Braum's

[OKVision4U]

But their commercials are old...

The funny thing about Braum's having "old" commercials, is this... If they were using them to be " Ole Fashioned & Nastalgic ", then that would be a solid marketing point. But that is NOT who Braum's is, they do it because they are cheap. And it is this principle that keeps theirs stores ( under-staffed / unclean / long lines w/ slow service ). ..and they won't change.

[trousers]

Are there any other locations around town where Braum's and McDonald's are right next to each other like they are on Rockwell just off of Hefner?

I-40 and Mustang Road.
Well, across the street from each other.

[ctchandler]

PP,
You are showing your age friend, how many people on this board know what a malt is? Just the older ones I would guess.
C. T.

I like their shakes! Also, I like their malts. Normally I don't care for a burger
with mustard. However, there's something magical that happens when a
chocolate shake or malt reacts to such a burger. The rearrangement of the
molecular structure is interchanged and the reciprocal is totally fab!

[Easy180]

PP,
You are showing your age friend, how many people on this board know what a malt is? Just the older ones I would guess.
C. T.

41 and I always get malts instead of shakes

[trousers]

Malt all the way.

[ctchandler]

Malts for youngsters? I'm impressed.
C. T.

[ljbab728]

I'm not much younger than you, ct and it's always a malt for me also. Shakes are too bland.

[Roger S]

I prefer malts too.... How many of you drank malted milk as a kid?

[traxx]

I prefer malts too.... How many of you drank malted milk as a kid?

I still drink Ovaltine.

[warreng88]

I still drink Ovaltine.

Be sure to do that...

A Christmas Story reference...

[kevinpate]

I still drink Ovaltine.

I do not always desecrate my milk, but when I do, I do so with Ovaltine.
Why be thirsty my friends.

[Jim Kyle]

As it happens I still have not one but two original Shirley Temple Ovaltine mini-pitchers, from the early 1930s. One of the two came from an antique shop; I'm the original owner of the other one...

[Roger S]

I don't think what we drank was Ovaltine. It was a different brand that came in a bottle with a red label and said Malted Milk on it. I preferred it to Nestle Quik as a kid.

EDIT: I think it may have been Carnation brand Malted Milk.

[Plutonic Panda]

I like malts.

[OKCRT]

I like malts.

Malts are thin-shakes are thick

[ctchandler]

OKCRT,
I have to disagree, a malt is a milkshake that has malted milk powder added to it. Maybe an ex soda jerk can confirm that. I watched places make both at the same time (my wife preferred shakes, I liked malts), and the only difference was when the soda jerk put the container under the malt dispenser and pulled the handle (twice I think) to dispense the powdered malt.
C. T.

Malts are thin-shakes are thick

[Pete]

This photo is from the Braum's Facebook page and has to be from about the mid-70's.

I remember this old format of store very well, where the equipment he is facing was all along the back wall (including the sundae toppings and milkshake machine), the ice cream was parallel on the the other side, and you can see the milk and dairy section in the back of the photo, which was always to the right as you walked in; a small seating area was at the other end along with the restrooms.

[trousers]

Malts are thin-shakes are thick

I'm not sure where you are getting those malts...but I don't want one of those. A proper malt requires a spoon, a straw should almost be worthless.

[OKVision4U]

This photo is from the Braum's Facebook page and has to be from about the mid-70's.

I remember this old format of store very well, where the equipment he is facing was all along the back wall (including the sundae toppings and milkshake machine), the ice cream was parallel on the the other side, and you can see the milk and dairy section in the back of the photo, which was always to the right as you walked in; a small seating area was at the other end along with the restrooms.

Digg'n the pants & the collar on that shirt.

This photo (era) is not too far removed from their marketing of today.

[OKCRT]

Digg'n the pants & the collar on that shirt.

This photo (era) is not too far removed from their marketing of today.

Well I got tired of getting malts because they were always thinner than the shakes so I went to strictly shakes. I haven't had a malt in prob 30+ years but that's what I remember about malts VS shakes. But I am no expert on the subject,that is for sure.

[OKCRT]

I'm not sure where you are getting those malts...but I don't want one of those. A proper malt requires a spoon, a straw should almost be worthless.

What you are describing sounds like what Wendys calls a Frostie. Do any of the fast food places still sell malts?

[trousers]

Braums

[Roger S]

DQ has malts also.... I had one this evening to further along the impending demise of Braum's.

[ctchandler]

OKCRT,
I think anything can be prepared wrong, but the recipe for malts and shakes and the preparation method is exactly the same. I think you got burned with a bad malt and I understand, once I get burned, I'm not very forgiving but you should give it a try at another place. As a matter of fact, waste a couple of bucks and order a vanilla shake and a vanilla malt (or your favorite flavor, chocolate et al) then see if there is any difference in the thickness.
C. T.

Well I got tired of getting malts because they were always thinner than the shakes so I went to strictly shakes. I haven't had a malt in prob 30+ years but that's what I remember about malts VS shakes. But I am no expert on the subject,that is for sure.

[gjl]

A malt is just a shake with this powder added to it.