Peninsula Creamery

RESTAURANT TYPE = American
LOCATION: Palo Alto
RATING: 3 stars (average)
COST: $$ (moderate-low)

The Lowdown:
Let's stick around both Palo Alto and the ice cream for a bit. The Peninsula creamery is hands-down the best place to get a milkshake. There is a restaurant in downtown Palo Alto and one at the Stanford Shopping Center. I tend to go to the one at the Shopping Center because parking is much easier and I think the service is a tad better at that one.

Dish Recommendations:
Milkshakes! Need I say more? Order them extra thick and you can just eat it with a spoon if you're not a fan of drinking runny shakes in straws like me. Also highly recommend the Caribbean French Toast (thick brioche bread soaked in egg, milk, coconut, cinnamon and covered with fried bananas and syrup mmmmm). I'll even eat this dish for dinner. Omelettes aren't too bad either but most of the other main course dishes tend to be overpriced for the amount and quality that you get. Burgers aren't served with fries (those are ala carte) and cost about $8. If you want a real burger go to Taxi's in downtown Palo Alto off of University Ave - fries are ala carte there as well but the burgers are much larger and are tastier.

Other things to note:
Service can be somewhat slow. The mall location can get crowded on weekends for brunch/ lunch.

Website:
Looks like they may be undergoing a name change as the website says Palo Alto creamery coming soon!
www.paloaltocreamery.com

Downtown Palo Alto Creamers
566 Emerson Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone 650.323.3131

Stanford Palo Alto Creamery
Stanford Shopping Center
Stanford, CA 94304
Phone 650.327.3141