On our list of "To Do in St. Louis" is Crown Candy, the oldest soda fountain in St. Louis. Yes, there probably aren't many "soda fountains" in St. Louis anymore, but this one opened in 1913, so that's something! It's very popular and usually has lines out the door and around the corner. Or that's what we've heard anyway. And on this day the line was out the door, but not quite around the corner. So we decided to wait and give it a try. Here we are outside...this was actually after we had lunch. The line is still out the door and into the street.
We were in St. Louis because Grant had an appointment with a cardiologist there. His pediatrician referred him to check out a suspicious heart murmur, but it turns out Grant is fine and his heart murmur is nothing to worry about. Scott took the day off work to help me take Grant and crew to the cardiologist (he is the best husband ever). Here we are after the appointment. Since we were in St. Louis anyway and hungry for lunch we decided to check out Crown Candy.
Here is Grant waiting in line. He had been poked and prodded a lot that morning at the doctor and it was nap time anyway. But he made it.
The small dining room
Candy counter
Waiting...waiting...waiting
The soda fountain. The line for seating is long, but when we were there you could walk in to get a malt or something to go without waiting too long.
Finally seated. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Anna was unhappy with our group malt/milkshake choice.
In the end the waitress brought us little cups for kids to try some of the different kinds we ordered, and all was well.
Here is my half. That's a lot of bacon.
There's something ironic/irresponsible about going straight from a specialty cardiologist to lunch and ordering a "heart stopping BLT." Plus I did let Grant eat some of the bacon I had to scoop out of sandwich. So much bacon! But we don't eat like this everyday. It's a "sometimes" treat.
And then we washed it down with some milkshakes.
All things in moderation, right?
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