders don't really mix well - that's why the syrup. It's a lot more expensive but worth it. Or I've made my own syrup at home - you just add a bit of milk to a lot of the powder, heat it a bit and stir - it seems to mix much better! (see - I AM a shake snob!

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Ireneparalegal · 02-18-2008, 09:57 PM

damnit!! I am craving a milkshake now!!!!!!

Mikado · 02-18-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Yep - my mother LOVED trains. Her mother and aunt lived in Tilbury and I even remember the old train station there and arriving on a foggy, rainy night just like in the old movies! Gawd that's going back now - I could only have been 4 or 5 at the time but remember it vividly. We never went to one city in particular - we stopped at towns along the way always. It was pretty cool actually.

Boy those stools sure look different from the old ones I remember there! Pretty jazzy now!~

Yeah the place is still in the same location (about a block from the train station) , but, the station is long gone, the stools were replaced when they did the big facelift that I mentioned, but the booths are the same, theyve just been repainted to match the new purple & blue decor

TripperFan · 02-18-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

damnit!! I am craving a milkshake now!!!!!!

Me too! And I have to wait until at least Wednesday night before I can get a chance to get there - it's on my week's agenda now for sure!

Darn Kazzo - this thread is going to cost me about 1500 calories now!!!

Ireneparalegal · 02-18-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

Me too! And I have to wait until at least Wednesday night before I can get a chance to get there - it's on my week's agenda now for sure!

Darn Kazzo - this thread is going to cost me about 1500 calories now!!!

I am recovering from a bad cold and cough...the last thing I need right now is a milkshake...DAMNIT!!!!!!!

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MAKE THIS CRAVING GO AWAY....

Courtnee · 02-18-2008, 10:25 PM

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Oh wow, Orange Julius. One of our malls in the area has an OJ stand. The guy who owns it has been working there forever. I like Peach Julius, too.

In keeping with the thread, I happen to like the shakes at Hardee's(or Carl Jrs., pretty much the same thing). They're hand scooped and pretty thick. I also like the shakes at Steak & Shake. They specialize in shakes, hence the title!!

Oh, wow, Steak and Shake is the best. I haven't been there in forever. We don't have one here, but when I visit my grandmother, we always go there.
YUM.

Mikado · 02-18-2008, 11:17 PM

The Dunnville Grand Island BBQ where you can get the WORLDS BEST BLUEBERRY SHAKES!!! (Not to mention a great chicken & fries dinner and play mini-Golf too)

dawsongirl · 02-18-2008, 11:42 PM

gah...nowhere. I get them at McDonald's and DQ. We don't have Steak & Shakes here, and I don't know that I've ever had a shake there. I have to go to KC to eat at one, and I don't eat dairy out of town. But I like the place.

We used to have this cool 50s diner that would pour the milkshake on your head (into the glass of course), or you could lie on the ground and they'd pour it in your mouth. So naturally, it's now closed last I heard.

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Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	I CANT BELIEVE THAT i FORGOT ABOUT THIS PLACE! The Dunnville Grand Island BBQ where you can get the WORLDS BEST BLUEBERRY SHAKES!!! (Not to mention a great chicken & fries dinner and play mini-Golf too) Attached Images

02-18-2008, 11:42 PM	#30
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	gah...nowhere. I get them at McDonald's and DQ. We don't have Steak & Shakes here, and I don't know that I've ever had a shake there. I have to go to KC to eat at one, and I don't eat dairy out of town. But I like the place. We used to have this cool 50s diner that would pour the milkshake on your head (into the glass of course), or you could lie on the ground and they'd pour it in your mouth. So naturally, it's now closed last I heard.